The high elves were originally wizards who served Queen Aisara. After the big bang, some of them went to the bottom of the maelstrom, which is now Naga. The other part was exiled, and this part later established Quayle Dahners. When Arthas attacked Silvermoon City, there were heavy casualties. To commemorate this tragedy, they called themselves "blood elves".

There are still some high elves who don't know when they split up, and now there are such branches in the hammer of doom.