Instances

So, I realized that before I could really introduce Elewë, and what she does in the game, I would have to explain instances and raids. :P

While there are many things a player can do in the World of Warcraft, the activity that offers both the most difficult challenges, and the best rewards, are "instances". Instances are also referred to as "dungeons", or "raids", and are private zones with enemies who can be engaged with 5-person groups in some cases, or a "raid group" of as few as 10, or as many as 40 players. It is more common for 5-man instances to be referred to as "heroics" or "dungeons", and for 10-40-man instances to be referred to as "raids".

There are three roles to be filled in all dungeons and raids. There is the role of "tank", a player who will seem to enemies, through talent specialization and use of abilities, as the biggest threat, and therefore keep enemies attacking only him or herself, and not other group members. Also, there is the role of "healer", a player who focuses on healing other players while they are taking damage from enemies. And the last role is that of "dps"(damage per second), a player who must focus on doing as much damage to enemies as possible in order to kill the enemy and end the fight quickly.