Chapter Summaries

Yu Lin Bloodhawk struggled to absorb the blue dragon’s immense source power while reflecting on how far the Windrunner Sisters outmatched him. After Sylvanas and Alleria left the Secret Chamber, he continued enduring the simultaneous pleasure and pain of expanding his limited magical capacity.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk complained inwardly that even seemingly minor enemies were cunning and that the Windrunner Sisters were far beyond his abilities.
• Sylvanas and Alleria discussed the battlefield and the servants in Proudmoore who were using magical items to disguise themselves as the sisters.
• Sylvanas and Alleria left the Secret Chamber, leaving Yu Lin Bloodhawk alone to absorb the blue dragon’s source power.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk experienced pleasure and pain as the vast source power strained his small magical capacity.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk’s absorption method relied on exceeding his existing capacity so the energy could expand it and later be refined into his own source power.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk endured the pain of absorbing and refining the blue dragon source while reflecting on how far he fell short of Alleria and Sylvanas. In Andorhal, Shidewa and Xingluoge prepared to ambush the approaching orcs as Uther’s battered force neared the planned site.

• Alleria and Sylvanas warned Yu Lin Bloodhawk about the dangers of absorbing too much external mana and urged him to build his strength gradually.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk endured agonizing absorption sessions, compared himself with the Windrunner Sisters, and felt guilty that they had delayed their journey to Proudmoore to help him.
• Shidewa welcomed Xingluoge and the main force of the Hinterlands' Eastern United Burning Legion at Andorhal.
• Shidewa and Xingluoge learned that Uther was approaching with fewer than two hundred surviving Silver Hand Paladins after his failed raid on the orcs’ main camp.
• Shidewa and Xingluoge awaited Uther’s arrival at the planned ambush site, wary of the orcs’ unexpected strength.

Shidewa and Xingluoge prepared an ambush for the Orcs, using Uther’s Silver Hand Paladins to draw nearly two hundred Death Knights into the trap. The Death Knights raced past the hidden forces, leaving the ambush undiscovered as they pursued Uther.

• After discovering a Legendary Warlock and nearly two hundred hidden Death Knights among the Orcs, Shidewa and Xingluoge formed a strike team to target the Warlock and left the Death Knights to Uther.
• At sunset, Shidewa and Xingluoge spotted Uther approaching with fewer than two hundred Paladins, followed by the Orc Death Knights.
• Uther rode through the ambush zone without stopping, following the plan to lure the Death Knights onward while keeping the Orcs from suspecting a trap.
• A Gryphon Rider’s report confirmed that all of the Orc force’s nearly two hundred Death Knights were pursuing Uther, while the Wolf Riders could not keep up.
• Shidewa and Xingluoge watched the Death Knights race through the ambush zone after Uther, and the Orcs failed to notice the hidden soldiers.

Shidewa’s forces ambushed the orc army while Uther and the Silver Hand Paladins lured the Death Knights into a head-on fight. The chapter ended with the surviving orcs forming a shield wall under a rain of javelins and arrows.

• Shidewa ordered his troops to scatter poisoned caltrops along the passage and conceal themselves as Uther led the Death Knights toward a slope.
• Uther and nearly two hundred Silver Hand Paladins charged down the slope and collided with the pursuing Death Knights.
• The orc main force advanced toward the battle, while roughly three hundred Orc Wolf Riders raced ahead to reinforce the Death Knights.
• The Wolf Riders stumbled into the poisoned caltrops, and Shidewa’s signal brought a barrage of throwing axes against the survivors.
• Vilebranch Trolls and High Elves rained javelins and arrows on the main orc force as it entered the ambush zone.
• An orc commander ordered the survivors to close ranks behind a shield wall, while many orcs fell during their retreat toward its protection.

The orcs formed a shielded defensive ring as Shidewa’s forces surrounded them with trolls and high elves. When Gul'dan began gathering power at the center of the orc formation, Shidewa prepared a strike against the Shadow Council and sent gryphon riders and elf rangers to disrupt the warlocks.

• The orc commander drew his dwindling forces into a shielded circle as trolls and high elves rose around them in formation.
• The commander saw that the wolf riders had been wiped out and that fewer than seven hundred orcs remained, many dying from poisoned wounds.
• Dark clouds gathered above the orc formation as Gul'dan and the Shadow Council began channeling magic.
• Shidewa ordered his raid team to target the black-robed warlocks while he and Xinluoge handled the legendary warlock.
• Shidewa sent troll warriors behind the elves and ordered elf rangers to fire volleys as gryphon riders flew in to drop bombs.
• More than two thousand elf rangers loosed arrows into the center of the orc formation to cover the gryphon attack.

The High Elves and their allies attacked the Orc army, killing Warlocks and disrupting Gul'dan's summoning of the Infernals. Xingluoge struck at Gul'dan but failed to break his Shadow Shield, and the two began fighting amid the chaotic Orc ranks.

• Poisoned arrows and bombs shattered the Orc formation and killed several Orc Warlocks, so Shidewa ordered the assault team to attack.
• Shidewa and Xingluoge led the Rangers through the Orc ranks, killing more Warlocks and locating Gul'dan as the Troll javelin throwers advanced.
• Gul'dan forced the fading black clouds to summon more than twenty Infernals, and Shidewa warned the fighters to get out of their way.
• Xingluoge fired his strongest arrow at Gul'dan, but Gul'dan's Shadow Shield absorbed the attack.
• Gul'dan attacked Xingluoge with dark magic, but Xingluoge dodged and used the Orc soldiers to stay out of Gul'dan's sight.

Shidewa and Xingluoge tried to kill Gul'dan, but he escaped with a Mass Teleportation Scroll before they could finish the fight. They then joined Uther's battle and helped defeat the remaining Death Knights.

• Shidewa ambushed Gul'dan with a magical arrow, but Gul'dan survived by using a magic item.
• Shidewa and Xingluoge attacked Gul'dan together, but their arrows were diverted when Gul'dan activated a Mass Teleportation Scroll.
• Gul'dan, the orcs, and the trapped Infernals teleported away before the rangers could stop them.
• Shidewa left five hundred Vilebranch Troll soldiers to clear the battlefield and led the rest of his troops to reinforce Uther.
• Shidewa and Xingluoge joined Uther's forces in surrounding the remaining Death Knights, who were soon defeated.

The Eastern Burning Legion defeated the Death Knights but failed to find the surviving orcs, while Uther departed for Alterac Valley. Yu Lin Bloodhawk warned Alleria and Sylvanas that orcs would target Quel'Thalas's Rune Stones, and a month later a major fire broke out in the southern Eversong Woods as Yu Lin remained unaware.

• Shidewa and Xingluoge captured the three surviving Death Knights, while Uther and his men claimed the remaining spoils.
• Shidewa and Xingluoge searched for the surviving orcs for a month, then informed Andorhal and returned to The Hinterlands; Uther later left for Alterac Valley.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk told Alleria and Sylvanas that orcs would enter Quel'Thalas to steal the Rune Stones and urged them to protect their families and strengthen defenses.
• Sylvanas gathered family members while Alleria mobilized the Windrunner Burning Legion, reinforced Rune Stone surveillance, and placed the Frostwolf Clan Regiment on standby.
• A month later, a great fire spread through the southern Eversong Woods, while Yu Lin Bloodhawk continued practicing his newfound power without knowing what was happening.

After Orc raiders stole the Rune Stones and escaped Quel'Thalas, Sylvanas blamed the losses and considered using the Dragon Soul to turn back time. Yu Lin Bloodhawk warned her that doing so would alert the Dragonflights, but Sylvanas moved toward the artifact anyway.

• Alleria and Sylvanas found the Orcs’ trail, then argued over whether to destroy them in Quel'Thalas or let them leave before fighting.
• The Orcs burned villages and forests while fleeing, forcing the Elves to protect civilians and preventing them from concentrating their forces.
• The Orcs transported the Rune Stones away through a powerful Teleportation Circle, leaving six dead Orc Warlocks behind and angering Quel'Thalas’s royal court and Silvermoon Council.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk told Sylvanas that the course of history remained unchanged, and Sylvanas challenged him over the many Elf deaths.
• Sylvanas approached the Dragon Soul to siphon the Bronze Dragon’s source power and change time, while Yu Lin Bloodhawk warned that the Dragonflights might discover it.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk convinced Sylvanas not to attack Neltharion, but the Windrunner sisters remained divided over civilian deaths. Sylvanas demanded that they leave for Kalimdor, and the chapter ended with the group sailing for The Hinterlands as Yu Lin learned he was near Legendary rank but lacked the understanding to reach it.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk warned Sylvanas that Neltharion could devastate Quel'Thalas and would soon die seeking the Tomb of Sargeras, and Sylvanas lowered her arm but mourned the civilians who had died.
• Sylvanas and Alleria sat in heavy silence, and Yu Lin noticed a rift between the sisters.
• Sylvanas pressed Yu Lin to say when they would go to Kalimdor, and he agreed to send an aircraft carrier group after they returned to The Hinterlands.
• Alleria admitted that she had been at fault for not listening to Sylvanas, and Yu Lin understood that neither sister had been willing to yield.
• Yu Lin, Sylvanas, and Alleria boarded a ship from Goldenmist Village to The Hinterlands, where Yu Lin learned that he was near Legendary rank but still needed deeper understanding of his power.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk returned to Hinterlands and redirected the Quel'Danil Council's plans for the valley entrance, proposing a stone fortress in exchange for Green Dragon-built treehouse villages. He then summoned a commander to assess whether the Eastern Burning Legion could manage without the Bloodhawk Burning Legion as he prepared for a possible journey to Kalimdor.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk arrived in Hinterlands, inspected its development, and found his City Lord's Household Guard had reached six hundred members.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk called an emergency meeting of the Quel'Danil Council and persuaded its members to propose treehouse villages instead of a Green Dragon-grown tree fortress.
• The Quel'Danil Council approved Yu Lin Bloodhawk's proposal and agreed to renegotiate the exchange with the Green Dragons of Seradane.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk sent a Gryphon Rider to Aerie Peak to summon Shidewa or Xingluoge and ask whether the Eastern Burning Legion could manage without the Bloodhawk Burning Legion.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk weighed who could accompany him and Sylvanas to Kalimdor, worrying about leaving Hinterlands without enough soldiers to maintain order.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk reviewed reports showing that the elves’ intelligence network had helped the Alliance and noticed a month-long lull in the fighting that might signal an unexplained shift. He summoned Alleria and Sylvanas, and they began investigating whether the lull was connected to the orcs’ theft of the Rune Stone.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk reviewed reports describing the elves’ surveillance and intelligence support across the war’s fronts.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk noticed an analysis reporting that the orcs’ attacks had fallen sharply across every front, though later intelligence showed no signs of an impending offensive.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk summoned Sylvanas and Alleria to discuss the unusual lull in the fighting.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk pointed out that the analysis dated from the time the orcs stole the Rune Stone from Quel'Thalas.
• Sylvanas suggested the Rune Stone might be connected, and Yu Lin Bloodhawk noted that the orcs could use it to turn ogres into Two-Headed Ogre Mages.
• Alleria and Sylvanas reconsidered the battle reports from the past month.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk, Alleria, and Sylvanas concluded that the Orcs were preparing to invade Quel'Thalas, so Sylvanas was to return and lead the Windrunner Burning Legion. Alleria resigned her command in Sylvanas's favor and said she would stay with Yu Lin Bloodhawk in Quel'Danil, while the family discussed how to protect the Windrunners.

• Alleria and Sylvanas agreed that the Orcs were preparing an all-out offensive that could threaten Quel'Thalas and the Windrunner family.
• Alleria announced that she had resigned as commander of the Windrunner Burning Legion and believed Sylvanas should take her place.
• Alleria told Sylvanas to return to Quel'Thalas, watch the southern border and Zul'Aman, and protect their family.
• Alleria said she would stay in Quel'Danil as Yu Lin Bloodhawk's wife, and Sylvanas reminded her that their family would attend their wedding.

Alleria revealed that she had been Yiluo all along, confessed her love to Yu Lin Bloodhawk, and agreed to marry him after Quel'Thalas was safe. She planned to leave for Proudmoore the next morning while Yu Lin Bloodhawk prepared Quel'Danil, and the chapter ended with Alleria waiting for him in his bedroom.

• Sylvanas suggested that Alleria use the right moment to bring their family to The Hinterlands, and Alleria decided to travel to Proudmoore for information and military planning.
• Alleria told Yu Lin Bloodhawk to prepare ships and Quel'Danil's army in case Quel'Thalas needed to evacuate civilians or return its Expeditionary Army Corps to battle.
• Alleria revealed that she had been Yiluo, explained that she had grown to love Yu Lin Bloodhawk, and asked him to marry her once the crisis was over.
• Sylvanas blurted out that Yu Lin Bloodhawk had a harem of three thousand beauties, then left as Alleria followed her outside.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk worked late, then returned to his quarters and found Alleria waiting on his bed.
• Alleria embraced and kissed Yu Lin Bloodhawk.

Alleria stayed with Yu Lin Bloodhawk for breakfast before leaving to consolidate the troops, reassuring him that she would return. Their affectionate farewell left Yu Lin Bloodhawk joking about Sylvanas, until Alleria admitted she wanted to hit him too.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk woke to find Alleria gone, then discovered she was waiting in the sitting room with breakfast.
• Alleria told Yu Lin Bloodhawk that she would always be his wife, and he confessed he wished their time together would last longer.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked Alleria to postpone her departure, but she refused because she had to consolidate the troops.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk imagined how Sylvanas would scold him, and Alleria said she wanted to hit him too.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk considered how to deploy the Trolls and decided to send Zuga and his troops to Booty Bay. After seeing three captive Death Knights, he asked the War God Temple Mages to investigate how to train Living Death Knights, leaving Sorens intrigued by the idea.

• Xingluoge and Shidewa brought three captive Death Knights to Yu Lin Bloodhawk so the Mages could study their weaknesses.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk decided to send Zuga and his Trolls to Booty Bay because he still doubted their loyalty.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk wrote to Alleria asking her to send the Death Knights and Orc Warlocks held by Proudmoore for research.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk and Xinluoge brought several captive Death Knights to the War God Temple and asked Sorens and the other Mages to develop a way to train Living Death Knights.
• Sorens questioned whether the method was possible, and Yu Lin Bloodhawk told him the captives would be made to help with the research.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked Sorens to find a way to train living Death Knights, then agreed to fund Sorens’s plan to build a Magic Portal Anchor Point at the War God Temple in Quel'Danil. The Quel'Danil Council supported the construction, though Yu Lin did not know what larger benefits they saw in it.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk told Sorens to find ways to break the Death Knights’ resistance and develop a method for training living Death Knights.
• Sorens asked Yu Lin for research funding, then revealed he wanted to build a Magic Portal Anchor Point at the War God Temple in Quel'Danil.
• Yu Lin eagerly agreed to provide fifty thousand gold coins and prioritize Hinterlands resources, while Sorens demanded a written promise and additional terms.
• Yu Lin returned to his harbor lodgings that evening pleased about the portal project but angry at Sorens for extracting more money from him.
• The Quel'Danil Council unanimously supported building the portal anchor point, though Yu Lin did not know they saw benefits beyond its practical uses.

After refining dragon source power, Yu Lin Bloodhawk discovered that his magic, strength, and ability to learn other classes’ skills had increased, so he sought a sword and planned to train with Orc Blademasters. He then learned that the War God Armor research team had relocated near a waterfall and flew there to investigate.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk struggled to watch his treasury shrink as Sorens’s team worked on a portal calibration point.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk found that dragon source power had greatly increased his magic and physical strength and removed restrictions on learning other classes’ skills.
• After sparring with Xingluoge exposed his melee combat weaknesses, Yu Lin Bloodhawk decided to learn swordsmanship from the Orc Blademasters.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk ordered a two-handed sword from a Wildhammer weaponsmith and went to check on the War God Armor research team.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk discovered the team had moved near the great waterfall in the Southern Hills of the Seaside Plain and flew there by gryphon.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk visited the War God Armor factory as the team completed and fitted the first Ranger suit. He approved of its comfort and quiet, agile design but argued that future armor should keep the alloy’s original indigo color, while the team’s mechanized production promised greater output.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk saw that the War God Armor team’s factory used waterfall-powered machines to automate much of the forging and stamping work.
• Sorens, the Lyk Brothers, the Wildhammer Dwarves, Goblins, and Elf Leatherworkers assembled the first Ranger suit of War God Armor.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk tried on the completed tier-two rare armor and found that it fit comfortably, moved quietly, and allowed him to move freely.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk disliked the suit’s golden finish and demanded that future armor retain the alloy’s original indigo color, though Sorens and the other mages insisted the armor should be gold.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk focused on the factory’s production capacity, noting that its semiautomated processes could increase armor output.

Yu Lin Bloodhawk designated War God Armor as Quel'Danil's standard-issue equipment, but a dispute over its color led the old religious charlatans to rename his indigo armor Temple Guardian Armor. After they drove him from the workshop, he returned to swordsmanship training and continued mastering powerful abilities.

• Yu Lin Bloodhawk ordered full-scale production of War God Armor for Quel'Danil's troops and made it the city's standard-issue armor.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk and the old religious charlatans argued over armor colors, agreeing that future City Guards would wear golden-yellow armor while his current forces wore indigo armor.
• The old religious charlatans demanded funds and authority to establish a War God Temple guard force, then renamed Yu Lin Bloodhawk's indigo armor Temple Guardian Armor.
• Sorens and the other old religious charlatans drove Yu Lin Bloodhawk from the workshop, and a Gryphon Rider took him back to the Harbor.
• Yu Lin Bloodhawk trained with the Orc Blademaster instructors, quickly learning Overhead Slam, Mortal Strike, and Whirlwind while having previously struggled to master Mirror Image and Wind Walk.