Recaps

Al built a reputation through teaching and invention, then survived a confrontation with Sargeras and began exploring Un'Goro Crater with Hemet. Their search for King Mosh led them into a Titan testing ground, while the Kirin Tor moved to ban Bloodpetals and Jinkela, leaving their sellers facing arrest.

• Al completed his mana wyrm research, gained Belovar’s praise, and drew ten percent of his strength through his teaching system.
• Anasterian made Al an honorary councilor, and Al agreed to teach at Falthrien Academy before killing seven Troll attackers on the way there.
• At Whispering Pond, Al presented his breeding scheme, demonstrated Ayou leather, and served pork, while Signicius performed for the crowd and received Anasterian’s Golden Dawn Guitar.
• Al’s lessons and inventions brought prosperity to Quel'Thalas, but he was dragged into Aegwynn’s battle with Sargeras, survived a devastating attack, and captured Aluneth after gaining new powers.
• Al saved Hemet from a Devilsaur in Un'Goro Crater and recruited him to pursue Mosh, then established a workshop and used Jinkela to make Bloodpetals docile and productive.
• After Hemet’s hunting companions were recalled and Mosh’s tracks led them to a cave, Al destroyed a stone guardian and discovered a Titan testing ground with Hemet.
• Al and Hemet met Nablya, who revealed the Four-Colour Crystals’ powers and warned them of an escaped test subject, then entered dormancy after giving Al the blessings.
• Antonidas and the Council of Six approved a ban on Bloodpetals and Jinkela, while Kael'thas abstained and Kirin Tor enforcers seized Orvido and Millhouse’s supplies.

Al’s discoveries and growing following drew him into a political contest between Dalaran and Silvermoon, which Antonidas turned into a magic tournament. Kaynell joined Al’s team and defeated Xylem at great cost, while Rommath recognized something alarming in Hemet’s transformed arm as the 3v3 tournament approached.

• Kael'thas and the Archmages forced Dalaran to legalize Jinkela and Bloodpetals and restore adventurers’ trading rights, making Freedom Day.
• Al uncovered a Titan workshop beneath Fire Plume Ridge, absorbed Khaz'goroth’s power, and transformed Hemet into a powerful stone-skinned giant.
• Hemet killed Mosh, and Al revived him before they rebuilt the beast as Battlecast Behemoth - Type Zero.
• Al received Kael'thas’s invitation to Dalaran, while Kaynell left Ayou Farm after John was killed and set out to find Mentor Al.
• Antonidas proposed a magic competition between the Kirin Tor and Silvermoon, offering a Council of Six seat or access to Al’s research as the prize.
• Al welcomed the battered Kaynell onto his team and led the tournament party through the sewers to Dalaran’s underground arena.
• Kaynell defeated Arfus and Xylem with fire magic, but collapsed after his victory, and Al ordered him to rest when he woke.
• Hemet intimidated Rommath by revealing his stone-skinned arm, prompting Rommath to recall a dwarf who had transformed to defeat a black dragon.