Chapter Summaries

Alex and the Blood Elves seized Durnholde Castle after the Stromgarde militia retreated, then marched toward Southshore ahead of the Awakened reinforcements. An Alliance ambush destroyed the bridge over the Darrowmere River, stranding Alex and his vanguard on the western bank as enemy soldiers attacked.

• Assassin Master Shor learned from Farad that Alex Frostwind had deceived the Alliance forces and vowed that SI:7 would kill him.
• The Dawnblade Legion and the Ranger-Expeditionary took control of Durnholde Castle, and Ranger Lord Saldo joined Alex's command after losing their wager.
• Arthas sent word that the Awakened and Blood Elves should attack Southshore before reinforcements arrived, and Alex chose to advance.
• Alex left three thousand Blood Elves to guard Durnholde Castle and led the remaining five thousand toward Southshore.
• An explosion collapsed the Darrowmere River bridge, separating Alex and more than a thousand vanguard troops from the rest of the Blood Elves.
• Alliance soldiers ambushed Alex's vanguard, and Alex drew Tyrel's Sunstrider Greatsword and counterattacked.

Arthas Blood-Weeper rushed to support Alex but was stopped by Bolvar Fordragon and the Furtagen Legion, who had secretly reached Southshore through a portal. Meanwhile, Alex’s Blood Elves turned the human ambush against their attackers and prepared a protected volley of arrows.

• Arthas Blood-Weeper abandoned the attack on Southshore and led the Twilight Death Knight Order to aid Alex, but Bolvar Fordragon and the Furtagen Legion blocked their way.
• Bolvar Fordragon resisted Arthas’s Evil Strike with the Holy Light and counterattacked, suppressing the Death Knight Lord Commander.
• Bolvar and the Furtagen Legion had arrived at Southshore through a portal opened with the aid of Stormwind’s Kirin Tor Mages.
• Alex protected the Blood Elf Rangers as the Paladins held a defensive formation, and the Rangers inflicted heavy casualties on the surrounding human soldiers.
• Alex ordered Lord Saldo to blanket the humans with arrows, then had the Blood Elf Paladins use Divine Shield and grant the Rangers Blessing of Protection.

Alex led the Blood Elf vanguard across the frozen river and identified the Assassin's Alliance as the force behind the bridge explosion. He used Blood Elf Dragonhawk Riders and Calculator Parsa'reyn's Arcane Bombs to destroy Ravenholdt Manor, leaving the Alliance's fate uncertain.

• Alex returned safely after leading the Blood Elf vanguard across the river, while Selin and Saldo praised his command.
• Alex concluded that the Assassin's Alliance had planted explosives on the bridge and ordered Dragonhawks and gryphons to attack Ravenholdt Manor.
• The Blood Elf Dragonhawk Riders concealed their approach with magical mist, and Duke Juraj Ravenholdt sent his riders to investigate.
• Arcane Bombs rained down on Ravenholdt Manor and erased its rogues and buildings in a burst of violet energy.

Alex’s Arcane Bomb devastated Ravenholdt Manor, but Duke Juraj Ravenholdt and other elite rogues survived and ordered Winston Wolfrey to assassinate Alex. In Dalaran, Rhonin took charge after undead gathered near Lake Lordamere, seeing the threat as a chance to prove himself.

• Alex celebrated the Arcane Bomb’s destruction of Ravenholdt Manor, and Saldo rallied the expeditionary forces by declaring the Sin'dorei invincible.
• Duke Juraj Ravenholdt and Farad survived the blast using their rogue abilities, and Ravenholdt ordered Winston Wolfrey to kill Alex.
• Krasus left Dalaran to investigate the powerful magical disturbance, entrusting the city to Rhonin.
• Modra warned Rhonin that undead had appeared at Lake Lordamere, and Rhonin ordered Dalaran’s forces to prepare for battle.

Archmage Rhonin prepared Dalaran to defend itself against the returning Undead while keeping the Kirin Tor neutral between the Alliance and the Horde. The Council of Six chose Aethas Sunstrider to identify whether the enemy was the Scourge or the Awakened, and he left angrily after recognizing that his colleagues were excluding him.

• Rhonin called on Dalaran's citizens and Kirin Tor Mages to defend the Ruins of Dalaran from the returning Undead.
• Aethas warned Rhonin that fighting the Awakened could make Dalaran an enemy of Quel'Thalas and its allies, and Rhonin agreed that the Kirin Tor should remain neutral.
• Modra proposed sending Aethas to identify the Undead, and Vareesa supported the proposal while rejecting Aethas's Blood Elf identity.
• Anslem joined Modra and Vareesa in favor, leaving Aethas outvoted by the Council of Six.
• Aethas agreed to go and left in anger at the other Archmages' exclusion of him.

Archmage Aethas Sunstrider tried to secure the Awakened’s help, but Garithos’s disguised army attacked him and made it appear that the Awakened had turned against Dalaran. Meanwhile, the real Awakened forces killed Syndicate mages bearing Kirin Tor symbols, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Aethas rejected Saren Weaver’s suggestion that the Sunstriders return to Quel'Thalas, insisting he would defend their place in Dalaran and the Kirin Tor.
• Garithos’s Undead army, disguised as the Awakened, attacked Aethas before he could explain his arrival, forcing him to Blink to safety.
• Doom Lord Desolace watched the deception and hoped it would drive Dalaran’s Kirin Tor into an alliance against Saloren’s Awakened.
• The real Awakened reinforcements killed human mages from the Syndicate Organization, and Grand Apothecary Faralaniel found Kirin Tor emblems among the dead.
• Faralaniel destroyed the emblems and burned the corpses, while the chapter revealed that the dead mages had formerly belonged to the Kirin Tor and that Jaina Proudmo had sent the Royal Apothecary Society to support Arthas Blood-Weeper.

Krasus searched for Anveena and mistakenly suspected the Blood Elves had found her, while Alex and his officers assumed Krasus had come to hold them responsible for destroying Ravenholdt Manor. Krasus learned the crater came from an Arcane Bomb and asked Alex whether he had encountered a special human girl near Tarren Mill.

• Krasus suspected the Assassin's Alliance had kidnapped Anveena, then worried the Blood Elves at Durnholde Castle might have sensed her and flown there to investigate.
• Duke Juraj Ravenholdt appeared at the crater after Krasus left and watched him depart.
• Krasus introduced himself at Durnholde Castle, and Selin and Ranger Lord Saldo explained his identity and the rumor that he was a dragon transformed into a High Elf.
• Alex and his officers concluded Krasus had come because the Blood Elves had destroyed Ravenholdt Manor with an Arcane Bomb.
• Alex claimed responsibility for ordering the bomb, but Selin took the blame and Saldo joined him in shielding Alex.
• Krasus realized the crater had been caused by the Arcane Bomb and asked Alex whether he had encountered a special human girl near Tarren Mill.

Alex’s discoveries led Tyrel and the Blue Dragonflight to suspect that Krasus of the Red Dragonflight had created Anveena from the Sunwell’s essence. Tyrel ordered the Blood Elves to attack Krasus on sight, while Tarecgosa went to investigate him and Anveena.

• Alex told Saldo and Selin that Krasus had come for Anveena and might belong to the Red Dragonflight, which alone could create life.
• Alex sent his findings to Silvermoon, where Astalo reported them to Tyrel in the presence of Kalecgos and Tarecgosa.
• Tyrel condemned the Red Dragonflight for creating Anveena without Quel'Thalas’s knowledge, and Kalecgos and Tarecgosa agreed that the Red Dragons must explain their actions.
• Malygos ordered Kalecgos to remain in Quel'Thalas to protect Anveena and sent Tarecgosa to investigate her circumstances and Krasus’s motives.
• Alex announced Tyrel’s order that Blood Elves attack Krasus on sight, and the Blood Elves pledged to make him pay.

With Varian Wrynn missing, Bolvar Fordragon and the Furtagen Legion left Southshore, weakening the Alliance’s position in Hillsbrad Foothills. Alex refused Arthas’s invitation to attack Southshore and instead led the Blood Elves toward Dalaran, where the Awakened Royal Apothecary Society also confronted the Kirin Tor.

• Varian Wrynn disappeared while preparing to meet Thrall, forcing Bolvar Fordragon and the Furtagen Legion to return to Stormwind City.
• Alex declined Arthas’s request to attack Southshore and chose to settle the Blood Elves’ grievances with the Kirin Tor at Dalaran.
• Alex and Grand Apothecary Faralaniel brought their armies to the Ruins of Dalaran, where Rhonin relied on the city’s magical barrier.
• Faralaniel rejected Rhonin’s appeal to his former Kirin Tor ties and declared his loyalty to Undercity Queen Calia.
• Aethas Sunstrider tried to persuade Alex that the Kirin Tor would not oppose Quel'Thalas, but Alex accused him of forgetting the Violet Hold incident.

Alex confronted Vareesa Windrunner over the Blood Elves’ attack on the Ruins of Dalaran, but she shot him and he healed his wound with magic. He wagered with Tarecgosa that he could break the ruins’ Magic Shield, while Saren Weaver secretly cut off its energy supply and caused it to fade.

• Vareesa Windrunner accused the Blood Elves of siding with Orcs, and Alex insulted her for betraying the Windrunner family.
• Vareesa shot Alex through the shoulder, and he pulled out the arrow and healed himself with Flash of Light.
• Tarecgosa offered to help attack the Ruins of Dalaran, but Alex declined and wagered that he could destroy its Magic Shield.
• Tarecgosa accepted the wager, saying Alex would have to let her join the war if she won.
• Saren Weaver appeared in the energy-core chamber and cut the Magic Shield’s energy supply, causing it to dissipate.

Alex ordered the Dawnblade Legion to attack the Silver Covenant in the Ruins of Dalaran, while Saren Weaver revealed that he had destroyed the Magic Shield's energy core and forced Aethas into a choice. After the Sunstrider Mages attacked the Silver Covenant from behind, Aethas ordered them to assist Alex.

• Alex ordered his forces to kill anyone who resisted, and the fighting began as Dawnblade Paladins blocked arrows while Silver Covenant Rangers fell.
• Alex refused to spare the Silver Covenant, and Selin charged into the ruins while Saldo hesitated.
• Saren Weaver told Aethas that he had destroyed the Magic Shield's energy core and that the Kirin Tor had blacklisted him.
• Sunstrider Mages attacked the Silver Covenant from behind, breaking their line and forcing Vareesa to retreat.
• Aethas ordered the Sunstriders to assist Alex.

Rhonin became Chief Archmage during the attack on Dalaran and ordered the Kirin Tor to retreat to the Violet Citadel, while Aethas joined the Dawnblade Legion. After the Blood Elves and Awakened gathered in the ruins, Alex revealed that his attack was also meant to pass Judgment on Krasus, leaving Faralaniel shocked by the accusation.

• After the Royal Apothecary Society's assault was repelled, Vareesa told Rhonin that Aethas had betrayed the Kirin Tor and helped the Sunstrider Blood Elves break through their defenses.
• Modra pressed Rhonin to choose between Aethas and her support, and the human Archmages submitted to Rhonin as Chief Archmage.
• Rhonin ordered the Kirin Tor Mages to retreat to the Violet Citadel, surrendering the other areas of the Ruins of Dalaran to the attackers.
• Aethas warned Alex that assaulting the Violet Citadel would be costly, and Alex welcomed him into the Dawnblade Legion.
• Alex and Faralaniel met after their forces converged in the ruins, and Alex said the attack was also intended to pass Judgment on Krasus for meddling with the Sunwell.
• Faralaniel guessed that Krasus was not what the Kirin Tor believed, and reacted in shock as Alex began to explain.

Mylah Dawncaller led Quel'Rin's Blood Elves toward the Salas Defense Line after Adorn requested help against a Scourge assault. Before she arrived, the Rotmoss Clan attacked the Scourge from behind, then began eating plague-ridden flesh from the Meat Wagons.

• Drasia Moonfang told Mylah that Adorn's forces were under heavy Scourge attack and needed reinforcements.
• Mylah prepared for battle and sounded the horns, assembling Quel'Rin's Blood Elves to reinforce the Salas Defense Line.
• Adorn rallied his soldiers as they fought off the vastly more numerous Scourge and dodged the Meat Wagons' projectiles.
• Taregjin led the Rotmoss Clan in an attack on the Scourge from behind, intending to defeat both the Undead and the Blood Elves.
• The Rotmoss Trolls killed the Meat Wagon operators, abandoned their weapons, and began eating the plague-ridden flesh in the wagons.

The Blood Elves of Quel'Rin and the Rotting Moss Trolls of Zul'Mashar fought a brutal battle after the trolls overwhelmed the exhausted defenders. As Mylah held off Warlord Taregjin, Bromuukth arrived with an Argent Dawn force and ordered the Warriors into the fray.

• Warlord Taregjin led the Rotting Moss Troll elites through the undead Scourge and wounded Adorn, but Mylah arrived with Blood Elf reinforcements and drove the Warlord back.
• The Blood Elf Rangers and Rotting Moss Shadow Hunters exchanged volleys as their armies clashed in a prolonged melee.
• Mylah blocked Warlord Taregjin's strike with the Shattered Halberd Bulwark and cut his abdomen with the Sundered Sun Blade.
• Warlord Taregjin drank his own blood and became more berserk as the battle intensified.
• Bromuukth arrived with an Argent Dawn force from Northrend Watchtower and ordered its Warriors to aid the Blood Elves.

After the Argent Dawn helped Quel'Rin defeat the Rotting Moss Trolls, Bromuukth visited the Blood Elf settlement and spoke with Mylah and Drasia Moonfang. She revealed that she would soon marry Seriath, a human Paladin of the Argent Dawn, leaving their alliance and the survivors’ resolve in the Eastern Plaguelands affirmed.

• The Argent Dawn's intervention turned the battle against the Rotting Moss Trolls, forcing Warlord Taregjin to retreat to Zul'Mashar.
• Mylah thanked Bromuukth for helping Quel'Rin, and Bromuukth explained that the Argent Dawn and the Blood Elves needed to work together against the Scourge.
• Mylah told Bromuukth that Quel'Thalas had recovered and that even Deatholme was being rebuilt, delighting her.
• Drasia Moonfang grew uncomfortable watching Mylah and Bromuukth, but Bromuukth told them she and Seriath would soon marry.
• Bromuukth revealed that Seriath was a human high-ranking Paladin of the Argent Dawn and the man she loved.

Bromuukth and Seriath held a grand wedding at Northrend Watchtower, bringing together Blood Elves, the Argent Dawn, and the Scarlet Crusade amid the Scourge-controlled Eastern Plaguelands. As the ceremony began, countless blood-red eyes appeared in Plaguewood to the west.

• Scarlet Crusade Warriors escorted wedding supplies from Hearthglen to Light's Hope Chapel, where Argent Dawn Warriors took over the convoy.
• Seriath and Eastwall Tower's forces waited for the supplies, and the Argent Dawn team lifted Seriath into the air in celebration.
• Mylah teased Seriath and warned him to treat Bromuukth well; Seriath promised to give her everything and settle with her in Quel'Thalas after the Scourge was defeated.
• Blood Elves, Scarlet Crusade Warriors, and Argent Dawn members gathered at Northrend Watchtower, where Drasia Moonfang officiated and Adorn escorted Bromuukth to the ceremony.
• As Bromuukth approached Seriath in her wedding gown, countless pairs of blood-red eyes appeared in Plaguewood.

The Scourge launched a surprise attack on Northrend Watchtower during Seriath and Bromuukth’s wedding. As the newlyweds fought to steady the defenders, Baron Rivendare struck Seriath, and his blood stained Bromuukth’s wedding dress.

• Baron Rivendare and Lich Rhaes Frostwhisper led an elite Scourge force toward Northrend Watchtower, killing its sentries before they could raise the alarm.
• Rivendare ordered the Scourge to attack during Seriath and Bromuukth’s vow recital, interrupting their wedding.
• Bromuukth and Seriath set aside the ceremony and rallied the Argent Dawn, Scarlet Crusade, and Blood Elf defenders against the assault.
• The Scourge broke through the defenders’ lines, but Seriath and Bromuukth fought together and helped stabilize the front.
• Rivendare charged at Seriath while he was occupied fighting a Ghoul and struck him, staining Bromuukth’s wedding dress with his blood.

After Baron Rivendare killed Seriath and nearly killed Bromuukth, Mylah and Drasia intervened and thwarted the Scourge leaders’ attempt to seize Northrend Watchtower. Bromuukth resumed command of the allied forces as Saidan Dathrohan arrived from Stratholme.

• Baron Rivendare mortally wounded Seriath and attacked Bromuukth, but her shadow magic struck him before Rhaes Frostwhisper restored him with sacrificial flames.
• Mylah’s fury awakened Avenging Wrath, and she knocked Baron Rivendare from his Death Charger with Shield of the Righteous.
• Drasia Moonfang stopped Rhaes Frostwhisper from ambushing Mylah and challenged the Lich to fight her instead.
• Bromuukth recovered and took command of the Scarlet Crusade, Argent Dawn, and Dawnblade Legion forces at Northrend Watchtower.
• Saidan Dathrohan appeared at Stratholme’s eastern gate.

The Scourge lured Grand Crusader Saidan Dathrohan and the Scarlet Crusade into an ambush while they prepared to reinforce Northrend Watchtower. Uther the Darkbringer wounded Dathrohan and ordered the Undead to overwhelm the surrounded Crusaders.

• Grand Crusader Saidan Dathrohan sent Scarlet Crusade warriors toward Northrend Watchtower to keep the supply route open.
• Elite Scourge forces ambushed and surrounded the Scarlet Crusade as it marched out through Eastwall Gate.
• Uther the Darkbringer revealed himself and told Dathrohan that the Lich King wanted him dead.
• Dathrohan attacked Uther with a Hammer of Light, but Uther blocked the blow with one hand and struck Dathrohan with a Death Coil.
• Uther ordered the Scourge to devour the Scarlet Crusade as Dathrohan knelt, gravely wounded.

After learning that Stratholme was under threat, Alexandros Mograine set out to reinforce it, while Tirion Fordring realized the Scourge was using the crisis to lure Alexandros into a trap. Tirion left Maxwell to defend Light's Hope Chapel from Kil'kaisen's assault and flew off to warn Alexandros.

• Rogue Rohan reported the news from Northrend Watchtower and Stratholme to Alexandros Mograine, who departed for Stratholme with Reno and his personal guard.
• Tirion Fordring and Maxwell suspected that the Scourge had spread the intelligence to lure Alexandros into a trap, so Tirion set out to stop him.
• The Scourge attacked Light's Hope Chapel, forcing Tirion to leave its defense to Maxwell and Erigor before flying away on a silver gryphon.
• Maxwell asked Archmage Angela Dusatus to open a portal to Silvermoon City and inform Dawn King Tyrel of the crisis.
• Lich Kil'kaisen led the Scourge's bloody offensive against Light's Hope Chapel, aiming to hold back the Argent Dawn and claim the spirits buried there.