![]() This group of blood elves then helped defeat the demon Magtheridon and claimed his Black Citadel as their own. The blood elves who sided themselves with Kael'thas escaped with the aid of the naga, fled to Outland, and joined Illidan Stormrage's forces. When the humans discovered that the blood elves were working with the naga, they were imprisoned and sentenced to death by the racist human Grand Marshall Garithos (who had commanded the New Alliance). Due to those human prejudices, Kael'thas was forced to accept the assistance of the naga queen's servant, Lady Vashj, and the reptilian naga during a suicide mission commanded by Grand Marshall Garithos. They were eager to avenge themselves on the undead forces however, bigotry prevented the human forces from seeing the aid the blood elves could bring to their fight. He took a group of the strongest blood elf warriors and spell casters and joined the Alliance against the Scourge. The blood elves defended their homeland, and, eventually, having reestablished a degree of safety to their land and prevented their society from degenerating, Kael'thas left his homeland. Soon, the blood elves clashed with the Scourge and the Amani trolls, who were making inroads into former elven territory. The blood elves therefore set about learning to drain magic from alternative sources. Kael'thas claimed that they would soon die without another magical source to replace the Sunwell. Now bereft of this arcane energy, the blood elves (and high elves) suffered from their withdrawals. Prior to the Sunwell's destruction, all high elves were constantly bathed in its magical power. Thirsting for vengeance, Kael'thas gathered the survivors and renamed them "blood elves" in honor of their fallen kin. He returned from his studies to find Quel'Thalas in ruins. Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider was studying magic in Dalaran at the time of the disaster. Of the 10% of the high elven population that remained, 90% of them adopted the name Sin'dorei ("children of the blood") or Blood Elves. The Scourge slew more than 90% of the high elven population, devastating their culture and leading to the renaming. The transition came about during the Third War, when Prince Arthas turned his attention towards Quel'Thalas. Those now known as blood elves were once high elves. ![]() ![]() 7.2 Could blood elves rejoin the high elves?. ![]()
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