"The very essence of magic is mortalkind's eternal struggle to bring order to a lawless world where death is the only true absolute. I am keenly aware of this, at my age, but even the ageless Elves, like yourselves, must some day context with the One True Law of this universe. Ever have men tried to exert their control over creation. What, then, is a more pure pursuit of knowledge than mastery over death itself?"

Kel'Thuzard, to Velameestra

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Elves | World of Warcraft: Redux

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Elves were once dark trolls that were transformed by exposure to the Well of Eternity.

Biology

All elves naturally live up to about 750 years, reaching physical maturity around the age of 18.


Warcraft Creature Types
Aberration • Beast • Celestial • Construct • Demon • Dragonkin • Elemental • Fey • Giant • Humanoid • Monstrosity • Ooze • Plant • Undead
Humanoid Creatures
Azerothian Native Elf (High Elf (Waned) • Night Elf • Nightborne (Nightfallen)) • Troll (Dark • Forest • Ice • Jungle • Sand • Zandalari)
Wildborn Gnoll • Hozen • Jalgar (Furbolg) • Pandaren • Quilboar • Tuskarr • Wolvar
Titanic Creations Dwarf • Gnome • Human • Trogg (Grummle • Kobold)
Alien to Azeroth Draenei • Orc