The High Elves soon learned that their new capital had been founded on a site that the Forest Trolls found sacred, and the trolls immediately began assaulting the Elves. Using their hard-won magic, the Elves drove the Trolls back. Consequently, some Elves, wary of the return of the Burning Legion, erected Runestones around the borders of their new Kingdom.
These not only shielded the High Elves' use of magic from the agents of the Legion but also helped keep the superstitious trolls away. With their new realm secure, the High Elves cr ...
In the Warcraft Universe, the Highborne were Night Elves who were favored by Queen Azshara. They experimented with primitive but powerful magic and eventually drew demons into Kalimdor. After a devastating war, the surviving Highborne were allowed to live, but they felt the addiction of the magic they were now forbidden to practice.
Their leader, Dath'Remar Sunstrider, argued that arcane magic could be used if practiced with restraint; however the druids who now dominated Night Elf society stated any use of arcane magic would be punis ...
