This question requires clarifying the relationship between the night elves, the highborne (the Dath'Remar faction), the high elves, and the blood elves. On the ancient planet of Azeroth, a race called the night elves ruled almost all the land after defeating the troll empire. Their leader was Queen Azshara. The elves surrounding the queen call themselves the upper elves. They are proud of their powerful magical power and gradually alienate their compatriots from other classes. Ten thousand years ago, the high elves' unrestrained use of magic attracted the attention of the Dark Titan Sargeras. The latter promised to give Queen Azshara and her men a new world. As a prerequisite, they needed to convert the Well of Eternity into a teleportation system. The door lets the Burning Legion come over. Upon arrival, the demons immediately set out to slaughter the unprotected night elves. Queen Azshara did not care. She believed that these deaths were paving the way for her new world. Some of the Highborne, such as Prince Farondis of Azsuna and the sages of the Academy of Mennar, refused to serve the Burning Legion and tried to use their wisdom and strength to stop Queen Azshara.
There are also some upper-class elves in the royal city who have doubts. Although the Burning Legion threatens these wizards with death, they still think about the possibility of escape. The last one named Dath'Remar Sunstrider led all the upper elves who regarded the Burning Legion as enemies, and the priestess Tyrande to escape from the royal city. Although they were attacked by the guards, they passed by After a fierce battle, most of the escapees survived. The Highborne then joined the resistance, led by Commander Jarod Shadowsong, to stop the Burning Legion and do their part to prevent the end. However, other classes of night elves have long disliked the highborne, especially after the invasion, which they held responsible for the catastrophe. The rebel army's post-war camp was set up in Hyjal. It was here that the military nobles headed by the Lord of Black Forest took the lead in attacking the upper elves. The two sides refused to give in to each other until commander Jarod Shadowsong intervened to ease the conflict.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Commander Jarod Shadowsong chose to live in seclusion due to political differences with Malfurion and other reasons. The ruler of the night elves was replaced by Tyrande Whisperwind, the Priestess of the Moon. What happened next is unknown, except that relations between the stratum elves and other night elves became increasingly tense, especially after Malfurion issued an order prohibiting the use of magic. The Highborne refused to obey the order to ban magic, even if it would lead to death, and finally they launched a magical storm in Ashenvale. Tyrande and Malfurion easily suppressed the highborne rebellion, and all highborne were exiled. Under the leadership of Dath'Remar, the high elves came to the Eastern Kingdom. They settled their new home in an area deep in the forests of the northern continent, called Quel'Thalas. Dath'Remar used the stolen water from the Well of Eternity to create the Sunwell. The upper elves abandoned their old identities in Quel'Thalas and called themselves high elves instead of night elves. Their appearance also changed and they no longer looked like the night elves. Night Elf.
Dath'Remar Sunstrider was the first king of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, followed by two unknown kings and the last king, Anasterian Sunstrider. During the period when Anastri led the high elves, the Amani trolls launched a full-scale attack. With the help of the Loa, the Amani trolls united and defeated the high elves. With no choice, the high elves could only turn to humans for help, hoping that they could send troops to assist. At this time, the humans had united under the leadership of Emperor Thoradin and retreated to the Alterac Mountains and Arathi Highlands to watch the fire. Thoradin proposed that the high elves must teach the secrets of magic to the humans before they would be willing to provide assistance. Although Anastri knew the dangers of abusing magic, he had no choice before the crisis of destruction. He agreed to send an envoy to guide a hundred humans to learn magic. These human apprentices were clumsy but their affinity surprised the elves.
After months of preparations, the coalition launched an attack on the Amani trolls. The Terran army gradually lured the Amani trolls into a death trap in the Alterac Mountains. There, a hundred human wizards and their elven teachers used scorching fire to burn large numbers of trolls and even the loa to ashes. The surviving trolls tried to retreat, but collapsed completely under the pursuit of the coalition forces, and have since lost the power to challenge Quel'Thalas and the humans of Lordaeron. In return for the help of the humans, the high elves promised to provide assistance if Emperor Thoradin or his descendants encountered trouble. After the independence of the human nations, the relationship between the wizard city Dalaran and Quel'rathras was relatively good. The main members of the Tirisfal Council that secretly ruled Dalaran were high elves. The Kingdom of Lordaeron has diplomatic relations with Quel'Thalas, and Arthas went there when he was a child.
But it was during the Second Orc War that Quel'Thalas truly became an ally of the human race. King Anastri hesitated to ask for help from the Alliance of Lordaeron, and finally reluctantly resigned because of the ancient contract represented by Sir Lothar's bloodline. He sent out troops, not wanting the war to affect Quel'Thalas. As a result, things went counterproductive. Orgrim Doomhammer led the tribe to bypass the Lordaeron army. They joined forces with the Amani trolls to attack Eversong Forest. It was only then that the high elves were actively preparing to fight. When the threat of the orcs disappeared, Quel'Thalas began to alienate the humans. With the death of Lothar, the contract between the high elves and the descendants of Thoradin no longer existed. King Anastri subsequently announced his withdrawal from Lordan. London Alliance. Although some high elves stayed in Lordaeron and Dalaran afterwards, it was a personal act. They did not return to their countries for reasons such as academic research or fighting against evil forces.
A few years later, a natural disaster occurred in the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Crown Prince Arthas Menethil was responsible for investigating the source of the plague. He received the help of high elf priests. However, under the Lich King's conspiracy, Arthas pulled out the magic sword Frostmourne and became a death knight under the Lich King. He killed the soldiers of the First Legion who followed him in the Northern Expedition, and then returned to Lordaeron. Within a few days, The Kingdom of Lordaeron was declared dead. The Scourge then extended its claws to Quel'Thalas. Although the high elves were proud of their powerful magic and defensive power, with the help of the traitor Dar'kan, Arthas tore the entire kingdom apart, leaving a path that was almost impossible to heal. The mark of death. King Anastri and many high elves were killed in this battle. Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider hurriedly returned to Quel'Thalas from Dalaran after hearing the bad news. Gather the survivors and change the name of the race from high elves to blood elves to commemorate their fallen compatriots.
After Kael'thas settled the survivors of Quel'Thalas, he appointed Lor'themar Theron to guard the kingdom. He personally led the troops back to Lordaeron and Dalaran to resist the invasion of the Scourge. Although Kael'thas knew that there was no hope of victory in this battle, and that the Lordaeron Alliance was in danger, and leader Garithos was aggressive, he could only endure it. However, Garithos deliberately wanted to push the blood elves to a dead end. He withdrew all human and dwarf troops, hoping that the blood elves would die. Then he used the blood elves to collude with the Naga tribe and announced the execution of all elves. Kael'thas still had a glimmer of hope until this point. He tried to bear the death penalty alone, but Garithos refused to give in and imprisoned the blood elves in the Dalaran dungeon to prepare for execution the next day. From then on, the blood elves broke away from the Alliance of Lordaeron and briefly allied with Illidan to fight Magtheridon for a period of time. However, in the face of Arthas's Frostmourne, even the half-demon Illidan was defeated. The blood elves and the Naga tribe had to Withdraw to Outland.
In "World of Warcraft", Kael'thas appears as a villain. He now only leads the blood elves who follow him on the expedition and is a subordinate of Kil'jaeden. The official statement given by Blizzard is that Kael'thas no longer has hope for Illidan. The blood elf's addiction to magic has not been solved, and he was tempted by Kil'jaeden the Deceiver and fell into desperation. The blood elves who stayed in Quel'Thalas had contacted the Alliance, but the night elves sent an expedition to invade Quel'Thalas, and the Ironforge envoy was also discovered to be a spy, so the blood elves refused to join the Alliance. However, this plot is a bit confusing, especially in the night elf camp that appeared in the novice mission. It seems that soldiers have been stationed there. If the goal was to investigate the corrupt power of Quel'Thalas, the troops should have withdrawn after Kael'thas' identity was exposed, but the night elf camp appeared. The elves stayed here, not knowing what they wanted to do.
The night elf army stationed in Quel'Thalas was called Sentinel spies. Until the Fourth War, a small number of An'daroth were still stationed in the ghost land. No matter what they were investigating, their stay was a bit long. Too long. Although the editor of Wowpedia speculates that these scouting troops were sent by Fandral Staghelm, Staghelm may not be powerful enough to bypass Tyrande and directly order sentinels and druids to invade relatively friendly countries.
Tyrande is the legal ruler of all Kaldorei, and the Sentinels are a force she personally formed. The only people known to be able to directly command the Sentinels without Tyrande's consent are Shandris Feathermoon, Malfurion Stormrage, and Just Cenarius. Although Staghelm had planted the World Tree behind Tyrande and Malfurion's back, he had only summoned his followers to cook the rice. Only during the Battle of Quicksand did Staghelm mobilize the Kaldorei openly. The army holds back the Ahn'Qiraj worms.
In addition, Tyrande Whisperwind and Kael'thas Sunstrider had cooperated in Silverpine Forest. She had no reason to send troops to monitor Quel'Thalas, especially when the latter was actively preparing to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Alliance. This is the weird part of this plot. Even if they took a step back, the night elves were shocked by the Blood Elf Flame Eagle troops' pursuit of Draenei on Bluemyst Island and Bloodmyst Island. They directly sent an envoy to Quel'thas in the name of Darnassus to inform Lor'themar. There is a blood elf force invading night elf territory through the portal and obeying the Burning Legion. It is hoped that he can assist in the investigation.