Thousands of years
ago, the exiled
Highborne landed on
the shores of
Lordaeron and
founded the
enchanted kingdom of
Quel'Thalas. These
high elves, as they
called themselves,
created a fount of
vast, magical
energies within the
heart of their land
- the Sunwell. Over
time, they grew
dependant on the
Sunwell's unstable
energies -
regardless of the
bitter lessons
they'd learned in
ages past.
During the Third
War, the villainous
Prince Arthas
invaded Quel'Thalas
and reduced the
once-mighty realm to
rubble and ashes.
His undead army
decimated nearly
ninety percent of
the high elven
population. In
addition, he used
the Sunwell's
energies to
resurrect Kel'thuzad
- a powerful undead
Lich - thereby
fouling the
Sunwell's mystical
waters. The few
elven survivors,
realizing that they
had been cut off
from the source of
their arcane power,
grew increasingly
volatile and
desperate.
In the midst of the
elves' darkest hour
came Kael'thas
Sunstrider - the
last of Quel'Thalas'
royal bloodline.
Kael, as he was
commonly known, knew
that the remnant of
his people would not
long survive without
the nourishing
magics that once
empowered them.
Renaming his people
blood elves, in
honor of their
fallen countrymen,
he taught them how
to tap into ambient
mystical energies -
even demonic
energies - in order
to sate their
terrible thirst for
magic. In search of
a new destiny for
his people,
Kael'thas ventured
to the remote world
of Outland where he
encountered the
fallen night elf,
Illidan. Under
Illidan's tutelage,
Kael and his blood
elves have regained
much of their former
power.
Unfortunately, the
blood elves'
practice of
embracing demonic
energies resulted in
them being shunned
by their former
comrades in the
Alliance. Thus, the
remaining blood
elves on Azeroth
look desperately to
the Horde to help
them reach Outland,
where they can
reunite with
Kael'thas and
achieve the golden
destiny he promised
them. . .
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