Since the topic of human potential, has once more resurfaced, tis my duty to provide some insight into it, as the authorized forum-stalking male human paladin, and we all know how my kind behaves.
Now, human potential is a true thing. Imagine how amazing it would be if it was replaced by night elven potential. Here is an alternate history of WoW, if another race instead bore the fruits which the humans have stolen from them.
Our story begins in Vanilla. The night elves are not particularly relevant, a lot of their lore did not make it into the game. Let us say there are no Wardens, and no Druids of the Claw, but the night elven quest zones are relatively normal, and properly portray the racial lore.
Then in Wrath of the Lich King, returns Jarod Shadowsong, and becomes the new leader of the night elves. He unites the Alliance behind him with an iron fist, which is only proper, as a new war is beginning.
There comes Cataclysm. The entirety of Ashenvale is turned into an Alien vs Predator parody, where you feed the Predator (some sort of wild-god) until he is capable of wiping out the Alien, the Orcish summoned corrupted fire elemental brought in by Garrosh. There is no Ashenvale lore, everything rotates around the movie. The Silverwing Sentinels do not exist.
Darkshore is turned into a C:SI thing, where you investigate the death of a nightsaber called Old Toothy, until it culminates in Lordanel vanishing in flames, as the Cult of the Forgotten Strand resurfaces and destroys everything, despite Horatio Elunson, the mighty detective from Darnassus, trying to stop them.
The Horde invades Feralas, puts it to the torch, destroys it in its entirety, Shandris barely escaping back to Darnassus with a handful of refugees.
Despite Jarod Shadowsong heroically beating back the invaders, no lands are reclaimed, he only wags an admonishing finger at the Horde, while domineering over his vassals, but peace reigns for a time, as Vol’jin helps us win the war, but not before the Darnassian fleet is sunk in a novel.
Nonetheless, Jarod is mighty.
The Sisterhood of Elune is being yelled at by him, druids too, he has no equal, everyone bows to him, and the night elves are the most represented Alliance race in terms of NPC usage. Shandris is known as his attack-dog.
Legion comes, it all seems fine, although Jarod died, heroically killing a Fel Reaver. You butcher Astranar in his honor, the Legion cult has taken over the Night’s w…erm, I mean, the local sentinels.
A new leader arises, Jarod’s child from Vanilla, called Jarudin. Jarudin believes in peace, but he has no problem with druids and priestesses serving him drinks, he dominates the Alliance narrative, suffocating his own nation to the point of no-existence, but he is now effectively the Blue Warchief.
A new war begins, Sylvanas burning Stormwind, thanks to Maiev falling for misinformation and bringing the humans to ruin, but that’s ok, because Jarudin rallies his armies, and attacks the Undercity, to avenge the slight.
His entire army has no precautions for the Blight, until Tyrande flies in on a hippopotamus, banishing it with Elune’s Starlight, but the night elves have already suffered heinous loses, their assault stalled and beaten back, all for nothing, as the City is blown up over them, the survivors barely retreating. (the hippopotamus falls too)
Darnassus’s docks are littered with coffins. Fortunately, in Val’sharah, you find a fleet, and Tyrande is sent back to negotiate with the local temple, settling some grudges from the past, and this amazing fleet attacks Zuldazar with sterling success, Tyrande flying on a saucer, destroying Zandalari armies with lighting out of her eyes. Unfortunately, it is all in vain, as the fleet goes down in its entirety, with countless night elven soldiers, after moving in full numbers against several Horde ships.
Jarudin goes back to crying on the shoulder of Saurfang, babbling, weeping, snot is running everywhere, tis quite the sight, but the poor orc was captured at the Undercity, and has no choice but to listen and help.
Finally, Jarudin summons enough night elves for one final assault, and the Reckoning happens, Saurfang dying, the Horde liberated.
Everyone salutes mighty Jarudin, who’s schemes brought us victory, Tyrande standing proud besides him. Malfurion reclaims a portion of Feralas, and is the local commander.
Do you want this potential for the night elves, or for anyone else? I think it sounds really beneficial.
Who wouldn’t want to sacrifice the entire lore of their race for a Superman leader, right? I am really happy I am a human main.
Granted, I am not of the Stormwindian branch, but who cares, humans are obviously the overlords of WOW, their race shining peerless through out the ages. Oh, and we also have portals. In two cities, which are both human. Coincidence? I think not.
