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Encyclopedia > Quel'Thalas

In the fictional Warcraft Universe, Quel'Thalas is the homeland of the High Elves. It is a region that will be released in the expansion pack for World of Warcraft called World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. // The Warcraft Universe is the fictional universe in which the Warcraft series of computer games, novels and announced movie are set. ... High Elves as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first game expansion for World of Warcraft. ...

Map of Quel 'Thalas before the fall of the nation.
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Map of Quel 'Thalas before the fall of the nation.
Map of Quel'thalas from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
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Map of Quel'thalas from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (545x686, 72 KB)Image of the Warcraft Universe as seen from the video game, Warcraft II; Tides of Darkness. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (545x686, 72 KB)Image of the Warcraft Universe as seen from the video game, Warcraft II; Tides of Darkness. ... Image File history File links Quelthalas-1-map-warcraft3. ... Image File history File links Quelthalas-1-map-warcraft3. ... Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, released by Blizzard Entertainment in 2002, is a real-time strategy computer game and the second sequel to Warcraft. ...

History

Quel'Thalas is a magical forestland in the northernmost corner of the Eastern Kingdoms of Azeroth. The capital, Silvermoon, stands in the very heart of the elven lands and from it reigned the Council of Silvermoon, traditionally led by the ancient Sunstrider Dynasty. Quel'Thalas borders both the Forest Troll homeland of Zul'Aman and lies wholly within the borders of the human nation of Lordaeron. The Rangercorps, traditionally led by a descendant of the Windrunner House, protected the borders of the lands and its treewalls. Magical rune stones guarded against demonic energies. Map of the Eastern Kingdoms The Eastern Kingdoms in the fantasy Warcraft Universe refer to the eastern land mass found in the World of Azeroth. ... Map of the World of Azeroth as it appears in the game World of Warcraft Azeroth is an Earth-like world (not to be confused with a planet which would exist in a universe of many planets, in the warcraft universe each planet is its own world these worlds can... This is a list of the major and minor Locations ordered by region (after the events of Third Great War) in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of video games and books are set. ... Forest trolls are a fictional race of trolls in the Warcraft universe. ... The Lordaeron insignia. ... A rune stone Rune stones are somewhat flat standing stones with runic stone carvings from the Iron Age (Viking Age) and early middle ages found in most parts of Scandinavia. ...


A millennium ago, a group of Night Elves called the Quel'Dorei, or "High Elves," led by Queen Azshara, attempted to discover the secrets of the Well of Eternity, which the Night Elves had built their wonderous civilization around. The Elves tampering with the Well alerted the Demon Lord Sargeras of its existence and used the Elves to create a portal within the Well to allow him and his army of demons into Azeroth. The Night Elves rebelled against their Queen and as a result, the portal failed and the resulting explosion sundered the world. The Night Elves' leader, Malfurion Stormrage, outlawed the use of arcane magic making its use punishable by death. But the remaining Quel'Dorei felt it was their right to use the arcane and when they did so, Malfurion could not bring himself to kill so many of his people. He decided to banish the Quel'Dorei and they left Kalimdor for across the sea. Two Night Elves as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... Azshara is a character in the fictional Warcraft Universe. ...


The self appointed "High Elves" sailed to what is now northernmost Lordaeron where they set up a magnificent capital far from the eyes of the Night Elves. This was not without difficulty, however, for the lands taken by the High Elves originally belonged to the local tribes of Trolls. Because of this, the High Elves and the Trolls share a bitter enmity that lasts to this very day. The Lordaeron insignia. ...


During the Second War against the Orcs of Draenor, the High Elves allied with the human nations of Azeroth in order to drive off the orcish invasion. The High Elves also wanted the humans' help in eliminating the Trolls at last. Because of this, the leader of the Trolls at the time, Zul'jin, formed an alliance with the Warchief of the Orcish Horde, Orgrim Doomhammer, out of necessity. Male and Female Orcs as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... Map of Draenor as seen from Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal. ... In the fictional Warcraft Universe, Zuljin (pronounced zool-jinn) is a ferocious Forest Troll leader known for his strange love of scarves. ... Orgrim Doomhammer is a fictional character in the world of Azeroth in Warcraft, a game series by Blizzard Entertainment. ...


Later, the warlock Gul'dan captured the Runestone of Caer Darrow in order to utilize its magics to create the Ogre-Magi. After the Second War, the High Elves left the human Alliance, saying that too much of their beloved forests had been destroyed by the Orcs. Many years later, when the undead Scourge began its invasion of Lordaeron, Prince Arthas Menethil of Lordaeron began an assault on Quel'Thalas. His goal being the mystic Sunwell, the source of the High Elves' magical power. The Sunwell was needed to resurrect the necromancer, Kel'Thuzad, as a lich. After bypassing two magical Elfgates and killing the Ranger General at the time, Sylvanas Windrunner, Arthas devastated the once-magnificent kingdom of Quel'Thalas and resurrected Kel'Thuzad. The High Elves, not wishing to abandon their homeland to the Scourge, set fire to the forests as they fled. Guldan, Warlock of the Inner Circle and Destroyer of Dreams (commonly called simply Guldan the Warlock or Guldan the Destroyer) is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... KelThuzad is a fictional character in the Warcraft fantasy universe. ... A lich as depicted in Battle for Wesnoth In modern fantasy fiction, a lich is a type of undead creature, usually an evil magician. ... Sylvanas Windrunner is a fictional character in the fantasy Warcraft Universe, created by Blizzard Entertainment and voiced by Piera Coppola. ...


Until recently, Quel'Thalas remained a ruined land blighted by dark magics and wandering undead. The last heir of the Sunstrider royal family, Prince Kael'thas, survived the destruction of Quel'thalas, having been away at the time. Some of the High Elves renamed themselves Blood Elves to honor their fallen brethren. More recently, during the waning of the Lich King's power and after many crippling blows exacted upon the Scourge by the Alliance and the Horde, the Blood Elves have reclaimed and regrown part of their kingdom. Prince Kaelthas Sunstrider is a High Elf of royal origins in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. ... An example of a male and female Blood Elf. ... Nerzhul (also known as the Lich King later) is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ...


Trivia

Chris Metzen, the Warcraft Universe co-creator, originally wished Quel'Thalas to be pronounced as Kel-Thalas, however, Bill Roper, one of the voice actors of Warcraft, had already recorded the dialogue pronouncing it, Kwell-Thalas and it was too late to change. This event prompted new procedure at Blizzard Entertainment for Metzen to provide pronunciation cards for any names of characters and places. Chris Metzen is the Vice President of Creative Development at the computer game developer/publisher Blizzard Entertainment. ... Bill Roper is a game developer, best known as the VP of Blizzard North, one of the most successful PC game developers of the past two decades. ... Blizzard Entertainment is an American PC game developer and publisher. ...


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The Rangercorps, traditionally led by a decendant of the Windrunner house, protects the borders of the lands and its treewalls.
The Sunwell was needed to resurrect the necromancer, Kel'Thuzad, as a lich.
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