The Unofficial High Elf Discussion Megathread

Lavinya-moon-guard · April 4, 2019, 3:51pm

Her red hair makes me think she might be a half-elf.

Bladinas-scarlet-crusade · April 4, 2019, 4:00pm

It’s possible I guess. We don’t know enough about her to be sure. She’s also not the only red haired red clad High Elf in the game- Gilthares Firebough was one (technically IS one- if you count being glitched under a tower still “in-game”)

Belitt-sargeras · April 4, 2019, 4:00pm

Oooh, I didn’t know I wanted this before now.

Mowachassa-dalaran · April 4, 2019, 4:06pm

Ty you so much, it’s really nice to have you around!

Muir-kelthuzad · April 4, 2019, 4:07pm

Decided to take a look at all the cards within the new expansion (piqued my interest due to the High Elves):

https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Rise_of_Shadows

Came across another familiar High Elf:

https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/hearthstone_gamepedia/b/b0/Heroic_Innkeeper%2890667%29.png?version=8ad592ac87edd4f6889175235a641735

https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Heroic_Innkeeper

The page makes reference to Isirami Fairwind, high elf inkeeper of A Hero’s Welcome. But here we see her eyes glowing blue!

I looked through the rest of the cards and it seems to have some up to date lore things such as the Sunreaver Warmage card having Golden Eyes, as well as a Lightforged Blessing Paladin card.

And as a funny bonus, there’s the first ever (Hearthstone canon) Gnome Paladin:

https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/hearthstone_gamepedia/4/4b/Commander_Rhyssa%2890606%29.png?version=0777df33d307eaff41ace58098521296

https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Commander_Rhyssa

Mowachassa-dalaran · April 4, 2019, 4:12pm

I think the explanation why High Elves in the cards are represented with both non-glowing and glowing blue eyes is that two different artists will have different art styles or ways to view High Elves
Anyway, i would be pleased if we get the opportunity to chose to turn eye glow on/off in the character customization screen, but i’m way more interested in non-glowing eyes as they could represent the isolation from the Sunwell and other magic sources.

Callistus-wyrmrest-accord · April 4, 2019, 4:13pm

I love her. The only inn keeper I know in wow.

Bladinas-scarlet-crusade · April 4, 2019, 4:13pm

No problem! I do what I can.

Oh nice! I totally missed her! You can even tell that’s “A Hero’s Welcome” in the background!

That kind of reminds me of a WOW webcomic I was reading a while back that featured a Gnome paladin in-training as a minor character. It was something called “Beyond the Tree” or something like that because it starred a couple of Night Elves.

Callistus-wyrmrest-accord · April 4, 2019, 4:21pm

I haven’t seen that argument made though. I’m not saying it’s never happened, but I think if it ever comes up its probably because someone is pretending the current High Elves don’t exist.

Mowachassa-dalaran · April 4, 2019, 4:22pm

Maybe i’m a bit colorblind.

Aedrid-zuljin · April 4, 2019, 4:42pm

Good Gods: An adult perspective on the issue.

/hand clap (not a slow one)

Are those from Hearthstone? DAMN! LOVE THOSE CARDS!

Hate that Hearthstone does more for High Elves than the game form which they come … or is this foreshadowing and one of those times that Bliz has some crossover clues between their games?

Phylok-moon-guard · April 4, 2019, 4:44pm

That would be an intersting way to tell the difference between High and Blood elves, if High Elves no longer had glowing eyes.

Bladinas-scarlet-crusade · April 4, 2019, 4:47pm

They’ve done it before! Gul’dan was the playable Warlock a while before Warlords of Draenor was announced, and Alleria was an alternate skin for Hunter Rexxar for a good long while before she made her reappearance in Legion.

Phylok-moon-guard · April 4, 2019, 4:54pm

She still is actually I use her as my skin when I play Hearthstone.

Bladinas-scarlet-crusade · April 4, 2019, 4:56pm

Well I mean, I think you had to buy Alleria’s skin, so taking it away would be counter-productive. It’s been forever since I’ve actually played a Hearthstone game.

Alamara-goldrinn · April 4, 2019, 4:56pm

Hearthstone is a concept laboratory for WoW. Interesting ideas from it end up migrating to canon. Liadrin’s golden eyes appeared in HS years before BfA. HS also introduced the tortollans. Or the murloc guy in the League of Explorers.

Which is why I’m pretty curious about Vereesa wielding Thori’dal…

Fliktarg-thrall · April 4, 2019, 5:12pm

also note you can still see the whites of her eyes. Her eye isn’t fully colored unlike with blood elves.

Fliktarg-thrall · April 4, 2019, 5:13pm

also with the full card art we can see she doesn’t have the same red hair as blood elves. She has ginger hair which seems to be unique to her.

Fliktarg-thrall · April 4, 2019, 5:19pm

I would love some foreshadowing especially in regards to gnome paladins and high elves.

considering that wrath 2.0 could quite possibly be the next expansion dalaran would likely return with updated silver covenant and sunreavers.

furthermore if it is foreshadowing there are hints to crystalsong forest in the expansion too. perhaps they would be able to create their original vision for the zone instead of it nearly all being scrapped.

Nicodemùs-argent-dawn · April 4, 2019, 5:36pm

I don’t see Wrath 2.0 happening next. I’d bet money on a Void themed xpac. Dalaran fatigue is real