Chapter Summaries

Giselda ordered the Horde to advance into Dawn Forest as the Alliance retreated to White Dove Town, while Patrick prepared to lift the Sun Temple and its surroundings into the air. The chapter ended with the Discs of Norgannon powering his linked magic circles as the floating-city experiment began.

• Giselda directed Warchief Blackhand to march west into Dawn Forest, and the orcs answered with a Horde rallying cry.
• The Alliance forces lost Deadwind Pass and fell back to White Dove Town as the orcs reorganized and began marching north toward Elwynn Forest.
• Yanida announced Patrick's order to evacuate the Sun Temple grounds, and the elves moved beyond the designated safety perimeter.
• Idonis and Candiris voiced their confidence in Patrick's ability to create a floating city, while Alleria waited outside for the experiment to begin.
• Patrick aligned the Discs of Norgannon with the levitation magic circles, and their energy activated the inscriptions throughout the magic ring assembly.

Patrick completed the Arcane Ring Combination and raised the Sun Temple, nearby farms, and part of Sunscar Peak into the sky as the new Sunlight City. The elves celebrated the achievement, while Patrick’s growing power and the floating city established a new regional force in Quel'Thalas.

• Patrick used Arcane Energy Ascension to sever the land beneath the Sun Temple and poured his power into its levitation magic circles.
• Patrick’s spiritual power broke through its restraints, and the Sun Temple and nearby land rose into the sky as Sunlight City.
• The elves, including Alleria, Idonis, Candiris, Yanida, Quelrintis, Telestra, and Liadrin, reacted with astonishment and celebration.
• The rising city’s Arcane Shield activated, barring unauthorized flying units from entering its airspace.
• The chapter recalled how Dalaran’s archmages had been unable to stop Deathwing’s Black Dragonflight from rescuing Teron Gorefiend, explaining Patrick’s precautions against aerial threats.

Orgrim Doomhammer conquered Stormwind City and purged the Shadow Council after becoming Warchief. In Sunlight City, Patrick gathered Sunfury Spire’s leaders to plan the floating city’s development and learned how many mages it could call upon.

• Orgrim Doomhammer led the Orcs in destroying Stormwind City and killing its defenders.
• Orgrim challenged Blackhand after noticing his strength had declined, killed him, and became Warchief.
• Orgrim purged the Shadow Council, blaming demons and warlocks for the Orcs’ corruption and Draenor’s destruction.
• The elves celebrated the completion of Sunlight City, and Patrick met with Sunfury Spire’s council members to plan its development.
• Patrick instructed Yanida to continue the city’s policies and asked Idonis how many mages Sunfury Spire had; Idonis reported about four hundred practicing mages and eleven hundred including apprentices.

Patrick assigned Sunfury Spire’s mages to restore the topsoil around Sunlight City, then returned to Silvermoon City with Alleria to make their relationship public. He revealed that he had reached the ninth tier and told his family he loved Alleria Windrunner, preparing to ask her family for her hand.

• Patrick ordered Idonis to have Sunfury Spire’s mages practice Arcane Mimicry and turn arcane energy into earth to replace the soil lost when Sunlight City rose.
• Patrick told Alleria that the Kingdom of Stormwind had fallen to unknown humanoid creatures and invited her to return to Silvermoon City with him.
• Sylvanas visited Sunfury Spire, teased Alleria about finding a mage gentleman, and learned Patrick planned to ask the Windrunner family for Alleria’s hand.
• Patrick and Alleria teleported to the Cabrolon family’s Mage Tower, where Patrick told his family he had reached the ninth tier.
• Patrick explained Stormwind’s defeat to his family and declared that he loved Alleria Windrunner.

Patrick told his family that he and Alleria would marry and that the Cabrolon family would move its focus to Sunlight City. At the Council, he opposed Jienlini Dawnstar's proposal and defeated him with a glance, then was asked to give his own opinion on aiding the human Alliance.

• Patrick's family told him they had long known about his relationship with Alleria and had already prepared their wedding arrangements.
• Patrick showed his father an image crystal and explained that the Cabrolon family would move to Sunlight City, where it would work with the Windrunner family to control the Ghostlands.
• At the Council, the king reported that the humans had invited Quel'Thalas to join the Alliance's war against the orcs and help Anduin Lothar retake Stormwind City.
• Dar'Khan Drathir proposed sending Ranger Forces and mages, while Jienlini Dawnstar argued that Quel'Thalas should send only Ranger Forces.
• Patrick mocked Jienlini, resisted his mental attacks, and shattered his Arcane Shield with a fold in space.
• The king asked Patrick to state his opinion after Jienlini slumped weakly into his chair.

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.