The most ‘realistic’ cause would be a long period of peace and rebuilding with no visible threat or enemy. Pretty much the same reason the Alliance of Lordaeron fell apart.
Tyrande, Genn, Jaina form a genocide squad.
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This is simply no longer true. For one, after 15 years of being a united faction and the development of the High King position, the Night Elves and the Alliance are far too intertwined to say they could just walk away from each other without consequences. For another the Night Elves and Worgen are refugees in Stormwind and utterly dependent on the Stormwind powers that be for continued survival, Greymane and Tyrande even refer to “Our King.” Greymane whimpers before Anduin when he decides to join Tyrande in Darkshore. These are only a few of the many examples that the Alliance is now a Human-run, Human-owned faction and the non-human members are at best Vassal states.
The next step should be Tyrande and ( an albeit reluctant) Greymane deposing Anduin by force when they discover he unilaterally released Saurfang, or at the very least stripping him of the overall leadership or High Kingship of the Alliance. That’s the only way to rescue the Alliance from the tyranny of a permanent bland Human Paladin paradigm.
In all seriousness though, the Alliance has got to be made darker and more interesting, even kicking and screaming, for the good of the overall Warcraft storyline.
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Screw that! The last time that happen the Alliance lost Lordearon. Screw the attempt at trying to drag the Alliance though the mud again. I actually that the Alliance is a force for good, even if it fails ever so often in its goals.
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How can they go through the mud? Alliance is perfectly justified in absolutely whatever they do.
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I’m not asking for the Alliance to be evil, I’m only asking for the Alliance to be interesting. As much as Alliance players talk about being written as only ever reacting to the Horde, they don’t seem to want their faction to ever do anything interesting. What is wrong with having a slightly sinister Tyrande usurping the leadership of the Alliance from Anduin and waging an all-out war against the Horde as revenge for Teldrassil?
Would you rather end the expansion with Anduin forcing the Night Elves to forgive the Horde? Before you answer, remember we stole Delaryn and Sira and converted many more Night Elves into Dark Rangers!
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While I don’t think there’s been enough build up just yet, the Lightforged should be at the Void Elves throats sooner rather than later.
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The original idea was that Genn would place the restoration of Gilneas over the Kal’dorei retaking their land. That was the centerpiece of Sylvannas’ and Saurfang’s original strategy.
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That is kinda puzzling. I don’t think they would be in armed conflict, but there should be some real animosity coming from those light forged. They threw Alleria in jail for being voidey or something like that, didn’t they?
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They did that BEFORE Xe’ra went all creepy on Illidan(and Velen informed the rest of the Lightforged/Turaylon about the secrets Xe’ra was keeping from them, like Void Naaru) and before Alleria became instrumental to stopping the Legion!
Of course there would be consequences. Leaving an alliance of any kind has always historically carried both political and economic consequences. Even in the case of the High Elves, there were consequences. Their relationship with the other Alliance nations was harmed for example. But, that does not mean they can’t leave.
And Blizzard has confirmed that the whole High King position is a military position. The High King does not remove each nations sovereignty. This was even shown with Varian with SoO. He had to convince Tyrande to agree to peace. He did not command it.
With Anduin the references to my king and such seems to be largely just respect. When military actions are taken you would expect the nation with the largest portion of military in the alliance to take the lead, which is what historically happened. And Stormwind does appear to represent the larger portion of the Alliance military. So, Anduin does lead. But he cannot command the other nation. As we have seen when Tyrande and Genn went off on their own against he wishes. And funny thing, nobody acted as though it was not their right or in their power.
In the end, what Blizzard has told up as well as all the evidence in game is that the Alliance in not a monolithic nation, but rather a group of nations working together. Leaving would certainly hurt relations, but there is nothing stopping them. There would not be any need for a rebellion or fighting.
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Yeah, I’m not saying they would start arresting them all but there should be some obvious mistrust.
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If the Night Elves didn’t have the luxury to remain outside the Alliance back at the close of Reign of Chaos, they certainly don’t have a leg to stand alone on now. The Horde would finish the job it started in making them extinct.
Almost anytime a Lightforged opens their mouth they talk about how shadow is evil and Light is good. Just because Xera went whacky doesn’t mean the Lightforged instantly stopped their fanatacism. In the three sisters comic wasn’t there also tension with Alleria and Turalyon regarding her void powers?
Also, iirc, if a Velf goes into Stormwind’s Cathedral they get a warning from the clerics.
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I was talking about lightforged feeling toward Void elves. Not sure what that has to do with Night Elves.
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I’d think that the current pillar that is maintaining the whole Void Elf reputation is Alleria Windrunner.
She is the wife of the current Lightforged leader and an Alliance hero. Her word HAS to have some validity.
Also it would be a bit hypocritical to accept Demon Hunters and Death Knights but not Void Elves?
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And warlocks too.
The key word is potentially. Just like they may potentially reevaluate talents, leveling, rep grinding, and pvp balance.
So nothing.
Blizzard being as interested in the alliance story as much as they are with the horde’s.
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The Alliance shall live in fear of the day that Blizzard decides they need to question what it means to be Alliance.
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