Recaps

Varimathras and Bessarius began forcibly infusing Unas with Fel to transform his body into a demon, hoping to take control of him. Unas's Finger of Death failed to kill Varimathras, leaving him restrained and apparently without a way to resist the transformation.

• Unas refused Varimathras's offer to submit, while Varimathras revealed that Luisa was important and handed her safely to a subordinate.
• Varimathras and Bessarius agreed to use another method, and Undead soldiers prepared a Magic Circle to summon five Felhounds and a Fel Behemoth.
• The Felhounds restrained Unas and began channeling Fel into him, extinguishing his Holy Power as his body started to change.
• Unas used Finger of Death from Merlin's Ruby Ring against Varimathras, but a death-warding barrier left the demon unharmed.
• Unas stored the Ruby Ring before the Undead could take it, then gave up struggling as Bessarius explained that corrupting his Holy Light would produce greater power for the demon to possess.

Unas resisted Bessarius’s attempt to turn him into a demon by sacrificing his offerings and the Emerald Tree to Sargeras, gaining overwhelming Fel power. His transformation ended with him emerging as a lord-level demon, while Varimathras watched in shock.

• Unas saw Luisa captured and renewed his resolve to survive and keep his promises.
• Unas sacrificed the marked offerings, causing seventeen Orc Warriors and several Gnoll and Troll leaders in Venomspider Gorge to burst into flames, but the will from the abyss demanded more.
• Unas sacrificed the Emerald Tree, and a torrent of Fel overwhelmed the power supplied by the five Felhounds.
• Varimathras and Bessarius debated killing Unas or letting his transformation continue, and Varimathras withdrew with his forces while leaving demons behind to test him.
• Bessarius’s voice briefly disrupted the will of destruction, and Unas released the excess Fel in a blast that completed his Metamorphosis.
• Unas flew into the moonlight, and Varimathras realized that he had become a lord-level demon.

Unas transformed into a Demon Lord and defeated Varimathras, who tried to bargain for his life by revealing that his hostage, Luisa, was Arthas's sister and the last surviving heir of Lordaeron. Varimathras explained how he learned her identity and how he had outmaneuvered Nathanos, while Unas considered the information.

• Unas's transformation elevated him to Demon Lord, and he attacked Varimathras with overwhelming speed and strength.
• Varimathras escaped by splitting into bat clones, but Unas hunted down nearly all of them and tracked the last one into the Forest.
• Varimathras seized Luisa and offered to submit, but Unas dismissed his value until the Dreadlord revealed her royal identity.
• Varimathras explained that an Undead survivor had exposed Luisa's identity after his forces intercepted her escorting squad.
• Varimathras had leaked the secret to Nathanos, who sent spies to capture Luisa, then intervened and took her for himself.

Unas forced Varimathras and Bessarius to surrender portions of their true names and learned that their plan to conquer Lordaeron depended on Princess Menethil. The chapter ended with Varimathras explaining that her royal bloodline could rally the people and help her reclaim the throne.

• Unas rejected Varimathras’s offer of a contract and demanded his true name or death.
• Varimathras surrendered one-third of his true name, and Unas gained control over him.
• When Bessarius resisted, Unas ripped out and crushed his own heart until Bessarius surrendered nearly half of his true name.
• Unas regenerated his heart and ordered Varimathras to explain his plan for conquering Lordaeron.
• Varimathras revealed that Princess Menethil’s bloodline could rally Lordaeron’s people and help her reclaim the throne.

Unas and Varimathras discussed a plan to seize control of Lordaeron and learned they needed to act before Sylvanas allied with the Horde. When Varimathras tried to turn Luisa into a puppet, her magical mental barrier rebuffed him, and Unas watched as she begged him for help.

• Varimathras proposed using Princess Menethil to unite the human forces in Hillsbrad, then overthrow Sylvanas and claim Lordaeron.
• Unas warned Varimathras that Sylvanas would soon join the Horde, and Varimathras admitted he had less than a thirty percent chance of staging a coup immediately.
• Unas ordered Varimathras to prevent Sylvanas from allying with the Horde and promised him territory and troops if his plans succeeded.
• Varimathras explained two ways to control Luisa and began trying to destroy her consciousness so he could make her a puppet.
• Luisa's mental barrier reflected Varimathras's attacks, injuring him, and she fled toward Unas as Varimathras tore open her top.

Unas attacked Luisa but was nearly redeemed when her Holy Light exposed a crack in his demonized heart. After he killed her, grief overwhelmed him, and a figure of Holy Light appeared to offer redemption.

• Unas sent the Dreadlord back to Undercity and tested Luisa’s protective barrier, finding that he could not break through it.
• Luisa urged Unas to return to the path of the Paladin, stirring doubts and painful memories within him.
• Luisa attacked while Unas was distracted, but two personalities within her argued over whether to kill him.
• Unas regained his strength, wounded Luisa, and killed her when she fired beams of light at him.
• Grief and regret overwhelmed Unas, and he stopped resisting as the white figure stabbed him.
• A radiant figure holding a tome appeared above Luisa’s corpse and offered to redeem Unas.

Unas relived Calia’s memories of her family, Arthas’s fall, and her years fleeing the Scourge before her Heroic Spirit used the Holy Book to redeem him. Restored to his human Paladin form, Unas awoke beside Luisa’s body and vowed to redeem the princess.

• Unas dreamed through Calia’s memories of her childhood with Arthas and the day Arthas returned to Lordaeron and began slaughtering its people.
• The archbishop sealed the Holy Book within Calia, sent her away from the city, and entrusted her with passing his Redemption to Arthas.
• Calia and Uncle Gail wandered through Scourge-infested lands, and Calia’s guilt over her family’s crimes made her conceal her identity.
• After witnessing Unas’s demonic fall, Calia’s determination to save him strengthened, and her dying soul became a golden Heroic Spirit.
• Calia’s Heroic Spirit used the Holy Book’s power to purify Unas and Bessarius, restoring Unas to his human form.
• Unas awoke beside Luisa’s body and vowed to redeem the princess.

Unas resurrected Luisa and bound Kressa, a heroic spirit, to fight beside him. After Kressa destroyed the Undead witnesses, Unas spared Hal and Hake and recruited them to spy on Undercity in exchange for revenge and gold.

• Unas cast Redemption to resurrect Luisa and learned that The Holy Book had been sealed inside him to protect him.
• A ghost revealed that she was Kressa, a saintess summoned by Archbishop Hemet, and Unas used Ancient Kings' Guardian to bind her as a Heroic Spirit.
• Kressa explained her history as a Priest who fought on the front lines and then destroyed the Undead warriors surrounding them.
• Unas spared Hal and Hake, told them that Varimathras had submitted to him, and asked them to gather intelligence on Undercity.
• Hal and Hake agreed to spy for Unas in exchange for revenge and gold, and he gave them two bags of Gold Coins.

Unas discovered that The Holy Book had greatly amplified his powers and flew Luisa to safety. After Luisa revealed she was Galia-Luisa-Menethil, Unas reunited with Natasha and the Blood Elf Mage Corps, then turned to confront the pursuing Alexstrasza.

• Hal and Hake left for the woods, and Kressa returned to The Holy Book after Unas explained his plans for Bessarius.
• Unas carried the sleeping Luisa into the sky and found that his Wings of Vengeance and spells had been greatly strengthened while using little Holy Power.
• Luisa woke, realized she was alive, and told Unas her true name was Galia-Luisa-Menethil; he promised to protect her and keep it secret.
• Alexstrasza pursued Unas, but he flew ahead until he encountered Natasha and the arriving Blood Elf Mage Corps on Magic Carpets.
• Unas landed with Natasha, confirmed that Luisa was safe, and turned to teach Alexstrasza a lesson after she angrily confronted him.

Unas handled the Red Dragon, secured Dragon Scales through Nightmoon’s Watchers, and sent Stormwind’s refugees home while waiting for the Black Dragon’s secret letter to be deciphered. The letter revealed a detailed military map of the Redridge Mountains, and Unas identified its signer as Onyxia, leaving the group to plan how to expose the Black Dragon hiding in Stormwind City.

• Unas beat Little Red Dragon until she fled, then learned that Half-Face was considering surrender and that the Watchers had found a Black Dragon Scale medal.
• Valas showed Unas a rotting Green Dragon Egg, and Unas agreed to help investigate its origin while directing Valas toward Alice.
• Unas sent Luther, Hart, Stonebrow, and Redbrow out with Stormwind’s refugees, while Nightmoon’s Watchers gathered Dragon Scale medals with Half-Face’s covert help.
• Rhonin brought materials for Master Omar to decipher the secret letter, and the Watchers returned with the final Dragon Scales after Orc blockades forced them to withdraw.
• Master Omar used the materials to reveal a three-dimensional military map of the Redridge Mountains, and Unas suggested that the signature read Onyxia.

Unas hurried through Searing Gorge to catch up with the refugees after hearing the region was plagued by Dark Iron Dwarves and Twilight Cultists. He found the main group safe for now, but ordered stronger watches and more scouts because the surrounding chaos remained suspicious.

• Rhonin returned to Dalaran, while Master Omar and the Red Dragons joined Unas's mission toward Stormwind City; Unas also told Alexstrasza that the Emerald Tree was gone.
• Unas rode through Searing Gorge with his team, and Perella revealed that Luisa and Gail had been secretly disguised and hidden among the refugees bound for Stormwind City.
• Unas encountered Dark Iron Dwarves, including a Twilight Cultist, then found another armed fight and charged into it with his team.
• Unas leveled up during the battle, improved Divine Storm, and used it to kill the remaining Dwarves before flying ahead to find the refugees.
• Unas reached the camp and confirmed with Luther that the group had suffered no attacks, then ordered doubled night watches and additional mounted scouts.

Unas escorted the refugees through the Canyon and learned that rival Dark Iron armies had been clearing the roads, prompting him to suspect they were targeting his group. The Dwarf brothers Redbrow and Stonebrow revealed that their disguised princess had summoned the armies to meet her and intended to use them to seize the refugees.

• Unas reached Sena-Spark's excavation site, where he used wine to win the Dwarves' trust and learned that Twilight's Hammer was recruiting while some newly allied lords still had cult ties.
• Captain Hanke told Unas that rebel armies had stopped fighting and plundering and were instead clearing bandits from the Canyon, leading Unas to suspect they were preparing to intercept the refugees.
• Unas warned his subordinates of the danger, while Redbrow and Stonebrow privately worried that the princess's actions had drawn the armies to them.
• Redbrow and Stonebrow met the disguised princess, who admitted she had summoned Dark Iron forces so she could return with an army and protect her claim to power.
• The princess ordered the brothers to obey her and declared that the human refugees were property of the Thaurissan Empire, despite Stonebrow's objections that the Argent Dawn had helped them.

Stonebrow revealed that he and Redbrow had helped Moira escape, and Unas forced her to disclose the rebel groups planning to attack. As the camp prepared for battle, Unas realized the rebels might have approached through tunnels, then found the camp surrounded by torches and led a charge to break through.

• Stonebrow confessed that he and Redbrow had joined a plot to smuggle Moira out of Blackrock Depths in hopes of rewards and status.
• Unas ordered the brothers restrained, then questioned Moira, who revealed three rebel groups with a combined force possibly exceeding five thousand.
• Unas sent for reinforcements from Rendaen and put the camp on alert while Moira cursed him.
• Huoye urged Unas to let the brothers redeem themselves in battle, so Unas assigned them to the assault force after ordering their beards and eyebrows shaved.
• Unas suspected the rebels had hidden in tunnels and discovered the camp surrounded by torches as war drums and battle cries rang out.
• Unas raised his sword and led the cavalry to fight a path out while Luther organized the camp's defense.

Unas led a cavalry charge that broke through the Dwarf rebels’ lines, then joined forces with Magni Bronzebeard, king of Ironforge. Together, they led a second charge and returned to the camp behind the Violet Barrier with their force nearly unscathed.

• Unas flew into the Dwarf rebels’ volleys, destroyed many of their weapons, and helped King Kong and the cavalry break through their front line.
• Unas and the cavalry retreated from a regrouping enemy, while the rebels attacked the camp protected by Master Omar’s Violet Barrier.
• Unas set out to find the Dwarf commander but instead encountered Magni Bronzebeard and learned that Magni’s army was on its way.
• Magni and Unas joined forces and charged the rebels, using Thunder Hammers and Magni’s Avatar to break through the encirclement.
• Unas and Magni led the two hundred Dwarves and humans back to the camp almost unscathed.

Unas and Magni joined forces with arriving bandits to break the Dark Iron rebels’ siege, but a Twilight Dragon and cultists attacked the camp. Moira died from her wounds after accusing Unas, leaving Magni to postpone his grief and demand an explanation after the battle.

• Unas refused to let Magni enter the camp to see Moira, and the two argued until the Dark Iron rebels began regrouping.
• A band of Ogre and Orc bandits arrived, prompting Unas and Magni to lead their forces in a counterattack that pushed the rebels toward defeat.
• A Twilight Dragon attacked the camp while three figures descended, and Unas failed to stop them before they left Moira gravely wounded.
• Moira told Magni that Unas had caused her injuries and died after demanding that her father kill him.
• Magni restrained his anger, ordered his men to guard Moira’s body, and returned to the battlefield while warning Unas he would demand an explanation afterward.

After the battle, Unas revived Moira and allowed Lincoln’s bandits to settle in Firewatch Ridge, then became caught between Sena-Spark’s pursuit of Magni and the Bronzebeard king’s escape. Three days later, Dark Iron and Bronzebeard armies had gathered at Firewatch Ridge, bringing the two sides to the brink of war.

• Unas routed the rebels, then revived Moira at Magni’s demand.
• Lincoln asked Unas for a place to settle, and Unas welcomed his band into Firewatch Ridge and let them keep the battlefield spoils.
• Sena-Spark arrived with Dark Iron troops, and Magni fled with Moira as Sena-Spark pursued him.
• Unas ordered Stonebrow, Redbrow, and the other Dwarves staying with the refugees tied up, and told Luther to keep the Stormwind refugees neutral.
• Three days later, Unas reached Firewatch Ridge as more than ten thousand Dark Iron and Bronzebeard troops gathered for a confrontation over Magni.

Unas reached the standoff between Sena-Spark's Dark Iron forces and the Bronzebeard Army and convinced Sena-Spark that peace talks were safer than battle. He entered the hollow to negotiate with Magni, who proposed a duel with the arriving King Rendaen and began to explain why Twilight's Hammer had tried to assassinate Moira.

• Unas arrived at the blocked mountain pass and found Sena-Spark's forces facing the Bronzebeard Army while Magni and his companions remained trapped in the hollow.
• Sena-Spark initially refused to let Unas negotiate, but Unas warned him that his troops would be caught in the center of a battle and persuaded him to pursue peace talks.
• A Bronzebeard Cavalryman carried Magni's invitation to Unas, and Sena-Spark allowed him to enter the hollow after Unas assured him he would help secure a settlement.
• Magni proposed challenging King Rendaen to a duel, with the loser surrendering land and gold, while requiring the Dark Iron Kingdom to release Moira and his guards unharmed.
• Unas asked Magni why Twilight's Hammer had tried to assassinate Moira, and Magni began to reveal what he knew.

Moira told Magni how she had used a gift from the Twilight Cultists to keep her unborn child alive, and Magni vowed to recover his grandson. After Rendaen arrived with a large army, Unas argued for accepting Magni’s duel proposal, and Rendaen agreed despite objections from pro-war lords.

• Moira explained that the Twilight Cultists had given her a living spike that put her fetus into suspended animation, letting her survive Rendaen’s attempt to abort the child and plan a return to power.
• Magni promised to recover his grandson, while Unas sought peace and secured Magni’s promise to escort Stormwind’s refugees safely home.
• Rendaen arrived with nearly twenty thousand soldiers, summoned his lords to a war council, and forgave Unas for Moira’s escape.
• The Dark Iron lords argued over whether to fight an all-out war or accept Magni’s duel proposal.
• Unas recommended the duel, citing Magni’s injuries, the chance to negotiate better terms, and the greater threats facing the Dark Iron Kingdom.
• Rendaen accepted Magni’s proposal, overruling the protests of the pro-war lords.

Unas was chosen to fight Magni in a duel that would decide the terms between the Dark Iron and Bronzebeard kingdoms. After Unas gained the early advantage with King Kong, Magni transformed with Avatar, defeated the beast, and knocked Unas from his mount, but Unas survived Magni’s assault with Divine Shield and rose to face him again.

• The Bronzebeards and Dark Iron negotiated terms, exchanged hostages, and sent Magni and Unas to duel.
• Rendaen chose Unas to fight Magni, and the two charged into their first clash on their mounts.
• Unas gained an early advantage with King Kong, while Magni’s war ram was killed and Magni was wounded.
• Magni activated Avatar and Thunder Hammer, knocking Unas from King Kong and defeating the beast with his bare hands.
• Magni attacked Unas with Thunder Clap, but Divine Shield blocked the blow; Unas stood up as Magni prepared a spellbreaking attack.

Unas fought Magni through the limits of both warriors’ defenses, leaving the Dwarf king gravely injured and close to defeat. Before Unas could finish the duel, armies approached the Bronzebeard camp, and both sides mistook the other’s movements for a betrayal of the agreement.

• Unas used speed, Silver Hammers, and repeated attacks to wear down Magni, who activated Petrification and trapped Unas to turn the fight around.
• Magni struck Unas with Storm Bolt, but Ardent Defender saved the Paladin, who counterattacked as Magni’s injuries and Avatar’s fading power left him near collapse.
• Unas demanded Magni surrender, but Magni refused and prepared to continue the duel.
• Armies approached the Bronzebeard Main Camp from the northeast and northwest, prompting panic among the Bronzebeard Dwarves.
• Bronzebeard troops moved to retrieve Magni, while the Dark Iron forces interpreted their actions as an attempt to break the agreement and prepared to fight.

Unas stopped Rendaen from exploiting the rebels’ attack to start a war with the Bronzebeards, and the two sides agreed to cease fire. Magni admitted he had lost their duel and sent his troops to defend against the attackers in the rear.

• Unas arrived with the unconscious Magni and warned Rendaen that unidentified Dark Iron forces had attacked the Bronzebeard camp from the north.
• Unas identified the attackers as Dark Iron rebels trying to provoke a war, and urged Rendaen to recall Nadal’s mercenaries rather than risk a larger conflict.
• Rendaen ordered a ceasefire, and Unas relayed the order to the forces fighting on the battlefield.
• Magni regained consciousness, admitted he had lost the duel, and ordered the Bronzebeards to withdraw and fight the attackers in their rear.
• Magni praised Unas for protecting peace between the clans, then teased him about carrying him across the battlefield.

Unas and Magni agreed to reframe Bronzebeard’s territorial cession and reparations as a reward and a gesture of friendship, with Rendaen helping conceal Magni’s defeat. Magni thanked Unas and hinted that a surprise awaited him back with Rendaen.

• A messenger reported that the Bronzebeard forces had driven back the rebels, and Magni reflected on losing his duel with Unas.
• Magni questioned Unas about his apparent recovery, but Unas kept his possible regenerative ability secret and raised their agreement.
• Unas proposed presenting the cession and reparations as a reward for rescuing the Bronzebeard princess, while depicting the border opening and tax exemption as gestures of friendship.
• Magni met Rendaen, who agreed to help cover up the duel’s outcome in exchange for the captured Dark Iron rebels.
• Unas explained that Rendaen needed allies to secure his rule, and Magni expressed hope that the clans could overcome their longstanding hatred.
• Magni thanked Unas as they reached the Bronzebeard camp and told him that a surprise awaited him where Rendaen was.

Unas accepted Rendaen’s appointment as envoy to Ironforge in exchange for the Bronzebeard land and reparations, then organized defenses and preparations for his new territory. He caught up with the Stormwind refugees in Dun Morogh and used the Holy Light to treat their illnesses.

• Rendaen appointed Unas as the Dark Iron envoy to negotiate a formal treaty with Ironforge and promised him the Bronzebeard concessions if he succeeded.
• Unas accepted the mission and began organizing his future territory, hiring the Nadal Mercenary Company, assembling troops, and summoning craftsmen and supplies to build a castle.
• After three days of preparations, Unas set out to catch up with the Stormwind refugees traveling through Dun Morogh under Luther’s leadership.
• Unas reached the refugees at Frozen Stone Farm and used blessings, Cleanse, and Holy Light to treat their sick, greatly improving their condition.

Unas escorted the Stormwind refugees to Menethil Harbor, then flew to Ironforge to serve as Rendaen’s ambassador and seek Magni’s support for Lordaeron and peace between the Bronzebeard and Dark Iron Dwarves. After learning that Stormwind City was threatened by the Black Dragon Princess, Magni agreed that Ironforge should help.

• The refugees reached Menethil Harbor, where Unas armed the soldiers, assigned leaders to the ships, and sent the fleet toward Stormwind while he stayed behind for diplomatic work.
• Unas flew to Ironforge and presented Rendaen’s state letter to Magni, then asked him to aid Lordaeron through Blackrock Depths and help reconcile with the Dark Iron Dwarves.
• Unas proposed that Magni and the Wildhammer Tribe publicly recognize Rendaen’s rule and abolish the Thaurissan family’s claim to the throne, easing fears over the Twilight Holy Son.
• Magni agreed to contact the Wildhammer and establish formal relations with the Dark Iron Kingdom in exchange for a free-trade zone and a possible Bronzebeard garrison in the borderland.
• Unas revealed that the refugee mission also involved stopping the Black Dragon Princess, who was secretly controlling Stormwind City, and Magni said Ironforge had an obligation to help.

Unas took Magni’s dangerous Minecart Subway shortcut toward Stormwind City, where he hoped to gather intelligence and check on Marshal Windsor. When Naga attacked the flooded undersea tunnel, Unas broke free of their petrifying magic and struck down one of the attackers, but the encounter was still unfolding.

• Magni showed Unas the experimental Minecart Subway and arranged for him to travel with an elite Dwarf squad after the freight train was inspected.
• While waiting in Ironforge, Unas secured trade agreements between merchants and his territory, then boarded the train with Gude Graystone, his squad, and Technician Steelgrip.
• Steelgrip spotted seawater flooding the undersea tunnel and suspected Naga sabotage; Unas’s group armed themselves with Spear Guns and advanced to inspect the leak.
• Unas and the Dwarves patched the leak while Steelgrip prepared to open the Drain Valve, and Gude Graystone reported finding no enemies ahead.
• A Naga appeared and petrified the group with two bright beams, but Unas used Divine Shield to break free, deflected its attack, and severed its weapon-holding arm.