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* LaserGuidedKarma: Quite alot of their more jerkish actions tend to bite them in the ass, Refuse to join alliance despite being honor-bound to do so? The orcs come at them. Blame alliance for not helping them more and refuse to do anything while the scourge rampages across Lordaeron? Oh, the scourge need the sunwell and they're gonna wreck it. Join Illidan? Kael'thas goes crazy and turns on everyone and becomes a Kil'jaedan's latest attempt to enter the world. Betray Dalaran's trust over and over? They get imprisoned and Dalaran joins the alliance.
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* UngratefulBastard: Claimed the Alliance let too much of their forests burn while fighting off the orcs. Notably, the elves that agreed to this are the ones that formed the Blood Elves while the ones that didn't are the modern-day High Elves.
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She was the main character in the long-awaited ''Blood of the Highborne'', detailing her backstory and rise to power.
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She was the main character in the long-awaited ''Blood of the Highborne'', detailing her backstory and rise to power. She will also be making a long awaited return to World of Warcraft in ''Warlords of Draenor'', being among the forces that cross the portal.
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** In recent times, Jaina Proudmoore. She has Sunreaver citizens imprisoned in Dalaran, and he will stop at nothing to set them free.
--> ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis "That. Human. WITCH!"]]'' *flips a bench*
--> ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis "That. Human. WITCH!"]]'' *flips a bench*
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The blood elves of Quel'Thalas are descendants of the Highborne of old, who were exiled to the Eastern Kingdoms and founded a great magical kingdom in the northernmost forests of continental Lordaeron. There, they created the Sunwell, a mystical fount of power that altered their appearance and empowered them from then onwards. They became known as the quel'dorei, or high elves, free to practice their arcane mastery and create a distinct, unique culture from their night elven forebears, centered on their sacred Sunwell. For nearly 7,000 years they prospered, overcoming every obstacle that threatened their kingdom, including the Amani Empire and the Old Horde. During the Second War, they briefly joined the Alliance of Lordaeron, their king, Anasterian, honor-bound to fulfil a blood debt to the Arathi line made centuries earlier, but seceded and went back into seclusion after the war was done.
Quel'Thalas was soon after attacked by the undead Scourge and their evil prince, Arthas Menethil, who had obliterated his own kingdom. While they put up a fight, the elves were also annihilated: 90% of the kingdom's population was slain, including their king, and their Sunwell was irrecoverably tainted. Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider rushed home to rally the survivors, and christened them the "blood elves," in honor of the fallen. The blood elves worked tirelessly to reclaim their home from the Scourge, also beset by the vengeful Amani remnants and weakened by a crippling addiction to magic; without the Sunwell to sate their hunger, they embraced the prince's teachings (in actuality, Illidan Stormrage's teachings) of draining magic from other sources. Reinvigorated, the blood elves succeeded in taking back much of Quel'Thalas, and rebuilt their great city of Silvermoon. Now without support from the Alliance, the blood elves turned to the reformed Horde.
While they've endured many tragedies over the years (including the eventual corruption and betrayal of their own prince to the [[UltimateEvil Burning Legion]]), they remain a proud and driven race. Their long-term goals are to redeem the soul of their ancient civilization and protect their kingdom from any and all threats, as they move forward into a more prosperous future.
Quel'Thalas was soon after attacked by the undead Scourge and their evil prince, Arthas Menethil, who had obliterated his own kingdom. While they put up a fight, the elves were also annihilated: 90% of the kingdom's population was slain, including their king, and their Sunwell was irrecoverably tainted. Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider rushed home to rally the survivors, and christened them the "blood elves," in honor of the fallen. The blood elves worked tirelessly to reclaim their home from the Scourge, also beset by the vengeful Amani remnants and weakened by a crippling addiction to magic; without the Sunwell to sate their hunger, they embraced the prince's teachings (in actuality, Illidan Stormrage's teachings) of draining magic from other sources. Reinvigorated, the blood elves succeeded in taking back much of Quel'Thalas, and rebuilt their great city of Silvermoon. Now without support from the Alliance, the blood elves turned to the reformed Horde.
While they've endured many tragedies over the years (including the eventual corruption and betrayal of their own prince to the [[UltimateEvil Burning Legion]]), they remain a proud and driven race. Their long-term goals are to redeem the soul of their ancient civilization and protect their kingdom from any and all threats, as they move forward into a more prosperous future.
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* TheKingdom: Quel'Thalas literally translates to "high home" or "high kingdom" in Thalassian.
* TheKingdom: Quel'Thalas literally translates to "high home" or "high kingdom" in Thalassian.
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** In regards to Dar'Khan. And now [[spoiler:with Garrosh recklessly throwing his peoples' lives away to get the Divine Bell,]] Garrosh Hellscream's on his list,too.too.
** He's also implied to have personal feud with Vereesa Windrunner, Sylvanas' younger sister, since he calls her as 'exile' despite he's actually generally tolerant with his high elf relatives.
** In regards to Dar'Khan. And now [[spoiler:with Garrosh recklessly throwing his peoples' lives away to get the Divine Bell,]] Garrosh Hellscream's on his list,
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->''""All we can do is walk the road we are given with such dignity as we can muster, each to our own glory or demise, and pray that there yet remains something of our own hearts when all is said and done. By the Sunwell, I hope that there will remain something of mine."''
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* DespairEventHorizon: The Scourge invasion of Quel'Thalas was this for many of them, particularly the priests and paladins, who felt the Light had abandoned Quel'Thalas in its hour of need, and the spellcasters, who were highly attuned to the lost Sunwell and hit the hardest by magic withdrawal.
** RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Blood Knights' colour scheme favours reds and blacks, and in ''The Burning Crusade'' they competed with the Scarlets for the most ruthless paladin order around. These days, it's more an example of DarkIsNotEvil.
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** Immediately leaves the Alliance afterwards [[UngratefulBastard because too much of their forest burned]] and the Scourge kill almost all of them and destroy the sunwell, dooming them to suffer Mana Withdrawal.
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** Completely ignores orders to not deal with the Naga, then breaks out and heads into Outland to cure their magic addiction and it turns their leader evil.
** Repeatedly abuse Dalaran's resources to aid the Horde and have Dalaran declare itself NeutralNoLonger and imprisons the Sunreavers.
** Ignores their debt to the line of Arathor and only sends a joke force to the Alliance and gets the horde on their footstep.
** Immediately leaves the Alliance afterwards [[UngratefulBastard because too much of their forest burned]] and the Scourge kill almost all of them and destroy the sunwell, dooming them to suffer Mana Withdrawal.
** Completely ignores orders to not deal with the Naga, then breaks out and heads into Outland to cure their magic addiction and it turns their leader evil.
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* {{Bishonen}}: Standard practice for Warcraft elves.
* DueToTheDead: They renamed their entire race in honor of the fallen high elves.
* FairWeatherFriend: By Lor'themar's own admission, Quel'Thalas is in the Horde only as long as that alliance is in the best interests of his people, [[spoiler:as Garrosh Hellscream nearly learns the hard way.]] Quel'Thalas has a long history of this mindset.
** Rather strange, considering Lor'themar is quite patriotic when it comes to the Horde. Moreso than Sylvanas and Gallywix, anyway.
--> ''"We shape our own destiny, today! We are the Horde! We do NOT back down!"''
* {{Leitmotif}}: The ''Lament of the Highborne''.
* OurElvesAreBetter: Blood elves are a diverse race, encompassing quite a few elven archetypes.
!!Lor'themar Theron
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->''"Be strong. Kael'thas has betrayed us and what we know is in flux, but do not lose heart. We will endure, as we always have. Arthas did not crush our spirit when he swept through our land, and neither will Kael'thas. Let it serve as a lesson to us all as we move forward to our prosperous future."''
->'''Class:''' Ranger (Although he rarely actually fights at range)
The regent lord of Quel'Thalas and the blood elf racial leader. He was the former second-in-command to Ranger General Sylvanas, and following her downfall would probably have taken the spot had he not taken up the regency for the absent prince. Lor'themar was a war hero during the Second War, and survived the Scourge invasion during the third. He's been the blood elf racial leader since ''The Burning Crusade'''s launch, though received little development during the expansion despite the blood elves playing a central role throughout it.
Lor'themar's relentless underuse eventually turned him into a bizarre mix of EnsembleDarkhorse and running gag among the fandom, the regent lord's lack of plot relevance leading to a great deal of fanfiction centered around him (one of which won a global writing contest and was even canonized by Blizzard).
Lor'themar has gradually appeared more and more over the years, going from a largely [[DependingOnTheWriter writer-dependent character]] to a well-rounded leader [[CharacterRerailment combining aspects of all of his characterization thus far]]. His rise to power has been explored retroactively (''In the Shadow of the Sun'', ''Blood Of the Highborne'') and his role in the overall narrative has been expanded considerably, taking him from a near-universal joke to [[spoiler:one of the Horde's most popular characters and a surprising former candidate for Warchief. Lor'themar ''repeatedly'' makes it clear he wouldn't want the role, though, because he despises politics and would rather be on the battlefield.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Set to gain his in the patch cycle of ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* AndZoidberg: A meta example, in that his lack of prominence in the game has led to fans not knowing who he is compared to other faction leaders. Lampshaded in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZBU257ERE [=WoW=]-based parody of the Discovery Channel's Boomdeyada videos]], which since spawned this famous line:
-->'''Lor'themar''': My name is Lor'themar!
-->'''Random Blood Elf''': ''Who?''
* ArchEnemy: Dar'kahn, who [[EvilAllAlong befriended]] Lor'themar in the past so the Scourge could get into Quel'thalas. Though Lor'themar misses out on fighting him twice.
* TheAtoner: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in ''In the Shadow of the Sun'', to both his guilt and sorrow.
--> If he had held any hope of atonement before—and perhaps he had—the Plaguelands' desolation had smothered it, as it did all that lived and dreamed. These bridges had burned long ago, his own hand setting them to flame.
* {{Badass}}: A war hero who made his debut in the series spattered in the gore of his enemies, and a zombie apocalypse survivor. To put the latter into perspective, Lor'themar fought his way right to the Sunwell during the undead onslaught, despite being [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction heavily wounded]] and [[EyeScream losing the use of his left eye]].
** {{Badass Decay}}: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] and [[JustifiedTrope justified]]: Lor'themar going from a celebrated, badass ranger to a politician stuck behind a desk is a key plot point of his narrative. This is further explored in ''Mists of Pandaria'', where he takes a hands-on approach to the Horde's political intrigue ''and'' takes to the front lines again.
** BadassBaritone: GideonEmery gives him a downright sexy voice in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
** BadassBoast: He delivers one [[spoiler:to Jaina Proudmoore who has previously demonstrated the ability to [[PersonOfMassDestruction wipe out a city on her own]].]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Lor'themar Theron yells:''' Proudmoore! You will release my people from the Violet Hold or I will cut you down myself!]]
** BadassInCharge: Lor'themar keeping Quel'Thalas strong and united through some of its darkest days is an often-overlooked aspect of his badassery.
** BadassNormal: Like Garrosh and Baine, Lor'themar lacks any real powers. He does possess a few spellbreaker techniques beyond his ranger training but his primary power comes from brute strength and skill with his sword.
** FourStarBadass: Back when he was a ranger lord, he was said to be directly beneath Sylvanas, the ranger general herself!
*** In the scenario "Tear Down This Wall!", Scout Captain Elsia says he should not risk himself by fighting on the front lines, but he says "Nonsense. This is where I belong."
* BecomingTheMask: In his short story, he thinks back to how difficult it used to be to drape himself in the "mantle of authority." As he's grown into the role, the act comes to him far more naturally.
* BeneathTheMask: A pretty reluctant leader who deeply regrets some of the things he's forced himself to do, and nowhere near as sure of himself as he puts on in public. He also pines for his days lost as a Farstrider.
* {{BFS}}: His new sword as of ''Cataclysm''.
* TheBigGuy: Finds politics exhausting, preferring to use his blade to solve problems.
* BloodKnight: Very much so, he despises politics and doesn't even really want to be Regent Lord (Hence why he refuses to be King), but he keeps the position for the sake of his people. But he would much, much rather be leading a charge than sitting in his throne room.
--> ''"THIS is who I am! No paperwork, no politics, just the white hot fury of magic and steel!"''
* ButtMonkey: Was viewed as this at a meta level for a very long time before ''Mists''. In-universe, he was also at the mercy of Sylvanas' whims, with Forsaken support in the Ghostlands being the only thing stopping the Scourge from being a complete threat to Silvermoon. It was also subtly implied that the rest of the Horde looked down upon the blood elves as a whole. However, this has all been subverted since he TookALevelInBadass in ''Mists''.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: It took a while for Lor'themar to find his narrative stride.
* CoolSword
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: On the Isle of Thunder, he shoots down a Zandalari beast rider from the sky and into the water. He then fires another arrow which causes the troll to [[LudicrousGibs explode]].
* DefectorFromDecadence: Theron turns the country against Prince Kael'thas when he learns of the prince's collaboration with the Burning Legion. He nearly pulled it again in regards to Garrosh's increasingly polarizing Horde, but [[spoiler:TookAThirdOption and backed the rebellion instead.]]
* DependingOnTheWriter: Lor'themar is portrayed very inconsistently, depending on whether you're looking at ''Manga/WarcraftTheSunwellTrilogy'', ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', or ''In Shadow Of the Sun''. ''Mists of Pandaria'' appear to be mixing all three portrayals together smoothly, making it seem more like CharacterDevelopment than anything else.
** His relationship with other characters varies too. In ''The Sunwell Trilogy'' Lor'themar is on good terms with Sylvanas but in ''In Shadow Of the Sun'' their relations are more strained. Halduron is portrayed as Lor'themar's best friend in the ''The Sunwell Trilogy'' and ''In Shadow Of the Sun'', but WoW seems to have Halduron secretly disliking Lor'themar. Though it is probable that he's just frustrated with him. He does tell Vereesa to shut it when she calls Lor'themar a coward. The two have presumably just hit a rough spot.
* DemotedToExtra: He had a somewhat important role in the comic as the SecretKeeper, but nothing ultimately came of it, though he casts off the trope in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* DirtyBusiness: How he viewed what the blood elves [[IDidWhatIHadToDo had to do]] to reclaim their home, reasoning that the Sunwell probably wouldn't have been restored had they not been done.
* DividedWeFall: His rationale behind banishing the high elf remnants.
* EyepatchOfPower: In the ''Sunwell trilogy'' he was missing an eye. In WoW he had both due to OnlySixFaces. Artwork even portrayed him this way until his official short story came out, which included the picture that's now on this article. He's gained a proper eyepatch over his left eye in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* FantasticRacism: In the ''Sunwell Trilogy'', he is shown to have a bit of patronizing attitude toward [[HalfHumanHybrid Half elves]]. Though he's surprisingly ok with humans and undead.
* ForestRanger
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Halduron almost quotes this word for word to him in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* GuileHero
* TheGoodChancellor: Especially in comparison to the last two leaders of Quel'Thalas: he has none of Anasterian's damning prejudice and none of Kael'thas's... raving insanity.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: A good scar over his missing eye.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Though in the Sunwell manga he wore one in a flashback.
* HeroesPreferSwords: While confirmed as a ranger, Lor'themar appears to have a preference towards melee combat, rather than ranged. Though he ''is'' missing an eye, which would make it difficult to fight with ranged weaponry.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He is supposedly this with his second-in-command Halduron Brightwing, though as stated above it seems their relationship might be more strained than it appears.
** Their relationship appears to be patched up a bit as of MoP.
* HotBlooded: In the manga. Shades of this come into play in MoP, too.
* ImHavingSoulPains: During his trip back from Quel'Lithien:
--> He could not possibly become any more frozen than he already felt. The snowflakes drove into his face and rubbed his skin raw.
* ItsPersonal: In regards to Dar'Khan. And now [[spoiler:with Garrosh recklessly throwing his peoples' lives away to get the Divine Bell,]] Garrosh Hellscream's on his list, too.
* LetsGetDangerous: His depiction in-game has been less than flattering, but patch 5.1 of ''Mists of Pandaria'' finally shows him taking action and stepping up to the plate.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Wielded one before his gear update.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Played with. He still has his best friend, but he was forced to exile several of his other former Farstrider comrades after his regency.
* MagicKnight: He has access to anti-magic attacks and a few spells in-game, but he's a fairly standard ranger lore-wise.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: He's startled when he loses the use of his left eye to an undead guardian in ''Blood of the Highborne'', though quickly composes himself and brushes the injury off with the notion that he closed said eye when wielding his bow anyway.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: With regards to [[spoiler: Garrosh.]]
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: If you [[StopPokingMe keep clicking on him]], he'll tell you this.
* NumberTwo: To Sylvanas, in his backstory. Interesting in that Sylvanas tends to order him around as though nothing's changed since then.
** Halduron and Rommath seem to share the role between them, to Lor'themar.
* OfferedTheCrown: Both Halduron and Rommath think he should claim it, and considering they're the two highest officials at Quel'Thalas's political table other than Theron himself... [[spoiler:And even with Garrosh's increased racism towards Blood Elves and using them as merely tools to acquire the Divine Bell, when he proclaims the forces of Silvermoon be ready for anything, Rommath even suggests that he would make a better WARCHIEF than Garrosh.]]
* OneHandedZweihander: His character model still wields his sword in one hand, despite it now being a {{BFS}}.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: One interpretation of his lack of relevance until recently, with most of the other racial leaders receiving attention. Ironically, many fans view his ultimate characterization as having been handled ''better'' than many of the other leaders.
* RagsToRoyalty: He went from a forest ranger to ruling the country from the royal palace of Silvermoon.
** Though to be fair, he did climb the ladder to a pretty respectable military rank (second-in-command to the military leader of Quel'Thalas, in fact) before then.
* RealMenWearPink: Despite his badassery, Lor'themar appears to be somewhat sensitive about people touching his hair.
* RegentForLife: Of his own choosing, it would seem, since -- regardless of the traitor prince's decree -- more than one of Theron's associates believe he has a valid claim to the throne at this point.
* RousingSpeech: Dishes a few out in the manga and ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* SecretKeeper: He was one of the very few people who knew the true identity of Anveena. Unfortunately, so was Kael'thas.
* SilverFox
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some of the more literary-challenged characters have a hard time saying his given name.
* StillTheLeader: Played with a bit in ''In the Shadow of the Sun'' after Sylvanas forces him to dedicate troops to the war effort.
* StopPokingMe: One of few faction leaders to get a StopPokingMe line. "Do not. Touch. THE HAIR."
* SympatheticPOV: In ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: Lor'themar backs Vol'jin's Darkspear rebellion instead of Garrosh or the Alliance.]]
* TheChainsOfCommand: Big time.
* TheLeader: Reluctantly, at first, though he's grown into the role.
* TheSoCalledCoward: His martial backstory (Lor'themar made his debut in ''Tides of Darkness'' spattered in the blood of trolls and orcs he had cut down, and fought his way through an ''undead apocalypse head-on'' a few years later) and impressive feats of leadership (not to mention fighting on the front lines regardless of danger to his person in ''Mists of Pandaria'') quite undermine Vereesa's accusations of cowardice.
* TheStarscream: Lor'themar fully anticipated the burgeoning rebellion against [[spoiler:Garrosh]], even flirting with the idea that he'll have to [[spoiler:usurp Garrosh as Warchief]] himself.
* TheStrategist: Lor'themar prefers strategy and planning to brute force. Particularly prevalent throughout his interactions with Garrosh. Even this guy picks up on it:
-->'''Tak-Tak''': Garrosh [[BloodKnight all about strength]]! Lor'themar all about strategy.
* TookALevelInBadass: Absolutely everything he does in ''Mists of Pandaria'' completely reverses everyone's opinion of him, both in-universe and from fans.
** In ''Shadow of the Sun'', it's suggested Sylvanas has Lor'themar on a leash and he must bend to her whims when she demands it. Come the Siege of Orgrimmar, Lor'themar is leading the charge and giving direct orders to ''her''. He is also absolutely scathing when she suggests using the Val'kyr to raise his fallen troops, and even warns her against raising Alliance troops, saying [[NotYourProblem it'll be her problem to deal with should the Alliance retaliate to the desecration of their fallen troops]], not his.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In the Quel'Delar event and 4.1, Lor'themar is negatively depicted (trying to confiscate the sword from any non-Blood Elf player) and his best friend Halduron is shown to tire of this attitude. In 4.1, he objects to the High Elven "exiles" coming onto his land to fight their common enemy, the Amani Trolls.
** TookALevelInKindness: His earlier [[TookALevelInJerkass level gained in jerkass]] is reversed supremely in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Lor'themar didn't anticipate his prince going nuts and the entire kingdom's future falling into his lap alone.
* UnwittingPawn: ''In the Shadow of the Sun'' portrays him as this to Sylvanas. She blackmails him into aiding the Horde offensive in Northrend right after the events of the Sunwell Plateau (when, by Lor'themar's own words, they hadn't even had a chance to bury the dead) by threatening to pull her troops from the Ghostlands.
** Subverted somewhat in that Lor'themar ''knew'' this was occurring; he was aware that he had no true choice in the matter, and thus went along with it. He was more of an unwitting pawn to Dar'Khan Drathir.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lor'themar banished the high elves in opposition to the prince's new arcane-sucking teachings, including several of his former Farstrider comrades. His history with Dar'Khan counts too.
* WithAFriendAndAStranger: He began his regency aided by his longtime best friend and a mage whom he had probably never met before; Rommath had lived in Dalaran for a long while, while Theron and Halduron were rangers back home.
* YesMan: Subverted. Rommath and Halduron give him a hard time for bowing down to Sylvanas's wishes, but Theron takes the opposite approach with [[spoiler:Garrosh]].
* YouAreInCommandNow
* YouAreNotAlone: How his best friend Halduron helped him out of his slump after the Quel'Lithien fiasco.
!!Grand Magister Rommath
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->'''Class:''' Mage
Grand Magister of Quel'Thalas and formerly a devout servant of Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider. He was initially sent from Outland back to Azeroth to teach the blood elves remaining in Quel'Thalas the ways of draining magic to sate their magical addiction, as well as to prepare its citizens for the exodus to Kael'thas' "promised land" of Outland. As Prince Kael'thas returned from Outland and betrayed his people, Rommath forsook his loyalty to the prince and instead chose to remain loyal to his people.
Despite the changes sweeping Quel'Thalas with the Sunwell restored, Rommath remains an ever-present reminder of darker days not too far gone. His will was severely tested by the betrayal of his twisted prince, and has motivated him to get proactive when it comes to the welfare of his people and country.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Rommath gets some love in 5.1, leading a strike team into an [[spoiler:Alliance-controlled Dalaran]] to save the [[spoiler:Sunreavers from the Kirin Tor.]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: When it became apparent that Kael'thas was destined to die a villain, many players assumed that his [[TheDragon most loyal advocate]] would join him. Not only did this not happen, but Rommath would go on to become one of the more sympathetic and antiheroic ([[GoodIsNotNice in his]] [[DarkisNotEvil own way]]) characters in the series.
* AntiHero: Though never presented as a particularly pleasant chap to be around, Rommath's ruthless MO was, at the end of the day, for the welfare of his people, not adverse to using political scheming nor straight up mind control to keep the country united.
* TheArchmage
* TheAtoner: Played with. Rommath does express a certain degree of mild regret for his past misdeeds, though prefers to think of the future than seek complete redemption for the past.
* BadassLongrobe
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Arrives in Dalaran to save Aethas and the Sunreavers from incarceration or death.]]
* BloodKnight: He apparently "never tires" of slaying Alliance, whom he believes attempted to [[FantasticRacism massacre his people]] during the Third War.
* BreakTheHaughty: The betrayal of Prince Kael'thas hit Rommath the hardest of all, and the grand magister has been portrayed (by turns) as having kept his brusque personality, though intermingled with the hollow arrogance of a broken man.
* BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: Rommath had his magisters employ this on the citizens of Silvermoon.
* BrokenPedestal: Rommath was left more shattered than anyone after Prince Kael'thas went batshit. Rommath was pretty much his mouthpiece in Quel'Thalas, spreading his teachings without question, relayed tales of the glorious future the prince had in store for his people, and was unquestionably Kael's most "loyal advocate." ''Ouch.''
* BrutalHonesty: Seen during his interactions with Aethas, Lor'themar, and even Sylvanas.
* TheCameo: ''Blood of the Highborne'' revealed that Rommath was present in Silvermoon during the Scourge attack. His predecessor, Grand Magister Belo'vir, ordered him to evacuate the city after Arthas threatened to kill them all.
* TheComicallySerious: A strange example. His humour is dark, deadpan and infrequent, yet his personal arcane guardian is a capslock-obsessed Buffy-speaker who refers to Rommath as "HIS HIGH AND POWERFULNESS." That arcane guardians need someone to program their scripted dialogue in makes you wonder just who was responsible for it...
* TheConfidant: He and Halduron are this to Lor'themar.
* CoolMask
* CoolPet: A personal arcane guardian named Arcanis Machanica. Bizarrely, it knows portal magic.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DespairEventHorizon: Subverted retroactively in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''; Rommath came close after Kael'thas's betrayal, but didn't quite cross the line.
* TheDragon: To Kael'thas, at first, being Kael's most loyal advocate before TBC's finale. Nowadays, he and Halduron more or less share the NumberTwo role (to Lor'themar) between them.
* GoodIsNotNice
* HeroicBSOD: Lor'themar suggests he had quite a harsh one after Kael'thas's betrayal.
* HighCollarOfDoom: An interesting variant that covers the lower half of his face.
* HonestAdvisor
* JerkassHasAPoint: In regards to the Kirin Tor begging for their help when they're in a tight spot, but as soon as they become inconvenient, they're discarded again.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As much of an asshole as he can be, Rommath does genuinely love his people and his country. Naturally, we see far more of this after his HeelFaceTurn.
* KnightInSourArmor
* MagicStaff
* TheManBehindTheMan: Played straight during the earlier era of ''The Burning Crusade''; Rommath was rarely referenced by name, though his influence and machinations ensured Lor'themar's rule proceeded soundly.
* MarkedChange: Of the PowerTattoo variety; he appears to have runic tattoos on his arms.
* MisplacedRetribution: He despises the Alliance due to his people's (and [[ItsPersonal his own]]) near-execution at the hands of Garithos, though Garithos was working from his own personal racism and was far removed from the hierarchy of any existing Alliance members.
** Rommath holds the belief that the Kirin Tor (in whose dungeons Rommath and the rest of Kael's company were sentenced to die a rather unjust death) could and should have done something to avert it, but did not. Whether or not this is the case is ambiguous.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Averted hard with Kael'thas, though Halduron and Lor'themar both thought it was touch and go for a while.
* OddFriendship: Rommath and Halduron, who lead the two most opposed, diverse, and unalike facets of blood elven culture. According to Halduron, it kicked in around the time Romm chose to fight for Quel'Thalas instead of their treacherous prince.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Blood elves already live longer than humans, but he comments in the quest "What's in the Box?" that "it has been an age of the world or more since I felt any emotion at even a fraction of that," after the player kills a sha creature that comes out of the aforementioned box. He also refers to Aethas Sunreaver as a "young upstart".
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Utilizing Kael'thas's (in truth, Illidan's) teachings was how Rommath retook Silvermoon from the Scourge.
* PeopleOfHairColor: He doesn't seem to care much for the divide between the modern quel and sin'dorei, and dislikes having to fight the former.
* PermissionToSpeakFreely: He quotes the sarcastic end of this trope to Lor'themar, who knows at this point that if Rommath has something to say, he's sure as hell going to hear it.
* PlayingWithFire: Rommath, judging by his in-game abilities, appears to have a preference for fire magic.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Halduron's blue. His outfit is even crimson to Halduron's cobalt.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: The gist of his [[spoiler:Dalaran rescue mission.]]
* [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, Dark, Handsome]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky and Snarky]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dishes one out to Aethas in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: He states this to the player in regards to the [[spoiler:Dalaran purge, chiefly Jaina returning Dalaran to the Alliance and the Silver Covenant imprisoning Sunreavers and killing their Dragonhawks.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kael'thas at first, though ultimately to Quel'Thalas.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Side effect of being able to forcibly command dissidents to sing you praises, though following Kael'thas' betrayal, he no longer qualifies.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Leaked sound files in the Cataclysm beta revealed that Rommath was originally going to be a Twilight's Hammer defector and spy, most likely acting as the Horde counterpart to Archbishop Benedictus. However, the dialogue was never implemented, so for all intents and purposes the plot thread was cut and the dialogue should be considered non-canon.
!!Halduron Brightwing
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->'''Class:''' Hunter
The Ranger-General of Silvermoon and the leader of the Farstriders, a blood elven group of rangers dedicated to defending their homeland against any and all threats to its safety and prosperity. A ranger of prodigious talent himself, Halduron was promoted after the fall of his predecessor, Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner during the [[ZombieApocalypse Scourge invasion]] that saw Quel'Thalas nearly destroyed. Halduron was largely the TokenGoodTeammate for the blood elves prior to the end of their focal expansion, proving a more conservative and moderate voice in the affairs of people, contrasted by the more radical approaches of Rommath and his Magisters and Lady Liadrin and her Blood Knights.
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* AgentPeacock
* ArcherArchetype
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast: "Did you think we could not sense you befouling our forest? You are not welcome here, creature, and you will not be suffered to live."
** FourStarBadass
* BigDamnHeroes: Twice in ''Blood of the Highborne'': he saved Lor'themar's life during the Scourge attack, and showed up to aid the Blood Knights when they fell into Dar'Khan's trap.
* ColdBloodedTorture: He oversaw the prolonged torture of Zul'jin. Liadrin even called him out for [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim not just killing him.]]
* DecoyDamsel: Rare male example. In his very first appearance, Halduron pretended to be a defenseless, elderly man to lure an overconfident Amani raiding party into jumping him head on.
* DualWielding: Wields two short swords/daggers when not using his bow.
* EnemyMine: He and Vol'jin joined forces with Vereesa against Zul'Aman.
* TheConsigliere
* FantasticRacism: Not harshly, but he did object to allowing a human to train with the Farstriders.
* FingerlessGloves: In-game.
* {{Foil}}: To both Lor'themar and Rommath. In regards to Theron, Halduron represents the life the regent lord was born to lead, yet robbed of by taking up the mantle of leadership. As the former second-in-command to Ranger General Sylvanas, it would probably have been Lor'themar who ascended to her place instead of Halduron, had he not been chosen as regent. In regards to Rommath, Halduron represents the polar opposite end of the spectrum: tradition vs progress, the past vs the future, conservatism vs proactivity, etc. They clash nicely.
* {{Expy}}: He shares quite a few similarities (both appearance and personality-wise) with [[TheLordOfTheRings Haldir of Lothlórien]], right down to the name and [[ArcherArchetype fighting style]].
* ForestRanger
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He quotes this nearly word for word to Lor'themar in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He's capable of ruthlessness when the occasion calls for it.
* GuiltFreeExterminationWar: Subverted. He's aware that this is pretty much the only outcome of the war with the Zandalari, but goes out of his way to absolve you of guilt for it and say the blood is all on his own hands.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lor'themar, though a slight rift seems to have developed as of late.
* HonestAdvisor
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: In TBC.
* NumberTwo: For Lor'themar. While Lor'themar has lost touch with his ranger roots after years of playing politics, Halduron is as skilled as ever.
* OddFriendship: With Rommath. Despite being rivals when it comes to the government of Quel'Thalas, Halduron developed a respect and trust for the grand magister after Rommath remained loyal to Silvermoon in the wake of Kael'thas' betrayal.
** He gets on pretty well with Vol'jin, too, despite their racial differences.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Rommath's red. His outfit is even cobalt to Rommath's crimson.
* SecretKeeper: He was one of the very few people who knew the true identity of Anveena. Unfortunately, so was Kael'thas.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: His stalking and subsequent disposal of the Amani troll Ter'lij showcased his hunting skills pretty well, even when he himself is the bait.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Halduron's name has been misspelled a few times since his inception. He's been referred to as "Haulduron" and "Hal'duron" (also "Bright-wing" in ''Tides of War''), though it's probably an oversight.
* TheLancer
* TokenGoodTeammate: Halduron was this for most of ''The Burning Crusade'', teased as early as the first bout of Blood Elf Paladin lore hit. While the government was run mainly by the proactively aggressive magisters and the first generation Blood Knights were fast-gaining popularity, Halduron strived to preserve the soul of the Farstriders, such as strongly opposing the maltreatment of M'uru. He represents the more conservative side of Quel'Thalas, and is one of the blood elves most in touch with the roots of their fallen high elven society.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Averted. Mostly. "What I ask of you is little short of genocide..."
* YouAreNotAlone: How he helped Lor'themar get out of his slump in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
!!Lady Liadrin
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->'''Class:''' Paladin
The matriarch and supreme leader of the Blood Knight order, Lady Liadrin is an IronLady and IceQueen whose hands were stained dark with evil by the climax of ''The Burning Crusade''. After seeking forgiveness for her role in the downfall of the naaru M'uru (and learning that events were put into motion far beyond her control), Liadrin began her journey towards redemption, culminating in the restoration of the blood elves' sacred Sunwell. This monumental event has wrought on a new perspective for the Blood Knight matriarch, who has since embraced the positive teachings she had once disdained, and now seeks to break the magical addiction ravaging her people and restoring the sin'dorei to their greatness.
She was the main character in the long-awaited ''Blood of the Highborne'', detailing her backstory and rise to power.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Her novella. More broadly, her role in ''The Burning Crusade'' could count, seeing as she was the mouthpiece in later patches for Silvermoon's blood elves.
* ActionGirl: She's a retribution paladin in-game. When she was still in Silvermoon she lacked a blade, so she'd fight players with her bare fists.
* TheAtoner: After receiving forgiveness for her part in M'uru's exploitation, Liadrin began an arc-long quest towards redemption. Fighting alongside the faction formed to take down the twisted prince, Liadrin was present to see the Sunwell restored firsthand. This, in turn, wrought on another perspective for the Blood Knight matriarch: Liadrin has since openly stated that the road towards reclaiming the blood elves' glory of old will be a hard one, but with the more positive fate provided by the Sunwell awaiting them, they will achieve it.
* {{Badass}}: You'd have to be to fight off raids of players with your bare hands.
** Lorewise, she TookALevelInBadass, from a disenfranchised priestess to a DarkActionGirl and leader of the Blood Knights.
* BenevolentBoss: Her training is hard, but she cares for the Blood Knight order deeply and takes pride in her subordinates' success.
* BloodKnight: [[JustForPun Pun aside]], she actually averts it for the most part.
* BreakTheHaughty: Liadrin was humbled (as in, physically overwhelmed) by the power of the restored Sunwell. That, combined with her revised IronLady act, certainly qualify her.
* CharacterDevelopment: Retroactively in ''Blood of the Highborne'', which covers her roots from well-intentioned priestess to vengeful warrior, then finally to the iron paladin we met in TBC.
* {{Depower}}: After Kael'thas stole M'uru, though it didn't last.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The Alonsus Chapel. Liadrin doesn't think the false paladins of the world acknowledge her order as #1, so she burns their chapel, kills an otherwise friendly paladin NPC, and then takes down a raid of other paladins waiting outside. It's rendered somewhat dubious canon with ''Cataclysm'' pretty much retconning the bulk of this particular quest, but still...
* EasilyForgiven: Played with, around the initial Sunwell patch. Despite the self-admitted "evil (she) had wrought," little more than an apology was enough to get in the good books of the Sha'tar.
* EvilMatriarch: Played straight until the redemption arc, during which she deconstructs it soundly.
* FallenHero: After her novella, some would argue her BC incarnation was this.
* GoodIsNotSoft
* HappilyAdopted: By Vandellor after her parents were slain by forest trolls.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Liadrin's dependence on M'uru to fuel her order would backfire spectacularly, when the man who had "gifted" the naaru to her in the first place stole him away.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: She was forced to kill both her foster father, risen as an undead, and her Wretched apprentice, Galell.
* KnightInSourArmor
* LightningBruiser: Back in TBC.
* TheMedic: When she was a priestess.
* MercyKill: She suggested that Halduron give this to a captured Zul'jin, and their decision to keep him alive for torture is what gave the Amani raiders time to rescue him.
* MisplacedRetribution: Her resentment and manipulation of the Light, though she got better.
* MoralityPet: Salandria, though not truly explored. It was more the gesture that counted.
* PutOnABus: After TBC. She's the only blood elf leader who hasn't really had a large role or characterization since.
** CommutingOnABus: She got a cameo during the Quel'Delar chain, and Rommath corresponds with her in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''. She's also mentioned a fair bit by her fellow sin'dorei leaders (such as Lor'themar in the same story).
* ProphecyTwist: Liadrin and her Blood Knights were heading quite towards the "dark destiny" awaiting the blood elves teased on the encyclopedia. Though somewhat accurate to begin with, a late expansion twist saw Liadrin engage in a HeelFaceTurn to stop the true blood elven villain from damning the entire race: Prince Kael'thas and his ilk.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After the Scourge invasion, she rededicated her life to hunting down and slaying any undead in the Ghostlands.
* ShipTease: With Lor'themar in ''Blood of the Highborne''. Sometimes subtly, other times not.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead
* SurvivorsGuilt: Big time.
!!Aethas Sunreaver
->'''Class:''' Mage
The leader of the Sunreavers, and [[spoiler: (formerly)]] a member of the Kirin Tor's Council of Six. He managed to get the Horde accepted into Dalaran, and even succeeded in the official readmittance of blood elves into the Kirin Tor. He remains deeply critical of the Horde's Warchief, Garrosh Hellscream, and is of the opinion that the Sin'dorei would do well to get as far away from his rule as possible.
Unfortunately for him, [[spoiler: Garrosh himself has agents and spies within the Sunreavers, whom the Warchief uses multiple times in order to locate and seize weapons of mass destruction. Jaina (the Kirin Tor's new leader after Garrosh killed the last one) eventually learns of this, and boots the entirety of the Sunreavers from Dalaran, removing Aethas from his spot on the council and imprisoning him. He ends up rescued by Rommath and returns to Quel'Thalas with the other Sunreavers that escaped the purge.]]
* AFriendInNeed: [[spoiler:Rommath goes out of his way to save him during the Purge of Dalaran, despite the pair not having the... tightest relationship.]]
* AscendedExtra: Played a relatively small role in ''Wrath of the Lich King'' and a bit of an expanded one in Lor'themar's short story, but in patch 5.1 of ''Mists of Pandaria'' he suddenly steps into the limelight.
* [[spoiler:AmbiguousInnocence: The Horde-side Landfall quests go to lengths to convey his disdain for Garrosh and the "true" Horde at large, which makes the chances of his complicity in the Divine Bell heist dubious. That said, he acts incredibly suspicious.]]
* TheArchmage
* BadassPacifist: He's a big advocate of peace, but isn't afraid to stand his ground and speak his mind.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: He has a high rank and was even one of the Council of Six members, but he didn't exist in the canon until WotLK and the overlapping ''Mage'' manga. His "out of nowhere" appearance wasn't handled very elegantly either until ''In the Shadow of the Sun'' was canonized to elaborate on it a bit.
* CharacterTics: Subverted. He wears a helmet at all times which masks his expressions, though his body language occasionally still gives it away.
* CoolMask: Never seen without it.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Lor'themar thinks Aethas has a hard time juggling his loyalties to Quel'Thalas and the Kirin Tor.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Jaina effortlessly guns down his high magi and incarcerates him before he can lift a finger.]]
* TheFaceless
* {{Foil}}: For Rommath and Jaina.
* HumiliationConga: Big time in ''Mists of Pandaria''. [[spoiler:He's accused of a crime he tried to cover up, effortlessly captured and incarcerated, saved by his biggest critic, is forced to flee the city he had woke up that morning ruling ''through its sewers'', witnesses the aftermath of his life's work blowing up in his face, and exhaustedly collapses in front of Lor'themar back in Silvermoon.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Somewhat, considering both he and Rhonin recommended [[TheMole Thalen Songweaver]] (a spy for Garrosh Hellscream) as a gesture of goodwill.
* InformedAbility: Like Rommath, he's considered quite a powerful magus, but has yet to really display his magical power.
* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Aethas nearly collapses in front of Lor'themar in 5.1, desperately informing him about what occurred in Dalaran between trying to catch his breath.]]
* IWantThemAlive: [[spoiler:Jaina wants him to be recaptured and brought before her alive in 5.2.]]
* MagicStaff
* OddFriendship: Seems to be burgeoning with Rommath. He also expressed a great respect and admiration for Jaina in ''Tides of War'', [[spoiler:though that went downhill fast]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: If somewhat inept at controlling his own people.
* SkilledButNaive
* [[spoiler:SmugSnake acts like this after Jaina acuses him of betraying the Kirin Tor, whether he's actually guilty or not however isn't clear]].
* SourSupporter: To the Horde following Garrosh's rise to power.
** Borders on not being a supporter at all, given he actually approved of moving ''against'' the Horde at Theramore, and straight up states that the blood elves need to ''leave'' the Horde.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Though not always.
* [[spoiler:YouCantGoHomeAgain]]
!!Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher
->''"Greetings, my name is Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher. I have spent the better part of a lifetime training in the art of sorcery and gathering like-minded Blood Elves to form the Reliquary. You see, there are ancient, powerful relics found throughout this world that I plan to use to free my people from their addiction and unify them again as the proud, indomitable race we once were. Magic is something to be embraced and, I assure you, a force that can be utilized free of corruption with proper teaching. As it stands, the other races of the Alliance and even the Horde mock our kind for our half destroyed capital, still-standing statues of Sunstrider and blunder after blunder across the world. No more."''
->'''Class:''' Mage
High Examiner Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher is the leader of the Reliquary. He's out to acquire powerful magical artifacts for his people's use, to free them from their addiction to magic through controlled means.
* HighClassGlass: He sports a fantastic monocle.
* MagicStaff
* PowerFloats: He's seen in a constant state of levitation.
** MidairBobbing
* PurposelyOverpowered: Subverted: he has an incredible amount of HP and is a ?? boss besides, but isn't tagged for PVP and can't be fought in-game.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: His moderate outlook on magic clashes quite a bit with the BC-era magisters'.
* RousingSpeech: See his quote above.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Icon of Blood]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Standard practice for Warcraft elves.
* DueToTheDead: They renamed their entire race in honor of the fallen high elves.
* FairWeatherFriend: By Lor'themar's own admission, Quel'Thalas is in the Horde only as long as that alliance is in the best interests of his people, [[spoiler:as Garrosh Hellscream nearly learns the hard way.]] Quel'Thalas has a long history of this mindset.
** Rather strange, considering Lor'themar is quite patriotic when it comes to the Horde. Moreso than Sylvanas and Gallywix, anyway.
--> ''"We shape our own destiny, today! We are the Horde! We do NOT back down!"''
* {{Leitmotif}}: The ''Lament of the Highborne''.
* OurElvesAreBetter: Blood elves are a diverse race, encompassing quite a few elven archetypes.
!!Lor'themar Theron
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->''"Be strong. Kael'thas has betrayed us and what we know is in flux, but do not lose heart. We will endure, as we always have. Arthas did not crush our spirit when he swept through our land, and neither will Kael'thas. Let it serve as a lesson to us all as we move forward to our prosperous future."''
->'''Class:''' Ranger (Although he rarely actually fights at range)
The regent lord of Quel'Thalas and the blood elf racial leader. He was the former second-in-command to Ranger General Sylvanas, and following her downfall would probably have taken the spot had he not taken up the regency for the absent prince. Lor'themar was a war hero during the Second War, and survived the Scourge invasion during the third. He's been the blood elf racial leader since ''The Burning Crusade'''s launch, though received little development during the expansion despite the blood elves playing a central role throughout it.
Lor'themar's relentless underuse eventually turned him into a bizarre mix of EnsembleDarkhorse and running gag among the fandom, the regent lord's lack of plot relevance leading to a great deal of fanfiction centered around him (one of which won a global writing contest and was even canonized by Blizzard).
Lor'themar has gradually appeared more and more over the years, going from a largely [[DependingOnTheWriter writer-dependent character]] to a well-rounded leader [[CharacterRerailment combining aspects of all of his characterization thus far]]. His rise to power has been explored retroactively (''In the Shadow of the Sun'', ''Blood Of the Highborne'') and his role in the overall narrative has been expanded considerably, taking him from a near-universal joke to [[spoiler:one of the Horde's most popular characters and a surprising former candidate for Warchief. Lor'themar ''repeatedly'' makes it clear he wouldn't want the role, though, because he despises politics and would rather be on the battlefield.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Set to gain his in the patch cycle of ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* AndZoidberg: A meta example, in that his lack of prominence in the game has led to fans not knowing who he is compared to other faction leaders. Lampshaded in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZBU257ERE [=WoW=]-based parody of the Discovery Channel's Boomdeyada videos]], which since spawned this famous line:
-->'''Lor'themar''': My name is Lor'themar!
-->'''Random Blood Elf''': ''Who?''
* ArchEnemy: Dar'kahn, who [[EvilAllAlong befriended]] Lor'themar in the past so the Scourge could get into Quel'thalas. Though Lor'themar misses out on fighting him twice.
* TheAtoner: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in ''In the Shadow of the Sun'', to both his guilt and sorrow.
--> If he had held any hope of atonement before—and perhaps he had—the Plaguelands' desolation had smothered it, as it did all that lived and dreamed. These bridges had burned long ago, his own hand setting them to flame.
* {{Badass}}: A war hero who made his debut in the series spattered in the gore of his enemies, and a zombie apocalypse survivor. To put the latter into perspective, Lor'themar fought his way right to the Sunwell during the undead onslaught, despite being [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction heavily wounded]] and [[EyeScream losing the use of his left eye]].
** {{Badass Decay}}: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] and [[JustifiedTrope justified]]: Lor'themar going from a celebrated, badass ranger to a politician stuck behind a desk is a key plot point of his narrative. This is further explored in ''Mists of Pandaria'', where he takes a hands-on approach to the Horde's political intrigue ''and'' takes to the front lines again.
** BadassBaritone: GideonEmery gives him a downright sexy voice in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
** BadassBoast: He delivers one [[spoiler:to Jaina Proudmoore who has previously demonstrated the ability to [[PersonOfMassDestruction wipe out a city on her own]].]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Lor'themar Theron yells:''' Proudmoore! You will release my people from the Violet Hold or I will cut you down myself!]]
** BadassInCharge: Lor'themar keeping Quel'Thalas strong and united through some of its darkest days is an often-overlooked aspect of his badassery.
** BadassNormal: Like Garrosh and Baine, Lor'themar lacks any real powers. He does possess a few spellbreaker techniques beyond his ranger training but his primary power comes from brute strength and skill with his sword.
** FourStarBadass: Back when he was a ranger lord, he was said to be directly beneath Sylvanas, the ranger general herself!
*** In the scenario "Tear Down This Wall!", Scout Captain Elsia says he should not risk himself by fighting on the front lines, but he says "Nonsense. This is where I belong."
* BecomingTheMask: In his short story, he thinks back to how difficult it used to be to drape himself in the "mantle of authority." As he's grown into the role, the act comes to him far more naturally.
* BeneathTheMask: A pretty reluctant leader who deeply regrets some of the things he's forced himself to do, and nowhere near as sure of himself as he puts on in public. He also pines for his days lost as a Farstrider.
* {{BFS}}: His new sword as of ''Cataclysm''.
* TheBigGuy: Finds politics exhausting, preferring to use his blade to solve problems.
* BloodKnight: Very much so, he despises politics and doesn't even really want to be Regent Lord (Hence why he refuses to be King), but he keeps the position for the sake of his people. But he would much, much rather be leading a charge than sitting in his throne room.
--> ''"THIS is who I am! No paperwork, no politics, just the white hot fury of magic and steel!"''
* ButtMonkey: Was viewed as this at a meta level for a very long time before ''Mists''. In-universe, he was also at the mercy of Sylvanas' whims, with Forsaken support in the Ghostlands being the only thing stopping the Scourge from being a complete threat to Silvermoon. It was also subtly implied that the rest of the Horde looked down upon the blood elves as a whole. However, this has all been subverted since he TookALevelInBadass in ''Mists''.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: It took a while for Lor'themar to find his narrative stride.
* CoolSword
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: On the Isle of Thunder, he shoots down a Zandalari beast rider from the sky and into the water. He then fires another arrow which causes the troll to [[LudicrousGibs explode]].
* DefectorFromDecadence: Theron turns the country against Prince Kael'thas when he learns of the prince's collaboration with the Burning Legion. He nearly pulled it again in regards to Garrosh's increasingly polarizing Horde, but [[spoiler:TookAThirdOption and backed the rebellion instead.]]
* DependingOnTheWriter: Lor'themar is portrayed very inconsistently, depending on whether you're looking at ''Manga/WarcraftTheSunwellTrilogy'', ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', or ''In Shadow Of the Sun''. ''Mists of Pandaria'' appear to be mixing all three portrayals together smoothly, making it seem more like CharacterDevelopment than anything else.
** His relationship with other characters varies too. In ''The Sunwell Trilogy'' Lor'themar is on good terms with Sylvanas but in ''In Shadow Of the Sun'' their relations are more strained. Halduron is portrayed as Lor'themar's best friend in the ''The Sunwell Trilogy'' and ''In Shadow Of the Sun'', but WoW seems to have Halduron secretly disliking Lor'themar. Though it is probable that he's just frustrated with him. He does tell Vereesa to shut it when she calls Lor'themar a coward. The two have presumably just hit a rough spot.
* DemotedToExtra: He had a somewhat important role in the comic as the SecretKeeper, but nothing ultimately came of it, though he casts off the trope in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* DirtyBusiness: How he viewed what the blood elves [[IDidWhatIHadToDo had to do]] to reclaim their home, reasoning that the Sunwell probably wouldn't have been restored had they not been done.
* DividedWeFall: His rationale behind banishing the high elf remnants.
* EyepatchOfPower: In the ''Sunwell trilogy'' he was missing an eye. In WoW he had both due to OnlySixFaces. Artwork even portrayed him this way until his official short story came out, which included the picture that's now on this article. He's gained a proper eyepatch over his left eye in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* FantasticRacism: In the ''Sunwell Trilogy'', he is shown to have a bit of patronizing attitude toward [[HalfHumanHybrid Half elves]]. Though he's surprisingly ok with humans and undead.
* ForestRanger
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Halduron almost quotes this word for word to him in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* GuileHero
* TheGoodChancellor: Especially in comparison to the last two leaders of Quel'Thalas: he has none of Anasterian's damning prejudice and none of Kael'thas's... raving insanity.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: A good scar over his missing eye.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Though in the Sunwell manga he wore one in a flashback.
* HeroesPreferSwords: While confirmed as a ranger, Lor'themar appears to have a preference towards melee combat, rather than ranged. Though he ''is'' missing an eye, which would make it difficult to fight with ranged weaponry.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He is supposedly this with his second-in-command Halduron Brightwing, though as stated above it seems their relationship might be more strained than it appears.
** Their relationship appears to be patched up a bit as of MoP.
* HotBlooded: In the manga. Shades of this come into play in MoP, too.
* ImHavingSoulPains: During his trip back from Quel'Lithien:
--> He could not possibly become any more frozen than he already felt. The snowflakes drove into his face and rubbed his skin raw.
* ItsPersonal: In regards to Dar'Khan. And now [[spoiler:with Garrosh recklessly throwing his peoples' lives away to get the Divine Bell,]] Garrosh Hellscream's on his list, too.
* LetsGetDangerous: His depiction in-game has been less than flattering, but patch 5.1 of ''Mists of Pandaria'' finally shows him taking action and stepping up to the plate.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Wielded one before his gear update.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Played with. He still has his best friend, but he was forced to exile several of his other former Farstrider comrades after his regency.
* MagicKnight: He has access to anti-magic attacks and a few spells in-game, but he's a fairly standard ranger lore-wise.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: He's startled when he loses the use of his left eye to an undead guardian in ''Blood of the Highborne'', though quickly composes himself and brushes the injury off with the notion that he closed said eye when wielding his bow anyway.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: With regards to [[spoiler: Garrosh.]]
* NobodyTouchesTheHair: If you [[StopPokingMe keep clicking on him]], he'll tell you this.
* NumberTwo: To Sylvanas, in his backstory. Interesting in that Sylvanas tends to order him around as though nothing's changed since then.
** Halduron and Rommath seem to share the role between them, to Lor'themar.
* OfferedTheCrown: Both Halduron and Rommath think he should claim it, and considering they're the two highest officials at Quel'Thalas's political table other than Theron himself... [[spoiler:And even with Garrosh's increased racism towards Blood Elves and using them as merely tools to acquire the Divine Bell, when he proclaims the forces of Silvermoon be ready for anything, Rommath even suggests that he would make a better WARCHIEF than Garrosh.]]
* OneHandedZweihander: His character model still wields his sword in one hand, despite it now being a {{BFS}}.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: One interpretation of his lack of relevance until recently, with most of the other racial leaders receiving attention. Ironically, many fans view his ultimate characterization as having been handled ''better'' than many of the other leaders.
* RagsToRoyalty: He went from a forest ranger to ruling the country from the royal palace of Silvermoon.
** Though to be fair, he did climb the ladder to a pretty respectable military rank (second-in-command to the military leader of Quel'Thalas, in fact) before then.
* RealMenWearPink: Despite his badassery, Lor'themar appears to be somewhat sensitive about people touching his hair.
* RegentForLife: Of his own choosing, it would seem, since -- regardless of the traitor prince's decree -- more than one of Theron's associates believe he has a valid claim to the throne at this point.
* RousingSpeech: Dishes a few out in the manga and ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* SecretKeeper: He was one of the very few people who knew the true identity of Anveena. Unfortunately, so was Kael'thas.
* SilverFox
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some of the more literary-challenged characters have a hard time saying his given name.
* StillTheLeader: Played with a bit in ''In the Shadow of the Sun'' after Sylvanas forces him to dedicate troops to the war effort.
* StopPokingMe: One of few faction leaders to get a StopPokingMe line. "Do not. Touch. THE HAIR."
* SympatheticPOV: In ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: Lor'themar backs Vol'jin's Darkspear rebellion instead of Garrosh or the Alliance.]]
* TheChainsOfCommand: Big time.
* TheLeader: Reluctantly, at first, though he's grown into the role.
* TheSoCalledCoward: His martial backstory (Lor'themar made his debut in ''Tides of Darkness'' spattered in the blood of trolls and orcs he had cut down, and fought his way through an ''undead apocalypse head-on'' a few years later) and impressive feats of leadership (not to mention fighting on the front lines regardless of danger to his person in ''Mists of Pandaria'') quite undermine Vereesa's accusations of cowardice.
* TheStarscream: Lor'themar fully anticipated the burgeoning rebellion against [[spoiler:Garrosh]], even flirting with the idea that he'll have to [[spoiler:usurp Garrosh as Warchief]] himself.
* TheStrategist: Lor'themar prefers strategy and planning to brute force. Particularly prevalent throughout his interactions with Garrosh. Even this guy picks up on it:
-->'''Tak-Tak''': Garrosh [[BloodKnight all about strength]]! Lor'themar all about strategy.
* TookALevelInBadass: Absolutely everything he does in ''Mists of Pandaria'' completely reverses everyone's opinion of him, both in-universe and from fans.
** In ''Shadow of the Sun'', it's suggested Sylvanas has Lor'themar on a leash and he must bend to her whims when she demands it. Come the Siege of Orgrimmar, Lor'themar is leading the charge and giving direct orders to ''her''. He is also absolutely scathing when she suggests using the Val'kyr to raise his fallen troops, and even warns her against raising Alliance troops, saying [[NotYourProblem it'll be her problem to deal with should the Alliance retaliate to the desecration of their fallen troops]], not his.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In the Quel'Delar event and 4.1, Lor'themar is negatively depicted (trying to confiscate the sword from any non-Blood Elf player) and his best friend Halduron is shown to tire of this attitude. In 4.1, he objects to the High Elven "exiles" coming onto his land to fight their common enemy, the Amani Trolls.
** TookALevelInKindness: His earlier [[TookALevelInJerkass level gained in jerkass]] is reversed supremely in ''Mists of Pandaria''.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Lor'themar didn't anticipate his prince going nuts and the entire kingdom's future falling into his lap alone.
* UnwittingPawn: ''In the Shadow of the Sun'' portrays him as this to Sylvanas. She blackmails him into aiding the Horde offensive in Northrend right after the events of the Sunwell Plateau (when, by Lor'themar's own words, they hadn't even had a chance to bury the dead) by threatening to pull her troops from the Ghostlands.
** Subverted somewhat in that Lor'themar ''knew'' this was occurring; he was aware that he had no true choice in the matter, and thus went along with it. He was more of an unwitting pawn to Dar'Khan Drathir.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lor'themar banished the high elves in opposition to the prince's new arcane-sucking teachings, including several of his former Farstrider comrades. His history with Dar'Khan counts too.
* WithAFriendAndAStranger: He began his regency aided by his longtime best friend and a mage whom he had probably never met before; Rommath had lived in Dalaran for a long while, while Theron and Halduron were rangers back home.
* YesMan: Subverted. Rommath and Halduron give him a hard time for bowing down to Sylvanas's wishes, but Theron takes the opposite approach with [[spoiler:Garrosh]].
* YouAreInCommandNow
* YouAreNotAlone: How his best friend Halduron helped him out of his slump after the Quel'Lithien fiasco.
!!Grand Magister Rommath
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->'''Class:''' Mage
Grand Magister of Quel'Thalas and formerly a devout servant of Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider. He was initially sent from Outland back to Azeroth to teach the blood elves remaining in Quel'Thalas the ways of draining magic to sate their magical addiction, as well as to prepare its citizens for the exodus to Kael'thas' "promised land" of Outland. As Prince Kael'thas returned from Outland and betrayed his people, Rommath forsook his loyalty to the prince and instead chose to remain loyal to his people.
Despite the changes sweeping Quel'Thalas with the Sunwell restored, Rommath remains an ever-present reminder of darker days not too far gone. His will was severely tested by the betrayal of his twisted prince, and has motivated him to get proactive when it comes to the welfare of his people and country.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Rommath gets some love in 5.1, leading a strike team into an [[spoiler:Alliance-controlled Dalaran]] to save the [[spoiler:Sunreavers from the Kirin Tor.]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: When it became apparent that Kael'thas was destined to die a villain, many players assumed that his [[TheDragon most loyal advocate]] would join him. Not only did this not happen, but Rommath would go on to become one of the more sympathetic and antiheroic ([[GoodIsNotNice in his]] [[DarkisNotEvil own way]]) characters in the series.
* AntiHero: Though never presented as a particularly pleasant chap to be around, Rommath's ruthless MO was, at the end of the day, for the welfare of his people, not adverse to using political scheming nor straight up mind control to keep the country united.
* TheArchmage
* TheAtoner: Played with. Rommath does express a certain degree of mild regret for his past misdeeds, though prefers to think of the future than seek complete redemption for the past.
* BadassLongrobe
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Arrives in Dalaran to save Aethas and the Sunreavers from incarceration or death.]]
* BloodKnight: He apparently "never tires" of slaying Alliance, whom he believes attempted to [[FantasticRacism massacre his people]] during the Third War.
* BreakTheHaughty: The betrayal of Prince Kael'thas hit Rommath the hardest of all, and the grand magister has been portrayed (by turns) as having kept his brusque personality, though intermingled with the hollow arrogance of a broken man.
* BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: Rommath had his magisters employ this on the citizens of Silvermoon.
* BrokenPedestal: Rommath was left more shattered than anyone after Prince Kael'thas went batshit. Rommath was pretty much his mouthpiece in Quel'Thalas, spreading his teachings without question, relayed tales of the glorious future the prince had in store for his people, and was unquestionably Kael's most "loyal advocate." ''Ouch.''
* BrutalHonesty: Seen during his interactions with Aethas, Lor'themar, and even Sylvanas.
* TheCameo: ''Blood of the Highborne'' revealed that Rommath was present in Silvermoon during the Scourge attack. His predecessor, Grand Magister Belo'vir, ordered him to evacuate the city after Arthas threatened to kill them all.
* TheComicallySerious: A strange example. His humour is dark, deadpan and infrequent, yet his personal arcane guardian is a capslock-obsessed Buffy-speaker who refers to Rommath as "HIS HIGH AND POWERFULNESS." That arcane guardians need someone to program their scripted dialogue in makes you wonder just who was responsible for it...
* TheConfidant: He and Halduron are this to Lor'themar.
* CoolMask
* CoolPet: A personal arcane guardian named Arcanis Machanica. Bizarrely, it knows portal magic.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DespairEventHorizon: Subverted retroactively in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''; Rommath came close after Kael'thas's betrayal, but didn't quite cross the line.
* TheDragon: To Kael'thas, at first, being Kael's most loyal advocate before TBC's finale. Nowadays, he and Halduron more or less share the NumberTwo role (to Lor'themar) between them.
* GoodIsNotNice
* HeroicBSOD: Lor'themar suggests he had quite a harsh one after Kael'thas's betrayal.
* HighCollarOfDoom: An interesting variant that covers the lower half of his face.
* HonestAdvisor
* JerkassHasAPoint: In regards to the Kirin Tor begging for their help when they're in a tight spot, but as soon as they become inconvenient, they're discarded again.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As much of an asshole as he can be, Rommath does genuinely love his people and his country. Naturally, we see far more of this after his HeelFaceTurn.
* KnightInSourArmor
* MagicStaff
* TheManBehindTheMan: Played straight during the earlier era of ''The Burning Crusade''; Rommath was rarely referenced by name, though his influence and machinations ensured Lor'themar's rule proceeded soundly.
* MarkedChange: Of the PowerTattoo variety; he appears to have runic tattoos on his arms.
* MisplacedRetribution: He despises the Alliance due to his people's (and [[ItsPersonal his own]]) near-execution at the hands of Garithos, though Garithos was working from his own personal racism and was far removed from the hierarchy of any existing Alliance members.
** Rommath holds the belief that the Kirin Tor (in whose dungeons Rommath and the rest of Kael's company were sentenced to die a rather unjust death) could and should have done something to avert it, but did not. Whether or not this is the case is ambiguous.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Averted hard with Kael'thas, though Halduron and Lor'themar both thought it was touch and go for a while.
* OddFriendship: Rommath and Halduron, who lead the two most opposed, diverse, and unalike facets of blood elven culture. According to Halduron, it kicked in around the time Romm chose to fight for Quel'Thalas instead of their treacherous prince.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Blood elves already live longer than humans, but he comments in the quest "What's in the Box?" that "it has been an age of the world or more since I felt any emotion at even a fraction of that," after the player kills a sha creature that comes out of the aforementioned box. He also refers to Aethas Sunreaver as a "young upstart".
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Utilizing Kael'thas's (in truth, Illidan's) teachings was how Rommath retook Silvermoon from the Scourge.
* PeopleOfHairColor: He doesn't seem to care much for the divide between the modern quel and sin'dorei, and dislikes having to fight the former.
* PermissionToSpeakFreely: He quotes the sarcastic end of this trope to Lor'themar, who knows at this point that if Rommath has something to say, he's sure as hell going to hear it.
* PlayingWithFire: Rommath, judging by his in-game abilities, appears to have a preference for fire magic.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Halduron's blue. His outfit is even crimson to Halduron's cobalt.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: The gist of his [[spoiler:Dalaran rescue mission.]]
* [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, Dark, Handsome]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky and Snarky]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dishes one out to Aethas in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: He states this to the player in regards to the [[spoiler:Dalaran purge, chiefly Jaina returning Dalaran to the Alliance and the Silver Covenant imprisoning Sunreavers and killing their Dragonhawks.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kael'thas at first, though ultimately to Quel'Thalas.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Side effect of being able to forcibly command dissidents to sing you praises, though following Kael'thas' betrayal, he no longer qualifies.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Leaked sound files in the Cataclysm beta revealed that Rommath was originally going to be a Twilight's Hammer defector and spy, most likely acting as the Horde counterpart to Archbishop Benedictus. However, the dialogue was never implemented, so for all intents and purposes the plot thread was cut and the dialogue should be considered non-canon.
!!Halduron Brightwing
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->'''Class:''' Hunter
The Ranger-General of Silvermoon and the leader of the Farstriders, a blood elven group of rangers dedicated to defending their homeland against any and all threats to its safety and prosperity. A ranger of prodigious talent himself, Halduron was promoted after the fall of his predecessor, Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner during the [[ZombieApocalypse Scourge invasion]] that saw Quel'Thalas nearly destroyed. Halduron was largely the TokenGoodTeammate for the blood elves prior to the end of their focal expansion, proving a more conservative and moderate voice in the affairs of people, contrasted by the more radical approaches of Rommath and his Magisters and Lady Liadrin and her Blood Knights.
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* AgentPeacock
* ArcherArchetype
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast: "Did you think we could not sense you befouling our forest? You are not welcome here, creature, and you will not be suffered to live."
** FourStarBadass
* BigDamnHeroes: Twice in ''Blood of the Highborne'': he saved Lor'themar's life during the Scourge attack, and showed up to aid the Blood Knights when they fell into Dar'Khan's trap.
* ColdBloodedTorture: He oversaw the prolonged torture of Zul'jin. Liadrin even called him out for [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim not just killing him.]]
* DecoyDamsel: Rare male example. In his very first appearance, Halduron pretended to be a defenseless, elderly man to lure an overconfident Amani raiding party into jumping him head on.
* DualWielding: Wields two short swords/daggers when not using his bow.
* EnemyMine: He and Vol'jin joined forces with Vereesa against Zul'Aman.
* TheConsigliere
* FantasticRacism: Not harshly, but he did object to allowing a human to train with the Farstriders.
* FingerlessGloves: In-game.
* {{Foil}}: To both Lor'themar and Rommath. In regards to Theron, Halduron represents the life the regent lord was born to lead, yet robbed of by taking up the mantle of leadership. As the former second-in-command to Ranger General Sylvanas, it would probably have been Lor'themar who ascended to her place instead of Halduron, had he not been chosen as regent. In regards to Rommath, Halduron represents the polar opposite end of the spectrum: tradition vs progress, the past vs the future, conservatism vs proactivity, etc. They clash nicely.
* {{Expy}}: He shares quite a few similarities (both appearance and personality-wise) with [[TheLordOfTheRings Haldir of Lothlórien]], right down to the name and [[ArcherArchetype fighting style]].
* ForestRanger
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He quotes this nearly word for word to Lor'themar in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He's capable of ruthlessness when the occasion calls for it.
* GuiltFreeExterminationWar: Subverted. He's aware that this is pretty much the only outcome of the war with the Zandalari, but goes out of his way to absolve you of guilt for it and say the blood is all on his own hands.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lor'themar, though a slight rift seems to have developed as of late.
* HonestAdvisor
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: In TBC.
* NumberTwo: For Lor'themar. While Lor'themar has lost touch with his ranger roots after years of playing politics, Halduron is as skilled as ever.
* OddFriendship: With Rommath. Despite being rivals when it comes to the government of Quel'Thalas, Halduron developed a respect and trust for the grand magister after Rommath remained loyal to Silvermoon in the wake of Kael'thas' betrayal.
** He gets on pretty well with Vol'jin, too, despite their racial differences.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Rommath's red. His outfit is even cobalt to Rommath's crimson.
* SecretKeeper: He was one of the very few people who knew the true identity of Anveena. Unfortunately, so was Kael'thas.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: His stalking and subsequent disposal of the Amani troll Ter'lij showcased his hunting skills pretty well, even when he himself is the bait.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Halduron's name has been misspelled a few times since his inception. He's been referred to as "Haulduron" and "Hal'duron" (also "Bright-wing" in ''Tides of War''), though it's probably an oversight.
* TheLancer
* TokenGoodTeammate: Halduron was this for most of ''The Burning Crusade'', teased as early as the first bout of Blood Elf Paladin lore hit. While the government was run mainly by the proactively aggressive magisters and the first generation Blood Knights were fast-gaining popularity, Halduron strived to preserve the soul of the Farstriders, such as strongly opposing the maltreatment of M'uru. He represents the more conservative side of Quel'Thalas, and is one of the blood elves most in touch with the roots of their fallen high elven society.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Averted. Mostly. "What I ask of you is little short of genocide..."
* YouAreNotAlone: How he helped Lor'themar get out of his slump in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''.
!!Lady Liadrin
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->'''Class:''' Paladin
The matriarch and supreme leader of the Blood Knight order, Lady Liadrin is an IronLady and IceQueen whose hands were stained dark with evil by the climax of ''The Burning Crusade''. After seeking forgiveness for her role in the downfall of the naaru M'uru (and learning that events were put into motion far beyond her control), Liadrin began her journey towards redemption, culminating in the restoration of the blood elves' sacred Sunwell. This monumental event has wrought on a new perspective for the Blood Knight matriarch, who has since embraced the positive teachings she had once disdained, and now seeks to break the magical addiction ravaging her people and restoring the sin'dorei to their greatness.
She was the main character in the long-awaited ''Blood of the Highborne'', detailing her backstory and rise to power.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Her novella. More broadly, her role in ''The Burning Crusade'' could count, seeing as she was the mouthpiece in later patches for Silvermoon's blood elves.
* ActionGirl: She's a retribution paladin in-game. When she was still in Silvermoon she lacked a blade, so she'd fight players with her bare fists.
* TheAtoner: After receiving forgiveness for her part in M'uru's exploitation, Liadrin began an arc-long quest towards redemption. Fighting alongside the faction formed to take down the twisted prince, Liadrin was present to see the Sunwell restored firsthand. This, in turn, wrought on another perspective for the Blood Knight matriarch: Liadrin has since openly stated that the road towards reclaiming the blood elves' glory of old will be a hard one, but with the more positive fate provided by the Sunwell awaiting them, they will achieve it.
* {{Badass}}: You'd have to be to fight off raids of players with your bare hands.
** Lorewise, she TookALevelInBadass, from a disenfranchised priestess to a DarkActionGirl and leader of the Blood Knights.
* BenevolentBoss: Her training is hard, but she cares for the Blood Knight order deeply and takes pride in her subordinates' success.
* BloodKnight: [[JustForPun Pun aside]], she actually averts it for the most part.
* BreakTheHaughty: Liadrin was humbled (as in, physically overwhelmed) by the power of the restored Sunwell. That, combined with her revised IronLady act, certainly qualify her.
* CharacterDevelopment: Retroactively in ''Blood of the Highborne'', which covers her roots from well-intentioned priestess to vengeful warrior, then finally to the iron paladin we met in TBC.
* {{Depower}}: After Kael'thas stole M'uru, though it didn't last.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The Alonsus Chapel. Liadrin doesn't think the false paladins of the world acknowledge her order as #1, so she burns their chapel, kills an otherwise friendly paladin NPC, and then takes down a raid of other paladins waiting outside. It's rendered somewhat dubious canon with ''Cataclysm'' pretty much retconning the bulk of this particular quest, but still...
* EasilyForgiven: Played with, around the initial Sunwell patch. Despite the self-admitted "evil (she) had wrought," little more than an apology was enough to get in the good books of the Sha'tar.
* EvilMatriarch: Played straight until the redemption arc, during which she deconstructs it soundly.
* FallenHero: After her novella, some would argue her BC incarnation was this.
* GoodIsNotSoft
* HappilyAdopted: By Vandellor after her parents were slain by forest trolls.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Liadrin's dependence on M'uru to fuel her order would backfire spectacularly, when the man who had "gifted" the naaru to her in the first place stole him away.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: She was forced to kill both her foster father, risen as an undead, and her Wretched apprentice, Galell.
* KnightInSourArmor
* LightningBruiser: Back in TBC.
* TheMedic: When she was a priestess.
* MercyKill: She suggested that Halduron give this to a captured Zul'jin, and their decision to keep him alive for torture is what gave the Amani raiders time to rescue him.
* MisplacedRetribution: Her resentment and manipulation of the Light, though she got better.
* MoralityPet: Salandria, though not truly explored. It was more the gesture that counted.
* PutOnABus: After TBC. She's the only blood elf leader who hasn't really had a large role or characterization since.
** CommutingOnABus: She got a cameo during the Quel'Delar chain, and Rommath corresponds with her in ''In the Shadow of the Sun''. She's also mentioned a fair bit by her fellow sin'dorei leaders (such as Lor'themar in the same story).
* ProphecyTwist: Liadrin and her Blood Knights were heading quite towards the "dark destiny" awaiting the blood elves teased on the encyclopedia. Though somewhat accurate to begin with, a late expansion twist saw Liadrin engage in a HeelFaceTurn to stop the true blood elven villain from damning the entire race: Prince Kael'thas and his ilk.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After the Scourge invasion, she rededicated her life to hunting down and slaying any undead in the Ghostlands.
* ShipTease: With Lor'themar in ''Blood of the Highborne''. Sometimes subtly, other times not.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead
* SurvivorsGuilt: Big time.
!!Aethas Sunreaver
->'''Class:''' Mage
The leader of the Sunreavers, and [[spoiler: (formerly)]] a member of the Kirin Tor's Council of Six. He managed to get the Horde accepted into Dalaran, and even succeeded in the official readmittance of blood elves into the Kirin Tor. He remains deeply critical of the Horde's Warchief, Garrosh Hellscream, and is of the opinion that the Sin'dorei would do well to get as far away from his rule as possible.
Unfortunately for him, [[spoiler: Garrosh himself has agents and spies within the Sunreavers, whom the Warchief uses multiple times in order to locate and seize weapons of mass destruction. Jaina (the Kirin Tor's new leader after Garrosh killed the last one) eventually learns of this, and boots the entirety of the Sunreavers from Dalaran, removing Aethas from his spot on the council and imprisoning him. He ends up rescued by Rommath and returns to Quel'Thalas with the other Sunreavers that escaped the purge.]]
* AFriendInNeed: [[spoiler:Rommath goes out of his way to save him during the Purge of Dalaran, despite the pair not having the... tightest relationship.]]
* AscendedExtra: Played a relatively small role in ''Wrath of the Lich King'' and a bit of an expanded one in Lor'themar's short story, but in patch 5.1 of ''Mists of Pandaria'' he suddenly steps into the limelight.
* [[spoiler:AmbiguousInnocence: The Horde-side Landfall quests go to lengths to convey his disdain for Garrosh and the "true" Horde at large, which makes the chances of his complicity in the Divine Bell heist dubious. That said, he acts incredibly suspicious.]]
* TheArchmage
* BadassPacifist: He's a big advocate of peace, but isn't afraid to stand his ground and speak his mind.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: He has a high rank and was even one of the Council of Six members, but he didn't exist in the canon until WotLK and the overlapping ''Mage'' manga. His "out of nowhere" appearance wasn't handled very elegantly either until ''In the Shadow of the Sun'' was canonized to elaborate on it a bit.
* CharacterTics: Subverted. He wears a helmet at all times which masks his expressions, though his body language occasionally still gives it away.
* CoolMask: Never seen without it.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Lor'themar thinks Aethas has a hard time juggling his loyalties to Quel'Thalas and the Kirin Tor.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Jaina effortlessly guns down his high magi and incarcerates him before he can lift a finger.]]
* TheFaceless
* {{Foil}}: For Rommath and Jaina.
* HumiliationConga: Big time in ''Mists of Pandaria''. [[spoiler:He's accused of a crime he tried to cover up, effortlessly captured and incarcerated, saved by his biggest critic, is forced to flee the city he had woke up that morning ruling ''through its sewers'', witnesses the aftermath of his life's work blowing up in his face, and exhaustedly collapses in front of Lor'themar back in Silvermoon.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Somewhat, considering both he and Rhonin recommended [[TheMole Thalen Songweaver]] (a spy for Garrosh Hellscream) as a gesture of goodwill.
* InformedAbility: Like Rommath, he's considered quite a powerful magus, but has yet to really display his magical power.
* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Aethas nearly collapses in front of Lor'themar in 5.1, desperately informing him about what occurred in Dalaran between trying to catch his breath.]]
* IWantThemAlive: [[spoiler:Jaina wants him to be recaptured and brought before her alive in 5.2.]]
* MagicStaff
* OddFriendship: Seems to be burgeoning with Rommath. He also expressed a great respect and admiration for Jaina in ''Tides of War'', [[spoiler:though that went downhill fast]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: If somewhat inept at controlling his own people.
* SkilledButNaive
* [[spoiler:SmugSnake acts like this after Jaina acuses him of betraying the Kirin Tor, whether he's actually guilty or not however isn't clear]].
* SourSupporter: To the Horde following Garrosh's rise to power.
** Borders on not being a supporter at all, given he actually approved of moving ''against'' the Horde at Theramore, and straight up states that the blood elves need to ''leave'' the Horde.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Though not always.
* [[spoiler:YouCantGoHomeAgain]]
!!Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher
->''"Greetings, my name is Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher. I have spent the better part of a lifetime training in the art of sorcery and gathering like-minded Blood Elves to form the Reliquary. You see, there are ancient, powerful relics found throughout this world that I plan to use to free my people from their addiction and unify them again as the proud, indomitable race we once were. Magic is something to be embraced and, I assure you, a force that can be utilized free of corruption with proper teaching. As it stands, the other races of the Alliance and even the Horde mock our kind for our half destroyed capital, still-standing statues of Sunstrider and blunder after blunder across the world. No more."''
->'''Class:''' Mage
High Examiner Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher is the leader of the Reliquary. He's out to acquire powerful magical artifacts for his people's use, to free them from their addiction to magic through controlled means.
* HighClassGlass: He sports a fantastic monocle.
* MagicStaff
* PowerFloats: He's seen in a constant state of levitation.
** MidairBobbing
* PurposelyOverpowered: Subverted: he has an incredible amount of HP and is a ?? boss besides, but isn't tagged for PVP and can't be fought in-game.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: His moderate outlook on magic clashes quite a bit with the BC-era magisters'.
* RousingSpeech: See his quote above.
