Recaps

Azeroth's history traced the rise of its civilizations, the Burning Legion's invasions, and the wars that forged the Alliance and Horde. The account ended with Kael'thas seizing Anveena and Kil'jaeden commanding the defense of the Sunwell against the combined forces of Azeroth and Outland.

• The Titans shaped Azeroth, and the Kaldorei's use of the Well of Eternity drew the Burning Legion into a war that shattered Kalimdor.
• The exiled High Elves founded Quel'Thalas, created the Sunwell, and allied with humans, while Sargeras and Kil'jaeden manipulated Medivh and the Orcs into invading Azeroth.
• The Alliance defeated the Horde in the Second War, and Kil'jaeden transformed Ner'zhul into the Lich King after Draenor's destruction.
• Arthas became the Lich King's servant, while the Alliance, Horde, and Night Elves united to defeat Archimonde during the Third War.
• Azeroth's combined forces confronted the Qiraji and Kel'Thuzad before invading Outland and defeating Vashj, Kael'thas's forces, and Illidan.
• Kael'thas returned to the Isle of Quel'Danas, seized Anveena, and supported Kil'jaeden as he prepared to fight the pursuing forces at the Sunwell.

Sylvanas woke from a nap aroused by a dream about her younger brother, Kael'thas, and touched herself while murmuring his name. The scene ended after a long while.

• Sylvanas woke exhausted and realized she was in heat.
• Remembering her dream, Sylvanas hesitated before touching herself.
• Sylvanas imagined Kael'thas nearby and continued pleasuring herself while calling his name.

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After being killed over a World of Warcraft loot dispute, Bai Jing was reborn as Kael'thas Sunstrider, a High Elf prince with a damaged game-like system. He summoned a tiny phoenix and was placed in the care of his older brother, Kael'sala.

• Bai Jing ninja-looted Ashes of Al'ar, then a furious player struck and killed him with a computer tower.
• Bai Jing was reborn as a baby Blood Elf, and Anasterian named him Kael'thas Sunstrider.
• Kael'sala met his newborn younger brother, whose affection for him triggered a hidden quest and revealed a damaged character panel.
• Kael'thas used Summon Phoenix, exhausted himself, and fainted when a tiny golden chick appeared.
• Anasterian entrusted Kael'thas's upbringing to Kael'sala, who solemnly accepted the responsibility.

Kael'thas reviewed the history of the High Elves and reflected on his life as a prince raised by Kael'sala. As they traveled to the Western Sanctum for an inspection and fishing, he remained level 10 without skills but took comfort in Xiao Ao's hidden potential.

• Kael'thas read how the High Elves left Kalimdor, founded Quel'Thalas, fought the Forest Trolls, and allied with humans before the Trolls began another war two hundred years ago.
• Kael'thas closed the history book and rode with Kael'sala toward the Western Sanctum, where Kael'sala planned to inspect runestones and fish.
• Kael'thas recalled that Kael'sala had spent years teaching him etiquette and taking him fishing, leaving him level 10 with no skills.
• Kael'thas played with Xiao Ao, whose status showed that the phoenix had Fire Blast, could revive through Nirvana, and synchronized its level with Kael'thas.
• Kael'thas considered the world's rough measures of professional strength and the long path ahead of him.

Kael'sala introduced the young Liadrin to Kael'thas and chose her to accompany and protect him as he began learning magic. When Kael'thas learned Frostbolt, his damaged class template failed to start, so he activated an independent skill-learning template instead.

• Kael'sala introduced Liadrin to Kael'thas, and Liadrin eagerly pledged to protect him, raising her loyalty to 80.
• Kael'sala told Kael'thas that he would teach him magic and let him practice, with Liadrin accompanying him.
• Kael'sala began teaching Kael'thas Frostbolt in Sunfury Spire, and Kael'thas's system activated an independent skill-learning template after his mage template failed.
• Kael'thas accepted the new template, saw his updated skills and traits, and told Kael'sala he had already learned Frostbolt.

Kael'thas left Eversong Woods for Sunsail Anchorage to train against murlocs, where Xiao Ao's Fire Blast revealed that fire could cancel Frostbolt's slowing effect. After Kael'thas tested Fireball, he gained the Master of Flames trait and decided to focus on fire magic.

• Kael'thas reached level 11 in Eversong Woods but found its monsters too weak to offer useful training.
• A guard suggested the quest to stop murlocs stealing goods near Sunsail Anchorage, and Kael'thas accepted it.
• Kael'thas and Liadrin reached the beach by Sunsail Anchorage, where Kael'thas attacked a murloc with Frostbolt.
• Xiao Ao's Fire Blast removed the murloc's freeze effect, and Liadrin shielded Kael'thas from its thrown spike.
• Kael'thas cast Fireball, burning the murloc and activating the Master of Flames trait, which permanently increased his fire damage by ten percent.

Kael'thas and his companions killed the murlocs at Sunsail Anchorage, using Xiao Ao to draw their attacks while Kael'thas and Liadrin dealt damage. After defeating the reinforcements and giving Liadrin a wand, Kael'thas learned from a guard that murlocs appeared on the beach every day.

• Kael'thas developed a strategy in which Xiao Ao lured murlocs while Liadrin shielded him and Kael'thas attacked from a distance.
• Kael'thas completed the Sunsail Anchorage quest, then accidentally fired a signal flare and summoned murloc reinforcements.
• Kael'thas and Liadrin used Arcane Torrent to interrupt the murloc mage while Xiao Ao drew its attacks, then defeated it.
• Kael'thas looted a green wand and gave it to Liadrin before the guards escorted them back at sunset.
• A guard told Kael'thas that murlocs appeared on the beach every day, prompting him to suspect the guard had planned the encounters in advance.

Kael'thas led his party into a seabed murloc lair, where they rescued a baby turtle and defeated a clever murloc captain. After reaching level 15, he abandoned a quest to fight the Murloc King and decided to head to the Ghostlands.

• Kael'thas and his party entered the seabed lair and killed enough murloc guards to complete The Murloc Mage's Resentment quest.
• An Arcane mage translated a turtle's request, and Kael'thas accepted a quest to rescue its baby from the murloc captain.
• The murloc captain attacked Kael'thas with Arcane spells, shielded itself, and evaded his attempts to close in.
• Kael'thas burned through the baby turtle's rope, and the turtle broke the captain's shield and knocked it unconscious.
• Kael'thas's party killed the captain, completed their quests, and gained enough experience for Kael'thas to reach level 15.
• Kael'thas abandoned the quest to defeat the Murloc King and decided to go to the Ghostlands, suspecting the high elves had arranged and secretly protected the training grounds.

Mephistes prevented Kael'thas from traveling to the Ghostlands and explained that High Elves needed to wait for their bodies to mature before advancing in magic. Kael'thas accepted a seven-year quest that locked his experience, while Mephistes began arranging his education and warned Kael'sala to keep his feelings for the prince in check.

• Mephistes introduced himself as the High Elves' guardian and explained that Kael'thas was too young for systematic magical training, which required an adolescent's physique.
• The system offered Kael'thas a seven-year quest that locked his experience and rewarded him with a Phoenix form mutation, and he accepted it.
• Kael'thas agreed to study geography, languages, cultures, and magic fundamentals with Mephistes, who planned to begin that evening.
• Mephistes told Kael'sala he would teach Kael'thas every afternoon and warned him not to act on his feelings for the prince while he remained Kael'sala.
• Mephistes reassured Kael'sala that Kael'thas's body had genuinely reached the Initial Stage and revealed that he was an Arcane prodigy destined to stop Dar'Khan from claiming the Sunwell.

Kael'thas left Xiao Ao behind to undergo a seven-year mutation and followed Mephistes to the Path of Arcane. After discovering Arcane’s connection to many kinds of magic, he accepted the hidden class High Elf Arcane Mage and received an assessment quest.

• Kael'thas learned that Xiao Ao would remain dormant for seven years while its mutation took place, and Mephistes secured the egg before taking him through a portal.
• Mephistes brought Kael'thas to the Path of Arcane and led him along a star-lit walkway lined with magical flames left by High Elf Arcane mages.
• Mephistes asked Kael'thas to walk ahead and discern what the flames revealed, while Kael'thas resisted the powerful pull of Arcane.
• Kael'thas experienced visions of frost, fire, lightning, elemental forces, nature, and runes as he walked the path.
• Kael'thas concluded that Arcane was the source of all spells, accepted the hidden class High Elf Arcane Mage, and received the Assessment of the Path of Arcane quest.

Kael'thas learned that Arcane was the root of all magic and became a High Arcane Mage before completing the Path of Arcane. After reaching its end, he earned the rare Arcane Orb and resolved to change the fate of his people.

• Kael'thas chose the High Arcane Mage class and was recognized by Arcane energy before finishing the path, astonishing Mephistes.
• Mephistes explained the history of the High Elves, the dangers of Arcane, and how Quel'Thalas's magical barrier protected its people and the Sunwell.
• Kael'thas reflected on the High Elves' tragic future and resolved to change his people's fate as well as his own.
• Kael'thas reached the end of the Path of Arcane and received an S rating, top-tier Arcane aptitude, the Lord of Arcane trait, and the Arcane Orb.
• Kael'thas summoned the blue Arcane Orb, and Mephistes marveled at his extraordinary talent.

Kael'thas studied Common and royal administration under Mephistes and Kael'sala before receiving a quest for a concert in Silvermoon's Royal Trade District. His music moved the high elves and children, and the quest offered the unique King of Music trait if he performed without interruption for seven years.

• Mephistes taught Kael'thas basic arcane principles at night and human Common during the day, triggering a quest to learn seven races' languages within seven years.
• Mephistes teleported Kael'thas to Kael'sala, who had him review Silvermoon Council documents; Kael'thas signed them and added suggestions of his own.
• Kael'thas went for a walk in the Royal Trade District, where the high elves recognized and greeted him.
• Seeing the children standing fearfully apart, Kael'thas played a gentle tune on a leaf, drawing the crowd's attention and warming the children's feelings toward him.
• Kael'thas received the Child's Concert quest, which promised the King of Music trait if he performed continuously for seven years.
• When Mephistes arrived that evening, Kael'thas tucked the preserved leaf away and went with him.

Over seven years, Kael'thas studied Arcane principles and languages, became a capable leader, and turned his music performances into a sensation across Silvermoon City. After completing Child's Concert and receiving the King of Music trait, he prepared to leave for the Ghostlands, while the girl who had watched him for years left without accepting his farewell.

• Mephistes taught Kael'thas the principles of Arcane energy, while Kael'thas studied languages and earned the Disguiser title.
• Kael'thas's proposals helped Silvermoon City, and he and Kael'sala became known as the Twin Jades of the High Elves.
• Kael'thas's nightly performances drew crowds to the Royal Trade District, prompting Anasterian Sunstrider to charge admission.
• Kael'thas developed feelings for a girl who watched his performances, but Kael'sala rebuked him when he asked about approaching her.
• Seven years later, Kael'thas completed Child's Concert, gained the King of Music trait, and learned that his experience had been unlocked.
• Kael'thas reached out to the girl before leaving for the Ghostlands, but she turned away; he then headed to the Sunfury Spire to collect Xiao Ao and seek training from Mephistes.

Kael'thas arrived in the Ghostlands and met Alleria Windrunner, who escorted him toward Tranquillien. When Alleria named her younger siblings Vereesa and Lirath, Kael'thas realized Sylvanas might not exist in this version of Azeroth, leaving him uncertain about the future.

• Kael'thas reached the Ghostlands and was surprised to find a moonlit woodland rather than a dark, desolate land.
• Kael'thas called Xiao Ao back, and the phoenix landed on his shoulder.
• Alleria Windrunner introduced herself as the ranger captain assigned to escort Kael'thas, and his praise raised her favorability to 70.
• Alleria took Kael'thas toward Tranquillien, where he would be treated as an ordinary recruit and assigned tasks.
• Kael'thas asked about Alleria's siblings, and she said they were named Vereesa and Lirath.
• Kael'thas feared Sylvanas did not exist and worried that he had lost his knowledge of the future.

Kael'thas was assigned by Alleria to gather herbs at Suncrown Village instead of joining her squad at the front. At Sunfury Spire, Kael'sala learned that he had failed to recognize his adjutant, Lor'themar, who ran off in tears.

• Kael'thas met Alleria outside Tranquillien and learned that his orders placed him under her command.
• Alleria brought Kael'thas to Suncrown Village and assigned him to help novice priests gather herbs.
• Alleria left Kael'thas with the priests, explaining that she would not take an inexperienced recruit to the front.
• Kael'sala tried to comfort a crying blonde girl who said Kael'thas had never noticed her.
• Kael'sala realized the girl was his adjutant, Lor'themar, and chased after her when she ran away.

Alleria secretly arranged for Liadrin to accompany Kael'thas despite Kael'sala's order, while Kael'thas gathered herbs with the young Priests. When rain drove them to shelter, Liadrin found Kael'thas and formally reported for duty, and he welcomed her and offered her bread.

• Alleria praised her subordinate for arranging Liadrin's partnership with Kael'thas and decided Kael'sala would not find out.
• Kael'thas gathered herbs with the young Priests, using Blink to reach plants quickly while Xiao Ao guided him from above.
• Xiao Ao spotted approaching rain clouds, led the group to shelter beneath a giant tree, and Kael'thas conjured bread for the Priests.
• After hearing someone call for him, Kael'thas sent up a Fireball signal, and Liadrin arrived in the rain.
• Liadrin saluted Kael'thas and reported for duty, and he welcomed her and offered her bread.

Kael'thas and Liadrin gathered herbs until a Troll Rogue ambushed them at the lake, forcing Kael'thas to fight while Liadrin shielded him. Kael'thas exposed the Rogue after he vanished and froze him with Frost Nova, then prepared to finish him before he could act again.

• Liadrin told Kael'thas she had learned Psychic Scream, and the two began gathering herbs after her clothes dried.
• At the lake, Kael'thas sensed something nearby and used Frost Nova to reveal and freeze a Troll Rogue.
• Liadrin shielded Kael'thas as the Rogue used Sprint and attacked; Kael'thas escaped with Blink while Xiao Ao struck the Troll with Fire Blasts.
• Kael'thas's Fireball and Arcane Orb wounded the Troll, while Liadrin's shield bounced away a dagger strike and protected Kael'thas.
• The Troll vanished and moved toward Liadrin, but Fireball's burning damage revealed him, allowing Kael'thas to freeze him again with Frost Nova.
• Kael'thas began casting an attack while Xiao Ao and Liadrin held their Screech and Psychic Scream in reserve.

After killing a Troll rogue, Kael'thas suspected the Trolls had found a hidden route into the Ghostlands and received a quest to discover its source. He and Liadrin returned to Suncrown Village with the Farstriders, while Kael'thas considered the nearby Amani Catacombs and dreamed of riding a dragon.

• Kael'thas killed the Troll rogue, recovered mana with Liadrin's water, and asked her to search the corpse.
• Liadrin found only a crude map, and Darma Morningstar arrived with a Farstrider squad to escort them.
• Darma said the Troll's presence was strange because Arcane protections guarded the front lines, confirming Kael'thas's suspicion that the Trolls had another way into the Ghostlands.
• Kael'thas suspected the Amani Catacombs were the hidden route and received the quest Find the Source of the Trolls.
• Kael'thas and Liadrin rode Farstrider Hawkstriders back to Suncrown Village and looked forward to riding mounts again.

Kael'thas led Liadrin to a cave in the mountains and confirmed it was the Trolls’ source, completing his task and receiving a repeatable Troll-killing task. He chose to wait near the entrance rather than enter the catacombs, and after many days of watching, he and Liadrin learned how often Trolls appeared.

• Liadrin refused to let Kael'thas investigate the Troll catacombs alone, so he changed his plan and brought her along to search for the Trolls’ source.
• Kael'thas found a cave near Suncrown Village and noticed the grass at its entrance had been subtly disturbed.
• The system declared that Kael'thas had completed 'Find the source of the Trolls' and assigned him the repeatable task 'Kill Trolls.'
• Kael'thas decided to wait near the cave entrance and set a small trap, keeping Liadrin out of danger.
• After observing the cave together for many days, Kael'thas and Liadrin figured out how often the Trolls appeared.

Kael'thas and Liadrin tracked the Troll rogues’ movements near the Amani Catacombs and prepared to act at night. Elsewhere, Kael'sala reacted to Alleria’s departure by deciding to go after Kael'thas, driven by his possessive love for him.

• Kael'thas and Liadrin scattered tiny pebbles outside the Amani Catacombs and used their sounds to track the Troll rogues.
• Kael'thas and Liadrin learned that the rogues traveled one at a time from late afternoon through the night, then prepared to set out after resting during the day.
• Kael'sala discovered that the young priest had left her post and realized Alleria had gone to find Kael'thas.
• Kael'sala recalled how his love for Kael'thas had grown beyond sibling affection and resolved to keep him from being taken by another woman.
• Kael'sala decided to go see Kael'thas himself, while a frightened figure hid beneath the table.

Kael'thas and Liadrin ambushed Troll rogues near the Amani Catacombs and spent the night killing them for experience. Liadrin reached level 20, while Kael'thas stopped just short of it, and they returned toward Suncrown Village with Kael'thas teasing her about his height.

• Liadrin stunned a Troll rogue, and Kael'thas attacked him with Fireballs before Liadrin shielded him from the rogue's poisoned dagger.
• Kael'thas used Blink and Frost Nova to defeat the rogue, then decided the scorch marks made it risky to continue killing Trolls there.
• Kael'thas and Liadrin hid downwind and killed Trolls throughout the night, with Liadrin advancing to level 20 and Kael'thas nearing level 20.
• After Liadrin reported that the last corpse was dealt with, they headed toward Suncrown Village, and Kael'thas asked if she had felt the same way seven years earlier when she was shorter.

Kael'sala visited Kael'thas in Suncrown Village and learned about the Troll rogues. Kael'thas agreed to investigate the Amani Catacombs in disguise, while Kael'sala arranged for him to travel to Windrunner Spire afterward.

• Kael'sala arrived at Suncrown Village with Dragonhawk riders and went to find his sleeping younger brother, Kael'thas.
• Kael'sala ordered Lor'themar to send Liadrin to Alleria so she would not wake and stay near Kael'thas.
• Kael'thas woke from a nightmare about the Undead invasion of Quel'Thalas and told Kael'sala that Troll rogues were behind the recent trouble.
• Kael'thas transformed into a Troll to demonstrate his disguise, and Kael'sala agreed to let him investigate the Amani Catacombs.
• Kael'sala promised to take Kael'thas to Windrunner Spire after the investigation, and Kael'thas accepted the new task.

Kael'thas met Revil Kost, an elder of the Council of Tirisfal, who gave him a fire-enchanted sword and revealed that Medivh was the current Guardian. Kael'thas was left worrying that history might unfold as he remembered it.

• Kael'thas learned that Liadrin had been sent to the front lines to treat the wounded, then traveled with Kael'sala to Tranquillien.
• Revil Kost introduced himself to Kael'thas as an elder of the Council of Tirisfal and spoke with him about swordsmanship.
• Revil Kost enchanted an ordinary longsword with fire runes and gave it to Kael'thas before leaving through a portal.
• Kael'thas asked who the current Guardian was, and Revil Kost answered that it was Medivh.
• Kael'thas worried that history might repeat itself and tried to reassure himself that he still had an older brother.