Chapter Summaries

Dick joined Thrall, Grom, Varok, and the Wardens in their desperate attack on the wounded Mannoroth. After the demon ignited the fel blood inside Grom and Varok, he turned his power on everyone else, leaving Dick covered in dark green blood as the chapter ended.

• Grom attacked Mannoroth’s left hoof while Varok shielded him from the Pit Lord’s tail, allowing Thrall to summon the elements and charge.
• Dick’s Silver Hand flared with Holy Power, and he joined the assault, striking Mannoroth’s wounded hoof as the Wardens widened his injuries.
• Mannoroth unleashed fel energy from the ground, but Grom climbed onto his head and struck him repeatedly before slashing his eye.
• Varok leaped in and struck Mannoroth’s wrist, disarming him, but the Pit Lord ignited the demon blood inside Grom and Varok, causing them to collapse.
• Mannoroth declared that his power covered everyone and ignited the blood of the others, while Dick realized dark green blood covered his body.

Mannoroth’s blood detonations left Dick, Thrall, Grom, and the others near death, but Dick urged Grom to rise by telling him that his son Garrosh was alive. Thrall and Grom helped bring Mannoroth down, then Dick’s body was taken over by an unknown force that drained the Pit Lord and restored its vital signs.

• Mannoroth detonated the blood on his enemies, incapacitating Thrall, Grom, Varok, and Dick, while Dick realized the blasts also damaged Mannoroth himself.
• Unable to move, Dick crawled to Grom and poured holy power into him, urging him to fight and telling him that Garrosh was alive in Nagrand.
• Thrall struck Mannoroth with lightning, and Grom rose and attacked the Pit Lord with his battle-axe.
• Dick blinded Mannoroth with Holy Shock, allowing Grom to drive his axe into the Pit Lord’s head and kill him.
• An unknown force took control of Dick’s body, pierced Mannoroth with black tendrils, and drained him as Dick’s vital signs recovered.

After waking from the Demon-Slaying War, Dick discovered his stamina had greatly increased and learned that Anveena was struggling to bond with his Holy Hammer. He saw that Fandral Staghelm had drained Mannoroth’s body, then attended Grom Hellscream’s funeral, where Thrall entrusted him with Gorehowl to find its next worthy owner.

• Dick woke in pain three days after the war and found that his stamina had risen to 1150.
• Anveena told Dick that she was becoming more compatible with the Holy Hammer and needed time to complete their connection.
• Dick used the Holy Hammer to witness Fandral Staghelm drain Mannoroth’s body before collapsing beside the Pit Lord’s remains.
• Thrall and the gathered warriors buried Grom Hellscream, honoring his sacrifice and the freedom he won for the Orcs.
• Thrall gave Dick Grom’s Gorehowl and asked him to treat it as a memento of peace between the Orcs and Theramore.
• Dick accepted Gorehowl and swore to find an owner worthy of the legendary weapon.

Jaina and Liadrin investigated a demonic presence in Felwood and witnessed mysterious figures battling a Dreadlord. Arthas ambushed them, captured Liadrin, and ordered Jaina to summon Dick to meet him at midnight or Liadrin would die.

• Jaina and Liadrin led Paladins and Bearfolk through Felwood to gather timber for Mount Hyjal’s defenses.
• Jaina detected a demonic presence near Deadwood Grove, where cloaked figures fought and trapped a Dreadlord.
• Arthas appeared, incapacitated the Paladins, defeated Liadrin, and lifted her from the ground with death power.
• Jaina attacked Arthas with an ice dragon, but an unseen attacker struck her with a bone axe and Arthas pierced her Ice Barrier with Frostmourne.
• Arthas told Jaina to bring Dick to Deadwood Grove at midnight and threatened to kill Liadrin if he did not come.

Dick met Illidan Stormrage before Arthas arrived, then learned that Arthas wanted Illidan to destroy a demon ritual in Felwood and kill Tichondrius. Arthas held Liadrin hostage to force their cooperation, leaving Dick and Illidan to consider his demand.

• Dick waited alone by a campfire and met Illidan Stormrage, who had come to speak with Arthas.
• Dick told Illidan that Maiev and the Wardens were searching for him, and Illidan acknowledged them before Arthas arrived.
• Illidan attacked Arthas, but Arthas overwhelmed him; Dick healed Illidan and urged him to hear Arthas out.
• Arthas revealed that Lord Marrowgar held the unconscious Liadrin and threatened to attack Mount Hyjal if Dick and Illidan refused to cooperate.
• Arthas told Illidan that Tichondrius's demons were preparing a ritual to corrupt Felwood and demanded that Illidan kill Tichondrius, with Dick as his helper.

Dick and Illidan traveled to Jaedenar, where Lord Banehollow’s servant Uldan offered them a portal to the satyrs’ camp. After Illidan sensed enemies approaching, he stayed behind to hold them off while Dick went north to retrieve the Felwood Satyr Quest Container.

• Dick explained to Illidan that the Lich King was using them to kill Tichondrius and prepare to break from the Burning Legion.
• Dick and Illidan waited outside Jaedenar and met Uldan, an imp serving Lord Banehollow, who offered to help them reach the satyrs’ camp.
• Uldan opened a portal and gave Dick a black bead that would let him contact Shadow Hold.
• Illidan killed a dozen satyrs after they arrived and sensed the quest container to the north and a powerful enemy approaching from the south.
• Illidan told Dick to retrieve the container within ten minutes, then faced the charging demons as Dick ran north with his holy fire-lit battle-axe.

Dick fought through Jadefire Run to find the Skull of Gul'dan, while Illidan held off Tichondrius and his demons below the ridge. Dick forced a warlock to reveal the Skull's location, and Illidan saw him arrive just as the final minute of his stand began.

• Dick cut through the satyrs with Gorehowl, while Bloody Oak drained their life and left their bodies as dry bones.
• Dick survived a warlock's ambush, seized him, and demanded to know where the Skull of Gul'dan was.
• A lord-rank shivarra emerged from a portal, and Dick killed it with a single empowered strike.
• The captured warlock told Dick that the Skull of Gul'dan was in a nearby house.
• Illidan fought Tichondrius's demons alone and held out for ten minutes, then saw Dick appear on the ridge and heard him call, "Illidan! Catch!"

Dick gave the Skull of Gul'dan to Illidan during his battle with Tichondrius, and Illidan absorbed its fel to become a true Demon Hunter. As Illidan attacked Tichondrius, four mysterious figures tried to leave with the emptied skull, but Illidan's Moonblades destroyed their Portal.

• Dick took the Skull of Gul'dan to the battlefield and threw it to Illidan, who was surrounded by demons and Tichondrius.
• Illidan absorbed the skull's fel, unleashing a blast that burned the surrounding demons to ash and transformed him into a powerful demon.
• Illidan launched himself at Tichondrius, while Dick hurried toward the distant fight.
• Four mysterious figures appeared, took the emptied skull, and opened a Portal after declaring their Capture Plan had failed.
• Illidan's Moonblades plunged into the Portal and destroyed it as Dick told the four figures they had taken the wrong thing.

Liadrin woke safely in the First Defensive Line camp after Dick rescued her from Arthas. Dick confronted four Warlocks, identified their leaders and recruited them to enslave Demons, but Kanrethad warned that a powerful Demon had targeted the Silver Hand.

• Jaina told Liadrin that Dick had carried her unconscious back to camp, and that she would recover after resting.
• Dick questioned four Warlocks while the Wardens surrounded them and Maiev revealed they had killed the Warlock Walshas for crimes against Elves.
• Kanrethad identified the group as members of an underground Warlock organization, and Dick recognized him, Wilfred, Rethsin, and Bijucca.
• Kanrethad explained that the Warlocks had come to capture powerful Demons, and Dick ordered them to help enslave three Demons attacking the defensive line.
• As Dick left, Kanrethad warned him that an extremely powerful Demon had set its sights on the Silver Hand.

Ysera awakened Aviana at Mount Hyjal, reuniting the sky goddess with Tortolla, Agamaggan, and Goldrinn. Archimonde launched a surprise attack in the valley, wounding Ysera and Aviana and igniting the battle for Mount Hyjal.

• Ysera used the World Tree's power to awaken Tortolla, Agamaggan, and Goldrinn, then spent seven days calling Aviana from the Emerald Dream.
• Aviana returned to the mortal world after Malfurion summoned the World Tree's blessing to give her a solid form.
• A disguised Druid tore apart a Bearfolk warrior, revealing Archimonde's presence in the valley.
• Archimonde struck Aviana and Ysera by surprise and hurled them into the mountainside, grievously injuring Ysera.
• Eranikus, Tortolla, Agamaggan, and Goldrinn attacked Archimonde as portals opened and demons poured into the valley.

Dick and the defenders fought off the Burning Legion’s assault at the First Defensive Line, where he and Jaina sealed a breach beside the priest camp. When the World Tree caught fire and Barnes reported that Archimonde had reached it, Dick took command and ordered the remaining elite fighters to gather for a desperate counterattack.

• An enormous force of demons and undead attacked the First Defensive Line, and Dick’s troops joined 33,000 night elf sentinels and druids in holding them back.
• Dick suspected the Legion’s disorganized assault concealed Archimonde’s infiltration of the Third Defensive Line.
• When abominations broke through the wall beside the priest camp, Dick had Herod throw him into the breach, where he halted the demons.
• Jaina unleashed a vast frost spell that sealed the breach with ice and impaled the demons pressing through it.
• The World Tree burst into green flames, and Sentinel Commander Barnes reported that Archimonde had appeared beneath it.
• Dick knocked Barnes down, asserted command, and ordered him to bring every able fighter of lord rank or above for a counterattack.

With the First Defensive Line under siege and the World Tree burning, Dick organized a raid to capture the demons’ commander and disrupt their forces. As Delia Sera carried the raiders toward the Demon Sea, the defenders united in a vow to hold their ground.

• Dick explained that a Doom Lord was directing the demons and planned a raid to give four warlocks time to enslave it.
• Dick rejected a proposal to summon the green dragons, then ordered the eastern headquarters to send a thousand soldiers and evacuate wounded troops and priests.
• Delia Sera volunteered to carry the raiding party, kissed Dick, and wished him well; Jaina and Liadrin embraced him as he promised to return.
• Dick joined the prepared raiders, while Erigor sounded the horn and rallied the defenders to fight to the death and never retreat.

Dick and his companions launched a desperate assault on Doom Lord Kaz'rogal after Lord Delia Sera sacrificed herself to carry them close to him. When Kaz'rogal resisted Kanrethad's attempt to bind him, Dick prepared a dangerous dive from the sky to strike the demon again.

• Lord Delia Sera crashed onto the battlefield, then detonated her dragon heart to clear a path and send Dick and the others toward Kaz'rogal.
• Dick and his allies ambushed Kaz'rogal, wounding his eye and leg before he countered with War Stomp and Cripple.
• Dick blocked Kaz'rogal's Vicious Cleave, and his Retribution Aura injured the demon enough for Kanrethad to restrain him and begin the binding ritual.
• Kanrethad could not overcome Kaz'rogal's resistance, so Dick asked Hild to carry him high above the battlefield.
• Dick drank Holy Water, wrapped himself in Holy Fire, and plunged toward Kaz'rogal's head as Hild tried to catch him.

Dick helped defeat and enslave Kaz'rogal, then joined the surviving champions as they prepared to face Archimonde at the final battlefield. With the Horde's reinforcements arriving and the Green Dragon Horns ready, Jarod led the group toward the decisive battle.

• Dick plunged from the sky and struck Kaz'rogal with his war axe, leaving the Doom Lord weakened but alive.
• Maiev caught the exhausted Dick, and Kanrethad enslaved Kaz'rogal as the surrounding demons fell into chaos.
• Kanrethad and the other warlocks led Dick and the survivors through the demon ranks, which parted before them.
• Jaina, Thrall, Varok, Vol'jin, Cairne Bloodhoof, Rexxar, and other reinforcements arrived on wyverns and joined the survivors.
• Cairne and Dick exchanged pledges of friendship, while Jarod warned them of Archimonde's strength and the strange demon army.
• Dick and Thrall revealed that they had saved their Green Dragon Horns, and Jarod led the champions toward the final battlefield.

Dick and his allies joined the Battle of Mount Hyjal, summoning the Emerald and Bronze Dragonflights to help the Night Elves reclaim the skies. With Archimonde still threatening Nordrassil and the Demigods struggling to hold him back, Dick followed Jarod toward Malfurion.

• Dick and Jarod surveyed the battle at the roots of Nordrassil, where Tyrande and Malfurion fought a Lich, Illidan and Tortolla faced a Pit Lord, and the Demigods battled Archimonde.
• Jarod explained that the Night Elves had lost control of the skies and that Malfurion could use the World Tree as a last resort, though its power had been weakened.
• Dick, Thrall, and Jarod sounded their Dragonbone Horns, while Dick crushed a golden hourglass to summon the Emerald Dragonflight and Bronze Dragon recruits.
• The Bronze Dragons attacked the Frost Wyrms and used their time powers to match the enemy numbers, then the Emerald Dragons joined them and cleared the skies for the Elves.
• With Archimonde still pressing the Demigods and Nordrassil in danger, Jarod led Dick and the other champions toward Malfurion.

Dick's forces killed Lethas Frostwhisper and rushed to aid Illidan and Tyrande against Azgalor and Archimonde. As Archimonde's Finger of Death struck at Tyrande, Dick appeared and shielded her, leaving everyone stunned.

• Malfurion and the combined Alliance forces overwhelmed Lethas Frostwhisper, and Rexxar and Cairne cut off the Lich's head.
• Wilfred accepted Lethas Frostwhisper's skull from Jaina, while the others hurried toward Illidan's battlefield.
• Azgalor drove Cairne back and unleashed fel lava that forced the heroes away from him.
• Archimonde turned from Goldrinn and fired Finger of Death at Tyrande, while Illidan transformed and rushed to save her but arrived too late.
• Dick emerged from Archimonde's shadow and stood between Tyrande and the attack, prompting Jaina to cry out his name.

Dick survived Archimonde’s Finger of Death with aid from Tyrande and Uther, then Eye for an Eye manifested as a giant of Holy Light and struck Archimonde. Malfurion released the World Tree’s stored power, denying Archimonde the power he sought and driving him to decide to destroy the planet.

• Dick used Ysera’s Gift and the silver card to withstand Archimonde’s Finger of Death, while Tyrande lent him the Moon Goddess’s power.
• The Bloody Oak threatened to drain Tyrande, but she escaped, and Uther arrived and shielded Dick with a Spirit Realm Shield.
• Eye for an Eye summoned a Giant of Light, who returned the force of Archimonde’s two Fingers of Death and pierced him with a Holy Sword.
• Malfurion sounded the horn and released the World Tree’s stored power as Jarod tried to make him wait.
• Archimonde lost the power he had sought and resolved to carry out Sargeras’s command by destroying the planet.

Medivh banished Archimonde into the void with Aessina’s wisps, sacrificing his life to save the battlefield. Before dying, he gave Dick a key to Karazhan, entrusted Med’an to him, and named him his second apprentice, leaving Dick to mourn as dawn broke over Mount Hyjal.

• Medivh explained how Dick’s actions had saved Stratholme, Quel’Thalas, Dalaran, and the demigods, then promised to handle Archimonde himself.
• Medivh called on Aessina, whose wisps surrounded Archimonde as Medivh bound him with magic.
• Medivh opened a spatial rift and hurled Archimonde into the void along with the wisps’ explosive energy.
• Medivh began to burn with spectral blue flames, gave Dick a black key, asked him to help Med’an, and named him his second apprentice.
• Dick held Medivh’s burning flower and sang a hymn as Jaina, Thrall, the warriors, and the demigods honored the fallen guardian.
• The first sunlight reached Mount Hyjal, and the flower at Dick’s collar shone as a new era began.

The World Tree’s explosion failed to kill Archimonde, leaving the demigods and defenders battered as the demon resumed its assault. As Dick despaired over his failed plan, Medivh appeared and revealed that he had watched Dick since his rebirth.

• Archimonde used Finger of Death against Dick, but Nozdormu slowed time and warned him that history was fighting back.
• The World Tree exploded, but Archimonde survived with severe injuries and continued attacking the weakened demigods while demons poured through portals.
• Tyrande’s attempt to call on the Moon Goddess failed, and Dick watched the battered defenders lose ground as the third defensive line collapsed.
• Dick tried to approach Archimonde, then fell to his knees and wondered whether he had been wrong.
• Medivh appeared before Dick and showed him a raven watching him in Silverpine Forest after his rebirth, revealing that he had known about Dick for a long time.

Medivh banished Archimonde into the void with Aessina’s wisps, sacrificing himself to save Mount Hyjal. As Dick mourned him and received his blessing, the survivors honored Medivh and a new era began.

• Medivh told Dick how he had tried to warn others and praised Dick for saving lives and changing the war’s course.
• Medivh dismissed Nozdormu’s belief that Archimonde could only be defeated by following history and said he would handle the rest.
• Medivh summoned Aessina and her wisps, then used magic to cast Archimonde through a spatial rift into the void.
• Medivh began to burn and gave Dick a key to Karazhan, asked him to help Med’an, and named him his second apprentice before dying.
• Dick held Medivh’s blue flame flower and sang a hymn as Jaina, Thrall, the soldiers, and the demigods paid their respects.
• Sunlight reached Mount Hyjal, and the flower at Dick’s collar shone as a new era began.