Changes: Vereesa Windrunner

Vereesa Windrunner
Title	<Ranger General of the Silver Covenant>
Gender	Female
Race	High elf (Humanoid)
Level	?? Boss
Class	Ranger
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	The Silver Covenant,; Alliance,; Kingdom of Quel'Thalas
Occupation	Special Ambassador, Leader of the Silver Covenant
Location	The Violet Citadel, Dalaran Ghostlands, Quel'Thalas
Status	Alive
Relative(s)	Rhonin (husband), Giramar and Galadin (twin sons), Alleria, Sylvanas, Lirath (siblings), Zendarin (cousin), Arator (nephew), Turalyon (brother-in-law)

Revision as of 16:41, 26 March 2011

Vereesa Windrunner is an elven ranger who fought in the Second and Third Wars. She is the youngest sister of Sylvanas Windrunner who would later become the Dark Lady of the Forsaken, and Alleria Windrunner, a hero of the Second War.

Nearly all of Vereesa's extended family were killed by orcs in the Second War and in Prince Arthas's invasion of Quel'Thalas. Both of her sisters can be considered "alive" because Sylvanas still lives, albeit not technically "among the living", and Alleria Windrunner is likely still alive, but her whereabouts are not known.

Biography

Vereesa is a member of the prominent Windrunner family of the high elves. Her elder sisters Alleria and Sylvanas were Ranger Generals of Silvermoon City. She has at least two other brothers, one of whom was named Lirath. Her family lived at Windrunner Spire in the tranquil forests of Quel'Thalas.

During her early career, she was assigned by her superiors to escort the mage Rhonin to his ship at Hasic. This simple mission soon turned into a harrowing journey into Grim Batol where she eventually aided the mage in destroying the Demon Soul and freeing the Dragonqueen Alexstrasza. During this mission, Rhonin and Vereesa fell in love and they eventually married.

Following the success of the mission, Vereesa was asked to act as an Alliance Ambassador by King Terenas and the Kirin Tor. She and Rhonin were tasked with touring the Alliance and reminding everyone that there were other threats in the world besides orcs that would have to face sooner or later. Along with Rhonin and Krasus, Vereesa was among the few well-known survivors of the Scourge that destroyed Lordaeron, Dalaran, and Quel'Thalas after the corruption of Prince Arthas.

The rest of her family was not so lucky. They were one of the hardest hit by the Scourge invasion into Quel'Thalas.^[1] Sylvanas was killed by Arthas and raised as a banshee in his service, later becoming Banshee Queen of the Forsaken.^[2]^[3] The sisters' grandfather had to battle his own son, their uncle, after he was turned into an undead. A younger brother was torn to pieces by their older brother who was then himself burned with the rest of the Scourge by elven resistance fighters.^[1]

While she and her husband, Rhonin, were preparing for the birth of their twin offspring, Giramar and Galdarin, Rhonin was once again summoned by Krasus for help. As a reward for Rhonin's courage, Nozdormu allowed Rhonin to return to Vereesa at the moment she went into labor to ensure he would not miss a moment of the twins' lives. Nozdormu also offered the children the friendship of the bronze dragonflight. A human named Jalia assisted in the birth.^[4] Her cousin Zendarin, a blood elf who hated humans, tried to kidnap her children as he believed the offspring of a high elf and a human mage would have a lot of magic power.^[5] He failed in this attempt.

She appears again in the novel Night of the Dragon, where she braved the depths of Grim Batol, seeking revenge on Zendarin. Zendarin sought to steal the Demon Soul (possibly as an alternate magic source having failed to take Dargonax, or as a secondary objective), the foul creation of Deathwing that had been destroyed by Rhonin years earlier. He would have pulled it off if not for Vereesa's intervention, which resulted in the destruction of the Demon Soul — and of Zendarin himself — when the stolen staff of the Naaru touched the artifact.^[6] Vereesa also assists Iridi, a draenei priestess, in destroying Dargonax, as redemption for Zendarin's murder of Iridi's comrade.

Vereesa attended the wedding of Malfurion Stormrage and Tyrande Whisperwind, two old friends and commrades of her husband, along with their twin boys.^[7]

World of Warcraft

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Vereesa is located in the Violet Citadel of Dalaran along with Rhonin, Archmage Aethas Sunreaver, and Archmage Modera. She is the leader of the Silver Covenant, a militant group of high elves who oppose the inclusion of blood elves in the Kirin Tor. She is involved in the Quel'delar quest chain: The champions of the Silver Covenant will fight the forces of the scourge in the Frozen Halls and its Sunreaver counterpart in Dalaran to restore the magical blade Quel'Delar from its defiled state by the Blood-Queen Lana'thel.

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Zul'AmanPreparationConversation — Vereesa, Halduron and Vol'jin outside Zul'Aman

Vereesa is called upon by the ranger-general of Silvermoon, Halduron Brightwing, to help address the threat of a revitalized troll empire brewing in Zul'Aman. She travels to Quel'Thalas, and meets with Brightwing alongside the Darkspear Chieftain, Vol'jin.

Her presence is not well received in the upper echelons of Silvermoon City, and Lor'themar Theron sends a messenger to demand to know why she holds presence in Quel'Thalas. A frustrated Vereesa mentions that Quel'Thalas is as much her home as it is his, and that she will defend it from any threats. Halduron states that he had personally invited her to supplement his own Farstriders, as it would take time to recall enough of them. The two ranger-generals along with Vol'jin discuss their plans for battle.

Personality

At first, Vereesa was unaware of Sylvanas' fate.^[8] However, when she learned of her fate, Vereesa mourned her sister and was enraged when her cousin Zendarin recklessly called Sylvanas a Banshee. ^[9]

Richard Knaak has stated in an interview that he considers Vereesa as having animosity towards the blood elves, courtesy of her partnership with Rhonin and having pride in high elf traditions. This can be seen in Night of the Dragon and in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Vereesa's previous actions in Dalaran contradict her later actions in the Ghostlands, where she appears to not only be neutral towards the blood elves but also friendly with them. Her later interactions with the blood elves appear to reject the idea that she is hostile to their race but instead affirms the idea that the cause of her opposition towards them is her loyalty towards her own race and her fear of the high elves' possible assimilation.

Speculation

Vereesa's attitude towards the blood elves seems to have changed quite drastically since her Wrath of the Lich King debut. While she was opposed to their mere inclusion within the Kirin-Tor, she was more than willing to accept an invitation into Quel'Thalas from Halduron Brightwing to work with both he and another leader of the Horde, Vol'jin.

There appears to be a rivalry between her and Lor'themar Theron regarding the future of the elves (high elves and blood elves). While she was willing to work with the blood elves and with the Darkspear tribe in protecting Quel'thalas, her speech towards Silvermoon Messenger shows animosity between her and Lor'themar Theron.

Quotes

"Quel'Thalas is as much my home as it is yours and I would not see it fall to our ancient enemy."

"With my bow, I have shot orcs dead at a hundred yards. I have battled trolls, demons, and more. I have nearly traveled the length and breadth of Azeroth...yes my love, I think I can handle the situation until Jalia arrives."

"One should not speak of taint who has taken to draining the foul magic of demons."

"Use your eyes and call me not by so accursed a name as that, draenei!"

Gallery

Vereesa Windrunner in Day of the Dragon
Vereesa in Dalaran

Trivia

She appears as part of the Silver Covenant faction within Dalaran, and is hostile to Horde players as a result. She will not attack, cannot be attacked, and cannot be interacted with.
She appears as neutral in the Ghostlands, and does not interact with either the Alliance or the Horde.

References

^ ^a ^b The Well of Eternity, 16
^ Manual of Monsters, 186
^ The Well of Eternity, 17
^ WoE, p.17
^ NotD, pp. 110, 113
^ NotD
^ Stormrage, p. 396
^ WoE, p.16-17
^ NotD, p. 184

Sources

External links

Preceded by:
None

Position:
Leader of the Silver Covenant

Succeeded by:
Incumbent

[The_Well_of_Eternity_16-1] The Well of Eternity, 16

[Manual_of_Monsters_186-2] Manual of Monsters, 186

[The_Well_of_Eternity_17-3] The Well of Eternity, 17

[4] WoE, p.17

[5] NotD, pp. 110, 113

[6] NotD

[7] Stormrage, p. 396

[8] WoE, p.16-17

[9] NotD, p. 184

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 Richard Knaak has stated in an [http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/729 interview] that he considers Vereesa as having animosity towards the [[blood elves]], courtesy of her partnership with Rhonin and having pride in [[high elf]] traditions. This can be seen in ''Night of the Dragon'' and in [[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]].
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+Vereesa's previous actions in [[Dalaran]] contradict her later actions in the [[Ghostlands]], where she appears to not only be neutral towards the [[blood elves]] but also friendly with them. Her later interactions with the blood elves appear to reject the idea that she is hostile to their race but instead affirms the idea that the cause of her opposition towards them is her loyalty towards her own race and her fear of the high elves' possible assimilation.
 ==Speculation==
-*Vereesa's attitude towards the [[blood elves]] seems to have changed quite drastically since her ''Wrath of the Lich King'' debut. While she was opposed to their mere inclusion within the Kirin-Tor, she was more than willing to accept an invitation into [[Quel'Thalas]] from Halduron Brightwing to work with both he and another leader of the [[Horde]], Vol'jin.
+*Vereesa's attitude towards the [[blood elves]] seems to have changed quite drastically since her ''Wrath of the Lich King'' debut. While she was opposed to their mere inclusion within the Kirin-Tor, she was more than willing to accept an invitation into [[Quel'Thalas]] from Halduron Brightwing to work with both he and another leader of the [[Horde]], [[Vol'jin]].
+There appears to be a rivalry between her and [[Lor'themar Theron]] regarding the future of the elves ([[high elves]] and [[blood elves]]). While she was willing to work with the blood elves and with the [[Darkspear tribe]] in protecting [[Quel'thalas]], her speech towards [[Silvermoon Messenger]] shows animosity between her and Lor'themar Theron.
 ==Quotes==

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