Chapter Summaries

Deren proposed that Rehgar establish a new Orc kingdom in Nagrand, promising Theramore’s support and urging him to adopt Elune as its state religion. Rehgar sought Elune’s approval, but she questioned whether the prospective followers would truly remain faithful.

• Deren mapped out a plan for Rehgar to found a settlement in Nagrand, recruit followers, and gradually build a kingdom with support from Theramore and Zandalar.
• Rehgar raised concerns about recruiting settlers, Nagrand’s damaged environment, Thrall’s reaction, and the threat from Garrosh; Deren offered plans and reassurances for each.
• Rehgar agreed to begin gathering settlers and consider making Elune the kingdom’s state religion, but asked to confirm her willingness to accept them first.
• Deren asked Jaina to teleport them and Rehgar to the Temple of the Moon, where priestess Elaseth prayed to Elune.
• Elune appeared through Elaseth and asked how she could know that the Orcs and other races would believe in her steadfastly.

Rega pledged the planned New Nagrand Kingdom to Elune, securing priests and Druids to support the Orcs in Outland. Deren explained his plans for the Orcs and received the merged divine sword Sargathas, intending to give it to Varian.

• Rega declared that the New Nagrand Kingdom would worship Elune and guide Outland's people toward her faith.
• Elune agreed to shelter the Orcs and send Tauren priests and Druids to spread her faith and restore the kingdom's environment.
• After Jaina teleported Rega away, Deren told Elune he wanted to settle the Orcs in Outland and use her faith to guide them.
• Deren declined Elune's offer of a gift and a green dragon, then asked her for the swords Saratol and Eramain.
• Elune merged the swords into Sargathas, and Deren planned to deliver it to Varian in Theramore.

Deren delivered the divine sword Quel'Zaram to Varian, who was delighted to receive it. Meanwhile, Elune decided to prepare a weakened Moonlit War God ascension ritual for Deren to use when needed.

• Jaina met Deren outside the Temple of the Moon and teleported with him to Varian's inn so he could deliver the sword.
• After Elune departed from Elaseth, she told the high priestess that Deren could alter fate and ordered her to prepare a weakened Moonlit War God ascension ritual.
• Deren gave Quel'Zaram to Varian, and Jaina confirmed that the sword belonged to him.
• Varian happily tested the sword, named it Quel'Zaram, and let Anduin touch its hilt while he held it safely.
• Valeera greeted Deren and chatted with him, but Jaina soon teleported him away to return to her Mage Tower.
• Valeera regretted missing the chance to earn more money from Deren, while Anduin noticed that she seemed unhappy.

Anduin sneaked into Valeera’s room to ask why she seemed unhappy and learned she wanted money to buy things in Theramore. After he admitted that her embrace reminded him of the mother he had lost, Valeera comforted him with a tender hug.

• Anduin quietly entered Valeera’s room at night, but she woke and pinned him with a dagger before recognizing him.
• Anduin explained that he had come because Valeera seemed unhappy, and Valeera told him she wanted to earn money for shopping.
• Anduin offered Valeera his coin purse, and she asked why he was so eager to help her.
• Anduin confessed that Valeera’s embrace had reminded him of a mother’s warmth and told her his mother had died when he was a baby.
• Valeera stroked Anduin’s hair and hugged him, offering him her embrace.

Deren spent the day caring for Theresa while White Jaina visited and held the child, revealing her envy of the happier life enjoyed by this timeline’s Jaina. After White Jaina left, Jaina worried she might try to take Theresa, then pulled Deren away to ask for a massage.

• Deren entertained Theresa as White Jaina watched, then let White Jaina hold the child after Theresa hesitated.
• Deren asked White Jaina about Kalecgos and her timeline, and she condemned him for failing to understand her grief over Theramore’s destruction.
• Aegwynn warned that Jaina was returning, so White Jaina handed Theresa back to Deren and teleported away.
• Jaina arrived and worried White Jaina might take Theresa because she had lost her own child, lover, and Theramore.
• Jaina put the sleeping Theresa in the nanny’s care, then asked Deren to give her a massage.

Naga envoy Izsha Darktide arrived in Theramore and asked Jaina for a private audience, presenting an ancient elven gemstone that identified her connection to Azshara. Jaina brought Deren to meet her, while Deren suspected Azshara wanted an alliance against N'Zoth—or planned to exploit them to escape the Old God’s control.

• Vereesa stopped Izsha Darktide and her Naga followers at the docks, required them to surrender their weapons, and arranged for them to rest under guard.
• Izsha asked to meet Jaina alone and gave Jaina an ancient elven gemstone.
• Jaina recognized the gemstone’s significance and went to Deren’s home to tell him that Azshara had sent an envoy.
• Deren speculated that Azshara might want help killing N'Zoth or might intend to use them and seize the Old God’s power.
• Jaina took Deren to City Hall to meet Izsha, while Onyxia watched them leave and wondered when she would have a child of her own.

Izsha offered Azshara’s proposal for cooperation against N’Zoth, but Aegwynn discovered that the protective gem contained a trap. Deren began considering possible envoys to Nazjatar, including a goblin accountant and Howard, the tentacled Baron of Stormwind City.

• Izsha told Jaina and Deren that Azshara wanted to cooperate against N’Zoth and proposed exchanging spies between Theramore and Nazjatar.
• Izsha explained that Azshara’s gem could temporarily conceal its wearer from N’Zoth’s surveillance, and Jaina found a spell within it.
• Jaina took Izsha into custody and teleported with Deren to the Mage Tower, where Aegwynn examined the gem.
• Aegwynn discovered a hidden explosive array that could disable the gem’s protective spell, and offered to reproduce the mental array safely.
• Deren proposed sending a goblin accountant to Nazjatar to distract N’Zoth by plundering its treasury.
• Deren suggested Howard, the tentacled Baron of Stormwind City, as another candidate because N’Zoth might mistake him for one of its own.

Deren proposed sending Tentacle Baron Howard, a Goblin Accountant, and White-haired Jaina to infiltrate Nazjatar, gather intelligence, and stir conflict between the Naga and N'Zoth. He then outlined a plan to assemble Azeroth's allies for a possible assault on Ny'alotha, ending as he named more forces likely to join the campaign.

• Jaina, Aegwynn, and Deren considered White-haired Jaina as a third infiltrator, both to test her intentions and let her charge her Heart of Azeroth with energy from the Old Gods.
• Deren proposed sending the three candidates together on a ship, allowing the Naga to capture them so they could pose as defectors while secretly gathering intelligence.
• Deren planned to have the Goblin introduce trade to Nazjatar, hoping the Naga's growing independence and strength would provoke suspicion and conflict with N'Zoth.
• Deren revealed that the mission could identify a route to Ny'alotha and prepare an elite squad to confront N'Zoth, with White-haired Jaina carrying out a plan to weaken the Old God first.
• Deren listed allies who could join the assault, including Varian, Aegwynn, Illidan, Maiev, Tyrande, Malfurion, dragons, and Dalaran's Mage Corps.
• Deren argued that Thrall's Horde and the Goblin cartels would also join for political advantage and the chance to claim N'Zoth's treasure.

Deren asked White Jaina to scout Nazjatar and verify whether it provided a route to N'Zoth's lair, Ny'alotha, so they could use the Old God's energy to charge the Heart of Azeroth. She agreed, then asked Deren to call her Jaina and accompany her to see Theresa.

• Deren explained that Azshara had offered to join forces against N'Zoth and outlined his plan to strike the Old God's true body through Nazjatar.
• White Jaina described her Timeline's battle against N'Zoth, then agreed to scout Nazjatar despite the danger and the Old God's surveillance.
• Deren gave White Jaina an elven gem containing an array that could resist N'Zoth's whispers, and she confirmed its magic could protect their people.
• White Jaina asked Deren to call her Jaina and go with her to see Theresa, and he agreed.
• White Jaina teleported herself and Deren to Theresa's room, where she played with the child after learning Jaina was away.

Deren arranged an operation to establish trade and gather intelligence in Nazjatar, using Baron Howard as Stormwind’s representative and Goblin agents as intermediaries. After the Baron, his mage Wanderer, and Rivendare left to prepare their staged capture at sea, Deren admitted to Jaina that the mission’s outcome remained uncertain.

• Rivendare arrived late to meet Jaina and Deren after his carriage scattered coins to clear the crowded streets.
• Deren recruited Rivendare to provide two trustworthy Goblin Accountants for a secret mission involving the Naga and the Old God.
• Deren arranged for Baron Howard and his mage Wanderer to enter Nazjatar alongside Goblin agents, posing as prisoners after the Naga captured their ship.
• Deren gave Howard a gemstone designed to temporarily resist the Old God’s whispers, then sent the group away to prepare.
• Jaina asked Deren whether the operation would go smoothly, and he said he could not be sure because of the unpredictable Old God and Azshara.

White Jaina led a Goblin merchant fleet into Nazjatar, where Baron Howard was summoned to meet Queen Azshara while Jaina began scouting the palace for a route to Ny'alotha. The chapter ended with Howard mistaking Zalsha for the Queen and falling in fright as Azshara mocked him.

• White Jaina cooled the cabin and warned the fleet that a powerful marine magic array lay ahead as the five ships approached Nazjatar.
• White Jaina shielded the ships as the Tidestone opened a vast whirlpool, carrying them through a barrier and down to Nazjatar.
• A Naga sea witch asked for Baron Howard and escorted him and White Jaina to Queen Azshara while the others prepared a camp and trading market.
• White Jaina recognized the arrival as another battle of Nazjatar and discreetly began searching the royal palace for a path to Ny'alotha.
• Baron Howard mistook Zalsha for Queen Azshara and fell to the ground, prompting Azshara to mock his fear.

Baron Howard and White-haired Jaina met with Azshara in Nazjatar to discuss trade and cooperation while N'Zoth watched them. Azshara recognized Jaina's connection to Theramore and warned that N'Zoth could not wait, but White-haired Jaina sensed the Old God's hidden presence listening in.

• Zalsha escorted Baron Howard and the cloaked mage to Azshara, who demanded to see the mage's face.
• The mage revealed herself as White-haired Jaina, and Azshara said Jaina felt like an enemy despite their supposed first meeting.
• Azshara welcomed Howard to Nazjatar, and he revealed his tentacles before proposing to supply the naga with goods through his trade company.
• Azshara sent Howard to his quarters with two Naga Banshees and kept White-haired Jaina behind to discuss magical matters.
• Azshara identified White-haired Jaina as the true representative of Jaina and Theramore and said N'Zoth could not wait for cooperation to develop gradually.
• White-haired Jaina sensed hidden shadow power beneath them and realized N'Zoth had been eavesdropping since their arrival.

White Jaina tried to convince Azshara that the Alliance had a secret means of defeating Old Gods, using the fall of Yogg-Saron and the Burning Legion’s attack as clues. She left Azshara questioning whether Sargeras had truly fallen from the Titans’ order or had only pretended to become chaotic.

• White Jaina gave Azshara a Void Crystal from Yogg-Saron’s treasury, shocking her with proof that an Old God had been defeated.
• White Jaina claimed the Holy Light and a secret weapon had helped destroy Yogg-Saron, then connected the victory to the Titans’ defeat of Y’Shaarj.
• White Jaina suggested that the Alliance and Burning Legion had followed a timetable set by the Pantheon, leaving Azshara confused and doubtful.
• After Azshara demanded an explanation, White Jaina argued that absolute order could not produce a fallen Dark Titan, so Sargeras either had never truly fallen or Titans were not absolute order.
• Azshara screamed as White Jaina’s argument overturned what she believed about Sargeras and the Titans.

White Jaina convinced Azshara that the Titans were secretly preparing to purge the Old Gods, with N'Zoth likely their next target. Azshara agreed to cooperate with Theramore and revealed what she knew about N'Zoth, while the Old God listening below silently plotted against her.

• White Jaina told Azshara that the Titans and Sargeras might have staged their disappearance and explained the Titans' supposed reasons for targeting the Old Gods.
• White Jaina blamed the Orgrimmar explosion and the Twilight Cultists' use of the Eye of the Storm for making the Titans fear the Old Gods.
• Azshara asked which Old God would be targeted next, and White Jaina claimed N'Zoth was more likely than C'Thun because of its many schemes and ambitions.
• Fearing for the Naga, Azshara asked White Jaina to save them and agreed to cooperate with Theramore.
• White Jaina demanded information about N'Zoth, and Azshara revealed the secrets she knew, including a teleportation array from Nazjatar to Ny'alotha.
• N'Zoth listened to Azshara's disclosures in silence and began plotting to betray her.

Azshara agreed to seek refuge in Theramore after White Jaina promised that Elune might remove her curse and restore her original appearance. While White Jaina waited in the royal palace, a possessed Naga handmaiden tried to frighten her into staying, but White Jaina opened a portal and forced the attacker to beg.

• White Jaina asked whether Azshara wanted to save the Naga race or only herself, then offered refuge in Theramore or Outland.
• White Jaina said Elune might lift Azshara’s curse, and Azshara chose to request residence in Theramore while claiming she wanted peace for her people.
• Azshara sent White Jaina to a guest room, where White Jaina ate and waited for another visitor.
• A Naga handmaiden possessed by Black Mist threatened to eat White Jaina and used spatial lockdown to prevent her escape.
• White Jaina cast a spell that formed a spatial gate, and the handmaiden dropped to her knees and begged her to stay.

White Jaina confronted N'Zoth's representative, who sought friendship with Theramore, and used claims about the Titans and Sargeras to unsettle her. The Naga ended by mistaking White Jaina for a vast ancient power and asking to become her loyal follower.

• The Naga handmaiden revealed she represented N'Zoth and said her master wanted to be friends with Theramore.
• White Jaina rejected cooperation with an Evil God and challenged the Naga about the Titans' orders and N'Zoth's past actions.
• The Naga admitted N'Zoth suspected the Titans were dead and said Azshara had heard the Pantheon was destroyed by Sargeras.
• White Jaina claimed the Pantheon and Burning Legion were secretly aligned and had staged events to deceive mortals and Old Gods.
• The Naga questioned White Jaina's identity, then bowed and asked the great existence to save her and accept her loyalty.

White Jaina advised the Old God to abandon its identity to escape disaster, then urged Azshara to turn to Elune and seek reconciliation among the elven races. Azshara decided to leave N'Zoth’s side and go to Theramore, while White Jaina wondered what the Shadow Power beneath them had heard.

• White Jaina told the Old God that abandoning its identity and name was the path to saving its life, then sent the undecided Naga away.
• Azshara showed White Jaina around Nazjatar and arranged for the Tentacle Baron to provide her with Naga handmaidens.
• Azshara asked White Jaina how people viewed her, and White Jaina compared Azshara’s ambitions to an ant’s ideals beneath Sargeras.
• White Jaina said Azshara should have sought power through trusted allies and turned to Elune instead of Sargeras.
• Azshara decided to go to Theramore, embrace Elune, and become a symbol of unity among the elven races.

White Jaina advised the Naga on hiding in Outland’s Void Storm, then endured an illusion that tried to exploit her guilt over Arthas, Daelin, and Rhonin. She woke in her bed after resisting the illusion and dismissed it as a dull trick.

• The Naga agreed to relinquish her identity and status but asked White Jaina for a way to stay safe as a mortal.
• White Jaina suggested that the Naga hide in Void Storm and use Void Elf merchants to travel beyond Azeroth.
• After the Naga left, White Jaina fell asleep and dreamed of Arthas’s massacre at Stratholme, Daelin’s reproaches, and Rhonin’s death at Theramore.
• White Jaina rejected the illusionary Arthas and Daelin, then told the illusionary Rhonin that they were pawns of fate.
• White Jaina activated a defensive array, destroyed the darkness, and woke in her bed, calling the illusion a boring trick.

White Jaina confronted the Old God in the dream and used her claims about fate to undermine its certainty about itself. The Old God was left wondering whether she was fighting fate, while White Jaina’s true intentions remained unclear.

• White Jaina used her magical array to break free of the Old God’s tentacles and admitted she had taken Jaina’s identity and altered her memories.
• White Jaina gave the Old God her mental protection array and claimed she was unconcerned whether it survived.
• White Jaina suggested that the Old God’s thoughts and actions might be imposed by a higher existence, comparing it to the Aspect Dragon it had corrupted.
• The Old God panicked and questioned whether its life had followed a predetermined fate.
• White Jaina asked why she had abandoned her identity and hidden among mortals, and the Old God wondered whether she was fighting fate.

White Jaina visited the Goblin market in Nazjatar, where trade was thriving and the Tentacle Baron had become popular with the Naga. After returning to her room, she sensed someone approaching as the door quietly opened.

• White Jaina asked a Naga handmaiden to take her to the Goblin market near the sunken ships.
• Golden Eye told White Jaina that business was booming and that another fleet was on its way.
• The Tentacle Baron explained that the Naga were adopting pearl-oyster farming and considering long-term trade, while he worked to promote life on land and fashion.
• White Jaina watched female Naga crowd around the popular Tentacle Baron, then continued browsing the market.
• Golden Ear gave White Jaina a package of supplies, and she returned to her residence with the Naga handmaiden.
• After resting and sorting her gifts, White Jaina sensed someone and the door opened without a sound.