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Before the Alliance expeditionThree Relics for Another World
Ner’zhul sought a future beyond a ruined Draenor. His forces reopened the Dark Portal with the Skull of Gul’dan, then entered Azeroth to obtain tools for a different set of gateways.
The targets were the Book of Medivh, the Eye of Dalaran and the Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras. Together with a coming celestial alignment, they offered the means to reach other worlds.
The Alliance learned that the raids were preparations for further invasions. Khadgar joined the expedition through the portal to stop the plan at its source. The defenders of Azeroth were now advancing into the homeland of the enemy.
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The Dragon and the Skull
Following the stolen relics forced the expedition to divide. Ner’zhul had handed the Skull of Gul’dan to Deathwing, separating it from the book the pursuers also needed. Khadgar, Turalyon and Alleria went after the dragon.
In the lands that would become part of Outland, the dragon’s brood had enemies of its own. The expedition found an opportunity in that conflict. Khadgar could not simply overpower Deathwing, but he could interfere with the armor holding the dragon’s damaged body together.
The resulting pain forced Deathwing to retreat and left the skull behind. Possessing it brought temptation as well as a practical advantage. Khadgar rejected its offer of power and returned to the urgent work of stopping the portals.
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The Shattering of Draenor
Khadgar and the expedition reached Ner’zhul too late to prevent the ritual. The Book of Medivh, Eye of Dalaran and Jeweled Scepter had served their purpose. Portals opened across Draenor, but their instability began tearing the world apart.
Ner’zhul escaped through a rift, abandoning those behind him. Khadgar recovered the book and used its knowledge with the Skull of Gul’dan to close the Dark Portal. The expedition stayed beyond it so the catastrophe would not spread into Azeroth.
The survivors endured the upheaval and returned to a shattered landscape: Outland. Their sacrifice had protected their home while cutting them off from it. On Azeroth, those who did not know they had survived remembered the missing expedition as heroes lost beyond the gate.
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