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{{Npcbox
| name = Ranger Captain Areiel
| image = Ranger Captain Areiel.jpg
| faction = Horde
| races = [[Darkfallen]], formerly [[high elf]]
| creature = Humanoid / Undead
| affiliation = [[Hand of Vengeance]], [[Undercity (faction)|Undercity]], [[Forsaken]]
| occupation = [[Dark ranger]], [[Captain (rank)|Captain]]
| gender = Female
| location = [[#Locations|Various]]
| status = Active<br/>Deceased {{bfa-inline}}
}}__NOTOC__

'''Ranger Captain Areiel''' was a [[Darkfallen]] [[dark ranger]] of [[high elf]] origin serving the [[Forsaken]].

==History==
Areiel once fought alongside [[Shandris Feathermoon]] two or three thousand years ago.<ref name="EndingAreiel" />

During the [[war against the Lich King]], Areiel, now as a [[Forsaken]] Ranger Captain in the [[Hand of Vengeance]], led a group of [[dark ranger]]s in the [[Howling Fjord]], situated at [[Ghostblade Post]]. She was waiting for reinforcements from [[Vengeance Landing]] in order to launch an assault on [[Nifflevar]] and claim it for the Forsaken. To lessen the numbers that she would face when the reinforcements come, she sent [[adventurer]]s into Nifflevar to weaken the town.

She also briefly appeared in [[Stormheim]] during the [[Burning Legion]]'s [[third invasion]].

At the [[Necropolis (Nazmir)|Necropolis]] in [[Nazmir]] in the midst of the war between the [[Alliance]] and [[Horde]], she was confronted by her old [[night elf]] ally Shandris Feathermoon and the [[human]] [[John J. Keeshan]]. Areiel insulted Shandris for allying with a human, but as Shandris killed her she told Areiel that her views on humans were outdated.<ref name="EndingAreiel">[[Ending Areiel]]</ref>

==Locations==
{{Npclocations|start=|loc=[[Ghostblade Post]], [[Howling Fjord]]{{coords|67.4|60.6|Howling Fjord}}|level=Howling Fjord|type=Elite|reaction={{Aggro|-1|1}}|notes=}}
{{Npclocations|loc=[[Skold-Ashil]], [[Stormheim]]{{Coords|56.6|66.2|Stormheim}}|level=Stormheim|type=Elite|reaction={{Rep|Friendly|Horde}}|notes=}}
{{Npclocations|end=|loc=[[Necropolis (Nazmir)|Necropolis]], [[Nazmir]]{{Coords|35.8|29.2|Nazmir}}|level=Bfa-max|type=Elite|reaction={{Rep|Hostile|Alliance}}|notes=During [[Ending Areiel]], part of the [[Alliance War Campaign]].}}

==Abilities==
*{{Abilities|Commander's Strike|id=259380|Strikes down the target, inflicting Physical damage.|image=ability_warrior_incite}}
*{{Abilities|Hunting Net|id=261148|Immobilizes an enemy for up to 5 sec.|image=inv_misc_net_01}}
*{{Abilities|Shoot|id=279857|Shoots at an enemy, inflicting Physical damage.|image=ability_marksmanship}}

==Quests==
*[[Against Nifflevar]] {{queststartfinish}}

==Objective of==
*Drops [[Horde Missive]] for [[Ending Areiel]].

==Quotes==
{{Main|Ending Areiel#Notes}}

==Speculation==
{{Speculation}}
When Areiel and Shandris fought together may have been during the [[Troll Wars]], which fits the timeframe Areiel mentioned of two to three thousand years ago. [[Emmarel Shadewarden]] is another night elf who claims to have fought alongside a high elf, [[Talanas Windrunner]], during an [[Amani tribe|Amani]] incursion,<ref>[[Rendezvous with the Courier]]</ref> possibly during the Troll Wars, as that is when Talanas rose to prominence.<ref>[[Tales of the Hunt#Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners|Tales of the Hunt]]</ref> Both Emmarel and Shandris are part of the [[Unseen Path]] as well.

==Patch changes==
*{{Patch 3.0.2|note=Added.}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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