High elf (playable)

Creation screen description
''Long ago the exiled high elves founded Quel'Thalas, where they created a magical found called the Sunwell. Though they were strengthened by its powers, they also grew increasingly dependent on them. Ages later the undead Scourge destroyed the Sunwell and most of the high elf population. Now these scattered refugees are seeking to find a new place in the world as they search for a cure to their painful addiction.''

Opening cutscene
''For nearly seven thousand years, the high elves cultivated a shining magical kingdom deep within the forests of northern Lordaeron. But five years ago, the undead Scourge invaded Quel'Thalas and drove the elves to the brink of extinction. Led by the evil death knight Arthas, the Scourge destroyed the mystical Sunwell, thereby severing the elves from the source of their arcane power.''

''Now a broken people, the only hope for the future lies in the Alliance. Banding together with the survivors, you desperately use what few wagons you could scavenge to head south, looking for a new beginning at a former military lodge of your people in the verdant hills of Loch Modan.''

Classes

 * Hunter
 * Mage
 * Paladin
 * Priest
 * Rogue
 * Warrior

Patch changes

 * Expansion_logo_mysteriesofazeroth.png Patch 1.17.1 (2023-12-20): Starting area moved from Farstrider Lodge in Loch Modan to Brinthilien in the Thalassian Highlands.
 * Expansion_logo_mysteriesofazeroth.png Patch 1.16.1 (2022-07-24):
 * Goblins and High Elves now have custom voice-acted error lines and emotes.
 * High Elf females can now properly sit in chairs and on stools.
 * High Elf females mounting point being slightly shifted to the right has been fixed.
 * High Elf females no longer do a flip on all jumps and only have a chance to do so.
 * High Elves can now properly talk in Thalassian.
 * High Elf Warriors can now properly learn Two-Handed Maces from the Ironforge weapon trainer.
 * High Elves can now add facial hair and earrings for further customization to males and females respectively.
 * WoWlogo.png Patch 1.15.1 (2021-03-11):
 * Distant portraits for the new races.
 * Background for the new races when previewing outfits.
 * WoWlogo.png Patch 1.15.0 (2021-01-05): Added.