History Characters / WarcraftTheHordeSuramar

* OurElvesAreDifferent: The nightborne are Dark Elves played straight: an extremely isolationist race descended from an old night elf population that shielded itself from the consequences of the Sundering in the magically protected city of Suramar. Much like Dungeons & Dragons drow, they are dark-skinned, mistrusting, and {{Stripperiffic}}. They also have a bond with spiders; some of them are transformed into [[WasOnceAMan spider-like creatures]] as a result of Valewalker Farodin's failed attempt to grow an arcan'dor tree.

* RoyalHarem: A gender-inverted example. The Nighthold raid reveals that Elisande's Secret Quarters houses her harem of male Nightborne paramours... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and one Gnome]]. Interestingly, all the guards are Nightborne women.

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* DrivenToVillainy: See AnOfferYouCantRefuse above and ScryVsScry below.

'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheAlliance The Alliance]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceStormwind Stormwind (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceLordaeron Lordaeron (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGilneas Gilneas (Humans/Worgen)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceKulTiras Kul Tiras (Humans)]] [[Characters/WarcraftJainaProudmoore (Jaina Proudmoore)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceHumanKingdoms Other Human Kingdoms]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceIronforge Ironforge (Dwarven Clans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGnomeregan Gnomeregan (Gnomes)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceQuelThalas Quel'Thalas/Telogrus Rift (High Elves and Void Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceDarnassus Darnassus (Night Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceExodar The Exodar (Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceTushui Tushui (Pandaren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceVindicaar Vindicaar (Lightforged Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceMechagon Mechagon (Mechagnomes)]]\\
'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheHorde The Horde]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOrgrimmar Orgrimmar (Orcs)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeDarkspearTribe The Darkspear Tribe (Trolls)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeThunderBluff Thunder Bluff (Tauren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeTheForsaken The Forsaken (Undead)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeQuelThalas Quel'Thalas (Blood Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeBilgewaterCartel Bilgewater Cartel (Goblins)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordePandaren Huojin (Pandaren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeHighmountain Thunder Totem (Highmountain Tauren)]] - '''Suramar (Nightborne)''' - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeZandalariEmpire Zandalari Empire (Zandalar Trolls)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeVoldunai Voldunai (Vulpera)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOther Other (non-playable races)]]\\

* DoesNotLikeShoes: All of the Nightborne go barefoot. Will likely be somewhat averted come ''Battle for Azeroth'', as they become a playable race with multiple armor options.

** Following their integration into the Horde, a Nightborne Engineer can be found outside the embassy [[KlingonScientistGetsNoRespect who disdains her people's lack of respect for non-magical technology]] and feels validated by the Horde's extensive use of it.

** Following their integration into the Horde, a Nightborne Engineer can be found outside the embassy who disdains her people's lack of respect for non-magical technology and feels validated by the Horde's extensive use of it.

* AmazonianBeauty: Just like the Night Elves. Justified as technically they are the same race. Their in-game models are re-skinned, slightly slimmer Night Elves with different clothes, though a possible subversion as Nightborne attire is different from that of [[NubileSavage Night Elf women]].

* CityInABottle: The city of Suramar itself served as this for millenia, due to the city being under a barrier for all that time in the belief that they were the last living civilization. On top of that, the Nightbornes' addiction to the Nightwell's power means that they could not leave the city for any length of time before inevitably withering.

[[folder:Thalyssra]]
!!First Arcanist Thalyssra

[[folder:Valtrois]]
!!Arcanist Valtrois

[[folder:Oculeth]]
!!Telemancer Oculeth

* TeleportersAndTransporters: He's a master of spacial type magic and often looks over the portal network wherever he lives. In Battle for Azeroth, that means he can be found in Dazar'alor checking out all the portals to make sure they work properly.

[[folder:Runas]]
!!Runas the Shamed

!!Ly'leth Lunastre

[[folder:Elisande]]
!!Grand Magistrix Elisande

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Gul'dan's offer of allegiance was this as he claimed the choice was to bring down the protective barrier around the city, grant him access to the Nightwell and live as honored allies of the Legion; or be destroyed like the rest of Azeroth, since the barrier was bound to fall regardless.

* ClimaxBoss: While Gul'dan is the FinalBoss of the Nighthold raid dungeon, the fight with Elisande brings an end to the conflict in the Nightborne storyline in ''Legion''.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Naturally, considering [[Creator/JenniferHale her voice actor]], but downplayed compared to most examples of this trope. However, she is much more dangerous than her voice is deep.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:When she is defeated in the Nighthold despite the odds being stacked in her favor, as an echo she realizes the mortals may actually have a chance of stopping the legion, and so decides to help them.]]

!!Victoire

'''[[Characters/WarcraftTheAlliance The Alliance]]:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceStormwind Stormwind (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceLordaeron Lordaeron (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGilneas Gilneas (Humans/Worgen)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceKulTiras Kul Tiras (Humans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceHumanKingdoms Other Human Kingdoms]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceIronforge Ironforge (Dwarven Clans)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceGnomeregan Gnomeregan (Gnomes)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceQuelThalas Quel'Thalas/Telogrus Rift (High Elves and Void Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceDarnassus Darnassus (Night Elves)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceExodar The Exodar (Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceTushui Tushui (Pandaren)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceVindicaar Vindicaar (Lightforged Draenei)]] - [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceMechagon Mechagon (Mechagnomes)]]\\

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] | [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasAndFollowers Sylvanas and her followers]] [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasWindrunner (Sylvanas Windrunner)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftKnightsOfTheEbonBlade Knights of the Ebon Blade]] | [[Characters/WarcraftIllidanAndFollowers Illidan and his followers]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeGarroshsHorde Garrosh's Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftPandaria Pandaria]] | [[Characters/WarcraftOthers Other mortals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheOldGods The Void (The Old Gods)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/WarcraftEternals Eternals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftShadowlands Shadowlands (Death)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTitans The Titans (Arcane)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheBurningLegion The Burning Legion (Fel)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheDragonflights The Dragonflights]] | [[Characters/WarcraftWildGods Wild Gods]]\\
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A character subpage for the [=WarCraft=] universe, including ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarCraft''. For the main character page, see [[Characters/WarCraft here]]. For the Horde character page, see [[Characters/WarCraftTheHorde here]].

* BareYourMidriff: Her raiment includes an ornate skirt with a low waistline and top the size of a sports bra.

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] | [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasAndFollowers Sylvanas and her followers]] [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasWindrunner (Sylvanas Windrunner)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftKnightsOfTheEbonBlade Knights of the Ebon Blade]] | [[Characters/WarcraftIllidanAndFollowers Illidan and his followers]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeGarroshsHorde Garrosh's Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftPandaria Pandaria]] | [[Characters/WarcraftDracthyr Dracthyr]] | [[Characters/WarcraftOthers Other mortals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheOldGods The Void (The Old Gods)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/WarcraftEternals Eternals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftShadowlands Shadowlands (Death)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTitans The Titans (Arcane)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheBurningLegion The Burning Legion (Fel)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheDragonflights The Dragonflights]] | [[Characters/WarcraftWildGods Wild Gods]]\\

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] | [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasAndFollowers Sylvanas and her followers]] [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasWindrunner (Sylvanas Windrunner)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftKnightsOfTheEbonBlade Knights of the Ebon Blade]] | [[Characters/WarcraftIllidanAndFollowers Illidan and his followers]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeGarroshsHorde Garrosh's Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftPandaria Pandaria]] | [[Characters/WarcraftOthers Other mortals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheOldGods The Void (The Old Gods)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/WarcraftEternals Eternals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftShadowlands Shadowlands (Death)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTitans The Titans (Arcane)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheBurningLegion The Burning Legion (Fel)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheDragonflights The Dragonflights]] | [[Characters/WarcraftWildGods Wild Gods]]\\

* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: She and Lor'themar get married during the [[TimeSkip five years]] between Shadowlands and Dragonflight.]]

'''Other factions:''' [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeOldHorde The Old Horde/Iron Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheScourge The Scourge]] | [[Characters/WarcraftSylvanasAndFollowers Sylvanas and her followers]] | [[Characters/WarcraftKnightsOfTheEbonBlade Knights of the Ebon Blade]] | [[Characters/WarcraftIllidanAndFollowers Illidan and his followers]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheHordeGarroshsHorde Garrosh's Horde]] | [[Characters/WarcraftPandaria Pandaria]] | [[Characters/WarcraftOthers Other mortals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheOldGods The Void (The Old Gods)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheLight The Light]] | [[Characters/WarcraftEternals Eternals]] | [[Characters/WarcraftShadowlands Shadowlands (Death)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTitans The Titans (Arcane)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheBurningLegion The Burning Legion (Fel)]] | [[Characters/WarcraftTheDragonflights The Dragonflights]] | [[Characters/WarcraftWildGods Wild Gods]]\\

* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: She and Lor'themar get engaged during the [[TimeSkip five years]] between Shadowlands and Dragonflight.]]

* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: She and Lor'themar get engaged during the [[TimeSkip five years]] between Shadlowlands and Dragonflight.]]

* SupernaturalIsPurple: Most of the magic they use has a purple tint, and their skin tones range from gray to purple or a mix of the two.

** Her name could be a shout-out to Melisandre from [[Litreature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Both are physically beautiful, powerful magic users trying to save their people from a coming supernatural force attempting to conquer the world by killing or corrupting everyone, though Elisande succumbed where Melisandre stayed true to her faith and morals.

* BaldOfAwesome: Oculeth has no hair on his head as a Nightfallen or a Nightborne.

* MagicEater: Without day or night to properly grow crops while shielded from the rest of the world, the Night Elves took to infusing themselves with mana from the Nightwell to survive. This mutated them into the Nightborn and also made their magic addiction far more damaging than other elves since they are being starved as well as deprived of power.

* OurElvesAreDifferent: The nightborne are Dark Elves played straight: an extremely isolationist race descended from an old night elf population that shielded itself from the consequences of the Sundering in the magically protected city of Suramar. Much like Dungeons & Dragons drow, they are dark-skinned, mistrusting, and Stripperiffic. They also have a bond with spiders; some of them are transformed into spider-like creatures to augment their abilities.

* WitchSpecies: Perhaps to an even greater extent than the Blood Elves and Void Elves. The Nightborne live and breathe the pursuit of arcane, having developed their culture more closely to that of the Highborne for ten thousand years. They even have a racial bonus that grants extra magical damage and most of their other racials have a magical theme to them.

In Battle for Azeroth, [[spoiler:Thalyssra accompanies the player, alongside Rokhan, Nathanos, and Lasan Skyhorn in an infiltration of Stormwind to free the imprisoned Zandalari ambassadors, Princess Talanji and Zul the Prophet. Her mastery in illusion and barrier magic proves instrumental in their escape, and they escape to Zuldazar successfully to help establish Horde relations with the Zandalari Empire.]]

!!!Captain of the Duskwatch - Duskwatch First Blade

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JenniferHale (English), Lina Ivanov (Russian)