大百科：Jarod Shadowsong加洛德·影歌
By the time the War of the Ancients broke out, Jarod Shadowsong had risen to the rank of captain in the Guard of Suramar, and his sister Maiev was one of the senior Sisters of Elune. The Shadowsong family was not of noble blood, and so both siblings had earned their positions through skill and hard work.
在上古战争爆发的时候，迦洛德·影歌已经升任苏推玛尔卫士队长，而他的姐姐玛维也是艾露恩姐妹会的资深成员。影歌家族并没有贵族血统，兄妹俩都是通过自己的才华和努力的工作才挣到目前的职位。
Patrolling night elf lands for possible intruders, Jarod captured Krasus and made the disguised dragon a prisoner. A strange and extremely powerful phenomenon had thrown Krasus back to a time that contained а fаr younger version of Krasus, and the overlap had left Krasus weakened and ill unless he was in close proximity to his younger self.
为了防备可能的入侵，迦洛德·影歌在暗夜精灵的领地上巡视，在某次巡视中，迦洛德抓获了克拉苏斯并将这条幻化人型的龙投入监狱。一种奇怪又极端强大的现象发生在克拉苏斯身上，让他回到他非常年轻的状态，因此他非常虚弱和患病，除非他十分接近年轻的自己。

==不情愿的英雄==
After Desdel's death, the remaining nobles could not agree on a new strategy for the army. Jarod was forced to step into the breach. With his intuitive grasp of tactics and his natural talent at leadership, he quickly found himself appointed the new leader of the night elf army. The relieved nobles eagerly followed his commands.
戴斯德死后，剩下的贵族对于军队的新战略充满分歧。迦洛德被迫充当临时代理人填补这个空缺。他对于战场形势的直觉和天生的领导才能让他很快就被任命为暗夜精灵军队的新指挥官。贵族们都认真的听从他的指挥。
Jarod continued to doubt his importance to the war effort, but he received a very welcome surprise. Cenarius led a large group of demigods into the midst of the night elf army and humbly knelt before the astonished captain. The demigods had agreed to fight under Jarod's direction.
迦洛德一直对于自己对战争能起多大作用深感怀疑，但是他很快就收到一份非常大的惊喜。塞纳留斯带着一大帮半神加入了暗夜精灵的军队，并且恭敬的跪倒在惊讶得说不出话来的迦洛德面前。塞纳留斯同意在迦洛德指挥下作战。
As the captain continued to rally the night elves and turn the tide of battle, he caught the eye of the demon lord Archimonde. Malfurion's absence from the battlefield had frustrated the massive demon, who decided to take out his fury on Jarod. Archimonde was certain that the Legion's victory was inevitable, and so he took his time, sadistically toying with Jarod, slowly beating him to death. Very likely Archimonde took even greater pleasure in the prospect of finally breaking Jarod's iron will.
正当迦洛德正组织暗夜精灵以扭转战局的时候，他被恶魔之王阿克蒙德盯上了。没在战场上见到玛法里奥·怒风让这个大恶魔很失望，他决定把这一腔的怒火发泄到迦洛德身上。阿克蒙德确信燃烧军团的胜利已不可逆转，所以他并不着急，丧心病狂的戏弄迦洛德，慢慢把他弄死。很可能阿克蒙德非常期待最终能打垮迦洛德钢铁般的意志。
Before Jarod was too badly wounded to recover, though, Malfurion and Illidan Stormrage worked their combined magic on the Well of Eternity. All the demons, including Archimonde, were sucked into the Well and forced back into the Twisting Nether, howling in fury.
在迦洛德伤重不治之前，玛法里奥·怒风和伊利丹·怒风结合两人的魔法用于永恒之井。所有的恶魔，包括阿克蒙德，都被吸入永恒之井，狂怒的嚎叫着，被扔回扭曲虚空。

大百科：Dath'Remar Sunstrider达斯雷玛·逐日者
Designation: High elf阵营: 高等精灵
Dath'Remar Sunstrider was born a member of the wealthy and powerful Highborne. His family name was an ancient one, but most night elves had always considered it somewhat odd, given that they were primarily a nocturnal people who worshipped the goddess Elune. Even his appearance was strange, for his auburn hair bore streaks of gold.
达斯雷玛·逐日者出生在一个富有的上层精灵家庭。他的姓氏很古老，由于暗夜精灵是一个主要在夜晚活动并且信仰艾露恩女神的种族，因此大多数暗夜精灵通常认为这个姓氏有些古怪。他生有赤褐色带有金黄条纹的头发，相貌因此看上去也有些古怪。

Regardless, Dath'Remar and the rest of the Highborne continued practicing their sorcery. As the highest caste of ancient night elf society, the Highborne had studied arcane magic for more than a thousand years before Queen Azshara came to the throne. Most other night elves had significantly less knowledge and skill at manipulating arcane energies. The Highborne had no intention of surrendering the magic they saw as their birthright. They felt that the lower-caste majority had neither the right nor the ability to judge the safety of arcane magic.
而达斯雷玛和残余的上层精灵不顾这些仍旧在继续着他们的魔法试验。做为古暗夜精灵社会的最高阶层，上层精灵从事奥术魔法的研究在艾萨拉女皇登上王座之前就已持续了超过一千年。大多数其他的暗夜精灵自然在操纵奥术能量方面缺少足够的知识和技巧。上层精灵无意放弃他们视作生来就已继承的魔法。他们认为那些占大多数的低级阶层没有权利也没有能力来检验奥术魔法的安全性。
Nor were the Highborne the only ones to maintain that arcane magic was worth pursuing. Dath'Remar and a few other night elves soon discovered that Illidan Stormrage had stolen several vials of pure energy from the first Well of Eternity, and then emptied three of the vials into a normal lake. In doing so, he had created a second Well of Eternity. He considered himself a hero, but most other night elves disagreed. They confiscated the remaining vials from Illidan and sentenced him to imprisonment for the rest of his immortal life.
然而上层精灵不是唯一的坚持继续从事奥术魔法研究的人。不久达斯雷玛和一些其他的暗夜精灵发现伊利丹.怒风从第一个永恒之井中偷偷带走了几瓶纯净的魔法能量，把其中三瓶倒入了一面普通的湖中。他借此创造了第二个永恒之井。他自祤为英雄，但是大多数暗夜精灵并不认同。他们从他那里没收了剩下的魔法瓶，宣判他的永生之身将受到永久的监禁。
The Highborne were awed by what Illidan accomplished, and they soon grew bold in defying the new laws against arcane magic. They would not bow to the hysterical fears of the lower-caste majority. The Highborne felt they had taken all the necessary precautions by resolving to be more cautious than their predecessors. After all, the Highborne had no desire to bring about another Sundering.
上层精灵对伊利丹的行动充满敬畏，他们无视新的法令越来越肆无忌惮的使用奥术魔法。他们不会对这些低等阶级的歇斯底里般的恐惧做出让步。这些上层精灵认为他们已经采取了比他们的先辈更加有效的预防措施，毕竟他们并不希望带来另一场大崩坏。
Rather than execute the Highborne, the rest of the night elves sentenced them to exile. The Highborne were thoroughly exasperated by what they saw as a foolish overreaction against sorcery. They were therefore not unhappy at the prospect of exile; on the contrary, they looked forward to it. Thinking ahead, they contrived to steal one of the magical vials that had been confiscated from Illidan.
残存的暗夜精灵将宣判将这些上等精灵流放而不是死刑。上等精灵被这些他们视为愚蠢的过激行为彻底激怒了。他们对于他们被流放的命运并没有不满，相反，他们期待着这个命运。他们提前偷走了一个从伊利丹那里没收来的魔法瓶。

Founding of Quel'Thalas奎尔萨拉斯的建立
The exiled Highborne then eagerly sailed to the Eastern Kingdoms, still under Dath'Remar's leadership. Gradually the Highborne lost their connection to the second Well of Eternity. Their skin's violet hue faded; they grew shorter in stature; and they lost their immortality. Like modern night elves, high elves have long but finite lifespans.
这些被放逐的上层精灵仍旧在达斯雷玛的领导下，他们迫不及待的迁徙到了东部王国。渐渐的他们失去了与第二个永恒之井的联系，他们紫色的皮肤失去了光泽，体形变得越来越短小；他们还失去了永生。与现代暗夜精灵相同，高等精灵只拥有很长但是有限的生命。
All the same, they struggled onward. Deep within the northern forests of the continent, in the continent of Lordaeron, they founded the magical kingdom of Quel'Thalas and renamed themselves high elves. Using the vial they had stolen, the high elves created the Sunwell, a fountain of magical energy that was weaker than the first and second Wells. The Sunwell was designed to be constantly but exclusively available to the high elves, who chose its name as a further renunciation of night elf society.
他们始终在艰难的生存着。他们在洛丹伦大陆的北部丛林深处建立了魔法王国奎尔萨拉斯，并从此自称为高等精灵。高等精灵用他们偷来的魔法瓶创造了太阳井，太阳井成为他们的魔法力量的源泉，但是效力并不如第一个和第二个永恒之井。太阳井永久专由高等精灵使用，而它的名字正象征着他们与暗夜精灵社会的分离。
The high elves crowned Dath'Remar Sunstrider as their first king. Up until the Scourge's invasion of Quel'Thalas, the Sunstrider dynasty continued to hold the throne. The last monarch, King Anasterian, was slain by undead forces during the attack. His son, Prince Kael'thas, is the only remaining survivor of the royal bloodline.
高等精灵拥达斯雷玛为他们的第一任国王。一直到天灾军团入侵奎尔萨拉斯，逐日者王朝始终掌握着政权。最后一任君主阿纳斯塔里安国王在天灾军团的入侵中丧生，他的儿子凯尔萨斯王子成为了这个皇家血统的最后血脉。

大百科：Watchers守望者
Watchers守望者
Status: Obsolete状态：已解散
Last known leader: Warden Maiev Shadowsong已知最后一任领袖：典狱长玛维·影歌
The Watchers were the jailors and marshals of night elf society until shortly after the Third War.
直到第三次战争爆发后不久，守望者都是做为暗夜精灵社会的狱卒和管理者而存在的。

Membership成员
At first, volunteers from the Sisterhood of Elune made up the Watchers, and so the organization was composed solely of night elf women. As their duties were broadened, the Watchers accepted night elf women from other professions. A mixture of volunteerism and military promotions caused the organization's size to grow somewhat, although the Watchers remained a relatively small group. Illidan Stormrage killed almost all of the Watchers after the Third War, at which point the group ceased to exist.
最初，来自月神修女会成员中的志愿者们组成了守望者，因此这个组织的全部成员都是女性暗夜精灵。鉴于其更为广泛的职责，守望者也接纳原本从事与自他职业的女性暗夜精灵。由于该组织的志愿性和军事性，因此其发展的速度相当缓慢，一直保持着很小的规模。在第三次战争后，伊利丹·怒风杀害了几乎全部的守望者，守望者组织也因此而消失。

History and Organization 历史和组织结构
Shortly after the Great Sundering, Malfurion Stormrage sentenced his brother Illidan to imprisonment for having created a second Well of Eternity. In inflicting this punishment, Malfurion hoped to prevent Illidan from continuing his reckless pursuit of arcane power. By this point in time, however, Illidan was already an extraordinarily powerful sorcerer, and Malfurion dared not leave his captive twin to be guarded by only one or two jailors.
在大崩裂后不久，玛法里奥·怒风因为伊利丹创造了第2个永恒之井而监禁了他，以防伊利丹继续疯狂的追求魔法的力量。但是因为伊利丹已经拥有强大的力量，玛法里奥不敢把他的孪生兄弟交由少数几个狱卒加以监禁。
One of the senior Sisters of Elune, Maiev Shadowsong, had already shown her competence in guarding Illidan before he was brought to trial. Malfurion accordingly asked Maiev to gather additional volunteers from the Sisters of Elune. Maiev obeyed, and Malfurion called this new group the Watchers, for he charged them with ensuring that Illidan never escaped the barrow prison. Maiev, as the Watchers' leader, would answer to the head of night elf government, High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind.
月神修女会的一名高级成员，玛维·影歌，在伊利丹被带到监狱前就已经表示她有足够的能力来看管他，玛法里奥因此让玛维从月神修女会中挑选志愿者来协助她一并监管伊利丹。玛法里奥将新成立的组织称为守望者，玛维反对将伊利丹囚禁在原本的监狱中，因为这不能确保他永远无法逃跑。玛维做为守望者的首领也得到了暗夜精灵的首领，泰兰德·风语的认可。
The Watchers were created specifically and exclusively to be Illidan's jailors, but as further threats came up, Tyrande broadened the Watchers' role to include guarding other prisoners. Maiev took grim pleasure in these added responsibilities. Watchers became jailors and marshals: they policed the barrow prisons and hunted down dangerous criminals.
守望者本是设立来专门用于看守伊利丹的狱卒，但是当新的威胁来临时，泰兰德放宽了守望者的权限，让他们一并看守其他的犯人。玛维对新的责任很满意。守望者成为了狱卒和管理者：他们监管着地底深处的监狱并抓捕危险的罪犯。

Outside of the barrow prisons, members of the Watchers worked alone. These deadly women were not a militia, nor were they considered part of either the Sisterhood of Elune or the Sentinels. As the group's leader, Maiev was given the rank of warden, which she later awarded to a select few who had proven their exceptional fighting abilities, tracking skills, and tenacity.
During the Third War, Tyrande realized that Illidan had been incarcerated for over ten thousand years. She felt that he had more than paid his debt to society; furthermore, she felt that he would be a valuable ally against the Burning Legion. Thus, she led a band of soldiers into Illidan's prison. When Illidan's guards would not surrender their charge, Tyrande and the Sentinels fought and killed a number of Watchers. Once freed, Illidan stole and consumed the Skull of Gul'dan, and he was transformed into a demon.
Infuriated by Tyrande's actions, Maiev swore she would track Illidan down and put him back in prison. In light of the demon's undeniable might, Maiev took most of the Watchers with her on the hunt. They pursued Illidan across the sea to Lordaeron and thence to the Broken Isles. When he entered the Tomb of Sargeras, Maiev grew worried that he would retrieve a magical artifact and become significantly more difficult to recapture.
She and the other Watchers caught up with Illidan too late: he had already claimed the Eye of Sargeras. He used the Eye's power on the tomb's stone walls, trapping the Watchers in one section of the tomb while seawater flooded the area. Only Maiev was able to escape; her sisters in arms drowned. In one fell stroke, Illidan had all but wiped out the Watchers.
Maiev swore that she would have revenge, no matter the cost. She abandoned her duties and continued to hunt Illidan until she at last followed him to Outland. Her lengthy absence from Azeroth, together with Illidan's continued freedom, has led the night elves to presume her dead.

大百科：Vashj法斯琪
Vashj法斯琪
As one of the members of the Highborne, Lady Vashj considered it her birthright to serve Queen Azshara. Vashj copied the queen's hairstyle and clothing as much as possible. When the queen made Vashj her foremost handmaiden, remaining in the queen's favor became Vashj's sole concern.
作为上层精灵中的一员，法斯琪女士认为她生就是为艾萨拉女王服务的，她竭尽所能模仿女皇的发型和衣着。从有幸成为女皇的贴身侍女那一天起，讨取女皇的欢心就成了法斯琪唯一所关心的事。

Cursed and Transformed诅咒和变异
Despite the Highborne's attempts to aid the Legion in summoning Sargeras, the portal to the Twisting Nether was ultimately closed before Sargeras could reach Azeroth. The Well of Eternity was unable to withstand the added magical strain, and it began to collapse in on itself. Under the sudden impact, Zin-Azshari and the Well were blasted downward toward the ocean floor. The Well pierced the planet's molten core just before being utterly obliterated.
尽管上层精灵竭尽所能帮助燃烧军团召唤萨格拉斯，然而通往扭曲虚空的入口最终还是在萨格拉斯抵达艾泽拉斯之前完全关闭了。永恒之井无法承受额外的魔法张力而开始向其内部塌陷。在这突然变化的影响下，辛-艾萨琳和永恒之井开始陷入海底。在其彻底湮没之前，永恒之井甚至穿透了这个星球充满熔岩的核心。
Ancient Kalimdor was split apart, and the seas rushed in to fill the voids between the new landmasses. Azshara, Vashj, and quite a few other Highborne were caught in the rushing waters. Instead of drowning, however, Vashj and many others were cursed and transformed into naga.
古卡姆利多分裂开来，海水涌入新大陆之间的裂隙。艾萨拉，法斯琪以及其他相当一部分上层精灵都被卷入奔腾的海水之中。不管是受到了什么的影响，总之，法斯琪和其他人没有被淹死，而是受到了诅咒变成了纳迦。
Despite her subsequent mutations, Vashj has managed to retain her memories and personality. She has also become immortal, and she is not the only naga to receive this unexpected boon.
尽管外形发生了突变，法斯琪的记忆和人格却得到了保留。她还获得了永生，当然她并不是唯一获得这个意外恩赐的纳迦。

Further Allies更多同盟
At Illidan's direction, Lady Vashj and her naga sought out the Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider and his group of blood elves. The desperate prince at first hesitated to accept the naga's aid in fighting the Scourge, but practicality won out in the end. Then Kael'thas' human allies discovered the makeshift alliance, accused the blood elves of consorting with the enemy, and imprisoned them. Again Vashj and the naga came to the rescue and helped the blood elves escape the Dalaran dungeons.
在伊利丹的逃亡过程中，法斯琪女士和她的纳迦遇到了凯尔萨斯.逐日者王子和他领导的血精灵。在对抗天灾军团的战斗中陷入绝望的王子一开始还犹豫是否应该接受纳迦的帮助，但是最终现实战胜了道义。不久凯尔萨斯的人类盟友发现了这个临时联盟，他们指控血精灵内通外敌，并且把他们囚禁起来。法斯琪带领一队纳迦又一次出手相救，帮助血精灵逃离了达拉然的地牢。
The blood elves were suffering terribly from their hunger for magic by this time. Vashj explained that the naga, too, were addicted to magic, and she said that Illidan could help the blood elves. She then led them to the portal that Kel'Thuzad had opened during the Third War (so as to give Archimonde entry into Azeroth). With no other palatable choices, Kael'thas and his fighters followed Vas***o Outland. Together the blood elves and naga freed Illidan from Warden Maiev Shadowsong.
血精灵对于魔法的渴望此时已经折磨得他们痛苦不堪。法斯琪向他解释道纳迦同样沉溺于对魔法的追求，而伊利丹可以满足血精灵们的渴求。接着，她把他们带到克尔苏加德在第三次战争中打开的传送门前（致使阿克蒙德得以进入艾泽拉斯大陆的地点）。凯尔萨斯和他的战士们没有更好的选择，跟随法斯琪来到了外域。而后血精灵和纳迦一起从守望者玛维.影歌手中解救了伊利丹。
Kael'thas swore allegiance to Illidan, and he and Lady Vashj joined Illidan in defeating the pit lord Magtheridon and laying claim to his Black Temple. Yet Illidan and his allies did not celebrate their conquest for long. In a storm of magic and fury, Kil'jaeden descended upon Outland and demanded that Illidan once again try to destroy the Frozen Throne.
凯尔萨斯宣誓效忠于伊利丹，随后他和法斯琪女士加入了伊利丹的军队，一起击败了深渊领主麦格瑟里登并取得了黑暗神庙的控制权。然而伊利丹和他的同盟还没来得及庆祝他们的胜利。在一阵愤怒的魔法风暴中，基尔加丹降临到了外域，他命令伊利丹必须再次设法毁灭冰封王座。
With no other option, Illidan led the naga and blood elves back to Azeroth. The battle came down to single combat between Illidan and the death knight Arthas Menethil. Arthas won the fight and warned Illidan to leave the planet and never return. Since that time, Illidan and his allies, including Lady Vashj, have inhabited the Black Temple on Outland.
没有别的选择，伊利丹只得带领纳迦和血精灵回到艾泽拉斯。战斗变成了伊利丹和死亡骑士阿尔萨斯·米奈希尔两个人的搏杀。最后，阿尔萨斯取得了胜利，他警告伊利丹离开这个星球，永远不要回来。从那以后，伊利丹和他的同盟，包括法斯琪女士在内，就龟缩在外域的黑暗神庙中。

大百科：Azshara艾萨拉
Also known as: Cherished Heart of the People, Daughter of the Moon, Flower of Life, Flower of the Moon, Glory of Our People, Her Glory, Light of Lights, Light of the Moon, Light of a Thousand Moons, Radiance of the Moon, Vision of Perfection
又名： 民之珍心，月神之女，生命之花，月光之花，吾民荣光，女神荣光，众光之光，月神之光，千月之光，月之光辉，完美之相。
Queen Azshara was born with golden eyes, which were quite rare in night elves before the Great Sundering. Thus, golden eyes were commonly regarded as a sign of future greatness. Indeed, Azshara became the most beloved monarch in all of night elf history. She was also the last. Her reign led to the War of the Ancients and the Sundering, after which night elf society underwent sweeping change.
艾萨拉女王生来具有一双金色的眼睛，这在大灾变之前的暗夜精灵中是非常罕见的。而且，金色双眼通常被视为长大之后成为伟人的征兆。结果，艾萨拉女王成为了暗夜精灵有史以来最受爱戴的统治者，也是最后一位统治者。她的统治最终导致上古战争和大灾变，暗夜精灵的社会从此发生翻天复地的改变。

Thwarted Plans反抗计划
Suddenly cut off from the Well, the night elf defenders realized that something catastrophic had happened. Refugees from Zin-Azshari brought news of the demonic invasion to Black Rook Hold, home of Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest. Kur'talos added the refugees who could fight to his own soldiers, and the army set out for Zin-Azshari. The War of the Ancients had broken out in earnest.
永恒之井的突然切断，让暗夜精灵防卫者们意识到大祸临头了。钦-艾萨拉的难民带来坏消息：恶魔入侵黑鸦堡——领主库尔塔洛斯·鸦冠的领地。领主库尔塔洛斯将那些能战斗的难民编入自己的军队，并将军队部署到钦-艾萨拉外围。上古战争正式爆发。 With the help of several allies, the druid Malfurion Stormrage destroyed the shield and killed Xavius. Azshara made Captain Varo'then her new advisor and her chief liaison with the Legion. By this time the Legion was divided: many of its demonic minions were out on the battlefield instead of helping to stabilize the portal into the Twisting Nether. The queen blamed Kur'talos' strong leadership of the night elf defenders for delaying Sargeras' arrival. She ordered Varo'then to eliminate Kur'talos, and Varo'then obediently had the valiant noble assassinated.
在众多盟友的协助下，大德鲁伊玛法里奥·怒风摧毁了魔法盾，并杀死了哈维斯。艾萨拉任命瓦罗森队长为她新的顾问和与燃烧军团的首席联络官。此时，燃烧军团的军力被迫分散：大批原来负责维持扭曲虚空入口的恶魔，被抽调到战场上。女王记恨库尔塔洛斯对于暗夜精灵防御者们的强力领导，阻滞了萨格拉斯的抵达。她下令瓦罗森除掉库尔塔洛斯，瓦罗森忠实地执行她的命令——刺杀了这位英勇的贵族。