Chapter Summaries

Dick crawled through a gray jungle while badly wounded, then ate a venomous snake to regain enough strength to move. Soldiers found him and carried him away, and he woke briefly to see the blue sky and realize he was alive.

• Dick crawled through the jungle, exhausted and bleeding, until he collapsed among the fallen leaves.
• A black snake approached Dick, and he grabbed it and ate it despite being bitten by its venomous fangs.
• Dick regained enough strength to crawl onward, though his vision blurred from the poison.
• A captain sent Morris to check on Dick, and Morris found him dying and identified him as one of their soldiers.
• The soldiers carried Dick away, and he briefly opened his eyes to the blue sky and warm light.

Sheriff Dick accepted a mission to rescue Timmy’s friends from Blackwood Lake and learned that Murlocs, not just Gnolls, had taken them. As he prepared to lead a hunting party, he wondered whether he had been sent to Darrowshire to prevent the tragedy he knew would come.

• Dick began his patrol in Darrowshire, where villagers greeted him and Little Pamela told him that Joseph Redpath wanted to see him.
• Joseph told Dick that Timmy’s friends had been captured by Gnolls and asked him to investigate; a quest to help the children appeared to Dick.
• Dick questioned Timmy and forced him to admit that Murloc Raiders from Blackwood Lake had also taken the children.
• Dick agreed to lead hunters to Blackwood Lake, and Timmy hurried home to prepare to guide them.
• Dick reflected on Darrowshire’s coming destruction by the Undead Scourge and wondered whether he could change the fate of its people.

Dick and Dawi tracked the Murlocs at Blackwood Lake to rescue the captured children, and Dick drew the raiders away while Dawi and Timmy entered the village. Dick’s fight turned more dangerous when the purple-skinned Murloc’s harpoon strike nearly knocked him down.

• Dick and Dawi led the militiamen in defeating three Gnolls, while Dick’s memories revealed that previous quests had increased his strength and earned him a powerful longsword.
• Dick, Dawi, and Timmy watched the Murloc village and identified the purple-skinned Murloc that had taken Aruf.
• The group saw the Murlocs drag a crying child toward a pot of heated water, so Dick took Dawi’s shield and ordered Dawi and Timmy to rescue the children while he drew the attackers away.
• Dick charged into the village and fought off the Murlocs as Dawi and Timmy slipped in with two militiamen.
• The purple-skinned Murloc thrust its harpoon at Dick, and its blow jolted him off balance and revealed its unexpected strength.

Dick defeated Slark and the murlocs at Blackwood Lake, then learned from a dying Royal Knight that the Cult of the Damned was spreading the plague through infected grain. After returning to Darrowshire, he received Timmy’s rifle and prepared to take the intelligence to Andorhal.

• Dick killed Slark and drove off the murlocs after rescuing the children from their cavern.
• Dick met the dying Royal Knight Hunter, who revealed that the Cult of the Damned had infected grain and planned to threaten the kingdom.
• Hunter died after entrusting Dick with the intelligence, and Dick decided to deliver it to Prince Arthas near Andorhal.
• Dick escaped Blackwood Lake and returned safely to Darrowshire, where Dawi and Timmy thanked him.
• Timmy gave Dick his father’s Dwarven Rifle, which Dick cleaned and identified as the upgraded weapon Timmy’s Toy Gun.

Dick fought his way toward The Bulwark while fleeing the Cult of the Damned’s forces, but two Mossflayer Trolls left him badly injured. Jaina Proudmoore rescued him, and he warned her that the plague’s masterminds commanded far greater forces than she imagined.

• Dick encountered two Mossflayer Trolls blocking his route to The Bulwark and charged them in an attempt to escape.
• Dick blinded one troll with his Dwarven Rifle, but the other struck him with an axe and left him unable to move.
• Jaina Proudmoore arrived and froze the troll as it approached Dick.
• Dick introduced himself to Jaina and said he had important intelligence about the plague to report to Prince Arthas.
• Dick urged Jaina to summon the Order of the Silver Hand from The Bulwark, warning that the plague’s masterminds commanded powerful forces.

After recovering from a Troll’s attack, Dick told Arthas that Kel’Thuzad and the Cult of the Damned were behind the plague. Arthas had no evidence to arrest the former Archmage, so Dick urged him to track the plague-tainted grain shipments.

• Jaina cared for Dick as he recovered, but grew angry when he refused to discuss the plague before Arthas arrived.
• Dick warned Jaina that powerful nobles and mages were involved in spreading the plague, then Arthas entered the barracks.
• Dick gave Arthas Hunter’s identification badge and explained that the plague began near Zul’Mashar in Stratholme and spread through shipments of grain to Andorhal.
• Dick named Kel’Thuzad as the Cult of the Damned’s leader, and Jaina insisted that the accusation was impossible because Kel’Thuzad had disappeared a year earlier.
• Arthas asked for evidence to justify seeking a warrant, and Dick advised him to follow the grain shipments to find it.

Dick told Arthas that Baron Rivendare had betrayed the Empire and was building an undead army with the Cult of the Damned, prompting Arthas to investigate in secret. Jaina learned from Antonidas that Kel'Thuzad might be behind the plague, while Kel'Thuzad prepared mysterious steam cauldrons on Agamand's farm as he awaited the unfolding drama.

• Dick told Arthas that the hunter had been betrayed and that Baron Rivendare had joined the Cult of the Damned to assemble an undead army near Zul'Mashar.
• Arthas struggled to accept the accusation, then ordered Falric to trace Stratholme's grain shipments and sent Marwyn to investigate Baron Rivendare in disguise.
• Jaina contacted Antonidas, who confirmed that Kel'Thuzad had disappeared after studying forbidden warlock magic and warned her to leave the investigation to Rhonin.
• Jaina refused Antonidas's order and went to find Dick, suspecting he knew more than he had revealed.
• Kel'Thuzad installed steam cauldrons at Agamand's farm and promised a doubled harvest, then left for Andorhal, eager for the drama to begin.

Dick agreed to help Jaina find Kel'Thuzad only if she brought Arthas, then set out with her for Andorhal and received a magical badge as payment. When they discovered Kel'Thuzad's mages raising the dead in the cemetery, Jaina fled with Dick, but Kel'Thuzad appeared and greeted her as his former junior.

• Jaina broke into Dick's quarters and asked him to help find Kel'Thuzad, and Dick insisted that Arthas join them.
• Jaina arranged to meet Arthas in Andorhal and gave Dick a Violet Badge before they took his shortcut through the wilderness.
• Dick and Jaina spotted Cult of the Damned mages robbing Andorhal's graveyard, and Jaina sensed Kel'Thuzad had detected them.
• Kel'Thuzad learned that his forces had taken control of farms around Andorhal and were preparing the plague and undead army.
• Kel'Thuzad ordered Araj to command the Andorhal Undead Army and sent Foster to infiltrate Barov Family Castle.
• Kel'Thuzad appeared before Jaina and Dick and greeted Jaina as his brilliant little junior.

Kel'Thuzad overwhelmed Jaina and Dick, but Dick stopped him from killing them by claiming he could lead him to a Titan artifact and offering to serve the Lich King. Kel'Thuzad spared them provisionally, branded Dick with a Scourge Mark, and left Dick bound to obey him.

• Jaina confronted Kel'Thuzad over betraying Antonidas, while Dick restrained her and then shot at Kel'Thuzad, who blasted him with an icy spell.
• Jaina summoned water elementals and attacked, but Kel'Thuzad defeated her with frost and warlock spells, leaving both her and Dick incapacitated.
• A quest instructed Dick to save Jaina from Kel'Thuzad, warning that Kel'Thuzad would spare only Arthas and that the quest could unlock the main quest.
• As Kel'Thuzad prepared to kill them, Dick claimed a Titan artifact lay in a hidden realm in Tirisfal Glades and offered to serve the Lich King and persuade Jaina to join.
• Dick showed Kel'Thuzad Jaina's Violet Badge and claimed they had secretly pledged themselves to each other; Kel'Thuzad mocked him, but spared Jaina and branded Dick with a Scourge Mark to enforce his obedience.

Arthas killed Kel'Thuzad in Andorhal and set off for Stratholme, unaware that the apparent victory was part of a trap. Dick and Jaina argued over Arthas's decision, and the real Kel'Thuzad later confronted Dick and ordered him to leave that night.

• Arthas broke through the undead, killed Kel'Thuzad, and ordered Falric to burn the body before leading the paladins toward Stratholme.
• Jaina condemned Arthas for rushing into Kel'Thuzad's trap and called Dick a coward after seeing the Cult of the Damned insignia on his hand.
• Dick left Jaina alone, then overheard her apologizing to Arthas and to him as she sobbed.
• The real Kel'Thuzad appeared in a different body, questioned Dick about his past actions and knowledge of the plague, and struck him with a Lich Palm.
• Kel'Thuzad told Dick that the Tirisfal Brotherhood had sent word and ordered him to leave that night, warning him to consider the people around him.

Kel'Thuzad brought Dick and Jaina to Agamand Mills after learning that the artifact lay in a hidden valley where an ancient corruption drove visitors mad. When the party reached the valley and its strange influence affected Kel'Thuzad, Dick seized the chance to kiss Jaina and slipped something cold onto her tongue.

• Cultists reported that hunters had found a building collapsed beneath a lake, though most of them had gone mad and died near it.
• Kel'Thuzad questioned Dick about resisting the valley's influence, then forced Jaina to accompany the party into the mountains.
• A disguised Dick bumped into Grayson and scattered his belongings, secretly switching the key engraved with fel runes.
• Kel'Thuzad, Dick, Jaina, and the cultists passed through a hidden gorge and entered the valley.
• After Kel'Thuzad sensed that the valley was affecting his emotions, Dick pulled Jaina close and kissed her, placing something cold on her tongue.

Kel'Thuzad used the lake's mind-controlling power to create an undead force and followed Dick to a hidden underground palace beneath Tyr's Fall. After Dick revealed that the Titans had sealed a monster there, creatures emerged and Kel'Thuzad's forces attacked, while he demanded to know who Dick really was.

• Kel'Thuzad sent cultists to the lakeshore, where the Old Gods' influence drove them into a fatal fight; he raised the dead as Skeleton Mages and Warriors and created two Death Knights from Grayson and another Warrior.
• Kel'Thuzad led his undead, Dick, and Jaina through the lake to a ruined palace, where Dick found and indicated a concealed stone slab.
• A Death Knight smashed the slab, revealing an underwater passage that led to an intact Underground Palace Complex beneath the lakebed.
• Kel'Thuzad accused Dick of withholding information, and Dick explained that the slab sealed a monster and that it was awakening.
• Bizarre creatures poured from the palace, and Kel'Thuzad ordered his undead to attack before asking Dick who he was; Dick introduced himself as Dick Tang.

Dick told Kel'Thuzad about Xal'atath and led him to Zakajz's cave, where Kel'Thuzad claimed the dagger and Dick seized the chance to awaken Zakajz. The chapter ended with Dick reaching for the sword embedded in the Old God's servant, knowing that pulling it free would wake the monster.

• Dick explained Tyr's Fall, Zakajz, and Xal'atath's deadly history to Kel'Thuzad as they fought through the Old Gods' servants.
• Kel'Thuzad declared that Xal'atath would become his weapon and used Blink to take Dick and Jaina past Pos to Zakajz's cave.
• Kel'Thuzad approached Xal'atath while Dick secretly moved toward Zakajz, and Jaina prepared to cast a spell.
• Kel'Thuzad took Xal'atath, breaking the purple binding on Zakajz, as Dick leaped onto the creature.
• Dick revealed that Strom'kar, the sword embedded in Zakajz's chest, could awaken the servant of the Old Gods when removed.

Dick and Jaina escaped Kel'Thuzad and raced to a hidden side hall to retrieve Tyr's relics and trigger the temple's destruction. Dick uncovered the Silver Hand, but Jaina was mortally wounded before they could use it, leaving him collapsed and bereft of hope.

• Dick severed his marked left hand with Strom'kar, and Jaina carried him out while Zakajz attacked Kel'Thuzad.
• Dick directed Jaina to Tyr's side hall, where they hoped to find relics powerful enough to destroy the temple and trap Kel'Thuzad.
• Jaina fought the pursuing undead and Faceless Guardian Bors while Dick dug beneath Tyr's statue for the Silver Hand.
• Dick found the silver fist, but the Faceless One pierced Jaina with its claw before he could use it.
• Dick dropped the Silver Hand beside Jaina's fallen body and collapsed, believing there was no point in continuing.

Dick used the Silver Hand Warhammer to trigger the Titans’ destruction of the valley, then watched Jaina return unharmed through a time spell before an encounter with Norgannon revealed why he had been sent to Azeroth. He received a new quest to create a timeline that diverged from the main world, but was left wondering how to change the world’s course.

• Dick bound the Silver Hand to his severed arm, carried Jaina’s body, and triggered the Titans’ self-destruct mechanism, destroying the valley and sealing Zakajz inside.
• Dick was transported with Jaina to a peak, where a notification marked his quest to keep her alive as complete; Jaina then reappeared unharmed after a time spell took effect.
• Jaina woke in Dick’s arms and blasted him away with an Arcane Explosion, leaving him unconscious.
• Dick awoke in a vision of Azeroth’s creation and heard Norgannon explain the Pantheon’s plan to change the fates of its worlds.
• Dick accepted a main quest to create a timeline with over 70% World Divergence within 100 years, then wondered how he could alter the world.

Jaina and Dick traveled toward Andorhal to help Arthas, while Jaina examined Dick’s newly fused silver hand. At the Silver Hand’s besieged front, Uther watched a young squire become a paladin in the middle of battle.

• Jaina dismissed Antonidas’s order to return to Dalaran and continued with Dick toward Eastweald to deliver King Terenas’s command to Uther.
• Dick reflected on his Stratholme quest and showed Jaina the silver hand that had grown onto his severed arm; her magic triggered its response and pulled her into his embrace.
• At Andorhal, Uther and the Silver Hand struggled to hold the line as abominations broke through the city walls and undead flooded toward the rear.
• Uther rushed to defend the threatened line as a young squire charged into the undead with a sword.
• The squire invoked the Holy Light, received a warhammer and a radiant barrier, and became a paladin before Uther’s eyes.

Dick awakened the Silver Hand as the Fire of Justice and used his new Paladin powers to help turn back the undead assault at Andorhal. The lich Araj withdrew his forces, and Dick reached Uther with the battle won, wondering how Uther’s survival might change the future.

• Dick reached the Andorhal battlefield with Jaina and joined the Silver Hand Paladins as undead forces attacked.
• Dick chose the Paladin path, awakened the Silver Hand into the Fire of Justice, and gained power from Holy Light and Order Power.
• Dick killed a lesser abomination and cleared nearby undead with a powerful strike, helping protect the Paladins’ rear.
• Uther returned to the main battlefield as Jaina’s Blizzard and Dathrohan’s fighting helped the Paladins push back the undead.
• Araj ordered the undead to retreat into Andorhal, ending the battle, and Dick and Jaina went to Uther’s command post as survivors thanked them.

Jaina and Dick persuaded Uther to join a rescue mission to Stratholme, while Dick resolved to prevent Alexandros Mograine’s future betrayal and death. Meanwhile, Arthas remained trapped at Zul'Mashar as Baron Rivendare prepared to unleash the plague in Stratholme, and Falric set out on foot for Light's Hope Chapel after losing Invincible.

• Jaina delivered King Terenas's private orders to Uther and said she and Dick would assist with the rescue.
• Dick claimed Jaina had intelligence showing Stratholme remained uninfected and that dark forces were targeting Arthas; he also pointed to Light's Hope Chapel as a potential defense.
• Uther agreed to depart once his troops withdrew to Crusader's Hold and proposed asking Alexandros Mograine for help.
• Dick completed the quest “Uther's Predicament” and decided to try to keep the Ashbringer active and change Alexandros's fate.
• At Zul'Mashar, Arthas ordered Falric to seek help from Tirion Fordring while he and the remaining knights fought off plague trolls; Baron Rivendare demanded that the cursed mages summon Mal'Ganis before the plague erupted in Stratholme in four hours.
• Invincible collapsed during Falric's ride, and Falric killed the wounded horse before continuing alone through the mist toward Light's Hope Chapel.

Dick reached Light's Hope Chapel with Jaina’s party, where exhausted Falric revealed that Prince Arthas was in trouble. Uther and Alexandros led six hundred paladins and squires toward Zul’Mashar, while Baron Rivendare summoned Mal’Ganis in Stratholme and was ordered to leave Arthas to the dreadlord.

• Dick recalled his visit to Darrowshire and rode beside Jaina’s carriage, carrying the high knight’s insignia Uther had awarded him.
• Dick and Erigor reached Light’s Hope Chapel and bonded over their shared origins in the Kingdom of Stormwind; Erigor offered to teach Dick paladin combat techniques.
• Falric collapsed outside Light’s Hope Chapel, and Dick recognized him and called for help, announcing that Prince Arthas was in trouble.
• Uther and Alexandros marched out with six hundred paladins and squires, following the recovering Falric toward Zul’Mashar.
• Baron Rivendare’s summoning ritual brought Mal’Ganis through a spatial rift; Mal’Ganis rebuked Rivendare and ordered him to follow Ner’zhul’s instructions while leaving Arthas to him.

Dick joined the paladins' assault on Zul'Mashar, recovered an ancient troll tablet, and tried to stop Arthas from rushing to Stratholme. Mal'Ganis revealed himself in the command tent and escaped after provoking Arthas into vowing to destroy the city rather than let its people become Scourge servants.

• Alexandros Mograine led the paladins in a charge through Zul'Mashar while Dick and his squad searched the stronghold and destroyed its dark magic.
• Dick sent Erigor and Darion to collect valuables, then retrieved an ancient tablet connected to Hakkar from the Mossflayer Trolls' sacrificial altar.
• Dick distributed the trolls' magical weapons among the knights, earning the nickname "Dick the Generous" before joining the command tent.
• Arthas insisted on going to Stratholme, but Dick and Uther argued that acolytes could purify the city without putting the prince in danger.
• Dick recognized the messenger as Mal'Ganis and attacked, but the Dreadlord struck his Holy Light Barrier and escaped as Uther and Alexandros moved to intervene.
• Mal'Ganis declared that Stratholme's people would become its servants, and Arthas vowed to end the city's fate himself rather than let the plague spread.