Blood Elves
Blood Elves
Blood Elves
ELF, BLOOD
After the Second War, the high elves seceded from the Alliance, and their departure triggered further deterioration in the faltering Alliance. Later, during the Third War, the Alliance extended membership to the night elves, who saw it as their duty to warn their new allies against the high elves. The Highbornes part in bringing about the War of the Ancients figured heavily in the night elves retelling of elven histor y. It should come as no surprise that humans came to regard the high elves (and, by association, the blood elves) with resentment and suspicion. Led by Arthas Menethil, the Scourge recently invaded the kingdom of QuelThalas and created the lich KelThuzad, defiling the Sunwell and using the last of its power in the process. Most of the high elf race was slaughtered by the undead. Sylvanas Windrunners second-incommand, Lorthemar Theron, assumed temporary leadership of the high elves. The few high elves who survived the Scourges invasion quickly grew ill and apathetic. Prince Kaelthas Sunstrider was the last of the royal bloodline and a member of the Kirin Tor. He had been pursuing magical studies in Dalaran at the time of the Scourge invasion. When he heard of the disaster, he hastened to QuelThalas and found his homeland in ruins. He realized that the elven survivors were all experiencing the same sickness and lethargy, which had begun when the Sunwells magics were drained. Determined to salvage what he could, Kaelthas rallied all the survivors he could find and renamed them the sindorei, or children of the blood, in honor of those who had fallen to the Scourge. Thirsting for vengeance despite their weakened state, the healthiest blood elves, including Kaelthas, departed their ravaged land and joined the campaign against the Scourge in Lordaeron. In the princes absence, Lorthemar was named regent of QuelThalas, and Halduron Brightwing became the new ranger-general of Silvermoon. To this day, Lorthemar continues to serve as the leader of Azeroths blood elves. He and Halduron safeguard the land while they seek a cure for their peoples seemingly insatiable hunger. When Kaelthas and his suffering people volunteered to fight the Scourge alongside Alliance resistance forces, the blood elves were met with suspicion and outright hostility, particularly from the prejudiced human Grand Marshal Garithos. Garithos assigned the blood elves increasingly difficult missions until Kaelthas was forced to accept the assistance of Lady Vashj and her naga. When Garithos discovered that the blood elves were working with the naga, he felt that his distrust had been vindicated. He imprisoned the hapless blood elf soldiers in the dungeons of Dalaran and sentenced them to death. Fortunately Vashj arrived in time to free the blood elves, who were suffering terribly from their hunger for magic by this time. Vashj explained that the naga, too, were addicted to magic, and she said that Illidan could help the blood elves. She then led them to the portal that KelThuzad had opened during the Third War (so as to give Archimonde entry into Azeroth). With no other palatable choices, Kaelthas and his fighters followed
BLOOD ELVES
the naga through the portal and into the shattered realm of Outland. There, the elves freed the renegade demon Illidan Stormrage, who had been taken prisoner by Warden Maiev Shadowsong. After the rescue, Kaelthas beseeched Illidan for a cure to the blood elves addiction to magic. Illidan had a different proposal in mind, though: in return for the blood elves loyalty, he would teach them to drain magic from powerful alternative sources, including demons. It was an offer Kaelthas felt he had to accept. He was certain his people would die without either a cure or a new source of magic. Kaelthas pledged his allegiance to Illidan, who taught several blood elves the techniques he had offered. These teachings spread to the other blood elves in Outland, who were then able to stave off their painful hunger for arcane magic.
Mana Siphon
Evocation Level: Arcanist 2 Components: V, S Casting Time: 1 standard action Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) Target: One creature Duration: Instantaneous Saving Throw: Will negates Spell Resistance: Yes Blood elves divised this spell to sate their appetites for mana. By focusing on a target, the caster may attempt to absorb minor gouts of mana from the target. If the target fails his Will save, he looses one 0-level or 1st level spell slot (casters choice). The caster regains the same spell slot the target lost. If the target has no 0-level or 1st level spell slots left, even if he has higher level spell slots available, then this spell automatically fails.