Chapter Summaries

Tyrel led the Blood Elves to the Violet Hold to rescue Kael'thas and their imprisoned kin, fighting through Garithos's forces and killing the warden Cassein. Inside, they found Lady Vashj had already freed the prisoners, and Kael'thas asked everyone to leave the prison before discussing matters.

• Human and Dwarven forces guarded the Violet Hold, where Cassein refused to let Tyrel and the Blood Elves pass despite believing them innocent.
• Tyrel defeated Cassein, and Rilas, Cain, Valeera, Mylah, Astalo, Tesseron, Modan, and the others killed the remaining defenders.
• Tyrel melted the Violet Hold's magical barrier with Flaming Strike and led the Blood Elves through the gates.
• Tyrel and his companions encountered Kael'thas and the freed Blood Elf prisoners, whom Lady Vashj had rescued.
• Lady Vashj asked about Flaming Strike, and Kael'thas suggested they leave the prison to talk outside.

Kael'thas agreed to join Illidan in Outland to seek Well of Eternity water that could restore the elves' source of magic, while Tyrel led the Dawnblade Legion and Sindra toward The Hinterlands. At Southshore, Tyrel sought out Alexandros Mograine and was recognized by Reno.

• Kael'thas told Tyrel he would travel to Outland with Lady Vashj to seek water from the Well of Eternity and help restore the Sunwell.
• Tyrel accepted Kael'thas's decision, then asked Valeera to stay with him; she agreed.
• Tyrel led the Dawnblade Legion and Sindra toward The Hinterlands to bring the Blood Elf children home and thank their allies at Aerie Peak.
• Tyrel and his forces crossed Hillsbrad Foothills and reached Southshore, where Mayor Henniy Mareb questioned their purpose.
• Tyrel said he had come to visit Alexandros Mograine, and Reno recognized him.

In Southshore, Tyrel reconciled with Alexandros Mograine and learned that a Holy Light Crystal had been used to forge a powerful new sword. Alexandros named it Ashbringer and planned to gather the old members of the Silver Hand in Hearthglen to fight the Scourge.

• Reno Mograine joyfully greeted Tyrel, and Tyrel defended him when Alexandros rebuked him for using an informal address.
• Alexandros apologized for Garithos’s actions, and Tyrel said he still believed humans could remain allies against the Scourge.
• Alexandros showed Tyrel a sword forged by King Magni Bronzebeard and explained that its Holy Light Crystal had been purified from a Shadow Crystal taken from an Orc Warlock.
• Tyrel revealed that Flaming Strike held a similar crystal, and the two crystals resonated as Tyrel and Alexandros concluded they might have come from Draenor.
• Alexandros took up the newly forged sword and told Tyrel he would go to Hearthglen to gather former members of the Silver Hand into a new force against the Scourge.
• Alexandros named the sword Ashbringer, declaring it would turn the Scourge’s undead to ashes.

Tyrel followed a bloodlike connection to a farm near Tarren Mill, where he discovered Anveena was another incarnation of the Sunwell. After transforming her into a Blood Elf, he took her in as his sister and named her Princess of Quel'Thalas.

• Tyrel sensed a familiar connection and led the elven force north from Southshore to Tarren Mill.
• Tyrel and High Magister Astalo detected and broke through a magical barrier around a small farm.
• Valeera spoke with Anveena Tege, and Tyrel recognized her as the source of the connection when he touched her.
• Anveena released the Sunwell's energy, and Tyrel realized she was an incarnation of the Sunwell like him.
• Tyrel merged their Sunwell energies, changed Anveena into a Blood Elf, and destroyed the illusory farmhouse and its phantom couple.
• Tyrel told Anveena she was his sister and named her Anveena Sunstrider, Princess of Quel'Thalas.

Tyrel and the elves arrived at Aerie Peak, where Lord Commander Fostad warmly welcomed them and the Wildhammer Dwarves honored their past ties with the Quel'dorei. Tyrel relieved the Blood Elves’ Mana Addiction with the Sunwell’s energy, then joined Fostad for a drinking contest that ended with Fostad collapsing beneath the table.

• Lord Commander Fostad welcomed Tyrel and the elves to Aerie Peak, and Tyrel thanked the Wildhammer Dwarves for caring for Blood Elf children.
• Tyrel noticed that the Blood Elves in Aerie Peak suffered from Mana Addiction because their Arcane Crystals had run out, while the children had been spared.
• Tyrel asked Anveena to ease the Blood Elves’ craving, and she filled Aerie Peak with pure Arcane Energy from the Sunwell.
• Lord Commander Fostad invited Tyrel to drink Wildhammer Firewater, and Valeera elbowed Rilas after Tyrel realized Rilas had boasted about his drinking ability.
• Tyrel drank cup after cup as the Solar Holy Light evaporated the alcohol in his body, until Fostad finally collapsed beneath the table.

Tyrel returned to Silvermoon City after securing an agreement with Lord Commander Fostad to fight the Scourge alongside the Wildhammer Dwarves. Sylvanas welcomed him, and he learned that Quel'Thalas had been rebuilt but still faced mana shortages and undead attacks.

• Rilas celebrated outdrinking Lord Commander Fostad, but Valeera knocked him down with another Kidney Shot.
• Tyrel and Fostad agreed that the Blood Elves and Wildhammer Dwarves would unite against the Scourge, and Tyrel returned through a portal to Silvermoon City.
• Sylvanas welcomed Tyrel and embraced Rilas, then learned that he had become the Ranger-General of Eversong City.
• Ranger Lord Lothar told Tyrel that Silvermoon City's reconstruction was nearly complete, the Scar of Death remained unrepaired, and Arcane Crystals were being consumed rapidly.
• Lothar reported that the Farstriders had reclaimed several outposts, while undead in the Scar of Death continued attacking the city.

Tyrel purified the Scar of Death through Silvermoon City with Flaming Strike’s Phoenix Flames, allowing the city to be restored. The Dawnblade Legion then began reclaiming Eversong Woods with newly forged Bloodrazor Spears, while Liadrin befriended the Night Elf Paladin Drasia Moonfang.

• Tyrel used Flaming Strike’s Phoenix Flames and Consecration to cleanse the Scar of Death, weakening himself and the weapon in the process.
• Blood Elf Magisters reconnected Silvermoon City after its corrupted land was purified.
• The Dawnblade Legion marched to reclaim Eversong Woods, with Blood Elf Paladins wielding newly forged and enchanted Bloodrazor Spears.
• Liadrin and Drasia Moonfang discussed leaving the priesthood to become Paladins and quickly became close friends.
• Lothar and Hadronox joked about their single status and wondered when Tyrel and Valeera would continue the royal line.

Illidan defeated Magtheridon in Outland and gave Kael'thas a red crystal that Akama recognized. In Tirisfal Glades, Saloren and the freed Blood Elf Death Knights ambushed Arthas, who was weakening without the Lich King's power, until Kel'Thuzad arrived with loyal Scourge forces.

• Illidan defeated Magtheridon and gave Kael'thas a powerful red crystal that Akama appeared to recognize.
• Blood Elf Death Knights rescued Arthas from Undead in Tirisfal Glades and led him to their camp on Saloren's orders.
• The Lich King appeared in Arthas's soul and angrily summoned him, revealing that Arthas had been deceived.
• Saloren attacked Arthas, and Luminas and Arthas Blood-Weeper joined the assault as Arthas's waning strength left him struggling to defend himself.
• Kel'Thuzad arrived with Undead still loyal to the Scourge and mages of the Cult of the Damned, declaring that he had come to protect Arthas.

Tyrel welcomed his undead sister Luminas back to Quel'Thalas, but Saloren refused Varimathras's demand that the Blood Elf Undead join the Doomguards. With war looming, Saloren set out to find the Nathrezim artifact Apocalypse, the only weapon said to be capable of killing the Doomguards.

• Tyrel told Luminas that Quel'Thalas would welcome her and the other Blood Elf Undead back, and she returned to Brill with news that he had found a way to replace the Sunwell.
• Varimathras arrived in Brill and tried to recruit Saloren into the Doomguards' new order, but Saloren refused and vowed to defend his people.
• Varimathras threatened the Blood Elf Undead and left, while Veronaara grew angry and Saloren warned that a fight against the Doomguards would be difficult.
• Saloren put Veronaara in charge of Brill and rode away to seek Apocalypse, the demonic sword forged by the Nathrezim that could kill Doomguards.

Saloren arrived at Brill on Nightbane and killed Varimathras with Apocalypse, consuming the Doomguard’s soul. Varimathras’s Undead forces surrendered to Saloren.

• Lord Mal'Ganis mocked the Blood Elf defenders while Varimathras’s forces besieged Brill.
• Saloren rode Nightbane into battle, and the Ashen Bone Dragon’s flames swept through the Undead surrounding the city.
• Varimathras tried to flee, but Saloren dragged him back, severed a wing, and killed him with Apocalypse.
• Apocalypse devoured Varimathras’s soul, leaving his forces without their leader.
• The Undead who had served Varimathras threw down their weapons and submitted to Saloren.

Saloren led the Blood Elf and human undead after defeating Mal'Ganis, while Tyrel and the Dawnblade Legion joined him to fight the remaining Doomguards. At the Undead Bastion, they discovered that Doom Lord Desolace had mind-controlled Garithos and taken over the Lordaeron Restoration Army.

• Tyrel and the Dawnblade Legion arrived in Brill after Saloren defeated Mal'Ganis and won the allegiance of Varimathras's undead forces.
• Saloren gave Quel'delar to Cain, who vowed to defend Quel'Thalas with both sister blades.
• Saloren chose to guide the human and Blood Elf undead and find them a way to survive, and Tyrel pledged Quel'Thalas's support against the Doomguards.
• Tyrel and Saloren divided their forces, leaving Cain and Veronaara in Brill while they marched against Doom Lord Desolace at the Undead Bastion.
• Tyrel recognized Garithos's banner among the Bastion's defenders, and Saloren learned that Desolace had mind-controlled Garithos and seized control of the Lordaeron Restoration Army.

Tyrel and Saloren agreed to join forces with Nathanos Blightcaller and Jaina Proudmo's Awakened Undead against Doom Lord Desolace. Tyrel then secured the Crusaders of Hearthglen as allies, and Alexandros Mograine agreed to attack the Undead Bastion from the west.

• Nathanos Blightcaller asked Saloren and Tyrel to ally with Jaina Proudmo's Awakened Undead against Doom Lord Desolace.
• Saloren agreed to the alliance, and Tyrel proposed seeking help from Alexandros Mograine and Hearthglen.
• Tyrel flew to Hearthglen, where Taelan Fordring welcomed him and explained that the remnants of the Silver Hand had formed the blood-red Crusaders.
• Alexandros Mograine, now known as the Ashbringer and Lord Commander of the Crusaders, agreed to attack Doom Lord Balnazzar at the Undead Bastion.

Saloren’s forces captured the Undead Bastion after Arthas Blood-Weeper and Luminas Sunscar seized its gates, then fought Doom Lord Desolace’s forces inside. Saloren killed Grand Marshal Garithos, while Tyrel encountered Calia amid the battle.

• Arthas Blood-Weeper and Luminas Sunscar used Dark Command to take control of the Undead guarding the Undead Bastion and open its gates.
• Saloren led the assault on the bastion, and Tyrel recognized Calia among the Awakened Undead commanders.
• Doom Lord Desolace ordered the mind-controlled Garithos to repel the attackers, and Garithos’s command contained their advance.
• Garithos slaughtered Blood Elves until Saloren confronted him and killed him with Apocalypse.

Salorian Dawngrasper and Alexandros fought after mistaking each other for enemies, but Tyrel stopped them and revealed their identities. With Desolace fleeing, their forces captured the Undead Bastion and divided its surviving troops.

• After Garithos died and Desolace’s mind control broke, the remaining Lordaeron Restoration Army surrendered to Salorian Dawngrasper while he continued attacking the Undead.
• Alexandros attacked Salorian Dawngrasper after seeing Apocalypse, and the two Lord Commanders clashed with Ashbringer and Apocalypse.
• Desolace watched from above, hoping the duel would leave both commanders grievously wounded so he could take Apocalypse and kill them.
• Tyrel intervened with Flaming Strike and explained that Salorian Dawngrasper was his master, ending the fight between the two commanders.
• Desolace fled into the mountains, and the Blood Elves, Awakened Undead, and Crusaders captured the Undead Bastion and divided the surviving forces.

Calia declined to meet Alexandros, so Alonsus Faol represented the Awakened Undead and confirmed that some Undead had gained free will while others remained under the Lich King's control. When Alexandros planned to seek Alliance reinforcements, Alonsus objected; meanwhile, Stormwind's King Varian left the Crusaders' envoy waiting without agreeing to receive him.

• Calia refused Tyrel's offer to meet Alexandros, and Alonsus Faol met the Crusader leader in her place.
• Alexandros recognized his former mentor Alonsus, who explained that the plague had awakened him and that some Undead, including Uther and Gavinrad, still served the Lich King.
• Alexandros decided to inform Stormwind City and request reinforcements, but Alonsus said he disagreed.
• A Crusader envoy arrived in Stormwind City to seek Alliance aid, and Bolvar Fordragon told King Varian about the Crusaders replacing Garithos's forces.
• Varian ordered Bolvar to handle the request, and the envoy was lodged at Stormwind's Cathedral of Light without being granted an audience.

Calia revealed the Underground City Sewers as a hidden route into Lordaeron, and Tyrel led the Blood Elves through them to bypass a costly frontal assault. After discovering the Scourge’s grotesque abomination workshop, they entered the vast underground city and got lost while Saloren’s forces attacked above.

• Calia told Saloren and Tyrel about the hidden Underground City beneath Lordaeron and proposed using it to reach Balnazzar.
• Saloren assigned the Blood Elves to take the sewer route while he directed the Awakened Undead’s assault on the ruins.
• Tyrel, Cain, and the Blood Elves entered the sewers and followed Calia’s map through the dark passages.
• The Blood Elves found a moat filled with preserved body parts, and Tyrel burned the Scourge’s abomination workshop remains with Flaming Strike.
• Calia reassured Saloren that the Underground City posed no serious threat but worried that Tyrel’s group might get lost.
• Tyrel and the Dawnblade Legion became lost in the vast Underground City.

Tyrel and the Blood Elves reached the Lordaeron Royal Palace, where they overheard Detheroc and Balnazaar discussing the supposedly slain Mal'Ganis. After Detheroc escaped, Cain stepped forward to fight Balnazaar.

• Cain found an Underground City elevator, and the Blood Elves learned how to ride it safely after he tested it.
• Tyrel led the group through the ruined Lordaeron Royal Palace, recalling his past visits with Arthas.
• Tyrel overheard Detheroc and Balnazaar reveal that Mal'Ganis was alive and that they planned to contact him.
• Detheroc sensed the Blood Elves and fled through the palace ceiling while Balnazaar stayed behind to fight.
• Tyrel declined to face Balnazaar, and Cain challenged him with Quel'delar and Quel'Serrar.

Cain defeated Doom Lord Balnazzar with a combination of swordsmanship, arcane magic, and deception, sending the demon’s soul back to the Twisting Nether. Afterward, Tyrel asked about Cain’s newly revealed Arcane Sword, and Cain’s victory earned him the title of Sin'dorei Sword Saint.

• Cain fought Balnazzar with the Dragonforged Blades, wounding him with Arcane Slash before using flames and frost to burn and freeze his demonic claws.
• Balnazzar cast Domination and Mind Shriek, but Cain resisted the control and used clones to evade Shadow Burst and confuse his opponent.
• Cain concealed an Arcane Sword inside a clone, pierced Balnazzar from behind, and killed him with a Frostfire Whirlwind, sending his soul back to the Twisting Nether.
• Tyrel congratulated Cain and asked when he had mastered the Arcane Sword, while Cain explained that he had worked to keep pace with Tyrel and Rilas.
• Cain’s victory established him as the Sin'dorei Sword Saint and affirmed his standing as Quel'Thalas's foremost Spellblade.

Salorian Dawngrasper united the newly awakened Undead under the name the Awakened and established their leadership and institutions in Tirisfal Glades. The Awakened formed an alliance with Quel'Thalas, and news of their birth spread throughout the Eastern Kingdoms.

• Salorian Dawngrasper declared the awakened Undead brothers and sisters, named them the Awakened, and promised revenge against the Scourge.
• The Awakened gathered in the Ruins of Lordaeron and established their capital and government, with Salorian as King of Mists and Calia Proudmo as Undercity Queen.
• Alonsus Faol, Saloren, Calia Proudmo, Ganser Arcanus, Nathanos Blightcaller, Veronaara, and Arthas Blood-Weeper took charge of the Awakened's religious, military, magical, and alchemical organizations.
• Luminas Sunscar represented the Awakened in Quel'Thalas, where Tyrel Sunstrider accepted an alliance between the Blood Elves and the Awakened.
• News of the Awakened's birth spread throughout the Eastern Kingdoms.

Tyrel learned that Illidan and Kael'thas had failed to defeat the Lich King, then received the red Ata'mal Crystal and discovered its scarcity. He visited Anveena during her magical training and left her in Silvermoon City to protect its people while he searched for the person who had created her.

• Rommath told Tyrel that Illidan and Kael'thas had nearly killed the Lich King in Northrend but ultimately failed.
• Rommath gave Tyrel the red Ata'mal Crystal, the Heart of Wrath, and Tyrel learned that only seven crystals had existed and the others were lost.
• Tyrel kept the Heart of Wrath for future need and sent Rommath back to Outland with news of Anveena.
• Taelestia told Tyrel that Anveena's magical talent surpassed his and Kael'thas's, and Anveena eagerly greeted her brother.
• Tyrel told Anveena to protect Silvermoon City and its people while he continued searching for the person who had secretly created her.