Go'el was born right after his mother, Draka emerged in Azeroth. However, possibly as a side-effect of passing through the portal, he was stillborn; Gul'dan, who assisted Draka in the birth, could not allow the first orc born in this new world to die when he noticed a nearby deer. Using the Fel, he leeched the deer of its life energy and infused it into the infant's body, bringing him back to life (and changing his skin green) before presenting the child to the war band as "A new warrior for the Horde!" Meanwhile, Go'el floated further down the river until he was found by a human lord.