History Characters / WarcraftTheAllianceExodar

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:While not evil, she is the antagonist able to conquer her version of Draenor, despite failing to prevent a number of Mag'har escaping to our Azeroth in the Mag'har storyline.]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Played with. Though her idea to force the unwilling to accept the Light is extreme, some of the Mag'har Orcs she targets, such as Grom, have blood on their hands from the actions of the Iron Horde (Beyond helping to purge the remnants of the Legion (and fighting Archimonde at the last minute in Warlords of Draenor, he showed no remorse for his actions prior to Gul'dan's coup at the time)]].

During the Pandaria campaign, Velen is called upon to tend to Anduin when the latter is critically wounded by Garrosh. Later, during Garrosh's trial, Tyrande, the prosecutor, calls upon Velen in an attempt to discredit the Horde by having him tell the court of his people's near genocide at the Orcs' hands. While Velen does not deny that his people suffered terribly at the Orcs hands, he reaffirmed that he does not believe the entirety of the Horde nor the Orcs should bear the full blame of the massacre.

'''Class:''' Paladin
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ErinFitzgerald

->'''Voiced by:''' Alan Shearman
->'''Class:''' Priest

->'''Class:''' Shaman

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CrispinFreeman
->'''Class:''' Paladin

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ErinFitzgerald
->'''Class:''' Paladin

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Ever since becoming an Exarch, she wants to convert the Orcs to the Light... willingly or not]].

->'''Class:''' Paladin

* IronicEcho: "In the Light we are one." was said to her by Maraad when he performed a HeroicSacrifice to save her [[spoiler:was used by Yrel to rally the Lightbound to forcibly convert and eradicate the Mag'har Orcs]].

* GoodCounterpart: To [[WarcraftTheHordeQuelThalas Lady Liadrin]] in ''The Burning Crusade''. Both played similar roles and both share similar backstories, but while Nobundo accepted his lost connection the Light and embraced a new way of life, Liadrin, despite swearing off the Light in anger, continued to wield it by forcing it to obey her will.

* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Downplayed As revealed during the Mag'har recruitment Quests, Yrel now leads a band of Draenei, Ogres and Orcs collectively called the the Lightbound. While she has good intentions, she has become far more ruthless than she was before.]]

* SoulSavingCrusader: [[spoiler: What she becomes in Battle for Azeroth. The intention was for the Orcs of the Iron Horde to accept the Light and atone for the atrocities they committed (not to mention how Yrel launched the war when some Orcs refused after many had already accepted it willingly and free of duress). Also, she gives them the option to Join or Die, where the Iron Horde’s options for non-Orcs were “die immediately or die painfully (via being worked to death).”]]

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Is ultimately able to conquer her version of Draenor, despite failing to prevent a number of Mag'har escaping to our Azeroth.]]

* SoulSavingCrusader: [[spoiler: What she becomes in Battle for Azeroth. The intention was for the Orcs of the Iron Horde to accept the Light and atone for the atrocities they committed (not to mention how Yrel launched the war when some Orcs refused after many had already accepted it willingly and free of duress). Also, she gives them the option to Join or Die, where the Iron Horde’s options for non-Orcs were “die immediately or die painfully (via being worked to death).”

* EasilyForgiven: At the end of ''Warlords of Draenor'', she, along with everyone else, seemingly completely forgive the Iron Horde for trying to kill/conquer everyone on Draenor. [[spoiler:Brutally averted as of Battle For Azeroth, where she leads the Lightbound, forcing the Orcs to become Lightforged to atone for what they did.]]

* FallenHero: [[spoiler:As revealed during the Mag'har recruitment Quests, Yrel now leads a band of Draenei and Orcs known as the Lightbound. They echo the attitude displayed by Xe'ra during Legion and wish to Lightforge the Mag'har...willingly or not.]]

* EasilyForgiven: At the end of ''Warlords of Draenor'', she along with everyone else, seemingly completely forgive the Iron Horde.[[spoiler:Brutally averted as of Battle For Azeroth, where she leads the Lightbound, forcing the Orcs to become Lightforged to atone for what they did.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Ever since becoming an Exarch, she wants to convert the Ogres to the Light... willingly or not]].

* BadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Is ultimately able to conquer her version of Draenor, despite failing to prevent a number of Mag'har escaping to our Azeroth.]]

* [[spoiler: BadGuyWins: Is ultimately able to conquer her version of Draenor, despite failing to prevent a number of Mag'har escaping to our Azeroth.]]

* EasilyForgiven: At the end of ''Warlords of Draenor'', she along with everyone else, seemingly completely forgive the Iron Horde.[[spoiler: Brutally averted as of Battle For Azeroth, where she leads the Lightbound, forcing the Orcs to become Lightforged to atone for what they did.]]
* [[spoiler: FaceHeelTurn: See below.]]
* [[spoiler: FallenHero: As revealed during the Mag'har recruitment Quests, Yrel now leads a band of Draenei and Orcs known as the Lightbound. They echo the attitude displayed by Xe'ra during Legion and wish to Lightforge the Mag'har...willingly or not. Whiel most of those could be attributed to TheDogBitesBack, the fact that she also forces this on the cchildren of the Ors, who haven't doen anythign wrong against her people, puts her into thsi territory.]]

* [[spoiler: FallenHero: As revealed during the Mag'har recruitment Quests, Yrel now leads a band of Draenei and Orcs known as the Lightbound. They echo the attitude displayed by Xe'ra during Legion and wish to Lightforge the Mag'har...willingly or not.]]

* OutOfFocus: Arguably the most out of every playable race, on both Alliance and Horde. In fact, they're ''so much'' out of focus that in the novel ''Wolfheart'' the night elves assumed they had left the Alliance and so didn't invite Velen to the Alliance meeting. Eventually fixed in ''Warlords of Draenor'', where they play a major role.

** After the WhamEpisode in the battle for Exodar, Velen's trust in the light is fragmented and leaves him bitter and vengeful towards the Legion. Illidan jeers him when they're heading to Argus for putting all their faith in the light and he very noticeably turns away and doesn't refute him, [[spoiler: and he's horrified when Xe'ra tries to force Illidan's destiny on him and unlike Turalyon and the lightforged somewhat admits she deserved getting killed in retaliation.]] A very downplayed example though, as while he's been tested he still believes in the Light's benevolence, he just ins't sure the light knows best anymore.

* OddFriendship: With Durotan in ''Rise of the Horde''.

** After the WhamEpisode in the battle for Exodar, Velen's trust in the light is fragmented and leaves him bitter and vengeful towards the Legion. Illidan jeers him when they're heading to Argus for putting all their faith in the light and he very noticeably turns away and doesn't refute him, [[spoiler: and he's horrified when Xe'ra tries to force Illidan's destiny on him and unlike Turalyon and the lightforged somewhat admits she deserved it.]] A very downplayed example though, as while he's been tested he still believes in the Light's benevolence, he just ins't sure the light knows best anymore.

** After the WhamEpisode in the battle for Exodar, Velen's trust in the light is fragmented and leaves him bitter and vengeful towards the Legion. Illidan jeers him when they're heading to Argus for putting all their faith in the light and he very noticeably turns away and doesn't refute him, [[spoiler: and he's horrified when Xe'ra tries to force Illidan's destiny on him and unlike Turalyon and the lightforged somewhat admits she deserved it while at the same time being horrified she did that at all.]]

* BrokenPedestal: Played with in ''Warlords of Draenor''. In the alternate timeline, some of his people have lost faith in his prophecies and ability to lead after he failed to predict/prevent the arrival of the Iron Horde. However, after [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice, there are many who mourn him.]]

* CuteMonsterGirl: While male Draenei don't look particularly ugly, they still have a much more pronounced non-human design, while their females look like [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe gorgeous blue women]] with horns, hooves and a small tail.

* UnstoppableRage: When he gets mad, Maraad is NOT one to be messed with, seemingly possessing a bloodlust that rivals that of orcs when he's pissed, something noted by Varian Wrynn.