However, hits are not automatic, and are subject to Attack Rating. Whirlwind is one of the most valued high-level Barbarian skills, as it quickly inflicts massive damage to multiple foes, and has the ability to cut a path through enemies, preventing them from surrounding the Barbarian. As time went on and the tribes intermingled, the ability to attack in the manner of the whirlwind was passed down to all of the Barbarian people. Observing the strength of the whirlwind, these Barbarians learned to emulate the swirling mélange of the cyclone in their attacks. The shaman of the tribe would interpret the tornadoes as an omen of evil during times of peace, and as a harbinger of great victory during wartime.
Tornadoes would ravage their plains as summer turned to the harvest season.
Of the Barbarian people, the Tribe of Thunder was the first to draw upon the primal forces of the weather.