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This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.
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There is some evidence that there may have once been high elven druids at some point. Players have come to refer to them as Druid Magi.
Warcraft II
The Warcraft II manual indicates that the Runestone in Caer Darrow was placed there by a "Elven Druids."[1] These druids are not referred to anywhere else in the game or the manual. All references to this Runestone in the manual describe its power as either "Elven magik" or "arcane." Since the night elves and their druids were not added into the lore until the introduction of Warcraft III, it is unclear if these elven druids have any similarities to the night elf druids beyond a coincidence of name.
World of Warcraft RPG
The dark rangers are said to have turned to the Forgotten Shadow in order to "fill the void left by the loss of their druidism" from when they were rangers.[2] This is the only known reference to rangers practicing any form of druidism, though high elf rangers are known to use their relationship with nature to power their spells.[3]
Savagekin, "the most primal of druids", are most commonly either half-elves or night elves.[4] While the savagekin class is available to any Alliance race in the RPG, Druids and Druids of the Wild are only available to night elves and tauren.[5][6]
World of Warcraft
The Warcraft Encyclopedia, created shortly before the release of The Burning Crusade, states that Elven magi created the Runestones that surround Quel'Thalas.[7] This seems to conflict with Warcraft II manual's account that Runestones are created by Elven Druids. It is through this cross referencing of similar statements that players have created the term "druid magi."
In the Botanica wing of Tempest Keep, several of Kael'Thas's blood elves use abilities that are similar to the Restoration skills of the druid class. Most notably of these elves is High Botanist Freywinn, who is seen wearing what appears to be the shoulder armor and robes of the tier 1 armor set for druids, the Cenarion Raiment.[8]
However, these elves are never referred to as "druids", and there is no lore background describing what the blood elves are doing in Botanica. Through the progression of the dungeon, players begin to come across gene-splicers and mutate fleshlashers, which seems to be a play of words referencing the lasher, a common plant mob. Botanica concludes with a battle against Warp Splinter, an ancient who has apparently lost his sanity, presumably due to his infusion with arcane magic.[8]
References
- ^ "Places of Mystery", Warcraft II manual, 32. “The Runestone was an ancient monolith erected by the Elven Druids and inscribed with powerful runes of protection and warding.”
- ^ Johnson, Luke; Scott Bennie, Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch, Bruce Graw, Luke Johnson, Adam Loyd, Andrew Rowe, Amber E. Scott. "Dark Ranger", in Ellen P. Kiley: Horde Player's Guide: 41. ISBN 978-1588467720.
- ^ Johnstone, Mike; Rob Baxter, Bob Fitch, Luke Johnson, Seth Johnson, Mur Lafferty, Andrew Rowe. "Prestige Classes", in Ellen P. Kiley: World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game: 102. ISBN 978-1588467812. "Elven rangers draw their spells from their relationships with nature and the spirits of nature."
- ^ Johnson, Luke. "Prestige Classes", in Ellen P. Kiley: Alliance Player's Guide. ISBN 1-58846-773-2. "Half-elves, who straddle the world between human and elf, and night elves are the most common savagekin, though hermitic humans who wish to be closer to the animal world occasionally adopt this class."
- ^ Johnstone, Mike; Rob Baxter, Bob Fitch, Luke Johnson, Seth Johnson, Mur Lafferty, Andrew Rowe. "Classes", in Ellen P. Kiley: World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game: 65. ISBN 978-1588467812. "Druids are present in the Alliance and the Horde, as it is a prevalent path among both night elves and tauren."
- ^ Brooks, E. Deirdre; Christopher Aylott, Zach Bush, Jeff Grubb, Luke Johnson, Seth Johnson, Mur Lafferty, Greg Netcher. "Prestige Classes", in Mike Johnstone: Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game: 69. ISBN 978-1588460714.
- ^ High Elves. The Warcraft Encyclopedia. “Elven magi crafted monolithic Runestones along the borders of Quel'Thalas; these massive stones powered a magical shield intended to mask the elves' magic from extra-dimensional threats and protect the land from invasion.”
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Blizzard Entertainment. Botanica.