Chapter Summaries

Patrick planned to use Quel'Thalas's magical currency and trade policy to expand the kingdom's financial influence, while directing its wealth toward military readiness and recovery. The meeting ended with officials pledging their loyalty, and Patrick's currency scheme awaited its rollout.

• Patrick explained how low-gold magical coins, protected against counterfeiting, could bring the goblins into Quel'Thalas's settlement system and generate profit for the kingdom.
• Patrick raised daily spending on each soldier from forty-eight to sixty-five copper coins and ordered greater investment in military supplies, city administration, construction, and defense.
• Patrick reassured Quensass that clearing the Dead Scar was difficult and recognized that more than half of it in Eversong Woods had already been cleansed.
• Patrick told Quelrintis to establish a Financial Research Institute with representatives from the military, municipal administration, Observer Sanctum, and other departments.
• The elves returned to their posts after declaring their support for Quel'Thalas and Silvermoon City.
• Patrick planned for the new currency to spread through goblin trade and envisioned using it to expand Quel'Thalas's financial power across Azeroth.

Patrick reviewed kingdom affairs and discussed Quel'Thalas's changes with Alleria, while deciding not to attend the memorial ceremony at Andilien Estate. Alleria described how the Scourge invasion and the Sunwell's destruction had transformed Silvermoon City, and Patrick left her with confidence in the blood elves' future.

• Patrick took a break from reviewing documents and explained to Alleria that he personally led soldiers because he did not trust the newly unified factions to fight together without supervision.
• Alleria told Patrick that the Quel'Thalas Memorial at Andilien Estate was complete and asked whether he would attend its ceremony.
• Patrick declined to attend and instructed Alleria to have Halduron send a military deputy and follow the kingdom's established procedures for honoring the fallen.
• Patrick asked Alleria about the kingdom, and she described how Silvermoon City's hardworking elves had replaced the complacency and corruption of the old political order.
• Alleria reflected on the Scourge invasion and Sunwell's destruction as forces that had changed Quel'Thalas, while Patrick said the kingdom had a prosperous future ahead.

Patrick and Alleria discussed the kingdom’s legions, the growth of the Lynx Riders, and the factional struggles between the Sunstriders and the Council. Alleria explained how the Magisters’ Legion and Spellbreaker Burning Legion reflected that rivalry, while Patrick considered how the Sunwell’s destruction had shifted the balance of power.

• Alleria reported that the Lynx Riders had helped establish Eldre'Dani, and Patrick agreed that lynxes suited jungle combat alongside rangers.
• Alleria warned that Quel'Thalas could not rely entirely on Sunwell Arcane Energy and proposed expanding the Lynx Riders into a force that could defend Eldre'Dani.
• Patrick asked Alleria about the kingdom’s legions, and she described the Magisters’ Legion as powerful but divided between Royalists and the Council Party.
• Patrick explained how the Royal Family and the Council had both sought influence over the Magisters’ Legion while the Sunstriders retained control of the Sunwell.
• Alleria said the Royal Family controlled the Spellbreaker Burning Legion, while the Council-backed Ranger Forces had developed the Farstriders as a counterbalance.
• Patrick reflected that the legion rivalries had been shaped by the Sunstriders’ efforts to consolidate their rule.

Patrick received word that Ahn’Qiraj’s seal was weakening and considered whether Quel’Thalas should help confront the Qiraji. Ancient Master Ellen warned him that C’Thun and the forces of Ahn’Qiraj were far more dangerous than he assumed, and urged him to take part in the coming war to test his strength.

• Patrick and Alleria discussed improving cooperation among Quel’Thalas’s armies through mixed units and joint training with lynxes.
• An envoy from Undercity told Patrick that Ahn’Qiraj was about to break through its seal and that Thrall hoped the blood elves would help the Horde.
• Patrick thought the Qiraji would be manageable, but Ancient Master Ellen warned that C’Thun was an Old God and that Princess Theradras was also exceptionally powerful.
• Ellen explained that the C’Thun in the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj was only an avatar and advised Patrick to join the War of the Shifting Sands despite the danger.
• Patrick reconsidered his stagnant progress at Legendary and wondered whether facing an Old God could help him advance toward greater power.

Patrick agreed to send Blood Elf troops to help the Horde confront the Qiraji threat at Ahn'Qiraj, then traveled with Sylvanas to Orgrimmar to discuss preparations with Thrall and the Horde leaders. He urged Thrall to draw Dalaran and weakened human kingdoms into the war, leaving Thrall to consider recognizing Kul Tiras and Stromgarde as kingdoms in exchange for their support.

• Patrick told Latir to inform Sylvanas that the Blood Elves would help the Horde, then agreed to travel to Orgrimmar despite Alleria's disappointment.
• Patrick, Rommath, and Quensass went through Undercity with Sylvanas and arrived in Orgrimmar, where Thrall and the Horde leaders awaited them.
• Hamuul Runetotem reported that the Qiraji hives had spread beyond the Scarab Wall and threatened to break the incomplete seal on Ahn'Qiraj.
• Thrall said the Horde would fight the Qiraji but could not rely on the Alliance, and he thanked Patrick for committing Quel'Thalas's forces.
• Patrick asked Thrall to invite Dalaran, Kul Tiras, Stromgarde, and other nations to join the war, proposing that the Horde recognize Kul Tiras and Stromgarde as kingdoms.
• Thrall understood that Patrick wanted to weaken Stormwind City's influence and considered the proposal.

Patrick, Thrall, and Hamuul Runetotem discussed assembling forces for the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj, with the Cenarion Circle coordinating the campaign. Patrick planned to invite Kul Tiras and Stromgarde himself, offering Tandred and Galin a chance to regain recognition for their kingdoms.

• Hamuul Runetotem said the Alliance would support the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj and offered to contact Dalaran, Kul Tiras, and Stromgarde.
• Thrall agreed to seek Dalaran's participation through Lady Proudmoore but said he could not invite Kul Tiras or Stromgarde himself.
• Patrick accepted Thrall's limit and said he would send envoys to Tandred and Galin to propose their participation.
• Patrick considered how Kul Tiras's military had been depleted by the Third War and how Stromgarde had weakened through casualties and people fleeing.

Patrick and the Horde leaders agreed to cooperate in the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj, with the Horde committing its full strength under Saurfang's command. Patrick offered weapons, Silvermoon troops, and a cheaper trade route for future supplies, and the leaders gratefully accepted his assistance.

• Patrick and Thrall agreed to cooperate against the Qiraji, and the Horde leaders tacitly approved.
• Thrall committed the Orcs' full strength, Cairne committed Thunder Bluff's forces, and Vol'jin and Sylvanas supported the decision.
• Saurfang declared that he would command the Horde's combined army.
• Patrick offered weapons, Silvermoon troops, and a direct trade arrangement to supply the Horde with equipment.
• Thrall, Cairne, and Vol'jin thanked Patrick for his aid as they recognized how urgently the Horde needed weapons and armor.

Patrick secured Thrall’s agreement to trade with Silvermoon City and expanded plans for Quel’Thalas to control Azeroth’s magical currency. After returning to Silvermoon City, he learned that the aircraft carrier battle group had completed successful sea trials.

• Patrick proposed using Silvermoon City’s magical currency for trade with the Horde, and Thrall accepted his terms.
• Patrick explained how Eldre'Dani could serve as a convenient trading hub, while the Cenarion Circle handled Alliance-Horde discussions for the War of the Shifting Sands.
• Patrick planned to require magical currency for Silvermoon City’s goods, making other peoples exchange raw materials for coins before buying them.
• Quensass questioned whether supplying the Horde with weapons would make it too powerful, and Patrick said the Horde would receive lesser equipment rather than the best arms.
• A spellbreaker attendant told Patrick that General Hawkspear was waiting for him in the Council Hall, so Patrick returned to Sunfury Spire.
• Hawkspear reported that the aircraft carrier had passed sea trials, and Iniven showed the Council its linked warships, flight deck, and protective magic circles.

Patrick praised the Magisters' Legion's new mothership and discussed the possibility of building larger steel warships. He assigned Rommath and General Hawkspear to invite Prince Tandred Proudmoore to the Continental Summit while testing the mothership's performance.

• Iniven explained that the mothership used linked iron chains, magical wooden decking, and Mage Towers for control and combat.
• Patrick asked whether corrosion-resistant alloys could make larger, integrated steel warships feasible, and left the research to specialists.
• Hawkspear reported that an open-ocean trial had shown the mothership sailed smoothly.
• Patrick appointed Rommath and General Hawkspear as envoys to Kul Tiras to invite Tandred Proudmoore to the Continental Summit.
• Patrick tasked Rommath's mages with testing and improving the mothership, and Hawkspear's troops with evaluating its combat performance.

Patrick assigned Rommath to invite Kul Tiras to the War of the Shifting Sands summit and appointed Telestra as envoy to Stromgarde. Rommath departed to prepare Quel'Thalas's first ocean-going naval mission, while Telestra prepared to lead her delegation with Liadrin as deputy.

• Patrick told Rommath to invite Tandred Proudmoore to the summit and to recognize him as Kul Tiras's rightful heir, without making further promises.
• Patrick explained that Jaina's control of Daelin's thirty thousand veteran soldiers had left Tandred struggling to assert his claim to Kul Tiras.
• After High Mage Telestra arrived, Patrick appointed her to lead an honor guard to Stromgarde and invite Prince Galin to the summit.
• Telestra accepted the mission, and Rommath departed by Teleportation spell while Hawkspear organized the troops and Rommath went to prepare the aircraft carrier.
• Telestra's deputy, Liadrin, joined the delegation as it prepared to travel to Stromgarde.

Thrall and the Horde leaders weighed Quel'Thalas's power and their uneasy cooperation, while Jaina learned that Silvermoon City Gold Coins were gaining unusual value among traders. The chapter left the Horde considering how to handle the Blood Elves and the currency's rapid rise in popularity.

• Vol'jin reported that Blood Elf envoys had departed for Kul Tiras and the Kingdom of Stromgarde to invite them to the Continental Summit.
• Thrall and Cairne acknowledged the value of Blood Elf aid, but Thrall worried that Quel'Thalas was too powerful to join the Horde without shifting its balance of power.
• Vol'jin reminded the Horde leaders of the historic hostility between Elves, Trolls, and Orcs, and Thrall concluded that they needed another way to deal with the Blood Elves.
• Jaina examined a Silvermoon City Gold Coin and learned that Goblins had used the coins to pay a trading balance and that merchants were offering better prices for them.
• Jaina's attendant reported that the coins' exchange rate was rising toward two ordinary Gold Coins for each Silvermoon City Gold Coin.

Quel'Thalas expanded its Magic Coin trade system, prompting Jaina to collect the coins while she wondered about the kingdom’s intentions. In Silvermoon City, Alleria reviewed the growing workload under Patrick’s merit-based administration and continued managing the Ranger Corps.

• Patrick required all trade in Quel'Thalas to use Magic Coins, drawing more merchants to sell goods and raw materials there.
• Jaina examined a Magic Coin, ordered her attendant to keep collecting them, and questioned Quel'Thalas’s recent actions.
• Alleria reviewed documents at Sunfury Spire while overseeing the Ranger Corps and forwarding decisions for Patrick’s review.
• Silvermoon City’s nobles were surprised that Patrick had not filled government posts with Cabrolon or Windrunner relatives, despite the Cabrolons taking over Alchemy and Enchanting.
• Patrick’s merit-based appointments encouraged lesser nobles and commoners to work with greater passion and efficiency.

Patrick prepared to oversee the troops sent to the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj while Alleria reviewed his military-pay proposal and managed affairs in Silvermoon. He arrived at Kalon Grove for the Continental Summit after confirming that Tandred and Galin would attend, leaving the Blood Elf delegation ready to meet the other leaders.

• Patrick planned to supervise the army himself because tensions between factions persisted in the newly mixed corps, and Alleria approved sending his proposal to raise Carrier Battle Group soldiers' daily allowance to the Council.
• Alleria continued managing internal affairs in the Floating City while reflecting fondly on Patrick's diligence with official documents.
• Telestra and Rommath told Patrick that Tandred and Galin had agreed to attend the Ahn'Qiraj conference as representatives of their kingdoms.
• Patrick teleported with his guards and attendants to Eldre'Danil, where Baihaer-Zaofeng, Lina, and others welcomed him before the summit.
• Patrick praised Baihaer-Zaofeng's work and Lina's magical defenses, then teased Lina about removing her restrictions; she insisted she needed to stay and finish Eldre'Danil's magical infrastructure.

Patrick prepared to join the War of the Shifting Sands and arranged for Ogres and Highborne from Eldre'Dani to accompany him to Desolace. At Kalon Grove, Horde leaders hoped he would draw Kul Tiras and Stromgarde into the conflict to weaken the humans and preserve the fragile peace.

• Eldre'Dani continued to grow under Quel'Thalas's control, with its residents living together and its Ogres serving as loyal defenders.
• Patrick told Eldre'Dani's officials that Quel'Thalas would join the War of the Shifting Sands and asked for additional guards.
• Hui Li Sandeguer said Eldre'Dani could deploy its combined forces, and Patrick chose a contingent of Ogres and Highborne to accompany him to Desolace.
• Hui Li began organizing the contingent and arranging Patrick's journey according to Silvermoon City's noble customs.
• At Kalon Grove, Vol'jin and High Overlord Saurfang hoped Patrick could bring Kul Tiras and Stromgarde into the war, fearing a united human bloc would threaten the Horde and the peace.

Saurfang and Vol'jin prepared for the Ahn'Qiraj war by seeking a united continental coalition at the summit in Kalon Grove. Patrick arrived with the blood elf delegation, while the human allies he had invited were expected the next day; the leaders then gathered for the summit's formal proceedings.

• Saurfang told Vol'jin he would fight the Ahn'Qiraj threat and urged the summit to unite the continent's forces.
• Jaina arrived at Kalon Grove, where Saurfang and Vol'jin greeted her with respect for keeping peace with the Horde.
• Vol'jin and Saurfang waited for the blood elves, then welcomed Patrick and his mixed delegation from Eldre'Dani.
• Patrick told Vol'jin that the human allies had accepted his proposal but would arrive the next day as a surprise.
• The next day, the leaders followed Kalon to the Cenarion Circle camp in the Cenarion Wilds and gathered around the summit table.

Patrick attended a continental summit to discuss the weakening seal at the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj and the threat of the Qiraji. As the Alliance, Horde, and other powers agreed to raise an allied army, Stormwind City offered few troops, and Patrick suspected its representative was acting for Onyxia.

• Patrick took his seat beside Rhonin and exchanged greetings with Taelan Fordring, who credited Patrick with helping him and his father return to Hearthglen and expose Isillien's fall.
• Fandral Staghelm explained that the seal at the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj was weakening and called for a continental allied army.
• King Magni, Jaina, and Overlord Saurfang each pledged forces to fight the Qiraji.
• Stormwind City's representative claimed the Defias unrest, distance, and scarce supplies prevented the kingdom from sending many troops.
• Patrick suspected the Stormwind representative was an agent of Katrana Prestor, or Onyxia, seeking to let the allied army fail and plunge the continent into chaos.

Patrick turned the meeting about the War of the Shifting Sands into a discussion of troop commitments, and the Horde and several Alliance factions pledged elite forces. The chapter left the remaining factions yet to announce their contributions.

• Patrick judged that Stormwind City was trying to avoid commitment, and Magni calmed the tense gathering.
• Patrick urged the leaders to state how many troops they would send, and Saurfang pledged forty thousand Horde troops.
• Hamuul Runetotem committed twenty-six thousand tauren troops, Vol'jin pledged twenty-four thousand trolls, and Rotande Gili offered twenty-five thousand Undercity troops.
• Magni pledged twenty-eight thousand dwarves, and Mekkatorque committed twenty-two thousand gnomes.
• Fandral Staghelm pledged thirty thousand elite night elf troops.

Jaina left the conference to persuade Grand Duke Bolvar to oppose Katrana Prestor’s influence over Stormwind City, while the delegates continued discussing support for the War of the Shifting Sands. Patrick challenged Dalaran’s reluctance to contribute, then announced that Quel’Thalas would send 35,000 troops to Silithus.

• Patrick said the Stormwind City representative was only a scapegoat and suggested contacting Stormwind’s human nobles instead of pressuring him.
• Jaina volunteered to speak with Grand Duke Bolvar and teleported to Stormwind City, after which the conference continued with the neutral powers.
• Rhonin said Dalaran had few troops available because Archimonde had devastated the city and the Violet Citadel still needed support.
• Patrick compared Dalaran’s losses with those suffered by other peoples and accused Rhonin of making excuses.
• Rhonin asked what Quel’Thalas would contribute, and Patrick announced that 35,000 troops from several legions and allied forces would march into Silithus.

Bolvar learned that Stormwind City had delayed committing troops to the Battle of Ahn'Qiraj and went to question Katrana about the decision. Meanwhile, Patrick planned to use the war to test his forces and pressure Dalaran, proposing that the Blue Dragons fight alongside the Blood Elves.

• Jaina told Bolvar that Katrana's representative had avoided committing Stormwind City to the Ahn'Qiraj campaign, and Bolvar agreed to investigate the decision.
• Bolvar recalled that Varian had changed after returning from talks with the Horde and now trusted Katrana, but he still decided to ask her directly why Stormwind was withholding support.
• At Kalon Grove, Kalon adjourned the council until word arrived from Stormwind City, while Rhonin left angry at Patrick's large troop commitment.
• Patrick told Kyrissa that he intended to make Dalaran contribute troops to the war and gradually weaken its power rather than attack it directly.
• Patrick proposed that the Blue Dragons and Blood Elves announce an alliance and fight together, and Kyrissa said she would ask Azuregos to place the Blue Dragons' camp with the Blood Elves.

Patrick arranged for the blue dragons to join the War of the Shifting Sands and planned to discuss their future cooperation. Tandred Proudmoore and Galin Trollbane arrived in Quel'Thalas, and their visit showed Patrick that Kul Tiras and Stromgarde supported the blood elves' proposal.

• Patrick decided that Saragoss should come to Silithus and asked Kyrissa to summon the blue dragons to Quel'Thalas for a discussion about the war and future arrangements.
• Patrick reflected on the Blue Dragonflight's dwindling numbers and their overconfidence in battle.
• Patrick had Huili Sandeguer bring Tandred Proudmoore and Galin Trollbane into the sitting room and ordered a soundproof barrier for their meeting.
• Tandred and Galin thanked Patrick for inviting them and represented Kul Tiras and Stromgarde, whose weakened kingdoms feared Stormwind's efforts to absorb their territories through aid.