Chapter Summaries

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.

Lor'themar, nicknamed Aqiang, recalled how her unusual talent made her invisible to anyone weaker than her and how she had grown devoted to Prince Kael'thas after helping raise him. As Prince Kael'sala prepared to explore a tomb with Kael'thas, Aqiang still wondered when the young prince would finally be able to see her.

• Lor'themar recalled being overlooked since birth because only people stronger than her could notice her, and how she grew stronger through battlefield missions.
• Lor'themar described joining Prince Kael'sala at Sunstrider Tower and spending more than 170 years there, eventually helping raise Prince Kael'thas.
• Lor'themar cherished Kael'thas as a playmate and secretly watched him mourn alone by the sea, resolving not to reveal his sadness.
• After an old man left Kael'thas with a glowing red sword, Prince Kael'sala returned with beads and told Lor'themar to give the sword to the guards before they explored a tomb.
• Lor'themar handed the sword to a guard, but Kael'thas still did not notice her.

Kael'thas infiltrated the Amani Tomb in disguise and reached an underground plaza, completing his investigation and advancing to level 20. After his mana capacity expanded, he received a new quest to plant an informant.

• Kael'thas entered the Amani Tomb with an enchanted orb that let his allies observe him and guide him through the tunnels.
• Kael'thas followed the correct routes, accidentally collided with several stealthed Troll rogues, and confirmed that his disguise worked.
• Kael'thas reached two Troll guards overlooking a huge underground plaza and completed the quest to investigate the tomb, earning 4,000 experience and reaching level 20.
• Kael'thas's mana lake expanded, reducing the cost of his skills, and he briefly sensed everything within two meters.
• Kael'thas received the quest to plant an informant.

Kael'thas infiltrated the Troll square to plant surveillance balls, but the balls vanished onto the altar through unseen help, leaving him convinced a ghost was haunting him. He returned to his teacher, hoping for an explanation and a chance to learn more skills.

• Kael'thas entered the Troll square after his orb concealed him from the guards and searched for the command post.
• Kael'thas identified the central altar as the likely target, but could not find a way to approach it unnoticed.
• An unseen presence took the blue balls from Kael'thas's pockets and placed them on the altar, completing the quest and earning him 4,000 experience.
• Kael'thas mistook the unseen helper for a ghost and begged her to stop haunting him, while Lor'themar was hurt by his name for her.
• Kael'sala told Kael'thas that magic, not a ghost, had placed the balls, but he remained unconvinced and headed back to his teacher.

Kael'thas met with Mephistes to learn new magic and was offered a set of powerful spells in exchange for forgetting skills he had not analyzed. He accepted the trade and received a magical storage necklace, leaving with new spells and a way to store and summon his sword.

• Mephistes discovered Kael'thas had reached the middle stage of the junior professional and explained that he needed to learn Warrior skills because he was weak in close combat.
• Kael'thas demonstrated his modified Fireball, and Mephistes offered him new skills in exchange for erasing memories of unanalysed incantations.
• Mephistes offered Polymorph, Arcane Explosion, Flamestrike, Conjure Mana Gem, Invisibility, and a four-cubic-meter storage necklace; Kael'thas chose all five spells and gave up Frost Nova after learning Arcane Explosion could blast enemies away.
• Mephistes erased Kael'thas's memories of Frostbolt, Ice Lance, Scorch, Fire Blast, Molten Armor, and Frost Nova, then taught him the five new skills.
• Kael'thas put on the necklace and learned its incantation, using it to store and summon his red runesword.
• Mephistes explained that the necklace could hold living creatures but was sealed and lacked air, so Kael'thas realized it could still be useful with careful timing.

Kael'thas learned basic sword techniques from Audilon Firewing, then decided to use magic to make up for his lack of physical strength. His idea triggered a quest chain and a Weapon Mastery System, and he ended the chapter by asking Mephistes whether he believed in ghosts.

• Mephistes took Kael'thas to Audilon Firewing to learn basic close-combat techniques, and Audilon's loyalty to Kael'thas increased to 80.
• Audilon taught Kael'thas basic sword stances, but Kael'thas struggled because his physique favored agility over strength.
• Audilon said his soldiers would protect Kael'thas, prompting Kael'thas to resolve to become stronger and learn melee skills.
• Kael'thas decided to enchant his sword with magic, triggering the first Enchant Weapon quest and the Weapon Mastery System.
• Kael'thas asked Mephistes whether he believed in ghosts, and someone nearby ran away crying.

Kael'thas studied basic runic characters while practicing sword movements at Windrunner Spire, as Kael'sala quietly enjoyed watching him. A riding trainer then brought him a snow-white Hawkstrider gifted by the queen, and Kael'thas formed a contract with it before naming it Xiao Bai.

• Kael'thas studied Mephistes's runic book while practicing basic sword movements for many days.
• Kael'sala watched Kael'thas from the office window and wished their peaceful life could last.
• A riding trainer arrived from Silvermoon City with a snow-white Hawkstrider raised by the queen for Kael'thas.
• Kael'thas formed a contract with the Hawkstrider and named it Xiao Bai.
• Kael'thas let the riding trainer take Xiao Bai back to Silvermoon City until he could summon it the next day.

Zul'jin learned that the high elves had not discovered how his missing rogues entered their territory and ordered his forces to begin their attack, with allies soon to arrive. In Silvermoon City, Kael'thas's mother gave him a Hawkstrider, while Anasterian maintained his separation from her and arranged for an old mage's disciple to meet the prince.

• Zul'jin questioned a Troll priest about missing rogues and learned the high elves had not uncovered their route into the interior.
• After hearing that the elf prince born 200 years ago had arrived, Zul'jin ordered the Trolls to take action and said their allies would soon come.
• Kael'thas's mother heard from the riding instructor that Kael'thas had bonded with the white Hawkstrider she gave him.
• Anasterian told the old mage he would not let Kael'thas's frail mother influence the prince's upbringing, though he had allowed her to give him the Hawkstrider.
• Anasterian learned the old mage had sent his disciple out to meet His Highness and hoped she would put her arrogance to use.

Kael'sala secured Anasterian's approval to fight under the identity of Sylvanas, hoping to build her standing alongside Kael'thas. At the battlefield, Liadrin treated the injured Solarian, who declared that she was destined to serve Kael'thas.

• Kael'sala explained to Anasterian that using her identity as Sylvanas would let her fight at full strength, and Anasterian approved the plan.
• Anasterian revealed to himself that Kael'sala's plan served his own interests and decided to let their political game continue.
• Liadrin healed the injured Solarian, who corrected her title and explained that she sensed only the general aura of the future.
• Solarian told Liadrin that she needed only Kael'thas and considered herself destined to serve him.

Kael'thas reached the Sanctum of the Sun and met his new commander, Sylvanas, whose identity and future fate left him shaken. The chapter ended with him trying to convince himself that she was not the Sylvanas he knew from history.

• Kael'thas rode with Audilon Firewing and other elves toward the front, passing the road to the human kingdoms and the fortress of Deatholme.
• Kael'thas arrived at the Sanctum of the Sun and completed his quest to reach the command post.
• Audilon noted that many inexperienced recruits had been sent to the front, while the young elves drew confidence from Kael'thas's calm bearing.
• Alleria saw Kael'thas in the square and compared his bearing to Sylvanas's.
• Sylvanas introduced herself to Kael'thas as his new commander, and he realized she was the girl who had shared seven years of music with him.
• Kael'thas remembered Sylvanas's tragic future and tried to deny that she could be the same person he knew from history.

Sylvanas reassigned Kael'thas and Audilon to another team, where Liadrin and Solarian joined them. Kael'thas welcomed Solarian as his loyal follower, but she stepped away from him after recognizing Audilon’s loyalty.

• Sylvanas read the orders removing Kael'thas and Audilon from her team and arranged for them to join another team.
• Liadrin ran to greet Kael'thas, and Alleria confirmed that Liadrin would be on his team.
• Solarian arrived, knelt before Kael'thas, and reported herself as his most loyal astromancer.
• Kael'thas welcomed Solarian in the name of Sunstrider and invited her to stay by his side.
• Audilon challenged Solarian, but she acknowledged his loyalty and chose to stand beside him instead.
• Alleria noticed a flicker of dejection in Solarian’s eyes.

Kael'thas took command of a small, inexperienced squad assigned to patrol the mountains south of An'owyn for Troll infiltrators. After reaching their forest post and choosing a lakeside campsite, he divided the squad's duties and set out to hunt for lunch.

• Kael'thas learned his newly formed squad had only fifteen members, and Solarian warned them not to relax near the front lines.
• The unit commander assigned Kael'thas's squad to search the mountains and forests below the Sunwell for Trolls who had slipped past the front.
• Kael'thas led the squad south to their patrol area, where Xiao Ao found a small lake suitable for a campsite.
• Kael'thas assigned Liadrin and the Priests to pitch tents, Solarian to direct trap placement, and the others to help prepare the camp.
• Kael'thas accepted Audilon's company and went hunting to complete his quest to kill five animals for lunch.

Kael'thas led his squad through a day of hunting and surveying their assigned woodland, then played a song by the lake that stirred the elves' memories of Quel'Thalas. The night ended with Audilon's rousing cry being answered by the squad—and with everyone beating him for interrupting the song.

• Kael'thas and Audilon hunted rabbits, and the system gave Kael'thas quests for hunting more animals and helping prepare lunch.
• Liadrin and the priests prepared the game while Solarian and Audilon invited Kael'thas to sit on the tallest boulder; Kael'thas instead joined the food preparation.
• Kael'thas's squad surveyed their mountainous woodland, set traps and alarms, and found no sign of Trolls before returning to the lake.
• After dinner, Kael'thas, Solarian, and the others discussed how to divide their future work, then Kael'thas played a melody on a leaf flute beneath the stars.
• Solarian hummed along, and the song moved the squad to recall Quel'Thalas and shout their loyalty to their homeland and Kael'thas.
• Audilon's shouting disrupted the song, so the squad members and Liadrin swarmed him and beat him while Kael'thas went to sleep.

Kael'thas's squad searched the forested mountains for Troll rogues, who could evade the elves' usual detection methods. After a neighboring squad found clues suggesting a Troll had entered their territory, Kael'thas ordered everyone to search and asked Solarian what she had in mind.

• Solarian explained why the elves sent newcomers to search the mountains and warned the squad to face Troll rogues carefully.
• Kael'thas cautioned the elves against charging recklessly, reminding them that rogues used deadly poison.
• Kael'thas reached level 22 and completed his analysis of Fireball while the squad searched for days without finding Trolls.
• A neighboring squad found ration crumbs in a rabbit's mouth and sent word that a Troll might have entered Kael'thas's territory.
• Liadrin and others questioned whether the Troll had passed through, but Kael'thas argued that any Troll who reached them would be clever enough to evade traps and colorless powder.
• Solarian and Audilon insisted the squad must search thoroughly, and Kael'thas ordered everyone to move out before asking Solarian for her plan.

Kael'thas used Solarian’s sensed location to ambush and defeat five Troll rogues, completing two quests. After testing the colorless powder on a Troll corpse, he received a new quest to investigate it, leaving him suspecting it had helped the rogues evade detection.

• Solarian sensed that the Trolls would pass through a forest area about three hundred meters wide, and Kael'thas's squad found that the traps and colorless powder showed no signs of being triggered.
• Kael'thas realized the Trolls could bypass the trapped slopes by climbing over a rock using nearby trees, so he ordered the squad to hide and wait in ambush.
• When five Troll rogues climbed onto the rock, Kael'thas struck them with Flamestrike and ordered the elves to attack as they scattered.
• Kael'thas's squad trapped and defeated the Trolls, completing the Find the Trolls and Eliminate the Trolls quests.
• Kael'thas sprinkled colorless powder on a Troll corpse, and after the mage sensed it, Kael'thas received a quest to investigate the powder.

Kael'thas and his companions ambushed and defeated another group of Trolls, while Kael'thas tested a new fire-infused sword technique and uncovered how the Trolls had passed through undetected. After the battle, Solarian urged Kael'thas to flee, leaving the reason for her alarm unknown.

• Kael'thas and his companions waited in ambush until six Troll rogues appeared, then attacked them.
• Kael'thas combined Fireball with his rune sword, setting one Troll ablaze and keeping him from using Stealth.
• Kael'thas suspected the moss on the Troll was hiding the effect of the colorless powder, explaining how the Trolls had gone undetected.
• Kael'thas blasted the Troll with Arcane Explosion, and Solarian killed him with an ice arrow after he launched a blue signal flare.
• Kael'thas completed the quest, but Solarian turned pale and told him to run away.