Blizzard releases a new World of Warcraft animation all about Alleria

Alleria Windrunner is one of the main characters in World of Warcraft at this point, and she has quite the history in the long-running fantasy franchise. Alleria was a key player in the original RTS Warcraft games, an elven ranger from Silvermoon who devoted her efforts to the war between the Alliance and the Horde. She, along with a group of heroes, went through the Dark Portal to put an end to that war and ensure peace for her family.

After that we didn’t hear anything from Alleria for a long time; she appeared in World of Warcraft only as a statue, or as a namesake for a small settlement. As it turned out, she and her husband Turalyon had joined the Army of Light, and in the realm of the Twisted Nether they fought a thousand-year war. They returned in Legiontogether with the Army of Light, and they helped the heroes defeat the threat of the Legion of Fire.

To survive during that long war, Alleria embraced the powers of the shadow, absorbing the power of the dark naaru L’ura. She is the first Void Elf, giving her both spectacular shadow powers and a constant stream of corrupting whispers. Alleria uses the Void for heroic purposes, but she is constantly at risk of becoming evil.

This animation summarizes all that knowledge with a very strong visual style; it’s very clear and it’s a great way to keep up with Alleria’s knowledge before The war within will be launched on August 26.