Recaps

Patrick learned that the orc spellcasters wielded demonic fel energy, then proposed joining Lothar’s forces to stop the Horde in the Ghostlands. Orgrim withdrew from Quel'Thalas and marched toward Lordaeron, unaware that Patrick intended to meet him in battle.

• Patrick questioned Lothar and Khadgar about the orcs’ origins and discovered their spellcasters used demonic fel energy.
• Yanida reported that the Horde was retreating toward the south, while the Silvermoon Council had taken no action against them.
• Patrick proposed fighting a decisive battle against the Horde in the Ghostlands alongside Lothar’s army, and Lothar agreed.
• Orgrim found the Horde blocked by Bann'donor’s barrier outside Eversong Woods and ordered a withdrawal toward Lordaeron.
• Rend Blackhand questioned abandoning the trolls, but Orgrim dismissed the alliance as finished and planned to attack Lordaeron Capital.

Patrick and Lothar’s allied forces met the charging Horde at Thalassian Pass, where Patrick’s long-range magic and elven archers devastated the orc front line. The red dragons then attacked Patrick’s barrier, leaving it cracked and draining his mana as the battle intensified.

• Patrick positioned Lothar’s human warriors and knights at the front while his own troops held the rear, then persuaded Lothar to wait for the elves’ opening strike.
• A red dragon attacked Lothar’s soldiers with dragon breath, but Patrick’s blue-white barrier blocked the flames.
• Patrick ordered the rangers to fire Arcane Shots as his magic ensnared and burned orcs who reached the barrier.
• Enraged by the Horde’s losses, Orgrim ordered Gul'dan and Zuluhed to kill the allied forces, and Zuluhed used the Dragon Soul to send the red dragons into battle.
• More than a dozen red dragons attacked Patrick’s position together, cracking his barrier and nearly overwhelming him.

Lothar’s Alliance forces fought the Horde at Quel'Thalas, and the arrival of Kurdran Wildhammer’s Gryphon Riders and Khadgar’s storm turned the battle in their favor. Orgrim ordered a retreat, leaving the Alliance with its first major victory against the Horde’s main forces.

• Lothar led the Alliance into battle despite the Horde’s advantage in the skies, while Patrick sustained an Arcane Barrier against their attacks.
• Alleria spotted Kurdran Wildhammer’s gryphon forces approaching, and the Wildhammer Dwarves engaged the red dragons overhead.
• A red dragon’s fiery breath ignited the ground, so Patrick called on the mages to stop the flames from spreading.
• Khadgar summoned a storm that brought heavy rain and weakened the red dragons, while the Alliance pressed the Horde on the ground.
• Orgrim ordered the Horde to retreat into the mountains under the red dragons’ cover, and the Allied army celebrated its victory.

At the victory banquet, Patrick agreed to keep aiding Lothar’s forces with troops and supplies but refused to speak for the Silvermoon Council. Patrick then warned that the defeated Horde’s next target was uncertain, leaving Lothar afraid that Lordaeron could be in danger.

• Lothar toasted the victory and vowed that the humans would restore the Kingdom of Stormwind.
• Kurdran Wildhammer drank heavily and complained that the elven wine was too weak.
• Lothar invited Patrick to bring the high elves into the Alliance, but Patrick said he could not commit the Silvermoon Council and offered limited troops and supplies in his own name.
• Patrick asked where the Horde would strike next, and Lothar realized that Alterac or Lordaeron might be its next target.
• Lothar feared for Lordaeron City because King Terenas had sent most of its troops to the Alliance.

Patrick sent Elenora Yunji and 2,000 elves to reinforce the human Alliance army, then prepared to confront the Silvermoon Council over the destruction caused by its schemes. After sharing an intimate evening with Alleria, he was left looking ahead to their future and the possibility of having a child.

• Patrick proposed sending troops to help the Alliance of Lordaeron, and Elenora Yunji volunteered to lead them against the orcs.
• Alleria told Patrick that Elenora Yunji's parents had died when the Horde destroyed Windrunner Village, and the councilors unanimously approved her mission.
• Elenora Yunji departed with 2,000 elves to join Anduin Lothar's allied army, carrying a talisman Patrick had given her.
• Alleria told Patrick that the Silvermoon Council would meet to discuss the destruction of Goldenmist Village and Windrunner Village, and Patrick blamed the councilors for letting the Horde ravage the Ghostlands.
• Patrick said he would challenge the standing councilors, especially chairman Master Senyor Sunwing, at the plenary meeting.
• Patrick and Alleria spent the night together, and Alleria asked when they might have a child.

After the orc invasion destroyed the Drathir Family’s fief, Dar'Khan realized Senior was trying to absorb his weakened family and decided to leave Silvermoon City for An'owyn. Patrick and Alleria awaited the Silvermoon Council’s summons while Dar'Khan’s family prepared to abandon its businesses and relocate.

• Patrick asked Lothar to send him any orc prisoners captured alive, suspecting the orcs’ demonic energy pointed to another cause behind their invasion.
• Dar'Khan visited Senior and heard him offer the Sunwing Family’s supplies in exchange for joining forces with the Drathir Family.
• Dar'Khan recognized Senior’s offer as an attempt to make the Drathir Family dependent on the Sunwings and eventually absorb it.
• Dar'Khan grew furious as he recalled his past cooperation with Senior and began to hate him, the Council, and Quel'Thalas.
• Dar'Khan ordered his family to sell or mortgage its Silvermoon businesses and move to An'owyn, promising they would return one day.

At the Silvermoon Council’s emergency session, Senior blamed Patrick for failing to stop the Horde’s invasion, and Patrick challenged him by asking whether the Council had received his battle reports. The meeting ended with Patrick poised to expose what the Council knew about the attack.

• Dar'Khan moved the Drathir Family to An'owyn to build up its strength, following Patrick’s example.
• King Anasterian convened the Council to discuss the Horde’s invasion and the destruction of three settlements in Quel'Thalas.
• Senior accused Patrick of failing to defend the kingdom and its civilians despite his position and floating city.
• Patrick called out Senior for shifting blame and asked whether the Council had received the battle report he sent during the fighting at Sunlight City.

Patrick confronted the Silvermoon Councilors over their failure to defend Quel'Thalas from the orc invasion and defeated Senior's attack with ease. He then urged King Anasterian and the Council to focus on the war's aftermath and rescuing survivors, leaving the Council Hall silent.

• Patrick accused the Councilors of neglecting his battle report and abandoning villages to protect their political power, while clearing Oaks of responsibility.
• Senior challenged Patrick, but Patrick struck first, overwhelmed Senior's spiritual attack, and lifted him by the collar.
• Anasterian urged Patrick to release Senior and redirect the meeting toward handling the war's aftermath.
• Patrick condemned the Councilors for abusing their power, and the other three Councilors held back because they feared his strength.
• Patrick proposed prioritizing recovery efforts and rescuing every possible survivor, and Anasterian agreed.
• The Councilors offered no objections, and the Council Hall fell silent.

Patrick challenged the senior Councilors to take responsibility for the war damage, and the Council approved a relief plan that assigned them most of the costs. The four senior Councilors left furious, while the other Councilors regarded Patrick differently.

• Patrick urged the Council to make the responsible leaders pay compensation, arguing that noble status required service to the people.
• Anasterian let Patrick confront the senior Councilors, while many Councilors in the outer ring welcomed the chance to weaken the four great families.
• After more than ten days of deliberation, the Council and Royal Family approved relief for the three damaged areas, with those chiefly responsible paying 65% of the expenses.
• Patrick's proposal passed by thirteen votes to eight, and Senyor Sunwing, Greenville Morningwalker, Jienlini Dawnstar, and Bridges Dawnwind were named chiefly responsible.
• The four senior Councilors left the assembly angrily, and the remaining Councilors departed with changed attitudes toward Patrick.

Patrick met King Anasterian, who tested his defenses and asked about his conflict with the Council and his intentions toward the humans. Patrick rejected reconciliation with the Council and argued that Anduin Lothar’s Arathi bloodline could provide a basis for renewed ties with Quel'Thalas.

• Patrick followed a Spellbreaker attendant to a side hall to meet King Anasterian.
• Anasterian tested Patrick with a mental attack, but Patrick’s Arcane Shield and Spatial Restriction prevented it from penetrating.
• Patrick told Anasterian that the Council had repeatedly targeted him and that its latest actions had crossed his bottom line.
• Anasterian asked how Patrick intended to handle relations with the humans and noted that the old alliance treaty had ended with the Empire of Arathor.
• Patrick said Anduin Lothar was the last heir of the Arathi bloodline, and Anasterian asked whether any humans of that bloodline remained.

Patrick persuaded Anasterian that his trade with Lordaeron served Sunlight City’s development, while concealing his preparations for future shortages. After the Horde’s attack on Lordaeron City was repelled, Terenas accepted a plan to weaken Anduin Lothar’s forces during the pursuit, leaving Lothar exposed to a decisive battle.

• Patrick told Anasterian that trade with humans supplied Sunlight City and helped the Cabrolon family overcome rival families’ suppression.
• Anasterian accepted Patrick’s explanation as long as his actions did not harm Quel'Thalas.
• The Chancellor reported to Terenas that Anduin Lothar had driven back the orcs and pursued them with many Lordaeron soldiers.
• The Chancellor informed Terenas that Derek Proudmoore had died when the Horde’s Red Dragon Riders destroyed his fleet, and Terenas ordered a public expression of condolences to Daelin Proudmoore.
• The Chancellor warned Terenas that the Alliance Army’s loyalty to Lothar threatened Lordaeron’s interests and presented the House of Lords’ plan.
• Terenas burned the plan after accepting a military redeployment that would leave Lothar short of troops, but cautioned the Chancellor not to go too far.

Daelin Proudmoore attacked an orc fleet after learning it had no Red Dragon Riders, seeking revenge for Derek and the destruction of the Third Fleet. Back in Sunfury Spire, Patrick reflected on the Council's betrayal of civilians and focused on improving his magic and building the Floating City’s defenses ahead of the Third War.

• Daelin refused his minister’s request to reconsider going to war, saying he would avenge Derek and explaining that Tandred would succeed him as crown prince.
• A soldier reported that an orc fleet was approaching without any Red Dragon Riders, and Daelin ordered his forces to attack.
• Daelin wielded the Tideshaper, combining Holy Light and elemental power as he prepared to fight the Horde.
• Patrick returned to Sunfury Spire and concluded that the Council’s factional conflicts had put civilians in danger.
• Patrick agreed to let the Windrunner family move into the Floating City and required that its residential areas not be divided by profession.
• Patrick prioritized construction and defenses for the Floating City because the Third War was still to come.

Sylvanas returned victorious after driving the trolls from Sunscar Peak, while Patrick received a generous compensation proposal that included an offer to make him vice chairman of the Silvermoon Council. He rejected the proposal’s final three resolutions and refused to leave the Ghostlands.

• Sylvanas and Alleria told Patrick that the high elves had crushed Zul'jin’s main troll force, though Zul'jin had escaped capture.
• Alleria introduced Halduron Brightwing and Nathanos Marris, whose wilderness skills had helped Sylvanas’s forces.
• Patrick reported the victory to Anasterian and the Silvermoon Council, then arranged temporary accommodations for Halduron and Nathanos.
• Sailervor delivered the four great families’ compensation plan and the Council’s offer to appoint Patrick vice chairman.
• Patrick asked about Master Oaks’s position, then rejected the proposal’s final three resolutions and refused the vice-chairmanship.

Patrick rejected the Silvermoon Council’s attempt to draw him back under its control and continued governing Sunlight City. As Ghostlands elves flocked to the Floating City, he focused on growing its population and expanding its farms and infrastructure.

• Patrick told Sailervor to relay that he would not accept the Council’s resolutions while the final three remained unchanged.
• Patrick returned to Sunlight City and resumed his research into arcane magic and his daily government work.
• After the Orc invasion, Ghostlands residents increasingly viewed the Floating City as a safe place to live, and elves began joining Patrick.
• Patrick recognized that a growing population would support the Floating City’s development, while population decline could worsen congestion in major cities.
• Patrick opened migration to elves who paid taxes to Sunlight City and allowed residents to cultivate reclaimed farmland beneath the Floating City.

Patrick continued developing offensive magic while the Councilors plotted to learn his weaknesses, and Alleria and Sylvanas discussed the Floating City's plans for the Windrunner family. A human invitation then drew Patrick toward Lordaeron for the Alliance victory banquet, where Alterac's betrayal would also be judged.

• Patrick pursued an offensive Super Arcane Magic spell while the Councilors resolved to study his abilities and find a way to defeat him.
• Sylvanas visited Alleria and said the Windrunner family's new territory was nearly finished and ready for rebuilding their home.
• Alleria approved the plans for New Windrunner Village and explained that the Floating City's districts would be organized by function.
• Yanida told Alleria that the humans had invited Patrick to the Alliance victory banquet in Lordaeron City.
• Terenas had sent troops to Alterac's capital and placed Aiden Perenolde under house arrest pending the Alliance's decision on his betrayal.

Patrick attended the postwar Alliance summit in Lordaeron, where Terenas addressed Alterac’s betrayal and presented its representatives. The meeting began with Prince Varian demanding an explanation for Alterac’s alliance with the Orcs.

• Patrick teleported from Sunfury Spire to Lordaeron City to attend the Alliance summit as a representative of the High Elf Highlords.
• Terenas reflected on Aiden Perenolde’s betrayal and the opportunity it gave Lordaeron to expand its territory.
• Patrick exchanged greetings with Terenas at the royal palace, where both praised the Alliance’s victory.
• At the summit, Terenas explained that Hass, King Thoradin, and the Barov Family had helped defeat the Orcs and would represent Alterac.
• Prince Varian condemned Alterac’s betrayal, and Terenas asked him to remain calm while he prepared to explain.

At the Alliance summit, the human leaders argued over Alterac’s betrayal and responsibility for their losses, including Lothar’s death. Patrick called for Alterac to compensate the Alliance, while Terenas’s case placed the blame on Alterac and left the Barov Family’s bid for power hanging in the balance.

• Varian recalled Aiden Perenolde’s betrayal and demanded that Alterac answer for the deaths of soldiers and civilians.
• The Barov Family told the Alliance that it had handed Alterac’s surviving nobles over to Terenas, while Alexei Barov sought recognition for his family’s claim to Alterac’s throne.
• Terenas cited the Alliance Army’s battle report and argued that Alterac’s inaction had contributed to Lothar’s death at Blackrock Spire, declaring that Alterac must repay its debt.
• Patrick examined the report and suspected Terenas had used Lothar’s death to pin the blame on Alterac.
• Varian demanded blood for blood, while representatives of Stromgarde, Kul Tiras, and Gilneas showed little interest in revenge.
• Patrick called for Alterac to compensate the Alliance, citing the losses suffered by the reinforcements he had sent.

Patrick left the Alliance summit after asking the human kingdoms to decide how to handle Alterac and provide compensation in supplies and materials. Back at Sunfury Spire, he suspected Terenas was concealing ambitions to expand Lordaeron’s influence.

• Muradin questioned how Alterac could compensate the Alliance, while Trollbane insisted that Perenolde’s betrayal should carry a price.
• Terenas stressed that Perenolde alone had betrayed the Alliance and that most Alterac citizens had not known of his treachery.
• Patrick told the human leaders to settle Alterac’s fate themselves and vanished from the meeting with arcane magic.
• The remaining Alliance leaders discussed Orc internment camps, Nethergarde Keep, reconstruction, and the possibility that the Horde might return.
• Patrick returned to Sunfury Spire with the Elves and judged that Terenas was waiting for the right moment to pursue his grand ambitions.

Alleria argued that Terenas wanted a legitimate pretext to settle accounts with Alterac, and she bet Patrick that the Alliance would act against the kingdom. Back in the Floating City, Patrick resumed his pursuit of legendary power, still unsure what he needed to advance.

• Alleria deduced that Terenas wanted another party to lead the Alliance in taking action against Alterac, and Patrick questioned whether the other kingdoms would agree.
• Alleria challenged Patrick to a bet about the outcome of the Alliance discussions, wagering that they would have a child sooner if he won.
• Patrick and Alleria went to the Master Bedroom after he asked what she would wager if he lost.
• Patrick returned to the Floating City and studied Gul'dan's spellcasting for insight into crossing from the ninth tier to legendary.
• Patrick considered whether understanding the World Will, mastering magical laws, or improving his techniques was the final step he lacked.

Patrick reorganized several Ranger posts in the Floating City and emphasized that appointments depended on ability rather than noble birth. After reviewing the changes, he returned to researching a new form of Super Arcane Magic, while Alleria and Sylvanas discussed his absence in the laboratory.

• Patrick appointed Vereesa as Galinde Shalong's deputy, and Galinde accepted after Patrick defended the appointment on merit rather than bloodline.
• Patrick announced to the elves that promotions would be based on ability, and Alleria supported his decision.
• Lirath Windrunner replaced Vereesa in the Life Forest, where he developed the forest cautiously through testing and pilot projects.
• Patrick resumed his arcane research and began sketching a Magic Ring meant to create space-cutting fluctuations.
• Alleria complained that Patrick had shut himself in the laboratory again, and Sylvanas teased her about being married to a mage.

As Patrick inscribed a Magic Ring, Regba explained that spiritual power and the soul—not magical disciplines—were the foundation of wielding energy and gaining the world's recognition. Patrick realized that spiritual power was the key to advancement, though he still did not know when he would advance.

• Sylvanas wondered why Alleria had chosen to marry a mage, since the Windrunner family and their spouses had traditionally been Rangers.
• Regba returned to Patrick's laboratory and sensed that Patrick's spiritual power had grown purer and gained the world's initial recognition.
• Patrick said he was unsure why or when he might advance, attributing his improved control to his recent battles.
• Regba asked why Animal Gods could gain the world's recognition at low tiers while Spellcasters needed profound insight or power beyond the ninth tier.
• Regba explained that spiritual power drove all forms of magic and was the foundation of advancement, while runes, incantations, and schools were only tools.
• Patrick concluded that spiritual power was the key to advancing.

The Lynx Spirit explained to Patrick that Spiritual Power, rather than precise Arcane technique, was the key to advancement and demonstrated Soul Split. Patrick then reviewed Lordaeron’s accusations against Alterac, leaving him and Alleria speculating about Terenas’s plans as Sylvanas questioned their interest in human politics.

• The Lynx Spirit told Patrick that his focus on refining Arcane Energy and spellcasting had slowed his progress because Spiritual Power was the essence of advancement.
• The Lynx Spirit demonstrated Soul Split by creating a lifelike duplicate that could independently cast spells using the kind of power used to create it.
• Patrick clarified his direction for developing his strength after hearing the Lynx Spirit’s advice.
• Yanida delivered documents from Lordaeron detailing the accusations against Alterac and King Aiden Perenolde.
• Patrick and Alleria concluded that Terenas was preparing to act against Alterac for reasons of his own.
• Sylvanas questioned why Patrick and Alleria cared about human kingdoms’ affairs.

Patrick analyzed the Alliance of Lordaeron’s ruling against Alterac and arranged to receive compensation as materials and supplies rather than gold, leaving Terenas to handle Alterac’s payments. He then returned to his arcane research and activated a new Magic Ring to test his offensive Super Arcane Magic.

• Patrick and Alleria examined the Alliance of Lordaeron’s ruling, and Sylvanas warned that Terenas might use Alterac’s debt to seize its land.
• Patrick decided that the Alliance should pay his share in spellcasting materials and basic supplies, and he left the collection of Alterac’s compensation to Terenas.
• Patrick ordered the Decision the Council to prepare a detailed procurement plan for the materials and supplies.
• Patrick resumed his arcane research and activated a new Magic Ring combining several metamagic techniques to test its control of spatial energy.

Patrick successfully developed and tested Super Arcane Magic-Diffusing Riftwave, then strengthened his control over it until his Spiritual Power reached the Legendary standard and he advanced. Ellen explained that Spiritual Power had been the missing requirement holding him back.

• Patrick tested the Riftwave through a Magic Ring, but the ring cracked and shattered when he increased the mana input.
• Ellen advised Patrick to drive the arcane energy directly with his Spiritual Power, relying on the Energy Ascension rune to stop the spell safely if its runes malfunctioned.
• Patrick formed a Spatial Riftwave orb, protected the area, and confirmed that its cutting waves could sever space while consuming enormous amounts of mana.
• Patrick repeatedly studied and controlled the orb's mana flow until he could direct the waves' speed, direction, and size with his Spiritual Power.
• Patrick felt his Spiritual Power break through its limits, advanced to the Legendary realm, and formed Fire Orbs and Frost Orbs through Arcane Mimicry.
• Ellen explained that Patrick had advanced because his Spiritual Power had been the only requirement below the Legendary standard.

Patrick reached Legendary rank, strengthening his position in Quel'Thalas while celebrating with the elves of Silvermoon City. He declined Anasterian’s offer of a reward and discussed the kingdom’s future, agreeing to help Quel'Thalas when Kael'thas returned.

• Ellen warned Patrick that his uneven arcane development would slow his progress and that Legendary rank was only the beginning of his pursuit of immortality.
• Patrick teleported to the Council Chamber in Sunfury Spire, where Idonis and the elves celebrated his Legendary advancement.
• Anasterian and the kingdom’s nobles attended a ceremony for Patrick, and Silvermoon City began a month of festivities.
• Ellen told Patrick that Anasterian was Peak Legendary but could wield Immortal-level power through the Sunwell, though his life was nearing its end.
• Anasterian offered Patrick a reward and asked whether he would become Council chairman, but Patrick declined power and promised to help Quel'Thalas when Kael'thas returned.