Jaina

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Jaina was born into the Proudmoore family of Kul Tiras. Her father, Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, ruled the maritime kingdom. She left for Dalaran to study magic, becoming the personal disciple of Archmage Antonidas. In Kul Tiras, she became known as the Daughter of the Sea; Jaina later said she had spread the title herself to support her ambitions of inheriting the position of naval commander 96 318 344 372.

Jaina's natural aptitude for magic was exceptionally poor. Medivh claimed Prince Kael'thas had helped her use it, and later offered her further instruction. Medivh also experimented on her with the power of the Old Gods 103 327 345.

Appearance

Jaina is a slender, fair-skinned woman with blond hair, blue eyes and delicate features. She presents herself with a queenly bearing and uses magic to preserve her youthful appearance 118 322 1033.

• Her hair is described as golden and wavy 373.
• She has faint freckles and fine forehead wrinkles, which she usually conceals 344.
• Her Old God form has numerous eyes, a tendril-covered face and eight octopus-like tentacles 327.
• As a Dreadlord, she appeared with wings, hooves, horns and blood-red eyes 1385.

Personality

Jaina is ambitious, calculating and highly conscious of her public image. She can present herself as gentle and courteous while provoking opponents or concealing her anger during negotiations. She also admitted to deliberately cultivating the Daughter of the Sea legend for political advantage 227 342 372.

Power is especially important to her. When a girl resembling her threatened to remove her Spellstealer Wyrms, Jaina offered up Theramore, her people and even her freedom to keep her magic. She later acknowledged that she had become accustomed to ruling over others 345.

Her cooperation with Thrall combined fear, self-interest and rivalry. After the Horde turned against Theramore, she regretted what she had sacrificed for the Orcs and discovered that she had alienated many potential Alliance allies 318 1349.

Abilities & Skills

Frost and Elemental Magic

Frost is Jaina's specialty, though she also commands fire and Arcane magic. Her elemental spells are powerful enough to affect large battles 326 1174 1351.

• Uses Blizzard, Cone of Cold, Frostbolt, Frost Nova, Fireball and Pyroblast 328 365 1734.
• Summons massive Water and Ice Elementals, strengthens them with an aura and uses them defensively 344 1097.
• Combines Frost, Arcane and fire in a difficult spell that took her a year to cast reliably 344.
• Her elemental attacks were ineffective against Kobolds that absorbed magical elements and multiplied 1099.

Teleportation and Control

• Opens Portals and uses Blink to reposition herself 364 371.
• Can polymorph people into mice for transport; she carried twenty adventurers this way during an escape from Arthas 1037.
• Teleportation restrictions prevented her from opening a Portal in Arthas's halls, while insufficient mana prevented her from transporting an enormous heart 1037 1385.
• Can be disrupted when she cannot maintain mental focus; Amnennar exploited this with overwhelming noise 365.

Spellstealer Wyrms and Old God Power

Jaina's Spellstealer Wyrms support her magic. Some carried Old God power from Medivh's experiments; others displayed Fel or necromantic power 327 345.

• Her Old God state transforms her into a powerful, many-eyed monster 327 859.
• Losing a Spellstealer Wyrm later left her with almost no mana despite her knowledge of advanced spells 1556.
• In Dreadlord form, she used Fel power to reanimate Jinyu corpses, but they fell again once that power ran out 1385.

Equipment and Items

• Fleet's Heart — A necklace passed down through the Proudmoore family. Jaina wore it when she confronted Tandred and the Kul Tiras fleet 1181 1182.
• Focusing Iris — A powerful magical creation connected to the ley lines. Jaina could shrink it to fit in her hand, although its energy interfered with a Portal 1353 1365.
• Magic rings and staffs — She carried at least five staffs and wore rings on all ten fingers when confronting Aegwynn. One ring cast an instantaneous Mind Blast before shattering 1525.
• Hearthstone — An attempted escape with it failed when it was transformed into a venomous snake 1556.

Relationships

• Daelin Proudmoore — Her father and the ruler of Kul Tiras. Jaina betrayed him to the Horde; she later fought him and recovered his sword and firearm after his death 96 344 844 846.
• Tandred Proudmoore — Her elder brother, who became king of Kul Tiras and publicly disowned her over their father's death 320.
• Derek Proudmoore — Her brother, who died when red dragons attacked his ship during the Second War 139.
• Antonidas — Her mentor in Dalaran. Their relationship later deteriorated; as a Forsaken lich, he defeated her Dreadlord form with Mana Burn 226 1360 1386.
• Medivh — Offered her magical instruction, promised her a future throne and experimented on her with Old God power 103 327.
• Aegwynn — Guardian and influential figure in Theramore. She sought to cultivate Jaina as a promoter of peace, but their relationship later became openly hostile 352 687 1525.
• Thrall — Her longtime ally and adversary. He tore off her right hand, relied on her magic and political support, and later said he had eaten her before having her soul made into a Dreadlord 119 797 1385.
• Arthas — Formerly betrothed to her. In a later timeline, a future Jaina sought him out and attempted to kill him 138 1672 1673.
• Kael'thas — Medivh credited him with helping Jaina use magic. Kael'thas later condemned her defense of Thrall and defeated her in battle 103 227 1104.
• Kalecgos — A close associate; Jaina later named him among those who had betrayed her 1351 1522.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Dalaran and the Orcs

During a visit to an internment camp, Jaina sympathized with the Orcs and promised to report their situation to her teacher, unaware that the camp had staged a display of weakness for the visiting mages 93. She later betrayed Daelin to the Horde in the name of peace and led people of Lordaeron into Theramore, where she became queen 344 687.

Theramore and Stormwind

As Theramore's ruler, Jaina navigated relations between the Alliance and Horde while helping supply humans to the Orcs. She sought Stormwind's assistance against the Scourge, but Grand Duke Bolvar refused to reinforce Theramore 318 322 324.

On a voyage back to Theramore, she fought a girl who resembled her and could copy her spells. The girl overwhelmed Jaina and threatened her Spellstealer Wyrms, but ultimately left them with her. Jaina later concealed her defeat when recounting the encounter to Aegwynn 344 345 346.

Icecrown and Gilneas

Jaina and Sylvanas staged a battle at the Pit of Saron to gain reputations, then fled when Arthas confronted them. Later, Jaina defeated Magni Bronzebeard with Ice Elementals and briefly proposed becoming Warchief of the Horde 1034 1037 1097.

In Theramore, Jaina plotted with Darius to take Gilneas. She planned to weaken the Worgen magically while Darius presented the campaign as his own conflict, leaving her free to claim the crown 1148 1149.

Theramore's Fall and Death

When Theramore became threatened by the Horde, Jaina sought help from Alliance leaders she had previously alienated. She acquired the Focusing Iris and later recovered it from a crater in Theramore, forcing Thrall, Vol'jin and Kalecgos to sign an Enslavement Scroll 1349 1353 1365.

Thrall subsequently said he had eaten Jaina and had a Dreadlord create a new being from her soul. The Dreadlord Jaina fought for him, but her impaired thinking left her vulnerable to Antonidas, who defeated her 1385 1386.

Later Forms and a Journey into the Past

A female Orc presented herself as Jaina, but lost her magic when a greater demon's transplanted heart was removed from her body. Thrall then declared an Ogre Mage to be Jaina, explicitly assigning him her identity and titles 1407 1410 1411.

Jaina later appeared in a Pandaren body and lost almost all her mana after losing a Spellstealer Wyrm. A subsequent Jaina identified as coming from the future sought Arthas in the past, attacked him at Quel'Danil Lodge, and entered the Vault of the Wardens in Tyrande's form to free “Illidan” 1556 1651 1673 1677.

Notable Quotes

“As long as Thrall remained the Horde's Warchief, Jaina was safe.” 345

“I could even sell out my father, let alone my mentor.” 1522

“Treat Orcs cruelly and outsiders kindly, and nothing will stand in your way.” 1674