10-27-2005, 09:07 PM
Brother Laz,Oct 27 2005, 10:27 AM Wrote:Why would 'the' blood elves be evil and 'the' tauren good? Just like in RL, there are good and evil individuals in each race.
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You have to consider how the race is created and how they respond to threats. Mucking about with demonic forces is unnatural. Being born out of death is considered unnatural too, but that's not the only reason undead are considered evil. Undead alchemists don't value life, and are willing to experiment on it haphazardly to the point of exploiting the desperate.
Blood elves abrogate morals to achieve power. Blood elves, by their chosen nature, throw away any inklings or trappings to be good so they may have the power for vengeance. Rather than letting their powers fade away gracefully, these elves seek unnatural means to extend their power. They are desperate for power, and are willing to seek coercive means for it. That is why they are 'evil'.
Tauren aren't out for conquest or vengeance. They haven't been tempted by evil as much, but they value life, respect its existence, and value preservation of nature. They've held the attitude of a defensive war, not spilling more blood than necessary. Neither Undead nor Blood Elves hold any such values, and are willing to throw away the lives of others to achieve their own goals. That is key in judging good vs evil.
The Forsaken may or may not eventually learn to value the living in others as much as their own undead existence, but they've become aware of the precious freedom of their own unlife--so they may yet be redeemed or fall further into amorality depending on how the Warcraft story will continue.