Chapter Summaries

After Elune’s tide destroyed the Kul Tiras fleet, Daelin learned that Azshara had teleported the ships away and resolved to sacrifice the Sea’s Sovereignty to destroy Orgrimmar. Jaina tried to stop him by sending Cairne Bloodhoof and Orc warriors aboard, but her forces fell from the airborne ship, leaving Daelin’s course unchecked.

• Elune’s tide drowned Cairne Bloodhoof’s Tauren warriors while sparing the Orc army, and Robbie told Daelin that the Kul Tiras ships had been teleported away.
• Daelin decided to send Tandred away and fly the Sea’s Sovereignty toward Orgrimmar, intending to destroy the city and reclaim the fleet; Robbie knocked Tandred unconscious and warned Daelin to be careful of Jaina.
• Aegwynn told Jaina to stop Daelin, and Jaina sent Cairne Bloodhoof to kill her father while recruiting Rokhan, Chen Stormstout, Rexxar, Rok’ton, and elite Orcs.
• Daelin ordered his crew to kill anyone who tried to stop them, including Jaina, and Cairne’s first group of Tauren fell from the Sea’s Sovereignty after boarding.
• Jaina teleported Rexxar, Rok’ton, and dozens of Orcs behind the moving ship by mistake, and they fell from the sky.

Jaina forced Cairne Bloodhoof to send Tauren and Orcs to their deaths attacking Daelin's ship as it neared Orgrimmar. Aegwynn pressured Kalecgos into intervening, but Daelin shot him down, and Jaina confronted her father in fury.

• Daelin's sailors repeatedly repelled the Tauren and Orcs Jaina teleported aboard the Sea's Sovereignty, while Cairne protested the needless losses and Jaina ordered him to continue.
• Aegwynn decided against attacking the ship herself and manipulated Kalecgos into flying toward it.
• Kalecgos stayed beyond the ship's weapons and prepared to feign an attack, but Daelin recognized him and shot through his wing.
• Kalecgos recovered and escaped toward the sea as Thrall regretted losing the chance to eat him.
• Jaina teleported above the Sea's Sovereignty and glared furiously at Daelin.

Jaina confronted Daelin over his attack on Kalecgos and revealed that she had learned ruthless politics from her father and history. As they fought, Daelin fused with his magic ship and declared he had enough time to destroy Orgrimmar.

• Daelin rejected Jaina’s relationship with Kalecgos, and Jaina accused him of neglecting her and teaching her through his example of political ruthlessness.
• Jaina explained that she had studied the Proudmoore family’s hidden histories and concluded that rulers survived by consuming others, while history praised those who collaborated with the Burning Legion.
• Jaina revealed that she wanted to join the Burning Legion, was using the Dreadlord inside Kalecgos, and intended to kill Daelin over his past attempt to marry her to the Zandalari Empire.
• Jaina attacked Daelin with an ice spell and a Blizzard, but he broke through her magic with his sword and gun.
• Daelin revealed that he had fused with his magic ship as its sacrifice and claimed he could maintain the form long enough to destroy Orgrimmar.

Jaina fought Daelin aboard the Sea's Sovereignty as it approached Orgrimmar, then discovered the ship’s hidden weakness and awakened the corruption within it. With the ship’s maw poised to break free of Daelin’s control, Aegwynn urged Jaina to sacrifice one more Horde soldier, but Jaina refused.

• Jaina battled Daelin and argued that the Orcs were Azeroth’s destined saviors, while Daelin warned that the Burning Legion and Thrall were using her.
• Aegwynn learned that the Sea's Sovereignty had been built from Vordrassil’s trunk and told Jaina how to exploit its weakness.
• Jaina revealed that blood on the deck could awaken the ship’s corruption, then teleported thousands of Horde soldiers onto it as sacrifices.
• The Sea's Sovereignty awakened, devoured the dead, and began resisting Daelin’s control as Jaina continued feeding it soldiers.
• The ship’s evil eye blocked Jaina’s teleportation, and Aegwynn urged her to sacrifice one more Horde soldier, but Jaina refused.

Jaina refused to sacrifice herself, but she stopped the Sea's Sovereignty from reaching Orgrimmar when it swallowed the Paladin Marcus. The Horde warriors arrived to confront Daelin, and the chapter ended with a mysterious golden figure emerging from the deck and killing everyone aboard.

• Aegwynn tried to intervene, but Murozond trapped her while Thrall led his army away from Orgrimmar and blamed Jaina for refusing to die.
• A blood-red crescent appeared in the sky, and Marcus fell through a Portal onto the Sea's Sovereignty, where he joked about Jaina and Orgrimmar before the ship swallowed him.
• The Sea's Sovereignty stopped moving after consuming Marcus, and Jaina told Daelin that she had won.
• Rokhan, Rexxar, Rok'ton, Chen Stormstout, Cairne Bloodhoof, and Horde warriors appeared on the ship, and Jaina ordered them to kill Daelin and his sailors.
• Cairne sensed danger and retreated as a golden figure burst from the deck; smoke engulfed the ship, and a pile of minced flesh remained when it cleared.

After Marcus mysteriously rescued Daelin, Rexxar and Rok'ton claimed credit for killing the admiral and were promoted to high generals by Thrall. Vol'jin warned Rokhan that their growing fame threatened Thrall, who began to consider eliminating the brothers.

• Robbie suspected that a mysterious power, possibly from the Void, had helped Marcus kill the Orc soldiers and escape with Daelin and his men.
• Rexxar and Rok'ton claimed that they had killed Daelin, and Jaina confirmed their story as the Horde heroes returned to their ranks.
• Jaina took the Sea's Sovereignty toward Theramore, and the war between Kul Tiras and the Horde ended without Orgrimmar pressing its advantage.
• Thrall promoted Rexxar and Rok'ton above Saurfang the Great, while Vol'jin told Rokhan that their fame could provoke Thrall's wrath.
• At the victory procession in Orgrimmar, Thrall heard female Orcs praising Rexxar and Rok'ton and decided that he had to get rid of them before they grew more powerful.

Thrall turned the Horde’s victory feast into a test of loyalty, demanding that Rexxar and Rok'ton provide meat and ultimately causing Rok'ton’s death. Rexxar sacrificed his brother and his magical beasts to preserve his wealth and standing, while Jaina intervened to claim Misha before she was slaughtered.

• Thrall served meat from Cairne Bloodhoof’s youngest son and a Pandaren sage, then told Rexxar and Rok'ton that he wanted to taste an Ogre-Orc half-breed.
• Rok'ton offered to sacrifice himself so Rexxar could escape, but Rexxar stabbed him and offered his brother to Thrall.
• Thrall and the commanders praised Rexxar as he ate Rok'ton’s cooked meat without showing grief.
• Thrall asked Rexxar to slaughter the brothers’ magical beasts for the commanders, and Rexxar agreed without objection.
• Jaina realized Rexxar was surrendering his beasts to avoid seeming threatening and claimed the giant bear Misha before she could be butchered.

Thrall celebrated the Horde’s victory by isolating Rexxar and ordering him beaten, but Jaina secured Rexxar and Misha for herself. As Thrall’s banquet continued, Doras approached Saurfang at Orgrimmar’s gates and revealed that her people had infiltrated the city.

• Thrall praised Jaina’s supposed compassion while the banquet guests ate slaughtered magical beasts, and he privately decided Rexxar was a threat.
• Vol'jin prompted Thrall to discuss the Horde’s next steps, and Rexxar begged for mercy and confessed that he had not killed Admiral Daelin.
• Thrall ordered Rexxar’s flesh taken, and Orc guards and Rokhan beat him until he was badly injured.
• Jaina asked Thrall to give Rexxar to her as a servant and experimental subject, and Thrall also gave her the swords Saratol and Quel'Mayne for Guardian Aegwynn.
• Jaina left with Rexxar and Misha while the banquet guests praised Thrall’s mercy.
• Doras met Saurfang at Orgrimmar’s gate and told him her people had infiltrated key positions in the city.

Doras and Saurfang allied to challenge Thrall’s rule and secure the Horde’s succession, while the Scourge planned to destroy the Aitelite Hub with Murozond’s help. Robbie prepared to leap five years ahead to the Alliance and Horde invasion of Northrend, where Murozond warned him to persuade Arthas to resurrect Thrall.

• Doras told Saurfang that he was too old to defeat Thrall and proposed joining forces to take power through the next Warchief’s succession.
• Saurfang agreed to ally with Doras, who promised a plan to gain wealth and restore his family’s power.
• Elune’s expeditions failed to investigate the Aitelite Hub, while the Scourge struggled to devise a way past its guardians and destroy it.
• Murozond joined the Scourge and offered to freeze the Hub’s guardians in time, though digging a tunnel to reach them would take at least five years.
• Robbie decided to travel five years forward to the Alliance and Horde’s invasion of Northrend, and Murozond warned him that he must persuade Arthas to resurrect Thrall.

Tirion Fordring approached Sylvanas with a plan to unite forces against the Lich King Arthas, using his past ties and deceptive stories to win her interest. Sylvanas agreed to hear him out, and Tirion proposed infiltrating the Scourge with seventeen of his dead adopted children.

• Tirion, impoverished and desperate, sent Sylvanas a plan through Nathanos Blightcaller and asked when she would meet him.
• Nathanos threatened Tirion and mocked him, while Tirion argued that the Scourge would threaten them all if Arthas were left unchecked.
• Tirion spun increasingly outrageous lies about his past and his adopted son Taelan, leaving Nathanos stunned until Sylvanas arrived.
• Sylvanas praised Tirion for fooling Nathanos but challenged his credibility and asked him to present a real plan.
• Tirion proposed gathering the Argent Dawn under the old Order of the Silver Hand and recruiting Alliance adventurers to march against Arthas.
• Tirion proposed infiltrating the Scourge through his seventeen adopted children, and Sylvanas saw that their bodies were buried in the grave.

Tirion Fordring persuaded Sylvanas to resurrect his children and sent Thrall a plan to lure adventurers into an arena, where their remains would feed the Orcs and strengthen the Forsaken. Thrall accepted the scheme and began plotting to remove Bolvar, leaving the Alliance at risk of becoming the Horde’s source of provisions.

• Tirion Fordring asked Sylvanas to resurrect his children as Forsaken, and she agreed after reading his letter to Thrall.
• Tirion Fordring described his plan to restore the Ashbringer and attract adventurers, then celebrated with the Undead soldiers.
• Thrall faced famine and political pressure in Orgrimmar as Saurfang, Doras, Dranosh, and Garrosh held power and provisions.
• Thrall received Tirion Fordring’s proposal to use an arena to draw adventurers to Northrend and turn the fallen into food and Forsaken recruits.
• Thrall decided to send a trained child back to Stormwind and secretly work with Jaina and the Peace Dove to drive Bolvar out.

Robbie returned to Northrend and learned that Azeroth’s rejection was aging the Scourge, leaving them less than a year before they had to leave the world. Arthas planned to remove the threat of aetrite ore and find a way to restore the Undead using the Moon Goddess Elune’s power, while Robbie turned his attention to stirring trouble in Stormwind City.

• Arthas told Robbie that Elune had opened a rift to Argus, drawing the Scourge into war with the Burning Legion and preventing them from dealing with the Orcs.
• Arthas explained that Azeroth rejected the Scourge because their rapid growth threatened the World Soul, and that they had less than a year before they had to withdraw.
• Arthas revealed his plan to remove the threat of aetrite ore and use Elune’s power of nature and life to find a way to turn the Undead into humans.
• Arthas proposed threatening the Orcs to provoke Elune into acting, and Robbie suggested working with Tirion Fordring so he could gain Elune’s attention and support.
• Robbie and Arthas discussed their plans, and Robbie turned his attention to causing trouble in Stormwind City.

Robbie warned Duke Bolvar and Onyxia that a claimant to Stormwind’s throne was returning, while Jaina brought the man she believed to be Varian Wrynn to Theramore and prepared to secure his return. The chapter ended with Jaina leaving him under Valeera and Broll’s protection as she sought help negotiating with Stormwind’s leaders.

• Eitrigg learned that Rehgar had failed to train the human called Ghost Wolf and ordered him to arrange the man’s secret escape with Valeera Sanguinar and Broll Bearmantle, then send them to Theramore to meet Jaina.
• Robbie told Duke Bolvar and Onyxia that the false king was about to return and advised them to obstruct his entry into Stormwind, then preserve their strength once Varian regained power.
• Jaina told the middle-aged man that he was Varian Wrynn, king of Stormwind, and instructed him to obey Thrall as his master.
• Jaina decided to test her own ability to persuade Bolvar and Onyxia to accept Varian’s claim, using Peace Dove’s connections and Guardian Medivh’s influence if needed.
• At Stormwind’s harbor, Jaina arranged for Valeera and Broll to guard the man while she entered the city to contact Peace Dove and seek Reginald Marshal Windsor’s help.

Jaina visited Lady Windsor and learned that Marshal Windsor had been captured by the Dark Iron Dwarves in the Burning Steppes. She began assembling prisoners and a guide to help rescue him, promising Landuofei Moluo Ke his freedom in return for his help.

• Lady Windsor told Jaina that Marshal Windsor had led troops to Lakeshire to bring Stormwind City into the Horde, but the Dark Iron Dwarves had captured him and imprisoned him in the Black Iron Prison.
• Jaina promised Lady Windsor that she would rescue the marshal, and Lady Windsor offered the estate as a contact point.
• Jaina met Sai'erwote in the Stockade and asked him to recommend powerful prisoners for the rescue mission.
• Sai'erwote recommended Tata'er and three Blackrock Orcs, whom Jaina chose to recruit.
• Sai'erwote identified Landuofei Moluo Ke as a guide familiar with the Burning Steppes and Blackrock Spire.
• Jaina exposed Landuofei Moluo Ke's identity as His Highness Qiaoluo and offered him freedom and a chance to serve Thrall if he helped her.

Jaina recruited five prisoners to help rescue Marshal Windsor and restore King Varian, then brought them to Windsor Manor to seek the marshal’s family’s cooperation. After Tata'er killed the marshal’s youngest son, Jaina coerced young Windsor into serving her.

• Jaina recruited Tata'er, Landuofei Moluo Ke, and the three Blackrock brothers, while Robbie confirmed that Sai'erwote's task was complete.
• On the road, Tata'er attacked Landuofei, who overpowered him and drained his blood before Jaina ordered him to stop.
• At Windsor Manor, Jaina told Lady Windsor that King Varian had secretly entered Stormwind City and asked for the family’s help rescuing Marshal Windsor.
• Tata'er went into a frenzy and killed the marshal’s youngest son, and Jaina defended the Orc and threatened Lady Windsor.
• Young Windsor returned with officers and guards, then agreed to serve Queen Jaina after she pressured him to choose sides.

Jaina agreed to disguise herself as a green-skinned female Orc to trade for Marshal Windsor, then traveled with Randolf to the Burning Steppes to arrange access to Blackrock Depths. Randolf secured a pass to The Grim Guzzler and proposed using proof of a real female Orc to draw Emperor Thaurissan into negotiations.

• Jaina ordered young Windsor to arrange Gryphons, travel permits, and an army on standby, then discussed the rescue plan with Randolf.
• Randolf warned that invisibility would not overcome Blackrock Depths' defenses and proposed trading a beautiful female Orc for Marshal Windsor.
• Jaina agreed to the dangerous plan and instructed Valeera and Broll to protect King Varian before leaving for the Burning Steppes with Randolf and their companions.
• At Morgan's Vigil, Randolf befriended the Firegut Ogre Tribe and obtained a pass to The Grim Guzzler.
• Randolf explained that the pass allowed entry only to the bar and suggested Jaina obtain a real green-skinned female Orc through her connection to Thrall.

Randolf tricked Jaina into entering Blackrock Depths, where Emperor Thaurissan tried to force her to become his queen. At Morgan's Vigil, Randolf collected his payment and Robbie revealed that he had sold Jaina to Thaurissan, then assigned Randolf one final task.

• Jaina agreed to accompany Randolf into the Grim Guzzler, believing she could keep his dealings with Emperor Thaurissan under control.
• Randolf and Jaina traveled in a Dark Iron transporter, but Jaina emerged alone in Blackrock Depths and discovered Emperor Thaurissan had trapped her.
• Thaurissan demanded that Jaina become his queen, and she tried to escape but found her teleportation magic blocked.
• Thaurissan transformed into a Fire Elemental lord, but Jaina summoned shadow magic and warned him that he did not understand true power.
• At Morgan's Vigil, Randolf accepted a bag of gold from Robbie and learned that Jaina had been sold to Thaurissan for an astronomical price.
• Robbie told Randolf to terrify Tata'er and the three Blackrock Orcs, who were probably hungry.

Randolf sent Tagar the Terrible and the three Blackrock brothers back to Lakeshire, where they revived their plans to prey on travelers. Meanwhile, Varian Wrynn disappeared from Stormwind City and was captured by Tagar’s group near a human settlement.

• Randolf warned Tagar and the three Blackrock brothers that Jaina no longer needed them and prompted them to return to Lakeshire by suggesting Varian’s return would restore their raiding permits.
• Tagar led the three brothers toward Lakeshire, planning to gather Gath'Ilzogg’s remnants and become the new Blackrock warlord.
• Valeera found the king’s room empty and discovered her money pouch was missing; Broll suspected Varian had gone out on his own, while Valeera went to search for him.
• Varian regained consciousness near a lake, headed toward a nearby town, and was caught in barbed nets set by Tagar’s group.
• Tagar knocked Varian unconscious and ordered the others to prepare a campfire, pleased that they had caught a man they could eat.

Jaina escaped Emperor Thaurissan’s trap with Moira Bronzebeard’s help, revealing that Moira had been secretly working with her and Guardian Medivh. The story left off with Moira showing Jaina that Marshal Windsor had learned Dark Illusion Magic.

• Emperor Thaurissan used a Holy Light net to bind Jaina and revealed that he wanted the power of the Old Gods for himself.
• Jaina revealed that Guardian Medivh had prepared for Thaurissan, and Moira Bronzebeard’s intervention caused the Paladins to abandon their posts and free her.
• Jaina’s tendrils attacked Thaurissan’s avatar while Moira admitted she had lived with him only to help save Azeroth and claimed he was not the child’s father.
• Moira stopped Jaina from killing Thaurissan, saying his death would be difficult to explain, and led her to ask about Marshal Windsor.
• Moira showed Jaina Windsor in prison, where his Dark Illusion Magic transformed a Dark Iron Dwarf jailer into a black Dragonkin.

Jaina recruited Marshal Windsor into Peace Dove and sent him to Morgan's Vigil before their planned move against the Black Dragon Princess. Windsor led soldiers toward Lakeshire to avenge himself on Mayor Solomon, but the Gnolls routed his force, leaving him alone as Tagar and the Lakeshire brothers spotted a human.

• Jaina disguised Windsor as a Dragonkin, promised him a future as Stormwind's regent, and recruited him into Peace Dove.
• Windsor asked Jaina to help him take revenge on Mayor Solomon, and she brought him to Morgan's Vigil to meet his son John.
• John told Windsor that an Orc named Tagar had killed and eaten Timmy, but Windsor called it an honor for his family.
• Windsor led fewer than thirty Stormwind guards and several dozen sentries toward Lakeshire, where a vast Gnoll force drove the humans into flight.
• Windsor became separated from his men while Tagar and the Lakeshire brothers hid nearby and spotted a human approaching.