![]() You are also right that she is called an exile in Cata. The point is that they're denied their homeland *unless* they declare loyalty to a foreign power (the Horde), and if they choose not to do that, then they're outcasts and not permitted to return.You're right that the exact point at which she becomes an exile is unclear. Sure, it's perhaps possible for an individual High Elf to return to Silvermoon and declare their loyalty to Silvermoon and the Horde to end their exile - but that's not the point, and that's not what makes them exiles. The fact that she's later branded an exile makes it pretty clear as to why - whether or not she was an exile of her own choice, it's made clear in Cata that her former peers don't want her there, and she's politically unwelcome.īut we know it wasn't due to Zul'Aman in Cata, where an expatriate High Elf (Vereesa) is outright called an exile. Vereesa's case is a bit more muddled, considering that after Day of the Dragon she began living with her future husband Rhonin in Dalaran, but she never returned to Quel'Thalas even when Lor'themar and Rommath sent out the call for all former High Elves to return to discuss the proclamations of Rommath and Kael'thas, with Kael'thas acting as the current leader of the High/Blood Elves at the time. Skycaller and Hawkspear were directly exiled from Quel'Thalas, as shown in the text of In the Shadow of the Sun - what they wanted or didn't want is immaterial insofar as they go. It's not just a simple matter of it became "politically viable." Lor'themar cares more about his peoples' survival, than winning over some High Elf that only comes to Silvermoon at the behest of the Alliance. However, when it became clear that Alleria was a distinct danger to the Sunwell, Lor'themar exiled her. If you look back at the cutscene, I think there's more to suggest Lor'themar was trying to win over Alleria by showing her compassion. So, based on past precedent, Lor'themar didn't need any greater justification to exile Alleria. Alleria had already presented herself as an Alliance stooge and, as you later illustrate, Lor'themar exiled people who had greater allegiences to the Alliance. Regardless, you present the scene as if Lor'themar was just looking for an excuse to exile Alleria. Note how quickly her "daughter of Quel'Thalas" status is rescinded as soon as it becomes politically viable, too.You do yourself a disservice by not re-familiarizing yourself with it. When the whole thing with Durzaan and the Sunwell goes down he's given convenient cover to exile her in the form of her danger to the Sunwell due to being infused with Void energies, which he immediately does. When Alleria reveals her persistence in her prior loyalties, Lor'themar does indeed become icy, but Alleria is also a renowned hero of the First and Second Wars, so it wouldn't be good political optics for him to outright disparage her (or exile her) without due cause as she was newly returned to Azeroth and Quel'Thalas. I've seen the cutscene and the conversation when I originally did the content. ![]()
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