They use the genetic phenomenon that modern elves face as testament to their views.Īrcane magic is a powerful drug to the high elves, and it can be a lure to a dark and perilous path. Through the reckless use of arcane magic, the highborne elves allowed darkness to seep into the world and corrupt Azeroth. The arrogance of the highborne elves led to the War of the Ancients and ultimately to the downfall of the golden age of elven civilization. Problems between the two races are usually clashes of personality, as neither tries overly hard to interact. The high elves, however, have had generations separating them from the night elves, and no longer care for the past. The schism that separates the Highborne elves and the night elves is rather ancient, one so ancient that no amount of diplomacy or offerings of peace can soothe the scars of history. The kaldorei regard the high elven penchant for using arcane magic as careless, akin to a foolish child playing with fire.
Embracing the light of the sun and forsaking the night, the high elves are the descendants of the very elves who served Queen Azshara in the time of the Well of Eternity. The high elves are a stark contrast to their nocturnal cousins, the night elves. The ancient origin of the high elves is a legacy of tragedy and conflict, a series of events that has profoundly affected the development of the quel'dorei. Ultimately, the RPG books as a whole were denounced as non-canonical, leaving only the Warcraft Encyclopedia's official percentages, the Excerpts from the Journal of Archmage Vargoth, and Blizzard's own statements as an indication of canonical high elf numbers. This was contested, however, given the disproportionate amount of blood elves this would create (more than the entire Alliance and Horde combined), and further complicated by an errata which, among other tweaks, greatly reduced the total high elf number. The non-canon roleplaying sourcebooks (see below) gave solid population numbers for most races, and put the total high elf population at around 24,810. 1.35% of the original high elf population), and since Kael'thas' army numbered at least 2,000 ("thousands of them") according to the 'Excerpts from the Journal of Archmage Vargoth', it follows that the total high elf population is currently at least 1,481 (and at least ~148,000 prior to the Third War). Since Kael'thas took 15% of the blood elves to Outland (i.e. The number of High elves remaining is not precisely known, however it is stated that the surviving high elves comprise a mere 1% of the original high elven population, with the blood elves accounting for the remaining 9% of it. 3.3 New world patterns and the Thalassian Kingdom.
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