When bad paladins, go good?

[GhostElder]

IÆve had an idea thatÆs been bugging me for a while now. The gist of it is that a blood elf, out of World of Warcraft, acting like a typical paladin. The problem for Silvermoon/ The Horde, is that heÆs acting like a typical Alliance paladin, and that his abilities working for him because he has the correct mindset/is actually following the light, instead of him forcing them to

I donÆt really know where it would go, though I imagine such a fic would be better if he wasnÆt killed outright or mind controlled/brain washed.

Getting past that point I had thought it might go that he would eventually leave the Horde and attempt to join the alliance and the problems with fitting in, fighting off the magical addiction and because of that eventually becoming a high elf again. Possible reactions about meeting and working with the Horde and possibly previous comrades in any Horde/Alliance Coop battles in outland (If there are any I havenÆt really been that far.)

Specifically the dialog [You are a Blood Elf! Noà I am a Paladin!] just wonÆt freaking stay out of my head!

So, comments, discussion, mind soap?

 

[Lord Raine]

Keep in mind that if he does become a High Elf, it's not going to be because he stopped eating magic.

While I'm no expert on Warcraftverse, what I do know points to the 'addiction' being something that's been bred into them for centuries, and is now an actual part of their species.

Also, I seem to recall the Blood Elves have been trying to 'kick' the 'addiction' for awhile now, and have yet to succeed. So him simply going cold turkey shouldn't change him back, because I'm pretty sure they've tried that already.

That being said, I think it'd be pretty funny (and terribly ironic) if him being a 'real' paladin and 'following the Light' instead of 'using' it turned him back.

Sure, it'd take a while, and the effects would be fairly unnoticable at first. But his 'real' faith in the Light combining with him 'atoning' for the 'sins' he committed could do it.

Miracle of the Holy Light, and all that.


And yes, the idea itself is pretty crackish, with a side-order of drama. Now I can't get it out of my head.

"Yer a Blood Elf."

"I'm a Paladin."

". . .'cept your a Blood Elf."

"No, I'm a Paladin."

". . ."

". . .you're one of them loonies, aren't ya laddy?"


Also, while my ignorence may very well be showing, what about language? IIRC, none of the races before the expansion could speak any language outside their alligences.

Does this still hold true after the expansion? If so, then how is he talking to members of the Alliance? Shouldn't the language barrier be a problem?

 

[GhostElder]

I think somewhere in the blood elf history they used to be allied to the humans before they betrayed them and sided with the scourge/illiadan/someone, so I would like to know how the entire race forgot commen/English/whatever theyÆre calling it, and why there might not be some records of it. Though the elf only knowing brokenà human language and getting into mishaps because of it could be funny.

 

[Deathwings]

The language barrier is overrated, seriously...all of Thrall's men knew common in Warcraft 3, the undead know it too, some of them are from the Alliance originally after all, the Blood Elf were part of the Alliance before they join Illidan so of course they know common...

In all, the only one who most likely don't know common are the Troll, the Tauren and the orcs who simply don't care about learning it.