Should Blood Elves?

[Karestae-moon-guard]

@Kaileath-wyrmrest-accord

They actually have leeway to get away with that, they just have to frame it as the rebuilding of the Convocation of Silvermoon.

Yeah. I could see that working actually. Give a elf from every faction a seat at the table as it were and bam, problem solved

[Kaileath-wyrmrest-accord]

Yeah, Even in the old days, Silvermoon seemed to be more or less a constitutional monarchy, with the convocation holding most the political power, and the Sunstrider dynasty only limited powers, and largely figureheads.

It’s just arthas apparently killed them all, so the government collapsed into the regency and three person advising council we see now.

[Gothicist-moon-guard]

@Solarion-wyrmrest-accord

The idea that Kael’thas declared there would never be another king comes from the short story, ‘Shadow of the Sun,’ which was a fan-made story Blizzard chose to declare as canon.

Which remains canon.

@Solarion-wyrmrest-accord

As of BC, Kael’thas, was styled as the, ‘Sun King,’ an appellation that was later confirmed in Legion, and then again in the Shadowlands. Although, even that’s weird. In some gossip text he calls himself a prince, but his voice lined greetings include, “You address the Sun King.”

@Gothicist-moon-guard

Of course, he then went and declared himself Sun King in Outland but that was after his mind was addled by fel caused paranoia + is legally distinct from High King of Quel’Thalas.

High King of Quel’Thalas = / = Sun King. Kael’thas claiming the title of Sun King does not contradict his declaration that Quel’Thalas would know no king after Anasterian if he rules Quel’Thalas as the Prince of Quel’Thalas.

But as I also pointed out, there’s several years and severe fel usage between him making that declaration and him claiming the title of Sun King.

@Kaileath-wyrmrest-accord

Yeah, Even in the old days, Silvermoon seemed to be more or less a constitutional monarchy, with the convocation holding most the political power, and the Sunstrider dynasty only limited powers, and largely figureheads.

It’s what makes Quel’Thalas a rather interesting nation, it was the only kingdom in WoW that wasn’t an absolute monarchy.

[Drahliana-earthen-ring (Drahliana)]

@Vathalar-tichondrius

Should Blood Elves put a mage on the throne? It seems kinda weird that a paladin is the leader.

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t the first responsibility of a leader… to lead? Like for all the people, not just mages?

Dalaran is a case study of why mages are a bad fit for the role.