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Darkspear Dash & the Running of the Trolls
Originally an annual community organized charity event, the Running of the Trolls looks to be getting some official support in-game. In Patch 12.0.5, the Darkspear Dash has become an official holiday in Azeroth running from June 27th to the 29th as part of Pride month.
Now in its 12th year, the Running of the Trolls is a Pride event on Feathermoon-US created to raise awareness and increase visibility for WoW community members of the LGBTQIA+ community, while raising money for The Trevor Project. As a nonprofit organization, The Trevor Project provides 24/7 all year round leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention for queer young people.
Open to all players, the in-game event begins with a beach party at the Troll starting area within the Echo Isles, proceeding into a grand multicolored Pride parade across Azeroth, ending with an extravagant pool party in the Silvermoon City fountain.
While there's no official details announced at this time, datamining suggests that players will be able obtain the colorful new Darkspear Dash Tabard and then talk to any Darkspear Dash Event Coordinator to take a Portal to the Darkspear Dash. Don the new title and celebrate along the parade route with a variety of limited duration items like Pocket Rainbow, Rainbow Runners, or Pocket Sand.
Collect the permanent rainbow toy, Troll Scroll of Rainbow Roll or complete some trading post activities throughout the dash:
Darkspear Dash: Participate in the Darkspear Dash
Darkspear Dash: Complete the Darkspear Dash as a Level 15 or under Troll wearing the Darkspear Dash Tabard
While we await more details, save the date and consider pulling out your Colorful Beach Chair to celebrate Pride with a full rainbow parade of your fellow trolls.
