The existence of reclusive Orc clans like the Bloodscalp Tribe on Draenor held unparalleled significance for the Horde Orcs from Azeroth, instantly boosting their morale.
Before long, the Naaru O'ros also explained the true nature of the Army of the Light's Lightbound and Lightforged.
The Lightbound and Lightforged were mortals infused with immense Holy Light energy. In a sense, it was like enchanting a weapon with runes, except the object being enchanted had become a person.
There was a class in Azeroth whose circumstances were remarkably similar to the Army of the Light's Lightbound and Lightforged: the Illidari's demon hunters.
Demon hunters had once been ordinary elves. Illidan sealed demons within their bodies, and the immense fel energy left fel imprints upon every demon hunter—the demonic tattoos covering their bodies.
The Army of the Light's Lightbound and Lightforged were the same. The Naaru bestowed Holy Light energy upon them, leaving marks of the Holy Light upon their skin.
Every demon hunter was constantly subjected to the whispers of demons and had to resist them with their willpower to avoid being corrupted.
The Army of the Light's Lightbound and Lightforged had their wills directly altered by the Naaru. Even Turalyon, the human high archbishop, had been able to abandon his wife and child, turning his back on his own race.
In other words, demon hunters, Lightbound, and Lightforged were actually created through the same method.
However, the demon hunter method was far too brutal. If elves had not received the blessing of the Well of Eternity and possessed vitality far beyond that of ordinary mortal races, they simply could not have endured such a harsh transformation.
The Army of the Light's Naaru themselves were beings of Holy Light energy. When they infused their own energy into the Lightbound and Lightforged they