Starspear Slaughter

The Starspear Slaughter was an incident taking place in the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas in which the nobility of House Starspear, as well as several innocents, were murdered by Valythra Bloodmoon and Xyntus Starspear.

Accused of treason, Xyntus was apprehended by her family and kept as a humiliating display, frequently tortured by her parents as entertainment, often in public. Though this was briefly challenged as an offense against House Sunstrike's protections for the San'layn, these criticisms were secretly silenced by the Phoenix Society.

After months of abuse, the San'layn representative to Quel'thalas, Valythra Bloodmoon, returned to her homeland to discover the mistreatment of her sister. Driven into a murderous rage, Valythra immediately tracked down the whereabouts of the Starspear Manor. The Ascended that infested Valythra's mind offered to seize revenge on her behalf if given control of Valythra's body. Angered by her sister's abuse, Valythra accepted the Ascended's offer and gave it control.

Valythra proceeded to slaughter the party goers en masse, soon joined by Xyntus who broke free from her shackles. After the massacre, Xyntus concluded the event by viciously tearing out her mother's throat. In the conversation that followed between the two San'layn, she declared that Xyntus was dead, and that "Fife" was all that remained. Valythra and Fife both left the scene, with Fife leaving for Silverpine Forest and Valythra disappearing entirely.

Aftermath
Xyntus was immediately linked to the crime of the slaughter. Massive outcry came following the incident demanding that the protections of the San'layn be revoked and that they be regarded as a menace to society to either be imprisoned or killed. Witnesses also reported Valythra's involvement, and demand increased as the representative of the San'layn would come under fire as well, despite her absence from Silvermoon politics entirely.

Bounties have since been placed on the heads of both Xyntus Starspear and Valythra Solflame, with a price of 10 gold for Xyntus and 20 gold for Valythra.