Category:Eredar

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Overview
The eredar were a race of supremely talented magic-wielders who arose on the planet Argus countless millenia ago. There, they built a vast civilization of wondrous cities and a peaceful way of life. But 25,000 years ago, the tranquility of Argus was shattered. The great titan Sargeras was attracted by the eredar's magical affinity, and got into contact with them, promising their three leaders, Archimonde, Kil'jaeden, and Velen, immortality and vast powers. Despite Velen's misgivings, Archimonde and Kil'jaeden agreed to join Sargeras' Burning Legion.

With his fellow eredar already becoming corrupted by demonic power, Velen led a group of his people away from Argus with the help of the naaru, renaming themselves the draenei, or "Exiled Ones" in Eredun. The eredar under Kil'jaeden were infuriated with what they perceived as a betrayal, and hunted Velen and the draenei across several worlds. The indigenous races of those worlds were oftentimes mutated by the eredar's malevolent warlock powers and turned into demons themselves.

Both factions continued to use the Eredun language, though specific dialects have evolved.

Pre-eminence in eredar warlock society depends almost entirely upon magical power. Those who command the greatest selection of paramount spells - and thus in theory the greatest magical arsenal - rise to higher ranks. Those whose arcane abilities top out at such pitiful cantrips as wish and shapechange are grunts and lackeys, scarcely worthy of notice.

There are some demon eredar scattered across Azeroth just as there are other demons left from the last war. Other eredar could possibly be spies or deserters from the Burning legion, hiding amongst the draenei that arrived on Azeroth with the crash of the Exodar

Apperance
The eredar mutated by Sargeras's demonic power are physically different from their original shape, which may be preserved in the appearance of the draenei. Most eredar who became demons have small spikes protruding from their cheeks and above their eyes. They also have sharp fangs, unlike draenei. The hooves of demonic eredar are more compact than those of draenei, and most of the demonic breed lacks cranial hair. The hands of demonic eredar are clawed.