Wretched

"Heed well this warning - Felendren the Banished is only a symptom of a much larger problem. His demise will solve our immediate concerns, but all blood elves share the potential same fate as him if we let our addictions get the best of us." - Lanthan Perilon

The Wretched are elves that failed to control their innate addiction to magic, overindulging in arcane sources to the point of deformity and, often, insanity. Obsessed with obtaining and devouring magic, they are a danger to both themselves and others, and are usually too violent to surrender.

The Wretched are thin elves with thinning dark hair, a large bony forehead, claw like fingers and toes, blue eyes, and strange growths on their backs that glow with an eerie blue light. With the recovery of the Sunwell and Kael'thas summoning the Burning Legion, a new type of Wretched appeared. After the events of the War against the Lich King, some high elves also became Wretched.