Torq was a wandering ogre who was once a racer in the Thousand Needles until he was slaughtered by a vicous army of quilboar warriors. Once a racer in the desolate wastes of the Shimmering Flats, he was forced to exile himself after the dire flood that engulfed the area in water and ended his career. Torq headed up north into the Barrens where he found a few bandits gathering a stash of treasure from within the shores. Intrigued at the fast pace that they were getting rich, Torq struck a deal with them before heading off into the Eastern Kingdoms, where his cousins in Duskwood had called for him. However, along the way Torq had gotten lost within the Stranglethorn Vale and was unable to find his way out without being attacked by wildlife and other nasty forces for a while.