Recaps

The Tauren fought a Centaur assault driven by Vel'th’s experiments with corrupted elemental power, while Sian and Baine survived Stone Spear and the loss of Tally. Vel'th’s attack escalated as Sian resisted a dark bargain and the Tauren faced his Shadow Word: Awaken.

• Cairne led the Tauren west as Centaurs attacked, and Sian and Baine escaped their village together while Tamara and Bashana uncovered a corrupted creature among the dead.
• Sian and Baine used tar, molten iron, and water to defeat Stone Spear, then Tamara and a Kodo Beast destroyed him and the survivors regrouped.
• Magatha and Dezco rallied the Tauren against the Centaurs, while Cairne stopped Magatha from striking a frightened child and Magra Khan revealed his people had made a deal with a demon.
• Tamara, Sian, and Aldo found Spirit Rise devastated, and Sauna Rivermane revealed that Vel'th had used Tally and a crystal core in his experiments with Ascension.
• Vel'th transformed Tally into an elemental, but she reclaimed her will and died, and Sian comforted Sauna by sharing his dream of Tally, while a crimson barrier appeared over Bloodhoof Village.
• Devos chose not to report that the soulseed had shared its anima, and the Winter Queen and Bwonsamdi arranged for him to deliver a golden feather to someone who could help them both.
• Vel'th used the Centaur corpses to fuel a Storm Cocoon, and Tamara and her allies attacked him before he seized Sian and broke the Green Guardian's Bow.
• A dark voice offered Sian power, but moonlight pulled him back, and Tamara warned him to control his anger, and Vel'th cast Shadow Word: Awaken.

Sian and his family helped stop Vel'th's Storm Cocoon and purify the corrupted elements, though the battle cost many lives. Afterward, Cairne welcomed the Night Elves as allies, and Fandral offered to teach Sian druidic ways as the village prepared for Winter Veil.

• Tamara, Sian, and the hunters wounded and pinned Vel'th, but his Storm Cocoon cracked open and unleashed the Nightmare.
• As the Nightmare devastated the camp, Aldo and others fought to save the children and wounded while Sian carried Tamara through the creatures and Liman sacrificed himself to get them to safety.
• Vel'th became a Gale Lord, then learned that Xavius had used him as an expendable pawn while the Nightmare Lord and Queen Azshara prepared to exploit the ensuing chaos.
• Tally and Carl battled Vel'th's demon allies, then tried to purify him as the corrupted storm threatened Bloodhoof Village.
• Sian and the departed souls joined Tally and Carl's ritual, with Tauren and Night Elves adding their strength until the elements were purified and Vel'th remembered his mother.
• After the fighting, Sian spoke with Hamuul about grief and joined Cairne's banquet, where Fandral explained the Nightmare's history and apologized for the Night Elves' late arrival.
• Cairne refused the Night Elves' apology, saying they had done nothing wrong and had come as friends, while Fandral offered to teach Sian druidic ways.
• Sian fell asleep after the banquet and woke in Baine's bed as the village prepared for Winter Veil, while Hamuul urged Fandral to join the festival and asked about Sian's proposal.