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Aug 17, 2020 · Alleria was stranded in the Twisting Nether, fighting the Burning Legion alongside her lover, Turalyon, for a thousand years. During this time, Alleria learned about the powers of the Void, and eventually mastered them during the Argus campaign, being reborn as the first Void Elf, or Ren'dorei.
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“Your heart flew straight as any arrow upon the wind, sister. You were the brightest of our Order. You were the most beloved of our kin.”
— Sylvanas Windrunner, sister to Alleria
Alleria Windrunner was a ranger-captain of Silvermoon who led her rangers under the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. She was also the head scout of the Alliance Expedition to Draenor. Alleria and her lover Turalyon disappeared after the planet was torn apart and were not heard from for many years. They resurfaced during the final war against the Burning Legion, having been members of the Army of the Light for a thousand years from their perspective, as time passes differently inside the Twisting Nether. After absorbing the power of the dark naaru L'ura in the ruins of Eredath on Argus, Alleria became the first void elf, and now leads others like her in the Alliance following the defeat of the Legion.
Alleria was one of the main protagonists in Tides of Darkness, Beyond the Dark Portal, Legion and The War Within.
Background
This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories. “I don’t want to step into footprints made by others hundreds of years ago. I want to make my own path. My own destiny.” — Alleria to her mother Alleria Windrunner was born the eldest child of Lireesa Windrunner, Ranger-General of Silvermoon, and Verath Windrunner, Chief Adviser to Anasterian Sunstrider. She was named after her maternal grandmother. As well as her younger sister Sylvanas and youngest sister Vereesa, she also had a younger brother named Lirath. As the Windrunners' eldest scion, Alleria was raised to succeed her mother as ranger-general. But Alleria, who had little use for the traditions and expectations of the high elves, resented the fate Lireesa intended for her and challenged it with increasing resolve. Alleria chafed at the stagnation of Quel'Thalas and wished to see the world beyond; to meet other races and experience other cultures, and reconnect with the humans who had aided their people during the Troll Wars. Lireesa held to the high elves' isolationism, believed all that mattered lay in Quel'Thalas, and considered any ancient quel'dorei debt to the humans well repaid. To mark her training as Lireesa's heir, Alleria was summoned to take part in a grueling hunt for a mighty Springpaw Lynx known as Mauler. Her fellow Farstriders gathered to witness Alleria name her prey and depart deep into the wilds of Eversong in pursuit. Disaster followed: the huntress became the hunted as Alleria was overpowered by the beast, and her younger sister Sylvanas killed it to save her life. The act rendered the battle void, and robbed Alleria of the honor of avenging herself. Alleria's private war with her mother intensified in the years to come, and the Farstriders suffered for it. Alleria stole more time with her friends and confidants, and a rift formed between those rangers who shared Alleria's beliefs and Lireesa's loyalists. The tension came to a head when Alleria abdicated her claim to the title of ranger-general entirely, and revealed plans to leave the kingdom with her ranger company. She bluntly told her mother that she did not belong, and put forward Sylvanas as her replacement: a Windrunner surpassing even her own skill, with the support of Lor'themar and Halduron and other key Farstriders. Lireesa bitterly acquiesced to Alleria's demands, finding in Sylvanas a Windrunner who would embrace the destiny Alleria had rejected. The ranger-general publicly released Alleria from her duties as ranger-general-in-training, bestowed them upon Sylvanas, and tasked her eldest daughter with ranging far beyond the kingdom's borders in order to establish a presence. Before departing, Alleria reconciled with her mother and enjoyed one last tranquil night with her family. Lireesa gifted her eldest daughter a necklace - an exquisite piece containing an emerald, a ruby, and a sapphire. Alleria would wear this treasured necklace constantly. Alleria left Quel'Thalas with her ranger company – Verana, Rellian, Auric, and Talthressar – and struck out to see the world beyond. In her absence, tragedy struck the Windrunner family: Lireesa and Verath were slain by agents of the orcish Horde while on a diplomatic assignment in Eastweald. The Farstriders moved to formally recognize Sylvanas as their incumbent leader, but some among them still favored Alleria, and claimed only the eldest Windrunner should inherit the title. Others declared that Alleria had chosen the wider world over Quel'Thalas, while Sylvanas fought only for the Farstriders, which reflected each of their loyalties. Others still would have gladly followed Alleria, but respected her decision to disinherit herself. Alleria returned in time to give her full support to Sylvanas, which silenced her sister's critics and ensured her unanimous election. Reunited with her sisters, Alleria learned of Anasterian Sunstrider's forbearing policy concerning the emerging threat of the Horde, and was disappointed. She argued in favor of Lirath being trained to fight, as the fallen were as much his parents as theirs, but the teacher could not be her – Alleria's stay would be a brief one, as she was expected in Lordaeron. Alleria's friends in the Alliance would find few allies in Quel'Thalas, but Alleria was not shackled to the high elves' politics as Sylvanas was, and would return to face the threat growing in Lordaeron with or without a kingdom committed to war.
Tides of Darkness
This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories. When the Horde invaded Lordaeron, Terenas Menethil, in the name of Anduin Lothar called upon the ancient debt the Sunstriders owed the Arathi bloodline. The ruling council of Quel'Thalas, seeing the Horde as more of an excuse to fulfill that debt than an actual threat, sent a small force of elves to assist the Alliance of Lordaeron. Alleria was one of the few in Quel'Thalas who believed that the Horde might pose a threat to the elves, and consequently chose to lead her rangers to Southshore to join the Alliance of Lordaeron, despite not being ordered to do so. Alleria worked closely with Turalyon and Khadgar in the campaign to expel the orcs from Lordaeron. Upon learning that the Horde burned the borderlands of Quel'Thalas, Alleria led the Alliance army to the defense of Silvermoon City, briefly reuniting her with her sister Sylvanas and comrades Lor'themar Theron and Halduron Brightwing. Although Sylvanas had become ranger-general in Alleria's place, she granted Lireesa's bow, Thas'dorah, to Alleria, trusting that her older sister would have better opportunities to exact vengeance on the front lines. With Lor'themar, Alleria accompanied Turalyon to Capital City which was already under siege. However, the Horde later gave up and began to run away to the south. Alleria and Lor'themar returned home. Though they were successful in repelling the Horde invasion, it came at a terrible cost: eighteen of her kin, including her younger brother, Lirath, were killed. Devastated, Alleria sought comfort in the arms of Turalyon (eventually becoming pregnant with Arator), but ultimately, she chose to dedicate herself to revenge.
Beyond the Dark Portal
This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories. To the horror of her friends, Alleria came to see the orcs as little more than vermin to be exterminated. Driven by grief and hatred, Alleria vowed that she would have vengeance. Her pursuit of revenge took her into human lands, where she led an elite cadre of rangers in hunting down renegade orcs of the Bleeding Hollow clan, who had been trapped on Azeroth after the end of the Second War. Two years after the end of the war, Alleria was present in Nethergarde where she learned from Khadgar that the portal's rift is widening and that the Alliance army is needed again. The archmage sent her to Stormwind to warn Turalyon, which she reluctantly agreed to. By that time, Alleria had already given birth to Arator. She once watched her little child playing in the courtyard of Stormwind Keep with a wooden sword, aiming at a frog but hitting a pillar instead, during a frosty winter day. While another mother might have been proud, Alleria was saddened by the sight and told Arator that war was not glory. When the orcs rallied behind Ner'zhul and the death knights, Alleria agreed to lead her rangers beyond the Dark Portal into Draenor to exact vengeance for Quel'Thalas and stop the Horde once and for all. Before she left, she had her necklace melted down into three pieces. She kept the emerald for herself and sent the ruby to Vereesa and the sapphire to Sylvanas, using Verana, her lieutenant, as the emissary. The Alliance reacted quickly to the renewed threat and sent an expedition through the portal to Draenor. Having achieved the rank of captain, Alleria was part of the expedition. On Draenor, Alleria realized that there was more to the Alliance Expedition's struggle than her quest for vengeance. The final event that caused her to let go her hate and mourn for her loved ones was when Turaylon ordered her to stay back. Alleria found that she could not let go of the young human to his death and rekindled her relationship with Turalyon, much to the relief of their friends. Following the fall of Hellfire Citadel, Alleria sent most of her forces with Danath Trollbane, Talthressar and Kurdran Wildhammer to pursue Ner'zhul, but herself accompanied Khadgar and Turalyon to retrieve the Skull of Gul'dan from Deathwing. She later aided in defending Khadgar when he finally closed the last Dark Portal to Azeroth, after which Draenor itself was sundered in a fiery cataclysm, sacrificing her way home. Alleria, along with her surviving allies, entered a rift to the Twisting Nether. Given the low likelihood of their survival, Alleria and her comrades were presumed dead, killed in the line of duty. They are honored to this day for their sacrifice. A statue of Alleria has a prominent place in the Valley of Heroes, just inside the gates of Stormwind City.
This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.
Alleria is a superb forest fighter who prefers solitude and travels with others only when forced to do so. She speaks infrequently and only in short sentences. She shows passion only where orcs are concerned, hunting them ruthlessly and without mercy. However, much of this personality dissolved when she rekindled her relationship with Turalyon. [citation needed]
Alleria is a High Elf with great beauty and elegance with white skin, bright blue eyes and bright golden blonde hair, this being the main reason for her nickname Sun Lady by her sisters, in addition to having blue tattoos on the right side of herface and arms. She primarily wears a light green ranger uniform with dark magenta torn cape.
In his Void form, his skin turns a dark neon indigo, his hair turns a purplish white, and his tattoos and eyes glow an ethereal blue. His ranger uniform turns a dark neon blue.
Ranger Captain Alleria Windrunner
Renowned Troll Hunter of Quel'Thalas. Lead Scout and Intelligence Agent for the Alliance Expedition that marched into the orc homeworld of Draenor. Presumed deceased.
Your heart flew straight as any arrow upon the wind, sister. You were the brightest of our Order. You were the most beloved of our kin.
- Sylvanas Windrunner - Ranger General of Quel'Thalas
Argus
• Heralds of Apocalypse
• A Beacon in the Dark
• A Vessel Made Ready
• Arkhaan's Peril
• Arkhaan's Plan
Sylvanas
This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories. •We are not the center of the world, and if we do not soon realize that, we will stagnate! •I don’t belong. My soul feels trapped, Mother. I am not running away from what you taught me. I will remember everything, and I’ll use it to help people, just like you do. I will just be helping different people. •I came here thinking to see the Farstriders uniting behind the leader our mother chose for you. Instead, you squabble like children, using my absence as an excuse to nurse your private grievances. That is not who we are.
Warcraft II
This section concerns content related to Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness or its expansion Beyond the Dark Portal.
Beyond the Dark Portal
This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories. •There is no problem. The Alliance wants every orc dead. So do I. We can work together on that. •It is only genocide when those being slain are people. This is nothing more than exterminating vermin. •I can't stay behind. Don't ask me to. I stayed behind the last time. I won't watch someone I love go to his death while I... (Jumps into Turalyon's arms.)
This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.
•See Alleria Windrunner's emotes.
•"Many believe magic has maintained order in Quel'Thalas. My bow would say otherwise. One shot, one kill. This is how I preserve our realm. I am Alleria Windrunner. If you stand against me, you're just another target. And I never miss my mark."
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•Alleria is named after her maternal grandmother.
•According to The Warcraft Encyclopedia/Alleria Windrunner, Alleria first earned renown due to the sheer number of trolls that she slew in order to defend her people's homeland, Quel'Thalas, during the Troll Wars. This raises questions as to her age, as mentioned under the speculation section.
•In addition to her formidable marksmanship skills, she is also known to wield a sword with great skill.
•After Alleria said that she knows that one day Silvermoon will again stand with the Alliance, Mathias Shaw has been wondering whether she simply hoped that, or if the whispers she hears told her, or if she has seen it in her visions.
•In one of the visions of a possible future, shown by the Void, Alleria Windrunner saw Xe'ra declaring her a heretic and calling for her death.
•Alleria's generic name on Argus and in the Ghostlands is High Elf Ranger.
T’uure was a naaru that sacrificed itself to banish Dimensius when he manifested in reality to destroy the world of Karkora. Conveniently, as Xalatath works to summon Dimensius (using the Sunwell most likely), there are no more Naaru on Azeroth. The last one was O’ros, who was killed in Legion.
Sep 21, 2017 · Alleria Windrunner embracing the Void is one of the most shocking reveals of Patch 7.3. In the new audio drama “A Thousand Years of War” written by Robert Brooks and narrated by Stephen Pacey, we learn how she found her affinity for the Void, how she escaped from Niskara, and why Xe’ra imprisoned her.
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Aug 16, 2024 · Alleria's actions, both in saving Turalyon and ending the distractions of the void during their campaign on Argus, aided the Army of the Light and the people of Azeroth in claiming a final victory against the Legion, once again granting her world salvation.
Sep 4, 2017 · Alleria was willing to go through the Dark Portal, but for different reasons. While Turalyon wanted to prevent the Horde from assaulting a multitude of worlds, Alleria simply wanted to decimate the Orcs and prevent their return to Azeroth.
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Apr 11, 2012 · The three of them used one of those portals Ner'zhul had summoned to escape the destruction of the red world and returned to the fragment we now call Outland, making their way...
