As a race, Night Elves are typically honorable and just, but they are very distrusting of the 'lesser races' of the world. They now have renewed interest in shaping the world, and for the first time are allying themselves with other races to insure the continued survival of Azeroth. The Legion's invasion brought the Night Elves out of their long period of slumber. Until recently, the Night Elves closed themselves off from the rest of the world and remained hidden atop their holy mountain of Hyjal for many thousands of years. The Night Elves barely managed to banish the Legion from the world, but their wondrous homeland was shattered and drowned by the sea. The Night Elves' reckless use of magic drew the Burning Legion into the world and led to a catastrophic war between the two titanic races. These shadowy, immortal beings were the first to study magic and let it loose throughout the world nearly ten thousand years before Warcraft I. The reclusive Night Elves were the first race to awaken in the World of Warcraft.

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