Blizzard lore posts This page contains verbatim text of lore - related comments made by Blizzard employees , authors of official book s , or other authoritative sources , on the Battle . net World of Warcraft forums ( US / EU ) or other reputable websites . The extent to which these posts should be taken as official lore is naturally debatable , but they are of some interest . Garona ' s race . Date 26 September 2005 " The Draenei you know are corrupted through their portal travels , so don ' t assume based on appearance . Garona is Half - Draenei because there is no way she could be Half - Human considering the timeline . ; ) High elf population . Date : 29 September 2005 " There are still some High Elves in the land , but the majority of those once known as the Quel ' dorei no longer fit the bill of " High Elf " . " Your comparison with Gnomeregan is a logical conclusion to draw , but incorrect . The Gnome s managed to evacuate a good percentage of their people from their home as it was corrupted from within . Ironforge was close by ; they were able to save a good number of their people . Naturally they were indebted to the Dwarves and , by extension , the Alliance , so they fight for their cause . " The High Elves had less of a chance to flee , as they were surrounded by the vast bulk of the Scourge army as they pressed in and destroyed the Sunwell . Still , some survived , certainly enough to show a presence , right ? " And so they did after the destruction of Quel ' thalas , fighting for the Alliance , but with the destruction of the Sunwell they found an ever - increasing need , an addiction , for magical power . The remaining Elves were placed under the command of a man named Garithos , who was grossly intolerant of other races and drove the Elves into near - suicidal situations in the hopes they would no longer be his problem . " These remnants of the High Elves - - named Blood Elves in remembrance of their people - - were not stupid , and the commands from their " Alliance " became more and more ludicrous . It was only through the help of the Naga that they were able to survive these grim tasks ; time and again , they appeared to aid Prince Kael ' thas and his men . The Blood Elves came to realize they could no longer trust in the Alliance . When the offer was extended to join the Naga in service of Illidan Stormrage - - and perhaps find a cure to their addiction to magic - - Kael took it , leaving the Alliance behind . " In short , High Elves are not playable because there are very few true " High Elves " left - - far less so than Gnomes . While there are Blood Elves in much larger supply , they are busy with other pursuits alongside Illidan . You ' d certainly not see them fighting side by side with the Alliance anytime soon , not after such betrayal . Horde alliances . Date : 30 October 2005 " Say there was a new , powerful force in town ( and I ' m referring to both the Forsaken and the Blood Elves here , in their respective times ) with the potential to be either ally or enemy . . . and you ' d only recently re - established your people on a new land and recovered from endless invasions . You ' re vulnerable , and increasingly aware of your known enemy gaining in power with each passing day . What do you do with this new force ? Ignore it , allowing others to potentially gain even more strength against you ? Attack them , making them yet another enemy ? Or do you form a tentative and closely - watched alliance with them , bolstering your strength and giving you access to things you didn ' t [ have access to ] prior while being able to keep a careful eye on them ? " Thrall ' s no fool . Allying with the Forsaken gave his people a foothold on the Eastern Kingdoms , and he can keep a close eye on any potential . . . problems they may cause in the future . The Blood Elves are a strong , sophisticated , arcane race with knowledge of Outland as it is now rather than Draenor that was - - to go in blindly to new frontiers would be folly . " Do not so quickly dismiss the choices of Thrall , my friend . He may initially seem quite the trusting fool , but he is deeply entrenched in the politics and power plays of Azeroth . Cenarius ' Mother . Date : 17 September 2005 Blizzplanet : " War of the Ancients Trilogy reveals that Ysera is mother of Cenarius and lover of Malorne . Are Ysera and Elune one and the same ? Knaak : " Elune and Ysera are not the same . Here is the explanation , per Blizzard , who did not wish any further elaboration in the novel at the time : " According to the Sundering , it is said that Ysera is Cenarius ' s mother . However , Dungard the Earthen says that he thought Elune ' birthed ' Cenarius . " Elune birthed Cenarius , but gave him up to Malorne because Cenarius was more a creature of the mortal world and could not be with her . Malorne , who had relations with both Elune and Ysera , knew that he could not properly care for his son , but Ysera ' s love was so great for Malorne that she took Cenarius as her own . Hence being his mother ( or adoptive mother ) . The Two Hakkars . Date : 17 September 2005 Blizzplanet : " This question has gone around in the Community for some time : Is Hakkar the Soulflayer and Hakkar the Houndmaster one and the same , or different entities ? Knaak : " Hakkar first existed in WELL OF ETERNITY , as Hakkar the Houndmaster , my creation . Blizzard must have liked the name , because they accidentally took the name afterward for the troll god . Chris Metzen apologized for the mix - up at the L . A . Festival of Books .