Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           AndthethingthatwouldthwarttheLegioniscalledNordrassil...theWorldTree.Itgrantsthekaldoreiimmortality,andtheyareboundtoit."

           "Kaldorei?"Arthaswasconfused."Iknowofquel’dorei.Aretheyanotherraceofelves?"

           "Theoriginalrace,"Kel’Thuzadcorrected.Hewavedahanddismissively."Butthosedetailsareofnoconsequence.WhatmattersisthatwemuststoptheLegionfromachievingthisgoal.Andthereisoneamongthekaldoreiwhowouldaidus."

           Andsoitwasthatusinghismagics,Kel’ThuzadhadteleportedArthastothisdistantcontinentandthishillthataffordedanexpansiveview.Theforestsherewerelush,healthy,butArthascouldalreadyseewhattheLegionhadwroughtinthedistance.Wheretheland,trees,beastswerenotdead,theyhadbeencorrupted.Devouralllife,indeed.

           Afigurecrestedanotherhillbelowhim,andArthassmiledtohimself.Thiswastheonewhosearrivalhehadbeenawaiting.

           Theywerecertainlydifferent,these"nightelves."Thisone’sskinwaspalelavender,etchedwithswirlingtattoosandscarscutintotheskininritualisticpatterns.Ablackclothwastiedaroundhiseyes,butheappearedtohavenodifficultyinnavigatingtheterrain.HecarriedaweaponthatresemblednothingArthashadeverseen.Insteadofatraditionalsword,whichwouldbegraspedbyahiltwithabladeextendingfromit,thisweaponhadtwojaggedbladesthatglowedthesickgreenhueofsomethingtaintedwithdemonicenergies.