"Beyond the Dark Portal" series — Beyond the Dark Portal #8. The story of Beyond the Dark Portal, from the internment camps to the end of Draenor. The episodes are listed in order at the end of the post.
The Horde's mission on Azeroth was clear: get the artifacts Ner'zhul needed. Teron Gorefiend's orcs, with the help of Deathwing's dragons, attacked the new Stormwind for the Book of Medivh, followed a lead to Alterac and went into the Tomb of Sargeras for the Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras.
The Book of Medivh
The Book of Medivh was kept in Stormwind, which was being rebuilt. In the novel, Gorefiend's orcs searched for the book in the Royal Library, but it was already gone. A guard lay dead, killed with an Alterac blade. In Alterac, King Aiden Perenolde, held prisoner in his own palace, handed over the book in exchange for the Horde destroying the Alliance troops occupying the city.
In the game campaign, the orcs attack a castle built on top of the old Stormwind keep, do not find the book and follow a lead to Alterac, where a mage was keeping it. With Deathwing's help, they get the book.
Read more: Legends of Warcraft #19: The song of Aegwynn.
The war at sea
To move around Azeroth, the Horde needed the sea. In the game campaign, the orcs attack the Kul Tiras fleet to control the Great Sea.
The Scepter of Sargeras
The Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras was in the Tomb of Sargeras, the same place where Gul'dan had died. A small group of orcs went into the tomb, guarded by the undead of the Stormreaver and the Twilight's Hammer, and came out with the scepter.
Read more: Second War #15: Gul'dan's betrayal.
What this changes in the story
The hunt for the artifacts shows the new Horde acting as a strike force, not as an army. Each mission had a target, and the orcs vanished once they got what they wanted.
The places they visited are familiar to anyone who plays WoW. Stormwind was being rebuilt after the First War. Alterac had fallen apart after Perenolde's betrayal. The Tomb of Sargeras, on the Broken Isles, returns in Legion as the center of the Legion's invasion.
The Book of Medivh also has a long story after this one: in Warcraft 3, it is with this book that Kel'Thuzad summons Archimonde in Dalaran.
Episode timeline
- Gorefiend's orcs search for the Book of Medivh in Stormwind.
- A lead takes the Horde to Alterac.
- The orcs attack the Kul Tiras fleet to control the sea.
- A group goes into the Tomb of Sargeras.
- The Horde gets the Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras.
Who's who in this episode
| Name | Who they are | |------|--------| | Teron Gorefiend | The leader of the Horde's missions on Azeroth. | | Deathwing | The ally who helped the Horde reach the artifacts. | | Book of Medivh | The spellbook of the last Guardian. | | Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras | The artifact taken from the Tomb of Sargeras. |
Where to see it in WotLK
- Stormwind: the city rebuilt after the wars, with the Royal Library.
- Alterac Mountains: the ruins of the traitor kingdom.
- Karazhan: Medivh's tower, where the book was written.
Frequently asked questions
Which artifacts did the Horde steal on Azeroth?
The Book of Medivh, the Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras and the Eye of Dalaran.
Where was the Book of Medivh?
It was kept in Stormwind, but it had been taken to Alterac. The orcs got it there, in a trade: in the novel, from King Aiden Perenolde; in the game, from the Alterac mage who guarded the book.
Where was the Scepter of Sargeras?
In the Tomb of Sargeras, where Gul'dan had died.
"Beyond the Dark Portal" series
← Previous: Beyond the Dark Portal #7: A new ally Next → Beyond the Dark Portal #9: Assault on Dalaran
- Beyond the Dark Portal #1: Prologue
- Beyond the Dark Portal #2: The scars of war
- Beyond the Dark Portal #3: New plans
- Beyond the Dark Portal #4: A new Horde
- Beyond the Dark Portal #5: The Sons of Lothar
- Beyond the Dark Portal #6: Look who's back!
- Beyond the Dark Portal #7: A new ally
- Beyond the Dark Portal #8: The Horde's mission (you are here)
- Beyond the Dark Portal #9: Assault on Dalaran
- Beyond the Dark Portal #10: The artifacts
- Beyond the Dark Portal #11: The Son of Lothar
- Beyond the Dark Portal #12: For the Alliance!
- Beyond the Dark Portal #13: Obey or die!
- Beyond the Dark Portal #14: Honor Hold
- Beyond the Dark Portal #15: The Chieftain's plan
- Beyond the Dark Portal #16: The Citadel must fall
- Beyond the Dark Portal #17: The last chance
- Beyond the Dark Portal #18: An unexpected ally
- Beyond the Dark Portal #19: The fall of a Legend
- Beyond the Dark Portal #20: A dangerous ally
- Beyond the Dark Portal #21: The Great Black Dragon
- Beyond the Dark Portal #22: The portals
- Beyond the Dark Portal #23: The end of Draenor
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