Chapter Summaries

Patrick settled further into life in Quel'Thalas as he weighed the Royalists’ political intentions. Telestra delivered the king’s commendation, granting Patrick a baronial title and the Golden Dragonhawk Medal, though he regarded the title as largely meaningless.

• Sylvanas questioned Alleria about her close attention to Patrick, and Alleria defended it as business while recalling his dedication to arcane study.
• Patrick received notice that the Royal Academy of Arcane Arts was sending Telestra to present a royal commendation and considered how carefully he must navigate the Council and Royalists.
• Telestra arrived at Sunfury Spire and waited while Patrick discussed the troll threat with Alleria and Sylvanas.
• Patrick welcomed Telestra and invited Alleria and Sylvanas to join them as she presented the king’s commendation.
• The commendation credited Patrick’s role in defeating the trolls’ plans and destroying Zeb’Watha, and awarded him the title of Baron and the Golden Dragonhawk Medal.

Telestra delivered the royal family’s medal and letter to Patrick, then revealed she had been assigned permanently to Sunfury Spire. Patrick suspected the royal family was seeking influence there and began considering how to protect his position and increase his strength.

• Patrick accepted the medal and letter from Telestra, thanking her for making the journey and saying that fighting Trolls was every elf’s responsibility.
• Telestra told Patrick that Master Sailervor had assigned her to a permanent posting at Sunfury Spire, and Patrick wondered whether the royal family was extending its influence.
• Patrick reflected on the Silvermoon Council’s voting system and the barriers facing lesser clans, then worried that royal family members might shape Sunfury Spire’s decisions.
• Patrick asked Alleria and Sylvanas what they thought of Telestra’s posting; Sylvanas said King Anasterian might have taken an interest in him, while Alleria noted that Patrick still had a choice.
• Patrick decided that he needed to strengthen himself and prepare for the royal family’s moves, as authority in Azeroth depended on supernatural power.
• At her lodgings, Telestra told her companions that she would remain at Sunfury Spire as the academy’s ambassador, while they could return to Silvermoon City through its Teleportation Chamber.

Patrick received two Sixth Ring Arcane Codices and struggled to inscribe a spell circle until he mastered a preliminary version. After taking time to rest, he overheard an Elf recruiting companions to explore an ancient Titan ruin in the southern Badlands.

• Patrick opened Master Sailervor’s reward package and found the Sixth Ring metamagic techniques Energy Disjunction and Spell Sequencing.
• Patrick’s first attempt to inscribe a spell circle shattered because his mana control weakened while he focused on drawing its circuits and nodes.
• Lady Ellen explained the cause and suggested stabilizing the spell circle with mental restraint and Forcefield Construction.
• Patrick repeatedly tried again until he successfully inscribed a preliminary spell circle and absorbed the arcane knowledge it contained.
• Patrick added collected materials to the library, noticed Telestra’s contributed books, and took the afternoon off to rest.
• An Elf at the Rangers’ party said he was seeking companions to explore an ancient Titan ruin in the southern Badlands.

Patrick became interested in the Titan ruins at Uldaman after hearing an elf describe them and summoned the explorer Lorne Songweaver to learn more. Lorne introduced himself and his travels, and Patrick asked him to explain the ruins in detail.

• Patrick recalled that Uldaman contained Titan treasures, including an image of Norgannon and the Discs of Norgannon, and considered exploring it.
• Patrick told Quelrintis to summon the drunken elf to Sunfury Spire after he sobered up.
• Quelrintis brought Lorne Songweaver to meet Patrick and introduced him as a veteran explorer.
• Lorne told Patrick that he was a down-and-out noble who had explored Loch Modan and the Badlands with companions.
• Patrick said he was interested in the ruins and asked Lorne to describe them in detail.

Patrick agreed to join Lorne Songweaver’s expedition to Uldaman, recruited Alleria, and traveled with them to the Badlands. The group arrived near Dustwind Dig and began preparing to reach the Titan ruins.

• Lorne Songweaver told Patrick that the Bronzebeard Dwarves had abandoned Uldaman after Troggs and Dark Iron Dwarves attacked, and that Galgann Firehammer had likely occupied the ruins.
• Patrick offered to join Lorne Songweaver’s party and share any loot according to its rules, and Lorne agreed to contact Redul and Thelsamar.
• Patrick invited Alleria to accompany him to the Badlands, and she accepted.
• Patrick packed supplies, arranged for Quelrintis to manage things during his absence, and took Alleria and Lorne Songweaver through a portal to the Badlands.
• Lorne Songweaver began guiding the group toward Dustwind Dig as Patrick surveyed the barren land and focused on reaching Uldaman.

Patrick, Alleria, and Lorne Songweaver joined Prospector Redul and Selidorin the Lost to explore Uldaman. The five reached the entrance to the Titan ruin undetected, ready to continue inside.

• Lorne Songweaver brought Patrick and Alleria to Flame Crest and arranged rooms while he contacted Prospector Redul and Selidorin the Lost.
• Patrick explained that he wanted to investigate Uldaman because it was a Titan ruin, and Alleria agreed the expedition seemed manageable.
• Prospector Redul and Selidorin the Lost met the party, and they agreed to enter Uldaman at dawn during a Dark Iron Dwarf guard change.
• The five set out under cover of darkness and used Patrick's Fade spell to slip past the workers at Excavation Site One.
• Lorne Songweaver's party reached the Hall of the Keepers, the entrance to Uldaman.

Patrick led his companions through Uldaman, defeated Revelosh and the Troggs, and reunited Redul with three missing dwarves. After giving Redul the Shaft of Tsol and leaving Nif’s Medal with the rescued dwarves, the group continued toward the Hall of the Makers.

• Redul warned Patrick that Troggs occupied the Hall of the Keepers, and Patrick sensed their location and strength before leading the group onward.
• Patrick ensnared and burned the Troggs that attacked him, then defeated Revelosh with the same magic.
• Lorne Songweaver recovered Revelosh’s staff, and Patrick gave the Shaft of Tsol to Redul before they searched for three missing dwarves.
• The group found Erik, Olaf, and Balrog at Dig Site 2, and Olaf retrieved Nif’s Medal before joining them.
• Following the dwarves’ map through caves inhabited by Razorbeak Bats and Venomlash Scorpids, Patrick’s party headed toward the Hall of the Makers.

Patrick and his party fought their way through the Troggs to the Hall of the Makers, where they discovered the Guardian Altar that controlled the sealed passage to the Seat of Khaz'goroth. After Olaf activated it, they destroyed the four Stone Keepers, and the door to the lowest level opened.

• Patrick bound the Cave Flameweavers and Cave Torturers with Arcane Rose vines, then defeated them with Super Arcane Magic-Flames Enveloping the Body.
• Patrick's party reached the Hall of the Makers, where Redul and Thelsamar failed to force open the sealed stone door.
• Patrick recognized the Guardian Altar as the likely mechanism, and Olaf aligned the slab's patterns to activate it.
• The Stone Keepers awakened, and Alleria advised Patrick to restrain them while the dwarves attacked their joints.
• Patrick bound each Stone Keeper as the five dwarves destroyed them, and the door to the Seat of Khaz'goroth opened.

Patrick activated the pedestal with arcane energy, which opened the treasure room and led him to the Discs of Norgannon. A Titan named Lorekeeper Norgannon appeared in Patrick’s mind and explained the origins of the Earthen and dwarves.

• Patrick used arcane energy to activate the pedestal, awakening Archaedas and the surrounding Earthen and Stone Managers.
• Archaedas and the other guardians abruptly turned back into stone, leaving Patrick, Alleria, and the dwarves unharmed.
• The gate behind Archaedas opened, revealing a treasure room and the Discs of Norgannon.
• Patrick was drawn to the Discs and touched them, whereupon Lorekeeper Norgannon appeared in his mind.
• Lorekeeper Norgannon told Patrick that the Titans created the Earthen, whose failed early forms became Troggs and whose later descendants became dwarves after the Curse of Flesh.

Patrick fell into a trance while touching the Discs of Norgannon and spoke with Norgannon, who explained that the Pantheon had found a growing Titan soul within Azeroth and clarified the nature of different energies. Patrick received the Four Discs of Norgannon's Arcane Truth and woke hours later, with Alleria and the others relieved.

• Alleria noticed Patrick had become unresponsive beside the discs and found that a force repelled anyone who tried to reach him.
• Norgannon told Patrick that Aman'Thul had discovered an incomplete Titan soul within Azeroth and that the Pantheon had nurtured it with arcane energy and the force of nature.
• Norgannon explained the differences between energies inclined toward order, pure Holy Light, and shadow, then gave Patrick a sigil as his reward: the Four Discs of Norgannon's Arcane Truth.
• While Patrick remained in a trance for several hours, Alleria and the others failed to wake him, and the dwarves collected and packed the treasure.
• Patrick woke feeling weak, and Alleria supported him as Lorne Songweaver, Olaf, Prospector Redul, and Prospector Thelsamar told him how long he had been motionless.

Patrick absorbed the knowledge recorded in the Discs of Norgannon, refining his control of the arcane without advancing to the Seventh Circle. As he and his companions left Uldaman, Galgann Firehammer confronted them, and Patrick’s party was surrounded after he killed the first wave of Dark Iron Dwarves.

• Patrick studied the knowledge in the Discs of Norgannon while Alleria worried that he would fall into deep meditation again.
• Patrick and his companions packed the treasure they had gathered and left the Seat of Khaz'goroth through the opened stone doors.
• Prospector Redul identified Galgann Firehammer as a Dark Iron Councilor and explained that the Dark Iron Dwarves had seized control of Uldaman.
• Patrick asked Galgann to let his party leave, but Galgann accused them of stealing Emperor Thaurissan's treasures and ordered his dwarves to attack.
• Patrick's arcane barrier bound the charging Dark Iron Dwarves in rose vines that became flames, killing them before they could scream.
• Galgann and the Shadowforge Geologists protected themselves from fire and surrounded Patrick's party, while Patrick invited them all to attack.

Patrick killed Galgann Firehammer and his Dark Iron Dwarves, then led the group out of Uldaman through its back entrance. They reached Flame Crest and returned to Sally Gearwheel’s inn.

• Patrick froze Galgann Firehammer’s forces with arcane magic, turning the dwarves into ice sculptures.
• Galgann Firehammer tried to bargain and invoked Emperor Thaurissan and Ambassador Infernus, but Patrick rejected his threats and killed him with Disintegrate.
• Patrick and the others passed the Obsidian Sentinel at Akumai Cave and exited Uldaman, using the Discs of Norgannon to pass unchallenged.
• Lorne Songweaver identified their location below Flame Crest, and the group traveled to the town.
• The group returned to Sally Gearwheel’s inn, where one of the dwarves tipped the landlady with a gold coin.

After the successful Uldaman expedition, Patrick celebrated with the dwarves and thanked them for their maps and help. Once the others had left, Lorne Songweaver asked to work for Patrick, who agreed to discuss arrangements after they returned to Sunfury Spire.

• Prospector Redul toasted Patrick for helping the expedition return from Uldaman with a large haul.
• Patrick praised the dwarves' maps, and the group celebrated their success with drinks.
• After the dwarves returned to their rooms, Lorne Songweaver thanked Patrick for his help on the expedition.
• Lorne Songweaver asked to work under Patrick, and Patrick agreed to discuss the details after their return to Sunfury Spire.
• Patrick considered recruiting Lorne to help build an intelligence and personnel network.

After returning to Sunfury Spire, Patrick discussed the Badlands expedition and his gains with Alleria, then explored the knowledge stored in Norgannon's Discs. The discs drew his consciousness into a Titan-made inner world filled with arcane power and knowledge.

• Patrick, Alleria, and Lorne Songweaver returned to Sunfury Spire, where Quelrintis had prepared clothes, food, and hot water for Patrick.
• Alleria questioned Patrick about his rapid advancement and his motives for seeking Uldaman's secrets, but he insisted he pursued arcane knowledge.
• Patrick and Alleria compared their substantial gold haul, while Patrick said the Discs of Norgannon mattered more to him than the coins.
• An archmage warned Patrick that he lacked the spiritual power to comprehend the discs, and Patrick reflected on the soul's role in mastering the arcane.
• Patrick summoned the four discs and let his consciousness touch one, which drew him into an inner world made of arcane power and filled with drifting runes of knowledge.

Patrick studied the Titans’ teachings on spatial magic and realized he needed to develop his Spiritual Power and increase his mana reserves. At Sunfury Spire, Telestra learned from Quelrintis that Patrick had returned and was absorbed in research.

• Patrick studied the Titans’ runes and learned that true spatial spells depended on Spiritual Power guiding space to obey the caster’s will.
• Patrick considered whether the Titans had created Azeroth’s two moons and recalled that defensive barriers blocked attempts to perceive them.
• Patrick recognized that Ellen Moonsaint’s soul gave him unusually large mana reserves, but decided he still needed to increase his maximum mana to support his spellcasting.
• At the Sunfury Spire library, Telestra asked Quelrintis whether Chief Patrick had returned to the tower.
• Quelrintis told Telestra that Patrick had returned days earlier and spent his time researching magic, earning the admiration of the Sun Temple’s mages.

Telestra observed Patrick’s growing arcane talent and reported his progress to Sailervor. After mastering a private domain through the Discs of Norgannon, Patrick told Alleria he intended to remain in the Ghostlands and hold Sunfury Spire as preparations for the troll sweep continued.

• Telestra noticed Sunfury Spire’s growing activity and assessed that Patrick’s reserves, control, and spiritual power had improved.
• Telestra began a magical letter to Sailervor describing Patrick’s progress toward the seventh circle.
• Patrick used the Discs of Norgannon to create a private domain that projected his perceptions onto the surrounding reality, exhausting his spiritual power and mana.
• Alleria found Patrick recovering after days of deep meditation and urged him to rest.
• Patrick asked Alleria about Sylvanas’s preparations, then declared that he would stay in the Ghostlands and hold Sunfury Spire.
• Alleria discussed their plans and the coming troll sweep with Patrick before returning to the frontline outpost.

The Silvermoon Council discussed Patrick Cabrolon's growing influence at the Sun Temple and agreed to send a representative to observe and win him over. Master Ox resented being tasked with the effort, but his attendant suggested using a Dawnblade elf under the Mages' Association's name to avoid driving Patrick toward the Sunwing Clan.

• Bridges Dawnwind presented a report detailing Patrick's arcane studies and his role in thwarting the trolls' plans in the Life Forest.
• The masters noted Patrick's independence, his lack of interest in Silvermoon politics, and the Sun Temple's potential to grow into a town.
• Greenville Morningwalker said King Anasterian had ordered an arcanist stationed at Sunfury Spire, suggesting the royal family was quietly trying to influence Patrick.
• Senyor Sunwing persuaded the Council to have Ox Dawnblade send a Mages' Association adviser to the Sun Temple.
• Back in his tower, Ox complained that Senyor had pushed the task onto him, and his attendant proposed sending a Dawnblade elf under the Association's name.

Master Oaks chose Priestess Liadrin to represent Dawnblade at Sunfury Spire, hoping to bring Patrick Cabrolon under the clan’s influence. Meanwhile, Patrick advanced his spatial magic through the Discs of Norgannon, and Liadrin arrived at the tower unsure how to approach her assignment.

• An attendant proposed sending Priestess Liadrin to Sunfury Spire to manage Dawnblade’s cooperation with Patrick, and Master Oaks approved the plan.
• Master Oaks imagined using Liadrin and clan resources to win Patrick over and strengthen Dawnblade’s influence on the Council.
• Patrick studied the spatial magic in the Discs of Norgannon, filling his Sea of Consciousness and learning to control arcane power as he floated in the air.
• Lady Ellen told Patrick that he had reached the threshold of commanding spatial power but still needed an opportunity to break through to the seventh ring.
• Patrick asked whether combat experience could trigger a breakthrough, and Ellen warned that risking his life was no guarantee.
• Priestess Liadrin arrived outside Sunfury Spire as Dawnblade’s representative, uncertain how to serve as Patrick’s adviser without offending him or failing Master Oaks.

Liadrin visited Patrick on behalf of the Mages' Association and invited him to its New Year reception, recognizing his growing arcane strength. After she left, Patrick realized that the Royal Family and the Council were vying for influence in Sunfury Spire, and he sent Alleria a magical letter about the invitation.

• Liadrin arrived at Sunfury Spire and was surprised to find Patrick floating in his study.
• Liadrin introduced herself as the Mages' Association's envoy and gave Patrick an invitation signed by Master Ox Dawnblade.
• Patrick accepted the invitation, and he and Liadrin discussed matters concerning Sunfury Spire before she left.
• Quelrintis placed Liadrin's quarters opposite Telestra's, bringing the Council and Royal Family representatives into close proximity.
• Patrick reflected that powerful figures in Quel'Thalas were trying to win his support, then sent Alleria a magical letter about the invitation.

Patrick refined his Arcane Matrix spell and considered how to strengthen Quel'Thalas against future invasions. After receiving Alleria's report on plans for Life Forest, he summoned Quelrintis to ask about Telestra and Liadrin.

• Patrick tested ways to combine spatial-vector spellcasting with Spell Sequencing into a three-dimensional composite spell.
• Alleria replied that she was busy defending the kingdom from winter-starved trolls and that preparations for a Farstrider base in Life Forest awaited Council funding.
• Patrick considered expanding the Life Forest plans with a harbor and evacuation route, but judged the Council unlikely to approve the idea yet.
• Patrick reflected on the future threats posed by Orgrim Doomhammer and Arthas and resolved to grow stronger to help preserve Quel'Thalas.
• Patrick summoned Quelrintis to ask about Telestra and Liadrin, whose activities he had been quietly monitoring.