Anasterian Sunstrider
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 King Anasterian Sunstrider
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| Gender | Male
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| Race | High elf |
| Character class | Unknown |
| Affiliation | The Alliance, Silvermoon
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| Occupation | King of Quel'Thalas |
| Location | Unknown
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| Status | Killed by the Scourge |
| Relative(s) | Dath'Remar Sunstrider (ancestor), Kael'thas Sunstrider (son) |
Anasterian Sunstrider was the last high elven king of Quel'Thalas, and reigned during the Troll Wars. Seeing his people close to defeat, he desperately sought the humans of Arathor as allies against the trolls in exchange for elves teaching humans the secrets of magic. Together, the humans and elves defeated the trolls - inflicting on them a defeat from which they would never fully recover[1]. After the Troll Wars, Anasterian pledged the eternal support of the elves to the Arathi, the bloodline of King Thoradin.
During the Second War, he reluctantly joined the Alliance of Lordaeron, honor-bound to fulfill the pledge to the Arathi, of whom Lord Anduin Lothar was the last. Anasterian was forced to contribute more of Quel'Thalas' armies when the outer forests were attacked by the Horde. Following the war and the destruction of Quel'Thalas' borderlands, he withdrew his nation from the Alliance, citing poor leadership on the humans' part that led to the burning of Quel'Thalas' forests.
Still reigning over Quel'Thalas at the time of the Third War, Anasterian battled alongside the Convocation of Silvermoon when the corrupted Prince Arthas invaded Quel'Thalas with his armies of undead Scourge, but even his unyielding will and extraordinary powers proved insufficient against the merciless death knight.
Anasterian was the father of Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider, who survived the fall of Quel'Thalas and indeed the entire Third War. His skull, which was taken to Outland by the blood elves under his son's leadership, is believed to be a required component for the dragons in their effort to restore powers of the Sunwell.LoC 115
Quotes
- "Outrageous! They dare to invade our home? They dare! We shall teach them to trespass here! Gather our warriors. Summon our rangers. We will attack the trolls and drive them from our forest so sternly they shall never dare encroach again." -in response to the Horde-aided troll invasion of Quel'Thalas
| Preceded by: Earliest known: Dath'Remar Sunstrider | Position: King of Quel'Thalas | Succeeded by: Kael'thas Sunstrider (Lord of the Blood Elves); Lor'themar Theron (Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas) |
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