Originally Posted by
OwenBurton
Some people believe Alleria Windrunner is a traitor to her people - to her homeland and her former order, the Farstriders, by siding with the Alliance over her own sister, her old friends Lor'themar and Halduron, and the majority of Silvermoon's people.
I was just wondering, as some blood elf NPCs seem to view the high elves negatively, with Rommath mistrusting Alleria when she returns, and Lor'themar calling for "those traitors" to be eliminated, when he saw Alleria and her void elves at Lordaeron. Do most blood elves view them that way? Do they really hate Alleria and Vereesa? And about Valeera Sanguinar, Anduin's personal spy - ostensibly "independent" though she assisted the Alliance multiple times at Theramore, the Undercity, Durotar, etc.? Would most Alliance players be happy, if for example, an independent human male began fighting for the Horde, or if a large plurality of night elves and dwarves, for example, abandoned their people for the other side? Especially during a global all-out war between two superpowers, a situation where they might help lead an attack against Quel'Thalas eventually?
I mean, in real life...would they not at least be "defectors" - like those who switched sides during the Cold War? But still regarded as legitimate traitors to their birthplaces and their peoples?
What do you think about these characters? Are they "traitors" to Quel'Thalas, and the blood elves? How does the average blood elf regard Alleria and Vereesa, and their followers - do they have any positive feelings lingering for them, or are they basically enemies? I am really interested for example, how exactly elves like Halduron and Liadrin regard Alleria, as she was once their famous hero in the Second War; the Farstriders even risked everything to try to rescue her from Niskara. Or elves like Valeera who fight for the Alliance, in practice, even if she does not technically consider herself part of their ranks?