World Of Warcraft: Why The Blood Elves Joined The Horde

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The blood elves are one of the many playable races in the fantasy MMORPG game, World of Warcraft, but some may wonder why choosing to play as one also means choosing to fight for the Horde. Compared to the other races of the Horde, blood elves seem like the odd ones out, especially when they stand beside the likes of the orcs, trolls, tauren and undead. In order to understand why the sin'dorei pledged themselves to WoW's Horde instead of the Alliance, one needs to know the history that predates the game's release.

The story of the blood elves (sin'dorei in their own language) is important to note, since only fairly recently have they donned this name in favor of what they used to be known as- the high elves, or Quel'dorei. They are distant descendants from night elves and have always been characterized by their affinity for magic and, especially, their dependence upon it. In the early days of Warcraft history, the high elves enjoyed a prosperous existence in pristine lands, the beauty of which became legend to the other races of the continent.

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When the orcs invaded Azeroth in the First War and dealt a decisive and devastating blow to humanity (one of World of Warcraft's major events), the Alliance of Lordaeron was formed as a counter-offensive to the orcish threat. The high elves, already owing a favor to the humans for their help in fighting the trolls that threatened them before, readily joined forces with the early Alliance. This would prove to be their saving grace, as it wasn't long before the orcs attacked their homeland of Quel'thalas. The Second War enacted a heavy toll on all who participated, but ultimately the Alliance was victorious, and the high