no. no it isnât. they would need to develop entirely new racial bonuses, a new capital/carve out an existing area, probably Dalaran which would take that away from the Horde, with a new intro experience and cinematic. all for a race that is aesthetically identical to two existing races
To be fair, Dalaran is one of seven human kingdoms⌠besides temporary trysts during calamitous events like the Legion invasion, itâs got no business being neutral anyways.
Plus, itâs a city that was basically created by the combined efforts of early humans and High Elves â the Hordeâs got humans (Forsaken) and High Elves (Blood Elves) of their own, they can create their own flying city and the game would be richer for it.
First, where exactly are you taking this thing about those in Dalaran being the âoverwhelming majorityâ? Because when taking the percentages that blizz gave (those still calling themselves high elves being a 1% of the 10% of them that survived) would say differently.
Second⌠their crown prince, the one that would be the direct succesor to Anasterian, was in Dalaran too, and that crown prince was at some point part of the ruling council of that city too⌠and they refused to follow him when he learned of what happened to Quelâthalas.
You should keep reading, because I rewrote the bit you quoted for clarity shortly thereafter.
Even as a member of the Council of Six, Kaelâthas wouldnât have the authority to compel citizens of Dalaran to join a foreign military; and as the Crown-Prince of Quelâthalas, he wouldnât have any authority over citizens of Dalaran at all.
There wasnât any treason committed by any High Elves (excepting, perhaps, those who would come to reside at QuelâLithien⌠who willingly subjected themselves to Kaelâs authority, and then refused to obey).
I went back and all I saw was another excuse to support your theory:
And the part where you claimed that blood elves were being goverened by fascists () but putting that asideâŚ
Thereâs nothing in the canon that supports the claim that their majority wasnât at Quelâthalas, after all, again, theyâre supposed to be the 1% of the 10% who survived. I donât like the mention of numbers personally because I find that unreliable, but youâre bringing up a âmajorityâ that has never been even hinted to exist.
Youâre assuming they were citizens when the attack in Quelâthalas happened, I could just as easily assume they were just visiting at the time.
Youâre also assuming that they had relinquished their citizenship of Quelâthalas.
The fact is: Kaelâthas was there, he returned, they didnât follow their crown prince. Theyâre traitors.
I canât recall the exact date that the Warcraft Encyclopedia was unpublished, but it has to be coming up on ten years now â itâs almost concerning how attached some of you are to a functionally decanonized source, whose assertion can be broadly interpreted to begin with.
You remember when Titans were described as literal deities by that same quality material? I do.
This franchise is politically medieval, therefore⌠if youâre living somewhere, youâre a citizen (unless youâve done something to aggravate the governing authority).
That is basically how all citizenship functioned prior to the Industrial Revolution, especially for common folk.
No individual is beholden to the whims of a foreign prince.
Itâs interesting that youâre so competent when it comes to trash talking, but so inadequate when it comes to actually going into any depth about basically any subject matter.
The change from night elf to jolly kultiran threw me off, but I should have known with all the assumption passing for canon, specially when he even assumed me âneutralâ, hah.
Because is literally the only place to get that percentage. Canonically, Blizzardâs word on this is âThe majority of the High Elves were at Quelâthalas and renamed themselves Blood Elvesâ (in a nutshell).
Youâre the one headcanoning that the traitors to Quelâthalas were the majority out of thin air.
Funny thing: WoW is not real life.
Do you also refuse to call something that walks like a chicken, clucks like a chicken, and lays eggs like a chicken, a chicken? Personally, I like to call it Nugget, but itâs essentially the same thing.
And itâs decanonized, so even mentioning â1% of 10%â is just as imbecilic as saying, âthe population of Stormwind isâŚâ.
And since my comment was specifically referring to modern High Elves (i.e. not referring to any of the people who refer to themselves as Blood Elves, at all), this is completely irrelevant.
This works against your position as much as for it.
That there are people who are overly sensitive, and remain emotionally stimulated for months/years after an interaction, doesnât haunt me â nor does it affect the validity of any future commentary.
I said Iâd ignore comments like those you made, incendiary claptrap like âVoid Elves are High Elves, so you got your wishâ, and I have.