Recaps

Patrick defended his earlier conduct before the Council, then helped secure a decision to send Ranger Forces to support Lordaeron. In a private audience, Anasterian invited him to join the Royalists, but Patrick refused and criticized Quel'Thalas’s stagnation and political infighting.

• Patrick argued that Quel'Thalas should honor its ancient promise to humans so the two peoples could settle their debt and deal with each other on official terms.
• Senyor Sunwing proposed sending Ranger Forces to Lordaeron with humans responsible for supplies, and the Council approved fifteen Ranger companies to travel by ship.
• After the meeting, a Spellbreaker escorted Patrick to Anasterian, who recognized that Patrick had reached the ninth tier at a young age.
• Anasterian asked Patrick what he thought of the Silvermoon Council and invited him to return to Silvermoon City to build his prospects.
• Patrick refused to join the Royalists, arguing that the Council’s monopoly on power had stalled development and left capable people trapped in political infighting.

Patrick explained to Anasterian how human trade had transformed nearby regions, but the king declined to discuss political reform and instead asked how Patrick built his floating city. After Patrick left, Jainlini ordered the Cabrolon family’s suppression suspended while other great families waited and gathered intelligence.

• Patrick asked Anasterian about humans and described how trade had helped Andorhal, Miredal Province, and Stratholme flourish.
• Patrick criticized the elves for allowing human development to hem Quel'Thalas in, but Anasterian avoided the political question and asked about the floating city.
• Patrick said he had amplified the levitation circles recorded by the Mages' Association and added auxiliary magic rings, then teleported back to the Cabrolon family.
• Jainlini, still angry over Patrick breaking his Arcane Shield, suspected Patrick might have reached the Ninth Circle and ordered the suppression of the Cabrolon family suspended.
• The Sunwing, Morningwalker, and Dawnwind families chose to watch, wait, and gather intelligence.

Orgrim prepared to advance the Horde north by sea while Nekros and Zuluhed worked to control the Dragon Soul. Patrick and Alleria traveled to Windrunner Village to discuss their marriage and the Windrunner family’s command of the forces sent to aid the Alliance.

• Orgrim’s Horde defeated the Bronzebeard Dwarves, seized Khaz Modan and Dragonmaw Harbor, and prepared the captured ships for a northern campaign.
• Nekros used the Dragon Soul to control Alexstrasza and her red dragonflight, while Zuluhed told Orgrim that mastering the artifact’s power would take more time.
• Patrick’s family prepared for his wedding, and he told Alleria that the Council had agreed to send fifteen Ranger Forces units to help the Alliance.
• Alleria explained that the Windrunner family would need to choose a commander, since she would not lead the campaign and Vereesa, Sylvanas, and Lirath had other roles or were too young.
• Patrick and Alleria traveled to Windrunner Village with steward Melaris and gifts to meet Alleria’s family.

Patrick and Alleria met with her parents to discuss their wedding and the Windrunner family's role in Sunlight City. After dinner, they considered the mystery behind the orc invasion, and Patrick suspected it was connected to trouble within Azeroth.

• Bold Windrunner and Virginia Windrunner welcomed Patrick and Alleria and agreed that their families would jointly arrange the wedding in the Floating City.
• Patrick told Bold that Galind Shalong had become a Standing Councilor overseeing the Ranger Forces under Sunlight City's jurisdiction.
• Alleria teased Patrick about appointing Galind Shalong as part of the political bargain behind their marriage, and Patrick embraced her.
• Bold proposed that Zendarri lead the Windrunner Rangers sent to support the Alliance of Lordaeron, and Alleria approved.
• Patrick told Alleria that the orcs' conduct and arrival suggested deeper causes, possibly involving a problem within the Kingdom of Stormwind.

Orgrim learned that Rend had hired Riverviz Kasil to repair the Horde’s ships, while the goblin privately planned to profit from the orcs’ ignorance. After the fleet landed in the Hinterlands, the Horde marched toward Aerie Peak, where gryphon riders spotted the approaching army and warned the Wildhammer dwarves.

• Rend explained to Orgrim that Riverviz Kasil’s goblins had repaired the Horde’s ships in exchange for gold, silver, and other valuables.
• Orgrim went with Rend to meet Riverviz Kasil, who warned them not to approach his alchemical boiler.
• The Horde fleet landed in the Hinterlands, and the orcs began marching northwest without establishing a camp.
• Gryphon Riders discovered the Horde army and returned to Aerie Peak to report the approaching threat.

Kurdran learned that the Horde's main force was advancing on Aerie Peak, while Lothar's Alliance army repelled an orc attack in the Hillsbrad Foothills. After recognizing that the orcs were heading for the Hinterlands, Lothar ordered troops to march there and reinforce the Wildhammer dwarves.

• Kurdran received reports that the Horde's main army, accompanied by forest trolls and red dragon riders, was advancing toward Aerie Peak, and he ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle.
• Admiral Proudmoore's fleet attacked Horde ships near Southshore as Lothar, Uther, and Turalyon helped repel the orcs' third charge in the Hillsbrad Foothills.
• Turalyon celebrated the orcs' apparent retreat, but Lothar realized they were moving east to join the Horde forces threatening Aerie Peak.
• Xendari Windrunner confirmed that the orcs were marching toward the Hinterlands, and Lothar ordered Uther to hold the defensive line while the rest of the army prepared to march.
• Lothar asked the Wildhammer messenger to guide the Alliance troops to Aerie Peak, and he praised Turalyon's command.

Patrick and Olilia’s wedding preparations began in Sunlight City as the Windrunner family steward arrived to inspect the city and follow Quel’Thalas’s marriage customs. With the Horde advancing toward Quel’Thalas, Patrick sensed the Second War’s threat drawing closer and resolved to lessen the suffering it would bring.

• The two families set Patrick and Olilia’s wedding for the beginning of the next month at Sunfury Spire, and Sunlight City’s officials became overwhelmed with visiting cards and gift lists.
• The Windrunner family steward arrived in Sunlight City and admired its prosperity, floating above the mountains, fields, and busy streets.
• Patrick followed the kingdom’s formal marriage customs and accepted that King Anasterian would witness his wedding to Olilia.
• Patrick learned that the Horde had reached the Hinterlands and was preparing to attack Aerie Peak, with Quel’Thalas likely to face its advance next.
• Patrick anticipated the approaching Second Orc War and resolved to help reduce the suffering it would cause in Quel’Thalas.

The Silvermoon Council and the great clans sent lavish supplies and delegations to Sunlight City for Patrick and Alleria’s wedding. King Anasterian officiated their marriage, and the celebrations began across the floating city.

• The Silvermoon Council sent wedding supplies to Sunlight City, while the families of Silvermoon City earned profits from the spending.
• The Sunwing, Morningwalker, Dawnstar, Dawnblade, and Dawnwind families arrived with grand delegations, and the Windrunner family gathered in Sunlight City for Alleria’s wedding.
• King Anasterian took the seat of honor as officiant, and Alleria walked down the petal-strewn aisle with Lirath Windrunner scattering Bloodthistle Petals.
• Patrick and Alleria exchanged affectionate words before King Anasterian delivered a lengthy address and officiated their marriage.
• The wedding banquet and celebrations began, and Patrick and Alleria started greeting their guests.

After celebrating their wedding, Patrick and Alleria left the threat of the approaching Horde on their minds. At Aerie Peak, Kurdran accepted Anduin Lothar’s human army as allies, and the commanders planned a joint assault to drive back the orcs and trolls.

• Patrick and Alleria celebrated their wedding in Sunlight City, while Patrick worried about the Horde’s coming attack.
• A gryphon rider reported that humans had forced the orcs besieging Aerie Peak from the west to withdraw, and a messenger confirmed Anduin Lothar had brought an army to help.
• Kurdran recalled killing five Red Dragon Riders and using his Avatar power to dispel the orc warlocks’ curses.
• Kurdran admitted Aerie Peak’s ground forces were outnumbered, and Anduin Lothar promised the human army would lead the ground advance.
• Kurdran and Turalyon agreed that the humans would target the orcs and trolls while the Wildhammer gryphon riders protected them from aerial attacks.

Kurdran and Lothar’s forces drove the Orcs and Trolls from Aerie Peak, and Kurdran agreed to join the Alliance against the Horde. The leaders then wondered where the fleeing Orcs were heading, with Turalyon suspecting they were moving north toward Lordaeron City or Miredal Province.

• Kurdran rallied the Wildhammer dwarves, and Turalyon and Lothar led a combined assault on the Orcs gathered outside Aerie Peak.
• Turalyon killed a Troll Headhunter that ambushed him from a tree and warned the troops to watch for Trolls hiding in the forest.
• The Trolls retreated, causing the Orc army to collapse, and the humans and dwarves pursued the survivors to the forest near Zul'Vass.
• Lothar asked Kurdran to join the Alliance, and Kurdran agreed to fight the Horde alongside the humans.
• Kurdran asked where the fleeing Orcs were going, and Turalyon suggested they might be heading north toward Lordaeron City or Miredal Province.

Lothar and Khadgar suspected the Horde had used its attacks around Aerie Peak as a feint and split the Alliance forces to protect Miredal Province. Meanwhile, Orgrim led the combined orc and troll army through the mountains toward Quel'Thalas, where Rend Blackhand questioned his route.

• Lothar and Khadgar concluded that the Horde's main force had likely advanced elsewhere, and Xendari warned that the orcs and forest trolls might be targeting Quel'Thalas.
• Lothar sent Turalyon and Khadgar north to secure Miredal Province while he and Kurdran stayed behind to clear the forests of Horde remnants.
• Kurdran pledged that the Wildhammer warriors would join Lothar once Aerie Peak was safe.
• Orgrim's combined orc and troll army crossed the mountain barrier into Miredal Province and continued toward Quel'Thalas.
• Rend Blackhand questioned Orgrim's decision to cross the mountains instead of taking the easier route through Aerie Peak.

Orgrim Doomhammer advanced a Horde plan to deceive the humans and use Quel'Thalas as a base for conquering their territories. On their wedding night, Patrick told Alleria that his floating city could protect their interests, while his private fears about the dangers facing Quel'Thalas remained unspoken.

• Orgrim explained that the Horde’s main force had reached Quel'Thalas while other clans feigned attacks in the Hinterlands and Hillsbrad Foothills.
• Orgrim asked Zuluhed whether his preparations were ready, and Zuluhed said they were nearly complete and already underway.
• Orgrim ordered the Horde to march at full speed toward Quel'Thalas.
• Patrick left the bridal chamber balcony to look over Sunlight City, and Alleria asked whether he was worried about the Silvermoon Council.
• Patrick told Alleria that the floating city could protect their interests and keep the Council from interfering in Sunlight City.
• Alleria reassured Patrick that they controlled the Ghostlands, then Patrick drew her back into the bridal chamber.

Patrick and Alleria learned that Zul'Aman trolls had gathered near the front and prepared Sunlight City for the coming war while leaving the kingdom's response to the Council. Patrick expected Orgrim's Horde to follow, and the floating city waited for the Council or the enemy to act.

• Idonis reported to Patrick that Lor'themar Theron had observed Zul'Aman trolls massing at Sebunwa for an apparent attack.
• Patrick and Alleria judged that the trolls' unusual advance needed a response and agreed to alert the Council and king while preparing Sunlight City.
• Patrick ordered contingency plans to protect the floating city and arranged for strategic supplies to be sent to the front.
• Alleria had Galind Shalong prepare for battle, and the rangers returned from the celebrations to their camps.

As Troll armies attacked Quel'Thalas and unfamiliar green-skinned, tusked creatures advanced from the southwest, Patrick ordered the Floating City to evacuate its people and prepare for war. The Council's response to the Trolls had been shaped by its members' history of fighting them, but Patrick feared the new creatures might be connected to the invasion.

• Bold Windrunner explained that the Council would not scheme against the Trolls because its members shared a deep hatred forged in the Troll Wars.
• Rangers reported unidentified green-skinned, tusked creatures approaching from the southwest, while another report announced a Troll attack from the east.
• Patrick ordered Elves outside the Floating City to take shelter, called the city to defensive readiness, and told Idonis to activate its barrier and prepare the mages.
• Alleria agreed that the Trolls were no threat to the Floating City and urged Patrick to focus on the creatures in the southwest.
• Idonis and Galind Shalong mustered their forces as Quelrintis's staff evacuated Elves, Yanida inspected the city's defenses, and Candiris distributed supplies.

Patrick and Alleria led Quel'Thalas's forces into battle against Orgrim's Horde after Patrick chose to assess the enemy rather than launch an immediate assault. The fighting began with a clash between Patrick and Orgrim, whose Doomhammer struck with unexpectedly legendary force.

• Bold Windrunner agreed that Patrick should learn the enemy's strength before committing to an all-out attack and left the battle to him.
• Patrick led half his elite troops from the floating city, while Lorne Songweaver and Higgins Eil Cabrolon joined the force.
• Orgrim ordered the Horde to attack, and Patrick responded by ordering Quel'Thalas's troops to begin their assault.
• Alleria commanded the rangers to use Arcane Shot against the orcs in the front rank and disrupt their charge.
• Patrick intercepted Orgrim, then used Blink to escape as the Doomhammer's strike shattered through his defenses with legendary-level force.

Patrick battled Orgrim Doomhammer and Gul'dan as the Horde leaders joined forces against him. He unleashed multiple Arcane Explosions that knocked Orgrim away, giving the elves hope of turning the battle around.

• Patrick realized Orgrim's strength was greater than he had expected and defended against the Warchief's attacks with magic and spatial movement.
• Patrick countered Orgrim with Arcane Barrages and frost magic, chilling the Warchief as they traded blows.
• Orgrim called Gul'dan to help him, and Gul'dan attacked Patrick's Arcane Shield with three curses.
• Patrick removed Gul'dan's Curse of Tongues and prepared a powerful counterattack as Orgrim charged again.
• Patrick unleashed several Arcane Explosions that sent Orgrim flying, and the elves cheered as their retreat halted and signs of a counterattack appeared.

The Sunlight City forces battled the Horde while Patrick fought Orgrim Doomhammer and Gul'dan. Patrick blocked Gul'dan's fel-corroded Shadow Bolts with Ellen's help, but Gul'dan kept him occupied as Orgrim recovered.

• Higgins Eil Cabrolon and Lorne Songweaver used their arcane-enhanced abilities to fight the orcs, while Lorne worried about falling behind Patrick's other followers.
• Regba used arcane energy to empower his claws, and Alleria directed the rangers and mages to hold off the Horde with ranged attacks.
• Alleria trusted that Patrick could defeat the Horde's core fighters and believed the Floating City would let her withdraw most of the elves if necessary.
• Gul'dan attacked Patrick through the dust with Shadow Bolts, and the fel in one bolt began corroding Patrick's Arcane Shield.
• Ellen advised Patrick to amplify his spell, and he used disintegration energy to strip away the fel while dodging Gul'dan's attacks as Orgrim recovered.

Orgrim and Gul'dan continued battling Patrick while waiting for Zuluhed and the Horde's elite force to arrive. Patrick replenished his mana through Ellen and repelled Orgrim and Gul'dan's coordinated attack, wounding Orgrim with Frost Nova.

• Orgrim recovered from Patrick's blast and was surprised that Gul'dan had protected him.
• Gul'dan warned Orgrim that Patrick was a powerful spellcaster and that the orc army could not be pinned down, so Orgrim ordered Zuluhed to send in the elite force.
• Patrick removed the fel corruption from his body, then Ellen released her mana to restore his strength.
• Gul'dan noticed Patrick's recovery, and Orgrim urged him to keep Patrick occupied until Zuluhed arrived.
• Orgrim charged while Gul'dan fired three Shadow Bolts, but Patrick used Arcane Mimicry, Spatial Restriction, and Frost Barrier to block them before striking Orgrim with Frost Nova.

Patrick and the elves withdrew to the Floating City after the Horde revealed its Red Dragonflight, forcing him to abandon the fight against Orgrim and Gul'dan. He warned Alleria that the Horde could bypass Silvermoon City's defenses by attacking exposed settlements, and she went to alert Yanida.

• Orgrim revealed that the Horde had prepared the Red Dragonflight in ambush, while Patrick struggled to hold off Orgrim and Gul'dan.
• After spotting the approaching red dragons, Patrick told Alleria to pull the troops back and prepare the mages; Galind Shalong helped lead the retreat.
• Patrick used Energy Missiles and Blink to escape Orgrim and Gul'dan, then teleported to the Floating City after the elven troops withdrew.
• Patrick ordered the Teleportation Chamber closed and told the nearby mages to watch the city's protective barrier against the dragons.
• Patrick warned Alleria that the Horde might target settlements outside the Bann'donor Energy Field, including Goldenmist Village, Windrunner Village, and Tranquillien.
• Alleria went to find Yanida so she could warn Silvermoon City and give its leaders time to respond.

After the Horde withdrew from Sunlight City, Patrick checked the battle reports and learned that Silvermoon City had received them. He and Alleria assessed the threat to Eversong Woods and the weaknesses exposed in Quel'Thalas's forces before resting together.

• Alleria explained that Quel'Thalas had reinforced Suncrown Village and positioned troops near An'telas, but warned that Farstrider Lodge remained vulnerable to a coordinated Horde and troll attack.
• Patrick summoned Idonis and confirmed that battle reports and arcane recordings had reached Silvermoon City; Idonis reported that the Horde had left Sunlight City after its red dragons failed to break the city's barrier.
• Patrick and Alleria discussed the Horde's march toward Eversong Woods and the danger to Windrunner Village and Goldenmist Village, noting that dragons made the woodland difficult for rangers to defend.
• Patrick recognized that Quel'Thalas's forces lacked enough warriors to withstand the orcs, then decided to wait for the Silvermoon Council's response and teleported back to his quarters.
• Patrick and Alleria embraced and kissed before falling asleep together.

Patrick and Alleria waited in the Floating City as the Horde marched toward Windrunner Village, while the Council ignored their warnings. Patrick suspected the Council was letting the Orcs weaken his influence, and he left the city’s administration to Alleria so he could recover and review his battle experience.

• Yanida reported that the Horde had bypassed Tranquillien and was heading toward Windrunner Village, while the Council had sent no instructions.
• Alleria worried that Windrunner kin, including Elenora Yunji’s parents, were in danger and repeatedly sent warnings to Ranger Headquarters.
• Patrick recognized that the Floating City could not mount a rescue and suspected the Council was using the Horde to undermine his power.
• Senyor Sunwing, Jienlini Dawnstar, Bridges Dawnwind, and Senior discussed waiting for Patrick’s city to fall and seizing his construction method and influence.
• Patrick handed the Floating City’s administration to Alleria and returned to his study to discuss his recent battles with Ellen.

After his battle with Gul'dan and Orgrim, Patrick reviewed what he had learned about fighting powerful opponents and considered a new spell idea, while Ellen cautioned him about the dangers of altering spell models. He then reflected on the Horde's exposed plans and on how he could exploit Quel'Thalas's political divisions without provoking the Sunstrider royal family.

• Patrick concluded that against opponents of his own tier, instant metamagic-enhanced spells were more practical than preparing large-scale magic, and Ellen explained why.
• Patrick recalled how Gul'dan had embedded corrosive fel in Curse of Agony and Shadow Bolt, but Ellen warned that spell models required precise, stable designs.
• Ellen explained that Gul'dan had wisely tested Patrick with basic spells before preparing a powerful composite attack, and Patrick recognized Gul'dan's skill.
• Patrick noted that Orgrim had deployed the Red Dragonflight and hoped the Council would fall into the Horde's ambush.
• Patrick considered how to undermine the Council while preserving the Sunstrider royal family's neutrality and avoiding unrest in Quel'Thalas.

Patrick learned from Ellen that his understanding of energy levels was mistaken and that mastering spatial power required far greater strength. In the Ghostlands, Sylvanas discovered that Zul'jin's trolls and the orcs had allied to invade Eversong Woods along two routes.

• Patrick asked Ellen how he could master higher-level energies, and she explained that true mastery of space required at least the false god realm.
• Ellen clarified that level-zero energies formed the material world and that energy tiers described connected properties rather than a simple ranking of strength.
• Patrick realized that his basic understanding of energy had been flawed, and Ellen told him he had never asked her to explain it.
• A scout reported to Sylvanas that Dawnstar Spire had fallen and the surviving defenders had retreated to Suncrown Village.
• Sylvanas read Alleria's letter and concluded that Zul'jin's trolls and the orcs had allied to attack Eversong Woods along two routes.

Sylvanas withdrew the defenders from Farstriders Camp toward Suncrown Village as the Amani Trolls encircled the area. Upon arriving, she found the village’s garrison already mobilized, and its commander asked whether Quel'Thalas was under attack.

• Sylvanas and Lor'themar Theron concluded that Farstriders Camp could not withstand the Trolls and chose to retreat to Suncrown Village.
• Sylvanas ordered the troops to take essential supplies, abandon Farstriders Camp, and march north overnight.
• Sylvanas killed a Troll scout hiding in a tree and ordered the troops to hurry after realizing Trolls had entered the woods around Sunscar Peak.
• Sylvanas led the troops out of the woods and reached Suncrown Village, where the garrison was already set up in the streets.
• The Garrison Commander welcomed Sylvanas and asked whether she had come to rescue them from an enemy attack on Quel'Thalas.

Sylvanas discovered that the orcs had burned Goldenmist Village and began evacuating civilians from Suncrown Village toward Life Forest. Meanwhile, Lothar and the Alliance reinforcements arrived at Sunlight City, where Patrick agreed to join forces to repel the orcs while prioritizing Quel'Thalas's safety.

• Sylvanas learned that Goldenmist Village had been burned by the orcs and judged Suncrown Village too vulnerable to serve as a defensive base.
• Sylvanas arranged to evacuate civilians by harbor into Life Forest and sent a letter asking Vereesa to help relocate them.
• An Alliance force led by Lothar arrived at Sunlight City with Turalyon, Khadgar, and Xendari Windrunner to seek Quel'Thalas's support.
• Bold Windrunner supported fighting the orcs after learning that Windrunner Village and Goldenmist Village had been destroyed.
• Patrick agreed to ally with Lothar but insisted that protecting Quel'Thalas must come first.