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The Blood Elves are the remnants of the High Elves who survived the destruction of Quel'Thalas. They style themselves Blood Elves, in remembrance of their slaughtered brethren. Backstory In the Warcraft Universe, the Highborne were Night Elves that were favored by Queen Azshara. ... In Blizzard Entertainments Warcraft series, Quelthalas is the homeland of the High Elves. ...

At first they remain loyal to the failing Alliance and its racist human leader, Lord Garithos, who despises all non-human races. Garithos repeatedly heaps impossible tasks upon the elves, ordering them to hold off vast hordes of Undead without any support. An African-American drinks out of a water fountain marked for colored in 1939 at a street car terminal in Oklahoma City. ... The Scourge is a race in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. ...

The Blood Elves' leader, Prince Kael'thas, is accosted by a race of amphibious, serpentine creatures called the Naga and their ruler, the Sea Witch Lady Vashj. Vashj offers him help and advises him to abandon the failing Alliance. Kael refuses at first, but is eventually forced to accept their help to save his people. Prince Kaelthas Sunstrider is a High Elf of royal origins in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. ... The word amphibious or amphibian, when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language. ... The word Naga can refer to several different things. ...

Garithos discovers this, and uses the event as an excuse to exterminate the Blood Elves. Along with his brethren, Kael is thrown into the underground dungeons of Dalaran to await execution. They are rescued by Vashj, and together, they overcome the jailors and escape though a magical portal which leads to the shattered world of Outland -- formerly, the Orcish homeworld of Draenor. Dalaran is a small, magocratic nation led by a group of Wizards and Archmagi collectively known as the Kirin Tor. ... Draenor is a planet in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ...

Here, Vashj reveals to Kael a startling truth: his race is addicted to magic. The High Elves had drawn their power from the mystical Sunwell in Quel'Thalas for centuries, but once it was consumed by the Lich King, they have been left with nothing left to feed their thirst for magic. Vashj promises him a cure if they can find her master, the renegade demon Illidan Stormrage. Illidan Stormrage (also known as the Demon Hunter) is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ...

They learn that Illidan has been captured by the Night Elf Warden, Maiev, who has been hunting him. The Blood Elf and Naga forces rescue Illidan from the Night Elves that have taken him captive. Night Elves are a fictional race of elves in Blizzard Entertainments Warcraft series of computer games. ... Maiev Shadowsong is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ...

Once free, Illidan tells Kael that the addiction cannot be cured, but it can be fed, and promises the Blood Elves enough magic to satisfy them if they will help him conquer Outland. With no choice, Kael and his people accept. They liberate the Draenei, native denizens of Draenor, and the combined forces of all 3 races storm the Black Citadel -- the stronghold of another demon named Magtheridon -- and take it by force. Fictional races of the Warcraft Universe: Draenei The Draenei are one of the three primary creatures on Draenor (besides the Orc, and Ogres) They are generally cloaked and once populated the planet heavily, but were slaughtered by the Orcs once they sealed a pact with a demon. ... In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit, but is also depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. ...

Moments after the citadel falls, Kil'jaeden, one of the Burning Legion's last great demonlords, appears and confronts Illidan. Apparently Illidan had earlier been ordered to destroy the Frozen Throne of the Scourge, but had failed, and fled to Outland to hide and gather more forces. This was apparently Illidan's motive for sending Vashj to gain the alliance of the Blood Elves. Kil'jaeden is furious, but sees promise in Illidan's new followers, and decides to give him one last chance. Kiljaeden is a Supreme Demon Lord originated from the Twisting Nether in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. ... The Burning Legion is the huge demonic army created by the titan Sargeras in the fictional Warcraft universe. ...

Under Illidan's leadership, the Blood Elves and Naga then travel to Northrend, where they ultimately fail in their mission to destroy the Frozen Throne and are defeated by Arthas and the Undead Scourge. Little is known of what became of the Draeni, Blood Elves or Naga after this battle, however it does appear that a few Elves survive scattered about, and the Naga survive in greater numbers; Draeni are known to have survived in extremely small pockets. On the other hand, the Lich King has been greatly strengthened and is now one of the most powerful beings known to exist. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy computer game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. ... ... Arthas Menethil (also known as Prince Arthas or Death Knight) is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ... The Scourge is a race in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. ...