Grawl was born on Draenor as a part of the Woeblade clan after the world was shattered. At an early age, his entire clan fell victim to a vicious fel orc raid, and Grawl himself was kidnapped. Taken and raised in the shattered halls by these fel orcs, Grawl himself was taken to drinking of the Pit-Lord Magtheridon's blood. Upon the re-opening of the Dark Portal, Grawl defended the Shattered Halls of his youth as an Assassin from the likes of those who wanted Kargath dead. Appearing out of the shadows, Grawl used his given bloodlust as well as his skills as an assassin to brutally slaughter from the shadows all who entered. Eventually though, Grawl was run-through the back by an alliance rogue's poisoned dagger as he was focused on another enemy. Paralyzed and left for dead on the floor in