What is the common name for Nightborne?

[Friendlyimmolation]

There is no similarities with Dark Elves, in any fantasy universe I have explored..

I would say I wouldn't have minded if the Nightborne looked like Drow.

[Obelisk Kai]

There is no similarities with Dark Elves, in any fantasy universe I have explored..

They are blue. They are magical. They work with Orcs.

That's pretty close. And frankly I'd prefer we see them as WoW's Dark Elves rather than someone saying we need a WoW version of Dark Elves leading to yet more elves.

[zlygork]

I would say I wouldn't have minded if the Nightborne looked like Drow.

Aren't the Nightborne basically Drow with shiny tattoos, as far as appearances go?

[FuxieDK]

They are blue. They are magical. They work with Orcs.

That's pretty close. And frankly I'd prefer we see them as WoW's Dark Elves rather than someone saying we need a WoW version of Dark Elves leading to yet more elves.

Dark Elves are dark purple to black, Nightborne are blue.
Dark Elves do not work with other races, except for short periods of time, Nightborne is allied to Orcs, Trolls etc.
Dark Elves use magic for everything, Nightborne are no more magical that any other warcraft elf.
Dark Elves live underground, Nightborne live in a city.

As I said, there are NO similarities between the two..

[Obelisk Kai]

Dark Elves are dark purple to black, Nightborne are blue.
Dark Elves do not work with other races, except for short periods of time, Nightborne is allied to Orcs, Trolls etc.
Dark Elves use magic for everything, Nightborne are no more magical that any other warcraft elf.
Dark Elves live underground, Nightborne live in a city.

As I said, there are NO similarities between the two..

Nightborne also have purple skins and Nightborne are AS magical as Blood Elves (probably even more so). They are not to be compared to each other, but to the other races in the game. Their combined mastery of the Arcane leaves every other race in the dust.

Besides, WoW's version of Dark Elves doens't need to be isolationist (although the Nightborne have been for ten thousand years) or live below ground or indeed be a hundred percent match. After all, WoW's version of the High Elves are allied with the Orcs and have a magic addiction.

[Venziir]

Dark Elves are dark purple to black, Nightborne are blue.
Dark Elves do not work with other races, except for short periods of time, Nightborne is allied to Orcs, Trolls etc.
Dark Elves use magic for everything, Nightborne are no more magical that any other warcraft elf.
Dark Elves live underground, Nightborne live in a city.

As I said, there are NO similarities between the two..

Dude, everything those guys do is magic related. Even their wine is, basically, a glorified mana potion.

[Neversage]

Suramelves?

[FuxieDK]

Dude, everything those guys do is magic related. Even their wine is, basically, a glorified mana potion.

No, that's addiction.. It's not a use..

[Venziir]

No, that's addiction.. It's not a use..

Addiction to what now? Oh right, MAGIC.
"The night elves of Suramar don't treat magic callously or lightly, though they used it extensively for everything to the point of being further changed to nightborne. It wasn't the wanton and often gluttonous or abusive use that characterized Azshara's era. Despite the elven love for magic, they did require its use for their survival and thus magic is seen to be employed for everything but also evident is the abundant respect for the source they entirely rely on for life" NEED. MOAR. MANA

[The Stormbringer]

I think 'drow' is a good shortening. Shame their city didn't get moved underground to make it really fit...

[Friendlyimmolation]

Aren't the Nightborne basically Drow with shiny tattoos, as far as appearances go?

Need darker skin!

[Super Kami Dende]

Isle Elves?
Night Elves 2: What are you hiding Boogaloo?
Arc Elves?
Illusion Elves?

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Dude, everything those guys do is magic related. Even their wine is, basically, a glorified mana potion.

Created through the Magic of Dance!

[zlygork]

Need darker skin!

fair enough, a black as night skin would be nice.

[Vasaru]

Cunt Elf, Traitor Elf, Safe Space Elf..?

[Magistrate]

Dark Elves are dark purple to black, Nightborne are blue.
Dark Elves do not work with other races, except for short periods of time, Nightborne is allied to Orcs, Trolls etc.
Dark Elves use magic for everything, Nightborne are no more magical that any other warcraft elf.
Dark Elves live underground, Nightborne live in a city.

As I said, there are NO similarities between the two..

Nightborne literally make their armor out of pure magic. They literally survived on magic for 10 thousand years, and had to develop a process to disseminate the power through arcwine. All of their flora has been manipulated by magic. They have teleportation to get to every part of their city. Their clothing is created by magical means. Magical shields are used in every facet of their design. They have artificial ley built into many of their structures.

Nightborne did pretty much live "underground" in a sense. They were literally cut off from the sun for 10,000 years. They say this many times.

Your other points, yes.

But I don't think dark elves makes sense for them. Not for your reasons--dark elves outside of wow lore have no bearing on the term in wow--but because there's also the weirdness of void elves. Void and dark are too similar in taxonomy--if anyone was going to be "dark" elf, it would be the elves who literally draw all of their power from the darkness and have been physically empowered and evolved from that power.

I think the shal'dorei are too high society to refer to themselves by any other term than Nightborne or shal'dorei. I can see just calling them elves. *shrug* I think the %t replacement text for NPC dialog will be Nightborne.

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Cunt Elf, Traitor Elf, Safe Space Elf..?

What? 10char

[Minikin]

they have undergone a clear physical evolution, just like thalassian elves. They're not night elves anymore.

Idk though. We got velf, helf, belf, and nelf. Maybe shelf?

shelf!!!

Its shelf!!!

[Friendlyimmolation]

Cunt Elf, Traitor Elf, Safe Space Elf..?

I can almost taste the salt.

[Vasaru]

I can almost taste the salt.

You don't know shit.

[Hikidoki]

We could just call them Smurfs

[Friendlyimmolation]

You don't know shit.

I could season my food at this point.