Chapter Summaries

Nefarian arrived at Theramore badly wounded after Stormwind City's army breached Blackrock Spire, and the Mage Tower shot him down as he circled the city looking for Onyxia. Deren and Onyxia took him in, leaving him to recover at their home.

• Deren, Jaina, Onyxia, and Chromie discussed Kalecgos's infatuation with Aegwynn while Vereesa and Sylvanas visited.
• Theramore's alarm sounded, and Jaina reported that the Mage Tower had shot down a Black Dragon who might be Nefarian.
• Deren and Onyxia found Nefarian in a crater, where he explained that Varian had attacked Blackrock Spire and the Blackrock Orcs had betrayed him.
• Nefarian transformed into a human and followed Onyxia back to Deren's residence for shelter.
• Nefarian explained that he had circled Theramore to find Deren, and Onyxia scolded him for approaching in dragon form.

Deren arranged for Aegwynn to take Nefarian as her disciple, giving the wanted Black Dragon protection and a chance to reform. Aegwynn bound Nefarian with a Soul Contract and took him away, while Deren anticipated a livelier Mage Tower.

• Deren offered Nefarian a choice between capture, judgment by the Red Dragonflight, or finding a powerful teacher, and persuaded him to accept a Soul Contract if such a teacher existed.
• Deren summoned Aegwynn, whose power and appearance convinced Nefarian that she could protect him even from Deathwing.
• Nefarian hesitated over surrendering his freedom, but Deren threatened to hand him to Varian, so Nefarian agreed to become Aegwynn’s disciple.
• Aegwynn accepted Nefarian for Deren’s sake, signed a Soul Contract with him, and warned him to obey her and stop causing trouble.
• Onyxia gave Aegwynn a treasure chest in thanks, and Aegwynn teleported away with Nefarian as Deren looked forward to the Mage Tower becoming livelier.

Aegwynn brought Nefarian to her laboratory and introduced him as her new disciple, where he immediately clashed with Kalecgos over her affection. After punishing both dragons, Aegwynn left Nefarian plotting to help her get rid of Kalecgos.

• Aegwynn arrived at her laboratory with Nefarian and introduced him to Antonidas and Kalecgos as her new disciple.
• Nefarian insulted Kalecgos, and Aegwynn struck Kalecgos with lightning when he challenged Nefarian to a duel.
• Nefarian impressed Aegwynn by contributing to her experiment, while Kalecgos declared himself her ideal test subject and began undressing.
• Aegwynn used Soul Punishment on Nefarian and polymorphed Kalecgos into a hamster, then locked him in a cage.
• Nefarian asked Jaina about Kalecgos, learned that the Blue Dragon was pursuing Aegwynn, and began plotting to remove him from her side.

Kael'thas faced a renewed Troll threat but lacked the troops and money to fight, so he sought help from the Sindra and negotiated with the Goblins. He signed a thirty-year lease for Quel'Danas Island to fund Silvermoon City's recovery and a war against the Trolls, leaving the island's future in the Goblins' hands.

• Kael'thas found an Elven family murdered by Trolls and ordered the guards to contain the news while he sought a way to deal with the threat.
• Verina Star-wrath asked Kael'thas for more Sunwell Water, and he gave her a supply before recruiting the Sindra's Mages for a possible war against the Trolls.
• Kael'thas learned that the treasury was empty and that the Goblins were threatening to reduce their orders for Quel'Thalas's magical items.
• Kael'thas agreed to lease Quel'Danas Island to the Goblins after they offered advance rent to cover debts, rebuild defenses, and create jobs.
• Gallywix described plans for a Sunwell Theme Park, including a hot spring, cultural attractions, and Elven Charm Street, and Kael'thas signed the thirty-year contract.

Kael'thas sought Deren's advice on defeating the Trolls, and Deren proposed using Goblin logging machines to clear a path to Zul'Aman and sealing the Trolls inside their underground fortress. Kael'thas left eager to prepare the campaign, while Jaina asked Deren why he had accepted the king's gift.

• Kael'thas told Deren that Troll ambushes and Zul'Aman's underground defenses had repeatedly thwarted elven campaigns.
• Deren advised Kael'thas to hire Goblins to cut down trees along the army's route and use the timber as payment.
• Deren suggested finding Zul'Aman's entrances and vents, driving the Trolls inside with Flame Strike and poison gas, then sealing the openings.
• Kael'thas thanked Deren and teleported away to prepare his plan.
• Jaina revealed she had pretended to be ill to listen and asked Deren why he had accepted Kael'thas's treasure chest.

Kael'thas’s forces besieged Zul'Aman, sealed its tunnels, and defeated the Trolls and Hakkar’s avatar. The surviving Troll women and children surrendered, and Kael'thas chose to keep them alive as prisoners while considering a political alliance with Verina.

• Goblin logging machines and Elf Rangers drove the Troll raiders back toward Zul'Aman with heavy losses.
• Verina Star-wrath marked Zul'Aman's entrances and ventilation shafts, and Kael'thas’s forces sealed them, filled tunnels with poison gas, and guarded against escape.
• Sindra mages destroyed a Troll breakout force, and Kael'thas rewarded them with Arcane Crystals.
• The Troll chieftain sacrificed himself to summon Hakkar, but Verina and the Mage Corps annihilated the Loa's avatar with Arcane spears.
• On the sixteenth day, more than three hundred Troll women and children surrendered, and Kael'thas ordered that they be kept alive as prisoners.
• Verina drank hidden Sunwell water, and Kael'thas wondered whether he should pursue a political marriage with her.

The Goblins built Sunwell Theme Park on Quel'Danas Island and recruited unemployed High Elves with a range of dubious jobs. They opened the park using fake Sunwell products and disguised female Trolls as Elves, drawing wealthy tourists from Stormwind City.

• The Goblins hired High Elves as hostesses, dining companions, and language teachers after offering jobs that eased their financial burdens.
• Rivendare and Gallywix filled the fake Sunwell with water, fluorescent powder, and glowing Magic Crystals, then sold fraudulent Sunwell products to visiting nobles.
• Rivendare ordered female Troll captives to be dressed and made up as Elves, taught a few Elven phrases, and employed on Elven Nightlife Street.
• The Goblins opened Sunwell Theme Park and sent three airship flights a month from Stormwind City to Quel'Danas Island, attracting nobles and merchants.
• The Goblins passed off the disguised Trolls as country Elves when tourists noticed, while some visitors—including Stormwind Ma Mou Si—welcomed the discovery.

Kael'thas investigated rumors that Goblins were forcing elves to work at Elven Charm Street, but discovered the supposed elven attendants were painted Troll captives. After a humiliating rescue attempt and Verina's reassurance, he ordered the truth kept secret.

• Kael'thas disguised himself and infiltrated Sunwell Theme Park with Lothar to investigate whether Goblins were coercing elves.
• Kael'thas burst into a private room to rescue an apparent elven girl, punched a human noble, and discovered the girl was a Female Troll.
• The Female Troll grabbed Kael'thas, and he escaped through a window after Lothar found him pinned beneath her.
• Verina met Kael'thas at the palace, offered to destroy Elven Charm Street, and made him promise not to take such risks again.
• Lothar reported that Goblins had painted Troll captives as elves and kept their young as hostages; Kael'thas ordered everyone to keep the incident secret.

Deren’s quiet breakfast in Theramore was interrupted when Aegwynn and Jaina arrived in disarray, followed by Kalecgos, Antonidas, and Nefarian pursuing Aegwynn. Onyxia prevented the newcomers from fighting, but Deren recognized that another Asura Field had begun.

• Onyxia worried that the unusually quiet morning meant trouble was coming, while Deren reassured her that he was happy with just her.
• Aegwynn and Jaina fell through a Portal into the dining room, disheveled and making excuses about practicing spatial magic.
• Kalecgos, Antonidas, and Nefarian arrived through separate rifts and addressed Aegwynn as Senior Sister, Teacher, and Beloved.
• Onyxia warned the newcomers not to fight in her home, and Kalecgos and Antonidas backed down.
• Deren wiped away his cold sweat as he realized the familiar Asura Field had returned.

Deren watched the romantic rivalry between Kalecgos and Antonidas disrupt breakfast at his home until Aegwynn turned both mages into hamsters. The morning ended with the household cleaning up the magical chaos while Deren enjoyed being spared the Asura Field.

• Jaina explained that Kalecgos and Antonidas had fought at the Mage Tower, while Nefarian joined Antonidas in beating up Kalecgos after the Blue Dragon mistook him for a rival.
• Kalecgos offered Aegwynn a magical rose, and Antonidas presented her with an improved Arcane Missile formula.
• Kalecgos's butter mishap teleported Deren's coffee onto Antonidas, who transformed the dining room into a starry illusion that caused the Red Dragon Maids to damage furniture and set the curtains on fire.
• Aegwynn silenced the gathering and transformed Kalecgos and Antonidas into hamsters, then placed them in a magical cage.
• Jaina and the Dragon Maids cleaned up the mess as Anveena offered Deren a muffin, and he enjoyed breakfast with Onyxia beside him.

Aegwynn and Jaina sought Deren’s help after Kalecgos, Antonidas, and Nefarian repeatedly fought over Aegwynn and damaged the Mage Tower. Deren heard their problem during a midnight visit, but the chapter ended before he offered a solution.

• Aegwynn complained to Jaina that Kalecgos and Antonidas kept competing for her attention, while Nefarian’s interference sparked fights that damaged the Mage Tower.
• Jaina suggested asking Deren for help, and she and Aegwynn decided to visit him despite the late hour.
• Jaina opened a Portal outside Deren’s bedroom and knocked, interrupting Deren and Onyxia.
• Onyxia angrily confronted Jaina, who explained that the dragons and Antonidas would not stop fighting despite Aegwynn’s punishments and Polymorph spells.
• Deren summarized that they needed someone to control Kalecgos and restrain Antonidas, while Jaina pleaded for an immediate solution.

Deren proposed that Krasus mediate between Aegwynn, Kalecgos, and Antonidas, using his influence as a Red Dragon and his marriage to Alexstrasza. Krasus joined Aegwynn in the Mage Tower, easing tensions while adding to Theramore’s growing number of dragons.

• After hearing Jaina’s complaints, Deren suggested asking Krasus to handle the situation, and Jaina realized his Red Dragon nature could help control Kalecgos.
• Deren explained that Krasus was experienced, respected by Antonidas, and unlikely to pursue Aegwynn because he was married to Alexstrasza.
• The next evening, Aegwynn and Jaina told Deren that Krasus had intimidated Kalecgos and helped Antonidas act more like Dalaran’s chief mage.
• Krasus misunderstood Nefarian’s presence in the Mage Tower but agreed to stay and study ancient magic with Aegwynn after she cleared things up.
• Deren counted the dragons gathering in Theramore and speculated that Alexstrasza might arrive to discipline Krasus, while Onyxia eagerly anticipated the spectacle.

Marshal Windsore arrived in Theramore with Stormwind Paladins to meet Jaina and investigate a Black Dragon, but he spotted Katrana Prestor alive in the city and identified her as Onyxia. He held back from confronting her in public and prepared to alert Jaina while keeping the group ready for danger.

• Windsore and the Paladins landed in Theramore, where Windrunner stopped them and Orcs from fighting on the docks.
• Windrunner escorted the Stormwind envoy toward the city while Windsore observed Theramore’s mix of Alliance and Horde residents.
• Windsore spotted Katrana Prestor at a fruit stall and recognized her as Onyxia, the Black Dragon Princess.
• Windsore stopped the Paladins from attacking Onyxia in a crowded market and ordered them to remain alert while they met Jaina.

Windsore confronted Jaina about seeing Onyxia in Theramore, then discovered that Nefarian was living there as Jaina’s junior brother and Aegwynn’s student. Aegwynn arrived before Windsore could attack, leaving him stunned as Jaina began to explain the tangled situation.

• Windsore told Jaina he had seen Onyxia in Theramore and urged her to help capture the Black Dragon.
• Jaina questioned Windsore’s evidence, and Nefarian entered the room while carrying a message from their teacher.
• Windsore recognized Nefarian and accused Jaina of sheltering Deathwing’s son, so Jaina raised a barrier and said Nefarian was her junior brother.
• Nefarian insisted he no longer did evil and called for his teacher as Windsore prepared to fight.
• Aegwynn arrived through a Portal, scolded Nefarian, and asked Windsore to hear Jaina out.
• Jaina introduced Aegwynn as Nefarian’s teacher, the former Guardian, and Medivh’s mother, leaving Windsore bewildered.

Deren brought Onyxia and Nefarian before Marshal Windsore after the marshal came to confront them over their crimes. The siblings apologized and presented written promises to reform, but Windsore remained suspicious.

• Jaina arrived in Theramore and urged Deren to come to the Mage Tower, where Marshal Windsore was hunting the Black Dragons.
• Deren and Onyxia joined Windsore, Aegwynn, Nefarian, and the armed Paladins at the Mage Tower, where Aegwynn was reprimanding Nefarian for frightening the marshal.
• Windsore accused Onyxia of stirring conflict in Stormwind City, and Onyxia admitted her actions but said she had done nothing more after Deren took her away.
• Deren asked Onyxia to apologize, and she apologized to Windsore; Nefarian also offered an awkward apology for his deeds at Blackrock Mountain.
• Deren presented Windsore with the siblings' written guarantee letters, but Windsore rejected them as a possible deception.

Deren persuaded Windsore and Stormwind City to accept the Black Dragon siblings’ apology and compensation, with powerful figures vouching for them. The debt was settled, though Onyxia was left to consider meeting VanCleef’s daughter, and Windsore stayed in Theramore to monitor the dragons.

• Deren explained the Black Dragon siblings’ changed ways, and Aegwynn, Jaina, Antonidas, and Krasus vouched for them.
• Aegwynn offered compensation from Karazhan, and Windsore agreed to report the arrangement to Stormwind City.
• Stormwind City approved the settlement on the condition that the dragons stay out of its territory without permission and compensate each victim’s family.
• Windsore told Onyxia to consider meeting VanCleef’s daughter and announced that he would serve as Stormwind City’s trade representative in Theramore.
• Chromie revealed that history had changed, and Onyxia thanked Deren as they celebrated the end of the debt.

Marshal Windsor visited Deren’s home, met Onyxia and the others, and agreed to monitor her only once a day after seeing proof she had fought Deathwing. On his way out, he clashed with drunken Orcs in Theramore, escalating tensions that worried Jaina.

• Deren invited Windsor inside, where Windsor encountered Onyxia, Chromie, several Dragons, and Elves gathered at the house.
• Deren introduced Anveena and Jaina as people hiding in his home, and Windsor promised to keep their identities secret.
• Deren showed Windsor a fragment of Deathwing’s Source Armor and explained that he and Onyxia had fought Deathwing two years earlier.
• Windsor accepted that Onyxia had changed but said he would visit daily, reducing his patrols from three visits a day.
• Windsor argued with five drunken Orcs in the street and drew his sword, triggering a brawl with twelve Paladins.
• Jaina heard about the fight and worried that the Orcs in Theramore were becoming increasingly aggressive.

Jaina investigated rising tensions in Theramore as Horde raids and forced Orc recalls suggested a coming conflict. Deren suspected Garrosh planned to use the Eye of the Storm to bomb Theramore, and he sent Jaina, Chromie, and Onyxia to prepare countermeasures.

• Jaina stopped a fight between Orcs and Paladins, and Windsore warned her that Orcs were scouting Theramore’s important buildings and streets.
• Five days later, Jaina learned that Horde forces had attacked border fortresses and that Orcs in Theramore had been ordered back to Orgrimmar.
• Jaina told Deren about the attacks and the disappearances of Krasus and Kalecgos, prompting Deren to suspect that history had moved forward and Garrosh planned to bomb Theramore with the Eye of the Storm.
• Chromie found that her powers could no longer reveal the timeline, and Deren ordered Jaina to investigate Goblin connections, Chromie to visit Alexstrasza, and Onyxia to prepare their Dragon Egg Rapid Transport Devices.
• Deren asked Jaina to summon Aegwynn and declared that they would strike back against those threatening Theramore.

Deren asked Aegwynn to investigate whether the Orcs had taken the Eye of the Storm and were making it into a weapon. Aegwynn sent Antonidas back to Dalaran, then flew with Nefarian toward Orgrimmar to reconnoiter the city.

• Deren explained his suspicions about the Orcs, the Eye of the Storm, and the Blue Dragons, and asked Aegwynn to investigate Orgrimmar.
• Aegwynn agreed to scout the city with Nefarian, whom she could also inspect as her student, and accepted an Invisibility Potion from Deren.
• Deren urged Aegwynn to send Antonidas back to Dalaran so he would not be forced to choose between Dalaran and Theramore.
• Aegwynn arranged for Antonidas to return to Dalaran before noon, where he would be unable to come back for at least a month.
• After nightfall, Aegwynn mounted Nefarian and flew toward Orgrimmar under cover of invisibility, warning him not to reveal their presence.

Aegwynn detected a strange magical presence beneath Orgrimmar that seemed to watch her, confirming that the Eye of the Storm was being concealed. Deren revealed Anveena’s identity as the Sunwell’s incarnation and began training her as a magical detector while preparing an attack plan with Onyxia.

• Aegwynn sensed the Eye of the Storm beneath Flame Ridge and fled with Nefarian after an unknown presence fired a violet beam at them.
• Aegwynn told Deren that multiple magical fluctuations concealed the real source and that something ancient had watched her probe.
• Deren revealed that Anveena was the Sunwell’s humanoid incarnation and persuaded her to release magical energy to help locate the Eye of the Storm.
• Anveena made the Crystal Ball blaze with light, and Aegwynn began teaching her to focus energy.
• Deren and Onyxia discussed their retaliation plan, including modified bombs and Dragon Egg Rapid Transport Devices.