Why are so many humans and elves in relationships?

[Ardenaso]

You mean three elves that are sisters, and thus share the same gimmick theme? A whopping total of THREE ELVES?????

Clickbait title.

There are plenty more if you actually pay attention.

Jaina and Kael'thas.
Edit: Jaina and the dragon Kalecgos (Eeew! sick!) disguised as an elf.

Shandris and that human rambo dude?

Lots of lesser important npcs.

THE one and only reason to enter a lasting relationship.

What do elf males or human females get out of this?

So far I've only seen the Three Sisters, Valeera trying to hook up Shaw, Shandris and that human guy, and then Modera and Aethas

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Because promoting race mixing is a mandatory agenda these days and the game industry isn't exception. Check any advertisement or movie, there is always a mixed couple these days to pander to all consumer demographics

not an agenda but I do want a white trad wife as a non-white (pinoy)

[Aucald]

Let's pivot away from discussing real-world racial and identity politics and instead focus on fictional relationships between species in literature or other media.

[tankbug]

Just look at the player base. 95% of them would like to date an elf.

[Kathranis]

I think the bottom line is wish fulfilment. Elves are attractive, humans are writing the stories, humans are reading the stories.

Same reason there are lots of stories about humans and vampires in relationships.

[Beerbill Society]

She's one of the two. Vereesa was less lucky with her pick.

She had Rhonin. Oh i see, not so much for the immortal part lol

[Gaidax]

Long ears make great handles, high compatibility.

[ArenaDk]

She had Rhonin. Oh i see, not so much for the immortal part lol

I dont see the other two being immortilised as statue in a city.

1 :0 for Rhonin

[Moonrage]

I think the bottom line is wish fulfilment. Elves are attractive, humans are writing the stories, humans are reading the stories.

Same reason there are lots of stories about humans and vampires in relationships.

So next expansion we'll get venthyr x human relationships?

God no.

[Feanoro]

So next expansion we'll get venthyr x human relationships?

God no.

Goldshire people will be crowing their ERP is canon when that happens.

[Varodoc]

Just look at the player base. 95% of them would like to date an elf.

I mean, what's wrong with wanting to date a fantasy race that is basically made up of hot humans with pointy ears? I'm pretty sure anyone would find the idea at least appealing, gamer or not.

[namecraft]

what about human females dating night elf men. imagine a movie about it where all real human females fall for a cool legolas guy. blockbuster incoming.

[Mihalik]

The WoW lore specific explanation is pretty fucking simple.

Time+geographical proximity+looking alike.

Humans and Elves, specifically High Elves have been living in close geographical proximity for about 3000 years, during which there have been substantial political, military and cultural interaction to the point of sharing a religion etc. And humans and High Elves look sufficiently alike that they could be just really ethnic varieties of the same race.

Keep in mind that Dalaran always held a fairly large Elven presence too.

Furthermore these interactions and relationships are more prevalent on the upper ends of both societies, princes, mages, generals because the upper echelons of both societies were more likely to interact, study together, do political stuff, go on military campaigns etc. than a farmer from Silvermoon and farmer from Westfall.

The real life out of lore explanation. It's a literary trope.

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what about human females dating night elf men. imagine a movie about it where all real human females fall for a cool legolas guy. blockbuster incoming.

Yeah...Last time that happened in WoW the end result was the several hundred years old Kael'thas losing part of shit because a teenage Jaina ignored him. :P

Oh....So...Twilight.

[Highelf]

I thought about all literature. I think even Shakespeare had that "dying of broken heart" somewhere. As for Tolkien, he likely invented that for the reason to avoid putting suicide in his story.

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She either stands as Rhonin's loyal wife or she is Jaina's puppet, or Sylvanas' puppet. Now she sticked to Alleria and follows her.

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The only difference is that Christianity prefers when Christian has intercourse for multiple times to have many children to teach of Christian ways.

So she has a husband, a loyal best friend, and a complicated family. Why doesn't she again?

[LemonDemonGirl]

I'd like to see more Troll/Human couples, but that would probably cause some problem between the Alliance/Horde

[matrix123mko]

So she has a husband, a loyal best friend, and a complicated family. Why doesn't she again?

Unlike her sisters, she didn't dominate her husband and now she is totally dependent on children. Of course, good mother should focus her life on her kids but that's not what independent women do.

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I'd like to see more Troll/Human couples, but that would probably cause some problem between the Alliance/Horde

Why not troll-orc first?

[Syegfryed]

Why not troll-orc first?

me would like some tall zandalari woman

[qwerty123456]

Because who wants to be in a relationship with the same person for over 10k years? Plus when you are 5k years old humans will think you still look hot while elves will smell your mana and know it has gone rancid.

[Majestic12]

As others pointed out, it's a fetish thing. But it's also mixed with a writer's ignorance. Elves in Warcraft were originally like elves in D&D where it takes a very, very long time to form a bond. So much so that human/elf relationships were RARE. Alleria/Tur thing as an example of how it used to be, Tur was even upset that she treated him coldly.

In Warcraft now, you have all these mixed relationships that just came out of nowhere. That's because the people writing the story(especially that woman who wrote about Sylvanas/Nathanos whatever her name is) don't know how elves work. They treat them like humans with pointy ears when they never were.

This is also a thing in Dungeons & Dragons where players who play "elves" are bad roleplayers and play them like humans.

It's a lack of quality, in other words. The lore in WoW has been far from amazing though recently.

[huth]

As others pointed out, it's a fetish thing. But it's also mixed with a writer's ignorance. Elves in Warcraft were originally like elves in D&D where it takes a very, very long time to form a bond. So much so that human/elf relationships were RARE. Alleria/Tur thing as an example of how it used to be, Tur was even upset that she treated him coldly.

You realise that you just described a full 50% of the existing relationships to be an example of how it used to be?

[Shibito]

Because who wants to be in a relationship with the same person for over 10k years? Plus when you are 5k years old humans will think you still look hot while elves will smell your mana and know it has gone rancid.

Someone has been watching Ishuzoku Reviewers i salute you good sir!