The High Elf Love Thread 🥰

[Lannisteros-proudmoore]

NEVER THOUGHT ID GET AN AGREEMENT ON THAT!!! Omg I really do love Void Elves though heh, I’m more complacent on the VE HE customizations though, I just would never choose that for my character but if it made people happy it’s meh to me. But I also know people will still want HE’s and Half Elves so it’s like half a dozen of one , two three and one of the other one idk what to choose.

In the end I would prefer a Half Elf I think I’d even enjoy that myself, or a HE model. But I can see if they added HE to VE customization it may dilute Void Elf story the way Blood Elves kinda went holy and good from their original imo cooler storyline so maybe I would be inclined to not support that as vocally

[Izzabelle-draka (Izzabelle)]

I agree I wouldn’t stop playing my Void Elf if they were given High Elf options, I just wouldn’t use them. However if they wanted to give us some Ethereal options…

Could you imagine some void themed options for Half Elves… I think Half Elves would be a perfect Alliance Allied race. There would still be those who would want High Elves. I mean I’ve been wanting playable Ethereal’s since BC, but I do t see it happening.

[Leinadh-stormrage]

Sethrak aren’t.

They have the HoA animation. Only they and the Vulpera (before officially knowing they were going to be an AR) were the only NPCs with these animations.

I can only hope for Alliance Sethrak <3

[Guzzle-barthilas]

Why is it when she says the exact same thing a bunch of antis have been saying for over a year she gets likes and positive comments?

[Sarallesta-shattered-hand]

Just here to show my support for the High Elves to be made available for the Alliance playerbase.

[Guzzle-barthilas]

Thanks, that adds a lot to the conversation.

[Lannisteros-proudmoore]

It’s a weird musical chairs to me seeing Blood Elves be this cool thing then draw on holy again to be more of the traditional Elf while remaining on Horde, with Alliance always wanting the traditional Elf. Then seeing Void Elves which would be perfect for Horde be given to Alliance lol. Sylvanas would have been EATING that up sending Alliance soldiers to the void using our powers to further her goals in BFA heh.

Same thing with the council the horde is getting isn’t that an Alliance request, as someone who’s always played and prefers Horde I like the Warchief title?? Maybe I’m a minority on that.

I think as to what you were saying earlier about select races being good options to choose I feel like NB and VE would have been good ones, seems like some NB might feel kinship with alliance / have felt endeared to some hero’s who helped them. And VEs with Alleria coming out of nowhere to help them, it just seems to me Sylvanas is revered within BE society for the most part and at that time period still (assuming she’s now not lore wise) so I could see some former BEs still sticking to the Horde and then when we visit Silvermoon we just get the Cathedral of Light in SW treatment of like uhm why are you here dialogue

Void tainted Half Elves could be cool, I forget who pointed out Telogorus rift but the HEs in the rift do have different eyes imo now more glowy

EDIT: I’m not too knowledgeable on ethereals I did Loremaster of OL recently and the domes in Netherstorm glowy and purple hurt my eyes and I almost never am bothered by stuff like that, the new dark purple void esque is much preferred to me

[Fezzy-draenor (Fezzy)]

Sethrak Sethrak Sethrak!

[Valarían-hydraxis]

Cradling his Beloved wife and the final, tiny, elf refugee, Genn Greymann stepped through the last portal.

The Priestesses knew what to do. Astarii extended her arms to a mother and her young son, Among who were among the last to enter the temple. Do Not Be Afraid" she said to the young boy, who was mute and trembling.
“Come Here”. With one arm around the mother and the other around the boy, Astarii sank to the soaked earth. The last three priestesses of Elune in Teldrassil prayed. They did not ask for healing or for rescue.
They asked for Mercy.

And Their Goddess Heard Them as Astarii began to sing,

By the moon’s glow, listen.
Beside the river, listen
Holding those you Love, listen:
To The cries of the dying
To the whisper of the wind over the silent dead
To the song my broken heart will ever sing
Of the Story of the Tree of the World
And the death of all dreams
It once cradled in its mighty boughs

Sleep brushed Astarri’s mind, feather soft, honey sweet,. The Pain disappeared. she let out a sigh, All around her, she heard similar sounds.

The Fire was relentless. The smoke would kill them, and the flames would devour their flesh and even their bones. Only ash would remain, But they would feel nothing. No pain in the Lady’s light, In the Lady’s love, Mother and child both slept, breathing gently despite the smoke, Her duty faithfully discharged, Astarii allowed her own eyelids to flutter closed.

There will be justice, one day, but eyes other then our’s will behold it.
The last thing she heard was a crackling sound as she slipped into slumber.

Think this would have made a good Alliance Cinematic to motivate the Alliance

[Valarían-hydraxis]

Sometime I feel Genn Greymann is just awesome, because he makes decision’s for the right reason and not just for the politics. (imho)

[Lannisteros-proudmoore]

What you posted was pretty awesome a lot of the alliance stuff makes me sad, and a lot of the horde stuff was fun like spraying plague on people. I felt like the faction war could have been better

I’m not the biggest fan of Genn though but that’s because I was on my BE MAGE* when he came out of nowhere and attacked Sylvanas lmao. I was like get out of here you beast stop harassing her!!! But it was a cut scene nothing I could do, so ever since I side eye him

[Valarían-hydraxis]

That’s why i like reading lore it brings allot more to the game.

[Izzabelle-draka (Izzabelle)]

I’ve always liked the Warchief title, council of whatever doesn’t have quite the same effect . It like changing For The Horde. to May the Horde be with you. just doesn’t sound right.
I don’t think the Blood Elves revere Sylvanas that much anymore. Especially after the wat she blackmailed Lor’themar in Wrath of the Lich King. The Blood Elves were just barely starting to get themselves together. When she threatens to stop helping if we don’t send Everyone to Northrend.

Maybe the Elves in Telogoras rift are being slowly changed. If that’s the case I can be more forgiving on the High Elf customization options. They could be considered second gen Void Elves. They look more like High Elves because they didn’t under go what the Originals did.

I wish we could play as a Neutral race. For the longest time I wished they would just end this pointless faction war. I don’t see that happening but I would love an option to be neutral. Those who want to be Horde can be a Horde. Those who want to be Alliance, can be Alliance. Us Neutrals will just sit back sipping tea while watching the word burn in a chaotic storm of fel and void.

[Sarallesta-shattered-hand]

May the Horde be with you.

Quest givers be like “I want you to travel to this area and kill 10 Alliance invaders. May the Horde be with you”.

Ugh, it doesn’t feel right either.

[Lannisteros-proudmoore]

I’ve always liked the Warchief title, council of whatever doesn’t have quite the same effect

THANK YOU! I know people asked to stop warchief musical chairs but I didn’t think it translated to the end of the warchief position lol

Maybe the Elves in Telogoras rift are being slowly changed. If that’s the case I can be more forgiving on the High Elf customization options. They could be considered second gen Void Elves.

I would check them out! Someone pointed it out to me and the HE there have glowy DK like eyes

And to your point on neutral races I feel like VEs fit that bill, I like the faction conflict though. I was fine with Sylvanas SWTOR does faction conflict fine and maintains that Evil VS Good just fine, I know this is wow but I’m just saying the Hippity Hopping can’t decide what Horde narrative to push makes the story telling seem like it’s written by someone who flip flops on things it’s annoying to me!

I always prefer Horde anyways, even the aesthetic, the idea of the Warchief, running around feeling like I’m the RIGHT hand of Sylvanas please don’t TOUCH ME I’m on IMPORTANT business is my favorite thing, but since they ousted her I like the idea of my personal Void Narrative more now

[Sarallesta-shattered-hand]

Maybe the Elves in Telogoras rift are being slowly changed. If that’s the case I can be more forgiving on the High Elf customization options. They could be considered second gen Void Elves. They look more like High Elves because they didn’t under go what the Originals did.

I was actually thinking of customisations for the Void Elves actually that could give them that fair skin option. But them being apart and infused with the void is going to leave a lot of side effects on them. But as for the skin, I think maybe just a little darker skin colour then the Blood/High Elves, but with a but of shade of blue to show more of the effects of the void.

But even with this suggestion, it still seems to upset some Anti’s.

[Valarían-hydraxis]

I been looking at Concept art on them, I just dont get it. Why peeps want them.

[Alamara-goldrinn (Alamara)]

I posted more than once how I’d have done the void elves if Blizzard said to me: “you can’t have high elves, but you can make them as interesting as you can”.

@Alamara-goldrinn

If I were given the mission to define void elves, I’d:

Recruitment Questline

• Include the Silver Covenant and Alleria’s lieutenants in the story, helping her track Umbric in Ghostlands. Would use that to reintroduce several high elf characters that would be turned into void elves: Auric Sunchaser, Taela Everstride, Theloria Shadecloak, Summoner Nolric. I’d give each gossip text explaining their reasons for following Alleria.
• In the Telogrus part of the recruitment, I’d make the above lieutenants plus a squad of Silver Covenant rangers go with Alleria and the player. They’d be captured and turned into void elves together with Umbric’s group.
• I’d explore Umbric a bit more during the fight in Telogrus, making him be trapped latter, and giving him chances to show his personality, his ideals and devotion to his followers.
• At the end of the storyline, a brief conversation between Vereesa (still a high elf) and Alleria, to show how the high elves react to the transformed void elves.

Racial hub

• Rather than just Telogrus, I’d make Quel’danil a small high/void elf town. Void elf players would start in Telogrus, but the portal would lead to Quel’danil. The portal to/from Stormwind would be in the town rather than in the rift.
• I’d establish through gossip text in Quel’danil and Telogrus that the void/high elves would have a relationship like worgen/gilneans, in that only the former are playable but their lore would be intertwined from now on. Void elves would be like an elite force of defenders of their gestalt society, with people carefully chosen to join their ranks.
• I’d also show there’s two clashing phylosophies among void elves: Umbric’s, based on studying and acquiring power, and Auric’s, who thinks the void elf path must not be abused, as it is a sacrifice for the good their people and should not be taken lightly.
• Class trainers in Quel’danil/Telogrus would be: Instructor Duskwalker (Mage), Theloria Shadecloak (Rogue), Taela Everstride (Hunter), Summoner Nolric (Warlock), Ennas and Lyria Skystrider (Priests), Kriss Goldenlight (monk, still a high elf)
• Here’s how I’d update Quel’danil (Telogrus portal would be in the cave):
  

Stories

• I’d use Stormsong to explore the void elves. Instead of the Horde being just chaotic evil and attacking Brennadan, it would be void elves investigating the void in the region. A high elf apprentice would be under trial to show his worth to become a void elf. I’d explore their morality and how they learn to control their abilities.
• Then, during the questline, we find out the Horde building their base, and we sabotage using the void to weaken them (leading to the Horde questline in Stormsong, when their base is under attack). At the end of the successful campaign, I’d show the apprentice becoming a void elf.
• I’d put Umbric and Auric working together in the war campaign, to showcase their different ways of thinking as they bicker among themselves.

Other

• I’d update the Priest Ennas/Lyria Skystrider event in Silvermoon, now with them as void elves preaching to recruit blood elves. This time, when the magisters summon someone to silence them, Ennas would stun the magisters with a void attack, while Lyria would open a portal for them to escape.

Appearance

• I’d try to give them at least some “normal-ish” skins, like in the images bellow. Something not quite healthy, still purple-ish, but less blue.
  
  
  
• I’d also add silver-blue (like Alleria in void form) and reddish hair colors.
• They should have tattoo options like Alleria’s, in colors like violet, deep blue and red.

That alone would make the void elves a thousand times more interesting, and somewhat more varied in appearance. Also, it could potentially avoid the entire high elf discussion that followed their introduction and still plague the forums to this day.

[Sarallesta-shattered-hand]

I was originally against the idea, but if Alleria is training more, then it may also mean she can train them to still look normal, considering the ones that are playable, were transformed by the Void Etherals before they were saved.

They should have normal skin options though, because it is the most sensible thing to do to move them forward also with there story.

[Fezzy-draenor (Fezzy)]

Eh I mean some folk wont see the allure I suppose. shrug

I really like their aesthetic and culture, and just want them playable. Dont care much which side they’re on. though I’d prefer alliance. I just think the Alliance would benefit from a race as unique as Sethrak. I realize we dont interact with em much.

I posted more than once how I’d have done the void elves if Blizzard said to me: “you can’t have high elves, but you can make them as interesting as you can”.

This is the thing I wish they’d done. >.<