Restarting this ages old forum initiative for anyone who might wish to give night elf themed roleplay a shot, but isn’t quite sure where to find people or what’s happening when - or what these long-eared folk are all about. This is not a how-to-play guide, more of a concise information package to help people interested in the theme get started.
Night Elf Lore
What's their story?
Where to read up on them
One can read up on World of Warcraft lore for free on Warcraft Wiki. Formerly known as Wowpedia, the website was split from Fandom and moved to wiki.gg in 2023. It’s a great site for finding information about anything and everything related to the setting, with sources provided (in-game, books, etc.).
Night Elf lore on Warcraft Wiki
Teldrassil and the former night elf capital Darnassus
There’s a lot of written history for the night elves because of their prominent role in Azeroth’s history since ancient times, but please be reassured that nobody is expected to know everything in order to play one. It might be good though to have a general understanding of how their society operates, and note the major historical events the race had a notable role in.
Character concept ideas
Priestess / Priest of the Moon
Druid of the Cenarion Circle / Claw / Talon / Fang / Antler
Your character could also be just a regular adventurer, craftsman, vendor, bard, etc.
Where to find?
Places you're most likely to find night elf themed roleplay
The night elf scene has always been of roaming nature, the activity in settlements spiking and dwindling on repeat, never a constant all year long.
The current hubs are Amirdrassil, and occasionally Astranaar in Ashenvale. The latter was a recurring hotspot for night elf roleplay in the past, alongside Feathermoon Stronghold in Feralas.
Guilds tend tot travel the world for their own campaigns and events from time to time, and in order to catch them about recruitment, you better reach out to the guild’s officers.
Guilds
List of guilds recruiting actively or occasionally
Dirge of Teldrassil | Guild Info
Shadowleaf Watchers | Guild Info
Taloncrest Sentinels | Guild Info
The Nightblade Sentinels | Guild Info
Wish to be added to the list? Please let me know!
Discord
Amirdrassil Community Discord
Amirdrassil Discord Server was created by Jai’are and Morningtide in December 2023. The server’s goal is to organize roleplay in Amirdrassil, from scheduled community events to finding spontaneous roleplay. Night elf themed events happening outside Amirdrassil are advertised there as well. People are also welcome to share their character profiles, in-character rumours, artwork and stories on the server.
Please note the Discord server is not representative of the night elf scene as a whole.
Amirdrassil Discord Server Rules
Abide by Discord’s rules and Blizzard’s Code of Conduct as well as ours, as listed below: https://discordapp.com/terms / https://discordapp.com/guidelines / https://eu.battle.net/forums/en/code-of-conduct/
This is a 13+ server and we do not verify the age of our members. As a rule of thumb: if it’d be inappropriate to post on the realm forum, don’t post it here either.
Please do not post AI generated pictures in the Server.
No NSFW content, offensive or sexually suggestive posts, including in avatars, custom status, and bio. No unsolicited DM advertisements or messages. Real life issues debates should be contained to the relevant channel. No spamming, which includes excessive amounts of messages, emojis, capital letters, pings/mentions, etc.
Chat in English and English only. That includes voice channels. A few words here and there are acceptable, but do not converse in languages other than English.
If you see any instances of rules being broken or TOS violations, please let us know by contacting mods as soon as you can. Include as many details as possible, including any screenshots, chat logs, links, and context. This speeds the process up and makes it easier for us to help you.
No disparaging other communities - Members are prohibited from engaging in discussions that negatively target or badmouth other servers, communities, or groups. This includes, but is not limited to, derogatory comments, spreading rumors, or encouraging hostile actions against other communities. We expect our members to exhibit maturity and respect in all interactions, both within our Server and beyond.
While a Community Server should strive to offer acceptance to all members, we reserve the discretional ability to ward someone from the Community, without waiting, should they have a documented history of:
- Discriminatory, offensive jokes and language, or hate speech (which calls out a group by their race, nationality, sexuality, gender, political alignment, religious beliefs etc.)
- Offensive, derogatory, or sexually explicit content in posts, usernames, or profile pictures
- Vulgar, obscene, gruesome, disgusting, or gore content
- Encouragement, trivialising, glorifying or promoting, in general, self-harm or suicide. That includes any content that encourages others to: cut or injure themselves; embrace anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders; or commit suicide rather than, for example, seeking counseling or treatment.
- Verbal or other abuse, flaming, harassment, sincere insults, or threats towards others
- Doxxing
- Sexual harassment
- Stalking
The list may be expanded in the future.
Because of these precedents, we deem it fair and just that membership of this community is something that will either be explicitly denied, or has to be earned with an extra layer of scrutiny. Membership is guaranteed to people who have no record of the above actions. No cross-server drama - please handle any problems between members privately. If you need to speak to a moderator you can DM them privately.
These rules are not set in stone, they are flexible and will be tweaked or adjusted over time as the moderators see fit. Major changes will be announced, minor ones will be edited in. You can not argue on the grounds of outdated rules or rules you’ve not memorized right. We recommend giving them another read every now and then.
You automatically agree to all rules upon joining this server. If you disagree with any or all rules whether in part or in full, please leave immediately.
Warden Community
A community for people interested in roleplay revolving around the Wardens. You can read about the community and find a link to their Discord server on the initiative’s forum thread.
Emerald Enclave
A community for people interested in druid cross-faction roleplay. You can read about the initiative on the Emerald Assembly’s forum thread, with a a link to their Emerald Enclave discord server.
Upcoming Events
May 10th - 12th: Aria’falore
Event Details
May 18th: Moonball & Bonk-Alore Tournament
Event Details
May 26th: Starborne Gathering: Event for Nightborne & Night Elf Arcanists
Event Details
June 7th: Kaldorei Dance Night
Event Details
June 16th: Amirdrassil Beach Party
By Nifre, event info TBA
June 22nd - 24th: Jurina’tore
Solstice celebration by the Nightblades, event info TBA
Event Archive
This may not be a complete list of all public night elf themed events organized by people, but probably covers most of them!
2024
Amirdrassil - New Home, New Hope
Event Details | Picture Album
Astranaar Village Hours - Recurring event
Event Details
Crescent Conclave - Recurring event
Event Details
Lunar Festival in Moonglade
Event Details
Crafting Connections
Event Details
Moonball at the Whorlwing Basin
Event Details
Night of the Kaldorei Arts
EventDetails
Emerald Assembly - Recurring event
Event Details
Debating and Planning of the Warden Training
Event Details
New Moon Ritual
Event Details
Rite of Passage
Event Details
Let’s Tell A Story (Recurring Event)
Event Details
Imbel - The Spring Equinox
Event Details
Full Moon Sermon
Event Details
Warden Moot
Event Details
Amirdrassil Community Gathering
Event Details
Watcher Promotion
Event Details
Alor’el Spring Festival
Event Details | Event video on YouTube | Shorter event video on Twitter/X
Del’ursdiel Twin Bear Festival
Event Details
Byltan - Kaldorei Spring Celebration
Event Details
2023
Highborne Tour: Algeth’ar Academy
Event Details
Kaldorei Spring Dances in Ashenvale
Event Details | Picture Album
Astranaar Village Hours - Recurring event
Event Details
Crescent Conclave - Recurring event
Event Details
Byltan, Spring Festival in Ashenvale
Event Details
Jurina’tore, The Great Hunt
Event Details
Ashenvale Autumn
Event Details
Shipwrecked Night Elves
Event Details | Video Footage
Illuridei - The Watcher’s Flame
Event Details
Astranaar Market Night
Event Details
Kaldorei Dance Night in Val’sharah
Event Details | Picture Album
Ashenvale Story Night - Recurring event
Event Details | Picture Album
2022
Lunar Festival Pilgrimage & Celebration
Event Details
Byltan, Spring Festival in Ashenvale
Event Details
Ashenvale Autumn
Event Details
Jurina’Tore - The Great Hunt
Event Details
2021
[Campaign] Loyal to the End
Event Details
Illuridei, the Watchers’ Flame
Event Details | Picture Album
Sentinel September
Event Details
Highborne Expedition in Azsuna
Event Details | Picture Album
Jurina’tore, the Great Hunt
Event Details
Byltan, the Spring Festival
Event Details
Lunar Festival in Moonglade
Event Details | Picture Album
Omar’s Testament
Event Details | Picture Album
2020
Feathermoon Lectures
Event Details
Samha - Kaldorei Remembrance of the Dead
Event Details
Moonball Tournament
Event Details | Pictures Album
Shen’dralar Gathering
Event Details | Picture Album
Sisterhood Summons
Event Details
Feathermoon Story Night
Event Details | Picture Album
Feathermoon Spring Festival
Event Details | Video Footage
Kalimdor in Flames
Event Details
Sermon for Teldrassil
Event Details | Picture Album
Sermon of Elune’s Most Faithful
Event Details | Picture
Jurina’tore - the Great Hunt
Event Details | Picture Album
Kaldorei Pankration
Event Details | Picture Album
Blessings of War
Event Details
The Felled Tree - A Crisis of Faith
Event Details | Picture Album
The Felled Tree - The Kaldorei and the Alliance
Event Details | Picture Album
Lunar Festival in Moonglade
Event Details | IC News Article
2019
Winter Solstice
Event Details | Picture Album
Wrangleroot Wrestling
Event Details
A Requiem for the Fallen
Event Details
Samha
Event Details
Andu-falah-dor!
Event Details
Pilgrimage Across Kalimdor
Event Details
Communion with the Moon
Event Details
A New Moon
Event Details
Heart of the Forest
Event Details
Jurina’tore - the Great Hunt
Event Details
The Last Court - Highborne Gathering
Event Details
Byltan - Kaldorei Spring Festival
Event Details
Moonlight Intercession
Event Details
Heart of the Forest
Event Details
Lunar Festival in Moonglade
Event Details | Video Footage
Blessings of War
IC News Item
2018
Lunar Festival and Market in Darnassus
Event Details | Video Footage | IC News Article 1 | IC News Article 2
Conclave of Elune
Event Details
Moonrise Sermon in Astranaar
Event Details
Jurina’tore - The Great Hunt
Event Details
Imbel Celebration - Feathermoon Village Hours
Event Details
Remembering the Dead
Event Details
2017
Lunar Festival and Market in Darnassus
Event Details | Video Footage | IC News Item
Lunar Festival Procession II
Event Details | IC News Item
Darnassus Spring Festival
Event Details | Video footage
[Campaign] Starhost: Vengeance of the Night Warrior
Event Details | Video footage
Feathermoon Fight Night
Event Details | Video footage
Argus Crisis Gathering: Kalimdor Forces
Event Details | Video Footage
[Campaign] Close to Home
Event Details | IC News Article
Founding Ceremony of the Spear of Elune
IC News Article
Highborne Gathering
Event Info | Video Footage
2016
Darnassus Spring Festival
Event Details | Video footage | IC News Item
Astranaar Village Hours
Event Details
Ashenvale Story Nights
Event Info
Nature’s Vigil
Event Details
Ashenvale Training Hours
Event Details
Lunar Festival Procession
Event Details | Video footage
2015
Festival of the Twin Bears
Event Details | Video footage | IC News Item
Moonrise
Video footage
Astranaar Village Hours
Event Details | Picture Album
Feralas Fight Night
Picture Album
Call of the Anciens - Cenarius
Event Details
Gathering of the Stars
Picture Album
Misc
Night elf inspired sports created by players
Pankration - Kaldorei wargame, by Thornroot
Moonball - Dodgeball-esque elimination game, by Acrona
Bonk-Alore - A sport using light, padded wooden swords, by Acrona
Fan-made Darnassian Font
Feyawen’s Warcraft Fonts - rune alphabets inspired by the in-game languages, made for the Warcraft community. Free to download and use in fan projects.