Adventures in Azeroth Timeline

Adventures in Azeroth presents a fanon version of the world of Azeroth across the events of both Ruins of Lordaeron and The Blood War, with certain events happening differently than in the canon timeline and with various original characters adding their personal history to the greater tapestry of the history of Warcraft.

This timeline only includes events directly connected to the characters of our campaigns. Unless otherwise stated, all the events in the canon timeline happened as they do in canon. (See Timeline)

Time is measured in years before & after the opening of the Dark Portal and the start of the First War.

Ancient History
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 * Lady Poisson is transformed into a naga during the Sundering.

The New World
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 * Altheron Drathir is born at Dawnstar Spire in Quel'Thalas.
 * Loren Bloodleaf is born in Quel'Thalas.
 * Elariel Moonshadow is born in Ashenvale, in the distant lands of Kalimdor.
 * Arden Grimmountain is born in Ironforge.
 * Crommukk is born to the Highmaul Clan on Draenor.
 * Vol’wark is born to the Stonemaul Clan on Draenor.
 * Kai-ron Zao is born in the Valley of the Four Winds in Pandaria.
 * Thodak the Blacksmith is born on Draenor.
 * The infant Thodak catches the red pox and is sent into quarantine at Garadar. Because of this, he is among those who remain free from demonic corruption.
 * Crommukk joins the Legion of the Gorian Empire at a young age.
 * Crommukk ascends to the rank of Centurion mere months before the fall of Highmaul, the capital of the Gorian Empire.
 * Evanth is born in Pyrewood Village on the outskirts of Gilneas.

First War
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 * Jaqueline & Hayden Edwards are born.
 * (Redacted)

Second War
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 * Jackie & Hayden are taken into the orphanage in the village of Havenswood, off the coast of Gilneas.
 * Vol’wark travels through the Dark Portal with the rest of his clan in service of the Horde.
 * Alexia Dremundd is born in a small town in Lordaeron.
 * Arden serves under 2nd Captain Rekuun Coldstone during the Siege of Ironforge. They have a brawl over a disagreement about Arden’s mixed heritage.
 * Altheron helps maintain the Ban'dinoriel during the Horde's siege of Silvermoon and afterwards is elevated to a member of the Convocation of Silvermoon.
 * Jackie & Hayden leave Gilneas to study magic at Dalaran.
 * The Greymane Wall begins construction.
 * Vol’wark and half of the Stonemaul Clan sail west to Kalimdor, the other half remaining in Lordaeron.
 * Young Kai-ron is selected to undergo the Trial of Red Blossoms and joins the Shado-Pan.
 * Kai-ron forges his Shaktani Warblade Serpent's Fang and begins his watch over the Serpent's Spine.
 * Jackie & Hayden perform an experiment that goes haywire, temporarily unleashing a powerful Void entity that strikes Hayden before they can banish it. Hayden determines that their experiments have become too dangerous and wants to stop, but Jackie refuses, considering the incident merely a setback.
 * Jackie is taken by the Kirin Tor to the Chamber of Air, where she is put on trial by the Council of Six, who banish her from Dalaran.

Third War
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 * Lionel Dremundd is murdered by Arthas Menethil while fighting to protect King Terenas’s ashes alongside Uther the Lightbringer, his soul claimed by Frostmourne.
 * Altheron confronts his brother Dar'Khan while Dar'Khan is murdering the members of the Convocation of Silvermoon at the Sunwell, Altheron fails to defeat him and flees back to Dawnstar Spire. He finds the corpse of his sister and vows to never use Arcane magic again.
 * Hayden is killed by Arthas during the Siege of Dalaran. Kel'Thuzad senses his potential and has his body taken back to Northrend by members of the Cult of the Damned.
 * As a Scourge army assaults the Greymane Wall, King Genn Greymane gives Archmage Arugal permission to summon the worgen to combat the Scourge. The worgen successfully push back the Scourge army, but at a terrible cost, as many of Greymane’s own troops become infected with the worgen curse.
 * The Dremundd family flee Lordaeron, settling in the city of Stromgarde.
 * Jackie returns to the ruins of Dalaran and discovers its vaults empty, her prize, the Book of Medivh, gone. She begins her long search for the book.
 * Evan is attacked by a worgen and infected with the worgen curse.
 * Altheron, led by a dream, journeys to the Great Tree in the Hinterlands, where he meets the emerald dragon Ysondre, who begins teaching him the ways of the Emerald Dream.
 * Elariel fights in the Battle of Mount Hyjal.

Aftermath
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 * Evan is inducted to the newly-formed Argent Dawn by the paladin Terence Lionguard.
 * Altheron is named the Brother of the Betrayer by Lor'themar Theron and banished from Quel'Thalas.
 * Hayden is raised as a Death Knight by the Scourge and given a cursed runeblade.
 * Altheron approaches the Cenarion Circle for further instruction in druidism, but Fandral Staghelm refuses.
 * Evan is sent on a mission for the Argent Dawn and is ambushed by the Scourge. She is saved by a mysterious old hermit, who gives her a lesson in faith.
 * Alex and her brother Alendros join the Scarlet Crusade.
 * Vol’wark loses control of his magic, killing several members of his clan. He flees, seeking a ship to take him as far away as possible.
 * The now-mad Arugal curses the entire population of Pyrewood with the worgen curse while Evan is away on a mission.
 * The "One Shot"
 * Alex joins the Argent Dawn, secretly acting as a spy for the Scarlet Crusade, Evan is chosen to be her mentor.
 * Ruins of Lordaeron
 * Tuk returns to Zandalar, following the orders of his patron Bwonsamdi.
 * The remaining members of The Party take the Scythe of Elune from the Dark Riders and use it to give Alex's family control of their worgen form.
 * Arden hunts down Coldstone, blasting out his knee and ending the other dwarf's hunt of the remaining members of The Party.
 * The Party go to Ambermill and have a confrontation with Archmage Ataeric. Ambermill is attacked by worgen & they fight them off.
 * The Party reveals to the people of Pyrewood the truth of their curse and use the Scythe of Elune to cure some of them, but the Dark Riders return and steal the Scythe, escaping with it to Duskwood.
 * Alex reveals her former allegiance to the Scarlet Crusade & seeks the help of The Party in revealing the deception of the Crusade's leader. They infiltrate the Scarlet Bastion in Stratholme and reveal Saidan Dathrohan's true identity of Balnazzar to the Scarlet Crusaders there, including Alex's brother Alendros.
 * The remaining members of The Party go their seperate ways.
 * The Forsaken officially join the Horde.
 * Jackie and Hayden study under the Locus Walker in the Twisting Nether for nearly 200 years and learn to master the power of the Void.
 * Alex & Alendros return to their mother & sister in Stromgarde.
 * Stromgarde is besieged by an army of Boulderfist ogres and Witherbark trolls. The city is then attacked from within by the Syndicate, and the city's defenses fall. Alex and Alendros aid the survivors in their escape south across the Thandol Span.
 * Altheron joins the Cenarion Circle and furthers his druidic training.

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 * Alex and her family settle in Lakeshire, where she and Alendros work to protect the town from attacks by Blackrock orcs and other threats.
 * Altheron returns to Quel'Thalas in secret and works on healing the land of Scourge taint.
 * Alex returns to the Argent Dawn just in time to join the fight against Kel'Thuzad's Scourge assault on Light's Hope Chapel.

The Burning Crusade
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 * Alex fights in the Battle for the Dark Portal.
 * Altheron returns to Dawnstar Spire, where he finds his sister's restless spirit. He releases her from the mortal realm, allowing her to finally rest.
 * Alex becomes a liason between the Alliance and Horde forces on Outland in the service of the Argent Dawn, meeting Thodak during this time.
 * Vol'wark journeys through the Dark Portal and onward to Shattrath City, where he swears himself to the Sha'tar and under the tutelage of the Naaru eventually becomes a Paladin of the Light.
 * Alex and Vol'wark reunite in Shattrath.
 * Thodak joins the Horde and leaves Outland, stepping foot on Azeroth for the first time.

Fury of the Sunwell

 * Alex, Loren Bloodleaf, and Azmiis join the Shattered Sun Offensive and fight in the battle against Kael'thas & Kil'jaeden.
 * Altheron confronts Dar'Khan one last time, during the Battle for Quel'Danas, keeping him away from the Sunwell. As Velen cleanses the Sunwell with the spark of M'uru, Dar'Khan dies his final death.
 * Alendros returns to the Plaguelands and joins his sister in the Argent Dawn.

Wrath of the Lich King
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 * Alex and Alendros fight in the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel and witness the birth of the Argent Crusade and the Knights of the Ebon Blade. They join the Crusade as they sail to Northrend to fight in the war against the Lich King.
 * Thodak fights against the undead during the Scourge Invasion of Orgrimmar.
 * Thodak joins the Warsong Offensive to fight against the Lich King, flying from Orgrimmar to Warsong Hold.
 * Altheron joins the Valience Expedition to fight against the Lich King, sailing from Stormwind to Valiance Keep.
 * Alex fights against the Scourge and the Scarlet Onslaught in Dragonblight.
 * Jackie & Hayden return from their training with Locus Walker, teleporting to Dalaran and learning about what happened during their absence. They begin their investigation of Saronite.
 * Jackie, Hayden, & Altheron investigate the corruption of Vordrassil and cleanse the Wild God Ursoc of the Nightmare's influence. Ursoc warns them about the Old God Yogg-Saron.
 * Battle of Angrathar the Wrathgate
 * Tuk is sent by Bwonsamdi to join the Zandalari expedition to Zul'Drak & stop the Drakkari from falling to the Scourge.
 * Alex fights for the Argent Crusade against the Scourge in Zul'Drak & reunites with Tuk.
 * Alex is a part of the Argent attack on Icecrown, establishing and defending the Argent Vanguard. Alex and Alendros form an elite unit with several other members of the Crusade, which they name the Rising Dawn, and are sent to eliminate Scourge leaders in Scourgeholme. The Rising Dawn then fight in The Battle for Crusader's Pinnacle.
 * Altheron, Jackie, and Hayden begin their exploration of the Storm Peaks.
 * Alex is among the Crusaders that discover the Alliance/Horde massacre at Mord'rethar: The Death Gate.
 * Alex joins the combined Argent Crusade/Ebon Blade assault on the Fleshwerks.
 * The Rising Dawn are chosen by Tirion Fordring to join him in the attempt to claim the Lich King's frozen heart. The Lich King discovers them, Tirion destroys the heart, and they escape with the help of Darion Mograine and the Ebon Blade.
 * Altheron, Jackie, and Hayden meet the Keeper Thorim and travel to Ulduar, where they encounter Brann Bronzebeard fleeing from the facility. He tells them of the horrors lying within.

Secrets of Ulduar

 * Altheron, Jackie, and Hayden join Brann in the Alliance assault on the Halls of Stone and destroy the Forge of Wills, while Horde heroes assault the Halls of Lightning and kill the fallen Keeper Loken.
 * Alex and Alendros take part in the Argent Tournament.
 * Altheron, Jackie, and Hayden join the Kirin Tor, Explorers League, and other adventurers in the final assault on Ulduar, freeing the Keepers from Yogg-Saron's influence and killing the Old God.
 * Brann leads the heroes deeper into the facility to the Celestial Planetarium, where they encounter Algalon the Observer, who sent a message to the Titans suggesting the re-origination of Azeroth, which would wipe out all life on the planet. The heroes defeat the constellar and convince him that his analysis was wrong. He gives them the cancellation code, which they transmit from Dalaran into space.

Call of the Crusade

 * Alex & Thodak both undergo the Trial of the Crusader and emerge victorious. Alendros is gravely wounded in the battle against Anub'arak.

Fall of the Lich King

 * Alex and Thodak join the final assault on Icecrown Citadel and the final battle against the Lich King.
 * The shattering of Frostmourne releases the spirits trapped in the blade, including Alex's father Lionel, who speaks with her one last time before leaving the mortal realm.
 * Alex and Alendros return home with the rest of the Argent Crusade and work to cleanse the Plaguelands of the Scourge remnants.

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 * Elariel feels the land’s pain during the Cataclysm and travels to Mount Hyjal to seek aid from the Cenarion Circle.
 * Alex and her squad battle the Risen in Tyr’s Hand and Stratholme, finally killing Balnazzar and reclaiming both cities for the Argent Crusade.
 * Thodak fights in the Horde’s invasion of Ashenvale.
 * Altheron & Elariel meet & fight together to protect the World Tree against the servants of Ragnaros.
 * Thodak fights for the Horde in the Twilight Highlands and is instrumental in bringing the Dragonmaw Clan back into the Horde.
 * Jackie & Hayden join the Earthen Ring in killing Iso’rath, a spawn of the Old Gods, and fight the Twilght’s Hammer Cult across the Twilight Highlands.
 * Altheron begins training Elariel in druidism.

Rise of the Zandalari

 * Altheron & Elariel join the combined High Elven and Blood Elven armies in their siege of Zul’Aman.

Rage of the Firelands

 * Altheron & Elariel fight alongside the Avengers of Hyjal as they assault the Firelands and defeat the Firelord once and for all.

Hour of Twilight
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 * Jackie & Hayden join various Alliance heroes in traveling back in time to the War of the Ancients to steal the Dragon Soul from the past.
 * Jackie & Hayden join Thrall and other heroes in the Battle for Wyrmrest Temple and the final battle against Deathwing.

Mists of Pandaria
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 * Garrosh Hellscream sends Horde forces to the newly discovered Pandaria, led by his champion Thodak.

Landfall

 * Thodak helps establish Domination Point.
 * Thodak witnesses Garrosh's agents attempt to assassinate Vol'jin.
 * Alex and the Rising Dawn are sent to Pandaria by the Argent Crusade to minimize the destruction caused by the Alliance-Horde war.
 * Jackie & Hayden are in Dalaran during the Purge and leave the city, disagreeing with the actions of Jaina Proudmoore and the Silver Covenant during the Purge.
 * While fighting the mantid on the Serpent's Spine, Kai-ron is knocked unconcious fighting the mantid and loses his memory.
 * The Rising Dawn help the Shado-Pan in defending the Serpent's Spine against the mantid assault.
 * Kai-ron meets Kesprix Fizzelcog and joins the crew of the Admiral's Pride.
 * Jackie & Hayden reunite with Alex on the Serpent's Spine. Together they forge an uneasy alliance with the Klaxxi to awaken the Klaxxi Paragons and kill Grand Empress Shek'zeer, freeing the mantid from the madness inflicted upon them by the Sha of Fear.

Escalation

 * Thodak sees that Garrosh has gone too far and begins working with the Darkspear Rebellion.

Siege of Orgrimmar

 * After Garrosh steals the Heart of Y'Shaarj, desecrates the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, and unleashes the Sha of Pride, Thodak officially joins the Darkspear Rebellion.
 * Jackie, Hayden, Alex, the Rising Dawn, and other adventurers defeat the Sha of Pride.
 * Thodak leads the Horde charge in the Siege of Orgrimmar. Jackie, Hayden, and Alex fight in the battle as well.

Warlords of Draenor
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 * Alex and Thodak join the combined Alliance/Horde offensive against the Iron Horde, pushing them back through the Dark Portal and fighting in the War in Draenor.
 * Thrall names Thodak the Commander of all Horde forces on Draenor and Thodak leads the Horde's war effort against the Iron Horde.
 * For his many victories against the Iron Horde, Vol'jin promotes Thodak to General.

Fury of Hellfire

 * Thodak leads the Horde half of the joint Horde/Alliance assault on Hellfire Citadel, fighting alongside other heroes against the demon lord Archimonde.

Legion
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 * Alex fights in the Argent Crusade’s initial disastrous attack on the Broken Shore at the beginning of the third invasion of the Burning Legion and is later rescued by the combined Alliance & Horde armies.
 * Thodak fights for the Horde in the Battle for Broken Shore.
 * Altheron joins the other Druids of the Cenarion Circle in opening up the Emerald Dreamway.
 * Alex and the Argent Crusade free Tirion Fordring from the Legion. Alex battles the dreadlord Balnazzar and claims the Ashbringer. Back in the Sanctum of the Light, the Order of the Silver Hand is reborn and Alex is named the new Highlord of the Silver Hand.
 * Thodak fights alongside valiant Vrykul warriors and nearly dies slaying a mighty Pit Lord. One of Odyn’s Valkyr saves him and brings him to the Halls of Valor, where Odyn declares him one of his Valarjar.
 * Jackie is inducted into the Council of the Black Harvest and takes part in the failed binding of the pit lord Jagganoth. She and the rest of the Council are imprisoned on the Legion world of Dreadscar Rift. Jackie escaped the world with the aid of the demon Calydus.
 * Hayden & Meryl Felstorm protect the Forge of the Guardian from the Dreadlord Kathra'natir, using the Forge's power to banish the dreadlord. With the help of the spirit of Alodi, the first Guardian, they teleport the Forge into the Hall of the Guardian.
 * Altheron cleanses the staff G’Hanir and uses its power to defend Nordrassil against the Legion.
 * Altheron is named an Archdruid of the Cenarion Circle, Elariel finishes her Druid training.
 * Thodak travels to Tirisfal Glades where he encounters the ghost of King Thoradin, kills the C’Thrax Zakajz the Corruptor, and claims the enchanted blade Strom’kar.
 * Thodak returns to the Halls of Valor, where Odyn names him the Battlelord of the Valarjar.
 * Jackie recovers the Book of Medivh from Caer Darrow and steals the Scepter of Sargeras from Gul'dan.
 * Jackie returns to Dreadscar Rift and uses the power of the Scepter to kill Jagganoth, taking his place as Overlord of the Dreadscar and becoming First of the Black Harvest.
 * Hayden battles the Ethereum in the Nexus, where he binds the sentient arcane staff Aluneth.
 * Hayden & Meryl reform the Tirisgarde, and Meryl names Hayden the Conjuror of the Tirisgarde.
 * Jackie & Hayden travel through Azsuna, studying at Nar'thalas Academy, battling the minions of Azshara, and claiming the Tidestone of Golganneth.
 * Altheron and Elariel battle the Nightmare in Val’shara, witnessing the corruption of Ysera and slaying the fallen Aspect, claiming one of her fangs in the battle, along with the Tears of Elune.
 * Altheron binds Ysera’s fang to his staff, creating G’Hanir, the Dreamscythe.
 * Alex & Thodak fight alongside one another through Stormheim, overcoming Odyn’s trials, killing God-King Skovald, and claiming the Aegis of Aggramar.
 * Alex recovers Light's Heart and travels to the Exodar, fighting off a demonic invasion of the crashed ship.
 * Thodak recovers the Gjallarhorn and is sent to Ulduar to aid the Keepers in combating a demonic assault on the Titan complex.
 * Altheron & Elariel free the Wild God Malorne from the Emerald Nightmare and Altheron is named Archdruid of the Dreamgrove.
 * Alex infiltrates the Legion prison world of Niskara, where she freed several paladins and priests from the Legion's clutches, along with a mysterious being named Lothraxion.
 * Thodak leads the Valarjar in an assault on Niskara, where he battles the corrupted Keeper Hodir and frees him from the Legion’s control.
 * Alex and the Silver Hand travel to Netherlight Temple, where they unite with the Conclave and members of the Army of the Light to battle the Legion, Alex herself striking down Balnazzar once and for all.
 * Altheron & Elariel free Malfurion from Xavius’s clutches.
 * Altheron enlists Jackie & Hayden‘s aid as they plunge into the heart of the Nightmare, killing Xavius and finally freeing the Emerald Dream from the corruption of the Nightmare.

Return to Karazhan

 * Alex & Thodak undergo the Trial of Valor, delving into Helheim and slaying Helya, freeing Odyn and the Valarjar from the spell locking them within the Halls of Valor.
 * Altheron & Elariel join the combined Elven armies in their siege of Suramar and the assault on the Nighthold.

The Tomb of Sargeras

 * Archmage Khadgar summons the leaders of the Orders to unite in Dalaran. There the all remaining members of The Party are reunited. During the meeting a fleet of Legion warships appears in the sky over Dalaran.
 * The united forces of the Orders, now known as the Armies of Legionfall, cleave through the Legion forces on the Broken Shore and secure a base of operations among ancient ruins on the Shore, creating the bastion of Deliverance Point.
 * Jackie and the Council of the Black Harvest create a portal into the Legion's command ship. There the reunited Party defeats the dreadlord Mephistroth, sending him fleeing as the command ship is destroyed from within.
 * Using the power of the Pillars of Creation, the Council of Six blasts open the Tomb of Sargeras.
 * The Armies of Legionfall assault the Cathedral of Eternal Night, but are pushed back by the Legion's forces. The former Party members battle alongside Illidan and Maiev against Mephistroth and use the Aegis of Aggramar to cleanse the Cathedral from the Legion's power. Jackie kills Mephistroth, consuming him with the power of the Void.
 * Elariel defeats the dreadlord Infazzar, reclaiming the corrupted Idol of Aviana and aiding the Druids of the Talon in cleansing it of its corruption.
 * Thodak undergoes the Trial of Rage and proves himself the greatest warrior on Azeroth.
 * The Armies of Legionfall assault the Tomb of Sargeras, led by the Order leaders, along with Illidan, Maeiv, Khadgar, and Velen, using the Pillars of Creation to cleanse the portions of the Tomb along the way.
 * They battle and defeat the Avatar of Sargeras within the depths of the Tomb, chasing Kil'jaeden through the portal to his command ship within the Twisting Nether.
 * Jackie, Hayden, Alex, & Altheron battle Kil'jaeden alongside Velen and Illidan while Khadgar holds off the Legion's forces. They kill the demon lord, but not before he sends his command ship crashing towards the surface of the broken Eredar homeworld of Argus. Illidan uses the Sargerite Keystone to open a rift back to Azeroth, and Khadgar teleports the heroes through the rift. They discover that Illidan's rift has brought Argus itself into the sky of Azeroth.

Shadows of Argus

 * The Order leaders meet with the champions of the Alliance and the Horde on Azuremyst Isle, where they board the Vindicaar, the Draenei's new dimensional ship, and soar to Argus.
 * They witness the crash of the Xenedar and assault the Legion's forces on Argus, creating footholds on the demon-infested world & meeting Alleria Windrunner and Turalyon.
 * The Party aids Turalyon in recovering the Naaru Xe'ra from the crashed Xenedar, using Light's Heart to restore her. They witness Xe'ra attempt to force the Light upon Illidan, and her subsequent death at the demon hunter's hands.
 * On the Broken Isles, Elariel discovers a plot by Mal'Ganis to create an undead army in the service of the Legion. Elariel battles the dreadlord in single combat and slays him.
 * Jackie & Hayden are reunited with Locus Walker. The Party battles the fallen Naaru L'ura and witnesses Alleria consume the Naaru's essence.
 * The Party and the other Order leaders assault Antorus, the Burning Throne and are taken to the Seat of the Pantheon, where they defeat Argus the Unmaker. Sargeras is imprisoned by Illidan and the Pantheon, bringing an end to the Burning Legion.
 * Alex steps down from her position as Highlord of the Silver Hand, allowing Turalyon to take her place.

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 * Altheron and Elariel are among the first Druids sent by Malfurion to the Wound in Silithus, working to heal the damage to Azeroth.
 * Alex is among the Alliance forces at Stromgarde during the Gathering and witnesses Sylvanas Windrunner’s massacre of the Desolate Council.
 * Altheron senses the burning of Teldrassil during the War of the Thorns and he races through the Emerald Dreamway to try to stop it, but he is too late. He saves as many civilians as he can before fleeing to watch the World Tree burn.
 * Altheron and Elariel fight against the Horde in the Battle for Lordaeron to avenge the countless innocent lives lost in the Burning of Teldrassil.
 * King Anduin Wrynn sends letters to several of the heroes of the war against the Legion, in hopes of recruiting them for a special mission: Alex, Jackie, Hayden, and Altheron.
 * The Blood War Arc 1 begins
 * While the Crew sail to islands across the Great Sea, the Blood War rages on in the War in Kul Tiras and the War in Zandalar, as well as across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, including the Battle for Stromgarde.
 * Bwonsamdi's Debt
 * The Blood War Arc 2 begins