After spending a while in Northrend, Loni'kar scrapped the idea for becoming just a normal pirate of his own fleet. Instead, he aimed higher instead of sticking to just the sea and quickly studied the mechanics for gunships while he was aboard one. Now with this knowledge, he returned to his half built ship and put forth his own plans to turn it into his own personal flying gunship.

If all goes well, Loni will be able to attack from both the sea and sky.

Oh, and he grew a beard because his face got cold. Yes, trolls can grow beards, take a look at official art instead of in game models.