Night Elf

The ancient and reclusive night elves have played a pivotal role in shaping Azeroth’s fate throughout its history.Read about the Night Elf race in World of Warcraft. Learn about their history, abilities, available classes and more.

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Due to frequent requests in game I've decided to repost my "How to Roleplay a Night Elf" thread. Thank you to everyone who showed interest. There is a term amongst many Night Elf roleplayers called "Purple human". This phrase usually refers to a Night Elf roleplayer who plays their character much like how you would play a human character, with little focus or call backs to the Kaldorei culture or history. This can range from a misunderstanding of lore to simply not understanding that Night Elves have a different background and upbringing. This guide is designed around the culture and background of the average Night Elf. Most Night Elves tend to be on the traditional side of the spectrum. While exceptions exist, there are most certainly liberal and adventurer Kaldorei, one always should keep in mind where these elves come from and what they grew up with. My sources include: The Warcraft Tabletop RPGs, the Warcraft novels, the Warcraft 3 and expansion, in game references and quests and wowpedia (which draws upon the previous sources). Thank you for reading.

The night elves are an ancient and mysterious race. They lived in Kalimdor for thousands of years, undisturbed until the world tree was sacrificed to halt the advance of the Burning Legion prior to the events of World of Warcraft.

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The night elves (or kaldorei, which means "Children of the Stars" in their native tongue of Darnassian) are among the oldest known races in Azeroth. They have a long and fascinating history. Native to the western continent of Kalimdor, the night elves ended a long period of seclusion at the end...

The night elves (or kaldorei, which means "Children of the Stars" in their native tongue of Darnassian) are among the oldest known races in Azeroth. They have a long and fascinating history. Native to the western continent of Kalimdor, the night elves ended a long period of seclusion at the end...

Night elves (or kaldorei, for "Children of the Stars" in Darnassian[2]), are a powerful and mystical race whose origins extend back to ancient times. These then-immortal beings were among the first to study magic and let it loose throughout the world nearly ten thousand years before the First War.[3] The founders of a magical and advanced civilization which at its peak spanned the breadth of ancient Kalimdor, the night elves came into a horrific conflict with the Burning Legion but achieved a Pyrrhic victory that ended in the Great Sundering, turning Kalimdor's landmass into the continents of the present age. The devastation wrought by the chain of events birthed in conceit caused a wholesale shift in direction. The night elves abandoned the use of arcane magic, fearing its use would draw the Burning Legion back to their world. The main survivors of the Sundering crafted a radically different society centered around druidism, the harmony with the natural world and its denizens.