Kingdom of Quel'Thalas

The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas is a Sindar Elven Kingdom founded in the forests of Quel'Thalas following the Lothlorian Civil War. The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas is the constant enemies of Lothlorian and the other Lothlorian Elven Kingdom of San'Layn. They do maintain close ties with the Sindar Elves of High Forest.

Believing the Lothlorian Elves were forgetting the forest, the Quel'Thalas Elves began rousing those who wished to forget Magi , and return to the true Sindar way of living. This effort brought hundreds to the forest of Quel'Thalas and allowed the founding of the Kingdom. Following this the Elves that remained in Lothlorian continued to watch the disaster that was the growth of Magi, and as such the Lothlorian Civil War was fought. At the end of the war the remaining non-Lothlorian Elves were banished from Lothlorian, and added to the already sizeable population in Quel'Thalas. Unlike Lothlorian which spent centuries perfecting its defences with the exsistence of the runestones, the forest of Quel'Thalas is threatened from all sides by an ever increasing number of Trolloc, and Orc aggressors.

History

Kingdom

Alliance with Lucerne

Main Article : Kingdom Of Lucerne

The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas sat nearbye the Lucernian fortress of Berne which they had asisted in the construction of in the hopes of gaining an alliance but following their assistence Bill Lovie stopped communicating with them. This upset the Elves but they had seen this behavior before and so they attempted to move on without the Lucernians even though they understood the moment Lothlorian decided they would be destroyed without assitence. This help came when Andrew Lovie attempted to blockade the fort of Berne but didn't want to maintain an army there for years so he turned to Quel'Thalas.

In order to do this Andrew sent emmisarries to meet with the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas whose forest extended to the bounderies of Berne and thus would be able to block them in if they so chose to do. When his emmisaries arrived they found that Quel'Thalas was willing to do this in return for an alliance with them which Andrew was quick to give them. So with the front door closed his forces returned to Lucerne while a small contingent remained along with a larger force of the Elves of Quel'Thalas.

Goverment

The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas is ruled in a Senatorial Fashion with a council of leaders making the civil decisions of the Kingdom. The military decisions of the city are decided on by the Sentinel General Alleria Windrunner .

Quel'Thalas Council of Light

The Council meets on a monthly basis, but will obviously meet if the need arises. Because their are 50 members of the Council only the noteable members shall be

Sentinels

The Sentinels as with all truly Sindarian societies are defended by the Sentinels. In Quel'Thalas the Sentinels are unique in that men constitute the large majority of the total Sentinels. This change is due to the fact that with such a small population the Kingdom has to lean on reproduction to increase themselves, and to do this many women must be protected.

General

See Also : Alleria Windrunner

Alleria Windrunner is the Ranger General of Quel'Thalas and a member of the influencial Sindar Elf family of the Windrunners. In this way she has three siblings in the form of Sylvanus, Legolas, and Vareesa Windrunner of which Sylvanus is a leading figure in the Kingdom of Lothlorian, her brother is a steady commander in the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, and her sister Vareesa is a legendary archer in High Forest.

Born into a powerful family she was the calmest of the girls that were born, and this meant that she along with her sister Vareesa were constantly tempering the energy that came from Sylvanus. After she left Ulthuan with the Sindar Elves during the exodus of the Elves she came to resent the changes in what the Lothlorians were doing to the forest. In this way she sparked the rebellion that split the Elves of Lothlorian and led to the creation of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. Now in Quel'Thalas she remains vigilant against the constant threat that exists all around her beloved forest.

Commanders

The commanders are the leaders of the various units of Sentinels that patrol and defend the border of Quel'Thalas, from a very dangerous northern, and western border. These commanders usually lead forces of some one hundred sentinels and in this way the group grows together and forms an almost unbreakable bond that allows them to fight more together in battle.

See Also : Legolas

Legolas Windrunner is a Sindar Elf and is the youngest of the Windrunner children, making him the brother of Aleria, Sylvanus, and Vareesa Windrunner.

During the exodus of the Sindar Elves, Legolas was living with his two sisters Aleria, and Sylvanus in Athel Loren, and this was the way of life for many centuries. When the Lothlorian civil war happened Legolas took the side of Alleria and turned against his sister Sylvanus. Legolas Windrunner now leads a battalion of Sentinels inQuel'Thalas and is renowned as the perhaps the best shot in Europe. During the growth of Quel'Thalas he was placed in charge of a mission to meet several of the nearbye human Kingdoms, and during this time he became good friends with the human King Aragorn Elessar, and the Dwarven Lord Gimli Stonegrown. This closeness has led to a greater alliance between Quel'Thalas and the Dwarves of Lucerne, and Gondor as well.

Loil Brightur

See Also : Loil Brightur

Loil Brightur is an elven commander within the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, and in this position he has risen since his defection from the Kingdom of Lothlorian.

Loil was born a commoner back in Ulthuan where he was a member of the High Elves, but as time went by he came to despise the High Elven way of living, and dreamed of something better. He would become enamored with the Sindar Elves after he met one living in the forests west of home. This Sindar Elf would tell him that he was leaving the lands of Ulthuan where the forest barely lived anymore, and he was travelling to the lands of the Sindar Elves in Europe. Loil without question would follow his friend, and travel to Europe where they would eventually settle themselves inside the Kingdom of Lothlorian. During this time he and his friend came to conflict over the direction of the Lothlorians, and eventually it ended with Loil leaving Athel Loren, and travelling to the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas where he would find for the first time real Sindar Elves.

Points of Interest

Darnassus

See Also : Darnassus

Darnassus (aka Darnassus City) is the capital city of the Sindar elves of theKingdom of Quel'Thalas. The high priestess, Tyrande Whisperwind, resides in the Temple of the Moon, surrounded by other sisters of Elune and her mate, the Arch-Druid Malfurion Stormrage. Darnassus is one of the greatest city of the Sindar elves, housing the leaders of both the druids and the faithful of Elune. It is carefully guarded by Sentinels, ancient protectors, and ancients of war.

The atmosphere inside the city is a quiet and somewhat a melancholic one. It does not have the feeling of confinement that one would feel in Stormwind or Ironforge, where the buildings are grouped close together. Darnassus is open to the sky, and the graceful bridges spanning the lake around which it is built set the buildings wide apart. The prime reason why the city's population is so low is that it is isolated: Teldrassil is a small island away from the main mass of Quel'Thalas and from there France, and the only way to gain access from another continent is to fly or sail to Rut'theran Village, a small settlement at the base of Teldrassil, and from there step into the glowing portal to the city proper. This is a good thing, though. It is the elves' capital, and should therefore be serene and quiet, holding the mystic and melancholic elements of the Sindar elves.