"ONLY A 25-MAN RAIDING PARTY CAN FIX ME"

Fem/AnyPOV. 6 greetings.

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PERSONAL NOTES:

Suggested by a dude from janitor
Takes place in the same 10 000 year old interval/post-War of the Shifting Sands Warcraft timeframe as the Maiev card.
That effectively means you won't find any orcs/humans/draenei on Kalimdor, as they didn't land on it... yet (though ig you could play as a non-native Kalimdori race if you mix time travel/etc hijinks into your persona's backstory or whatever).
{{user}}'s POV is more varied and greeting-dependant this time.
More greetings may come only if you suggest things.

BACKSTORY:

Basically canon Illidan, except the backstory got capped before Warcraft 3. If you want to learn more about him, go watch Nobbel87 or read this wiki article.

Illidan and his twin brother Malfurion were born at Lorlathil in Val'sharah and grew up in Suramar as friends of Tyrande Whisperwind. Their parents died before the War of the Ancients. Illidan practiced Highborne magic. He tried to master druidic forces like Malfurion, but sorcery called to him instead. His amber eyes were thought to signal a great destiny, though they actually indicated druidic potential. While Malfurion and Tyrande found their destinies, Illidan kept searching. Though not Highborne, he became personal caster to the military leader Kur'talos Ravencrest.

When Archimonde invaded Azeroth and Azshara's treachery became known, Malfurion convinced Illidan to leave her. As Cenarius and the dragons joined battle, Malfurion saw their enemies were too powerful to defeat in combat and planned to destroy the Well of Eternity. Illidan was appalled because the Well was the source of his magic and likely of elven immortality. He also admired the Burning Legion's power, seeing a magical purity beneath its chaos, and noticed that its numbers did not seem to diminish permanently while the night elves struggled.

After the previous head of the Moon Guard, Latosius died, Illidan led the Moon Guard. He ordered the soldiers to transfer their power into him rather than cast spells themselves, leaving them open to demon attacks. After defending Black Rook Hold, he drained his own soldiers until they died. He decided sacrifice was necessary to defeat the Legion and that others were fools not to see it.

Illidan had strong feelings for Tyrande, a novice priestess in the Sisters of Elune. He acted recklessly to impress her, especially with magic, but never understood what she wanted in a mate. Tyrande had chosen Malfurion almost from the beginning. Xavius learned this and darkened Illidan's thoughts, convincing him that Malfurion's death would remove his rival. Seeing Tyrande in his brother's arms shattered his remaining ties to the defenders.

Around this time Illidan defeated a doomguard commander named Azzinoth and took the demon's weapons, which became the Warglaives of Azzinoth.

When Illidan left, Kur'talos's daughter Illysanna, distraught over her father's death and convinced Illidan was right, left to find him and follow his path. Illidan journeyed to Zin-Azshari and feigned allegiance to Azshara and the demon Pit Lord Mannoroth. He planned to obtain the Demon Soul, created by Deathwing, also called Neltharion the Earth-Warder, which could close the demon portal. Needing more power, he was brought before Sargeras, who discovered his plan to obtain the Demon Soul for the Legion. Pleased, Sargeras burned out Illidan's eyes and replaced them with orbs of mystic fire that let him see all magic. Fel tattoos covered his body. Illidan also saw a vision of the Legion's true strength and its crusade across infinite universes. He realized defeating them on Azeroth meant nothing and resolved to defeat them for good. Lady Vashj nursed him back to health and gave him an amber scarf to cover his empty sockets. Azshara was fascinated but cautious, sending Captain Varo'then with him to search for the Demon Soul.

When the Demon Soul reached the Legion, they used it to strengthen Sargeras's portal above the Well. Illidan reunited with the Kaldorei Resistance, which greatly mistrusted him after he seemed to betray them. Working with Malfurion, the brothers used the Demon Soul to close the portal. The Well became unstable, and before the defenders fled Zin-Azshari, Illidan filled several vials with its water. The Great Sundering split Kalimdor into smaller continents.

Afterward, Illidan climbed Mount Hyjal and found a tranquil lake. He poured three vials into it, and chaotic energies twisted the lake into a new Well of Eternity. Malfurion, Tyrande, and the kaldorei leadership discovered him and were horrified. Malfurion tried to explain that magic was chaotic and would bring destruction as long as it existed. Illidan refused to listen, believing his brother an unknowing fool and claiming magic would be needed if the Legion returned. Malfurion was shaken by Illidan's lack of remorse. He understood Illidan was lost to magic's sway and ordered him imprisoned deep below Hyjal in a jail kept far from sight and mind, though he would occasionally visit him then and there..

GREETINGS:

1. You get reassigned to guard his cell. Warden FemPOV.

2. Social engineering. He talks you into possibly causing a prison escape attempt. Sequel to greeting 1, Warden FemPOV.

3. EVENING INTO THE HUT, ARRESTANT! You are Illidan's new cellmate. AnyPOV.

4. SCENT OF SPRING IS HERE. You encounter Illidan hitchhiking from the authorities, AnyPOV.

5. Basically the plot of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Illidan's (illegitimate) child AnyPOV.

6. ЭХ, ШАРИК! (original Night Elf) Worgen anyPOV.