Patrick did not know whether he had persuaded Jorgr Stormheart, but he had successfully kept him from taking part in the coming battle. Watching Jorgr leave with his two Frostborn Dwarf attendants, Patrick led the others slowly into the Descent into Madness.
Before Jorgr left, Patrick had specifically mentioned that he might be a Bronzebeard Dwarf and that Ironforge was the home of the Bronzebeard Dwarves. He offered a slight hint: if Jorgr Stormheart intended to see the world outside, his chances of encountering the Dwarven expedition would greatly increase.
As they entered the Descent into Madness, the Faceless One general, General Vezax, burst out of the pitch-black pooled blood. "Your destruction will herald the beginning of an age of suffering!"
As Yogg-Saron's gatekeeper, he naturally would not allow outsiders to enter freely. After lying dormant for years, the time had come to stake everything on one battle.
The surrounding Faceless Ones quickly closed in as well, launching an attack on Patrick and his fellow intruders.
"A few weak, ugly creatures." Maiev glanced at the Faceless Ones. Aside from their leader, General Vezax, the others were nothing much.
"The avatar of vengeance will emerge from the shadows."
An incorporeal figure emerged from Maiev Shadowsong's shadow. A shadow creature with an outline resembling Maiev's appeared before them.
Loramus, Altruis, Varedis, and Leotheras had already charged into the ranks of the Faceless Ones, slaughtering these lesser creatures. The corpses of the dead Faceless Ones happened to be the finest reagents for the Avatar of Vengeance.
The Avatar of Vengeance could summon vengeful spirits from the soul shards within corpses, using shadow energy to reshape bodies for those soul shards and put them to its own use.
The Faceless Ones' numerical advantage had vanished. General Vezax saw that, before the battle had even