Dark Elves in Games:
Warcraft
The Night Elves (also known as Kaldorei, which means Children of the Stars) in the realm of Warcraft are an ancient race with a strong affinity with nature. The Kaldorei have been around since the creation of the world, and drew their power and wisdom from a well called the Well of Eternity. Queen Azshara (queen of the Kaldorei in the ancient times, who is now the ruler of the serpentine Naga race) ordered the upperclass Kaldorei, whom she referred to as the "Highborne", to study the Well, and through this they discovered magic. It is through the abuse of magic that the Well of Eternity was destroyed, and this rendered the Kaldorei mortal while killing off most of the Highborne. After this, the Highborne, now calling themselves Quel’dorei (High Elves), left their homeland of Kalimdor, while the remaining Kaldorei renamed themselves Night Elves.