Recaps

The Shadow Chasing Swarm breached Klaxxi'vess after Anveena weakened its barrier, while Malik confronted the Mantid paragon Nilnak and traitor Kor'lik helped the attack from within. Kor'lik brought High Elder Ikk to witness the swarm devouring a dying Lesser God, where Ikk joined the swarm as its first Swarm Archon.

• The Mantid defended Klaxxi'vess with fanatical resolve as the Shadow Chasing Swarm's attacks grew more aggressive and its tactics evolved.
• Anveena's explosion weakened the Amber Echo Barrier, and the Blade Queen ordered the swarm to storm the city.
• Malik the Unscarred Tyrant led Warrior Bugs into Klaxxi'vess and confronted Nilnak, demanding his surrender for the value of his genes.
• Kor'lik destroyed the Amber stones sustaining the barrier and opened a void rift, then helped the wounded High Elder Ikk cross to the Sea of Darkness.
• Kor'lik and Ikk watched the Shadow Chasing Swarm devour the dying King Beast Agamaggan, while the Overmind explained that the victory was not yet a true godslaying war.
• Ikk offered his knowledge to the Overmind, which welcomed him as Klaxxi'va Ik, the first Swarm Archon, and said he could teach Shekzeer.

Taran Zhu and his allies raced into the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to stop the Mantid champions from reaching the Heart of Darkness, while the Light Weavers prepared to reinforce the Gate of the Setting Sun. As Diakum entered the newly opened Vale alone, Saloras gave him research suggesting Sha energy might be countered rather than merely removed.

• Taran Zhu reached the battered Gate of the Setting Sun, where Madam Goya and General Yang demanded that he honor Pandaria's duty to protect the Vale and its hidden powers.
• Taran Zhu, Old Chen, Cairne Bloodhoof, and Hamul Runetotem pursued the Mantid champions, but the Vale's mist separated Hamul from the others.
• Hamul met General Staghelm and joined the Shadewalkers, who were preparing to ambush Kaz'tik and the champions digging toward the Heart of Darkness.
• Taran Zhu, Old Chen, and Cairne charged into the mine, prompting General Staghelm to lead the Shadewalkers after them.
• The Four Celestials opened the gate to the Vale, and Diakum prepared to enter alone while sending the Light Weavers to reinforce the Gate of the Setting Sun.
• Saloras gave Diakum her research on a possible way to counter Sha energy, and he entered the Vale as the Light Weavers set out for the battle.

The defenders stopped most of the Sha-Touched champions while Korven the Prime opened Y'Shaarj's sealed chamber and released the Heart of Darkness. Diakum drove the Monkey King out of danger and faced Y'Shaarj, which possessed Korven and revived in the dark hall.

• Taran Zhu used a secret technique to create three chi avatars and fought Kil'ruk alongside Staghelm and Old Chen, but Kil'ruk fatally stabbed him before Staghelm brought the Wind-Reaver down.
• Kil'ruk hurled the Doubt Sha's power into the passage, where Iyyokuk the Clear-Minded One took it, while Staghelm sent the defeated Kil'ruk into the Sea of Darkness and led the wounded defenders away.
• Diakum arrived, healed the wounded with a Divine Edict, and told them to retreat as Korven defeated the Mogu guardian and opened the Titan chest containing Y'Shaarj's Heart of Darkness.
• The Heart of Darkness nearly ensnared the Monkey King, but Diakum rescued him and ordered him to remove the Mogu ancestor before sealing the hall.
• Y'Shaarj possessed Korven and re-formed as a vast Sha creature, then attacked Diakum, who met it with the Godfall Divine Sword and challenged it to return to its grave.

Diakum fought Y'Shaarj while the Old God spread nightmare illusions across Pandaria to feed on the emotions of its victims. Diakum revealed that Y'Shaarj's mass illusion served his plan, then challenged it to face the combined hope of all living beings.

• Diakum ignited Y'Shaarj's Power Incarnation with the Doomfall Thunderblade and tried to awaken his Solar Incarnation through combat.
• Y'Shaarj spread its mental authority across Pandaria, trapping Old Chen, Cairne Bloodhoof, Hamul Runetotem, the Monkey King, General Staghelm, and others in personal nightmare illusions.
• At the Gate of the Setting Sun, Yrel woke from her illusion when the Crown of Command shocked her, then prayed to contact Diakum while her companions remained trapped in their nightmares.
• Diakum told Yrel that Y'Shaarj's continent-wide illusion was part of his plan and urged her to call upon the Holy Light to encourage the warriors.
• Y'Shaarj overpowered Diakum and demanded to know whether he was indestructible, but Diakum explained how he confronted his own negative emotions and vowed to purify the Old God by gathering the hope of all living beings.

Yrel awakened the Eredar trapped in Y'Shaarj’s disaster illusion, while Old Chen and the Pandaren found the resolve to defend their homeland. Diakum destroyed Y'Shaarj’s manifestation, and the Mantid Prime recognized the Overmind and welcomed the swarm’s return home.

• Yrel used her Argus Heart pendant and the World Vow to awaken the Eredar, and the Twins urged them to kindle hope against Sha Power.
• Old Chen rejected the guilt and accusations in his illusion, declared his commitment to defending Pandaria, and awakened beside Cairne and Hamuul.
• Cairne, Hamuul, Old Chen, the Four Celestials, and Pandaren across the land raised lights of hope, while Anveena set Mantid territory ablaze and General Old Yang died after bidding farewell to his homeland.
• Diakum grew into a Giant of Light and struck down Y'Shaarj’s manifestation, purifying the Heart of Darkness and its Sha Power.
• Korven the Prime awakened, saw the Overmind’s shadow behind Diakum, and knelt to declare that the Mantid had come home.

Diakum defeated Y'Shaarj's resurrection plot, empowered the Shadow Chasing Swarm with the Heart of Darkness, and helped conclude the conquest of Pandaria's Mantid. As Pandaria considered opening itself to the world, its heroes prepared for new journeys and diplomatic missions.

• Diakum gained Sha Power and Heart Power, then fed the Heart of Darkness's Sha energy to Twilight's Hammer and gave the remaining heart to the Overmind to fuel the swarm's evolution.
• Diakum welcomed the Paragons into the Shadewalker Hive, where Korven the Prime and the others joined the swarm's campaign to devour gods.
• Anveena reported that the Mantid had been conquered and resigned as Queen of Blades to return to Silvermoon City for Kael'thas's wedding; Diakum agreed to attend.
• Diakum healed the gravely wounded Taran Zhu and urged Pandaria's leaders to discuss how the continent would engage with the outside world, while they remained wary of opening it fully.
• Li Li told Old Chen she had secured phoenix eggs for the Wandering Isle, and Old Chen planned to return to the Valley of the Four Winds for ancestral rites before the island resumed its travels.
• Taran Zhu said the Lorewalkers wanted the Wandering Isle to serve as Pandaria's diplomatic envoy and relocate their headquarters there; Old Chen agreed, and Taran Zhu chose Quel'Thalas as his first destination.

Madam Guo Su led the Jade Lotus’s black-gloved fighters through a portal to Gadgetzan to confront the Dirty Hands Gang, while Taran Zhu and the Four Celestials paid respects to the World Mother. The chapter left Diakum with a vision of Azshara being pursued in Revendreth and suspected that a force had severed the rings’ connection, possibly sending her to The Maw.

• Aegwynn opened a portal to Gadgetzan, and Madam Guo Su led the Jade Lotus fighters through it to challenge the Dirty Hands Gang.
• Taran Zhu and the Four Celestials entered the World Temple, where the Monkey King surrendered the Staff of Fuzan and joined them in paying respects to the World Mother.
• Aegwynn and Diakum told the Monkey King about intelligent monkeys enslaved by Gallywix, and he set off to seek justice for them.
• The World Mother granted Taran Zhu a Heart of Azeroth, and Aegwynn gave Diakum a newly forged ring that connected him to a vision of Azshara in Revendreth.
• Diakum saw Azshara being pursued through a castle and warned that some force had severed the rings’ connection, possibly sending her to The Maw.

Vastann Staghelm prepared to return to Ashenvale and visit his family, but first contracted the Swarm Tyrant Kil'ruk as his battle companion. They planned to travel to Northrend and confront the Nerubians, beginning with their commander Anub'arak.

• Vastann Staghelm packed phoenix eggs and other gifts for his family and learned that he had a month of leave approved.
• Vastann Staghelm urged Colonel Marlis to take leave and visit Natalia before they traveled together to Northrend.
• Vastann Staghelm summoned a Swarm Tyrant and contracted Wind Reaver Kil'ruk, who agreed to fight alongside him without abandoning his principles.
• Vastann Staghelm gave Kil'ruk a plan to intervene in the war between the undead and the Nerubians and named Anub'arak as their target.
• Kil'ruk judged Anub'arak a worthy opponent and agreed to join the hunt when Vastann Staghelm was ready.

After the Exodar departed Pandaria, Diakum prepared for diplomatic visits and continued his journey toward Stormwind. He then performed an extreme Flesh Remolding on Vashj to prepare her to protect Azshara, leaving Saloras alarmed by the results.

• Zhou Zhuo resolved to record Diakum and the Lightforged warriors’ deeds, while the Pandaren organized a diplomatic delegation for Kael'thas Sunstrider’s wedding and visits to other powers.
• Saloras told Diakum that she and her sister would return to Draenor to use a star chart to locate Eonar, and Diakum learned that Nomi had accidentally summoned Fire Elementals while cooking.
• The Exodar continued flying without Diakum at the navigation station because Lightforged artisans had installed Mogu-tech capacitors as backup power.
• Diakum persuaded Vashj to undergo treatment, then used Flesh Remolding to heal and enhance her so she could protect Azshara in Suramar.
• Saloras found Vashj transformed with six arms, two hearts, and three lungs, and objected when Diakum proposed spreading the imperial guard template across Azeroth.

Vashj returned to Suramar after her body was restored and resolved to protect the sleeping Azshara while preparing to undermine Elisande. After rescuing a child worker, she began recruiting the city’s children and their families as servants for Azshara’s court, alarming Elisande’s mage faction.

• Vashj woke in a forest near Suramar and read Archbishop Saloras’s letter explaining that her operation had succeeded, her body had been restored, and Commander Diakum had given her the Shockstrike halberd.
• Vashj discovered her enhanced speed and sharper mind, then decided to hide Azshara’s awakening, gather loyal officials, and prepare Suramar to welcome the Empress’s return.
• Vashj entered Suramar with Lord Etraeus and gave him an Azure Dragon Jade Talisman, claiming a Pandaren delegation would soon arrive with a letter from Emperor Shaohao for Azshara.
• Vashj reconsidered the Nightborne’s suffering under Elisande and planned to use their resentment to spark an uprising in support of Azshara.
• Vashj used her enhanced reflexes to catch a Nightborne girl falling from the Hall of Order, then appointed her an apprentice handmaiden and sent her to gather other children and their families for service at Nightwell Fortress.
• Vashj demanded that an Elisande-affiliated mage pay the girl’s wages, and the startled mage decided to report the renewed recruitment of imperial handmaidens to the Grand Magistrix.

Vashj returned to Nightwell Fortress and began reforming the Empress’s court and Imperial Guard after revealing that Azshara was not dead but fighting the Eternal Ones. The chapter left Varo’then renewed in his devotion as he guarded the sleeping Empress and secretly kissed her toes.

• Vashj ordered Nightborne civilians and children brought to Nightwell Fortress, then rebuked the handmaidens for their decadence and assigned them court reforms.
• Vashj’s handmaidens confessed their disloyal acts and accepted her orders to train new attendants, organize loyal Nightborne, and build alliances with nobles.
• Vashj directed the handmaidens to prepare for Azshara’s return and arrange a gift for Prince Kael’thas’s fiancée using the Empress’s jewelry.
• Vashj found Varo’then poisoned himself because he believed Azshara had died, so she revived him and explained that Azshara was campaigning in the realm of the dead.
• Varo’then agreed to reform the Imperial Guard, rejected Vashj’s warning about abusing Azshara’s permission, and kissed the sleeping Empress’s toes.

Azsuna opened up to other elven lands under Governor Mordant Evershadow, while Mar'gok studied at Nar'thalas Academy and received an apologetic gift from Diakum. The chapter left Mar'gok facing punishment after he accidentally missed an entire day of exams while working on his new Titan capacitor.

• Mordant Evershadow's reforms drew old guard loyalists from Azsuna to Suramar while other Highborne welcomed travel and exchange with distant lands.
• Several hundred Nar'thalas Academy students earned study-travel permits, and Mar'gok encouraged a Sin'dorei senior to consider visiting Draenor.
• Mar'gok reflected on his studies and his ambition to discover an Arcane Path of his own, despite resenting Diakum for enrolling him without permission.
• Diakum sent Mar'gok an apology letter and a Titan capacitor that could help him understand the Arcane Wind and Lightning Path, and invited him to Kael'thas's wedding.
• Mar'gok began turning the capacitor into a magical weapon, only to learn from his roommates that he had missed all five exams that day.

Diakum spent time with Oreses, Saloras, and Nali before hearing about political and military developments across the Eastern Kingdoms. He announced that he would retreat for two months to study the Light-Shadow Twinborn path and let hidden enemies make their moves, while the Northern Expedition’s future remained uncertain.

• Oreses reported that Yrel had been approved to leave the Light Weaver Warband and help civilians in the Northern Borderlands.
• Diakum used his Light and shadow power to draw out Saloras’s emotions, easing the shadows in her mind before she fell asleep.
• Nali told Diakum that the Dark Iron Dwarves were advancing into Khaz Modan and that King Terenas was building alliances and reclaiming territory in Alterac.
• Nali reported signs of cultist activity beneath Stormwind’s docks and suspected that Tidesages and strange human-looking figures were involved.
• Diakum told Garona and Khadgar to watch the Northern Borderlands coast for Deep Sea Naga activity and predicted that many dark forces would become involved in Lothar’s Northern Expedition.
• Diakum announced that he would see no visitors for two months, study the Light-Shadow Twinborn doctrine, and let his enemies begin moving.

Aegwynn uncovered a mental illusion surrounding Diakum’s retreat and found him playing the role of a chained evil dragon with Maximilian. Diakum revealed that Aegwynn had fallen into his Water-Moon Mirror-Flower illusion too, leaving her at risk of an embarrassing rescue by Maximilian.

• Aegwynn sealed a dangerous island in the North Sea and traveled to Northshire Abbey after Diakum ignored her messages.
• Milly led Aegwynn toward Diakum’s retreat, but Aegwynn noticed that Milly could not remember the saint’s appearance and dispelled the valley-wide illusion.
• Aegwynn and Milly found hundreds of pilgrims trapped in the illusion, while Maximilian remained unaffected and claimed he was protecting them from an evil dragon.
• Aegwynn persuaded Maximilian that she was a righteous wizard and followed him to a cave, where the chained Devourer of Worlds spoke in Diakum’s voice.
• Diakum explained that he had developed a third form during his seclusion, then revealed that Aegwynn was still caught in his illusion and warned that Maximilian was about to give her artificial respiration.

Aegwynn confronted Diakum after he trapped her in an illusion, then joined him to investigate the newly emerged Forbidden Isle and its secrets. There, they discovered black dragons and the awakening Dracthyr, whose Scalecommanders prepared to defend the island while Sarkareth insisted on confronting Neltharion.

• Aegwynn demanded to know how Diakum had bypassed the World Soul's protection, and he explained that Ashbringer let him impose Confession on those with sins.
• Dick healed Maximilian and Miss Milly, recruited Maximilian into the Light Weaver Warband, and proposed that Miss Milly sell her family's wine in Draenor.
• Aegwynn warned Diakum that a Void-related seal lay on the Forbidden Isle, and he admitted he had studied An'she's power and feared being forced to choose between the Holy Light and the Void.
• Diakum and Aegwynn arrived at the Forbidden Isle, where they saw two black dragons searching for something and discussed the Dracthyr and a sealed Incarnate Dragon.
• Aegwynn contacted the Blue Dragonflight while Diakum refused to brainwash the Dracthyr, arguing that they should be allowed to build their own civilization.
• Scalecommander Anbosa reported the intruders, the other Scalecommanders prepared defenses, and Sarkareth declared that he would confront the black dragons and ask Neltharion about his supposed fall.

On the Forbidden Isle, the Dracthyr rejected the black dragons’ attempt to recruit them and fought them while Onyxia watched. At the Froststone Vault, Diakum and Aegwynn discovered Xal'atath opening Raszageth’s seal; Raszageth broke free, leaving Diakum and Aegwynn facing the Incarnate Dragon.

• Heleram and Nalis claimed Neltharion had sent them to bring the Dracthyr home, but Sarkareth questioned their Void corruption and refused to trust them.
• Onyxia arrived, offered to lead the Dracthyr to the Supreme Star Soul, and warned them about Deathwing, but Sarkareth ordered the Blackscale Camp to capture the black dragons.
• The Dracthyr overwhelmed Heleram and Nalis, while Onyxia learned from Tarecgosa that Malygos and the blue dragons were coming to the Isle.
• Diakum and Aegwynn secretly approached the Froststone Vault and realized Deathwing’s black dragons had served as a distraction while Xal'atath worked to break Raszageth’s seal.
• Diakum recognized Xal'atath and warned her against serving a power that opposed the Void; she departed as Raszageth tore through the collapsing rift and confronted Diakum and Aegwynn.

Raszageth unleashed a catastrophic storm across the Forbidden Isle, but Aegwynn and Diakum forced her into a confrontation above the island, where the Windlord stripped away her control of storms. As Raszageth fled toward the sea, Xiao Yeye revealed her true form and crashed into her, sending them both plunging downward.

• Raszageth's storm battered the Forbidden Isle, and Onyxia rescued Dracthyr before flying back into the tempest to save Heleram and Nalis.
• Lightning struck Onyxia and sent her falling toward the sea, so Anbosa led Sarkareth and other Dracthyr through an underground tunnel to rescue her and the two black dragons.
• Aegwynn and Diakum fought Raszageth, and Aegwynn teleported them above the isle, where Raszageth gathered the storm's power to attack them.
• The Windlord calmed Raszageth's storm and struck her with lightning, temporarily stripping away her command of thunder and storms.
• Xiao Yeye revealed her true form and rammed Raszageth with her Cute Yeye Star Flying Crash, sending both dragons tumbling toward the sea as Malygos and Senegos watched.

Onyxia learned that Deathwing was turning the Black Dragonflight into Twilight Dragons, while the Guardian Dragons offered the Dracthyr freedom to choose their future. The Dracthyr remained uncertain, and Diakum stayed behind to observe their decision and prevent their divisions from becoming a civil war.

• Onyxia recovered in a cavern as Dracthyr treated her and two badly injured black dragons, Heleram and Nalis.
• Scalecommander Sarkareth and Anbosa asked Onyxia to explain the fate of the Black Dragonflight, and Heleram and Nalis revealed that Deathwing had made Nefarian the first Twilight Dragon while Sabellian gathered black dragons resisting transformation.
• Onyxia told Heleram and Nalis that Lightforging could free them from Void corruption, then led them and the Dracthyr toward the surface.
• Aegwynn brought the captured Raszageth to the Forbidden Isle, where the Weaver, Senegos, Eldragosa, and Diakum discussed the Dracthyr and the Guardian Dragons' obligations.
• The Weaver offered the Dracthyr a home with the Guardian Dragons while insisting they could choose their own lives, but the Dracthyr showed confusion rather than celebration.
• Diakum stayed behind as Aegwynn took Raszageth to the Chamber of Heart, intending to watch the Dracthyr's choice and keep any division from becoming a civil war.

The Dracthyr debated their future and divided among the Guardian Dragonflight, the Star Soul Salvation Army, and Onyxia’s side so they could investigate the changed world while preserving their freedom. After the Forbidden Isle was sealed, Sarkareth admitted to Vigilant that he still hoped to judge Neltharion for himself and would oppose him if he had betrayed his own principles.

• Rabisageth complained to Malygos and Senegos about being abandoned, then warned them that magic still lingered in the Azure Span and that the Dragon Isles might soon return.
• Ysera treated Rabisageth and recommended that he recover in Winterspring Valley, while Malygos invited her and Chromie to join an important discussion with Alexstrasza.
• The five Dracthyr scale leaders agreed to split their camps among the Guardian Dragonflight, the Star Soul Salvation Army, and Onyxia’s group so they could gather information and compare findings.
• Anbosa revealed that another Oathbinder imitation was hidden somewhere on the Dragon Isles, and the scale leaders agreed the isle was crucial to their freedom and safety.
• The Dracthyr asked Malygos and Ysera to seal the Forbidden Isle, and the Dragon Kings concealed it with arcane magic and the dream before Vigilant blessed it with peace.
• Sarkareth told Vigilant that he wanted to see whether Neltharion had truly fallen, and vowed that the Dracthyr would treat him as an enemy if he violated his own principles.

Diakum helped the World Mother confront Raszageth’s resistance and persuaded her to accept guidance and a chance to reclaim her storm powers from Al’Akir. After Al’Akir rejected the World Mother’s invitation, Diakum prepared to seek Thunderaan as an elemental ally.

• Aegwynn took Raszageth to Un’Goro Crater to hunt while Diakum entered the Chamber of Heart and discussed her with the World Mother.
• Diakum advised the World Mother to guide Raszageth rather than force her into obedience, and Raszageth overheard their conversation before agreeing to remain and accept reshaping if her clan could be freed.
• Raszageth described how Iridikron manipulated the Incarnate Dragons and admitted that her own impulsiveness had helped bring about their defeat.
• A wounded stone giant reported that Al’Akir had rejected the World Mother’s invitation and refused to submit to her authority.
• Diakum promised Raszageth the World Mother’s support in challenging Al’Akir, stirred her fighting spirit, and asked Aegwynn to arrange a search for Thunderaan.

Raszageth recounted the War of the Scaled, challenged Ysera over the Guardian Dragons’ egg thefts, and agreed to help seek reconciliation between Vyranoth and Alexstrasza if Alexstrasza rejects Titan control. Meanwhile, the World Soul arranged missions to secure Therazane’s return and address Deepholm’s problems, while Diakum hinted that he faced a serious danger.

• Raszageth told Ysera and the others that the Guardian Dragons’ egg thefts and broken promises had fueled the War of the Scaled, and Ysera struggled to defend her sister’s actions.
• Raszageth acknowledged Ysera’s courage in returning to the World Mother and agreed to help bring Vyranoth and Alexstrasza together if Alexstrasza cast off Titan control.
• Ysera and Raszageth set out to visit Veranus in the Storm Peaks, while Raszageth vowed to stop Iridikron from leading the Proto-Dragons again.
• Aegwynn reported that Therazane would return to the World Soul’s embrace if the Salvation Army dealt with Deathwing and the black dragons in Deepholm and purified Maraudon to rescue Theradras.
• The World Soul assigned the Tauren to purify Maraudon and seek Theradras, and Diakum assured her he could handle the danger he had sensed.

Ysera urged the Dragon Aspects to tell the Dracthyr the truth and helped arrange contact with the Bronze Dragonflight, while she warned Alexstrasza to prepare for Vyranoth’s return. In Quel’Thalas, a mysterious Thief King threatened Kael’thas’s wedding, prompting Anasterian to strengthen security and invite the Vigilant.

• Ysera overheard Malygos recount how Neltharion had deceived him into helping seal the Dracthyr, then urged him to reveal the truth to them.
• Ysera explained that Raszageth was changing under the Vigilant’s influence, and Malygos proposed using the Dracthyr and Chromie’s hourglass to contact the Bronze Dragonflight.
• Chromie supplied an hourglass made with Epoch Stones and warned that summoning the Bronze Dragonflight could also bring Infinite Dragons into the timeline.
• Ysera warned Alexstrasza that she had betrayed Vyranoth during the War of the Scaled and urged her to prepare for their eventual reunion.
• Anasterian welcomed news that the Wandering Isle and Pandaren envoys would arrive for Kael’thas’s wedding, then received a threatening greeting card from Rafaam, the Supreme Thief King.
• Anasterian ordered heightened security for the wedding and royal treasury, then sent an invitation to the Vigilant to help stop the threatened theft.

King Terenas agreed to a plan to strike Quel'Thalas during Kael'thas's wedding, while Lord Daval and Xal'atath sought to use the attack to eliminate Diakum. Diakum prepared to accompany Lothar to the wedding, and the chapter ended with Arthas and Jialiya returning through the Dark Portal and insisting on joining them.

• King Terenas discussed plans with Lord Daval and Xal'atath, who urged him to attack Quel'Thalas and disrupt the Sunwell during the wedding.
• Lord Daval and Xal'atath privately agreed that they needed to deal with Diakum before the Dragon Isles emerged.
• Diakum warned Lothar that Terenas might launch a decapitation strike at the wedding, but Lothar insisted on attending and preparing to retaliate if attacked.
• Diakum told Lothar he would not join his duel with Terenas, but would travel to Quel'Thalas for his own reasons and advised Lothar to bring the human Saviors.
• White Pawn reported that Arthas and Jialiya had returned through the Dark Portal and wanted to accompany them to Quel'Thalas, and that Arthas intended to confront his father.

Arthas and Jialiya returned to Azeroth and clashed with Varian before Lothar agreed to let them join the fight against their father. Meanwhile, Diakum developed a new Heart Power defensive spell, the Wall of Heart, and tested it against Onyxia’s attack.

• Ms. Vilara studied the Dark Portal with Diakum and discussed how mortals’ gradual growth distinguished them from Titans.
• Arthas and Varian fought until Jialiya, Daenerys, and Sir Uther intervened, and Lothar agreed to show the siblings Khadgar’s reports if they obeyed his orders.
• Arthas promised Sir Uther he would share Lordaeron’s burdens, and Varian offered him armor and training to control his strength.
• Ms. Vilara suggested Diakum shape Heart Power into a force field, and he created the Wall of Heart around Northshire Abbey.
• Onyxia struck the invisible shield, and Diakum explained that its strength came from the collective resolve of those within it.

Lothar and Diakum traveled to Quel'Thalas, where Elisande gave Kael'thas an Arcan'dor fruit that cured his Magic Addiction and Aegwynn named him the Savior Phoenix. The arrival of Lothar's party and Terenas's procession led to a clash between Sarkareth and Lordaeron's Dragonborn knights, leaving the gathering's tensions unresolved.

• Lothar and Diakum discussed Titan Technology and the dangers of the Golden Throne aboard the Exodar as it headed for Quel'Thalas.
• Diakum learned that Elisande and the Black Crow King had arrived in Quel'Thalas, where the leaders of four elven peoples were gathering.
• Elisande gave Kael'thas an Arcan'dor fruit, and Kael'thas consumed it, curing his Magic Addiction and sharing some of its energy with Lanathel.
• Aegwynn named Kael'thas the Savior Phoenix and listed the other Saviors who would gather in Quel'Thalas.
• Lothar's party encountered Terenas's procession near the Sun Tower, and Sarkareth attacked two Lordaeron Dragonborn knights before Onyxia called him back.