Lore For Noobs - Illidan Stormrage (Part 1)
746Illidan Stormrage -the twin brother to Malfurion Stormrage- was born with a pair of amber eyes, a rare trait that in Night Elven society means that you are destined to do great things. Illidan grew up inseparable from his twin brother and their childhood friend, Tyrande Whisperwind. As time passed and they grew up, Tyrande and Malfurion were able to find their destinies while Illidan could not. Malfurion was a talented druid; trained by Cenarius himself. Unfortunately, Illidan lacked the patience to learn the art of druidism. Tyrande found her calling as a Priestess of Elune, which was a sect for females only. Illidan however found himself to be adept to the art of sorcery. During the beginning of the War of the Ancients, it appeared that Illidan had finally found his calling when he managed to impress the leader of the Night Elven military Lord Ravencrest with his magical prowess. He impressed the noble so much that he was named the personal caster of Ravencrest and eventually leader of The Moon Guard, an elite sect of non Highborne Night Elven sorcerers.
During the war of the ancients, Illidan's relationship with his twin brother began to deteriorate over one thing; jealousy. This jealousy was caused by two factors, First, the love of Illidans life, Tyrande, had chosen malfurion to be her partner. The second reason was power. Illidan was jealous at how Malfurion was able to quickly learn and master druidism; something no Night Elf had done before. Due to this jealousy, Illidan began to crave even more power.
Illidan's crave for power eventually led him to Zin-Azhari, the once majestic city that had become the base of the Burning Legion when the Highborne betrayed their race and began to summon the horrific demons to Azeroth. Illidan shared a plan with Sargeras that would allow Sargeras to walk on Azeroth once again. The plan was quite simple, to steal the Demon Soul from Deathwing the destroyer. In return for Illidans allegiance, Sargeras granted Illidan a gift. The dark titan covered Illidans body in Arcane tattoos and replaced his eyes with fiery, magical orbs. From that moment on, Illidan was the first Demon Hunter. Little did Sargeras know, but Illidan's true plan was to steal the Demon Soul for himself and use its power to permanently CLOSE the portal that had been allowing the demons to enter Azeroth. Unfortunately, Illidans plan failed, though he was able to significantly weaken the portal.
Eventually, Malfurion had devised a plan to finally end the war against the Burning Legion. His plan -- destroy the Well of Eternity for good. This startled Illidan and would cause him to do an unthinkable act. As soon as the Well of Eternity was Destroyed and the great sundering which would tear Azeroth apart causing the world to be shaped like it is today, Illidan ran to the top of mount Hyjal and emptied seven vials of water from the well into a small lake. He did this just in time for Malfurion and his allies to catch him in the act.
Horrified at what Illidan had done, Malfurion tried to explain why what he did was wrong , but Illidan would not hear it. Disgusted at his magical addiction and bringing evil back to the world, Malfurion imprisoned Illidan deep within Azeroth to be guarded for all eternity by Maiev Shadowsong. From then on, he would be known as "The Betrayer."
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