Farstriders The Farstriders may refer to three different , yet similar , elven organization s . The first is a group of blood elf ranger s based primarily in the Ghostlands and Silvermoon . The second consists of the few remaining high elven Farstriders ( who did not or are yet to declare themselves sin ' dorei ) based in Farstrider Lodge in Loch Modan and other lodges in northern Lordaeron . The second group may be included in the first , however , they may also be a separate organization due to them being from two different races . The last group is a night elf organization based in Ashenvale . Blood elf Farstriders . Blood elf membership . Once a group comprised solely of high elves , many of the Farstriders who survived the Scourge ' s invasion of Quel ' Thalas have become blood elves . Based in Silvermoon City , the organization is considered part of the blood elf government , but its members have never been a formal military . The army that currently defends Quel ' Thalas is a separate entity from the Farstriders , whose small numbers would in any case make it impossible for them to wage war . The Farstriders have several lodges scattered across Lordaeron . Blood elf history and organization . The blood elf Farstriders are an elite group of rangers . Although every member is a ranger , a rare few do take on roguish pursuits . The organization can trace its roots back to the Troll Wars , when a loosely affiliated band of high elf warriors occasionally worked together to defend Quel ' Thalas . Roughly five hundred years ago , a group of similarly dedicated fighters formed and officially took on the name " Farstriders " . Their mandate was to protect Quel ' Thalas far beyond its actual borders and look after high elf interests all over Azeroth . The commander of the Farstriders was given a unique title : Ranger - general of Silvermoon . Over time the Farstriders ' focus has evolved . Today the Farstriders do not usually range far from home . Instead , they are trying to reclaim the southern section of Quel ' Thalas , which has been heavily afflicted by the plague : the southernmost areas have fallen into Scourge possession . The Farstriders are also fighting to hold onto Eversong Woods , which is being threatened by the Amani trolls of Zul ' Aman , to the east of Quel ' Thalas . Blood elf beliefs and practices . The Farstriders have long been considered valiant and honorable elves who regarded the law with deep respect and faith . Indeed , they have long been considered the epitome of selfless dedication . Since the Scourge ' s bloody rampage through Quel ' Thalas , the Farstriders have lost some of their optimism . Even so , they are nobly maintaining their role as protectors of blood elf society . Perhaps due to their ties to the land , these rangers tend to be spiritually , mentally , and physically healthier than many other blood elves . They see their mission as a broad one : to seek out and eradicate evil . Their primary focus is on Quel ' Thalas itself , but they also occasionally venture abroad , carrying out surgical strikes where they feel their efforts will have the greatest effect . The Farstriders disapprove of the actions of the Blood Knights . Blood elves are known for their grudges . Of all the blood elves , Farstriders carried a deep resentment towards the Horde . They went out of their way to slay trolls , even those of the Horde . They hate the undead as well , they didn ' t like the fact that the Horde let the Forsaken into their ranks . They have had little experience with tauren , and don ' t have much quarrel with them but see them as bestial brutes . Despite the fact that blood elves and undead do not get well together , Sylvanas offered assistance to the blood elves despite the feelings of the Farstriders , leading to the blood elves joining the Horde . Blood elf military tactics . Farstriders use similar tactics to other elven regiments , preferring bows . A good Farstrider is never seen in battle . The blood elf rangers prefer to hide among camouflage and in trees , sniping with their longbows . Farstriders are independent of Silvermoon ’ s military forces . Rather , Farstriders are structured more like a mercenary group . While individual Farstriders bear military designations , the bands are independent . Most Farstrider bands include from 3 to 5 members , and answer only to the ranger - general . Farstriders prefer guerilla tactics to frontal assaults . They always attack from cover , using trees and rocks to cover their traces while sniping at enemies . A Farstrider band splits up just before the attack , surrounding the enemy forces . Once in position , the lead ranger gives a birdcall to ready the others . Then all rangers bombard their enemies with arrows . They hamper fleeing targets with spells such as entangle . When discovered , a ranger retreats to a more strategic location and renews his assault . The Farstriders hunt and exterminate any enemies that escape the spells and arrows . Farstriders are quick , expert and ruthless . High elf Farstriders . While many have converted to blood elves , several packs of original high elven Farstriders still exist , Farstrider Lodge in the Loch Modan houses a ranger , Vyrin Swiftwind , and a few dwarven hunter s . Ranger Lord Hawkspear controls another pocket in the Eastern Plaguelands , while a little lodge also exists in the Hinterlands , and finally the largest high elven Farstrider community , the one in Terokkar Forest based within Allerian Stronghold , who had joined the Alliance Expedition . The few high elves who join the Farstriders often succumb to blood elf ways and declare themselves sin ’ dorei . Thus , all Farstriders are blood elf rangers . These high elves may be part of the same organization as the blood elf Farstriders , but have not yet succumbed to blood elf ways . Night elf Farstriders . Farstriders were the only unified night elf presence dwelling in Ashenvale , before the Third War , as a reclusive group of rangers . The Farstriders use the terrain and other inhabitants to train in their specialized skills . They hold a difference of opinion regarding strangers in Ashenvale . Some believe that their duty is to welcome and protect travelers , as long as they show no threat to the forest . Others see any strangers as unwelcome interlopers who must be “ escorted ” to the southern border . Still , whatever their opinion on Ashenvale , the Farstriders bow to the wishes of the ancients and the sentinels . They lived in the Farstrider Camp . Outraged Farstriders prevented orcs that mined Goldcrease Mine from taking the gold .