Chapter Summaries

Naisha and Jarod led the rebels against the demon coalition, but the Fel Reavers’ fire attacks turned the battle against them. After Jarod saved Naisha and she destroyed a Fel Reaver, they found themselves surrounded by demons.

• Naisha ordered her reinforcements to dodge the Eredar Warlocks’ Rain of Fire as Jarod rallied the rebels against the charging Felguards.
• Jarod killed a Felguard, and Naisha mounted her moonblade leopard and cut down another as the rebels counterattacked.
• The Fel Reavers fired blasts of fire energy, killing many rebels and forcing the survivors to retreat.
• Naisha charged a Fel Reaver, and Jarod teleported in to shield her from its Fire Breath.
• Naisha struck the Fel Reaver’s head with her moonblade, then pulled Jarod clear before it exploded.
• Naisha and the exhausted Jarod faced the demons closing around them.

Jarod and Naisha were nearly defeated by demons until Snyder and the Hand of the Bright Moon arrived and wiped out the enemy. Later, Naisha recalled how she first met Jarod, while he pretended to fall asleep beside her.

• Jarod and Naisha charged the Eredar Warlock but were struck down by his Fel spells as the demons closed in.
• Snyder arrived with the Hand of the Bright Moon, rescued the exhausted fighters, and healed Jarod and Naisha.
• Snyder fought the demon coalition, blocked its Finger of Agony with an earthen wall, and destroyed the demons with fire.
• Snyder ordered the troops to treat the wounded and return to the fortress, where Jarod and Naisha introduced themselves.
• Naisha recalled their first meeting and asked Jarod if he remembered it, but he pretended to be asleep, so she let him rest his head on her thigh.

Snyder weighed his past with Azshara against his relationship with Maiev, while both women considered how to keep him close. After the returning heroes' banquet, Snyder visited the four great Elemental Lords to commune with Azeroth's elements.

• Snyder decided to focus on his relationship with Maiev and stopped drinking to speak with the returning warriors.
• Azshara contacted Vashj, learned that N'Zoth had not detected her deception, and admitted she had no plan for dealing with Maiev.
• Maiev calmed her fears by choosing to trust Snyder, then blamed Jarod for giving Azshara an opening and fell asleep.
• Snyder heard news from the returning heroes at the banquet and was glad they could finally rest safely at home.
• Snyder teleported to the mountains to meet the four great Elemental Lords, who asked what had brought him there.

Snyder trained in the elemental sanctuary and spoke with the will of Azeroth about his troubles and responsibilities as king. Meanwhile, Jarod and Naisha visited Faledor, where a blessing led the Silver Hand to reveal the vanished Keeper Tyr.

• Snyder arrived at the Elemental Lords' sanctuary, rejected Ragnaros's request to be separated from the other Lords, and began meditating.
• Snyder spoke with the will of Azeroth, discussed the person cursed by N'Zoth, and chose to have his will tempered.
• Jarod and Naisha walked to Faletai'an and passed the guards' inspection before approaching Faledor.
• Jarod quietly asked Faledor for a blessing, and Faledor gave him a magic leaf.
• Jarod showed Faledor the Silver Hand from Tyr's Tomb, which shone and revealed Keeper Tyr; Snyder sensed the change and woke from his training.

Jarod and Naisha’s arrival at Faledor sparked alarm when Tyr’s remnant soul emerged from the Silver Hand, but Snyder returned and gave the soul a new body. Tyr agreed to stay with Faledor as his companion, while Snyder called the guard captain and Jarod aside to discuss something.

• The guard captain confronted Jarod and Naisha when the Silver Hand shone, and Jarod explained that they meant Faledor no harm.
• Tyr’s remnant soul left the Silver Hand and approached Faledor, who welcomed him and heard why the Well of Eternity had drawn him there.
• The guard captain demanded that Tyr return to the Silver Hand, but Faledor and Tyr assured him that Tyr meant no harm.
• Snyder returned, heard Jarod’s account, and offered to make Tyr a new body if he would stay with Faledor.
• Snyder used water from the Well of Eternity and a branch from Faledor to create a wooden body, and Tyr entered it successfully.
• Snyder told Tyr to keep Faledor company, then summoned the guard captain and Jarod for a discussion.

Snyder collected the Silver Hand from Jarod and prepared to reforge a new weapon using it and other gathered materials. After cultivating, he retrieved his damaged first weapon, Nokao'si, and began melting it down as he started creating a new divine artifact.

• Snyder praised the guard captain and sent him to collect a new set of gear.
• Jarod gave Snyder the Silver Hand, and Snyder said he would use it to reforge a weapon.
• Snyder cultivated with the will of Azeroth and felt his soul and willpower grow stronger.
• Snyder went to Nokao'si's grave, dug up its damaged armor, and laid out materials for reforging.
• Snyder summoned concentrated fire energy and melted down Nokao'si.

Snyder reforged Nokao'si with Thorium, the Silver Hand, water from the Well of Eternity, and the essences of the four Elemental Lords. After the armor's rebirth sent a shockwave across the world, Snyder promised the Elemental Lords he would introduce them to Shamans without allowing them to control anyone's mind.

• Snyder forged Nokao'si from the damaged armor, Thorium, the Silver Hand, water from the Well of Eternity, and the four Elemental Lords' essences.
• Nokao'si's birth released an elemental shockwave that startled Apophis's prey, caught Dath'Remar's attention, and prompted Cenarius to calm frightened animals.
• Snyder summoned the reforged Nokao'si and sealed it inside his body for quick use.
• The four Elemental Lords questioned Snyder about his promise, and he vowed to introduce them to outstanding Shamans without letting them control the Shamans' minds.

Twenty years later, Jarod reunited with the aging Apophis, who concealed the toll of warfare and clan leadership while discussing their homelands. Apophis summoned Leo and Lilith, whose standing among warriors and mages made them central to the growing division in his clan.

• After twenty years without contact, Apophis called Jarod and asked to meet, and Jarod teleported to him in a forest in the Eastern Kingdoms.
• Apophis and Jarod caught up until evening, and Jarod returned home after Apophis declined to host him because of recent clan tensions.
• Apophis returned to town, reflecting on the conflict between warriors and mages and questioning whether introducing the mage profession had been right.
• Apophis considered how he had unified the region, while hidden battle injuries and years of clan affairs had weakened his health.
• Apophis summoned Leo and Lilith, and Lilith caught him when he wobbled after rising from his seat.

Apophis stepped down as chieftain and passed the clan’s leadership to Leo and Lilith, then left town alone for Tyr's Tomb. He settled beneath a tree there, hoping to spend his remaining time at the site of his greatest battle.

• Apophis told Leo and his wife that he planned to hand them the clan, warning them to prevent conflict between its warriors and mages.
• Apophis announced to the townspeople that he was stepping down and named Leo and Lilith the new leaders.
• Apophis gave Leo the sword and Lilith the jeweled crown, and the crowd cheered their succession.
• Apophis returned to his residence, packed his belongings, left a letter for Leo and Lilith, and departed alone.
• Apophis reached Tyr's Tomb, buried Jarod's communication stone, and fell asleep beneath a tree.

After Lilith’s death, Leo’s grief and harsh orders brought war between the clan’s mages and warriors, leaving the clan weakened. Near the end of his life, Leo entrusted its survival to General Lothar and directed him to found a new clan called Arathi.

• After Lilith was killed by a coerced guard, Leo ordered the rebellious region slaughtered and forced mages to pursue impossible time magic.
• Warriors abused and monitored the mages, and Leo punished them based on the warriors’ reports, driving some mages to plan a rebellion.
• When the warriors uncovered the uprising, Leo ordered the rebels executed, but the warriors attacked all the mages, triggering a battle that devastated both sides.
• As an old man, Leo summoned General Lothar and offered him the chief’s war sword and jeweled crown.
• Leo told Lothar to take selected people to a place on the territory’s edge and preserve the clan’s spark there.
• Lothar accepted the responsibility, and Leo named the new clan Arathi.

After Leo’s death, Apophis collapsed into war while Lothar carried its spark to the Arathi, and the Eastern Kingdoms entered another age of division. Much later, the Night Elves defeated the Satyrs and restrained the Druids, but conflict between Tyrande and Dath'Remar over forbidden magic marked a turning point for the Highborne.

• Lothar divided Leo’s spark among trusted followers, left the city, and settled with his people near Leo’s clan; Leo died soon afterward.
• Ambitious figures and neighboring clans fought over Apophis, which fell apart, while its spark survived among the Arathi.
• Under Snyder, Aikaite'er and the Helidos Continent flourished, while Azshara taught magic to the Eternal Elves.
• Tyrande organized the Sentinels under Shandris Feathermoon, and Malfurion trained Druids who later joined them against Xalan and the Satyrs.
• Ralaar Fangfire’s followers became worgen, prompting Malfurion to establish the Cenarion Circle and banish the worgen beneath Tal'doren.
• Dath'Remar confronted Tyrande over the execution of Highborne who secretly studied magic, and they argued over whether magic was their birthright or a danger to the Night Elves.

Dath'Remar defied Tyrande's ban on magic, and she exiled all the Highborne. He led them across the ocean to a new continent, where scouts found an abandoned Night Elf outpost and Dath'Remar wondered if Snyder was there.

• Dath'Remar and Tyrande argued over whether the Highborne could continue studying magic, and Tyrande refused his request.
• Dath'Remar and his followers unleashed a magical storm in Ashenvale, prompting Tyrande to order the Highborne's exile.
• Dath'Remar accepted the sentence, gathered the Highborne and their belongings, and led them aboard a fleet he had prepared.
• The Highborne sailed away from Kalimdor and endured several years at sea before their mages detected a new continent.
• Dath'Remar sent scouts to explore the new land, and they reported finding an abandoned Night Elf outpost.
• Dath'Remar reacted with shock and asked, "Snyder, is that you?"

Dath'Remar's people settled in an abandoned Night Elf outpost, where he found a communication crystal and reconnected with Jarod. Jarod offered to tell His Majesty Snyder about Dath'Remar and help the Highborne find a detailed map.

• Dath'Remar led guards to an abandoned Night Elf outpost, confirmed it was safe, and ordered his people to clean it and use it as a temporary base.
• Dath'Remar explored the area and sensed powerful energy dissipating near a lake, then discovered a communication crystal beneath a large tree.
• Dath'Remar restored the crystal with magic and contacted Jarod, who was surprised to hear from him after thousands of years.
• Dath'Remar asked Jarod about the outpost, the change in the Night Elves' skin color, and whether he had a detailed map of the area.
• Jarod explained that he had built the outpost on an earlier mission and offered to tell His Majesty Snyder about Dath'Remar; Dath'Remar agreed to wait for word.

Dath'Remar spoke with Apophis, a soul living in a great tree, and learned about his history with Jarod and his clan. Dath'Remar left after promising to bring Jarod to visit Apophis when he arrived.

• Dath'Remar heard Apophis speak after digging up the communication stone and learned that Apophis had once been a Vrykul chief and Jarod's brother-in-arms.
• Apophis and Dath'Remar shared their life stories, and Apophis praised Dath'Remar for leading the Highborne toward a new home.
• Apophis learned that no one guarded Jarod's abandoned outpost and that Dath'Remar's scouts had found no large Vrykul clans nearby.
• Apophis explained that his soul had entered the tree after his body died and that he had endured thousands of years of loneliness.
• Dath'Remar told Apophis that Jarod might return in a few days and promised to bring him to visit, then left.

Dath'Remar inspected the Highborne's temporary housing and struggled to adjust to speaking with commoners. After learning that Dath'Remar had reached the Eastern Kingdoms and asked for help, Snyder sailed there with Jarod and the Hand of the Bright Moon, arriving to meet his old friend.

• Dath'Remar visited a temporary Highborne outpost, where mages and workers were building homes, and the commoners thanked him for freeing them from fear.
• Dath'Remar admitted to his aide that he did not know how to speak with commoners, and the aide reassured him that he would gain experience.
• Jarod told Snyder that Dath'Remar had contacted him through a communication stone and needed help in the Eastern Kingdoms.
• Snyder decided to meet Dath'Remar, ordered supplies prepared, and set out with Jarod and the Hand of the Bright Moon.
• Snyder sent Maiev a message during the voyage, then sped up the fleet after a lookout spotted the Highborne ships.
• Snyder disembarked with Jarod and the Hand of the Bright Moon and reunited with Dath'Remar after thousands of years.

Snyder reunited with Dath'Remar and gave him a magical map of the Eastern Kingdoms to help the Highborne find a new home. Dath'Remar chose land in Forest Troll territory and dismissed Snyder's warning, leaving a clash likely.

• Snyder and Dath'Remar greeted each other warmly after thousands of years apart, then hosted a banquet for Snyder's attendants.
• Dath'Remar described the Highborne's life in Kalimdor while admiring the discipline and equipment of Snyder's Hand of the Bright Moon.
• Snyder gave Dath'Remar a real-time elemental map of the Eastern Kingdoms, and Dath'Remar used it to search for a place to settle his people.
• Dath'Remar chose land near the top of the map, and Snyder warned him that it was Forest Troll territory and that fighting would be unavoidable.
• Dath'Remar dismissed the Forest Trolls as easy opponents, while Snyder expected him to suffer a setback.

Dath'Remar ignored warnings of an impending defeat and prepared the Highborne to migrate, selecting troops for a vanguard. Jarod visited Apophis beneath the tree by the lake above Tyr's Tomb and watched his old friend depart after fulfilling his final wish.

• Dath'Remar dismissed Snyder's warning to rest and sent rogue scouts to reconnoiter the northern Eastern Kingdoms.
• Dath'Remar inspected the barracks with Haren Theron and selected two thousand soldiers for a vanguard, planning to recruit skilled mages as well.
• Dath'Remar gave Jarod the communication stone and asked him to pass his regards to Apophis.
• Jarod found Apophis beneath the huge tree beside the lake above Tyr's Tomb, and the two old friends reminisced as dusk fell.
• Apophis said his wish had been fulfilled and his travels were over, then dissolved into particles of light as Jarod watched.

Jarod asked Snyder whether short-lived races could live longer, then accepted that his dead friend Apophis was better off passing on and recovered from the lingering power of Zakajz. Snyder later told Dath'Remar that the Elemental Spirits had warned him something bad was coming, though they had not revealed what.

• Jarod returned to the banquet and asked Snyder whether short-lived races could have their lives extended; Snyder explained that nature balanced lifespan with reproduction.
• Jarod told Snyder that Apophis’s soul had dissipated and that he had failed to keep him in the world; Snyder convinced him that forcing Apophis to remain would have harmed him.
• Jarod let go of his grief, and a wisp of Zakajz’s residual power drifted from him before Snyder blew it away.
• A golden light watched Jarod recover and flew toward the horizon; Snyder finished eating and left the banquet hall.
• Dath'Remar confronted Snyder about the enormous amount of food he had eaten, and Snyder told him the Elemental Spirits had warned of an unspecified danger.

Zakajz's remaining black mist possessed Dath'Remar and magnified his troubled emotions as the Highborne prepared to leave for a new home. Dath'Remar rallied his troops with a speech, while Snyder and Jarod noticed signs that something was wrong but did not identify the cause.

• After returning to his room, Dath'Remar ate, worried over Snyder's warning, and fell asleep as Zakajz's black mist entered his body.
• The next morning, Dath'Remar arrived to lead the departing Highborne, and Snyder sensed something was wrong when he touched him.
• Jarod felt the Silver Blade react faintly to Dath'Remar, but the weapon showed no change when he examined it.
• Dath'Remar addressed the Highborne, recalling their exile and praising Snyder's support as he promised to claim a new home from the Trolls.
• The Highborne shouted their support for Dath'Remar as another flash of black light passed through his eyes.

Dath'Remar announced that the Highborne would travel with the army, while Snyder and Jarod grew convinced that something was wrong with him. They prepared to watch him and protect their forces, as Dath'Remar privately struggled to understand his unstable behavior.

• Dath'Remar rallied the Highborne and ordered everyone to prepare to depart at noon, despite Jarod and Snyder's concern for civilian safety.
• Dath'Remar snapped at Jarod, then apologized and blamed his unstable emotions before leaving; black energy flashed through his eyes.
• Jarod and Snyder agreed that something was wrong with Dath'Remar, but decided to monitor him rather than openly challenge him.
• Snyder told the warriors to rest and use only their own food and water, while Jarod agreed to keep a close watch on Dath'Remar.
• Dath'Remar washed his face and wondered what was happening to him as black energy flashed through his eyes again.