The Unofficial High Elf Discussion Megathread

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17779

Sometimes I forget that other people see “babe” as flirting lmao.

I do wonder if I come off across as way a bigger flirt than I actually am.

17780

I can’t understand why Blizzard couldn’t at least make some normal-ish skin for void elves.

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17781

Because they never cared about HE player request. Not even enough to throw that bone.

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17782

Well, I think it depends. Blood Elves definitely in many ways are the “true heirs” of Silvermoon, both by having it as their home and being the majority of its people.

Some High Elves (like the Quel’lithien) were exiled from Silvermoon due to disagreements are sort of in a grey area, since… they were exiled. Lor’themar made an effort to extend relations and they (quite justifiably) rebuked his offer.

Then you have the High Elves that weren’t in Silvermoon, like the Dalarani, the ones scattered across the Eastern Kingdoms, and the ones who sailed to Kalimdor who made their homes in Theramore after the war. They most likely no longer considered Silvermoon their home- especially after the Blood Elves changed their names and reclaimed it and made a numerous number of cultural changes.

Even if they wanted to go back- they couldn’t or else they would have to change who they were.

So Blood elves would likely see these High Elves as “traitors.” But I don’t think they would see it that way as they don’t see Silvermoon as their home anymore.

Void Elves are a different case, as they’re mostly former Blood Elves who in many ways DO see Silvermoon as their former home. It’s kinda complicated. But I can see Void Elves fitting the “traitor” mold better than High Elves do. But on the other hand, they were exiled as well… Its really complicated!
:confounded:

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17783

Cue social awkwardness. :sweat_smile:

17784

Answering my own question, it depends, it’s understandable to a Blood Elf to call a High Elf a traitor, but it’s not much reasonable as much of them didn’t consider Quel’thalas their home after all the cultural and political changes that happened on the kingdom, heck some of them refused obeying orders of returning to Quel’thalas before all that (Warcraft III units). It’s also unfair for a High Elf to call a Blood Elf traitor as the Blood Elves did what was necessary for their survival.
As for the Void Elves, deppending on the individual i would consider reasonable for Blood Elves to call them traitors, but then you don’t exile a group of people and expect empathy from them. Void Elves might never agreed with the decision of joining the Horde thus why going to the Alliance wasn’t a big deal from them. I head cannon that Priest Ennas and Lyria Skystrider made their way in the Alliance with Umbric or after (as Void Elves or not, considering there aren’t only Void Elves in Telogrus indicating that some joined after somehow)

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17785

It makes sense to me at least.

I do kinda hope they do something with Priest Ennas and Lyria just so we know that they haven’t been mind controlled constantly for over a decade. Pretty sure that isn’t good for your head.

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17786

I mean, same XD. My first thought was “And what way would that be? What are they actually??” lol

17787

I just had an image of Ennas and Lyria in straight-jackets-

  • Lyria Skystider- We will never forgive and never forget! We will never forgive and never forget! We will never forgive and never forget!

  • Priest Ennas- … prosperous course for our future… prosperous course for our future… prosperous course for our future…

  • Silvermoon City Guard- They’ve been at it for months…

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17788

In my headcanon, I think Lyria and Ennas were imprisoned and then exiled once the crowd was dispersed.

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17789

That is a bit nicer than my idea of them slowly going insane after getting MC’d on an hourly basis for over a decade.

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17790

I guess the main difference between Void and Blood Elves is just whose voice is in their head; the Void or Big Brother Lor’themar

17791

Maybe they were killed offscreen after saying they approved of joining the horde.

17792

Lor’themar’s regime was not that cruel. Exile is more likely.

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17793

It is likely Rommath’s doing, he seems more believable as the cruel one.

17794

Even Rommath has his morals.
He doesn’t like fighting high elves, for instance, because he feels like killing his own people.

It’s his morals that make Rommath an interesting character. Not good, but also not really evil.

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17795

That is true, but I think of the two, he is willing to choose the nastier option. I think he was even more supportive of Umbric and his followers, plus Alleria, executed rather than exiled.

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17796

Well, Umbric and Alleria are a real threat to the Sunwell. They could damn his entire race.

Still, Rommath chose to exile Umbric rather than imprisoning or killing him.

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17800

One of the Devs stated a prominent NPC was dead at a Blizz Con this one time and was proven wrong by a fan and person more versed in Warcraft Lore. Said player now has his own NPC in Ironforge. I think I can say yes that the player base has a better grasp on the lore of the game than any Dev ever has.

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17801

Yeah, Blizz thought Falstad Wildhammer was dead for some reason. Said player is now immortalized as the Wildhammer Fact Checker next to Falstad in the High Seat in Ironforge. He’s even appeared in the official comics!

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