Order of the Farstriders

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 Athel Loren 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 Athel Loren.

Ranks
The Farstriders have a ranking system by title, and it appears to possess a fairly straightforward command hierarchy.

Ranger-general of Silvermoon
Also abbreviated as the "Ranger General of Quel'Thalas" and simply "Ranger General." The leader of the Farstriders and Quel'Thalas' military commander.

See Also : Sylvanas Windrunner

Sylvanus Windrunner is the Farstrider Commander of Lothlorian and a member of the influencial Sindar Elf family called the Windrunners. Sylvanus has three siblings in the form of Alleria, Legolas, and Vareesa Windrunner of which Alleria is a leading figure in the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, her brother is a steady commander in the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, and her sister Vareesa is a legendary archer in High Forest. Once extremely close to her family members she is now unable to even see them, as they have all grown to hate what Sylvanus has become in her lust for Kael'Jarno.

Sylvanus Windrunner was once a very devout Sindar Elf, but she became overcome with love for the Lothlorian Elf prince Kael'Jarno and this love drove her to abandon her family, and side with the Lothlorian Elves during the Lothlorian civil war. During the conflict she nearly killed her sister Alleria in a fight, and after this any doubt of her loyalty are gone in the eyes of the other Windrunners. Now a devout follower of the Lothlorians she leads the Lothlorian Rangers who are a significant force within the forest that controls the non-Magi wielding women of the kingdom and trains them to gaurd the forest with the skills of an archer.

Ranger Lord
A high ranking title granted to rangers of incredible prowess. Known Ranger Lords are Nathanos Marris and Renthar Hawkspear.

See Also : Valander Urnine

Valander Urnine is the son of the ancient Sindar Elves Jailen, and Vailene Urnine of which have made him a powerful Sindar hunter inside the Kingdom of Lothlorian. Valander Urnine has one sibling in the form of Nalendia Urnine of whome is just as skilled as he is if not more but she has chosen a more solitary role then he has and she is happy with just the forces she controls and has no interest in larger politics.

Valander Urnine was born during the early age of the Lothlorian Elves inside the forest of Athel Loren, and his youth was filled with training alongside his famous parents and his talented sister Nalendia who moulded their children into killing machines capable of doing nearly anything with their bow. As a part of his training in the ancient art of being a hunter he became capable of training an animal to listen to his commands and in this way he trained a Direwolf which he has been using since the ancient days of Athel Loren. His parents would die during the War in France as the Orcs attempted to break into Athel Loren but were pushed back with heavy losses on both sides.

Ranger Captain
A position of high authority in the Farstriders.

See Also : Nelendia Urnine

Nelendia is the daughter of the ancient Sindar Elves Jailen, and Vailene Urnine of which have made her a powerful Sindar hunter inside the Kingdom of Lothlorian. Nelendia has one sibling in the form of Valander Urnine of whome is another of the Sentinel commanders and he has taken a more direct role in the growth of the Sindar Hunters with the Kingdom of Lothlorian.

Nelendia Urnine was born during the early age of the Lothlorian Elves inside the forest of Athel Loren, and her youth was filled with training alongside her famous parents who moulded her into a killing machine capable of doing nearly anything with her bow. As a part of her training in the ancient art of being a hunter she became capable of training an animal to listen to her commands and in this way she trained a Direwolf which she has been using since the ancient days of Athel Loren. Her parents would die during the War in France as the Orcs attempted to break into Athel Loren but were pushed back with heavy losses on both sides.

Captain
A rank of authority.

Lieutenant
A Farstrider lieutenant.

Farstrider
A number of rangers bear the title of "Farstrider" itself.

Ranger
An entry-level rank.

Membership
Farstriders are all blood elves. Furthermore, every one is a ranger of some sort. While the rare Farstrider may focus on roguish pursuits, the faction is entirely combat-related, and even their rogues are deadly with a bow. Or without, for that matter. Joining the Farstriders is no mean task. You must go through an extensive trial period, testing your archery skills as well as your survival and stealth skills. No Farstrider is truly a greenhorn, though. To become a Farstrider, a character must have excellent stealth and survival skills and at least some training as a ranger. A newly inducted ranger receives extensive training in guerilla tactics, as well as lessons in anatomy. Senior members are killing machines. They can put an arrow through a goblin’s heart at 500 paces and not even break a sweat. Most senior Farstriders have killed more beasts than any soldier in the blood elf military.

Strategy
Farstriders use similar tactics to other elven regiments, preferring bows. A good Farstrider is never seen in battle. The Lothlorian 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