Recaps

Patrick offered Gilneas provisional membership in the Arcane Pact, while the leaders debated who would control the Scourge after the Forsaken resurrection ceremony. Alonsus Faol volunteered to take up the Helm of Domination, potentially allowing Lordaeron to reclaim Lordaeron City from the Horde.

• Patrick offered Liam and Darius Crowley provisional membership in the Arcane Pact, with duties and authority matching those of the tuskarr.
• Darion looked forward to returning to Quelrins City to prepare the resurrection ceremony for the Knights of the Ebon Blade and the Avengers.
• Alonsus Faol warned that uncontrolled Scourge forces would threaten the far north after Sylvanas was resurrected, and he volunteered to control them.
• Patrick realized that Alonsus taking up the Helm of Domination could give Lordaeron a political claim to reclaim Lordaeron City.

Patrick returned to Silvermoon City to address Quel'Thalas's domestic affairs after securing Lordaeron's future and arranging the Covenant's expansion into Shadowmoon Valley. A population report showing growth of up to 4.6 percent per year stunned him, and Quelrintis began explaining the council's approved solution.

• Sylvanas handed Alonsus Faol the Helm of Domination, and he took control of the Scourge remnants despite the Holy Light destroying nearby skeletons.
• Patrick left Alonsus to manage the Scourge and said he would oversee resurrection magic after settling the kingdom's domestic affairs.
• The Covenant's leaders planned to occupy and develop Shadowmoon Valley, while Vashj secured Leviroth and recruited the remaining naga of Riplash Strand.
• Patrick teleported the group to Silvermoon City, where the Silvermoon Council prepared to discuss the kingdom's future development.
• Patrick saw a report showing Quel'Thalas's population growth had reached 4.6 percent per year, and Quelrintis said the council had devised a solution with Kael'thas's approval.

Patrick approved Kael'thas's plan to merge the Sundial Burning Legion and the Dark Curse Burning Legion, while the Silvermoon Council still had to confirm the reorganization. After Luminas Sunstrider presented plans to reestablish legions for returned and resurrected elves, Patrick asked Kael'thas when he intended to be crowned king.

• The High Elves began having children in large numbers after libraries and magical texts were opened to couples with more than three children, and Kael'thas projected population growth of six percent.
• Kael'thas proposed merging the Sundial Burning Legion with the Dark Curse Burning Legion because their roles had become similar after the elves broke free of Kil'jaeden.
• Patrick approved the merger, ordered the new legion to follow the Dark Curse Burning Legion's standards, and said the Silvermoon Council would confirm the decision.
• Kael'thas named Huili Sandeguer leader of the new legion and Grand Astromancer Solarian her deputy.
• Luminas Sunstrider presented plans to reestablish legions for returned and resurrected elves, and Patrick asked Kael'thas when he would be crowned king.

Patrick urged Kael'thas to hold a coronation and proposed reorganizing Quel'Thalas's Council to unite the Royalists and Council under clearer roles. Kael'thas agreed to be crowned when the undead were restored to life, while Patrick also pressed him to marry and secure an heir.

• Patrick argued that Kael'thas needed a coronation to establish his rule and proposed further reforms to prevent renewed conflict between the Royalists and the Council.
• Gathios feared Patrick intended a purge, but Patrick said he wanted to prevent future power struggles by redefining the king's and Council's responsibilities.
• Patrick proposed giving the king a defined Council role and shares of governmental, military, and diplomatic authority.
• Patrick revealed that he had become a demigod, astonishing the elves present.
• Kael'thas agreed to be crowned when all the undead had been restored to life and celebrated with Quel'Thalas.
• Patrick urged Kael'thas to marry soon and produce an heir, while Kael'thas considered the importance of choosing a suitable spouse.

Patrick proposed compulsory public education for High Elf children to strengthen shared ties and improve access to learning while preserving elite magical instruction. Kael'thas accepted the plan, which would require children to attend school for roughly eighty to a hundred and twenty years and aim to bring every High Elf to an intermediate professional level by the end of childhood.

• Patrick explained that he wanted Council schools to educate High Elf children together, creating friendships across political factions.
• Kael'thas objected to forcing children to study together, so Patrick offered to personally introduce the royal children to magic and arcane knowledge.
• Duchess Malande asked how long compulsory schooling would last, and Patrick outlined a Royal Academy of Arcane Arts with three required stages of schooling.
• Patrick estimated that compulsory education would last eighty to a hundred and twenty years, and Kael'thas agreed to the proposal.
• Patrick planned to raise the standard of education without weakening elite training, making an Intermediate Arcane Academy education the goal for every High Elf child.

Patrick uncovered Darlis Dawnstrike's attempt to strengthen the Sundial Burning Legion with Royalists and ordered his suspension and investigation. After reviewing reports of migrations and political changes across the continents, Patrick left for Quelrins City to resurrect the remaining Ebon Blade knights and Avengers.

• Patrick found Darlis Dawnstrike's unsigned proposal to expand the Sundial Burning Legion with Royalists while transferring ordinary High Elves and former Council faction members out.
• Darlis defended his actions as an effort to restore the old balance between Royalists and the Council faction, and Patrick suspended him and sent him for investigation.
• Nochong ordered Spellbreakers to take Darlis away after Patrick bound him with Arcane Vines and spared his life.
• The Council received reports that Frost Trolls, Mok'Nathal, Thunderlord orcs, Shadowmoon orcs, and Kurenai were migrating or joining the Horde or Alliance, while Velen's advance force returned to Netherstorm.
• Patrick and Kael'thas finished reviewing the Council's work, and Patrick departed for Quelrins City to resurrect the remaining Ebon Blade knights and Avengers.

Patrick resurrected Sylvanas and the other undead, and Sylvanas returned Undercity to Alonsus Faol as Lordaeron continued its recovery. Back in Quel'Thalas, Patrick learned that Kael'thas planned to marry Luminas Sunstrider during his coronation and considered modifying the Bann'donor Energy Field.

• Patrick used a powerful magic circle to restore the undead to life, culminating in Sylvanas's resurrection.
• Sylvanas returned Undercity to Alonsus Faol, while Lordaeron's forces had cleared Andorhal and reopened key roads.
• Patrick brought the newly resurrected High Elves to Silvermoon City, where celebrations were being prepared for their return and Kael'thas's coronation.
• Kael'thas told Patrick that he would marry Luminas Sunstrider during his coronation ceremony.
• Patrick congratulated Kael'thas and said he had a new idea for modifying the Bann'donor Energy Field.

Patrick and Kael'thas planned to expand Bann'donor and rebuild administrative districts in the Ghostlands before Silvermoon City celebrated Kael'thas's coronation. Kael'thas and Luminas Sunstrider were crowned king and queen of Quel'Thalas.

• Patrick proposed extending Bann'donor southward, and he and Kael'thas discussed developing the Ghostlands and increasing its grain production.
• Patrick and Kael'thas agreed to reestablish administrative districts at Gloomlight Mine, the Moon Temple, Goldenmist Village, and Golden Branch Valley.
• Silvermoon City held lavish celebrations as Kael'thas's coronation began at Sunfury Spire.
• Kael'thas placed a crown on his head, then crowned Luminas Sunstrider as Queen Sunstrider.
• The High Elves cheered as Kael'thas accepted their acclaim as the new king of Quel'Thalas.

As Quel'Thalas celebrated Kael'thas and Luminass's new crowns, the Council received news that Pandaria's mists had dispersed and the land was under attack. Patrick and Kael'thas decided the Covenant needed to investigate and coordinate with other kingdoms.

• The Magisters' Legion presented Luminass and Kael'thas with crowns made using advanced arcane techniques and precious gemstones.
• Verlin Sunstrider reported that his carrier group had encountered Pandaren refugees fleeing their invaded homeland.
• Chen Stormstout traveled to Orgrimmar to seek the Horde's aid while the Alliance also took in Pandaren refugees.
• Patterson-Cabrolon presented a report describing the Faceless Ones and Mantid occupying the Vale of Eternal Blossoms as the Sha spread across Pandaria.
• Patrick concluded that the Old Gods were involved and called for an investigation, and Kael'thas agreed to seek a joint force with the other kingdoms.

Patrick organized the Arcane Pact’s participation in a campaign to aid the Pandaren, and Alleria agreed to accompany him despite worrying about the widening gap between their strength. The Alliance, Horde, and Pact assembled their main forces outside Auchindoun, where Patrick arrived to meet Varian.

• Patrick ordered the Pact to assemble troops and planned to advance on Pandaria aboard Ulduar Floating City, while Kael'thas assigned Calculator Parsa'reyn to lead and planned to welcome the Pandaren refugees.
• Alleria told Patrick that Sylvanas did not want to return to her old duties, and planned to place him in charge of Sunlight City's defenses.
• Patrick confirmed he would go to Pandaria because of the Faceless Ones, and Alleria agreed to join him with the Farstriders.
• The Alliance, Horde, and Pact agreed to meet outside Auchindoun, and their leaders sent contingents totaling more than a hundred thousand troops.
• Patrick arrived after passing through Bitterwing Land, where Admiral Taylor welcomed him and said Varian was waiting.

Patrick recognized N'Zoth's concealed power within Anduin Wrynn and trapped him in a Coffin of Space during the Alliance and Horde meeting. He revealed a golden Spell Inscription on Anduin, leaving Varian and Medivh to confront the possibility that the prince had been influenced by the Old God.

• Varian welcomed Patrick and described the Alliance's plans to turn Auchindoun into a commercial city.
• Patrick noticed potent, concealed power within Anduin and identified it as N'Zoth's influence.
• Patrick trapped Anduin in a Coffin of Space, prompting Medivh and Garona to attack and Varian to threaten war.
• Patrick questioned whether Anduin had encountered the Twilight's Hammer or gone missing, and Medivh stopped Varian from retaliating.
• Patrick used Rend Space to tear Anduin's clothes and reveal a golden Spell Inscription on his body.

Patrick revealed that Anduin’s Holy Light mark concealed an Old God Spell Inscription, likely planted by Benedictus to threaten Stormwind. He could remove the corruption, but Arcane or Fel purification risked killing or transforming Anduin, so Varian sought a Holy Light solution in Shattrath.

• Patrick exposed the power of N'Zoth within Anduin’s Spell Inscription, and Varian and Medivh realized Benedictus had likely planted it as part of his betrayal.
• Varian asked Patrick to remove the Old God’s corruption from Anduin, and Patrick explained that Arcane purification could disintegrate him because he was not a demigod like Malygos.
• Medivh suggested using Fel, but Patrick warned that it could transform Anduin’s body, while Varian proposed the Holy Light.
• Patrick said the Holy Light might work, and Varian immediately urged everyone to leave for Shattrath.

Varian left the Pandaria expedition in Medivh’s hands and departed with Anduin and Khadgar, while the Alliance, Horde, and Patrick’s forces prepared to confront the Faceless Ones. Patrick and Elune could not determine what the enemy was plotting in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, leaving the invasion shrouded in mystery as the fleet headed for Pandaria.

• Varian entrusted the remaining Pandaria matters to Medivh, then boarded a ship for the Sha'tar camp with Anduin, Khadgar, and his bodyguards.
• Medivh and the leaders agreed on initial objectives, and Chen the Pandaren volunteered to guide them through Pandaria.
• Patrick brought the Floating City along with the fleet, which included the Alliance army and the Horde navy.
• Elune explained that N'Zoth had absorbed much of Y'Shaarj's power after the Old Gods fought over primordial Azeroth, and that Y'Shaarj's heart had been sealed away.
• Patrick learned that the Faceless Ones had taken the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, but Elune could not examine it because it was shielded from her power.
• Patrick and Elune remained uncertain about the Faceless Ones' purpose, but agreed they had to drive them out of Pandaria.

Patrick and the coalition forces arrived at Zouchin Village, where they learned the Zandalari Trolls were attacking and offered to fight the threats in Pandaria. With Elder Zhu as their guide, Patrick and the Covenant troops teleported onward to Ulduar to find a route toward the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

• Old Chen and the coalition fleet approached Zouchin Village, whose chief and Elder Zhu feared the newcomers might be allies of the Zandalari Trolls.
• Patrick caught a thrown Zandalari spear, bound nearby Troll scouts with Arcane Vines, and said he had come to eliminate the faceless ones and awakened sha.
• Medivh and Admiral of the Navy Taylor discussed anchoring the fleet near the village, while Garrosh asked how they would reach the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Patrick and Medivh proposed moving the floating city over the cliffs and creating a teleportation circle, and Elder Zhu agreed to guide them.
• Medivh opened the circle, Patrick added a spatial beacon, and Patrick led the Covenant troops, Old Chen, and Elder Zhu through to Ulduar while other forces stayed behind.

Patrick and the Coalition Forces freed Pandaren enslaved by the Yaungol and began establishing a forward camp near Kun-Lai Pass. Medivh, Rogers, and Garrosh arrived as Patrick prepared to investigate the chaotic power near the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

• Patrick offered to spare the Yaungol if they released the Pandaren and revealed the way to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, but they attacked instead.
• Patrick bound the Yaungol with Arcane Vines and burned them to ash, freeing the enslaved Pandaren.
• Xiao He warned Patrick that more Yaungol could arrive, while Elder Zhu explained that the reinforcements had come to eliminate the Sha.
• Patrick chose the open ground near Kun-Lai Pass for a temporary camp and sent the Rangers to survey the area as the troops prepared.
• Patrick summoned Medivh, who sensed powerful chaotic energy south of the camp, and Rogers and Garrosh arrived as Patrick ordered preparations before advancing.

Medivh killed Sha’ai Hu and cleansed the Waterspeaker’s Sanctuary, while Patrick and Medivh discussed the danger of sha corruption in Pandaria. Taran Zhu confronted the Coalition Forces, warning that their negative emotions would strengthen the Sha, and demanded that they lower their weapons.

• The Thornstaff Village Chief asked Patrick and Medivh to defeat Sha’ai Hu and cleanse the polluted Waterspeaker’s Sanctuary.
• Medivh traveled there alone, killed Sha’ai Hu with a Chaos Bolt, and removed the sha energy from the water and soil.
• Medivh warned Patrick that the corruption in Pandaria could rival the damage of a Burning Legion invasion, and Patrick sent the village chief to inspect the sanctuary.
• The Alliance, Horde, and Covenant began building camps around the floating city and teleportation circles.
• Taran Zhu appeared before Patrick, Medivh, and the Coalition soldiers, warning that their negative emotions would empower the Sha and demanding that they drop their weapons.

Patrick explained the Sha and Faceless Ones to Taran Zhu and persuaded him to support the Coalition Forces’ campaign in Pandaria. The chapter ended with Patrick asking Taran Zhu to help stop the Old Gods’ servants from growing unchecked.

• Patrick told Taran Zhu that the Sha fed on negative emotions and that the Coalition Forces might need his help studying Sha energy.
• Chen Stormstout explained that he had invited the Sha to Pandaria, and Taran Zhu agreed to the Coalition Forces’ actions against them.
• Patrick showed Taran Zhu an image of a Faceless One and explained that the Old Gods had transformed them and were directing the attack on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Patrick warned Taran Zhu that the other Old Gods had designs on Pandaria and asked him to help deal with the Faceless Ones.

Patrick and his allies marched toward the Gate of the August Celestials to seek the August Celestials’ approval before entering the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Patrick destroyed a Yaungol force empowered by the Sha of Anger, and the coalition continued onward.

• Taran Zhu agreed to Patrick’s request but said the August Celestials’ approval was required before entering the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Patrick ordered Ulduar’s Four Guardians to bring Iron Giants and Iron Dwarves to camp, while he and Medivh swiftly wiped out two Yaungol squads.
• Taran Zhu introduced Lorewalker Cho, and Patrick prepared the Azeroth Coalition Forces and allied Pandaren troops to march.
• Taran Zhu recognized the Sha of Anger’s power among the Yaungol led by Erbatal, but Patrick pressed forward through their fireballs behind his Arcane Shield.
• Patrick trapped Erbatal and the Yaungol in Arcane Vines and burned them to ash before leading the coalition onward.

Patrick’s army reached the Gate of the August Celestials, where Emperor Shaohao warned that the Sha and the Mantid’s strange activity in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms posed a threat. Patrick identified the excavated object as the Heart of Y'Shaarj, but he could not explain why the Faceless Ones had not used it to corrupt the Vale.

• Patrick’s army reached the locked Gate of the August Celestials, and Patrick sensed a power calling to him.
• Patrick activated the gate’s mechanism and summoned Emperor Shaohao’s phantom, astonishing Taran Zhu, Lorewalker Cho, and the other Pandaren.
• Shaohao warned Patrick that entering the Vale without preparing for the Sha could strengthen them, and said the Mantid and Faceless Ones were behaving unusually and seemed to be preparing a ritual aimed at Patrick’s forces.
• Patrick told Shaohao that the Faceless Ones had excavated the Underground Palace beneath Midsummer Meadow, and Shaohao confirmed they had recovered a mysterious object and placed it in the meadow.
• Patrick identified the object as the Heart of Y'Shaarj and wondered why the Faceless Ones had not used it to corrupt the Vale and spread the Sha’s power.

Patrick and the Pandaren entered the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, where the Faceless Ones unleashed the Heart of Y'Shaarj's sha energy. The coalition attacked the invaders, but the remaining Faceless Ones and Mantid ignored them, leaving Patrick and his allies baffled.

• Shaohao and the Four August Celestials opened the Gate of the August Celestials, allowing Patrick and the Pandaren to enter the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Patrick saw that the Vale's Titan facilities had made it exceptionally rich in life and elemental energy.
• The Faceless Ones threw the Heart of Y'Shaarj into the spring at Midsummer Meadow, unleashing sha energy that rapidly corrupted the land.
• Patrick ordered the coalition to move out and attacked the Faceless Ones and Mantid near the Gilded Pavilion.
• The coalition killed or wounded many enemies, but the remaining Faceless Ones and Mantid ignored their attackers, even when a Cloud Serpent rider approached one closely.

The Coalition Forces entered Midsummer Meadow and discovered that N'Zoth had used Vara and the seven great Sha to drain their negative emotions. Vara revealed that N'Zoth wanted Patrick as the commander of a million-strong Faceless Ones army, then engulfed him in Sha energy.

• The Coalition Forces advanced through Midsummer Meadow with little resistance and confronted Vara, the six other great Sha, and a pillar of Sha energy.
• Vara drew Patrick's arrogance into himself, while the other Sha drained negative emotions from the Coalition Forces.
• Vara transformed into the Sha of Pride and ordered the Faceless Ones and Mantid to surround the army.
• Patrick questioned why N'Zoth had delayed attacking the Vale of Eternal Blossoms and suspected the invasion served a larger plan.
• Vara revealed that N'Zoth intended Patrick to command a million-strong Faceless Ones army, and the pillar of Sha energy engulfed him.

N'Zoth's trap left Patrick imprisoned in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms while the Coalition Forces escaped through a teleportation circle he activated. Medivh, Alleria, and Garrosh vowed to rally Azeroth and rescue him before N'Zoth corrupted him into the commander of the Faceless army.

• Patrick realized N'Zoth had targeted him all along and had manipulated the Coalition Forces into falling into a trap.
• Vara and the Sha encircled the Coalition Forces as chaos energy and Sha energy trapped Patrick, and Patrick teleported the others to safety.
• Vara and the six Sha placed Patrick inside the Sha Energy Pillar and began using its power to accelerate his corruption for N'Zoth.
• The Faceless Ones and Mantid attacked the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, destroying its shrines and massacring its inhabitants.
• Medivh, Alleria, and Garrosh arrived safely at the teleportation circle below Ulduar and promised to rally their factions to rescue Patrick.

The Horde leaders debated how to respond after Patrick Cabrolon was endangered by the Old Gods, while Vol'jin argued that saving him was essential to the Horde's future. The discussion ended with the group facing the danger of losing the Arcane Pact as a trade partner and provoking its members.

• Medivh summoned reinforcements to Karazhan, while Elune informed leaders and Animal Gods about the crisis in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Dranosh gave Garrosh's letter to Vol'jin and Bloodhoof, revealing the scale of the threat to Patrick Cabrolon.
• Gallywix argued that Patrick's death could weaken the Arcane Pact and let the Horde unite with it against the Alliance.
• Vol'jin rejected Gallywix's plan, explaining that the Pact would fracture and its members would have deep reasons to oppose the Horde.
• Vol'jin warned that the Horde depended on the Arcane Pact for affordable food and supplies, leaving the leaders to confront the consequences of Patrick's possible death.

The Horde and Alliance leaders agreed that Patrick Kabolon had to be rescued to prevent the Old Gods from controlling him and destroying Azeroth. Varian and Mathias Shaw also planned to use the operation as an opportunity to assassinate Patrick and weaken the Arcane Pact.

• Vol'jin, Saurfang, Cairne Bloodhoof, Hamul Runetotem, Dranosh, and Rexxar backed rescuing Patrick, while Gallywix set aside his plan to profit from the Arcane Pact's possible collapse.
• Varian gathered the Alliance leadership in Shattrath City after receiving Medivh's warning about the danger to Azeroth.
• Mathias Shaw revealed that the Old Gods were targeting Patrick and said the Night Elves were assembling to attack Pandaria on Elune's orders.
• Varian approved preparations for the war and considered whether Patrick could die in an accident during the operation.
• Mathias Shaw warned that the Alliance and Horde had previously left most of Azeroth's defense to the Arcane Pact and urged the Alliance to commit its full strength.
• Mathias Shaw announced he would lead a small team to seek a chance to assassinate Patrick while he was off guard.

Onyxia explained why the Black Dragons needed Patrick and the Arcane Pact, then joined Sabellian in preparing to rescue him. In the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, N'Zoth's corruption breached Patrick's weakening Arcane Shield, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Onyxia received news that Patrick was trapped and N'Zoth planned to return, then showed the message to Sabellian and Wrathion.
• Wrathion urged Onyxia to seize the chance to regain her freedom, but she argued that Patrick and the Arcane Pact gave Black Dragons protection, power, and authority.
• Onyxia announced that she, Sabellian, their Dragonkin, and their followers would join the rescue operation, while Wrathion remained doubtful.
• In the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, N'Zoth's power began breaking through Patrick's Arcane Shield as his energy ran low.
• Patrick asked the Goddess for help, and she said she was channeling Arcane and life energy into him to resist the corruption.