Chapter Summaries

Garrosh pressed the Twilight Cultist to finish charging the Eye of the Storm while Anveena discovered traces of Outland energy in Karazhan. After Jaina received new intelligence about an Orc expedition to Northrend, Deren concluded that they had to act first and detonate the artifact.

• Garrosh dismissed the Twilight Cultist’s report of magical surveillance and demanded that the Eye of the Storm and its guidance device be completed before the end of the month.
• Deren helped Anveena stabilize a sphere of magic and form a Detection Tendril, which revealed Outland energy on the Ancient Astrolabe.
• Jaina sent Deren a message that the Goblin Prince had replied, and he returned with Aegwynn to Theramore.
• Onyxia reported that Alexstrasza had taken Aella and the other Red Dragon Maidservants to Dragonblight Temple, while Jaina shared intelligence about an Orc force returning from Northrend with apparent Blue Dragon remains.
• Deren suspected the Orcs had seized the Eye of the Storm during its transport and said they had to strike first and detonate it.

Deren assigned Jaina, Onyxia, Aegwynn, and Anveena roles in preparing to locate and attack the Eye of the Storm beneath Orgrimmar. At the Wailing Caverns, Anveena’s magical scan awakened a Nightmare creature, but she changed its frequency and continued mapping the caves.

• Deren explained that the dragons were preserving the Timeline and ordered Jaina and Onyxia to modify the Dragon Egg Rapid Transport Device while Aegwynn trained Anveena.
• Deren said Aegwynn would use Anveena’s Sunwell energy to locate the Eye of the Storm beneath Flame Ridge, and Jaina suggested the Wailing Caverns as a training site.
• Deren stayed behind to seek compensation from the Night Elves, while Aegwynn took Anveena to the Wailing Caverns.
• Anveena scanned the caves with golden magical threads and detected a strong purple presence moving nearby.
• A Nightmare creature reacted to the scan and shook the cave, but Anveena changed the fluctuation frequency and continued mapping the underground structure.

Deren warned Tyrande that the Orcs had acquired the Titan artifact Eye of the Storm and could threaten the Night Elves after attacking Theramore. He revealed plans for a dangerous nighttime air raid on Orgrimmar and asked for help from the Moon Goddess.

• Deren learned from a senior priestess that the Temple of the Moon had received no warning or special orders from Elune.
• Deren told Tyrande that the Orcs had the Eye of the Storm and cited missing dragons, goblin reports, and magical readings as evidence.
• Deren warned that the Orcs could threaten Night Elves across Ashenvale even if Elune protected the World Tree.
• Tyrande asked Elune about Deren's claims, then challenged him when he described his plan to attack Orgrimmar from the air at night.
• Deren said he had his own means of escape but needed the Moon Goddess's assistance, and Tyrande asked what he wanted.

Deren received Elune’s stealth-blessing leaves for a covert mission to destroy the Eye of the Storm, then showed Tyrande evidence that Theramore had stopped Archimonde’s summoning and warned her about corruption in the Emerald Dream. Tyrande pledged the Night Elves’ friendship and promised to investigate, while Deren returned home with the leaves for his team.

• Deren persuaded Tyrande to obtain Elune’s blessing for his covert mission, and Elune gave him six World Tree Leaves for his team.
• Deren told Tyrande he had received Azeroth’s Soul’s blessing and revealed that his mission team included mages, a magical creature, and two Black Dragons.
• Deren showed Tyrande a recording of his companions destroying the ritual that would have summoned Archimonde, and Elune thanked him for protecting Azeroth.
• Tyrande declared Deren the Night Elves’ best friend and agreed to cooperate with Theramore.
• Deren warned Tyrande that the Emerald Dream was corrupted, and she said Elune would cleanse it again.
• Deren returned with the leaves to Onyxia and Jaina, and Onyxia joked about Black Dragons eating leaves.

Jaina, Deren, and Onyxia planned ground-penetrating bombs to attack Orgrimmar’s Flame Ridge, then tested a practice bomb in the Barrens. After its penetration proved insufficient, Deren proposed adding rocket boosters.

• Deren designed steel-core warheads clad in Arcane Crystal, and Jaina agreed her craftsmen could make them.
• Jaina arranged for the bomb workshop to operate under tight security and promised to build a model of Flame Ridge for testing.
• Onyxia took Nefarian to practice high-altitude bombing while Deren and Jaina prepared to scout Orgrimmar that night.
• Nefarian dropped a sand-filled practice bomb from the air, and Deren measured its penetration at 4.4 meters.
• Jaina noted that the bomb needed more acceleration, and Deren proposed adding ammonium-nitrate-and-sugar rocket boosters.

Deren, Jaina, and their allies tested a rocket-assisted bomb against a replica of Orgrimmar’s underground defenses and confirmed it could reach the central cavity. They then set out under cover of Elune’s Blessing to bomb Flame Ridge before Garrosh could use the Eye of the Storm.

• Jaina’s mages constructed a full-scale rock replica of the Furnace District for the bomb test.
• Nefarian dropped the rocket-assisted bomb while Aegwynn guided it with a wind spell, and the bomb penetrated 23.7 meters to the central cavity.
• Deren calculated that an Arcane Crystal warhead with dual acceleration could reach the furnace core, and Jaina agreed to attack that night.
• Jaina and Aegwynn arrived at the abandoned beach with two bombs, and they planned to guide them using Anveena’s Sunwell energy and a three-second interval.
• Deren gave the group leaves that concealed them with Elune’s Blessing, and Onyxia and Nefarian flew north toward Orgrimmar carrying the bombs.

Aegwynn’s group secretly scanned Flame Ridge to locate the Eye of the Storm while Garrosh pushed its Goblin engineers to prepare it for an attack on Theramore. The group escaped after being spotted, and Garrosh ordered Orgrimmar’s defenses raised without abandoning his plans.

• Nefarian and Onyxia flew the group over Orgrimmar and approached Flame Ridge under Elune’s Blessing.
• Garrosh threatened the Goblin engineers and demanded that the Eye of the Storm be ready in time to destroy Theramore.
• Garrosh revealed that Twilight Cultists had arranged the artifact’s modification and promised to target Ashenvale after Theramore.
• Aegwynn ordered Anveena to scan Flame Ridge, revealing the Eye of the Storm’s location in detail.
• Kor’kron Guards spotted the dragons, and Aegwynn ended the scan as Nefarian carried the group away.
• Garrosh ordered increased aerial surveillance and told his guards to stay at their posts.

Aegwynn and Jaina guided two bombs into the underground cavern beneath Flame Ridge, triggering the Eye of the Storm and devastating much of Orgrimmar. Garrosh survived and ordered a search for enemies, while the attackers escaped and Jaina recorded the destruction.

• Aegwynn shared her cave model with Jaina, and the two mages guided Nefarian and Onyxia’s bombs toward the cavern beneath Flame Ridge.
• The bombs collapsed the underground structure, killing Kor'kron Guards and causing the Eye of the Storm to detonate.
• Garrosh fled the blast, then survived the shockwave and ordered the Orcs to search for enemies, find survivors, and investigate the attack.
• The explosion destroyed half of Orgrimmar, leaving its people grieving and suspicious of outsiders.
• Aegwynn, Jaina, Deren, and the dragons escaped the city, and Jaina recorded Orgrimmar’s destruction with a crystal.

After returning from a covert operation that devastated an Orc city, Deren and his allies assessed the damage and discussed how to exploit the chaos. Onyxia hinted at a private reward for Deren that night as the group planned to stir up conflict among the Orcs.

• Deren led the group back to Theramore, where Aegwynn praised the operation and took Nefarian away to examine the magical attack.
• Jaina spoke privately with Onyxia, and Deren praised Anveena for her precise positioning during the mission.
• After sleeping until afternoon, Deren found Sylvanas and Vereesa visiting with Onyxia and told them the Orc city had suffered extensive destruction and lost its artifact.
• Onyxia said Garrosh was probably alive but would be burdened with the disaster, while Sylvanas warned that the setback could make him more dangerous.
• Deren proposed strengthening Theramore and provoking divisions among the Orcs, and Onyxia promised him a reward that night.

Jaina asked Deren to father a child with her so Theramore could have a clear heir, and Onyxia supported her request. Deren agreed to spend the night with Jaina without a potion or political pressure, while Onyxia promised to settle accounts with him the next day.

• Jaina told Deren that Theramore needed an heir and asked him to have a child with her, saying the choice was also personal.
• Jaina offered Deren a Love Potion but said she did not want to use it, while Onyxia kept the bedroom door enchanted and called Deren her prize.
• Jaina explained that her feelings for Deren had begun when he defended her before her father, and Deren went to ask Onyxia whether she truly agreed.
• Onyxia confirmed that she supported Jaina having Deren's child for Theramore's stability, then sent him back to Jaina and said they would settle accounts tomorrow.
• Deren took Jaina's hand and said they would proceed without a potion or political considerations, and Jaina nodded.

After Orgrimmar suffered devastating damage and casualties, Garrosh prioritized rebuilding the Horde’s military and accused members of the Horde of aiding the enemy. He issued a purge order despite Cairne Bloodhoof and Vol'jin challenging his claims, leaving the Horde’s leaders facing investigations and growing internal conflict.

• King Saurfang reported that Orgrimmar had been devastated, civilian casualties numbered at least ten thousand, and more than eighty percent of the Kor'kron Guard had been lost.
• Garrosh demanded that Orgrimmar be rebuilt within six months and ordered the Kor'kron reorganized, while dismissing civilian resettlement as a priority.
• Garrosh accused traitors within the Horde of helping the enemy, and Cairne Bloodhoof protested the arrest of more than thirty members of his people.
• Vol'jin challenged Garrosh over the secret project at Flame Ridge and argued that the Goblins and mages allowed inside were more plausible informants than the Trolls or Tauren.
• Garrosh declared everyone a suspect, singled out those who had worked in Theramore, and pushed his purge order forward despite the leaders' objections.

Garrosh blamed Theramore for the explosion, then used the crisis to tighten Orc control over the Horde through loyalty screenings and purges. Vol’jin and Cairne suspected Garrosh’s secret project had caused the disaster and decided their people should leave Orgrimmar.

• Garrosh rejected Saurfang’s doubts and said he would use the crisis to unite the Horde under Orc leadership rather than immediately attack Theramore.
• Garrosh’s Kor’kron patrols raided homes and interrogated Tauren, while Orc crowds celebrated forced confessions and executions.
• Vol’jin told Cairne he suspected the explosion came from Garrosh’s secret project and that the traitor hunt was meant to divert blame and suppress dissent.
• Vol’jin decided to prepare the Darkspear to evacuate Orgrimmar, and Cairne said the Tauren would leave too.
• Garrosh reviewed a list of 187 executed prisoners and ordered the purges to continue, targeting Tauren and disobedient Trolls.

Jaina returned to Theramore after spending the night with Deren and told Aegwynn she hoped to have his child. She turned to the city's affairs, assessing the crisis in Orgrimmar and ordering continued surveillance of the Horde as she weighed everything in terms of Theramore's future.

• Jaina returned to the Mage Tower, where Aegwynn teased her about her successful diplomatic mission and asked whether she had used the potion.
• Jaina said she wanted things with Deren to happen naturally and revealed that he had promised her a child, adding that they could keep trying until she became pregnant.
• Jaina received intelligence that Orcs were burning bodies in Orgrimmar and ordered a detailed report on Theramore's fortifications.
• Jaina learned that Orcs had ordered large quantities of building materials and instructed her assistant to monitor Orgrimmar, especially the Tauren and Troll districts, for signs of Horde infighting.
• Jaina told Aegwynn that her decisions were for Theramore, while privately touching her abdomen and thinking of the city's future.

Jaina managed Theramore’s strained resources and defenses, then visited Deren’s home under the pretense of discussing intelligence from Orgrimmar. After the others left them alone, she suggested they continue their discussion somewhere private.

• Jaina told Theramore’s officials to maintain current output, adopt a conservative financial strategy, and accelerate defensive repairs.
• Aegwynn teased Jaina about her night with Deren as Jaina prepared for another visit.
• Jaina teleported to Deren’s dinner, where Onyxia teased them about Jaina’s supposed diplomatic purpose.
• Jaina flirted discreetly with Deren during dinner while discussing Horde movements with Sylvanas and Vereesa.
• Onyxia and the others left Jaina and Deren alone, and Jaina proposed a private discussion about Orgrimmar’s intelligence.

Anveena was caught seeing Jaina leave Deren’s bedroom, then learned Aegwynn was considering making her a formal disciple. After Deren revealed Anveena had drunk Eternal Well Water and suggested she could help locate more, Aegwynn intensified her training plans.

• Anveena saw Jaina emerge from Deren’s bedroom, and Aegwynn teased them about their morning meeting.
• Aegwynn told Anveena she was considering formally taking her as a disciple because of her magical potential as the Sunwell Incarnation.
• Deren revealed that Anveena had once drunk half a bottle of Eternal Well Water, shocking Aegwynn into tripling her training intensity.
• Deren offered to search for more Eternal Well Water and said Anveena might detect it through magical resonance.
• Aegwynn agreed to train Anveena harder so she could help find the remaining water later.

Jaina and Deren learned that Garrosh’s purge had driven the Trolls and Tauren into conflict with him, leaving the Horde too divided to attack Theramore. Anveena overheard their plans and later stumbled upon the adults acting suspiciously in the corridor before returning to bed, still puzzled.

• Jaina read a report describing Garrosh’s purge of non-orcs in Orgrimmar and the retreat of Vol'jin and Cairne Bloodhoof’s followers to the Echo Isles.
• Deren and Jaina decided to let the Horde’s conflict weaken it while they focused on strengthening Theramore’s defenses.
• Onyxia showed Anveena a display of black flames, but Aegwynn called the girl away to continue her magic practice.
• Awakened by strange sounds late at night, Anveena found Onyxia in the corridor, and Jaina hurriedly sent her back to bed.
• Anveena noticed that Deren, Jaina, and Aegwynn had been acting strangely, but she soon fell asleep thinking about her next magic lesson.

Deren sought Tyrande's help to recover the Eye of the Storm from beneath Orgrimmar using Druidic Nature Magic and have Elune safeguard it. Tyrande considered breaking an ancient tradition to teach the secret art, then looked up with silver flashing in her eyes.

• Deren explained that the Eye of the Storm had likely survived the Orgrimmar explosion and proposed secretly digging it out while the Orcs were distracted.
• Aegwynn said her phase-folding spell could not pass through the Titan artifact's interference, so Deren proposed using a Druid's root-growth spell.
• Deren and Aegwynn met Tyrande at Theramore's Temple of the Moon and asked for help recovering the artifact.
• Deren proposed that Elune claim the artifact in exchange for Divine Grace, which could give the Night Elves leverage if the Dragon Race demanded its return.
• Tyrande agreed that Elune should safeguard the artifact but hesitated to teach Deren Druidic secret arts, saying they would see Elune's will.

Deren secured the Night Elves’ agreement to teach Aegwynn Nature Magic in exchange for help dealing with the Eye of the Storm, and the group prepared to retrieve the artifact before Thrall returned. Deren suspected a larger conspiracy behind the plan to bomb Theramore, while Jaina sought comfort in him and Onyxia struggled with jealousy.

• Tyrande agreed to teach Aegwynn every Nature Magic spell in exchange for the artifact, while Deren negotiated the terms of its study and return.
• Aegwynn returned having learned the Directed Root Technique, and she insisted that they retrieve the Eye of the Storm that night.
• Deren explained that Thrall would likely return soon and argued that Garrosh’s plan to bomb Theramore suggested a conspiracy manipulating events.
• Jaina wondered whether Thrall had known about the conspiracy, and Deren comforted her as she leaned against him.
• Onyxia watched Deren and Jaina together, crushed a cup and saucer, and privately resolved to endure until Jaina became pregnant.

Aegwynn infiltrated the crater in Orgrimmar to locate the buried Eye of the Storm and used Tyrande’s Seed of the Magic Vine to reach it underground. She concealed herself when she heard approaching Orcs, while Nefarian, Onyxia, Jaina, and Deren waited above.

• Nefarian carried Aegwynn toward the crater as Onyxia circled above with Jaina and Deren, ready to use bombs if the mission went wrong.
• Aegwynn consumed Elune’s Blessing and descended invisibly into the crater left by the Eye of the Storm’s explosion.
• Aegwynn sensed the Titan Artifact pulsing dozens of meters beneath the scorched ground.
• Aegwynn planted Tyrande’s Seed of the Magic Vine and guided its roots downward toward the artifact.
• Aegwynn heard armor clatter in the distance and raised an Arcane Barrier to hide herself and the growing roots.

Aegwynn secretly recovered the Eye of the Storm from beneath Orgrimmar’s blast crater and escaped with Nefarian. As the group flew toward Theramore, Jaina declared that Garrosh would be next to lose sleep.

• An anxious Orc patrol passed the blast crater, then left without noticing Aegwynn hiding below.
• Aegwynn used magically grown roots to open a tunnel and found the intact Eye of the Storm beneath the ruins.
• Aegwynn sealed the artifact in an anti-detection container, concealed the tunnel, and escaped on Nefarian’s back.
• Nefarian and Onyxia carried Aegwynn, Jaina, and the others away from Orgrimmar toward Theramore.
• Jaina said Garrosh would now lose sleep as Deren watched Orgrimmar’s fires fade behind them.