Chapter Summaries

Broxigar, Krasus, and Rhonin were captured by three powerful young Night Elves in ancient Azeroth, who mistook them for unusual creatures and planned to show them to Sister Lisa. As the prisoners remained trapped, the demigod Cenarius appeared before them.

• A young Night Elf girl named Aixi punched Broxigar into a tree, and Garen and Ryze subdued him after he attacked Garen.
• Ryze consulted a projection of Queen Azshara's Book and learned that Orcs came from Draenor, while Garen found Rhonin's Magic Beacon.
• Ryze used the beacon to summon Krasus and Rhonin, then identified Krasus as a red dragon and Rhonin as a human before binding them beside Broxigar.
• Garen and Ryze left to tell Sister Lisa about their captives, while Broxigar, Krasus, and Rhonin failed to escape the unfamiliar vines.
• A strange antlered creature with the body of a stag appeared before the captives, and Krasus recognized it as the demigod Cenarius.

Cenarius rescued Krasus, Rhonin, and Broxigar from the Night Elf vines and brought them to his dwelling, where they discussed the Night Elves and an approaching Doomsday Judgment. Cenarius described it as the Moon Goddess descending to judge the guilty and grant her believers eternal life.

• Broxigar flattered Cenarius, who freed the three captives from the vines and led them to his home.
• Cenarius hosted the three beside his Moonwell, and Krasus and Broxigar noticed a lingering smell of blood in the cottage.
• Cenarius said their captors were ordinary Night Elf children and claimed the Night Elves would face punishment for refusing to share the Well of Eternity.
• Broxigar vowed to fight Queen Azshara's Night Elves, and Krasus agreed to join Cenarius against them.
• Rhonin asked what Doomsday Judgment meant, and Cenarius described the Moon Goddess descending to judge the guilty and grant her believers eternal life.

Cenarius recruited Krasus, Rhonin, and Broxigar to resist the Night Elves, while Robbie sought out Xavius to investigate Illidan’s isolation. Robbie led Xavius to discover that Malfurion and Tyrande were secretly discussing the Moon Goddess’s instructions for Illidan.

• Cenarius promised Krasus the chance to become Dragon King and urged Rhonin to learn druidic ways as he described an army forming against the Night Elves.
• Illidan returned to his secluded cabin after Tyrande rejected him again, while Robbie watched him through the Eye of C'Thun.
• Robbie visited Xavius in disguise and claimed Illidan was vital to preventing a coming catastrophe, persuading Xavius that Tyrande and Malfurion were deceiving his friend.
• Robbie and Xavius hid near the Moon Goddess's temple and watched Tyrande leave with Malfurion following her in cheetah form.
• Malfurion changed back into his Night Elf form and asked Tyrande what instructions the goddess had for Illidan, shocking Xavius.

Robbie warned Xavius that Illidan’s ties to Tyrande and Elune could lead to a rebellion against Queen Azshara, and Xavius agreed to intervene. He concluded that Illidan needed to suffer a defeat to overcome his arrogance and naivety.

• Tyrande confronted Malfurion about a forged letter that he believed carried Elune’s authority, then insisted that Illidan-related matters be discussed only in the Temple of the Moon.
• Robbie warned Xavius that Elune and Illidan might support a rebellion against Queen Azshara and Night Elf rule.
• Xavius realized that the rebellion could be a pretext for Tyrande and her allies to seize power, with Illidan serving as their weapon.
• Xavius said Illidan’s apparent infatuation with Tyrande might be caused by Elune’s Charm Magic, which Illidan would have to resist himself.
• Xavius decided to risk acting for the Night Elves and Queen Azshara, concluding that Illidan needed to be beaten to learn humility and caution.

Robbie tried to steer Illidan away from violence by pretending to read his palm and warning him that he would have to choose between Tyrande and Malfurion. Illidan was left troubled by the prediction, while Robbie’s attempt to influence him continued.

• Robbie rejected Xavius’s suggestion to defeat Illidan immediately and chose to observe him while looking for another approach.
• Malfurion, upset after Tyrande blamed him, found Cenarius teaching Rhonin and Broxigar and volunteered to teach them.
• Robbie assessed Illidan’s innate strength and lack of combat training, then went with Xavius to meet him.
• Robbie told Illidan he could foresee his destiny and used the promise of learning about his future with Tyrande to examine Illidan’s palm.
• After Robbie left without explaining his reading, an anxious Illidan sought him out, and Robbie claimed Illidan had to choose between Tyrande and his brother Malfurion.

Illidan tried to prove that Malfurion would not reject him by claiming he had mastered the Druidic path, while judging the newcomers and especially Broxigar as dangerous. Cenarius appeared and rebuked Illidan for his arrogance, leaving his claim untested.

• Xavius challenged Illidan to prove that Malfurion would accept him even if he acted against his brother’s wishes, and Illidan set out to do so.
• Illidan learned that Malfurion was at Cenarius’s lakeside dwelling and followed him there with Robbie and Xavius.
• Illidan watched Malfurion teach Rhonin, Broxigar, and Krasus, and decided Broxigar was a dangerous demon-like executioner.
• Malfurion invited Illidan to join the lesson but said he lacked the talent and had not learned the Druidic path.
• Illidan claimed he had already mastered it, and Cenarius emerged from the lake and scolded him for his arrogance.

Illidan challenged Cenarius's Druid teachings and transformed into a mountain-sized bear, humiliating Malfurion and frightening the others. Malfurion angrily disowned Illidan, while Tyrande heard a strange voice saying Malfurion had ruined everything.

• Illidan challenged Cenarius to a contest in the Druid arts, and Cenarius sent Malfurion to face him.
• Malfurion prayed to the Moon Goddess and transformed into a giant bear, boasting that Illidan could not master the form.
• Illidan transformed into a bear so enormous that it covered Cenarius's hut and lake, then dismissed the Druid path as a simple trick.
• Malfurion accused Illidan of hiding his mastery and, in anger, declared that they were no longer brothers.
• Tyrande finished her ritual at the Temple of the Moon and heard a strange voice say that Malfurion had ruined everything.

Tyrande received an oracle naming the Orc Broxigar Saurfang as a crucial envoy who needed her help. Meanwhile, Illidan began teaching Krasus, Rhonin, and Broxigar to transform, but deliberately injured Broxigar until Tyrande arrived.

• Tyrande heard the Moon Goddess's oracle that Broxigar Saurfang was in danger and needed her help.
• Malfurion severed his brotherly ties with Illidan, and Cenarius praised Malfurion while condemning Illidan.
• Rhonin and Krasus chose to learn from Illidan, and Broxigar joined them after Cenarius left.
• Illidan helped Krasus transform into a black cheetah and Rhonin into a parrot.
• Illidan deliberately injured Broxigar while pretending to teach him to become a Devilsaur.
• Tyrande arrived and ordered Illidan to let Broxigar go.

Tyrande defended Broxigar from Illidan and healed his grievous wounds with the Moon Goddess’s power. Rhonin secretly used a Rage Potion on Broxigar, who lost control and bit Tyrande’s arm.

• Tyrande arrived and stopped Illidan from killing Broxigar, then struck Illidan with Moonfire when he tried to approach her.
• Robbie seized the chance to have Xavius lead the heartbroken Illidan into the bushes and console him.
• Tyrande prayed to the Moon Goddess, whose light healed Broxigar and brought him back to consciousness.
• Rhonin secretly took a Rage Potion from the table and cast a subtle spell on Broxigar.
• Broxigar’s eyes turned blood-red, and he bit Tyrande’s arm as she screamed.

Tyrande was brutally mauled by Broxigar while Illidan struggled to reach her through the Moon Goddess’s defenses. Maiev arrived, protected Broxigar as a divine envoy, and threatened to banish Illidan, leaving Tyrande unconscious and Maiev’s motives unclear.

• Broxigar bit Tyrande’s arm, and Illidan attacked him until Tyrande summoned the Moon Goddess’s shield and meteor shower to protect the Orc.
• Broxigar attacked Tyrande from behind and gravely wounded her while Illidan and Rhonin tried to intervene.
• Rhonin opened a hole beneath the shield, allowing Illidan to rescue Tyrande and strike Broxigar before the Moon Goddess’s Veil protected the Orc.
• Maiev Shadowsong arrived with Priestesses, stopped Illidan from attacking Broxigar, and condemned him for doubting the Moon Goddess.
• Maiev threatened to banish Illidan unless he repented, then ordered the Priestesses to take Broxigar and the unconscious Tyrande to the Temple of the Moon.

Robbie learned from Xavius that Elune may have manipulated the Night Elves’ history and that Queen Azshara had renewed the Well of Eternity’s power. He then disguised himself as a divine messenger to recruit Maiev, who agreed to help him and reported that Broxigar was recovering.

• Xavius told Robbie that Elune had secretly aided the Trolls and that the Well of Eternity had once run dry.
• Xavius explained that Queen Azshara had drawn power from the Void to restore the Well, renewing Elune’s interest in the Night Elves.
• Robbie decided to act against Elune’s influence and asked Xavius what he knew about Maiev.
• Robbie approached Maiev disguised as an Orc divine messenger and claimed he had come to punish Illidan for blasphemy.
• Maiev accepted Robbie’s offer to help eliminate Illidan and told him that Broxigar had mostly recovered.

Robbie manipulated Maiev into believing Tyrande had been chosen for a brutal divine test, and Maiev ordered the Priestesses to carry it out. Tyrande repeatedly awoke from nightmares with her injuries healed and finally decided she needed Illidan Stormrage’s help.

• Robbie told Maiev that the Moon Goddess had ordered Broxigar to remain at the Temple and that Tyrande must feed him flesh as a test.
• Robbie persuaded Maiev that Tyrande might become a divine envoy and promised Maiev the chief Priestess position if she obeyed.
• Tyrande woke healed from a nightmare, bathed, and learned from Maiev that she had supposedly been promoted to divine envoy.
• Maiev and the Priestesses pinned Tyrande down, and Maiev announced the test required feeding Broxigar Saurfang Tyrande’s flesh.
• Tyrande woke again with her legs restored, realized the test was wrong, and decided to seek help from Illidan Stormrage.

Tyrande escaped Maiev’s custody through a hidden passage and sought Illidan’s help. Illidan realized his love for Tyrande might have come from Elune’s Charm Magic, but agreed to help her after she confessed and asked him to kill Broxigar Saurfang.

• Tyrande crawled through a secret passage from her bedroom and followed moonless paths to Illidan’s cabin.
• Illidan questioned his inexplicable love for Tyrande and suspected Elune’s Charm Magic had influenced him.
• Tyrande told Illidan that Maiev had imprisoned her and falsely claimed to act on Elune’s orders.
• Illidan saw through Tyrande’s account, and she confessed that she had used Charm Magic to make him love her.
• Tyrande asked Illidan to break into the Temple of the Moon, kill Broxigar Saurfang, and wait until she returned before acting.
• Illidan agreed to help Tyrande, though he recognized that power and status drove her actions.

Robbie and Xavius feared Illidan was walking into a trap at the Temple of the Moon, but Illidan ignored the danger and assassinated Broxigar. Trapped inside the temple, Illidan evaded the guards while Maiev searched for him and Tyrande confronted her over the failed search.

• Robbie told Xavius that Illidan planned to enter the Temple of the Moon and kill Broxigar, and Xavius warned that Tyrande might betray Illidan and expose him to the Emerald Dream's nightmare corruption.
• Robbie and Xavius went to the Temple of the Moon, while Illidan entered through a supposedly weak point Tyrande had shown him.
• Illidan killed Broxigar in his sleep, but discovered the barrier's opening had closed and his attempt to break out triggered an alarm.
• Illidan concealed himself inside the temple as Maiev investigated Broxigar's death, identified Illidan as the likely murderer, and ordered the guards to search for him.
• The guards failed to find Illidan, and Tyrande confronted Maiev about the murderer still being at large.

Tyrande used the divine messenger’s murder to justify bringing the Tear of Elune into the Temple of the Moon, while Illidan hid nearby and took her hostage to avoid being trapped by the artifact. In private, Tyrande admitted she had helped kill the messenger to control Illidan and revealed that the Moon Goddess wanted him to serve her against Queen Azshara.

• Tyrande blamed Maiev for the divine messenger’s death and gave her three days to find the murderer, then secured the priestesses’ consent to use the Tear of Elune.
• Illidan, hidden on the ceiling, realized the Tear of Elune could expose him and decided to kidnap Tyrande as his chance to escape.
• Illidan seized Tyrande and warned Maiev that his magic could harm her despite the Moon Goddess Veil; Tyrande ordered Maiev to use the Tear if he tried to leave.
• Tyrande publicly claimed Illidan might be innocent but ordered Maiev to keep him inside the Temple of the Moon, then entered her room with him.
• Illidan confronted Tyrande, who admitted she had helped kill the divine messenger to keep control over him and said the Moon Goddess wanted him to oppose Queen Azshara.

Illidan rejected Tyrande’s offer of power and accused her and the Moon Goddess of betraying the Night Elves, but agreed to escape through a hidden route after placing a lethal trace of mana inside Tyrande. Robbie spotted a gap in the temple’s defenses and broke the barrier, drawing Maiev away from Illidan and Tyrande as she went to face the supposed invader.

• Illidan condemned Tyrande’s pursuit of power and declared that he would oppose the Moon Goddess, whom he now believed to be evil.
• Tyrande offered Illidan an escape route through a hidden northern hub, provided he did not threaten her position as chief Priestess.
• Illidan said he had placed mana inside Tyrande that could kill her, and warned her not to deceive him or pray to the Moon Goddess.
• Outside the Temple of the Moon, Robbie noticed that part of the barrier’s northern hub had vanished and struck the barrier, causing it to collapse.
• Maiev mistook the collapse for an attack by an immensely powerful enemy, stopped preparing the Tear of Elune, and went outside to confront the invader.

Illidan escaped after Maiev was lured away from the Temple of the Moon, and Tyrande punished Maiev before using Malfurion’s body to revive Broxigar Saurfang. Broxigar awakened in Malfurion’s body and immediately disliked it, while considering a replacement.

• Illidan left the Temple of the Moon with Robbie and Xavius, who planned to travel to the Magic City of Azshara.
• Maiev discovered the barrier had only come apart and returned to find Illidan gone; Tyrande exiled her to the Vault of the Wardens.
• Tyrande restored the Moon Goddess’s statue and prayed, prompting the Moon Goddess to return Broxigar Saurfang’s soul in a sphere of life energy.
• Tyrande summoned Malfurion and declared that he would serve as the body needed to revive the divine messenger; guards restrained him as Broxigar’s soul entered him.
• Broxigar awakened in Malfurion’s body, found it unsatisfactory, and began thinking of someone else whose body he could take.

Broxigar recruited guards through Tyrande and seized Cenarius, intending to use his body to gain more power. He hung Cenarius above the Moonwell and began cutting flesh from him, leaving Cenarius screaming in agony.

• Broxigar demanded that Tyrande provide guards who would obey his orders, and she agreed to assign the Temple of the Moon’s strongest.
• Cenarius lectured Krasus and Rhonin about dedication while feasting on roast ox and rose dew wine.
• Broxigar arrived in Malfurion’s body with Temple guards, shoved Cenarius aside, and ate his food and drank his wine.
• Broxigar declared that Cenarius’s body would serve his pursuit of power and threatened to torture him beside the Moonwell.
• The guards seized Cenarius, and Broxigar hung him upside down over the Moonwell and cut pieces of flesh from him.

Broxigar used Cenarius’s suffering to force Rhonin and Krasus into a confrontation with White Stag Malorne, who appeared through the Well of Eternity and attacked him. Broxigar then negotiated with Malorne, offering fel power and the Burning Legion as allies for the Moon Goddess, and Malorne agreed to let him have Cenarius’s body.

• Broxigar threatened Rhonin and Krasus with consequences if they refused to eat meat from Cenarius.
• White Stag Malorne appeared through the Well of Eternity, put Cenarius to sleep, and confronted those responsible for his injuries.
• Malorne’s attack burst Broxigar’s ears, aged Malfurion’s body, and left Rhonin and Krasus badly hurt, but Elune’s power kept Malorne from destroying Broxigar’s soul.
• Broxigar questioned Malorne about the Moon Goddess’s plans and argued that the Night Elves could use fel power against Queen Azshara.
• Broxigar offered to make the Burning Legion an ally of the Moon Goddess, and Malorne accepted the offer and granted him Cenarius’s body.

Malorne gave Cenarius’s body to Broxigar, who joined Malorne, Krasus, Rhonin, and the weakened Malfurion in the Emerald Dream to find a weapon for the fight against Queen Azshara. They discovered Malorne’s Oak Axe had been stolen, while Cenarius woke as a disembodied soul and saw the thief escape with it.

• Malorne separated Cenarius’s soul from his body and gave the body to Broxigar, who took it over and asked how to contact the Burning Legion.
• Malorne led Broxigar, Krasus, Rhonin, and Malfurion through a portal into the Emerald Dream, promising Broxigar a powerful weapon.
• The group traveled through the strange forest and reached an open clearing, where Malorne found his Oak Axe missing from an empty wooden chest.
• Cenarius awoke beside the Moonwell as a soul and lamented losing his body.
• A deer-bodied figure emerged from a spatial rift carrying the Oak Axe, greeted Cenarius, and fled into the forest.