You know, the whole time I was reading this, one thought ran through my head over and over.

Fandral Friggin' Staghelm.

Right up until getting corrupted by the Old Gods, Fandral is everything Night Elves needed.

Aggressive? Check. You think the Horde would have been able to clearcut Ashenvale if Fandral was in charge?

Confidant? Check. If for no other reason than that he'd stand up to every other faction leader when he disagreed with them. This guy didn't even feel the need to pretend to like you when you were helping him bring his son back to life. Do you think he'd go along with (Insert Alliance Leader Here)'s harebrained scheme to do somethign just because they were the King of Stormwind/Ironforge/Gilneas? Heck, he kept Alliance players jumping to bring him piles of dirt for the chance at a cloth chest with Str and Agi on it for two whole expansions.

Willing to buck the establishment? Check. Fandral's got PLANS, and it doesn't matter if you're the Cenarion Circle, the Aspects, or sentient life on Azeroth, you can get on board or you can get run over, Chuckles.

The sort of guy who would take the fight to the Horde? You bet (Oh, if only he'd gotten a chance after Blizzard realized having leaders do things was good). Hey Horde, remember all those trees you tried to cut down? Well, they're surrounding Orgrimmar and they are not happy. (Cue Isengard Part Two: Ent-ageddon.)

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