User:Weisguar/Rise of the Blood Elves



Rise of the Blood Elves is a twelve-chapter custom campaign for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, originally created by tomoraider on December 7, 2013, and is currently in Version 3.0 as of February 20th, 2017.

The campaign tells the story of the blood elves from their defeat at the hands of Arthas at the end of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, up to the final battle against Kil'jaeden at the end of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. The story is broken primarily into three acts, with chapters 1 and 2 portraying the brief struggle to restore Illidan Stormrage's domination of Outland, chapters 3 to 8 following the retaking of Quel'Thalas, and chapters 9 to 12 showing the betrayal and downfall of Kael'thas Sunstrider and the restoration of the Sunwell.

The campaign is played entirely from the perspective of the blood elves, giving the player control of a custom-made controllable race composed partly of returning units from The Frozen Throne (such as the Alliance spellcasters and Dragonhawk Riders), and partly of units created from the ground up by tomoraider (such as Arcane Golems and Blood Knights). Controllable heroes primarily include the canon characters Kael'thas Sunstrider, Lor'themar Theron, and Lady Liadrin, alongside original characters Alessandra Katryne and Aewynne Maysong.

Alongside its well-built custom race, the campaign boasts gorgeous map design, a custom blood elf user interface, a unique background track, customized unit quotes, and a difficulty level that strikes a fine balance between challenging and reasonable.

There is a sequel campaign, also created by tomoraider and centering on Sylvanas Windrunner and the Forsaken.

Plot
Although their story is based on that of WoW's, tomoraider tended to introduce some original characters and plot points into the campaign.

Sorrowfall
In a daring campaign against the Scourge in Northrend, Illidan faced off against the death knight Arthas in an attempt to destroy the Frozen Throne. However, Arthas defeated Illidan and left him wounded in the snow, allowing Illidan to witness the creation of the new Lich King.

Kael'thas Sunstrider and Lady Vashj, realising their defeat, brought Illidan with them as they fled back to Outland. Seeing their master's ugly wounds, they decide to bring him back to the Hellfire Citadel so that he may recover, but, unbeknownst to them, Outland was in a state of a minor civil war.

Soon after that, tensions rise in the blood elven society as the Grand Magistrix Alessandra Katryne proposes a dangerous idea: reclamation of their homeland, Quel'Thalas.

Missions

 * Intro: The Burning Crusade
 * Chapter One: Return to the Outland
 * Chapter Two: The Weak Perish
 * Interlude: Tempest Keep
 * Chapter Three: Through Fire (Farstriders, Kael'thas Loyalists)
 * Chapter Four: Ghosts of the Past (Wretched)
 * Chapter Five: Amplification (Dar'khan's Forces, Undead Scourge 2, Wretched 2)
 * Interlude: The Forsaken
 * Chapter Six: The March on Silvermoon (Forsaken, Dar'khan's Forces, Undead Scourge 3)
 * Chapter Seven: The Traitor's Destruction
 * Interlude: Boiling Point
 * Chapter Eight: War on Silvermoon
 * Interlude: A New Beginning
 * Chapter Nine: An Unholy Alliance
 * Interlude: The Shattered Sun
 * Chapter Ten: The Siege of Black Temple
 * Chapter Eleven: Betrayed by Your Own Kind
 * Interlude: The Heart of Darkness
 * Chapter Twelve: Fury of the Sunwell
 * Finale: Rise of the Blood Elves

Features

 * Campaign in the style of Blizzard's campaigns.
 * 12 chapters, 6 interludes, 1 epilogue and 1 cinematic.
 * A new revamped blood elf techtree, based on the human techtree, but with new units and abilities.
 * A storyline with its roots in WoW: The Burning Crusade, along with some unique new stories.
 * Lots of custom models, skins, icons, voice sets and music.