I am making some speculations on the Midnight expansion regarding story progression. This is written 1 day before the release of the Midnight trailer, discussion panels etc at Gamescon 2025.
- Elves are getting the Protoss treatment from the Legacy of the Void expansion.
Zeratul ( Alleria) sacrifices himself in a fight against Artanis (Arator) to teach the main Protoss faction (Blood Elves) that they must get rid of the Khaala (Sunwell), their source of power, because it is a weapon used by the enemy.
Parallel to the above, the main Protoss faction also goes out of its way to unite the other Protoss factions(High/Void/Night/Nightborne Elves).
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The current leader of the Blood Elves will be killed in a heroic attempt to protect the Sunwell. This will happen very early in the story.
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Arator will be the new figurehead of Elvendom.
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The Haranir race that was introduced in the War Within (quite prominently in the trailer I might add), are going to be the main focus of 12.1. They are the only elven race that has not been touched (or fouled) by arcane magic and I believe they will play a role in showing their “cousins” their ways. Haranir are also considered the lost link between trolls and elves. I am not sure if the last bit of lore will have any part in the story.