Recaps

Jiang Jie led the newly assembled Fenris People's Army toward Silverpine Forest for its first real battle, motivating the recruits with the prospect of earning noble titles and fiefs. After reaching the Decrepit Fields and gathering horses at The Sepulcher, they continued south toward Pyrewood Village, near the Crowley Family's lands and the Gilneas Brigade.

• Jiang Jie ordered the Fenris People's Army to prepare for battle and brought Anveena along as a helper.
• Jiang Jie warned the recruits about the dangers of real war, set out their chain of command, and promised that battlefield merit could earn titles and land.
• Jiang Jie, Anveena, Allen, and the army reached the Decrepit Fields, where the sheriff provided 101 horses.
• Jiang Jie rested the soldiers for an hour before leading them south along the main road.
• Jiang Jie and the army arrived near Pyrewood Village, with Ambermill and Baron Shivalein's castle nearby and the Gilneas Brigade active in the region.

Jiang Jie met Lorna Crowley at Pyrewood Village and introduced Anveena, whose first attempt at casting revealed extraordinary magical talent. Lorna accepted that Anveena was far more powerful than she had expected and led Jiang Jie’s group to Lord Darius.

• Jiang Jie met Lorna Crowley, who mocked him for bringing Anveena to a war zone.
• Jiang Jie asked Anveena to demonstrate that she could fight, and she began casting after reading a mage apprentice textbook on the way.
• Anveena fired thirty-six Arcane Missiles with exceptional speed and precision, blasting a round hole through a thick tree.
• Lorna suspected that Anveena was a high-level mage, while Jiang Jie realized she possessed unprecedented talent.
• Jiang Jie asked Lorna to take them to Lord Darius, and she agreed.

Jiang Jie reached Pyrewood Village and promised Lord Darius and Lorna that he would cross the Greymane Wall to investigate Gilneas while Crowley’s forces defended it. At the wall, Anveena prepared to fly across, and Jiang Jie lifted Allen onto his shoulder and took off with him.

• Jiang Jie met Lord Darius and Lorna at Pyrewood Village and learned that Genn had kept the Greymane Wall shut while Crowley’s people waited for scouts to return.
• Jiang Jie said he would cross into Gilneas to investigate, while the people he brought helped defend the wall, and Lorna asked him to direct refugees toward the northern cape.
• Jiang Jie warned Lorna to keep Baron Shivalein and his castle on guard against the Undead before heading north to the Greymane Wall.
• At the towering wall, Anveena said she could fly across, while Jiang Jie picked Allen up and began carrying him into the air.

Jiang Jie escaped the Greymane Wall with Allen and Anveena, then discovered that the Cult of the Damned had infiltrated Gilneas and that the Worgen Curse had appeared. The group found fleeing villagers being pursued by Undead and upright, glowing-eyed wolves.

• Jiang Jie climbed the Greymane Wall with Allen and Anveena, then used a palm strike to slow their fall and land safely.
• Jiang Jie knocked a Cult of the Damned rogue aside and realized the cult might control the Greymane Wall’s defenders.
• Allen directed Jiang Jie and Anveena toward Northgate Woods, where they escaped their pursuers and stopped to rest.
• Jiang Jie heard wolves howling in a forest known for foxes and suspected that Archmage Arugal had summoned Worgen.
• Jiang Jie ran toward the howling and found several hundred Gilnean villagers fleeing zombies, skeletons, Ghouls, and upright wolves with glowing eyes.

Jiang Jie rescued refugees from Undead and Worgen, then learned that Emberstone Village had fallen and Gilneas City had shut its gates. He directed the refugees toward the western coast and continued with Anveena and Allen to Gilneas City to investigate the kingdom’s situation.

• Jiang Jie killed Undead and Worgen attacking the refugees while Anveena protected Allen from another group of Undead.
• Jiang Jie learned from a soldier that the refugees had fled Emberstone Village after the Undead occupied it and found Gilneas City’s gates closed.
• Jiang Jie warned the refugees that the Cult of the Damned had occupied the Greymane Wall and advised them to seek the Crowley Family on the western coast.
• The high-level Warrior agreed to lead the refugees to the western coast, and Jiang Jie set off with Anveena and Allen for Gilneas City.
• Jiang Jie, Anveena, and Allen reached Gilneas City after fighting off small groups of Undead and Worgen along the way.

Jiang Jie and Anveena intervened as Undead troops assaulted Gilneas City, destroying the attackers and killing their death knight commander. A larger force then ambushed Jiang Jie with Death Grip, venom bolts, and a spider-coated net, leaving him trapped.

• Jiang Jie spotted an Undead assault threatening to overrun a section of Gilneas City's walls.
• Jiang Jie used Thori'dal to suppress the Undead while Anveena burned more than a hundred of them with Fire Blast and Fireball.
• Jiang Jie drew Strom'kar and killed the first death knight and his skeletal warhorse with Shadowflame.
• A stronger death knight arrived with more Undead and seized Jiang Jie with Death Grip.
• The Undead hit Jiang Jie with venom bolts and trapped him in a tough net covered in spider mucus and crawling spiders.

Jiang Jie broke free of Faerlina and Marwyn’s ambush, protected Anveena, and turned the fight against the Undead. Faerlina escaped, but Jiang Jie killed Marwyn and claimed his epic greatsword.

• Faerlina and Marwyn attacked Jiang Jie, but his Shadowflame burned through the web and let him vanish from their sight.
• Jiang Jie reappeared and clashed with Marwyn while Anveena fired Arcane Missiles at the Undead; Faerlina blocked her spells with a magical barrier.
• Jiang Jie blasted the surrounding Undead with Flying Dragon in the Sky and urged Anveena to fly higher and cast freely.
• Jiang Jie pursued Faerlina and used Crane-Controlling Dragon-Capturing to pull her back, but she escaped and taunted him before vanishing.
• Jiang Jie caught Marwyn with Corruption Thorns, stabbed him from behind with Strom'kar, and looted his epic greatsword.

Jiang Jie and Anveena crossed Gilneas City to find Allen’s mother, while the Scourge surrounded the city and the worgen curse spread rapidly. At the inn, Allen found a frightened blonde woman instead of his mother, and she told him he was too late.

• Jiang Jie saw that the Scourge had surrounded Gilneas and reasoned that Arthas and the main forces had likely gone to Dalaran.
• Jiang Jie spotted Worgen attacking Gilneans and warned Allen that those bitten would eventually become Worgen.
• Jiang Jie and Anveena crossed the city rooftops to reach the inn where Allen’s mother was staying.
• A Worgen attacked Jiang Jie inside the inn, then fled after he knocked it back.
• Jiang Jie found Worgen victims inside as Allen rushed upstairs to look for his mother.
• A blonde woman opened the room door, confirmed Allen’s identity, and told him he was too late.

Jiang Jie found Allen grieving over his dead mother, then went to the Dawn of the Holy Light Cathedral to meet King Genn. Xiao Feng revealed that Genn had been bitten by a Worgen and was beginning to transform, and Jiang Jie asked to speak with him privately about the crisis.

• Jiang Jie and Jiang Jie arrived too late to save Allen's mother, and Allen wept over her body while Gwen explained what she knew about the Worgen attacks.
• Jiang Jie helped Allen and Gwen move to the inn's basement, then left to find King Genn at the cathedral.
• Lord Godfrey recognized Jiang Jie and escorted him to meet King Genn, who eagerly asked about reinforcements from Lordaeron.
• Xiao Feng told Jiang Jie that Genn had been bitten by a Worgen and was hiding his injury, meaning the king could transform within days.
• Jiang Jie asked to speak with Genn alone about the reinforcements, the Scourge, and the Worgen, and Genn led him to a private room.

Jiang Jie confronted King Genn about Gilneas’s crisis, exposed that Genn had been bitten by a worgen, and learned how Arugal’s summoned worgen turned against the city. Genn revealed that the Alpha had attacked him and intended to take over his kingdom.

• Jiang Jie told King Genn that Southshore had fallen, aid was unavailable, and his hundred soldiers were stationed in Pyrewood Village with the Crowley Family's Gilneas Brigade.
• King Genn blamed Lordaeron and charged at Jiang Jie, who caught his punch and struck his acupoints to stop him.
• Jiang Jie told Genn that the Worgen Curse could not be removed, and Genn dismissed Lord Godfrey and the guards before admitting Krennan’s potion temporarily suppressed his frenzy.
• Genn explained that he had allowed Arugal to summon hundreds or perhaps a thousand worgen to fight the Scourge, but they turned on Gilneas after repelling the first assault.
• Genn told Jiang Jie that Arugal had fled with some worgen and Prince Liam, and that Baron Ashbury and Lord Walden had attacked him after joining the Cult of the Damned.
• Genn revealed that a powerful, rational worgen called the Alpha had bitten him and declared that he would take over Gilneas.

Jiang Jie warned King Genn that the Worgen Curse could not be removed, but Genn chose to defend Gilneas while ordering Lord Godfrey to evacuate the people north. Jiang Jie joined the retreat and headed for the Greymane Wall with Anveena, determined to open its gates.

• Jiang Jie explained the Worgen Curse to King Genn and warned him about the alpha, but Genn resolved to use his new strength to fight the Undead.
• Genn ordered Lord Godfrey to lead the people north of Silverpine Forest while he stayed behind to defend Gilneas City.
• Genn asked Jiang Jie to rescue his son, Liam, as his only personal request.
• Lord Godfrey gathered the evacuees in the Cathedral Quarter, where Jiang Jie reunited with Allen and Miss Gwen after Allen's mother's body was buried and protected from the Undead.
• Godfrey used cannons to clear the north gate, and tens of thousands of citizens began retreating toward the Greymane Wall.
• Jiang Jie and Anveena went ahead to find a way to open the Greymane Wall's gates.

Jiang Jie and his forces began a night assault to seize the Greymane Wall and open it for refugees fleeing Gilneas City. After clearing many guards and taking control of the cannons, Jiang Jie encountered an unexpected lich defending the wall.

• Jiang Jie told Lorna that the undead threatened Gilneas City and asked her to prepare to receive refugees while his force attacked the Greymane Wall.
• Jiang Jie and his soldiers climbed the wall from the cape, where he began eliminating guards and Darion's men took control of the cannons.
• Ivan led assassins along one side of the wall while Sven and his squad fought through guards on the other.
• Jiang Jie realized the Cult of the Damned had not heavily reinforced the wall, partly because the Scourge had chosen to attack Dalaran by landing at Southshore.
• After twenty minutes of fighting, a lich struck Jiang Jie with Chain Frost, but he jumped from the wall and narrowly escaped being frozen.

Jiang Jie’s Fenris People’s Army captured the wall after killing Instructor Chillheart, while a hooded mage advanced on Baron Shivalein’s castle with Worgen and the captive Liam. As the Scourge drove refugees toward Fenris Isle and surrounded Dalaran, Antonidas faced Arthas’s demand for surrender.

• Jiang Jie and Darion joined Anveena in attacking Instructor Chillheart with cannons, killing him despite the possibility that his phylactery could let him resurrect.
• The Fenris People’s Army captured the wall, mourned a fallen soldier, and prepared to open the gates for Gilnean refugees and face the coming battle.
• A hooded mage approached Baron Shivalein’s castle with an ancient demonic wolf, Worgen, and Liam, intending to make Liam a puppet ruler of a Worgen nation.
• Uther and the surviving Paladins reached Fenris Isle as refugees crossed Lake Lordamere, while the Scourge besieged Dalaran beneath Naxxramas.
• Antonidas regretted not reinforcing Quel’Thalas before its fall, and Arthas demanded that the Kirin Tor surrender or face the Scourge.

Antonidas raised Dalaran’s Violet Citadel Barrier as Arthas’s Scourge threatened the city, while Jiang Jie and his allies defended the Greymane Wall and helped thirty thousand refugees escape. The defenders held back the undead, and Jiang Jie brought down a Frost Wyrm, though the battle at the wall continued.

• Antonidas activated the Eye of Dalaran and raised the Violet Citadel Barrier after learning that Arthas had surrounded the city and declared war.
• Lord Godfrey arrived at the Greymane Wall with thirty thousand refugees, and Darion Mograine opened the gate under orders from Lord Nicholas.
• Lorna, Darion, and the Gilneas Brigade escorted the refugees through the gate, then Darion ordered it shut as the pursuing undead reached the wall.
• Jiang Jie ordered the wall’s cannons to fire, while the Gilneas riflemen and Fenris People's Army fought off the undead, Gargoyles, and Frost Wyrms.
• Anveena shot down Gargoyles with Arcane Missiles, and Jiang Jie climbed onto a Frost Wyrm and killed it with Strom'kar and Shadowflame.

Jiang Jie helped the defenders repel the undead at the Greymane Wall, but the Fenris People's Army suffered losses. After advising the Gilnean leaders on the refugees and warning Lorna to stay alert, he left to return to the Fenris Isles as the undead threat grew.

• Jiang Jie killed another Frost Wyrm, and the undead army retreated after an hour of fighting.
• Jiang Jie counted the Fenris People's Army and learned that 25 of its 99 men were missing or dead.
• Jiang Jie promised the fallen soldiers’ families generous death benefits, and the surviving martial artists shared their kill counts.
• Jiang Jie found Cult of the Damned members among the refugees but chose not to expose them while people were panicking.
• Jiang Jie advised Darius and Godfrey to settle the refugees temporarily and contact Jaina, then declined Lorna’s invitation to stay.
• Jiang Jie left for the Fenris Isles, considering the danger to his territory and the possibility of visiting Shadowfang Keep for the Book of Ur.

The Scourge breached Dalaran after Tichondrius helped corrupt its mages, and Arthas and Kel'Thuzad fought their way to the Violet Citadel. Kel'Thuzad claimed the Greatstaff of Atiesh and the Book of Medivh after Arthas killed Antonidas, but warned that they had to leave before Archimonde's deadline.

• Tichondrius and corrupted mages sabotaged Dalaran's defenses, while Antonidas sent civilians and lower-ranking mages underground and organized the defense aboveground.
• Arthas and Kel'Thuzad advanced on the Violet Citadel to seize Antonidas and the Book of Medivh.
• Antonidas battled Kel'Thuzad with powerful Arcane Magic, but Arthas joined the fight and killed him.
• Kel'Thuzad took the Greatstaff of Atiesh and the Book of Medivh, while Arthas discovered Frostmourne had failed to capture Antonidas's soul.
• Kel'Thuzad warned Arthas that the Hall of the Guardian and the Eye of Dalaran protected deeper reserves underground, and urged him to leave before Archimonde's deadline.

Jiang Jie reached Dalaran after the Scourge withdrew and warned the remaining Kirin Tor leaders that Kel'Thuzad planned to summon Archimonde. He persuaded them to evacuate the city’s residents to the Fenris Isles, where they would open a large portal in three hours.

• Jiang Jie and Anveena entered Dalaran and found its defenders fighting undead after the Violet Citadel Barrier fell.
• Garithos recognized Jiang Jie and let him enter the Violet Citadel to meet Archmage Modera and Archmage Ansirem.
• Modera told Jiang Jie that Arthas had taken the Book of Medivh and that Archmage Drenden had gone to stop him, while the Eye of Dalaran remained protected.
• Jiang Jie warned Modera and Ansirem that Kel'Thuzad intended to summon Archimonde and urged them to evacuate Dalaran rather than fight the Scourge.
• Modera agreed to evacuate the residents to the Fenris Isles and ordered everyone to gather in the Hall of the Guardian before the portal opened in three hours.

Jiang Jie prepared for the evacuation to Kalimdor after rescuing Dalaran’s mages, while Arthas and Kel'Thuzad began summoning Archimonde near the city. The chapter ended as Archmage Drenden and Kirin Tor forces arrived to stop the ritual.

• Jiang Jie left Dalaran for Fenris Keep, where Knight Harold told him Southshore refugees had arrived and more refugees were on the way.
• Jiang Jie learned that Jaina was organizing a fleet to carry refugees from the Eastern Kingdoms to Kalimdor, then confirmed that Dalaran’s mages had escaped.
• Arthas and Kel'Thuzad prepared a summoning circle southwest of Dalaran, using the Book of Medivh and valuable magical materials.
• Tichondrius appeared and ordered Kel'Thuzad to begin summoning Archimonde immediately.
• Kel'Thuzad started the ritual as Arthas guarded him, but Archmage Drenden and Kirin Tor forces arrived to interrupt them.

Archimonde entered the world and revealed power far beyond the Scourge’s, then destroyed Dalaran with a casual gesture. Arthas watched him leave, shaken by the scale of his strength.

• The undead and Burning Legion demons overwhelmed the mages, and Arthas killed Archmage Drenden after Drenden’s attempt to disrupt the summoning failed.
• Kel'Thuzad completed the summoning ritual, and Archimonde emerged before Tichondrius, Kel'Thuzad, and Arthas.
• Archimonde declared that the Dreadlords would command the Scourge and announced his intention to destroy Dalaran before pursuing his main objective across the sea.
• Archimonde drew a seal depicting Dalaran and crushed the Violet Citadel and the rest of the city through his connection to the model.
• Arthas watched Archimonde walk away and wondered whether anyone in the world could resist his power.

After Archimonde destroyed Dalaran, Jiang Jie helped lead the counterattack against the Scourge and joined efforts to rebuild the city. As the Kirin Tor planned to make Dalaran a floating city, Jiang Jie left for Pyrewood Village after learning that worgen had appeared there.

• Archimonde’s power terrified the archmages, and his attack made Dalaran vanish while Jiang Jie watched.
• The Guardian told Jiang Jie he was leaving and encouraged him to explore the other continent, while Xiao Feng assured him he could grow strong enough to surpass Archimonde.
• Three days later, Jiang Jie and the Fenris People’s Army fought undead in Dalaran’s ruins as the allied forces pushed back Arthas’s weakened Scourge.
• The Kirin Tor restored a weakened Violet Citadel Barrier, and Jiang Jie arranged for Fenris Isle and Lordaeron to help rebuild Dalaran in exchange for Fenris Isle becoming Lordaeron’s territory and a place for Jiang Jie in the city.
• Rhonin proposed rebuilding Dalaran as a floating city, and Jiang Jie left with Anveena for Pyrewood Village after Miss Lorna reported the appearance of worgen.

Miss Lorna and her Gilneas Brigade elites were overwhelmed by a Worgen attack near Pyrewood Village until Jiang Jie arrived and turned the battle around. Anveena joined the fight with powerful fire magic as Lorna led the surviving musketeers to safety.

• Miss Lorna led a small squad to defend against dozens of Worgen, which overwhelmed the musketeers and wounded one of them.
• Miss Lorna fought three Worgen at close range until Jiang Jie appeared and rescued her.
• Jiang Jie ordered Miss Lorna to retreat with the musketeers and gather the wounded.
• Anveena cast fireballs from the air, striking the Worgen pursuing Miss Lorna's group.
• Jiang Jie had obtained a powerful staff from Archmage Ansirem and planned to train Anveena into a true legend.

Jiang Jie returned to Pyrewood Village after driving off the Worgen and promised that the bitten could be treated. He told Lord Darius and Lord Godfrey that Nightbane or help from Druids might restore the Worgen’s sanity, then took responsibility for dealing with Shadowfang Keep.

• Jiang Jie killed seven Worgen with his sword and three more with Thori'dal before the survivors fled into the woods.
• Jiang Jie ordered the wounded restrained and assured Fenna that he knew ways to control the Worgen Curse and restore their sanity.
• Jiang Jie visited Allen in the underground prison, immobilized him when he attacked, and put him to sleep after Allen begged him to kill him.
• Jiang Jie told Gwen to care for Allen, then informed Lord Darius and Lord Godfrey that Nightbane might calm the Worgen and that Druids could also help.
• Jiang Jie warned that Arugal and the Worgen in Shadowfang Keep were dangerous and told Lord Darius to defend Gilneas while he dealt with the keep.

Jiang Jie, Anveena, and Lorna stormed Shadowfang Keep to reach Arugal before he could prepare. Jiang Jie fought his way to the archmage’s chamber, where he found Arugal surrounded by Worgen and an ancient magical beast.

• Jiang Jie rejected Lorna’s suggestion to seek Modera’s help and led her and Anveena up to Shadowfang Keep.
• The three reached the castle, where Worgen attacked; Jiang Jie ordered Anveena and Lorna to hold the entrance and then used Xiao Feng’s scan to locate Arugal.
• Lorna followed Jiang Jie into the keep and fought beside him, shooting Worgen with remarkable accuracy as he cleared the corridors.
• Jiang Jie followed Xiao Feng’s route through the keep and entered Arugal’s chamber, where dozens of Worgen and a powerful ancient magical beast had gathered.
• Jiang Jie recognized the enormous beast beside Arugal as a Druid of the Scythe from the Emerald Dream.

Jiang Jie fought through Arugal’s Worgen and shattered his defenses, while Strom'kar protected him from the archmage’s shadow magic. Arugal fled through the doorway, where a gunshot met him.

• Jiang Jie charged into the Worgen, killing several with Corruption Thorns and Whirlwind before reaching Arugal.
• Jiang Jie broke Arugal’s hastily raised magical barrier, but an ancient magical wolf blocked his attack.
• Jiang Jie dodged the wolf’s charge and slashed open its belly with Strom'kar, killing it with Shadowflame.
• Arugal struck Jiang Jie with Shadow Bolts, but his defenses and Strom'kar made the magic ineffective.
• Arugal ordered the Worgen to attack Jiang Jie, shielded himself, and fled through the doorway with Blink.
• Arugal opened the door and ran outside, where a gunshot greeted him.

Jiang Jie killed Arugal, but the freed Worgen fled Shadowfang Keep, and Prince Liam was found infected and close to transforming. Lorna decided to travel to Kalimdor with Jaina to seek a cure from the Night Elf Druids, and Jiang Jie agreed to accompany and protect her.

• Lorna reached Arugal and attacked him with her gun and sword while two hounds distracted him, giving Jiang Jie the chance to kill him.
• Jiang Jie and Lorna killed some of the freed Worgen, but many escaped into the surrounding mountains and forests.
• Jiang Jie led Lorna to the stable, where she found the infected Prince Liam and Baron Shivalein imprisoned.
• Jiang Jie suggested turning Shadowfang Keep into a guarded refuge for Worgen, and Lord Darius and Lord Godfrey arrived with Gilneas Brigade elites to secure it.
• Lord Darius reported that the Scourge had taken over the Gilneas Peninsula and that Rhonin and Uther were defending the Greymane Wall at Pyrewood Village.
• Lorna declared that she would travel to Kalimdor with Jaina to find the Druids and cure Liam, and Jiang Jie agreed to go with her.