Nightfallen
- This article is about the nightfallen as a race. For the reputation faction, see Nightfallen (faction). For The Nightfallen's emissary quest, see
[45] The Nightfallen. For the armed conflict over Suramar City, see Nightfallen rebellion.
| Nightfallen | |
|---|---|
 A group of nightfallen, as depicted in Twilight of Suramar. | |
| Faction/Affiliation | Dusk Lily rebels (Kingdom of Suramar), Independent |
| Character classes | Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warrior |
| Racial capital | Shal'Aran |
| Racial leader(s) |
  Thalyssra |
| Homeworld | Azeroth |
| Area(s) | Broken Isles |
| Language(s) | Darnassian, Shalassian, Common |
The nightfallen[1] were outcast nightborne elves that have been cut off from the nourishment of the Nightwell due to being exiled from Suramar City and had begun to wither into a state of withdrawal.
Background
Ten thousand years ago, following the War of the Ancients, the residents of Suramar began to feed on the Nightwell itself, consuming arcane magic in the form of arcwine.[2] While it sustained them, it also mutated them over time into nightborne and cursed them with a far more debilitating magic addiction.
Without this magical sustenance, they began regressing into a weakened state known as "nightfallen", as is expected of anyone starving. However, instead of dying of starvation after the standard period of time passed, the nightfallen would then enter a fully mindless state, and become creatures completely driven by instinct and their individual self lost — a fate called withered, that is considered worse than death.[3]
The descent into withered is not immediate and can take up to 50 days.[4][5] When hungering, nightfallen stand with a hunched posture, clutching at themselves, uncontrollably trembling from withdrawal. They also have a habit of scratching their jawline.[6] Nightfallen are mostly in full control of their faculties and find feeding on others for magical sustenance deplorable. Withered nightfallen however are attracted to magical sources and will attempt to draw mana from anything, this includes magical shields, ley lines, items of power, and other living beings, such as the blue dragonflight's whelplings.[7]
Nightfallen that have not entered the withered stage can fully recover back to nightborne if they regain access to arcwine;[8] nightfallen who have eaten an arcan'dor fruit have their dependency on the Nightwell cured, and also eventually recover into healthy nightborne.[9] However, once they cross the withered threshold, there is no known return to sanity.[10][11] The nightborne are as yet unable to revert withered to what they once were.
While appearing similar at first glance, withered is a very different state to that of Wretched for blood elves. The main difference is that becoming withered is due to a failure to feed on the Nightwell's energies, it is due to withdrawal, while blood elves become wretched due to a reckless abuse of arcane magic. Furthermore, withered are mindless, feral creatures, while wretched still have full control of their mental abilities.[8]
By the time of Year 42 ADP, every nightborne had been granted the chance to taste the fruit of the arcan'dor. According to Thalyssra, the undertaking required much work, relentless diplomacy, and a few well-placed threats, but no longer does any nightborne (and thus nightfallen as a whole) starve for arcane magic.[12] Upon the rebellion's triumph, policy towards the withered remaining in the thickets of Suramar was to help them towards recovery or grant them a gentle death.[13]
Known
For the nightfallen that are a part of the Nightfallen faction see the faction.
Named
Thaedris Feathersong- Stalriss Dawnrunner
- Ivanyr
- Leyweaver Ke'lorin
- Llorian
- Luniel
- Lyndras
- Arcanist Naran
- Runas the Shamed
- Selthaes Starsong
- Withered J'im
Unnamed
- Felsoul Captives
- Nightfallen Overseers
- Nightfallen Hungerers
- Memory (projections)
- Withering Civilians
- Withering Suramar Citizens
- Mechanical
Notes and trivia
- The are known to do a bit of arcane tinkering, crafting sentries to patrol their camps.[14]
- Female nightfallen don't have the characteristic upward-pointing ears as female nightborne but have ears that are the same shape as the ears on night elves.
- Among the unused NPCs are Nightfallen Alchemist, Nightfallen Commander, Nightfallen Fanatic, and Nightfallen Scavenger.
Gallery
A male nightfallen.
A female nightfallen.
Concept art of a nightfallen.
References
- ^ The Tomb of Sargeras - Part One: The Fate of Another
- ^ [45] Intense Concentration
- ^ Nightborne: Twilight of Suramar
- ^ [45] Scattered Memories
- ^ [45] Written in Stone
- ^ Runas the Shamed
- ^ [10-45] The Withered
- ^ a b BlizzCon 2015: World and Content Overview Panel
- ^ [45] Insurrection
- ^ [45] Subject 16
- ^ [45] Scenes from a Memory
- ^ Exploring Azeroth: Islands and Isles, pg. 12
- ^ Exploring Azeroth: Islands and Isles, pg. 17
- ^
[10-45] The Methods of the Nightfallen
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