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| + | | name = Zora |
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| + | | image = Zora.jpg |
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| + | | race = Silithid wasp |
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| + | | creature = Beast |
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| + | | level = 55 |
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| + | | type = Rare |
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| + | | health = 3,921 |
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| + | | aggro = {{aggro|-1|-1}} |
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| + | | faction = Combat |
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| + | | location = [[Hive'Zora]], [[Silithus]] |
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| + | |pet=Wasp |
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| + | '''Zora''' is a level 55 [[rare mob|rare]] [[silithid wasp]] found in [[Hive'Zora]] in [[Silithus]]. She is likely the queen of the hive, as evidenced by her name. |
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| − | Some players have voiced objection to blood elves feeling it will ruin the atmosphere of the [[Horde]]. Others think it makes little sense that the New Horde would let in such a corrupt race and feel this upsets the balance between the [[Alliance]] and [[Horde]]. The latest controversy involves their torture and exploitation of a [[Naaru]] and hidden [[leper gnome]] sweatshop in their Capital and Thrall's and Cairne's apparent indifference. |
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| − | == A defensive argument for the inclusion of blood elves == |
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| + | *{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Stats changed.}} |
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| − | [[Image:BloodElves.jpeg|thumb|left|Two blood elves as seen in early versions of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]] |
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| + | *{{Patch 1.4.0|note=Added.}} |
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| − | While the feeling of the general public is that the blood elves are evil, most of these opinions are drawn from what they have previously observed from their experiences in playing as the human-blood elf campaign in [[WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne]], who accepted [[Vashj]] and [[Illidan]]'s ideas of obtaining magic at almost any cost, even consorting with [[Kil'jaeden|upper-level demons]]. |
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| − | However, it is important to remember that the playable blood elves in Burning Crusade will not be the same as the playable blood elves in previous WarCraft titles. These blood elves draw their energies from demonic pests and mana beasts, the equivalent of rats or lesser rodents. Many are unaware of what happened to Prince [[Kael'Thas]] and his accompanying strike force (the blood elves of The Frozen Throne) through the Dark Portal in search of a cure - this will probably be a major factor into why both Alliance and Horde will be able to battle him in the [[Tempest Keep]]. The playable blood elves of Burning Crusade were the great majority of the blood elf military, who Kael'Thas sent to reclaim [[Quel'Thalas]] and [[Silvermoon City]]. |
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| − | The [[Sin'dorei]] bring with them a rightly feared and legendary arcane heritage, and the newly formed [[Blood Knights]]. With the reclamation of Quel'Thalas and Silvermoon City, they also bring yet another Horde presence to a continent that is generally thought of as Alliance territory. Now there are two major powers on the Eastern Kingdoms that can act as buffers, supply centers and headquarters against Ironforge and Stormwind in case the Alliance initiates another Great War. (This balances with the [[Draenei]], whose territories are off the coast of Kalimdor, a Horde-dominated continent). |
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| − | From a strictly practical gameplay perspective, a Sin'dorei Paladin makes a tremendously versatile addition to any party. In PvP the Paladin can be very powerful in comparison to other classes, and in PvE their ability to both heal and engage in melee combat means that they can serve equally well as either a main healer or main tank. |
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| − | The ulterior reasons are sympathy. Although all the races of the Horde wisely note the blood elves' reputation as being reckless and dangerous, there are those within the Horde who view them as a race also in need of help. Orcs, no strangers to the debilitating effects of [[fel]] power, are surprisingly accepting of the Sin'dorei, and many older orcs who have experienced demonic corruption firsthand are fierce supporters of the blood elves. Blood elves hate unlife in all its forms, but in regards to the Forsaken, blood elves are generally willing to accept an uneasy truce. [[Lor'themar Theron]], the Regent of Quel'Thalas, served as Ranger-General [[Sylvanas Windrunner]]'s second in command, and became Ranger-General himself before being appointed Regent by Kael'thas. While the alliance between blood elves and the forsaken is uneasy at best, it is strong enough that the Undercity and Silvermoon have opened a translocator between the two cities, making safe travel possible without low-ranked blood elves having to traverse the hazardous [[Plaguelands]]. This allows the once land-locked blood elf homeland unfettered access to the rest of Azeroth. |
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| − | == The "Common" controversy == |
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| − | A popular lore argument is "How can the blood elves suddenly forget [[Common]] upon joining the Horde?" |
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| − | Traditionally Common is usually treated as universal language in earlier Warcraft games, novels and in [[World of Warcraft RPG|the current RPG]] and is known by most races and factions in some form (Common, [[Nerglish]], [[Undercommon]], [[Low Common]], etc). Even individuals and races that had never previously encountered members of other races are capable of having conversations due to a universal knowledge of Common. According to the RPG blood elves know Common, and it is one of their two main languages, which also includes [[Thalassian]]. |
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| − | However, some see the above argument in itself as flawed, because they have seen no evidence in need of retconning to show that most elves even know Common to begin with. They believe although there are undoubtedly blood elves who do speak Common (as well as Orcs who spoke Common, Humans who spoke [[Orcish]], etc), they may not be the majority. They believe that the Blood elves who know the language are usually commissioned officers, delegates, diplomats, veterans from the [[Second War]] or defectors from the [[Third War]]. Quel'Thalas has always been an insular nation, and officially severed all ties with the Alliance immediately following the Second War. It is possible as a result, that there are very few ordinary blood elves who speak Common. Elves who are the most likely to know Common are usually loyalist high elves who stayed with the Alliance even after Quel'Thalas seceded, and many veterans of the previous wars have already died. Much of the current blood elf population are those who remained in Quel'Thalas throughout the WarCraft storyline. |
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| − | There are many who have not seen any race aside from their own prior to the Horde induction, so it could be much less likely for them to speak Common. As with most of the other playable races, new Blood Elf characters are probably young enough to have never seen battle when they first start out. Also, after severing ties with the alliance, it is likely that the use of common has been outlawed among blood elves and are encouraged to speak Thalassian in order to preserve cultural identity. |
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| − | However, the basic reasons remain decisions largely for the sake of competitive gameplay. Blizzard goes to great lengths to promote tension between factions, and discourages fraternizing and communicating with the opposing faction. Having a language barrier promotes this, especially when applied to PvP servers. This language barrier may not actually be present in non-game materials (novels, etc). |
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| − | The language barrier also extends from Blizzard's experience by letting [[Forsaken|undead]] speak Common- players displayed a noted (almost repulsive) lack of maturity with this ability, and [[Gutterspeak]] was the result. |
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| − | == Why hunters and not warriors? Suggested gameplay and lore reasoning == |
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| − | [[Image:Blood elf.jpg|thumb|A blood elf Spell Breaker]] |
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| − | As cited in the Classes section, the gameplay reasoning behind the decision is that Blizzard wanted both new expansion races to be able to roll a locked number of six classes. With the elimination of faction exclusive classes, the choice came down between Hunter and Warrior, and Hunter was chosen as the sixth class. From a Lore standpoint, the inclusion of Hunters and exclusion of Warriors can be explained through several reasons. '''''Note: this does not mean that [[Blood Elf Swordsman|blood elven warriors]] may not exist in the Warcraft universe, only that they are not a playable class.''''' |
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| − | Blood elves as a race are the physically weakest of all the races of the Horde. Orcs, trolls, Forsaken and tauren are superior to them in size, weight, strength and constitution, each in different but always superior degrees for the respective races. All blood elves, regardless of station or occupation, boast a great affinity for the arcane arts - an area of contention the Horde was notably inferior to prior to the inclusion of the blood elves. |
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| − | Although there are a significant amount of rank-and-file blood elven soldiers, these spellbreakers typically serve as city guards and honor guards, and still have a substantial amount of magical ability which sets them far apart from the warriors of other races. Since the opening of the Dark Portal, the role of the Blood Knights has been changed from honor guards to frontline troops to help assist the Horde war effort. The remaining surviving rangers from the three Great Wars have been training more recruits, under the guidance of Ranger-General Halduron Brightwing, and will make a reappearance alongside their fellow adventurers by the time of the expansion. |
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| − | ==Bulk Up== |
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| − | There has been an ongoing complaint over the new changes done to blood elf models, and specifically the choice to bulk up male blood elves. The current models stand slightly straighter and have bigger biceps than the old models. The official [[CM]] response by [[Nethaera]] stated that the change was made in order to make male blood elves look more menacing and masculine to the opposite faction, and the answer was met with heavy criticism. Many fans decried this as unwarranted machismo and stereotyping, as these players wanted a slender male model available to the Horde faction. There have been ongoing petitions and forum threads since the change asking for a revert to the old model, and calling for a change in the male blood elf's stance and voice responses to remedy their perceived lack of masculinity instead of a physical change. |
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| − | It has pointed out that prior to this model change there have been reports of skeletal tearing (the model's skeletal frame poking out of the skin) during movement. The increased number of polygons, biceps size and general size of male blood elves appears to have repaired the problem. |
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| − | Defenders have also pointed out that there have been promotional pictures showing very bulky and muscular blood elves. These were done by [[Samwise Didier]] who typically draws all males in exaggerated fashion, even the traditionally slender trolls. |
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| − | Even with this "bulk-up", blood elves still remain the second most slender race (the first being Forsaken, due to decay) in the game. |
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| − | == Paladins == |
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| − | The most controversial facet of the blood elves is their ability to become paladins. It should be noted, however, that of all the controversy, this one is the most credible lore-wise. The ability balances the right of the draenei to become Shamans, an action Blizzard took as part of a way to clarify the role of the Shaman in lore. As high elves many were members of the [[Church of Light]] many became priests and a few became paladins.{{cite|WoWRPG|76}} {{cite|APG|153}} {{cite|W3Man|10}}. After the Third War, the majority of high elves became blood elves, and soon the race began to lose its light given powers. Thus they needed to find a new way to access the Light. They did this by sapping [[Light]] energy from the captive [[naaru]] [[M'uru]] held beneath the Blood Knight headquarters. In patch 2.4, [[Kael'thas Sunstrider]] attacks Silvermoon with his [[felblood]]s and takes M'uru from the chamber beneath Blood Knight headquarters, transporting the darkened naaru to the [[Sunwell Plateau]] on the [[Isle of Quel'Danas]]. |
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| − | Liadrin travels to Shattrath City and goes before A'dal, expressing regret for the deeds of the Blood Knights, and realizing that Kael'thas had lured the blood elves down a false path and had betrayed his people to the evil of the Burning Legion. She pledges her allegiance and her Blood Knights to the [[Shattered Sun Offensive]], the combined force sent from Shattrath to end Kael'thas' mad bid for dominance and prevent [[Kil'jaeden]] from entering Azeroth. Taking heed of recent events, blood knights do no (or do they?) longer use ways as desperate as torturing naaru to gain power. In [[wotlk]], blood knights have race bound seal called [[Seal of Corruption]], hinting that blood knights "enlightenment" may have not been so thorough that was expected... |
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Revision as of 20:42, 11 July 2011
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| Race | Silithid wasp (Beast) |
| Level | 55 Rare |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Location | Hive'Zora, Silithus |
| Pet family | Wasp |
Zora is a level 55 rare silithid wasp found in Hive'Zora in Silithus. She is likely the queen of the hive, as evidenced by her name.
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Stats changed. 
Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Added.
