The War of the Shifting Sands
The armies of the qiraji surged across southern Kalimdor, forcing the night elves into a bitter struggle for survival. Fandral Staghelm led the resistance, while his son fought beside him. When Valstann was captured and killed by General Rajaxx, grief broke the archdruid’s confidence and the army’s advance faltered.
The fighting reached the bronze dragons’ territory. Anachronos gathered help from other flights, and the combined forces drove the qiraji back toward Ahn’Qiraj. Even then, they could not destroy the enemy’s numbers outright.
Merithra, Caelestrasz and Arygos held the qiraji back inside the city while the remaining defenders raised the Scarab Wall. The barrier contained the army and ended the immediate invasion. The three dragons remained trapped beyond it, and the power behind the war survived beneath the fortress.