Helf eyes have always been in a weird grey area.
Like, Alleria’s are green, Sylvanas’ were grey. Yet they have this blue glow that sort of drowns it out? Yet other races can see the colours just fine?
Elven eyes having colour is a bit of esoteric lore from Tides of Darkness book I believe
They probably do but it’s likely blanked out by magic glow.
haha eye colour go zzzzzzzz
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Is it Tides where Turalyon and Alleria go to outland to get lost for 10k years?
I’m really bugged by the way the elves eyes have been portrayed in the recent arts of Sylvanas or the high elves cinematic. I think the glow is visually more interesting? Though eh, granted, it was more before everyone and their grandma got glowing eyes too. (Hi Zandalari)
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No Tides of Darkness retells Warcraft 2 events. It’s from 2007
I just want consistency. But I know that’s waaay too much to ask for.
Aerilen actually has really pretty hazel eyes that are brown or green in certain lights and they actually will make ur character swoon but they’re saved by the golden glow of his masculine devoutness.
ur char is safe…
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/e would see Aerilen and is compelled to lower his guard.
/e stabs u in the gut
“Thank you…”
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Well, the book I mentioned above kept harping on about Alleria having green eyes, so–
EDIT: May be a Knaak book.
Black elves? For a race often depicted as white, even with tanned skin, would be strange, especially since they’re not humans. Humans just exist everywhere by this point, and different cultures, evolution doing it’s thing, it works for humans, given they’re a short lived species by comparison. All elves usually live much longer, and they’re not nearly as widespread now like humans are. They used to be, probably, but that likely isn’t the case anymore. Plus, given how long elves live for, changes in how they look probably wouldn’t be very likely.
Although I would hardly be surprised by this, given that all elves as a whole are like planar cockroaches. Look to Dungeons and Dragons, they’re bloody everywhere. …Yet somehow any race of elves with black skin still isn’t a thing even for that one apparently. Give them a bit, really. It’ll happen eventually.
Oh, and I’m not an expert on any of this stuff. I’m just taking a guess as to what sounds the most likely. I’m just some dumb goof on the internet.
“And if dey’s not looking like one of dem’s Noblegarden candies, I’s got just da concoction to fix dat fer ya! Nothing makes dem gits blacker den me’s patented Liquid Smoke! Get 'em noice and crispy too!”
Blood elves are getting darker skintones anyway. That’s not a question anymore.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVJHuufUMAAHetD?format=jpg&name=medium
Also jewelry.
https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/status/1248139500913430528
Elves with red eyes and jetblack skins… and… spiders…?
Waiiiiiiit…
Allow me to introduce you to the wild elf.
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Wild_elf
Brown skinned and going for as many noble savage tropes as they can get away with.
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Guys, don’t forget the elves will (apparently) get blue eyes too!
High elves are Horde!
This is why I’m happy we’ll get 0 lore accompanying the new skin color options for humans and elves (and gnomes, I think I saw?).
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You saw correctly.
They all just remain human, elf, dwarf and gnome, but with darker skin. No extra lore, they are all there from the start. I like that.
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I’d like to see some darker skintones, not black because they aren’t humans, but a tan would be nice because I imagine being out in the sun tans anyone if they’re in it too long. We already have a slightly tanned complexion. But like others have said, they’re Elves. Fantasy races don’t work the way humans do.
Says who? 
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