Magatha Grimtotem is the leader of the mighty Grimtotem clan of the Tauren, and she is a powerful Shaman, being blessed with shamanic powers even as a girl. She is bestowed with the title of Elder Crone of the Grimtotem Clan, her position is equivalent to that of a clan chieftain, which is the fruition of a desire for power and prestige that was with her nearly her whole life. She came to power after she entered into an arranged marriage with the patriarch of the clan, which many can only suspect that she arranged herself, and lost her mate to an unforeseen climbing accident. Her clan believes that she will be the one to lead them in eradicating Kalimdor of the lesser races, and in retaking the Tauren’s ancestral holdings. She believes herself to be the only one fit to rule the Tauren, and constantly debates with Cairne Bloodhoof about the future direction of the Tauren.

The Grimtotems are all covered with black fur, and their clan can usually be seen as traitors to the Horde, attacking them on sight after having betrayed the Horde for their own interests, in the same manner as the Defias Brotherhood and the Burning Blade.