Quel'Thalas

Quel'Thalas—officially known as the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas or Quel'thalas, and sometimes known as Protectorate Quel'Thalas, Novayan Commonwealth Thalassia, and Quel'Thalas Protectorate—is the realm of the high elves, led by King Anasterian Sunstrider and the Convocation of Silvermoon, with the Ranger-General of Silvermoon as the kingdom's secondary leader. Located in the eponymous region in northern Lordaeron, the Kingdom's borders stretched from the northernmost tip of the Eastern Kingdoms to the Thalassian Pass, including the Eversong Forest, composed of the Eversong Woods and the Ghostlands, and the Isle of Quel'Danas where the Sunwell is located.
The kingdom was founded by the exiled Highborne under Dath'Remar Sunstrider, who took the land from the Amani Empire, created the Sunwell, and reinvented themselves as the high elves, with Dath'Remar as their king. A council of lords called the Convocation of Silvermoon is created to assist the Sunstriders in their governance, and with their aid the Sunstriders ruled for generations. Silvermoon remained undefeated for over 7,000 years, protected by the Sunwell. The kingdom's military is commanded by the Ranger-General of Silvermoon, and the elven magi's leader is the Grand Magister of Quel'Thalas.
Fifteen years after the Second War and during the Spellcross War, several groups from the Forces of Darkness invaded the kingdom and bringing to it upheaval as part of their large but unsuccessful campaign to bring the Eastern Kingdoms to its news before being defeated with assistance from the Alliance and Lordaeron and the White Mages of Karadan-Ka, but not before Quel'Thalas' military suffered heavy losses. A few years after the end of the devastating Spellcross War, after being tipped off by the White Mages of a world which already saw the devastating conflict, a resurgent Novayan Commonwealth and the Saiyanese Federation launched expeditions into Azeroth, more specifically, the Eastern Kingdoms in hopes of seeking out those who experienced the Spellcross War and help rebuild their homes. After the high elves made contact with advance elements from the Novayan Commonwealth an agreement was signed between the Novayan Commonwealth, the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, and the Admiralty of Kul Tiras.
Quel'Thalas maintained a 2,000-year friendship with the mage-state of Dalaran; this alliance were strained by the two kingdoms' differing loyalties and incidents between them to follow. Quel'Thalas joined the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War but it was an aloof and reluctant member, leaving the Alliance and returning to independence after King Anasterian accused them of abandoning his people during the war. After groups from the Forces of Darkness attacked the kingdom sought out allies: the Alliance had no interests in fighting for Quel'Thalas again; aid was only offered by expedition members and, through them, the Novayan Commonwealth. Quel'Thalas soon became committed to the Novayan Commonwealth, as an associated state after the signing of the Kul Tiras-Novaya-Quel'Thalas Cooperative Agreement, by King Anasterian, who als ordered to repair relations with the rest of Azeroth. Recently, the high elves of Quel'Thalas enjoyed strong relations with the Novayan Commonwealth and prospered from trade agreements between the two nations and later Armanya.
Category:Aftermath of the Spellcross War