Talk:Anasterian Sunstrider

I've merged King Anasterian into this article, except for the following information.

• He was the son of Dath'remar Sunstrider.
• He made the first alliance between men and elves during the Troll Wars.

The high elf page says they can live up to 2000, but the above facts would require him to be at least twice that age. Is there a source for either claim?--Aeleas 16:54, 20 August 2006 (EDT)

If Anasterian is Dath'remar's son, how long is the lifespan of high elves? I am to assume that Dath'remar, who was a night elf for most of his life, lived longer than 2000 years? Somehow, considering the 2000 year lifespan, and 10,000 years since the distruction of the well of enternity, and 7,000 years of the kingdom of quel'thalas, 3 Generations of Sunstrider Royality does not seem to add up. Is it possible that the members of the Sunstrider Family are blessed with longer lifespans due to their amazing magical powers? Or is this a blizzard lore slip-up?

Somehow I expected more generations than (1) Dath'remar (2) Anasterian (3) Kael'thas. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tashu (talk · contr).

You are confused. High Elves were immortal before the corruption of the Sunwell. The 2000 years refers to MODERN High Elves. --Theron the Just 08:59, 12 November 2006 (EST)

The encyclopedia, among other sources, says that they were mortal after leaving Kalimdor. The article does confirm that Anasterian was king during the Troll Wars, and a descendant of Dath'Remar.--Aeleas 12:24, 12 November 2006 (EST)

"they were mortal after leaving Kalimdor." I belive that this refers to time before the Sunwell had been created. Tichondrius said, "Beware. It is a pool of mystic energies from which the elves draw their immortal powers. They will not give it up easily". --Theron the Just 16:04, 12 November 2006 (EST)

An odd statement, certainly, and it's not quite clear what he meant by "immortal powers" -- note that it's the powers that are immortal and not the elves themselves. It would be very odd for both the encyclopedia and History of Warcraft to specifically state that they lost their immortality, and then not mention that they got it back when describing the creation of the Sunwell a few paragraphs later.--Aeleas 19:48, 12 November 2006 (EST)

RPG also says they lost their immortality, and gives them maximum lifespans just above 350 years.Baggins 13:13, 4 March 2007 (EST)

Night elves were only immortal because of Nordrassil; not even the Well of Eternity granted immortality. Azshara is described as the most loved monarch in Kaldorei history, which proves that there were other monarchs, who were not immortal. Hence, if the full Well couldn't grant immortality, how could the Sunwell? --Ragestorm (talk · contr) 17:54, 4 March 2007 (EST)