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"The Betrayer Ascendant" is a section of the History of Warcraft, Chapter V. It recounts events of the night elf campaign of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

Found at:

Darnassus - Tradesmen's Terrace ^{[61.9, 74.6]}
Silvermoon City - Walk of Elders, Velaani's Arcane Goods

Timeline:

← Previous book: The Battle of Mount Hyjal
→ Next book: Rise of the Blood Elves

The Betrayer Ascendant

During the Legion's invasion of Ashenvale, Illidan was released from his barrow prison after ten thousand years of captivity. Though he sought to appease his comrades, he soon reverted to true form and consumed the energies of a powerful warlock artifact known as the Skull of Gul'dan. By doing so, Illidan developed demonic features and vastly magnified power. He also gained some of Gul'dan's old memories - especially those of the Tomb of Sargeras, the island dungeon rumored to hold the remains of the Dark Titan, Sargeras.

Bristling with power and free to roam the world once more, Illidan set out to find his own place in the great scheme of things. However, Kil'jaeden confronted Illidan and made him an offer he could not refuse. Kil'jaeden was angered by Archimonde's defeat at Mount Hyjal, but he had greater concerns than vengeance. Sensing that his creation, the Lich King, was growing too powerful to control, Kil'jaeden ordered Illidan to destroy Ner'zhul and put an end to the undead Scourge once and for all. In exchange, Illidan would receive untold power and a true place amongst the remaining lords of the Burning Legion.

Illidan agreed and immediately set out to destroy the Frozen Throne, the icy crystal cask in which the Lich King's spirit resided. Illidan knew that he would need a mighty artifact to destroy the Frozen Throne. Using the knowledge he had gained from Gul'dan's memories, Illidan decided to seek out the Tomb of Sargeras and claim the Dark Titan's remains. He called in some old Highborne debts and lured the serpentine naga from their dark undersea lairs. Led by the cunning witch Lady Vashj the naga helped Illidan reach the Broken Isles, where Sargeras' Tomb was rumored to be located.

As Illidan set out with the naga, Warden Maiev Shadowsong began to hunt him. Maiev had been Illidan's jailor for ten thousand years and relished the prospect of recapturing him. However, Illidan outsmarted Maiev and her Watchers and succeeded in claiming the Eye of Sargeras despite their efforts. With the powerful Eye in his possession, Illidan traveled to the former wizard-city of Dalaran. Strengthened by the city's ley power lines, Illidan used the Eye to cast a destructive spell against the Lich King's citadel of Icecrown in distant Northrend. Illidan's attack shattered the Lich King's defenses and ruptured the very roof of the world. At the final moment, Illidan's destructive spell was stopped when his brother Malfurion and the Priestess Tyrande arrived to aid Maiev.

Knowing that Kil'jaeden would not be pleased with his failure to destroy the Frozen Throne, Illidan fled to the barren dimension known as Outland: the last remnants of Draenor, the orcs' former homeworld. There he planned to evade Kil'jaeden's wrath and plan his next moves. After they succeeded in stopping Illidan, Malfurion and Tyrande returned home to Ashenvale Forest to watch over their people. Maiev, however, would not quit so easily, and followed Illidan to Outland, determined to bring him to justice.

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+{{in-game book|Betrayer Ascendant}}
-A '''stance''' is a position that a character can occupy that enables or disables certain abilities. Stances most commonly refer to [[warrior]] stances. In [[macro]]s and some action bar add-ons, a stance also refers to forms that non-warrior classes can take, such as [[Stealth]], [[Shadowform]], and [[Moonkin Form]]. "Form" is a synonym for "stance" in macros. They function exactly the same.
-==Macro Stance Numbers==
-{| class="darktable"
-! !!Warrior!!Druid!!Priest!!Rogue!!Shaman!!Warlock
-|-
-| Stance 1 || [[Battle Stance|Battle]] || [[Cat Form|Cat]] || [[Shadowform]] or<br />[[Spirit of Redemption]] || [[Stealth]] || [[Ghost Wolf]] ||
-|-
-| Stance 2 || [[Defensive Stance|Defensive]] || [[Bear Form|Bear]] || || || || [[Metamorphosis|Demon Form]]
-|-
-| Stance 3 || [[Berserker Stance|Berserker]] || [[Aquatic Form|Aquatic]] || ||[[Shadow Dance]] || ||
-|-
-| Stance 4 || || [[Travel Form|Travel]] || || || ||
-|-
-| Stance 5 || || [[Moonkin Form|Moonkin]] or [[Tree of Life Form|Tree of Life]] || || || ||
-|-
-| Stance 6 || || [[Flight Form|Flight]] or [[Swift Flight Form|Swift Flight]] || || || ||
-|}
+'''"The Betrayer Ascendant"''' is a section of the [[History of Warcraft]], Chapter V. It recounts events of the night elf campaign of ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]''.
-Excluding warriors, "nostance" in macros refers to your default form.
-If a priest has both Shadowform and Spirit of Redemption, Stance 2 is Spirit of Redemption.
+Found at:
-If a druid does not have the talent for Moonkin nor Tree of Life, Stance 5 is Flight Form or Swift Flight Form.
+* [[Darnassus]] - Tradesmen's Terrace {{co|61.9|74.6|Darnassus}}
+* [[Silvermoon City]] - [[Walk of Elders]], [[Velaani's Arcane Goods]]
+Timeline:
-Note that a druid can have only one of Moonkin or Tree of Life talent at this time. Tree of Life Form is a 41 point investment in the Restoration Druid talent tree. Moonkin Form is a 31 point investment in the Balance Druid talent tree. At level 80, a character is able to have 71 talent points. This is one short of allowing both of the forms to be taken.
+* ← Previous book: [[The Battle of Mount Hyjal (History of Warcraft)|The Battle of Mount Hyjal]]
+* → Next book: [[Rise of the Blood Elves]]
-== Warrior stances ==
-Some warrior abilities require a specific stance.  For example, [[Intercept]] only works in [[Berserker Stance]]. Changing stance will cause a warrior to lose all their rage. At level 58, warriors can train [[Stance Mastery]] from any warrior trainer, which lets them retain 25 rage. This can be further increased by an additional 50 rage with two points in [[Tactical Mastery]].
+{{Book|The Betrayer Ascendant|height=30em|align=left|content=
-* [[Battle Stance]] - initially enabled, very flexible
+During the [[Burning Legion|Legion's]] invasion of [[Ashenvale]], [[Illidan]] was released from his barrow prison after ten thousand years of captivity. Though he sought to appease his comrades, he soon reverted to true form and consumed the energies of a powerful warlock artifact known as the [[Skull of Gul'dan]]. By doing so, Illidan developed demonic features and vastly magnified power. He also gained some of Gul'dan's old memories - especially those of the [[Tomb of Sargeras]], the island dungeon rumored to hold the remains of the Dark Titan, [[Sargeras]].
-* [[Berserker Stance]] - emphasizes offense and [[threat]] mitigation
-* [[Defensive Stance]] - emphasizes defense and threat generation
+Bristling with power and free to roam the world once more, Illidan set out to find his own place in the great scheme of things. However, [[Kil'jaeden]] confronted Illidan and made him an offer he could not refuse. Kil'jaeden was angered by [[Archimonde]]'s defeat at [[Mount Hyjal]], but he had greater concerns than vengeance. Sensing that his creation, the [[Lich King]], was growing too powerful to control, Kil'jaeden ordered Illidan to destroy Ner'zhul and put an end to the undead [[Scourge]] once and for all. In exchange, Illidan would receive untold power and a true place amongst the remaining lords of the Burning Legion.
+Illidan agreed and immediately set out to destroy the [[Frozen Throne]], the icy crystal cask in which the Lich King's spirit resided. Illidan knew that he would need a mighty artifact to destroy the Frozen Throne. Using the knowledge he had gained from Gul'dan's memories, Illidan decided to seek out the Tomb of Sargeras and claim the Dark Titan's remains. He called in some old [[Highborne]] debts and lured the serpentine [[naga]] from their dark undersea lairs. Led by the cunning witch Lady [[Vashj]] the naga helped Illidan reach the [[Broken Isles]], where Sargeras' Tomb was rumored to be located.
-{{Warrior Stances}}
-[[Category:Warrior abilities]]
+As Illidan set out with the naga, Warden [[Maiev Shadowsong]] began to hunt him. Maiev had been Illidan's jailor for ten thousand years and relished the prospect of recapturing him. However, Illidan outsmarted Maiev and her Watchers and succeeded in claiming the [[Eye of Sargeras]] despite their efforts. With the powerful Eye in his possession, Illidan traveled to the former wizard-city of [[Dalaran]]. Strengthened by the city's ley power lines, Illidan used the Eye to cast a destructive spell against the Lich King's citadel of [[Icecrown]] in distant [[Northrend]]. Illidan's attack shattered the Lich King's defenses and ruptured the very roof of the world. At the final moment, Illidan's destructive spell was stopped when his brother [[Malfurion Stormrage|Malfurion]] and the Priestess [[Tyrande Whisperwind|Tyrande]] arrived to aid Maiev.
+Knowing that Kil'jaeden would not be pleased with his failure to destroy the Frozen Throne, Illidan fled to the barren dimension known as [[Outland]]: the last remnants of [[Draenor]], the orcs' former homeworld. There he planned to evade Kil'jaeden's wrath and plan his next moves. After they succeeded in stopping Illidan, Malfurion and Tyrande returned home to Ashenvale Forest to watch over their people. Maiev, however, would not quit so easily, and followed Illidan to Outland, determined to bring him to justice.
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