Sinceweleftourheros,thingsdidnotlooktoogoodforthem.BecauseoftheirbetrayalbytheAlliance,theyhadleftthebloodelvesinaprettybadposition,wheretheyhadnochoicebuttoacceptthehelpofthenagaunderthecommandofIllidanStormrage.Thewayeverythingtranspired,itseemedasthoughIllidanmightevenbeamorereasonableandinspiringleaderthanthemembersoftheAlliancecouldeverhopetobe.Itisthefactthathedrewsomuchonthecorruptingpowerofdemonicmagicseemedinsignificant,ashetaughtthemtocontrolandharnessitsenergiestodowhattheymean.
Yet,learningtosubduedemonicenergytotheirownpurposes,itmadethemstartonthedarkpaththatcouldonlyendinmadnessanddestruction.Allerengywereviewed,nomatterwhatthesource.Asasourcecontrolledrelentlesslyandremorselessly,nomatterwhatthecost.Withthepassageofthetime,theneedtofeedtheirmagicaddictionfesteredlikeatumorintheirheartsandturnedintoawickedlustformoreandmorepower.WhenKael'thassawthemagicaltravellingfortressofthenaaru,knownasTempestKeep,hevieweditmerelyasanothersourseofpowertobeconqueredandcontrolled.Hewaitedtillmostofthenaaruhadleftthefloatingcitadelandthencaptureditforhimself,inordertouseittodrainvastamountsofmagicalenergyoutoftheworldaroundit-butintheprocess,heevenmanagedtosubdueandenslavethenaaruwhoremainedbehindaboardTempestKeepinordertoprotectit.Kael'thashadbecomesocorruptedbythispointthathenolongerviewedthenaaruasasentientbeingallonitsown,butasanothersourceofpowertofeedtheirmagicalthirst-theenergyoftheLightwhichflowedthroughthenaaru.
ThereareplentyofchangesandmodificationsofworldofWorldofWarcraft,andtosomeextent,alltheavailableplayersracesgothroughthechangesduetotheeventtakesplace.Lotofdungeonsandquestsandthingsintheoriginalreleasecontentaregoingon,buteachoneseemstotellastoryofaplaceratherthanastoryofapeople.Theplacesaretoldbyastoryseemsstaticthere,withtheplayersgrowandmoveon,theplaceremainsthesame.
However,theBurningCrusadeisgoingtochangeallthat.Takeintheplaceofaddingnewcontentineachnewpatch,someaspectsoftheoldcontentchangeaswell,withcertaincharactersandpeoplescomingtotheforegroundasmajorantagonists.Theplayersarenotmerelyvagueadventurersanylongertaskedwithsavingtheworldfromonegiantevilmonsteroranother,theircharactershavevestedinterestsinbringingaboutsomechangeintheircircumstances.
Uptonow,theBurningCrusadewasreleased,therewasnogroupofplayer-alignedcharacterswasthisastrueasitwaswiththebloodelf.AsthenextchapterofWarcraftstoryofWrathoftheLichKingunfolds,thebloodelvesaretheonlyplayerfactionwhoseleaderhasturnedintoamajorbossinadungeon,whosecapitalcityhasbeendeprivedofoneofitsmostsignificantresidents(whoalsoendedupturnedintoamajordungeonboss),andwhoseculturehasundergoneacompleteturnaroundoverthecourseofthisexpansion'sexpandingstoryline.
Ofcourse,thedraeneiplaysanimportantroleintheBurningCrusade,butatlast,theyaremostlyjuststrongsupportingcharacters.Itiseasytoseethatthebloodelvesarethestarsoftheshow.