Originally Posted by
Mace
I am ofc a big believer every playable race should be the best version of what they can be. It's important for a story to flow, so races have to have downs, but they must be countered by bigger ups.
With the night elves, it's been well noticed that they've been lows and few highs. So much so people don't associate them with or forget that this is the race that stewarded Azeroths most peaceful and growth filled era as well as both its greatest and most formidable empire and civilization.
The weak portrayals in-game, have left many a fan with the impression that night elves are as flimsy wishy washy as the bouncy animations on their females and males have, awkward and not relevant. But if we were to take both their great accomplishments in magic, civilization and life, they are incredible. Question is, can they ever actually be so again? A big, powerful group. With territories, notoriosu combatants in a range of fields and renowned for their skill and expertise, leaders in their fields globally and well sought after or feared.
You don't need an empire for this ofc, butyou do need to be established again. Can this happen?
Question then is, given their current state, can they recover? Does the story leave room for that.?
Current State
Genocided: Most night elves have been wiped out from the War of the Thorns
Druids - many lost during the nightmare and WoT
Sentinels - only the most highly skilled remain b/c they were absent from the war
Shen'dralar Highborne: Only few remained to rejoin the night elves in cataclysm - their city fell to ruins
Illidari: Small elite group - though most are night elves, they aren't officially ali
Areas of Recovery:
Knowledge,
Numbers,
Powers,
Land, zone and territory : Cities, Forests