War of the Ancients Trilogy, Richard A. Knaak
This trilogy begins after the Day of the Dragon, yet takes place before it at the same time. The dragon mage Krasus, the mage Rhonin, and an orc named Broxigar fall through a rift of time and are sent thouands of years back in the past where Queen Azshara of the night elves and her Highborne followers were persuaded by the demon Sargeras to 'cleanse' Azeroth of the 'lesser races'. The Highborne use the Well of Eternity to bring forth the demon Archimonde, who reigns destruction and devistation in his path. While they continue to work to bring forth the lord of the Burning Legion Sargeas, the Dragon Netharion slips into madness, transforming himself into Deathwing and forging a powerful object called the Demon Soul that will weaken the other dragon aspects. While at first Krasus and Rhonin are wary of doing much to alter the timeline, they soon realize if they do not then the past may unfold very differently to a future even worse than they will possibly live through later on. As such, they manage to convince the demigod Cenarius and his star pupil Malfurion Stormrage that the night elf queen has become corrupt and that they must convince the other night elves that they have to act swiftly to prevent the destruction that the Highborne would unleash. Eventually the night elves that aren't destroyed in the initial waves of the Burning Legion have to ally with such races as the dwarves, tauren, and furbolg races to rally against the destruction and devistation. Eventually, the Well is destroyed, but the Demon Soul lives on.
Books in the series
The Well of Eternity, The Demon Soul, The Sundering
Can't miss characters
| Last | First | Significance | Related WoW links | Also appears in |
| Alexstrasza | The Life-Binder, red leviathan that works to safeguard all living creatures within the world. | Realm | Day of the Dragon | |
| Archimonde | Known as the Defiler, he was chosen to lead Sargeras' vast armies into battle against any who might resist the Titan's will. | Realm | ||
| Azshara | the night elves' beautiful and gifted queen | Zone, NPC, Realm | ||
| Broxigar | Scars and lines have worn through a wide, bullish visage. Carries an axe. War veteran Brox is one of Thrall's most trusted scouts. | none | ||
| Cenarius | Half-elf, half stag, mighty demigod of the primordial forestlands, son of Ysera and Malorne | Item, Item, Item, Item, Quest, Quest, Realm | ||
| Deathwing | As Neltharion, he slips into madness and forges the Demon Soul. His ruthless acts cause him to be known as Deathwing. In Day of the Dragon, he captured Rhonin and led him to the orcs that held Alexstrasza to scare the orcs into putting Alexstrasza into the open so he could kill her and any eggs she had. This plan seemed solid, except for the rallying of the other aspect dragons, the destruction of the Demon Soul that was hoarding most of the other dragons' power, and the fact that Rhonin caught on to his plan. In human form, he is Lord Prestor. | Realm | Day of the Dragon | |
| Korialstrasz | Dragon form of Krasus, consort to Alexstrasza. See Krasus. | Realm | Day of the Dragon | |
| Krasus | Human in appearance, powerful mage that guides Rhonin on his quest. See Korialstrasz. | none | Day of the Dragon | |
| Malygos the Blue | A blue dragon. Spell-Weaver and the guardian of magic and hidden arcanum. | Realm | Sunwell Trilogy, Day of the Dragon | |
| Mannoroth | Known as the Destructor, leader of the pit lords. | Realm | ||
| Nozdormu | Known as the Timeless One, guards time itself and polices the ever-spinning pathways of fate and destiny. | NPC, Item | Day of the Dragon | |
| Rhonin | Sent on what many saw as a 'suicide mission', he managed to destroy the Demon Soul and free the Dragonqueen from Nekros' command. Sent back in time to the War of the Ancients./td> | Day of the Dragon | ||
| Sargeras | Great warrior of the Pantheon; A noble titan-giant of molten bronze, we see his defeat in the The Last Guardian by Aegwynn. | Realm | The Last Guardian, Cycle of Hatred | |
| Stormrage | Illidan | Midnight blue hair and amber eyes, a rare trait in elves. | Realm x2 (Illidan, Stormrage) | |
| Stormrage | Malfurion | Shoulder length, dark green hair, wolfish features. Pupil of the demigod Cenarius, nightelf, druid. | Realm x2 (Stormrage, Malfurion) | |
| Whisperwind | Tyrande | Soft violet skin, blue hair streaked with silver. Priestess of Elune, childhood friend to the Stormrage brothers, later the immortal High Priestess of the night elf Sentinels. | NPC, Quest | |
| Xavius | Queen Azshara's counselor/consort who returned from the dead. | Realm | ||
| Ysera | Green dragon in charge of watching over the growing wilds of the world (The Dreamer). | Realm x2 (Ysera, Emerald Dream) | Day of the Dragon |
| Last | First | Significance | Related WoW links | Also appears in |
| Agamaggan | A demigod of primal fury. | Realm | ||
| Ak | Unng | A primative creature resembling a bear and a human. Leader of the furbolgs. | ||
| Aviana | Mistress of birds (demigod). | |||
| Elune | moon-goddess, worshipped by the night elves of Kalimdor | NPC, Item, Item, Item, Quest, Quest, Quest, Quest, Realm | ||
| Feathermoon | Shadnris | Young preistess of Elune. | Realm | |
| Gaskal | Tall and muscular, with a squat nose and a mane of dark hair. A young orc warrior, trapped in a time rift. (deceased) | |||
| Highmountain | Huln | A shaggy, bullheaded creature. Leader of the tauren forces against the Burning Legion. | ||
| Ironcutter | Dungard | Rough hewn skin similar to gray granite in texture and appearance, with eyes glittery like diamonds. | ||
| Kalthar | Balanced and thoughtful, Kalthar's opinion is the one most valued by Thrall. | none | Cycle of Hatred | |
| Jalia | Full figured, elderly woman. Midwife to Vereesa. | |||
| Malorne | Ancient woodland spirit, father of Cenarius. | Realm | ||
| Meklo | Spindly, elder goblin with a tuft of fur on his head. Goblin attendant to Deathwing. | |||
| Ravencrest | Kur'talos | Leader of forces against the Burning Legion; leader of the Moon Guard. (assasinated). | ||
| Shadowsong | Jarod | Another leader of forces against the Burning Legion. | Realm | |
| Shadowsong | Maiev | Older sister of Jarod Shadowsong, Illidan's jailor for ten thousand years. Nightelf warrior preistess. | Realm | |
| Stareye | Desdel | Haughty night elf that takes over after Ravencrest's assasination. | Realm | |
| Sunstrider | Dath'Remar | leader of the Highborne | ||
| Ursoc | Twin to Ursol, mentioned briefly, bear lord | |||
| Ursol | Twin to Ursoc, mentioned briefly, bear lord | |||
| Varo'then | Captain of the Highborne; takes over as Queen Azshara's counselor/consort | |||
| Vasj | Chief handmaiden to Queen Azshara | |||
| Windrunner | Sylvanas | Ranger-General of Silvermoon, later a banshee. | NPC boss, Realm | |
| Windrunner | Vereesa | Long silver-white hair, sky blue almond-shaped eyes, lengthy pointed ears. One of the three cover characters of Day of the Dragon, sent along to guard Rohnin's passage to Khaz Modan. When they become separated, she continues with a dwarf (Falstad Dragonreaver) to find and rescue Rohnin from the dragon Deathwing. A very minor role in this book. | Realm |
