Arko'narin Starshade

Arko'narin Starshade is a young night elf who came to Felwood with one of her closest friends, Trey Lightforge, looking for signs of the Shadow Council in the area. The pair was captured and imprisoned by the Council members in a cage in Shadow Hold. Trey was tortured to death before she was found by an adventurer. Using a Blood Red Key, Arko'narin was freed, and the adventurer escorted her out of the Shadow Hold, but had to face the corrupted Spirit of Trey Lightforge. After defeating him, Arko'narin passed by the Emerald Sanctuary and briefly stopped by her friend Jessir Moonbow, who had come to the area in search of her two friends. Arko'narin told her about the encounter with Trey's spirit. She didn't stay long and continued on to Darnassus to mourn in her own private way. According to Jessir, Arko'narin would like to pretend that she was fine and strong enough to deal with these traumatic events on her own, but Trey's death and hearing the torture he was put through was going to haunt her for a long time.

Years later, she became a warden, but continues to carry her friend's two-handed sword as a way of keeping him close.

• The Clarion Call
• Ancient Curses
• Mercy or Misery
• Heart of the Issue
• Wardens' Wrath

• A Strange Red Key
• Rescue From Jaedenar

• A Grim Portent

Time is of the essence,.

• In Stormwind

• (Rescue From Jaedenar not completed)

• This... does not belong to me. It belonged to a dear friend of mine, Trey Lightforge.

• Trey and I were investigating the resurgence of the Shadow Council when we were captured in Jaedenar. I... heard what those foul demons did to him, from my cell. He did not survive.

• I still miss him, every day. But carrying his blade... I feel as though Trey is never far from me. He may have passed on, but Lightforge will always have my back.

• (Rescue From Jaedenar completed)
• You remember--yes, this is Lightforge. Trey's sword. I don't think I ever properly thanked you for helping me retrieve it.

• Trey and I were investigating the resurgence of the Shadow Council when we were captured in Jaedenar. I... heard what those foul demons did to him, from my cell. Your intervention saved me from the same fate.

• I still miss him, every day. But carrying his blade... I feel as though Trey is never far from me. He may have passed on, but Lightforge will always have my back.

Those poor Sentinels... twisted beyond recognition!

• Inside Shadow Hold

My sisters will be avenged.

The moonwell...

• At Jaedenar after cleansing the moonwell

Its beauty reminds me of my mother.

<Arko'narin look at you.>

Thank you,.

I am proud of my brother, and that pride has given me a new insight into my people.

• In Stormwind, post A Mark For A Protector

Perhaps we have been bent, but we will never be broken. We can be healed. And our sacred places will never be lost to us.

Only Elune knows how deep our roots shall run and how high our branches shall reach!

So cold... and hungry.

• Captured

My poor friend, I hope you've found peace. I can't stand to think about what they could have done to you.

You! You there! Please, you have to help me escape. One of them has a key, can you find it? I know they have it. If you get it, you can help me get out of here. Trey is probably already dead, but there's still time! Please, can you help me?

You've already done me a great service,. For that I thank you.

• After completing A Strange Red Key

The least I can do now is tell you what brought me here: My long time friend Trey Lightforge and I came to Jaedenar to investigate the Shadow Council when they caught us unprepared. They took Trey deeper into Shadow Hold and put me in here after taking all of our equipment... I can still hear his screams from below,. They were... inhuman. I don't know what they've done to him, but they will pay for it.

• She was originally introduced as simply Arko'narin, her family name being added in.
• In the quest Rescue From Jaedenar, at the point where she donned her armor, she stated "Now all I need is a golden lasso." This was in reference to her whirling action as she was putting on her armor, in a throwback to the 70s TV show "Wonder Woman".
• If you talked to her after finishing the escort quest, you would be told: "As you inspect the cage and the Night elf inside, you get an odd sense of deja vu. For some reason she does not make eye contact with you — it is almost as if you are not there to her." This was a reference to the fact that escort quest givers would re-appear after you save them, given that NPC phasing was not implemented until the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.
• Her generic name is Warden Initiate.

Based on her attire, she may have been a member of the Sentinels.

• Strength of Arko'narin