Chapter Summaries

Dick joined Anachronos and two Archdruids in infiltrating the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj to find the Dragon Princes trapped there. After Dick’s Order Power helped awaken Arygos, the Blue Dragon warned that C'Thun was about to break free.

• Alliance stealth forces hunted the surviving Qiraji in the Ruins Battlefield while Dick, Anachronos, Malfurion, and Hamuul entered the temple unseen.
• Prophet Skeram attacked Dick, but Anachronos trapped him in a Time Prison before the group continued inside.
• Anachronos used dragon scales to call for his lost companions, and Dick experienced Arygos’s memories of his past and imprisonment by C'Thun.
• Dick saw Deathwing helping C'Thun torture Arygos, then his Order Power interrupted the memory and helped restore Arygos’s clarity.
• Arygos thanked Dick and warned that C'Thun was about to break free.

Dick learned that Deathwing helped C'Thun sever its connection to the world, allowing the weakened Old God to prepare to escape and seek souls as nourishment. Anachronos told Dick that defeating C'Thun was his responsibility as a Guardian, and the Titans Path assigned him a trial to kill it and earn the Dragon Aspects' Army's recognition.

• Arygos told Dick that Deathwing had helped C'Thun sever its connection to the world and had proposed using Arygos's body to reshape the Old God.
• Arygos and Anachronos revealed that C'Thun planned to escape its prison and that the Aqir were waging war to gather souls for it.
• Anachronos sent Dick and the others out of the temple through a Time Vortex, while C'Thun's returning consciousness failed to detect Prophet Skeram.
• Anachronos warned Dick that the Dragon Aspects could not spare their strength and that Dick had to confront C'Thun as a Guardian.
• The Titans Path activated a trial requiring Dick to kill C'Thun and earn the Dragon Aspects' Army's recognition, and Anachronos left him beneath the stars.
• Dick cursed Norgannon, then accepted the challenge and vowed to sail the sea of stars.

Dick gathered the civilized world's fighters and mercenaries for the final assault on the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, promising titles and rewards to those who brought back Aqir insignias. As the forces entered the temple, the passage was sealed behind them, trapping the mercenaries in a deadly battle against the Aqir and C'Thun.

• The Alliance Forces cleared the road into the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, while nations and factions sent elite combatants to join the assault.
• The Cenarion Circle, the Hidden Path, and the Argent Dawn recruited mercenaries by offering rewards and recognition for Aqir materials.
• Brann gave Dick a bomb capable of collapsing the underground tunnels, and Dick stored it in his Bag of Holding.
• Dick promised knighthoods, noble titles, and other rewards to fighters who brought back Aqir insignias, stirring the mercenaries into a frenzy.
• Ossirian carried Dick and Theramore's commanders into the temple, and the rest of the fighters followed.
• The five damaged Obsidian giants and the Alliance soldiers sealed the passage, leaving the fighters to face the battle inside.

The Alliance Forces split into three groups to fight through the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, with Dick and the dragons heading for the Temple District and the Twin Emperors. The first battles exposed the Aqir's tactics: Duke Leoric was gravely wounded by Sartura, while Saurfang and Vol'jin recruited Siegecrafter Blackfuse to clear a massive swarm of workers.

• Dick and Anachronos explained the temple's three routes, and the commanders divided their forces among the Larva Hive, Qiraji Defense Zone, and Temple District.
• Dick's group defeated a wave of Qiraji Workers in the Central Hive after the soldiers slowed them with frost and burned them with fire oil.
• Sartura ambushed Duke Leoric in the Larva Hive, dismembered soldiers, and severely wounded him before Mathias Shaw and Immorel killed the Qiraji Lord.
• Brigadier General Matthew rallied the scattered troops, rewarded a mercenary with a promised Kul Tiras barony, and let groups advance into the Larva Hive while Leoric's forces camped.
• Saurfang and Vol'jin summoned Siegecrafter Blackfuse to deal with the dense Qiraji swarm, and Blackfuse agreed to help in exchange for mining rights in Azshara.

Dick and the allied forces reached the Twin Emperors' temple, where C'Thun revealed itself and killed four soldiers through fear. As the battle against the emperors began, Anachronos sent Dick onward to confront the Old God while the others fought the Aqir and hunted Ouro.

• Dick learned that the Goblins were using Engineering Bombs to clear Aqir, while Sylvanas and Vereesa returned after encountering Ouro, the Twin Emperors' burrowing pet.
• Anachronos assigned Sylvanas and the ranged soldiers to hunt Ouro, ordered the rest to fight the Twin Emperors, and told Dick to face C'Thun.
• The Twin Emperors emerged from the temple and taunted the allied forces, while Dick used order power to lift the soldiers' spirits.
• C'Thun appeared above the temple and its fear killed four soldiers, whose souls Erigor's Soulstone absorbed.
• Emperor Vek'lor summoned Aqir reinforcements as Anachronos transformed and charged Vek'nilash, while Dick fought his way toward C'Thun.

Dick fought through the Titan prison and freed Korialstrasz, Merithra, and Arygos from C'Thun's chaos barriers. C'Thun then broke out, and Dick faced the Old God as it launched a deadly attack against him.

• Dick killed a Faceless One and advanced through the Titan passage, where the Fist of Tyr's order power dispelled the surrounding chaos.
• Dick broke the barriers imprisoning Arygos, Korialstrasz, and Merithra, freeing the three dragon heroes.
• Korialstrasz explained that the prison's Titan facilities could restore the strength of recognized guardians.
• C'Thun broke free, and the dragons transported Dick to the hall where the Old God was emerging from its seal.
• C'Thun sent its tentacles and a beam of black energy at Dick, whose order power made him its primary target.

Sylvanas, Vereesa, and Liadrin killed Ouro at the Twin Temples, but Liadrin collapsed after sensing that Dick was in danger. At the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, C'Thun shifted into its second form and struck Dick, pulling him into a nightmare as the dragons rallied against the Old God.

• Sylvanas trapped Ouro with Black Arrow, and Vereesa followed with Chimera Shots that wounded its eye and mouth.
• Liadrin planted a sack of bombs in Ouro's mouth and detonated it, then finished the surviving bug with the Brotherhood's Sword.
• After Liadrin fell, she told Sylvanas that Dick was in danger and that she had to go help him.
• Arygos reflected C'Thun's Eye Beam, while Korialstrasz attacked and Merithra healed the dragons under Dick's protective order power.
• C'Thun abandoned its first form and unleashed its chaos field, battering Dick and the dragons with its tentacles.
• Dick struck C'Thun's largest eye with Holy Judgment, but the Old God's attack threw him down and dragged him into a spell; Lady Anveena smashed its eye as the dragons cried out.

Dick believed he was living a peaceful life in Theramore, but Liadrin, Velinde, and Moam each failed to break C’Thun’s dream control and wake him. As Princess Caliea offered him the lordship of Theramore, a faint warning stopped him from kneeling.

• Dick woke beside Jaina and Liadrin, then left for his duties after Liadrin warned him that the scene was an illusion, but he did not understand her warning.
• Liadrin vanished into black smoke and struggled against C’Thun’s misty restraints while Dick continued through Theramore, unaware that he was dreaming.
• At the banquet, Dick approached Sylvanas, but Moam interrupted him with news that Princess Caliea planned to make him Lord of Theramore; Moam’s attempt to reach Dick also failed.
• Princess Caliea asked Dick to pledge allegiance before the crest of the House of Menethil, and a faint voice warned him that kneeling would kill him.

Dick broke free of C'Thun’s double dream at the cost of Anveena’s apparent disappearance, then let himself be swallowed to save Liadrin, Moam, and Velinde. Inside C'Thun, he detonated Brann’s bomb and struck a Titan energy conduit, pleading with Norgannon as the gastric juice threatened to consume him.

• Dick recognized Caliea and the others as C'Thun’s illusions and destroyed them, then pierced his own chest to wake from the dream.
• Dick found Anveena gone, with only a golden feather left behind, and rejoined the battle against C'Thun.
• When C'Thun presented Liadrin, Moam, and Velinde as captives, Dick surrendered and was swallowed to spare them.
• Dick discovered Titan prison conduits inside C'Thun and attached Brann’s bomb to one of them.
• The bomb injured C'Thun and exposed the conduits, while Dick, losing his protection to gastric acid, punched a damaged pipe and called on Norgannon for help.

Shaw, Immorel, and the soldiers defeated the Qiraji guarding the Larva Hive, while Rexxar, Vol'jin, and Saurfang killed Princess Huhuran. C'Thun's death broke the Qiraji Empire's hold over its forces, and the Twin Emperors crumbled as the Aqir fled.

• Shaw and Immorel killed Princess Yauj and Lord Kri, then helped defeat the remaining Qiraji Lords in the Larva Hive.
• Brigadier General Matthew killed Vem and ordered the soldiers to burn the eggs and claim their spoils.
• C'Thun's wail shook the Hive, and Immorel realized that C'Thun had died.
• Princess Huhuran fled when C'Thun's wail sounded, allowing Rexxar and Vol'jin to kill her as Saurfang recovered.
• The Twin Emperors lost their strength when C'Thun died and crumbled before Anachronos, Jaina, and Rhonin.
• The Aqir scattered after losing C'Thun and the Twin Emperors, marking the collapse of the Qiraji Empire.

Dick survived the destruction of C'Thun after Arygos sacrificed some of his own power to save him, while the War of the Shifting Sands ended and Silithus became a hunting ground and memorial. Years later, adventurers destroyed the last large Qiraji hive, leaving the land at peace.

• Arygos rescued Dick from C'Thun's remains and gave him blue dragon essence, while Maiev took him to the Emerald Dream for Ysera to heal.
• The Alliance learned that C'Thun was dead and Dick was safe, though escaped aqir remained a threat in Silithus.
• The Argent Dawn departed on the fifteenth day after the war, and druids and veteran mercenaries opened the Silithus Hunting Grounds.
• Ironforge craftsmen erected the War of the Shifting Sands Monument, honoring the fallen, the adventurers, and Dick's leadership.
• Twenty-three years later, the adventuring group Elwynn Forest destroyed the last large Qiraji hive, ending Qiraji civilization and bringing peace to Silithus.

Dick mourned Anveena at the War of the Shifting Sands memorial and promised Liadrin they would find a way to revive her. He sent Senxia to recruit Dr. Harrison Jones for an expedition to Uldum while he set off on a separate journey.

• Dick paid respects at the memorial, where Anachronos hinted that lands south of Tanaris and Silithus might hold something that could help Anveena.
• Jaina and Liadrin told Dick that Velinde had left, and Dick comforted them as they grieved Anveena.
• Dick promised Liadrin they would seek a way to revive Anveena and asked Anduin to arrange for Dr. Harrison Jones to be sent to Tanaris.
• Dick gave Senxia the rapier Death's Kiss and ordered him to take Harrison to Uldum, establish a forward base, and avoid conflict with the locals.
• Senxia planned to recruit adventurers from the Ruins Battlefield and raid Sundown Bay to build his pirate fleet.

Anduin set out on a royal tour to reassure Stormwind's people, but attackers ambushed his carriage in Elwynn Forest and forced him to flee. Garona captured him by the river just as Chen and a little girl appeared.

• After cult attacks spread across Stormwind, Regent Bolvar brought Anduin back from Theramore to tour the kingdom.
• While traveling toward Westfall, Anduin discussed Dr. Harrison's adventurous past with Lakes Claw before an explosion overturned their carriage.
• Lakes protected Anduin from the attackers, then urged him to flee toward Karazhan after warning that Stormwind had a traitor.
• A female orc rogue wounded Lakes and disrupted their escape, while Anduin ran through the forest and healed his injured leg with the Holy Light.
• Garona caught Anduin with a chain at the Lailinya River and picked him up, but a little girl called out that he had been captured.

Chen Stormstout and Li Li rescued Anduin from Garona, who escaped after Chen defeated her. Anduin learned Lakes had likely been taken through a Portal and set out with Chen and Li Li for Karazhan, determined to rescue him.

• Li Li interrupted Garona’s attempt to kill Anduin, and Chen Stormstout arrived to protect them.
• Chen defeated Garona in a fight, but she escaped after warning that her hunt had begun.
• Anduin asked Chen and Li Li to escort him to Karazhan, and they agreed after hearing about its liquor and mounts.
• Chen found traces of a Portal near the battlefield and told Anduin that Lakes was probably taken away.
• Anduin mourned the dead Royal Knights, vowed to rescue Lakes, and left for Karazhan with Chen and Li Li.

Dick traveled to a hidden Titan ruin in the Badlands to retrieve the Disc of Norgannon, where Garona ambushed him and demanded the Eye of C'Thun on behalf of the Twilight's Hammer. After learning Anduin was safe in Karazhan and Cho'gall's forces were active in Kalimdor, Dick continued toward Uldaman.

• Dick reached a Dark Iron mine in the Badlands, and the miners left him alone with an underground map after recognizing his royal insignia.
• Garona attacked Dick in the tunnel, but he repelled her with Divine Storm and the two stopped fighting.
• Garona threw Anduin's scepter to Dick and demanded the Eye of C'Thun, saying her employer wanted it.
• Dick gave Garona the Eye, and she revealed that Cho'gall had a new master and that Anduin had escaped her pursuit and was in Karazhan with a Bearfolk.
• Garona vanished after warning Dick to protect Med'an, and Dick deduced that Cho'gall's forces were likely headed for Dire Maul in Feralas.
• Dick resumed his search for Uldaman, the Titan ruin that held the Disc of Norgannon.

Dick fought his way through Trogg-occupied Uldaman and used the Staff of Ironaya to find the Hall of Ironaya. There, he awakened the Titan keeper Ironaya, who recognized the power of the Fist of Tyr and welcomed him as the returning King of Order.

• Dick broke through a sealed wall in the mine and discovered Troggs among the corpses of Dark Iron Dwarves.
• Dick defeated a charging Trogg horde and later found the Staff of Ironaya among a Trogg chieftain’s belongings.
• Dick followed the staff to a palace, where four stone guardians submitted to his power of order.
• Dick ordered the guardians to seal off the palace and eliminate the Troggs, then used the staff to open a hidden chamber.
• Ironaya emerged with a stone sword, but she recognized the power in Dick’s left hand and hailed him as the King of Order.

Dick met Ironaya in Uldaman and learned how Tyr opposed Loken before sacrificing himself to protect the Discs of Norgannon. Ironaya named Dick Tyr’s heir and prepared to lead him toward Archaedas, whose recognition was needed to reach the Discs and Tyr’s ultimate secret.

• Dick showed Ironaya the Silver Hand, and she recognized it as Tyr’s weapon and accepted him as Tyr’s heir.
• Ironaya showed Dick a vision of Tyr confronting Loken and recounted how Loken’s corruption drove Tyr and his followers to flee with the Disc of Norgannon.
• Ironaya revealed that Tyr stayed behind to face the C'Thraxxi while Archaedas and the others escaped, and warned Dick that Tyr’s tomb had been a trap.
• Ironaya explained that she and Archaedas had guarded the Discs in Uldaman, though Archaedas had become obsessed with building an army to avenge Tyr.
• Ironaya called Dick Dick Bronzan, warned him that Archaedas would not readily acknowledge him, and offered to help him build a force before confronting Archaedas.

Dick entered Uldaman’s sealed temple and discovered thousands of awakened Earthen, who recognized him as Tyr’s successor. After learning that their Dwarven descendants had remained loyal to the Titans, Od’rak Stoneheart pledged the Earthen Legion to Dick as he prepared to face Archaedas.

• Ironaya opened the temple doors, and Dick found thousands of Earthen awakening inside.
• The Earthen king, Od’rak Stoneheart, mistook Dick for Tyr returned, while Ironaya explained that the Earthen could choose whether to join his challenge against Archaedas.
• Od’rak asked whether the Dwarves, the Earthen’s transformed kin, had forgotten their duty or turned to chaos.
• Dick assured Od’rak that the Dwarves remained on the side of order and had helped drive out the Firelord.
• Od’rak declared Dick the Earthen Legion’s second commander, and the Earthen armed themselves to march with him toward Archaedas.

Dick and Ironaya reached Archaedas in Uldaman’s Creator’s Workshop, where they discovered the Shaper had been corrupted by an Old God. As Archaedas awakened his army of revenge, Dick prepared to confront him while Ironaya held off the statues.

• Dick and the Earthen fought through Archaedas’s huge army of War Constructs, with Ironaya’s giant form helping clear the passage to the deepest temple.
• Ironaya told Dick that Uldaman’s power alone could not defeat Loken and explained that the Titans’ facilities had been activated only in response to a threat to the world’s foundations.
• Dick and Ironaya entered the Creator’s Workshop, where Archaedas rejected Ironaya’s appeal and denounced Dick as too weak to inherit Lord Tyr’s will.
• Dick recognized the scarlet light in Archaedas’s eyes as a sign of Old God corruption, and Archaedas denied being infected before ordering his army to awaken.
• Dick told Ironaya to hold off the statues while he faced Archaedas, then activated a silver card and summoned the Giant of Light.

Dick defeated the corrupted Archaedas with the Holy Light Giant’s power and found Norgannon’s secret message in the Disc of Norgannon. The message revealed a plan to empower a chosen being against Sargeras, but most of its provisions had already been lost, leaving Dick to rely on himself as he set out to find the World Blueprint in Uldum.

• Dick used the Humility card to bind Archaedas and weaken him, then smashed his limbs and purged the corruption from his core with Ironaya’s help.
• Ironaya stayed beside the recovering Archaedas while Dick entered the secret chamber and activated the Disc of Norgannon.
• Norgannon’s recording explained that the Titans had prepared a plan involving the World Blueprint, Val'anyr, the Discs of Norgannon, and Elune’s acknowledgment to grant authority against Sargeras.
• Dick realized that Ra-den had collapsed, Ulduar’s Guardians were corrupted, Val'anyr was shattered, the Forge of Origination had already been activated, and Elune was asleep.
• Dick received the next Titans Path objective: travel to the Halls of Origination in Uldum and obtain the World Blueprint.