Show Notes
Lore segment begins at (20:50)In the aftermath of the Battle for Mount Hyjal, Azeroth still burns. Thrall, now the World-Shaman, joins the Earthen Ring, the Cenarion Circle, and the Dragon Aspects beneath Nordrassil in an attempt to heal the damage left by Deathwing’s Cataclysm. But the ritual is shattered when Fandral Staghelm returns as a Druid of the Flame, tearing Thrall’s spirit across the elemental planes. To save him, Aggra must follow him through doubt, desire, patience, fury, and bring Go’el back before the Firelands claims him forever. But Thrall’s rescue is only the beginning. As Leyara, Alysrazor, and the Druids of the Flame strike at Hyjal, Malfurion Stormrage and the Guardians open the Molten Front, carrying the war into Ragnaros’s own realm. There, the campaign pushes through flame, grief, betrayal, and the armies of the Firelord, until Azeroth reaches Sulfuron Keep itself. This is the story of Elemental Bonds, the Firelands Invasion, and the raid where Ragnaros finally falls. This is Where Fire Dies.
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