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Are we talking about lore friendliness here? Because Forsaken Priest is not lore friendly, Blizzard just added it so more Horde races can have a Priest class, otherwise it would be only the Troll. Night Elf priest is also another one that is not lore friendly as the Night Elves in the old lore ...

As a point of criticism if Highborne were added as a separate playable race that would make the Alliance's racial choices 50% elves.

Canonically Highborne are just Night Elves without the facial tattoos so the best option available really is just playing a different caster and RPing as a Mage ...

Ayesha wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2026 8:28 am I would love that so much… dare to dream
I suppose

Yes and honestly I don't want to just dream entire life that maybe one day I will be able to play this game how I would love to. That is why I decided to mention this idea of mine and honestly I see it easily doable as mention above in my post.

Hello,

I would like to propose a long-term suggestion that I believe would greatly enrich both gameplay and RP: adding Highborne as playable race/subrace.

This idea mainly comes from my strong desire to play a lore-appropriate (Night Elf) Highborne character. As many of you know, this fantasy is ...