Someone did the numbers, based on a few pieces of data from the games, and there were a bare minimum of about 1400 High Elves (official High Elves) left after everything was said and done.
Given that you need less than half of that to repopulate a species the High Elves absolutely could make a recovery. In fact they have a good solid padding for a recovery. They could even survive a small disease outbreak and as long as half of them remained they’d still have good prospects for a recovery.
Not that they could have done it yet, given how little time has passed, but let’s not pretend like they’re just going to go extinct and it’s “impossible” for any other end result. There’s more than enough to recover if they try.
(Note that 1400 is the bare minimum based on there being 2000 elves that went with Kael’thas and that being about 15% of the thalassian elves at the time. It was stated that his army numbered in the “thousands.” If he had, say, 10,000 Blood Elves with him, however, the number of High Elves similarly rises to about 7,000; all but certain to recover.)
Perhaps, although I do doubt it as that class would really conflict with the void-nature of the race itself. I don’t think that will be tampered with to simply cater to cosmetic themes.
Not if we get lore or story that has the SC swear allegiance to Alleria, and take on the name VE. Who knows. For now I’m glad BEs for blue eyes, and VEs got the diversity range opened up to them. And I am hopeful on undead range of skins for BEs in return.
Even if that is the case, I think the problem lies with the nature of being a void elf in general. Other races with the paladin class are not inherently connected to the void in the way void elves are, and I can’t really see a Void elf Holy paladin with entropic embrace running around.
Priests are a funny subject, because their entire class revolves around balancing both the light, and the dark, but Paladins revolve exclusively around the use of light. Because of the nature of Void elves, I doubt we’ll ever see them get paladins, as this was likely the logic behind why they didn’t get them originally.
Unless it comes like DHs or DKs where you take the skin options offered with the class. Which it very well could if lore is added for HEs joining VE ranks. And the Alliance is on equal footing for Paladin that got introduced for Horde in BC yet Horde still have more shamans than Alliance the Horde class introduces to Alliance in BC. They could use 2 more Paladins even.
Blood Elves are so far from what they were in BC that they’re basically High Elves again in all but name. Having them on both sides works fine, especially since canonically there’s peace.
That sounds even more unlikely as I don’t believe they would create a paladin class with unique customizations for only 1 race in the game. DKs and DHs were designed as hero classes from their inception, which is not something I see them doing with older classes.
Plus I think it has more to do with what they’re capable of after transforming into a void elf that matters most. Blood elves could also be Paladins after all, but that clearly didn’t transfer over to void elves either. It would seem the nature of becoming a void elf, and connecting yourself, and mind innately to the void prevents Void elves from becoming paladins.
Hell, it protects the greater good of the world given what Alleria’s presence alone was at risk of doing (and she’s more void disciplined than most velfs).
The Velf crusade to take back Silvermoon is nothing short of dangerous to everyone.
I hope something like this happens, as it will force all the remaining High elves to act in defense of the Sunwell, and protect it from the void elves.
I doubt Auric Sunchaser, and the many other High elves who come to visit the well would be okay with the idea of letting their fount of light fall to the hands of the void.
Yes, it’s almost as stupid as the horde throwing away their trump card because Sylvanas wanted to be a little more crueler. Both sides are written terribly.
But frankly? A lot of horde posters in this thread just seem mad that alliance is getting playable high elves. We knew it was gonna happen.
Have said it once will say it again we have never been apart of the current alliance. We were in the alliance of lordaeron but left during the 2nd war. We helped Garithos because we owed him a debt for his help with the orcs during the 2nd war but he showed his true colours and proved we dont need the alliance.
The forsaken who were the people of lordaeron came to our aid after the 3rd war while the alliance spied on us instead of helping. We then joined the horde due to our former Ranger General putting in a good word after she sent aid to defeat the scourge. Those traitors that left us and even try to kill us every chance they get deserve to be wiped out
Not mad at all that you are getting Helf appearances. I support that. But do not support Silvermoon becoming an Alliance city because of customization. Helves get pilgrimage, that’s about all that should happen.
I think all this goes to show that you can’t process simple logic and that Alleria and your discount blue eyes have been kicked out from Silvermoon multiple times now
