Blood elf
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The Blood Elves are a faction of the High Elf race in the fantasy Warcraft Universe.
History
The Blood Elves, or Sin'Dorei, are a fraction of the remnants of the High Elves who survived the destruction of Quel'Thalas by The Scourge. They style themselves as Blood Elves in remembrance of their slaughtered brethren. At first they remained loyal to the failing Alliance in Lordaeron and its racist human commander in the region, Grand Marshal Garithos, who despised all non-human races. Despite the obvious talent of their leader, Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider, Garithos saw the Blood Elves as expendable and repeatedly assigned them impossible missions, ordering them to hold off major Undead assaults without any support from Human or Dwarven troops. Garithos hoped to use these battles as a way to gradually kill off the Blood Elves while also taking care of the main threat posed by the Scourge.
During one such hopeless battle against the Undead near Dalaran, a desperate Kael was approached by a contingent of Naga, a serpentine race descended from the Night Elves, and their general, the Sea Witch Lady Vashj. Vashj offered Kael the assistance of her forces and advised him to abandon the failing Alliance. Kael refused at first, but was eventually forced to accept Vashj's offer in order to win the battle and save his people.
Garithos discovered this ruse, and used the event as an excuse to exterminate the Blood Elves. Along with his brethren, Kael was thrown into the underground dungeons of Dalaran to await execution. The night before the execution, however, Kael was rescued by Vashj, who had snuck into the dungeons through the sewers. Together, they freed Kael's people, overcame the jailors and escaped through a magical portal, which had been formed when Archimonde had been summoned to Azeroth and led to the shattered world of Outland — formerly, the Orcish homeworld of Draenor.
Here, Vashj revealed to Kael a startling truth: like the Naga, he and his people were terminally addicted to the magic that they had once wielded effortlessly. The High Elves had drawn their power from the mystical Sunwell in Quel'Thalas for centuries, but once it was consumed by the Scourge, they had been left with nothing left to slake their thirst for the arcane. Vashj promised him a solution if they could find her master, the renegade demon hunter, now part demon himself, Illidan Stormrage.
Three days into their march through Outland, they came across a Night Elven stronghold and discovered that Illidan had been captured by the Barrow Deeps Warden, Maiev Shadowsong, who had been hunting him relentlessly since his escape from Kalimdor. The Blood Elf and Naga forces rescued Illidan from the Night Elves who had taken him captive.
Once free, Illidan told Kael that his people's addiction could not be cured, but it could be fed, and promised the Blood Elves enough magic — from demonic sources — to satisfy them if they would help him conquer Outland, which would serve as a new home for the Blood Elves and a refuge for Illidan and his Naga after failing to destroy the Frozen Throne. Ironically, the Blood Elves had contributed greatly to this failure, when earlier, at Dalaran, they had helped the Night Elves under Maiev and Malfurion Stormrage disrupt a spell that Illidan was casting to melt the glaciers of Northrend, the arctic stronghold of the Scourge. With no choice, Kael and his people pledged their loyalty to Illidan in the hopes of their survival.
Illidan taught Kael and the Blood Elves how to draw magic from demons to satisfy their addiction. Illidan, the Blood Elves and the Naga then liberated "the Broken" of the Draenei, exiled remnants of the Eredar race who had been twisted by demons and hunted almost to extinction by the Fel Orcs under the rule of Magtheridon, a Pit Lord who had ruled Outland since the closing of the Dark Portal. After closing the dimensional gates from which Magtheridon summoned demons from the Twisting Nether to bolster his forces, the three commanders, assisted by Draenei under the elder seer Akama, stormed Magtheridon's stronghold in the Black Citadel and took it by force.
Moments after the citadel fell, Kil'jaeden, the Burning Legion's last great demonlord and Illidan's new master, appeared and confronted Illidan, furious over Illidan's earlier failure to destroy the Frozen Throne and bemused that Illidan was foolish enough to try and hide from him in Outland. However, he saw promise in Illidan's new followers, and decided to give him one last chance.
Under Illidan's leadership, the Blood Elves and Naga then travelled to Northrend, where they ultimately failed in their mission to destroy the Frozen Throne and were defeated by Arthas and the Undead Scourge. The Blood Elves and Vashj's Naga retreated back to Outland with Illidan, where they established permanent settlements.
The remaining Blood Elves on Azeroth have constructed a new empire in Quel'Thalas, much of which has been restored. They have turned to the Horde to help them find their way to Outland, where they can once again be united with their leader Prince Kael'thas, and receive the Golden Dream he has promised them.
Culture
Of the High Elves who survived the Undead attack on Quel'Thalas, the majority are Blood Elves. The Blood Elves dress in red and black garments and style their hair in ways that are taboo to the High Elves. They paint runes and tattoos on their bodies to ward off enemies or just look threatening. Many have forsaken frost and water magic and the Holy Light for warlock flame magics. Many Blood Elves are Spell Breakers and can steal and control the magical abilities of other spellcasters. A few have even become Demon Hunters. Blood Elves revel in the magic that they wield and show little regard for much anything else aside from their beautiful homeland. Many Blood Elves still maintain the ways of their ancestors as Warriors or Rangers; many more, however, have taken to the use of magics in whatever way their heart desires. Their hunger for magic is so intense that nothing can satisfy the addiction; a primary aspect of Blood Elven culture is to master their addiction before it consumes them. The unlucky elves who end up succumbing to their addiction are known as "The Winnowed."Though the Blood Elves and High Elves are of the same race, one can easily tell the difference between the two. Because of the demonic energy flowing through the veins of the Blood Elves, the Blood Elves have darker skin than the High Elves. They also have glowing green eyes, which is another sign of their demonic corruption. It has been speculated that the Blood Elves will eventualy change even more physicaly as a result of their reckless use of magic, similarily to the way the Naga and the Satyr were corrupted by their use of the fel energies.
In Azeroth
The Blood Elves are not necessarily evil, though they may seem hateful, reckless, and arrogant. Much like the Forsaken, they are a race of beings that have endured much collective trauma in recent times and are trying, if by desperate measures, to find their place in the order of things once more. Their unorthodox practices, however, have earned them several enemies and many more critics.The Blood Elves are at the very least cordial with the Forsaken. It is not unknown to the Blood Elves that Sylvanas Windrunner, a former High Elf, leads the sentient undead and likewise strives to attain a place for her people in Azeroth. The Orcs, having been slaves to warlock magic and demonic corruption themselves, are wary of their new allies but will give them the benefit of the doubt with hopes for their redemption. The Tauren, though appalled by the Blood Elves' magical addiction, share the Orcs' viewpoint. The Darkspear Trolls, despite their hatred of elves, remain loyal to Thrall. The playable Blood Elves in the expansion have no affiliation with the Broken or the Naga, as they are those who have not yet joined Kael'thas's forces in Outland; rather, they are seeking to rebuild their homeland of Quel'thelas in Azeroth and seek out a cure for their magical addiction.
The Horde's lukewarm reception of the Blood Elves pales in comparison to the Alliance's outright rejection of them. The Humans, Dwarves, and Gnomes spurn their former allies as traitors to the cause, while the High Elves view them with both abhorrence and pity. The worst treatment of all, however, comes from the Night Elves, who are disgusted by the Blood Elves and view them as too dangerous to be left alive.
Racial Characteristics
Abilities
- Arcane Affinity
- *Racial Passive
- *Enchanting skill increased by 15.
- Magic Resistance
- *Racial Passive
- *All resistances increased by 5.
- Mana Tap
- *30 yd range - 30 sec cooldown
- *Drains 50 mana from your target and charges you with Arcane energy for 10 min. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
- Arcane Torrent
- *Instant - 2 min cooldown
- *Silence all enemies within 8 yards for 2 sec. In addition, you gain 5 Rage/12 Mana/20 Energy for each charge of Mana Tap currently affecting you.
- *The above Mana value is indicative of a level 1 character as Mana values for this ability will scale with level.
Dance
Although the origin of this dance is unknown, the females' can be seen in [this] in-game video.The male's dance is that of [Napoleon Dynamite].
Mount
The Blood Elf mount is rumoured to be a Unicorn[link], a Snap Dragon or even a Warp Stalker[link]. Recently, an image has surfaced of a large, snakelike creature supporting a Blood Elf[link].Classes
The current plan is for Blood Elves to have access to the following classes:This information is by no means concrete, as the expansion is still going through rigorous testing and development. All of these class choices except the Warrior class are subject to change. Blizzard has expressed the possibilty of giving both races six classes or giving the Draenei four and the Blood Elves six. Undead and Blood Elves both share the same choices in classes, which could foreshadow future Blood Elf class changes.
All Blood Elves have a racial ability to steal magical energy from magic-using creatures. This "Mana Tap" ability will drain mana from a target creature, and that energy will be stored in your body. You can stack several mana taps together. A second racial ability helps you channel that energy: "Arcane Torrent" expels the energy from a tap into some sort of class-specific bonus.
External links
- [The Official Blood Elf "homepage"]
- at WoWWiki, a World of Warcraft wiki
- [The Official Blood Elf history]
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