Chapter Summaries

Deren was nearly attacked by Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, who mistook Jaina’s pregnancy for evidence that Deren had dishonored her. The confrontation paused when Jaina declared that she had chosen not to marry.

• Deren told Onyxia and Chromie the story of Supreme Treasure before Daelin burst into the sitting room and aimed his sword at Deren’s throat.
• Onyxia caught Daelin’s blade with her dragon claw, and she and Daelin nearly escalated the confrontation.
• Aegwynn, Lady Kathrine, pregnant Jaina, and Derek arrived through a Portal, with Derek carrying gifts to thank Deren for arranging his healing.
• Daelin accused Deren of impregnating Jaina and refusing to take responsibility, while Deren realized the Proudmoores had come to thank him for helping Derek.
• Jaina told Daelin that she had chosen not to marry, and Daelin withdrew his sword.

Daelin confronted Deren over his relationship with Jaina, but Chromie showed him that Deren had changed history and helped save Theramore. The Proudmoores accepted Jaina’s choices, and after they left, Deren, Jaina, Onyxia, and Chromie settled back into the quiet of Theramore.

• Daelin questioned Jaina’s love for Deren and challenged him, while Chromie revealed that Deren had changed Daelin’s fate in the original timeline.
• Chromie and Jaina explained that Deren had rescued Derek, awakened Jaina, saved Theramore, and helped destroy half of Orgrimmar.
• Jaina asked her family to keep the Orgrimmar operation secret, and Lady Kathrine urged Daelin to put aside his anger.
• Jaina told her parents she was happy with Deren and Onyxia, and Lady Kathrine accepted her choice while insisting the child’s baptism be held in Boralus.
• The Proudmoores departed after Daelin warned Deren not to mistreat Jaina and Onyxia defended her partner.
• Deren joked that he was simply himself, and Onyxia said she liked that ending.

Mannoroth’s fleeing demon army invaded Zangar Marsh, where Lady Vashj used a prepared flood and holy-water weapons to devastate the attackers. After the Paladins joined the battle, Vashj revealed that she had manipulated events and announced plans to formally establish the Zandalar Kingdom.

• Mannoroth led his remnants into Zangar Marsh, and the Naga raised alarms as Lady Vashj ordered them to prepare Tidal Surge.
• Vashj and thirty-six Abyssal Priests unleashed a massive flood that killed most of the demons and Fel Orcs while sparing the Paladins’ camp on high ground.
• Redpath led twelve Paladins into battle, helping defeat Heklaras as Naga assault teams attacked the surviving demons with holy-water weapons.
• Mannoroth opened a Portal and fled with the remaining demons as the Naga finished off the wounded.
• Redpath confronted Vashj, who admitted nothing directly but made clear she had exploited the Paladins and announced that Zangar Marsh would establish the Zandalar Kingdom.

Lady Vashj founded the Zandalar Naga Kingdom in Zangar Marsh, establishing its noble ranks, governing council, and military forces with support from Theramore and Stormwind City. The ceremony ended with Anasterian Sunstrider delivering Garrosh Hellscream’s congratulations and returning captured Stormwind nobles to Redpath.

• Lady Vashj declared Zandalar founded, and the Naga tribes swore allegiance as their leaders received noble titles.
• Lady Vashj announced the Tidal Council, her regent offices, and the kingdom’s three military forces.
• Aegwynn and Redpath presented gifts from Theramore and Stormwind City, whose leaders supported Zandalar as a buffer protecting Azeroth.
• Anasterian Sunstrider arrived as Garrosh Hellscream’s representative and brought Howard and other mutated Stormwind nobles to the ceremony.
• Howard reunited with Redpath, and the Stormwind nobles wept with relief at the prospect of returning home.
• Lady Vashj agreed to let Garrosh maintain his connection between the Dark Temple and Blade's Edge Mountains.

Velen arrived at Zandalar’s founding ceremony to investigate the Broken returning to the Holy Light, while recognizing the Naga’s authority over the marsh and warning Vashj to protect the innocent. After the ceremony, Vashj asked Aegwynn to take her to Theramore so she could meet Jaina and discuss cooperation in person.

• The sporefolk, Bog-Throat Ogres, and Broken swore loyalty to Zandalar, and Vashj appointed the Ogre chieftain Marsh Warlord.
• Velen appeared at the ceremony, greeted Vashj, and acknowledged Zandalar’s rule while warning her not to drown the hopes of the innocent.
• Aegwynn gave Velen a Communication Crystal from Deren, which he accepted so he could contact its owner.
• After the ceremony ended, Vashj asked Aegwynn to take her to Theramore to thank Jaina and Deren and discuss future cooperation.
• Aegwynn agreed to escort Vashj, wondering whether Deren’s presence would provoke the Black Dragon’s jealousy.

Vashj visited Theramore seeking Deren’s help against Queen Azshara and N’Zoth’s influence over Zandalar. Deren proposed a risky plan involving N’Zoth’s avatar and the Naaru, and Vashj agreed to prepare for a journey to Nazjatar.

• Aegwynn brought Deren to meet Vashj, who had come to Theramore to discuss diplomacy and trade with Jaina and speak with him.
• Vashj explained that N’Zoth had used Communication Crystals to examine her and feared its whispers could corrupt her and take control of Zandalar.
• Deren suggested that Vashj obtain an avatar of N’Zoth from Azshara and secretly hand it over to Shattrath’s Naaru for safekeeping.
• Deren warned that N’Zoth might anticipate the plan and deepen its corruption of Vashj, possibly implanting part of its avatar in her body.
• Vashj decided to prepare for a trip to Nazjatar, and Jaina promised Theramore would support her.

Deren hosted Vashj for dinner, where the Naga and the Windrunner Sisters put aside their ancient hostility and agreed to pursue peaceful relations. After the guests gathered for tea, Deren asked Vashj about ancient events, and she agreed to answer.

• Deren welcomed Vashj to his home and introduced her to Onyxia and Jaina.
• The Windrunner Sisters arrived, and Vereesa teased Deren before Vashj provoked the sisters by calling them exiles and part of his collection.
• Deren persuaded Sylvanas and Vereesa to stay, and Vashj apologized for her remarks.
• Sylvanas warned Vashj to follow Theramore's rules, and Vashj promised that Zandalar would build peaceful, friendly relations.
• After dinner, Deren had Aegwynn cast a barrier and asked Vashj to share what she knew about ancient times; Vashj agreed.

Deren and Vashj reconsidered why Queen Azshara had joined the demons and how the Naga came to cooperate with Anasterian Sunstrider. Vashj thanked Deren for helping establish Zandalar, but a Black Dragon’s warning cough made him defuse her flirtation by declaring, “All for Azeroth!”

• Deren and Vashj speculated that Azshara had turned to the demons because she was bored and felt her life had no meaning.
• Deren and Jaina suggested that Azshara may have been a pampered figurehead while the Noble Council held the empire’s real power.
• Vashj explained that the Naga had cooperated with Anasterian Sunstrider because coastal nations blocked their plans to reclaim land and build a kingdom.
• Vashj said the Old God N'Zoth welcomed the Naga’s alliance with Anasterian because it stirred chaos among the land kingdoms.
• Vashj thanked Deren for helping establish Zandalar and flirted with him, but a Black Dragon interrupted with a warning cough and Deren shouted, “All for Azeroth!”

After Vashj returned from Nazjatar, Deren and the others searched her for signs of N'Zoth's influence and found a strange blade hidden in her Space Bag. Deren recognized it as Sister's Blade and discovered that Sister's voice spoke only to him, leaving the group to consider how to handle the dangerous artifact.

• Vashj told Deren that N'Zoth had met with her, praised her work, and given her a Communication Crystal that Aegwynn found to be ordinary.
• Deren suspected N'Zoth had concealed a trap on Vashj, so Onyxia and Aegwynn examined her while Deren turned away.
• Onyxia found a curved weapon in Vashj's Space Bag that Vashj could not remember possessing, and Deren recognized it as Sister's Blade.
• Deren explained that someone inside the blade was listening, then heard Sister's voice in his mind offering him limitless power.
• Deren stopped Onyxia from destroying the blade and warned the group that the weapon was dangerous.

Deren and his companions discovered that Vashj’s dagger contained the remnant soul Sargathas, which Aegwynn sealed away. After learning the dagger’s history, Deren decided to find Sargathas a new master, setting his sights on Anduin.

• Deren persuaded Vashj to leave Sister's Blade behind, and Aegwynn sealed it in a rune-covered box before sending Vashj back to Outland.
• Chromie recognized the dagger as a cursed weapon that should not have appeared at this point in time and explained the risks of keeping, destroying, or discarding it.
• Deren proposed sending the dagger to the Naaru, prompting Sargathas to plead for mercy and offer wealth, power, and loyalty.
• Deren mocked Sargathas and her usefulness, then ordered Aegwynn to seal her away again while he looked for a suitable master.
• Deren decided that Anduin would be Sargathas's new master and joked about making the evil god experience a real man of Azeroth.

Deren and Jaina welcomed their daughter, Delisa Proudmoore, and shared the news with Jaina’s family. The chapter ended with the family gathered peacefully in Theramore, though Daelin’s talk of Derek’s marriage briefly touched a painful subject for Jaina.

• Deren entered the delivery room and held his newborn daughter while Jaina, Aegwynn, Onyxia, and Katherine watched.
• Deren named the baby Delisa Proudmoore, honoring Daelin and his promise that Jaina’s heir would bear the Proudmoore name.
• Daelin arrived in Theramore aboard the Flying Fish and joyfully held his granddaughter.
• Daelin suggested that Jaina’s next child could take Deren’s surname, prompting Onyxia to break her teacup before Deren reassured her.
• Daelin raised the subject of arranging a marriage for Derek, and Deren changed the topic after noticing Jaina’s discomfort.
• The family reunited in a warm gathering while Deren reflected on having found a family in this world.

After Jaina brought baby Theresa to Deren’s home, Deren and the others discussed family and the possibility of Anveena having a child. Later, Jaina briefed Deren on the shifting conflicts in Outland, and he decided to have the Rattlesnake Goblins search for survivors of Aule and Turalyon’s Expeditionary Force while he focused on protecting his family.

• Jaina brought Theresa to Deren’s home, where Vereesa and the others admired the baby and Anveena asked Deren how she could have a child.
• Onyxia pulled Deren onto her lap and massaged his leg after Sylvanas offered to help him.
• Jaina told Deren that the Tomb of Sargeras had been sealed, forcing Thrall to withdraw most of his troops.
• Jaina reported that Varian was preparing an Outland expedition while Garrosh’s Iron Horde controlled much of Outland and Zandalar checked its advance.
• Deren told Jaina to let the expedition proceed and asked the Rattlesnake Goblins to look for survivors of Aule and Turalyon’s Expeditionary Force.
• Deren, Jaina, and Onyxia watched Theresa sleep as Deren resolved to protect his family and Azeroth’s future.

At Theresa’s hundred-day feast, Jaina welcomed her former teacher Antonidas and the High Elf king Kael'thas, while Aegwynn demonstrated her formidable restored magic. Kael'thas presented Theresa with a protective heirloom and reminisced with Jaina, leaving Deren silently displeased as she reassured Kael'thas about Silvermoon’s future.

• Antonidas held Theresa and learned from Jaina that Deren had given her the Nitroglycerin formula, which had helped Dalaran prepare for the Undead assault.
• Antonidas spoke with Aegwynn, who showed that her magical power far surpassed his.
• Kael'thas arrived with gifts and gave Theresa a Sunstrider family amulet that Jaina placed around the baby’s neck.
• Kael'thas acknowledged that Theresa was Deren’s child and told Jaina he missed their days in Dalaran.
• Jaina praised Kael'thas’s efforts to rebuild Silvermoon City while Deren silently objected to Kael'thas’s reminiscence.

Deren questioned Aegwynn about the mysterious origins and purpose of the Tomb of Sargeras, learning that even the Bronze Dragons could not observe that part of history. He and Aegwynn decided to investigate the tomb, while Deren resolved to prevent the catastrophe he knew would come.

• Deren told Kael'thas that Quel'Thalas had become an insignificant piece in Azeroth's larger story, and Kael'thas reflected on his kingdom's decline.
• After the banquet, Aegwynn sent Antonidas back to Dalaran and asked Deren what he wanted to discuss.
• Deren asked Aegwynn about the Tomb of Sargeras, and she explained that it had appeared after she killed Sargeras's avatar and contained a portal to the Twisting Nether.
• Aegwynn and Deren considered whether the Titans had disguised their involvement by using Elven architectural styles, while Chromie warned that temporal turbulence prevented the Bronze Dragons from seeing the tomb's history.
• Deren and Aegwynn agreed to visit the tomb, and Deren resolved to make sure Varian survived the future battle there.

Deren and Aegwynn explored the stripped Tomb of Sargeras and found the sealed Avatar of Sargeras beneath it. They discovered that removing the Avatar would require a special container to prevent Fel Energy from contaminating spatial nodes.

• Aegwynn teleported Deren into the Tomb of Sargeras under an invisibility barrier and sensed the Avatar still buried deep beneath the tomb.
• Aegwynn explained that someone had welded shut the crack connecting the tomb to the Twisting Nether and severed the spatial passages with an unfamiliar technique.
• Deren found a hidden chamber containing a Shadow Orb fragment, which Aegwynn retrieved and gave to him.
• Aegwynn and Deren reached the tomb's foundation and found the Avatar sealed inside a giant Stone Coffin beneath a smooth rocky dome.
• Aegwynn said she could teleport the Avatar out intact but needed a specially made container to keep its Fel Energy from contaminating spatial nodes.

Deren proposed moving the Avatar of Sargeras from the Tomb of Sargeras to a remote, dangerous place where demons would pose less of a threat to Azeroth. The group agreed to prepare the transport and conceal the operation, leaving Jaina to contact Prince Rivendare so the Goblins could provide a cover story.

• Deren rejected purifying or destroying the Avatar and proposed sending it somewhere uninhabited, while Aegwynn warned that doing so could spread Fel Energy and open new rifts.
• Deren gathered Onyxia, Chromie, Jaina, and Aegwynn in Theramore and proposed dropping the Avatar in a monster-infested region where demons could fight other threats.
• Aegwynn agreed the plan was feasible but required a steel container, precise transport, and a way to hide the operation; Deren assigned the container to Jaina and the concealment to Aegwynn and Chromie.
• Onyxia agreed to carry the Stone Coffin, and Chromie said the Tomb of Sargeras’s spacetime singularity would help conceal the operation.
• Deren asked Jaina to contact Prince Rivendare so the Goblins could take the blame and provide an official explanation, and Jaina agreed.

Deren persuaded Prince Rivendare to help him target the Rustwater Goblins as a scapegoat for a planned score at the Tomb of Sargeras. Rivendare agreed to provide a Bilgewater Cartel airship and keep the operation secret, eager for a share of the treasure.

• Rivendare told Deren and Jaina how his schemes had tricked Twilight's Hammer cultists into losing their money and property.
• Deren suggested targeting the Twilight's Hammer's wealth but said they needed a scapegoat to shield themselves from danger.
• Deren pointed out that the Rustwater Goblins had looted only scraps from the Tomb of Sargeras and claimed the real treasure remained buried there.
• Rivendare agreed to help frame the Bilgewater Cartel by arranging an airship near the Broken Isles with recognizable cartel items aboard.
• Deren promised Rivendare enormous profits and told him to keep the plan confidential and ensure the airship's handler was trustworthy.

Deren and his allies stole Sargeras's Stone Coffin from the Tomb of Sargeras and disguised its transport as a Goblin airship accident. The coffin was carried north toward an unknown lair, while Deren celebrated in Theramore with Jaina.

• Deren arranged with the Goblin Prince to use a Bilgewater Cartel airship and scapegoats for a secret operation at the Broken Isles.
• Onyxia, Aegwynn, Chromie, Jaina, and Deren built and enchanted a reinforced iron cabinet to contain the Stone Coffin.
• Aegwynn put the Orc guards outside the Tomb of Sargeras to sleep and used Arcane magic to bring the Stone Coffin out of the ground.
• Onyxia lifted the sealed cabinet with a chain as Chromie piloted the airship and planted evidence to make the mission look like a Goblin accident.
• Deren raised a toast in Theramore, and Jaina invited him to stay at her Mage Tower while Onyxia was away.

A mysterious Stone Coffin crashed into Icecrown Citadel and unleashed Fel Energy, opening a rift that let the Burning Legion invade. Arthas fought Mal'Ganis as demons poured into the Council Chamber, while Ner'zhul feared Kil'jaeden had found him.

• Arthas sensed an explosion beneath Icecrown Citadel, searched for intruders, and ordered the Undead to investigate.
• A second blast sent Fel Energy from the Council Chamber, where Arthas discovered a massive Stone Coffin leaking demonic power.
• Arthas ordered Dar'khan and the Undead forces to secure the chamber, but Frostmourne's approach caused the coffin to break open and taint two Death Knights.
• A spatial rift opened above the chamber, and Felhounds, Felguards, and Mal'Ganis emerged as Ner'zhul recognized the Burning Legion's threat.
• Arthas killed the first Felhound and battled Mal'Ganis while the Undead fought the invading demons.

Arthas battled the demons unleashed by a Stone Coffin and sought help from Alexstrasza, who refused to intervene. In Theramore, Deren and his allies revealed their plan to draw Ulduar into the conflict and prepared another Demon Expulsion Device.

• Arthas called on Ner'zhul to unleash Icecrown's buried Undead and ordered them to destroy the source of the Fel Energy.
• Ghouls found a staged Goblin airship wreck, and Arthas took it to Dragonblight to ask Alexstrasza about the Stone Coffin.
• Alexstrasza suggested the Goblins might have been smuggling Sargeras's corpse but refused to involve the Red Dragonflight in the war.
• Chromie reported to Deren, Aegwynn, Jaina, and Onyxia that Arthas and the demons were locked in battle and that Alexstrasza had declined to help.
• Deren proposed drawing Ulduar into the conflict so Yogg-Saron would face the Burning Legion, and he asked Aegwynn to prepare another Demon Expulsion Device.