The two cents of High Elves
A clear explanation made by Alurna about the two biggest reasons of High Elves that cannot be in the Void Elves
There are High Elves who have been more active than half of the Blood Elves’ major characters. Vereesa has had more screen time and plot-relevance than Rommath and Halduron at this point.
The High Elves bring something unique to the game, something the Pandaren failed to bring; the scenario of a race divided by faction to the extent they would kill one another despite being nearly extinct. Pandaren failed as a, “Neutral,” race because they don’t have any reason to be particularly faction loyal. This is untrue for High Elves and Blood Elves, and is particularly interesting for the fact that these are Elves. These are long-lived races, people with wisdom and intelligence, and yet they are so drastically polarized for, when you think about it, the same exact reasons.
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The Blood Elves view the Alliance as an organization that has committed numerous atrocities and crimes against them.
The High Elves view the Horde as an organization that has committed numerous atrocities and crimes against them.
It’s interesting to see this divide, because it shows neither faction is perfect. The Alliance, despite being established as Lawful Good, is seen by the Blood Elves as evil and prejudiced. The Horde, despite being seeing as valued and loyal allies by the Blood Elves, has a dark history with Thalassian Elves and even into modern times has abused them, yet the Blood Elves remain allied with them. The High Elves have continued to suffer at the hands of the Horde in the modern age of Azeroth, and find true and faithful allies in the Alliance.
It’s an amazing narrative that the Void Elves just won’t fill, because they’ve been set up in such a way that they don’t care about anything other than their studies. They’re not connected to the Sunwell anymore, they have no care for Quel’Thalas and even praise the Exile as freedom from the Totalitarian Government of the High Kingdom, heck they don’t even live on Azeroth anymore. The Ren’dorei are Alliance because of Alleria and no other reason at this point. They don’t have any powerful sense of loyalty like the High Elves and Blood Elves do.
This is one of the many reasons High Elves are both fascinating, and requested as a playable race for the Alliance to this day, and shall continue to be so.
Authorship of this text by Alurna
