Chapter Summaries

Patrick and Alleria discussed developing the Ranger Forces by training lynxes and teaching Rangers close-combat skills. They considered appointing Higgins as an instructor, and Patrick joked that Regba could make him agree.

• Patrick returned to the Floating City as construction and defenses advanced and the Blue Dragonflight prepared to ally with Quel'Thalas.
• Alleria reported that Regba had made the Rangers' lynxes docile, but improving the Rangers' beast-control skills would take time.
• Patrick learned that Higgins spent his free time walking the lynxes and suggested transferring him to train the Rangers.
• Alleria objected that Higgins was a warrior, so Patrick explained that he wanted him to teach lynx handling, mounted coordination, and close-combat defense.
• Alleria worried Higgins would refuse to leave his guard captain position, and Patrick joked that Regba could order the lynxes to stay away from him.

Patrick prepared to travel to Orgrimmar with Sylvanas and meet Thrall, while Liadrin’s newly established Dawn's Edge Burning Legion prepared to accompany him. Astalor perfected a less harmful method of Holy Light Infusion, and the chapter ended with the expedition’s supplies and forces ready to depart.

• The Lynx Spirit grew into a huge orange cat as more lynxes were tamed and more elves worshipped Regba, while Higgins became the Ranger Forces’ Beast Mastery instructor.
• Astalor and the Bloodsworn mages successfully developed a new Holy Light Infusion method based on Patrick’s advice, reducing the damage the energy caused to the body.
• Liadrin tested the revised Holy Light, found it caused less discomfort, and decided to undergo the new infusion before the expedition.
• Marlen’s Forsaken troops cooperated with the Blood Elf forces at Andilien Estate and Town, while the Forsaken prepared to expand their influence and monitor human paladins.
• Patrick prepared to travel with Sylvanas to Orgrimmar to meet Thrall, accompanied by Liadrin’s Dawn's Edge Burning Legion, warlocks, and supplies intended partly to support the orcs.

Patrick led Liadrin and the Dawn's Edge Burning Legion from Quel'Thalas to Orgrimmar by zeppelin, where Thrall welcomed the delegation. The group entered the city as Patrick and Thrall exchanged courteous but guarded greetings.

• Patrick brought the Dawn's Edge Burning Legion and Warlocks to test their combat ability, while the remaining Bloodsworn Guards stayed in Silvermoon City to work on cleansing the Dead Scar.
• Patrick and Liadrin departed through a portal with Alleria and the delegation, and Nathanos Blightcaller welcomed them.
• Sylvanas urged everyone to save their reminiscing for the zeppelin, and Patrick silenced Kraulik's sales pitch with a gold coin before ordering him to hurry.
• Patrick accumulated Arcane energy during the flight, and Kraulik brought the party to Durotar outside Orgrimmar.
• Thrall welcomed Patrick and the Quel'Thalas delegation alongside Snowhoof and Vol'jin, then invited them into the city.

Thrall and the Horde chieftains discussed Silvermoon City's strength and how to turn its gift of weapons into a political connection with the Horde. At the founding banquet, Patrick began arranging a trade deal with Gazlowe to ship Silvermoon City's goods through Ratchet and the Undercity.

• Saurfang and Cairne praised Silvermoon City's weapons, and Thrall explained why the Horde should cultivate ties with the elves.
• Vol'jin proposed equipping the Kor'kron and the orc garrison in Stonard with the weapons so the Alliance would notice Silvermoon City's support.
• Thrall announced the founding of the New Horde at the banquet while Patrick watched from the sidelines.
• Gazlowe approached Patrick and described Ratchet's trade routes and its business with the Horde.
• Patrick suggested trading Silvermoon City's goods through the Undercity, and Gazlowe eagerly agreed.

Patrick negotiated a trade agreement with Gazlowe, offering Ratchet profits from handling Silvermoon City’s goods while keeping the terms favorable to Quel'Thalas. He explained why the goblins were useful trading partners and reassured Liadrin that Silvermoon City could profit from selling lower-tier weapons without exposing its best equipment.

• Gazlowe urged Patrick to sign a trade agreement, but Patrick insisted on discussing terms before agreeing.
• Patrick demanded market-rate purchases and offered Gazlowe a share of profits from selling weapons and potions made in Quel'Thalas; Gazlowe accepted after Patrick threatened to trade with Gadgetzan or Booty Bay instead.
• Patrick left implementation to Silvermoon Council trade officials and explained to Huili Sandeguer that goblin trade would replenish Silvermoon City’s supplies.
• Liadrin warned that goblins might sell weapons to Silvermoon City’s enemies, and Patrick said Quel'Thalas would sell only third- and fourth-rate equipment while retaining its best arms.

Lina, a Blood Elf bounty hunter, recruited Patrick to help explore the treasures of Dire Maul, and Patrick agreed after learning more about her background. He led Blood Elf troops to Camp Mojache to prepare for the expedition and pursue his plan to establish a camp and portal in Dire Maul.

• Lina approached Patrick and offered to guide him to the treasures of Eldre'Thalas, now called Dire Maul, which was guarded by demonic servants and Ogres.
• Patrick agreed to give Lina a share of the treasure in exchange for her information and help.
• Liadrin reported that Lina was a skilled bounty hunter from Silvermoon City and that the Dire Maul treasure was likely real.
• Patrick decided to explore Dire Maul and considered establishing a Blood Elf camp there with a portal to the Floating City.
• Patrick led the Blood Elves and Lina from Orgrimmar to Camp Mojache in Feralas.

Patrick and his party entered Dire Maul to eliminate its demonic forces and clear the corrupted Warpwood Quarter. After killing Alzzin the Wildshaper and freeing the area, Patrick ordered the Blood Knights to clear the rest of the ruins, which he planned to use as a Blood Elf base in Kalimdor.

• Lina guided Patrick and his party through Dire Maul to the Warpwood Quarter, while the other Blood Knights established a camp in the Gordok Arena.
• Huili Sandeguer captured the imp Pusillin and took a crescent-shaped key, then Liadrin and Huili killed the Satyr Tsu'zee after his attack on Patrick failed.
• The Treant Ironbark thanked the party and led them to the Temple of Eldreth, where Alzzin the Wildshaper was gathering life energy and enslaving ancestral spirits.
• Patrick killed Alzzin with a wave of light, and the Blood Knights fought off the frenzied plants and imps left behind.
• Patrick ordered the Blood Knights to return to the Library, clear the remaining demons, and deal with the ogres so the Blood Elves could use the ancient city as a base.

After the Blood Elves defeated Immol'thar in Dire Maul's central garden, Lina asked Patrick and Huili Sandeguer to help with a demon-summoning mission that brought the Dreadlord Hel'nurath and his Xorothian Dreadsteed into their trap. Patrick realized Lina had really wanted the steed, and Lina was left struggling to explain herself.

• Patrick led the Blood Elf army back to Dire Maul's central district and then took a group toward the central garden after Huili Sandeguer sensed a demonic presence.
• Patrick restrained the weakened Immol'thar, and Liadrin and the Blood Knights killed the demon with the Holy Light.
• Lina asked Patrick and Huili Sandeguer to help summon a demon, and they prepared the ritual with her.
• Lina used the Xorothian Glyph to summon Hel'nurath and the Xorothian Dreadsteed, and the Blood Knights killed both before Hel'nurath could finish speaking.
• Patrick questioned Lina's claim that Hel'nurath had been watching the world, and Lina struggled to answer.

Lina revealed that she had concealed her true goal in Dire Maul: finding the ancient weapons Ancient Tree's Foe and Quel'Serrar. Patrick exposed her layered scheme and restrained her, while Liadrin proposed a fifteen-hundred-year prison sentence for offending the Regent.

• Patrick questioned Lina about why she wanted the Dreadsteed's soul, and Hui Li grew suspicious of her.
• Lina admitted that she had withheld information and used the Dreadsteed as a diversion while seeking Ancient Tree's Foe and Quel'Serrar.
• Lina explained how her plan would let her leave Patrick's group and search for the weapons whether or not he turned against her.
• Patrick ordered Hui Li to stand down, then used Mind Vision, Dimensional Anchor, and Spatial Restriction to imprison Lina.
• Liadrin proposed fifteen hundred years of imprisonment for Lina, and Patrick was startled by the length of the sentence.

Patrick sentenced Lina to serve for three hundred years as an assistant in rebuilding Eldre'Thalas, then led his forces to defeat Prince Tortheldrin and claim Quel'Delar. The surviving Shen'dralar were left under Patrick's scrutiny, while Lina ended up holding the unactivated sword she had schemed to obtain.

• Patrick reduced Lina's punishment to three hundred years of service in Dire Maul and marked her with an Arcane Inscription, assigning her to assist the future city's administrator.
• Patrick and his troops destroyed the five Energy Generators, cleared Prince Tortheldrin's followers, and confronted the prince in the Library.
• Lina killed Prince Tortheldrin with a blast of white-hot fire after he refused to surrender.
• Patrick questioned the surviving Shen'dralar about Lethon and demanded Quel'Delar, revealing that he knew the blade's runes had not been activated.
• Lethon handed over the unfinished sword, and Patrick gave it to Lina, who realized it was not yet a true ancient weapon.

Patrick planned to rebuild Eldre'Thalas as Eldre'danil, with a stable arcane power source, and offered the surviving Shen'dralar a place in the new city. He recruited Baihaer-Zaofeng, a former librarian with expertise in magic circles, and left him to search the collection for specific books.

• Patrick told Liadrin to keep Blood Knights in Eldre'Thalas, protect the remaining Shen'dralar, and prepare to rebuild the city with a new arcane power source.
• A Blood Knight caught Baihaer-Zaofeng sneaking into the city, and Yavo recognized him as a former Shen'dralar librarian who had survived Tortheldrin's massacre.
• Baihaer-Zaofeng explained that he had returned to honor his mentor and Wolandu-Yuequan, and that he had designed the magic circle that drew power from Immol'thar.
• Patrick offered Baihaer-Zaofeng the position of administrator in Eldre'danil, and Hui Li assured him that Patrick's offer was genuine.
• Patrick ordered Baihaer-Zaofeng to find a list of books in the collection, giving him his first task in the new city.

Patrick led the Blood Knights into the Gordok Council, intending to defeat the Ogres and recruit them into the new city. He killed King Gordok, was accepted as the Ogres’ new king, and received the Ancient Tree’s Foe axe.

• Patrick explained that he wanted to recruit the Ogres as melee troops and ordered the Blood Knights to incapacitate them rather than kill them.
• Patrick and the Blood Knights advanced through the Gordok Council, knocking out attacking Ogres and the guard Krokaus.
• At the Gordok Throne, King Gordok attacked Patrick, but Patrick killed him with Diffusing Riftwave.
• Mizzle declared Patrick the new king, and the Ogres quickly offered their tribute.
• Patrick found the Ancient Tree’s Foe axe among the tribute and recognized its ancient enchantments.

Patrick began rebuilding Eldre'Dani as a shared city for Blood Elves, Night Elves, and ogres, assigning the ogres work and security duties while arranging for a permanent portal from Silvermoon. As he summoned the third Disc of Norgannon to power the city, its arcane energy filled Eldre'Thalas and moved the surviving Night Elves.

• Patrick gave Lina the Ancient Tree's Foe and ordered Krush to gather the Gordunni ogres, promising to feed them and rebuild the city.
• Patrick told Liadrin to organize construction and create shared residential districts, explaining that living together and equal laws could weaken prejudice between races.
• Patrick directed that ogres serve as guards and that a statue of Elune be built to help the Night Elves feel at home.
• Seidanna, Olosalia, and Quensass arrived from Silvermoon, and Patrick had them construct a permanent portal to Eldre'Dani.
• Patrick summoned the third Disc of Norgannon, releasing arcane energy that filled the Library of Eldre'Thalas and brought Yavo, Makus, Lethon, and the other surviving Night Elves to tears and celebration.

Patrick oversaw the occupation and development of Eldre'Dani, assigning its defenses, magical reconstruction, and research work to the Blood Elf forces. After returning to Silvermoon City, he spoke with Alleria about Lirath's growing responsibilities and his work during Arthas's invasion.

• Patrick ordered Hawkspear to follow the Farstriders' battle plan and temporarily placed the Ogres under their command.
• Hawkspear reported that Rangers had begun taming lynxes, which they mainly used as mounts to improve their mobility.
• Patrick assigned the Magisters' Legion to restore Eldre'Dani's magical facilities and directed the Spellbreakers to control the city's unstable magic and rampaging creatures.
• Patrick sent Huili Sandeguer to notify Camp Mojache of the outcome in Dire Maul, then returned to Silvermoon City with a Disc of Norgannon.
• Alleria told Patrick that Lirath had developed the Life Forest base, rescued civilians from Suncrown Village during Arthas's invasion, and helped establish a new town.

Patrick planned new Mage Towers to reconnect Silvermoon City with the Ghostlands and help clear the Scourge plague, then heard that the Forsaken were preparing for action in the Western Plaguelands. The chapter ended with the council debating Araj the Lich Summoner's return to Andorhal and what it might mean for Arthas.

• Alleria told Patrick that Lirath was not yet ready to command troops or manage the Ranger Forces.
• Patrick proposed using the Stone of Radiance and the Stone of Flame to build Mage Towers along the old Thalassian Pass, and Alleria agreed they could restore connections to Tranquillien.
• Patrick assigned Lirath Windrunner to oversee the Tower of Radiance, Halduron Brightwing to manage the Tower of Flame, and Aelrondan to command the Eastern Sanctum Tower.
• A councilor informed Patrick that the Forsaken Queen had gathered troops at the Bulwark, apparently preparing for military action in the Western Plaguelands.
• The councilors discussed Araj the Lich Summoner's return to Andorhal and wondered whether it signaled Arthas's return.

Patrick and the council debated whether Quel'Thalas should help the Forsaken seize Andorhal and clear the Scourge from the Western Plaguelands. Patrick decided to support Lor'themar's proposal, while new intelligence identified the Barov Family's castle as a Scourge stronghold and the council reflected on Quel'Thalas's recent reforms.

• Lor'themar and Lanaya explained the Forsaken's campaign against the Scourge in Andorhal and the strategic importance of controlling the Western Plaguelands.
• Patrick agreed that the council could not let Andorhal fall to the Scourge, and Lor'themar argued that Quel'Thalas should repay the Forsaken for their past support.
• Lorne Songweaver delivered a report saying the Barov Family's castle on an island in Lake Darrowmere had likely become a Scourge base for plague and necromancy research.
• Rommath suggested revealing Scholomance to the humans so they would attack it, but Lanaya objected that the human forces lacked the strength and supplies for another campaign.
• Patrick chose to support Lor'themar's proposal and said Quel'Thalas should help take Andorhal, strengthen its alliance, and demonstrate the kingdom's strength.
• Alleria recalled that the Silvermoon Council had spent three hundred years reviewing a Ghostlands road project before construction began, embarrassing the former officials present.

Patrick sent Quel'Thalas troops to aid the Forsaken against the Scourge and planned to use the Eastern Plaguelands to train new recruits and secure the Elfgate. He arrived in Undercity and told Nathanos that the campaign would target the Scourge’s hidden base in the Western Plaguelands.

• Patrick ordered Quel'Thalas to send troops to help the Forsaken fight the Scourge in Andorhal.
• Patrick and the Silvermoon Council agreed to send recruits into the Eastern Plaguelands to establish a camp and gain battlefield experience.
• Patrick led the newly formed force through a portal to Undercity, where Nathanos welcomed him.
• Patrick told Nathanos that the Scourge’s main logistical base was in the Western Plaguelands and proposed destroying it while helping the Forsaken reclaim territory.

Patrick led Blood Elf and Forsaken forces toward Andorhal to destroy the Scourge stronghold occupied by Summoner Araj. The assault began with little resistance, though Lor'themar worried that the ease of their advance concealed an ambush.

• Patrick's forces joined Nathanos Blightcaller's Forsaken, including Rotande Gili and the Defilers.
• Rotande Gili, Saragoss, and Kyrissa reported that Andorhal was occupied by Araj's forces and had few natural defenses.
• Patrick ordered the troops to storm Andorhal, and the Blood Elf and Forsaken forces advanced along separate routes.
• Patrick directed the Blood Knights, Spellbreakers, rangers, and mages to attack the scattered Scourge defenders.
• Aeldara found the battle unexpectedly easy, while Lor'themar warned that the Scourge might be preparing an ambush.

Patrick and the Blood Elves and Forsaken captured Andorhal after defeating Araj the Summoner and his Scourge forces. They secured Araj's Scholomance credential, but the Scarlet Crusade was also advancing, and Scholomance remained their next objective.

• Nathanos the Blightcaller reported that the Scarlet Crusade from Hearthglen had attacked Andorhal, and Patrick ordered his forces to seize the town before the humans did.
• Blood Knights, Farstriders, mages, and Archmages destroyed the Scourge forces and Araj's bone-pile summoning circles.
• Patrick's magic bound Araj and the Scourge warriors he summoned, and Patrick burned them to ash.
• Araj's death left behind a Scarab that served as a credential for entering Scholomance, while the remaining Scourge became sluggish and easier to defeat.
• The Blood Elves and Forsaken celebrated their victory and recapture of Andorhal as the Scarlet Crusade and Scholomance remained unresolved.

Patrick and the Forsaken leaders planned to secure the Western Plaguelands and destroy Scholomance, the Scourge stronghold in the Barov Family’s castle. After Scarlet Crusade forces halted their attack and requested a meeting, a human general arrived in Andorhal.

• Patrick ordered Rotande Gili to establish a supply line from Undercity and bring the Western Plaguelands under Forsaken control.
• Patrick revealed that the Barov Family’s castle had become Scholomance, where the Cult of the Damned trained Necromancers for the Scourge.
• Lor'themar Theron, Aeldara Morningwalker, Nathanos the Blightcaller, and Rotande Gili agreed that Scholomance had to be destroyed before the Scourge could use the region’s dead to build its forces.
• Rotande Gili decided to inform the Queen and request reinforcements for Andorhal.
• A messenger reported that the Scarlet Crusade had stopped its attack and wanted to meet Patrick, and a human general arrived with an escort of hostile crusaders.
• Aeldara demanded that the human general state his purpose.