Chapter Summaries

Gul'dan used his new fel power to gain the demons' obedience and force a route through the Tomb of Sargeras, while naga guards reported his presence to Queen Azshara. In Suramar, Elisande agreed to Rowan's alliance, leaving the city poised to change its course.

• Gul'dan empowered the Doomguards, learned of the naga tunnel, and tortured a Naga Lord into revealing a route through the underground waterways.
• Gul'dan's demons killed two Electric Jellyfish and fashioned their air sacs into breathing gear, but a Giant Maw attacked them in the underwater passage.
• Mistress Sathis restrained Giant Maw and decided to report the intruders to Queen Azshara.
• Thalyssra and Elisande read Oculeth's report about Kul Tiras's magical industry, and Elisande accepted that Suramar needed to change.
• Elisande presented Rowan with an alliance agreement, and Rowan celebrated Suramar's decision to ally with him.

Sathylene reported the demons' attack on the Temple of the Moon to Queen Azshara, who told her to watch for an opportunity and promised that Xal'atath would protect Hajatan. Meanwhile, Gul'dan attacked the Maiden of Vigilance, and their battle left two Doom Lords directly in her path.

• Sathylene warned Athissa that a storm was coming and asked about her brother Hajatan, who remained alive in Kul Tiras.
• Sathylene told Queen Azshara that demons had reached the lowest level of the Temple of the Moon and were trying to reach the Avatar's chamber.
• Azshara told Sathylene to keep observing the temple and the Shal'dorei, and assured her that Xal'atath would protect Hajatan.
• Gul'dan unleashed fel fire against the Maiden of Vigilance, who drove it back with holy light and turned the Fel Spellweavers' power against the demons.
• Gul'dan transformed and struck the Maiden's shield with a Fel Scythe, while the Maiden aimed her empowered Hammer of the Creators at two stunned Doom Lords.

Rowan hosted Thalyssra for a nighttime discussion about Suramar’s defenses and learned that the demon threatening the temple looked like the supposedly dead Gul'dan. He concluded that Gul'dan had come from another timeline and suspected a traitor had helped him cross worlds.

• Rowan told Thalyssra he had little confidence that his scouts could stop the demon, since they had arrived unprepared and knew nothing about their enemy.
• Thalyssra drew a portrait of the demon, and Rowan recognized its features as those of Gul'dan, who had died in the Tomb of Sargeras over a decade earlier.
• Rowan rejected the idea that the demon was merely disguised and explained that Gul'dan might have come from a parallel timeline.
• Thalyssra asked how Gul'dan had crossed into their world, and Rowan suspected that a traitor among the surface life had broken the rules.

Gul'dan killed the Maiden of Vigilance and opened the Avatar's anchor, allowing the Burning Legion to invade Azeroth despite Aegwynn and Medivh's efforts to stop him. As fel spread across the sky, Rowan and Thalyssra faced the coming crisis in Suramar.

• Gul'dan defeated the Maiden of Vigilance, but Aegwynn and Medivh arrived and jumped into the passage after him.
• Gul'dan reached the Avatar's chamber and began breaking the chains, while Medivh and Aegwynn summoned astral power to attack him.
• The Avatar saved Gul'dan and opened the anchor, summoning the Burning Legion to the Broken Shore.
• Gul'dan ordered Mannoroth and other demons to attack Medivh and Aegwynn, who withdrew to find an anchor and escape.
• Rowan saw fel cover the southeastern sky, and Thalyssra asked him what path the Nightborne should take.

As the Burning Legion invaded Azeroth, Rowan urged the Nightborne to prepare Suramar for war while Suramar's nobles gathered to decide the city's fate. Elisande rejected Melandrus's attempt to surrender to the Legion and rallied the Nightborne to resist, though the nobles remained unmoved.

• Rowan told the Nightborne to find Elisande, prepare for war, and defend Suramar from the Legion.
• At the Nighthold meeting, Stellagosa blamed the arcanists for failing to prevent the invasion, while Vandros urged the representatives to stop arguing.
• Melandrus brought Takrisa Firecrown to the meeting and urged the nobles to join the Burning Legion in exchange for keeping their homes and way of life.
• Stellagosa and several nobles supported surrender, and Valtrois denounced them as traitors.
• Elisande and Thalyssra arrived with Aegwynn and other humans; Elisande slapped Melandrus, silenced Takrisa, and declared that the Nightborne still had hope and must resist.
• The nobles did not respond to Elisande's call, concerned that war would cost them their comfortable lives.

Elisande and Rowan prepared Suramar for the Burning Legion’s assault, bringing Kul Tiras troops and heavy weapons through a new teleportation network. Mephistroth’s forces attacked at midnight, and the chapter ended with a guardian knocking Azgalor down before Captain Gado could strike him.

• Elisande ordered Suramar to prepare for war, and Rowan arranged a teleportation network to bring Kul Tiras reinforcements into the city.
• Rowan urged Elisande to put the Nightborne’s survival above the city itself and told her to prepare to extract the Nightwell’s energy core.
• Kul Tiras teleported two army corps, mages, artillery, Mage Hunter cannons, and an Aircraft Carrier into Suramar.
• Mephistroth held the demon army until he received orders from Gul'dan, while Azgalor angrily demanded permission to attack.
• At midnight, the demons shattered Suramar’s energy barrier and charged into the city as Azgalor confronted Captain Gado.
• A guardian’s energy blasts knocked Azgalor down and ordered Gado to retreat behind the Mage Hunter gunners.

The defenders of Suramar struggled against Azgalor’s assault as artillery, teleportation, and aerial attacks shifted the battle across the city. The chapter ended with Kate’s Liberator Fighter destroyed after Binspeed’s attack damaged a Void Warship, while the two dropped Mage Hunters remained in play.

• Adolf intercepted Azgalor while Clark’s Blink-Type Mage Hunters devastated the demons beyond the arched bridge, forcing Azgalor to halt his advance and summon aerial reinforcements.
• A Void Warship struck Clark’s exposed Cannon Position, but Guardian Evans teleported the artillery unit away just before the bombardment flattened the area.
• Jaina, Sylvanas, Valeera, and Saurfang defended the inner city as Aluriel persuaded many spellblades to abandon Silgryn and retreat toward the Nighthold.
• Eilor arrived at the bridge and slaughtered Burning Legion specialists, prompting Fel Lord Sakar to request bombardment from the Void Warship.
• Binspeed and Kate attacked the Void Warship with Liberator Fighters and dropped two Mage Hunters, but the warship shot down Kate’s fighter.

Mephistroth's damaged Void Warship returned to the Broken Shore, where Gul'dan ordered reinforcements to crush Suramar. The Nighthold's arrival broke the city's defenses, and as Rowan prepared to retreat, Gul'dan attacked him—only for Thalyssra to take the brunt of the blast before Gul'dan seemingly reduced Rowan to ash.

• Mephistroth used the Soul Engine's remaining energy to shield the Void Warship and warp it back to the Broken Shore, where Gul'dan berated him for failing to take Suramar.
• Gul'dan ordered The Nighthold and Krosus's forces to reinforce the siege, while the Suramar defenders resumed fighting under renewed aerial bombardment.
• The Nighthold deployed teleportation beacons, and Krosus led a renewed assault as Evans moved much of the artillery out of the city.
• Rowan told Elisande to cut off the Nightwell core once her final Teleportation Spell was complete and prepared to retreat.
• Gul'dan teleported to the Fountain of Night and attacked Rowan, but Thalyssra shielded him and collapsed; Evans teleported her outside the city.
• Gul'dan struck Rowan with fel energy and believed he had killed him, then turned to confront Evans.

Gul'dan searched for the Nightwell's energy core while the Burning Legion devastated Suramar, and Elisande tried to stop the Nightwell before the city fell. The Temporal Spirit refused to help her, the Nighthold collapsed, and Elisande faced a final assault from the city's turncoats.

• Gul'dan ordered Tichondrius to slaughter Suramar's elves and feed their bodies to the Soul Engine, then descended toward the Nightwell's energy core.
• Elisande found Takrisa imprisoned and attempted to shut down the Nightwell, but the Temporal Spirit reactivated it and refused to return to the Eye of Aman'Thul.
• Arluin refused to release Takrisa to Melandrus, Vandros, and Aluriel, then forced the surrender faction to leave the aqueduct with him.
• The Temporal Spirit and a fel-wreathed demon appeared as the Nighthold's foundations were destroyed, and Vandros realized the Nightwell's energy had run dry.
• Gul'dan offered Melandrus and the other turncoats power for killing Elisande, and Melandrus attacked her despite her offer of forgiveness.

Melandrus, Vandros, and Aluriel fought Elisande after the Nightwell’s destruction, while Gul'dan battled the Temporal Spirit. Vandros used Aluriel disguised as Thalyssra to lure Elisande into a trap, and the chapter ended with someone taking Melandrus’s strike meant for Elisande.

• Melandrus and Aluriel attacked Elisande, but she trapped Melandrus in a time-slowing orb and began gathering arcane power for a devastating spell.
• Aluriel destroyed the Recursive Elemental, and Vandros guided the group past Elisande’s contracting Arcane Energy Ring before they charged her.
• The Temporal Spirit’s Spatial Void Slash disrupted the battle, allowing Elisande to escape the Spellblades; Vandros then disguised Aluriel as Thalyssra and sent her to feign injury.
• Gul'dan gained the upper hand against the Temporal Spirit, forcing Elisande to prepare to leave as the spirit warned her that it could not hold out much longer.
• A real Thalyssra appeared in danger, and Elisande rushed to save her; Melandrus attacked Elisande from behind, but someone blocked his sword, leaving Elisande grieving in disbelief.

Elisande escaped Melandrus and reached the Meredil Ruins, where she learned Rowan and Thalyssra had survived. After thanking Rowan for saving her, Elisande collapsed before she could decide how to repay him, while Rowan later reunited with Jaina.

• An unknown attacker severed Melandrus's right arm, and Guardian Evans teleported Elisande to the Meredil Ruins as her grief and fury made her lose control.
• Elisande learned from Aegwynn, Jaina, and Sylvanas that Rowan and Thalyssra were alive, then found Rowan restoring Thalyssra's energy.
• Elisande and Thalyssra discussed the destroyed Nightwell, their past disagreements, and Thalyssra's growing feelings for Rowan.
• Elisande thanked Rowan for saving her and promised to repay him, but collapsed before she could decide how.
• Rowan embraced Jaina beneath the stars, and the two spent the night together.

Elisande and Thalyssra faced a mana shortage after the Nightwell’s destruction, while Rowan learned that the spider-like monsters near Meredil were mutated Nightborne. Thalyssra revealed that the creatures might be linked to exiles who vanished long ago, and she and Rowan set out to ask Tel'arn about a seed found beneath the temple.

• Elisande learned from Thalyssra that the refugees had less than ten days of mana wine and that some Nightborne could become Withered within three days.
• Elisande planned to search for ancient mana and make mana wine, while Rowan replenished Thalyssra’s energy the next morning.
• Rowan told Thalyssra that the spider-like creatures were mutated Nightborne, and Thalyssra recalled that she and Elisande had exiled more than a thousand dissenters who later disappeared.
• Thalyssra explained that Farodin had tried to save the exiles with an ancient Arcan'dor tree, but a surge of energy destroyed the temple’s underground corridors.
• Rowan revealed that his archmage had found a seed beneath the temple, and Thalyssra suggested asking Tel'arn about it before leaving with Rowan.

Tel'arn examined the ancient Arcan'dor seed with Rowan and Thalyssra, and Rowan considered whether its fruit or his artifact energy could help the Nightborne overcome mana addiction. The chapter ended with Elisande reaching the ruins of Nar'thalas Academy without suffering withdrawal and planning to search for old friends.

• Thalyssra summoned Tel'arn from his starlight rose garden and took him with Rowan to see the Arcan'dor seed beneath the temple.
• Tel'arn identified the seed as an ancient Arcan'dor and explained that its fruit had once replenished mana, though it now lacked the Well of Eternity's energy source.
• Rowan argued that the Nightborne needed to break their dependence on arcane energy, and Thalyssra confirmed that his artifact energy had helped her avoid withdrawal.
• Tel'arn realized Rowan had also infused Elisande with energy, then decided to focus on his own work rather than the confusing situation.
• Elisande reached the ruins near Nar'thalas Academy, refused Mana Wine because she felt no withdrawal, and told Valtrois to keep Thalyssra busy with work.

Ysera taught Katrana nature magic and gave her advice on winning Rowan’s affection, but urgent intelligence that the Burning Legion had returned forced Ysera to prepare a move to Mount Hyjal. In Felwood, Shandris’s patrol began relocating the Emerald Sanctuary when they detected something approaching.

• Ysera persuaded Katrana to study nature magic, and Katrana quickly learned Restoration spells from Nythendra and Ysondre.
• While bathing with Katrana in the Emerald Dream, Ysera advised her to grow stronger, become Rowan’s confidante, and make him desire her; later, Ysera unexpectedly thought of someone and was shaken.
• Eranikus told Ysera that Number Zero had reported the Burning Legion’s return, so Ysera ordered preparations to relocate to Val’sharah and travel to Mount Hyjal with Katrana.
• Shandris ordered Malisar to wake the ancients in the Emerald Sanctuary for relocation, then heard a disturbance and told the patrol to take cover in the trees.

Malisar and Shandris fought a sudden Burning Legion attack in Felwood, then prepared the Sentinels and ancient guardians for further danger. In Nar'thalas, Elisande reunited with Farondis and urged him to stop hiding now that the Legion had returned.

• Malisar and Shandris led the Sentinels in killing a pack of Burning Legion Felhounds, and Shandris sent news of the attack to Mount Hyjal.
• Malisar woke the ancient Elorik and asked him to help rouse the other ancients as the Sentinels reinforced their defenses.
• Elisande visited Nar'thalas Academy, obtained her old student pass from Adelys, and used an illusion to move through the ruins unnoticed.
• Elisande asked the Night Watch about Farondis, and Eddie led her to the High Academy, where he was hiding in a storeroom.
• Elisande revealed herself to Farondis, who welcomed her and asked after Thalyssra; she urged him to face the Legion's return rather than keep hiding.

Thalyssra and Valtrois started producing mana wine while preparing to purge Suramar’s nobility, as Gul’dan organized the Burning Legion’s invasion and received a secret assignment from Kil’jaeden. Rowan coordinated Azeroth’s defenses and abandoned the idea of quickly growing the Arcan'dor with his current energy, leaving him to seek another solution.

• Silgryn and Valtrois brought ancient mana to the Meredil Ruins, where Tel'arn set up a winery and Lady Marga began producing mana-infused drinks for the mana-starved Nightborne.
• Valtrois told Thalyssra that Elisande had left for Azsuna and ordered her to lead the Nightborne; Thalyssra decided to remove nobles from office and control mana-wine distribution with Valtrois.
• Tichondrius reported the Legion’s advance to Gul’dan, who ordered attacks on the Eastern Kingdoms while planning a gradual invasion that avoided focusing first on Kul Tiras.
• Kil’jaeden told Gul’dan that Sargeras had a secret plan for him, and Gul’dan accepted the complicated assignment in exchange for the promise of great power.
• Rowan sent agents to warn the major kingdoms and sought alliances across the Broken Isles while mana drinks eased the Nightborne’s withdrawal symptoms.
• Rowan learned that growing the Arcan'dor with his current Heart of Azeroth energy would take too long, but the system suggested collecting Legendary Shards and powerful artifacts to accelerate its growth.

Rowan prepared to leave Suramar after helping Thalyssra recover her mana, while she struggled to hide her feelings and tried to keep him close. The chapter then shifted to Prince Farondis, who recalled how his actions had helped stop the Burning Legion's invasion and brought Azshara's curse upon his court.

• After Jaina returned to Kul Tiras, Rowan drank Thalyssra's energy-replenishing elixir and helped restore her mana.
• Thalyssra admitted she had exhausted herself refining Ancient Mana, and Rowan advised her to conserve mana and study governance with Elisande.
• When Rowan said he would return to Kul Tiras, Thalyssra asked to visit him and meet with him privately, and he agreed.
• Thalyssra fell asleep against Rowan, then secretly watched him leave and fretted over her failed attempt to seduce him.
• Prince Farondis remembered advising Queen Azshara to use the Well of Eternity to bring Sargeras into Azeroth rather than send in the Legion's armies.
• After the Well of Eternity exploded and the invasion failed, Azshara blamed Farondis and cursed his entire court with the Tidestone.

Farondis and Elisande recovered the Tidestone fragments from Nar'thalas Academy while Farondis faced his people's anger and received the old headmaster's reassurance. Rowan postponed his return from Suramar to visit Val'sharah, where a trainee guard led him toward the Temple of the Moon and mentioned that she lived with Uncle Farodin.

• Farondis revealed that he had broken the Tidestone into fragments and hidden them around Nar'thalas Academy, and Elisande agreed to help retrieve them.
• Farondis endured insults from the people of his court, while Elisande defended him and the old headmaster told him that the court still held him in its heart.
• Elisande gathered all the Tidestone fragments, and Farondis instructed Eddie to keep the Night Watch alert before leaving Azsuna with her.
• After Ellen reported that the Night Elves had granted Rowan passage into Val'sharah, Rowan postponed his return and traveled there alone.
• A Moonshadow Guard checked Rowan's credentials and led him toward the Temple of the Moon; on the way, she said she lived with Uncle Farodin.

Rowan traveled to the Temple of the Moon and met Malfurion, Tyrande, and Ysera to discuss joining forces against the Burning Legion. Tyrande interrupted Malfurion’s agreement and began laying out conditions for the Night Elves’ participation.

• Rowan met Sa'ella on the way to the Temple of the Moon and invited her and Uncle Farodin to join his Industrial Zone.
• Tyrande searched Malfurion’s resting place, discovered he was away, and later reunited with him at Nordrassil before they traveled to Val'sharah.
• Rowan and Sa'ella arrived at the Temple of the Moon, where Ysera introduced Rowan to Malfurion and Tyrande.
• Rowan proposed that the Night Elves join the Human Alliance’s Allied Forces and form the Armies of Legionfall against the Burning Legion.
• Malfurion agreed on the Night Elves’ behalf, but Tyrande corrected him and began presenting her conditions to Rowan.

Tyrande rejected Rowan’s alliance proposal unless the Night Elves received favorable terms, and she argued that Mount Hyjal should receive most of the allied forces. Meanwhile, Imonar arrived in Azsuna to hunt the Court of Farondis and captured Eddie and Adelrie.

• Tyrande demanded that the Night Elves fight separately from the Highborne and Nightborne, then urged Rowan to commit most of the alliance’s strength to defending Mount Hyjal.
• Rowan challenged Tyrande’s proposal, and she refused to agree to his alliance plans before leaving with Malfurion.
• Malfurion confronted Tyrande about playing political games, and she defended her efforts to protect the Night Elves’ homeland.
• Tichondrius summoned Imonar, who reviewed intelligence about Azsuna and set out to investigate Nar’thalas Academy.
• Eddie and Adelrie discussed Prince Farondis and the rumors that he had left with the academy’s artifact.
• Imonar ambushed Eddie and Adelrie with an arcane grenade, captured them in a sack, and escaped.