Chapter Summaries

Aaron fought Akil'zon after the Amani leader transformed into a giant eagle and attacked the Alliance forces. Aaron used Strom'kar to defeat and kill Akil'zon, while Kael'thas recovered Al'ar's phoenix egg.

• Akil'zon ordered his eagle flock to withdraw, transformed into a giant eagle, and prepared to attack Aaron aboard the Dreadwake.
• Falstad led the Gryphon Riders against Akil'zon, but Akil'zon unleashed lightning that struck the riders.
• Al'ar attacked Akil'zon with fire, but Akil'zon wounded him until he dissolved into flames and left behind a phoenix egg that Kael'thas caught.
• Akil'zon approached the Dreadwake, where Aaron had hidden, and Aaron ambushed him with a greatsword, wounding his wing and forcing him back into humanoid form.
• Aaron revealed Strom'kar and beheaded Akil'zon with a single stroke.

The allied army steadily advanced through Zul'Aman, leaving the Trolls with little chance to turn the battle around. Uther summoned Aaron to inspect a captured Infinite Dragonspawn, whose presence in Zul'Aman stunned him.

• The allied forces destroyed Nalorakk's and Akil'zon's altars, freed captive High Elves, and split their vanguard to attack the remaining altars.
• Varian complained about being kept away from the fighting, then practiced swordsmanship while Liam and his sister examined Troll curiosities.
• Aaron offered to play Hearthstone aboard the Dreadwake, but a Paladin arrived to summon him to Uther.
• Uther had Paladins bring a pitch-black monster into his command post, and Aaron recognized it as an Infinite Dragonspawn.

Aaron identified the newly captured enemy as an Infinite Dragonspawn, then followed a false summons away from headquarters and discovered that the Paladin escort and surrounding soldiers were Infinite Dragonspawn in disguise. The chapter left Aaron surrounded by them while the original captive had vanished from headquarters.

• Aaron told Uther that the Infinite Dragonflight was no harder to fight than other dragons, though he knew little about its abilities.
• Varian, Vereesa, and other dignitaries visited the imprisoned dragonspawn, which understood them, insulted Varian, and then fell silent.
• A messenger claimed Uther wanted Aaron to help with the struggling attack on Halazzi’s altar and led him away alone.
• Aaron realized the escort was taking him northeast and questioned the Paladin, who revealed the trap and called him an interloper who disrupted time and space.
• The nearby soldiers transformed into Infinite Dragonspawn and surrounded Aaron as the captive dragonspawn disappeared from headquarters.

Aaron was ambushed by the Infinite Dragonflight, whose members blamed him for events in their future and tried to kill him. He escaped into the air, but an adult infinite dragon named Yor'noth attacked, while Chromie watched nearby and waited to see whether she needed to intervene.

• Aaron realized the Infinite Dragonflight had lured him away from the battlefield and questioned why they wanted to kill him instead of protecting the timeline.
• An infinite dragonkin accused Aaron of being a butcher and charged him, but Aaron used Xal'atath's golden wings to escape the encirclement.
• Xal'atath warned Aaron that the attackers might have planned for his ability to fly, and Aaron searched the sky for an ambush.
• Yor'noth emerged from a temporal portal and attacked Aaron with dragon breath that rapidly aged and withered the ground, then charged him.
• Chromie and a High Elf watched the fight; the High Elf said Yor'noth was unlikely to trouble Aaron and that his actions had helped bring the Zandalari Trolls earlier.

Aaron fought Yor Nozdormu, who anticipated his attacks and used a time-bending breath to catch him off guard. Aaron bluffed Yor into flinching, struck him down, and left the bronze dragons to clean up as Yor escaped through a spacetime portal.

• Yor Nozdormu mocked Aaron and claimed the bronze dragons could not intervene, while Chromie and another bronze dragon secretly watched the battle.
• Aaron pointed out that the bronze dragons could act against the Infinite Dragonflight, making Yor Nozdormu hesitate before attacking him with a time-warping breath.
• Aaron pretended to have sprung a trap, causing Yor Nozdormu to dodge and expose himself to a blow from Aaron's warhammer.
• Aaron struck Yor Nozdormu's shoulder-wing joint and crippled his flight, but a spacetime portal appeared and took Yor away.
• Aaron left the battlefield for Chromie and the other bronze dragon to handle, and they returned to dragon form and attacked the remaining Infinite Dragonflight dragonkin.

After the allies captured Halazzi’s altar and learned of another victory against Jan’alai, they prepared to attack Hex Lord Malacrass and finish their campaign against the Amani Trolls. Silvermoon City’s second batch of reinforcements caused such disorder and resentment that Uther ended the rest period early and ordered an assault on Malacrass’s hall.

• Aaron helped the allied soldiers defeat Halazzi, breaking the giant lynx’s stealth with Dazzling Light before the soldiers killed him.
• Aaron returned to headquarters and learned that the force attacking Jan’alai’s altar had also won and returned with the Dragonhawk god’s head.
• After nearly a week of fighting, the allies had defeated all the Amani Loa except the missing great bear god, leaving Hex Lord Malacrass as their main obstacle.
• Silvermoon City sent its remaining mobile forces to Zul’Aman, but the new elven soldiers’ arrogance and disruptive behavior alienated the allied troops.
• After hearing the soldiers’ complaints, Uther ended the rest period early and ordered an all-out assault, beginning with Malacrass’s Hex Lord’s Hall.

The allied forces struggled to break through the hexers defending the Hex Lord's Hall until Aaron proposed a surprise attack from behind. After Varian warned that Zul'jin might be using the siege to buy time, Uther approved the plan and placed Aaron in command.

• Uther's assaults on the Hex Lord's Hall failed against the Troll hexers, and allied mages slowly gained ground in a spell battle.
• Aaron realized that all the hexers had gathered at the hall and proposed circling behind them for a surprise attack.
• Varian warned that the Trolls might be stalling while Zul'jin gathered forces, based on reports from rangers.
• Uther questioned experienced rangers, who confirmed their suspicion that the Trolls' numbers had been unusually low in recent days.
• Uther approved the surprise attack and appointed Aaron to command after Kael'thas, Sylvanas, and other High Elf leaders volunteered to join.

Aaron led an elite strike team into the Hex Lord's Hall to confront Malacrass, but they found far more giant snakes inside than expected. The team had to face the threat before reaching the hex lord.

• Aaron assembled Muradin, Sicco Thermaplugg, Kael'thas, Sylvanas, Benedictus, Rommath, and other elites, then flew the Dreadwake behind the Hex Lord's Hall.
• Aaron's team disembarked, eliminated the Trolls guarding the rear entrance, and left rangers aboard the Dreadwake to keep watch.
• Aaron briefed the team outside the hall, but Halduron rushed ahead and forced the doors open.
• A giant venomous snake attacked Halduron, and Muradin activated Avatar to tank its attacks and kill it.
• Aaron reprimanded Muradin for using Avatar on one snake, then entered the hall and discovered it was filled with snakes.

Aaron led the allied fighters into the Hex Lord's Hall and fought through its mass of snakes before confronting Malacrass. Malacrass's ghost disrupted the mages while newly hatched snakes surrounded the group, leaving Aaron searching for a way to break through.

• Aaron ordered the mages to bombard the snakes while he and the melee fighters held the creatures back.
• After the group cleared a path through the snakes, Aaron used a spinning burst of Holy Light to kill those around him.
• Malacrass appeared and revealed his complete control over the Loa's power.
• Malacrass sent his ghost to unleash a mind-rending wail that interrupted the mages' spells.
• Aaron and the others struggled to attack the evasive ghost as Malacrass advanced and snakes and hatchlings closed around them.

Aaron and the allied forces defeated Malacrass, captured the strategic position, and confronted Zul'jin at the altar. Zul'jin admitted his gamble had failed but refused to surrender, challenging the allies to take his head.

• The allied fighters overwhelmed Malacrass, and Kael'thas summoned Al'ar to burn through the snakes as the team's Priest weakened the ghost.
• Malacrass died after warning that the allies were too late, and the serpent Loa thanked them before Xal'atath drew its soul through a pillar of light connected to Aaron.
• Aaron redirected the group toward the hexers outside, and the allies used Malacrass's head and rocket bombardment to break the Trolls' defensive line.
• Aaron and the allied soldiers reached Zul'jin at the altar, where he acknowledged that the Alliance had won the war.
• Zul'jin refused Uther's demand to surrender and challenged the allied forces to come take his head.

Zul'jin sacrificed the remaining Amani Trolls to absorb the souls of dead Loa and transform into a powerful beastlike creature. After driving the allied soldiers from the altar, he used flight, lightning, fire, and Lynx God stealth to harass the army, leaving Aaron's attempt to provoke him into a duel unanswered.

• Zul'jin had the remaining Amani Trolls sacrifice themselves, then absorbed the souls of several dead Loa and transformed.
• Zul'jin knocked allied soldiers off the altar with lightning and fire, then challenged Uther to come kill him.
• Uther sent elite soldiers, mages, and Gryphon Riders to attack Zul'jin, but Zul'jin escaped their encirclement and dove toward the allied army.
• Zul'jin dodged the army's ranged attacks, struck back with lightning, and vanished using the Lynx God's power to evade the Gryphon Riders.
• Aaron taunted Zul'jin from the Dreadwake and challenged him to a one-on-one fight, but Zul'jin refused to take the bait.

Aaron provoked Zul'jin into attacking him and fought the Troll leader in the air. Aaron struck Zul'jin down with Strom'kar, leaving the allied forces victorious.

• Aaron left the allied lines and challenged Zul'jin, taunting him about the Amani Tribe's destruction.
• Zul'jin attacked Aaron from behind, but Aaron dodged and wounded his leg with his greatsword.
• Zul'jin tried to flee, but Aaron intercepted him and knocked him out of Stealth with Holy Light.
• Aaron and Zul'jin charged at each other, and Aaron used bullet time to evade Zul'jin's attacks before slashing him with Strom'kar.
• Zul'jin admitted defeat, spat blood, and fell to the ground.

After the Alliance defeated Zul'jin, Aaron questioned his spirit about why the Amani Trolls had provoked Quel'Thalas. Zul'jin's final words angered Kael'thas and tried to sow discord, while Xal'atath then offered the Loa a new master.

• Uther struggled to decide how Aaron should be rewarded because Aaron did not belong to the Alliance and his country of origin was unclear.
• Aaron gathered allied Archmages to investigate why three Loa spirits were fixated on Zul'jin's corpse.
• Kael'thas used a spell to draw Zul'jin's soul out of his body so Aaron could question him.
• Aaron asked why the Amani Trolls had attacked Quel'Thalas, and Zul'jin blamed the Alliance for interfering with their plans.
• Zul'jin insulted Kael'thas and urged him not to resist humanity's power; Kael'thas and the Loa attacked the Troll's soul until it disappeared.
• Xal'atath asked the Loa whether they wanted to change masters.

After the Amani Loa joined Xal'atath, the allied forces discovered that thousands of Trolls had fled by sea and considered how to divide the captured Loa offspring. Aaron then suggested that Varian seek Proto-Dragons in Northrend as flying mounts.

• The Loa accepted Xal'atath's offer and asked Aaron to save their old friend Nalorakk if he could.
• Aaron and the others followed Xal'atath's clue to a deserted harbor, where Vereesa found signs that three or four thousand Trolls, mostly children, had sailed away.
• Kael'thas asked Falstad to alert Uther so the Kul Tiras fleet could intercept the fleeing Trolls, but the fleet could not locate the Zandalari ships.
• The allied forces concluded the Amani could no longer recover and began discussing how Silvermoon City and Lordaeron would divide the captured Loa offspring.
• Vereesa obtained an eagle egg and began incubating it with Falstad's guidance, while Varian wondered about establishing an air force for Stormwind City.
• Aaron proposed that Varian travel to Northrend to catch Proto-Dragons, and Varian questioned whether the plan was feasible.

Aaron suggested capturing Northrend Proto-Dragons to establish an air force for Stormwind, while Uther struggled to organize a victory parade after Terenas announced he would attend. Uther completed the preparations and waited for the guests to arrive.

• Aaron proposed taming Northrend Proto-Dragons as mounts for Stormwind’s air force and recounted his encounter with Thyr and the Vrykul’s mount.
• Varian and the other leaders became interested in the Proto-Dragons, though reaching Northrend and surviving its harsh climate remained obstacles.
• Aaron postponed his own plans to travel to Northrend because the expanding Ya-Mei Trading Company needed his oversight.
• Terenas announced he would attend the victory parade, forcing Uther to revise the guest arrangements and coordinate with the Alliance nations.
• Uther managed the divided allied forces, completed the soldiers’ training, and prepared to begin the parade once the guests arrived.

The Alliance held a victory parade in Quel'Thalas, after which Terenas proposed revising the Alliance treaty. Aaron stayed in Zul'Aman to research soldiers' needs until a Dragonhawk Rider urgently summoned him to Silvermoon City with a letter from the Ranger-General.

• Terenas, the Alliance kings, and other leaders gathered in Quel'Thalas to watch the military parade.
• Uther directed the parade as Lordaeron's soldiers, the Silver Hand, Dalaran's mages, Quel'Thalas's troops, allied reinforcements, and Falstad's Gryphon Riders marched past.
• After the parade, Terenas proposed revising the Alliance treaty, and the leaders traveled to Silvermoon City to discuss it and the soldiers' rewards.
• Aaron stayed in Zul'Aman to research allied soldiers' needs for new weapons while the leaders met in Silvermoon City.
• A Dragonhawk Rider delivered an urgent invitation from the Sun King and Terenas and a letter from the Ranger-General, asking Aaron to go to Silvermoon City at once.

Aaron learned that the Alliance had chosen him to administer Zul'Aman, and he traveled with Vereesa to Silvermoon City to ask Sylvanas for an explanation. Sylvanas explained that the leaders had agreed to create a jointly appointed, relatively independent city, leaving Aaron set to take charge.

• Aaron received Sylvanas's letter naming him administrator of Zul'Aman and questioned whether it was genuine.
• Aaron and Vereesa traveled to Silvermoon City, bringing the eaglet Lightning along.
• Aaron and Vereesa found Sylvanas at her residence and asked why the Alliance had selected Aaron.
• Sylvanas explained that the Alliance leaders rejected competing claims by Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, Stromgarde, and Gilneas and agreed to establish an independent city jointly governed by Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas.
• Varian proposed Aaron, and his good relations with the kingdoms, gnomes, and dwarves helped secure him the position.

After the Alliance agreed on a new pact, Aaron received an honorary rank and was appointed lord of the conquered territory. The appointment came with a hidden condition set by Anasterian: the territory’s next lord had to be a half-elf, while Terenas watched with a knowing smile.

• Aaron learned that Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas planned to send civil administrators to his territory, and he accepted the pressure that would come with the appointment.
• After nearly ten days of meetings, the Alliance reached a new pact; Gilneas left, while Quel'Thalas and Stromgarde remained, and Varian offered to send the Stonemasons' Guild to help rebuild Stromgarde.
• Terenas proposed that Alliance leaders meet regularly to settle disputes and conflicts.
• The Alliance awarded Aaron the honorary rank of lieutenant general for killing Akil'zon and Zul'jin and leading the raid on the Hex Lord's Hall.
• At the commendation ceremony, Aaron was appointed lord of the new territory, unaware that Anasterian had privately required its next lord to be a half-elf; Terenas smiled mysteriously as Anasterian presented Aaron with the symbols of authority.

Aaron began establishing Covenant City in the ruins of Zul'Aman, where Quel'Thalas planned to train a new Paladin force with Lordaeron's help. The city remained little more than a pair of stone tablets and makeshift quarters, leaving Aaron to manage its early affairs himself.

• Anasterian agreed to establish a Paladin training force in Zul'Aman in exchange for Lordaeron's help, concessions over the territory, and a promise to remain in the Alliance for fifty years.
• Aaron proposed moving the Ya-Mei Trading Company's headquarters to Zul'Aman, and Sicco Thermaplugg and Mekkatorque offered no opposition.
• Aaron erected a stone tablet naming the new city Covenant City at the entrance to Zul'Aman.
• The Alliance covenant, written in Common, Thalassian, Dwarvish, and Gnomish, was placed on a second tablet opposite the city-name tablet.
• Lordaeron's Paladin instructors settled in a former loa altar, while Aaron took the Hex Lord's Hall as his temporary residence and collected taxes from merchants himself.

Aaron learned that Terenas had appointed a member of the Barov Family as Covenant City's administrator and grew wary because of the family's history. When the administrator arrived, Aaron discovered that she was Illucia Barov, the family's eldest daughter.

• Terenas informed Aaron that Lordaeron had selected Covenant City's administrator under its agreement with Quel'Thalas.
• Aaron decided that he would take control of appointments and dismissals in his territory in the future.
• Vereesa recognized the administrator's emblem as belonging to the Barov Family of Alterac.
• Aaron recalled the Barov Family's history of opposing the Alliance and feared its future ties to the Cult of the Damned.
• Illucia Barov arrived at Covenant City's gates as its new administrator instead of the family patriarch, Alexi Barov.