I saw a drawing of a hawkstrider in the EA:EK book and this dumb idea came into my head

icon commission for the ever wonderful @kami-ships-it of his boy tincery!! ( @grumpyoldelfman ) he was so much fun to draw i love him!!!

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aesthetic for @kami-ships-it

dress me meme?!

dress me meme?!

Approx. 7,300 Years Before the Dark Portal Opens: The Highborne Exile

The Highborne, the forefathers of the blood elves, are exiled from kaldorei society for their unwillingness to desist in practicing the arcane arts. Led by Dath’Remar Sunstrider, they build a fleet of ships and set sail for the east, where they settle Tirisfal Glades some years later. This is when the Highborne begin to resemble their modern descendants, as their skin loses its violet color and they shrink in stature due to being cut off from the second Well of Eternity [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I, pg. 117-118].

Approx. 6,800 Years Before the Dark Portal Opens: The Founding of Quel’Thalas

Dath’Remar leads his people north after concluding that Tirisfal Glades is unsuitable for settlement as the land is suffused with dark energy that is slowly driving some of the Highborne insane [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I, pg. 118]. After an arduous journey, the Highborne establish the kingdom of Quel’Thalas and create the Sunwell on the northern tip of the Eastern Kingdoms. This is when Dath’Remar steps down as leader [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I, pg. 120-121].

In time, the Highborne of Quel’Thalas would eventually be known as the high elves [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I, pg. 120].

Approx. 2,800 Years Before the Dark Portal Opens: The Troll Wars

Dath’Remar’s great-grandson, Anasterian Sunstrider, comes to power [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I, pg. 121].

Although the high elves lead a prosperous kingdom, it is not without contest, for the land they are settled on originally belongs to the Amani trolls. During the time that would later be known as ‘The Troll Wars,’ the Amani launch aggressive, powerful attacks on the elven denizens of Quel’Thalas, forcing them to seek help from the nearby human kingdom of Strom [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I, pg. 129]. As part of a deal made between the two kingdoms, the high elves reluctantly instruct the humans in the ways of arcane magic in return for their assistance in fending off the trolls. As luck would have it, the one hundred human magi taught by the elves are instrumental in turning the conflict in their favor. The human and elves’ combined victory against the trolls indebts the high elves to Strom, which ultimately leads to them joining the Alliance a couple thousand years later during the Second War [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume I, pg. 130-131].

Approx. 5 Years After the Dark Portal Opens: The Second War

The orcish invasion of Azeroth forces the humans to turn to the high elves for help, just as the latter did during the Troll Wars many centuries prior. Reluctantly, King Anasterian Sunstrider supplies the Alliance with a rather meager amount of high elven forces [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 156-157].

Approx. 6 Years After the Dark Portal Opens: The Second War, Continued

The orcish Horde, now allies of the very Amani trolls that detest the high elves, encroach on the borders of the elven kingdom. They raze the countryside and use enslaved red dragons to burn down a portion of Quel’Thalas’ forest, drawing the wrath of the elven people. This event forces the high elves into the war and compels them to join the Alliance [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 164].  

Approx. 15 – 18 Years After the Dark Portal Opens: Neutrality

Lady Katrana Prestor, the black dragon Onyxia in disguise, seeds the destruction of the Alliance and convinces nobles of various kingdoms that the orcish internment camps were a grave waste of money and time. The high elves, still ruled by King Anasterian Sunstrider, are the first to secede from the Alliance [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume III, pg. 34, 90].  

What is Sin’dorei Lore Month?

For the month of September (and a tinsy bit of October), I gave everyone an in-depth look at everything blood elf (plus high elf and void elf), from their history to their culture and beyond. I delved into sin’dorei lore in a series of short and long posts dedicated to not only highlighting random lore facts but also covering and going into detail about certain aspects of sin’dorei culture, both past and present.

What did I do?

Posts have been archived under the #lore month and #sin’dorei lore month tags. You can also find them below if you missed any:

A Timeline of the Sin’dorei People

On Sin’dorei: Magical Addiction

On Sin’dorei: Political Divisions

On Sin’dorei: Eye Color

Lore Fact #52: Prince Kael’thas’ Tutor

Lore Fact #53: The Shepherd’s Gate

Lore Fact #54: Kael’thas’ Verdant Spheres

You can read the Sin’dorei Lore Month introduction post here, which includes additional posts I wrote on sin’dorei lore prior to Sin’dorei Lore Month.

Will there be more in the future?

Sin’dorei lore month may be over for now, but that does not mean I’m done writing about the blood elves, high elves, or void elves. You are always welcome to ask me more questions about them, but even if you don’t, it’s likely that I will continue to write posts about the sin’dorei in the future, especially since there will always be something more to cover!

As far as future Lore Months go, I have yet to decide when I’ll be doing the next one. As Blizzcon is this November, I’ll be taking November off and revisiting the idea in December at the earliest. If that falls through, I can definitely guarantee that there will be more come 2020!

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For Nightborne Lore Month (June 2018), see here