Lavernius Jur

Lavernius Jur is one of the top ambassadors between the Alliance and Horde and an exile of the kaldorei people.

Cast out from his own people for a terrible mistake, he was then discovered by the Alliance survivors during the Third War and acted as mediator between the Alliance, Horde, and kaldorei while they did battle against the Burning Legion.

Throughout the years and different conflicts, Jur has risen to the highest ranks, earning the respect of those on both factions in his quest to protect Azeroth and all its people as well as keep the peace between them. Having faced adversity from his own as well as the threat of demonic, undead, and Old God invasions, the druid has proven his dedication to his position and his cause, willing to put his life on the line if necessary.

Youth
No one knows where Jur came from or who is family was, including Jur himself. His earliest memory was wandering around the gardens of Suramar as a child ten thousand years ago, where a young Malfurion Stormrage stumbled upon him. Sensing great prowess in the boy, he took him to Cenarius who believed the boy should be trained as a druid. As such, Malfurion trained him along with many others. Jur had two major teachers in his youth: Malfurion and Fandral Staghelm. Staghelm was not a Shan’do but excelled through the ranks quick enough to help Malfurion and Cenarius teach others. He was quite harsh and overbearing in his tutelage. Kaldorei children were rare in those days, which caused him to be bullied by others. Despite this, Jur found acceptance in his teacher Malfurion along with his twin brother Illidan and Tyrande Whisperwind. They were the only family Jur came to recognize, a relationship which would be strained and perhaps even falter over time. Other kaldorei, such as Jarod Shadowsong and Shandris Feathermoon, let the young boy tag along. Years passed, and Jur would eventually enter his teenage years, which caused him to be more aloof, egotistical, and brooding. It would also cause him to make the biggest mistake of his life.

War of the Ancients
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The Highborne had brought the Burning Legion to the planet and would destroy it. The kaldorei were at war with the demonic invaders, fighting for their very existence. Everyone that could needed to fight. News had come that an army of demons was making its way through a valley that would leave them particularly vulnerable to attack. Jur argued with Malfurion that they should send a force to meet them on, but his teacher refused, having received a vision from the Emerald Dream of great death under fire if they proceeded. Jur felt contempt at his teacher’s reluctance. In an act of great defiance, Jur forged a document while Malfurion was away to give the army the go ahead. By the time the document was discovered to be a fake, it was far too late. The kaldorei army clashed against the demons and were actually winning until a black dragon flew over the valley and torched them all. Jur survived, but his actions brought great shame to the kaldorei people. After the Legion was defeated and the kaldorei were able to reestablish some sort of society, punishment was dispensed. Staghelm and a greatly disgrunted Maiev Shadowsong demanded his execution, but Malfurion and Tyrande were more lenient. Jur was punished with exile, stripped of his status as a kaldorei, his name stricken from the history books, and banished from kaldorei lands indefinitely. He was provided a boat and told to sail across the ocean, never to return. Jur made camp in a cave under what would eventually become Dustwallow Marsh, preparing for his journey. However, before he could leave, he was cornered by an order of priestesses (later revealed to have been directed in a coup d’etat between Staghelm and Maiev) that used their magics to entomb him in emeralds forever. A prison was built in secret and hidden away with druidic magic, hidden away for ten thousand years. The magic of the enchanted emeralds prevented him from the threats of starvation or dehydration, keeping him satiated and comatose while inside. They also magically decelerated his aging process.

The Third War
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Jur was eventually freed by powerful sorcerers after having been dug up by peasants looking for gold. It was then that Jur met a young Jaina Proudmoore and the Alliance survivors. The two learned much about one another’s cultures, forming a close friendship. Jur had been told about the barbaric Horde and the atrocities they had committed, but his whole worldview was challenged when he encountered warchief Thrall by chance, hunting spiders in the Marsh in order to retrieve medical supplies for his Horde soldiers. Jur sat among these Horde races, meeting the likes of Varok Saurfang, Cairne Bloodhoof, and others. They told their history, and Jur did not see the monsters Jaina had described. He saw exiles, which struck a cord with him. At Stonetalon Mountain, where the Alliance and Horde did battle until being halted by the mysterious prophet later revealed to be Medivh, it was there that Jur helped facilitate cooperation between the two factions. It all came together at the Battle of Mount Hyjal, where Jur stood alongside his former people and his newfound allies. Against overwhelming odds, Archimonde was defeated, and the Legion had been pushed back. The kaldorei entered talks with the Alliance to broker a union but only under the condition that Jur leave. Jaina, not wanting to abandon the person that helped them, kept Jur at Theramore in secret so that he help winning over the kaldorei.

The Founding of Durotar
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As time passed, Jur began to explore the new Kalimdor in secret, taking great care to hide himself from the kaldorei. By chance, he stumbled upon the Mok’Nathal beastmaster Rexxar, also a stranger to these lands. Strange human activity caught the attention of warchief Thrall, who requested that Rexxar and a shadow hunter Darkspear troll named Rokhan investigate. Hoping that negotiations could occur, Thrall asked for Jur to attend, which he agreed to. During their investigation, they encountered the Pandaren brewmaster Chen Stormstout, who tagged alongside them. The Alliance began attacking the Horde, seemingly an act of betrayal. However, it was revealed that Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, father of Jaina, was behind it all and wished to engage in an act of ethnic cleansing to remove the orcs from Kalimdor. After the dust settled, the kaldorei came to investigate the commotion. With little time to spare, Jaina stowed Jur away on a boat and sailed back to the Eastern Kingdoms.

World of Warcraft
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For four years, Jur studied the Alliance and Horde history, language, and culture, wanting to continue what he helped do during the Third War. After helping the Alliance deal with the Defias Brotherhood issue out in Westfall, Jur was given the chance to become the ambassador between the Alliance and Horde. While Highlord Bolvar Fordragon felt it to be sudden, he was coerced into it by the eager Lady Katrana Prestor, who had much need for Jur. She had informed him of the danger a man named Victor Nefarius presented to both the Alliance and Horde and urged him to organize a group to fight him. Jur was more than willing to comply and set to work doing as she requested, and his mission only escalated from there. In order to properly take down this mysterious lord of Blackrock Spire, Jur needed a group of allies to assist him. The druid ventured around various parts of Azeroth, gathering up a group of allies consisting of old friends and new allies, some of which included High Priest Rohan, Loramus Thalipedes, Nathanos Blightcaller, Rexxar, Rokhan, and a mysterious hermit who would later reveal himself to be Tirion Fordring. When his group of adventurers stormed the mountain and ascended to the top, they were shocked to discover its mysterious ruler to be none other than a black dragon known as Nefarian. The dragon was defeated and his head sent to Orgrimmar as a token of appreciation on behalf of the Alliance. While searching through Nefarian's notes and possessions, Jur was shocked to discover the insignia of the Twilight's Hammer and letters communicating with some of the nobles in Stormwind. None of which he would ultimately come to understand until years later.

With the threat of the Dark Horde dealt with, Jur went to complete another mission bestowed upon him via King Magni Bronzebeard: to rescue his daughter Moira from the clutches of Emperor Dagran Thaurissan. However, the adventurers found themselves surprised when they were invited into Shadowforge City at the behest of the emperor, wishing to thank them for their efforts against Nefarian. Even more surprising was the fact that Moira did not wish to return to Ironforge. The dark irons were not at all how the king had described them and seemed to be quite agreeable. Before the topic could be discussed in greater depth, the city found itself being attacked by fire elementals. The invasion was staved off, and Jur was informed of the greater forces at work within the mountain. Deep within the Molten Core resided an ancient fire elemental known as Ragnaros, whose presence was a danger to all. The adventurers and the dark irons collaborated together to storm the core and fell the elemental lord. As a token of gratitude, Jur agreed to let Moira stay in the city. As word spread across the land of his victory against both Nefarian and Ragnaros, Jur received more calls to arms against forces rising in Azeroth.

Jur assisted Nathanos at the request of Sylvanas Windrunner to deal with the Scarlet Crusade, terrorizing the local populace in Tirisfal Glades. The bronze dragon Chromie assisted Jur in cleansing the tortured spirits of Darrowshire. At the Swamp of Sorrows, he was assisted by the green dragon Itharius to cleanse the sunken temple of Atal'Hakkar of its corrupting essence and put the spirit of his friend Eranikus to rest. Jur would encounter Hakkar once again at the ancient city of Zul'Gurub. Backed by the Zandalar tribe, the Soulflayer's mortal form was defeated. Risking his neck so close to kaldorei land, Jur ventured into the Wailing Caverns to defeat the Druids of the Fang and free the unconscious Naralex. With the aid of the Argent Dawn and various adventurers, Jur defeated Kel'Thuzad and ended the threat that Naxxramas imposed over the Eastern Plaguelands. Through a long and tedious process, Jur even managed to earn the respect of Ravenholdt. The druid had sized up a reasonable track record, but he was soon to face some serious testing.

An ancient force had begun stirring out in the deserts of Silithus, which had been making the lives of the Cenarion Circle force stationed there rather difficult. The qiraji forces that had been sealed behind the great Scarab Wall that had been erected during the War of the Shifting Sands were now pouring out of Ahn'Qiraj. Saurfang formed a joint Alliance-Horde army known as the Might of Kalimdor to fund the war effort against this ancient menace and prevent them from steamrolling the mortal races. The only way to stop the swarm was to reenter the city, but the ancient scepter used to open the gate had been lost. Jur was charged by Saurfang to assist a group of adventurers in rebuilding the scepter. After a long and arduous journey across the continents, the adventurers could finally storm the gates. Deep inside, they stood against the ancient eldritch horror C'Thun, who wished to spread his madness across the globe. Against all odds, the adventurers defeated the mad being. The Second War of the Shifting Sands had drawn to a close, and both factions grew a little closer that day. Jur breathed a contented sigh and, in the wake of a quieted down Azeroth, left to wander the lands.

The Burning Crusade
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Jur was one of the first people to arrive on the scene when the Exodar crashed into Azuremyst Isle, assisting in the relief effort to aid the injured. While many were mistrustful of the draenei on account of their previous experience with the eredar, Jur bore no such fear. For his kindness in the face of suspicion, he was praised by the prophet Velen. When stability had been reached on Azuremyst, the fight was then taken to Bloodmyst Isle, against the blood elves that had sabotaged their ship and allied themselves with demons. Jur was beyond perplexed at this revelation, having seen the blood elves join the Horde recently. After the situation had been dealt with, Jur was determined to get to the bottom of the situation. Before he could, however, the Dark Portal had been reopened, and demons flooded over the Blasted Lands. With the help of some mages, he was teleported to Nethergarde Keep and assisted in fighting the demons back. The Alliance and Horde would be better equipped to handle this threat if they cooperated, so Jur took it upon himself to form a join group to fight the demons and keep the peace. For his actions, many draenei adventurers pledged their service to him. Jur was determined to get the blood elves to join in as well and fully investigate the mysterious goings on at Bloodmyst.

Under armed escort, Jur arrived at Silvermoon City and spoke with the regent lord Lor'themar Theron. News of the sin'dorei consorting with demons at Bloodmyst perplexed the regent lord as much as it did the Exile. Jur requested the blood elves sign on with his joint force. Lor'themar would lend him aid only if he assisted his people with a problem in the Ghostlands. To combat the Scourge remnants, Jur was given the assistance of blood knight Lady Liadrin and archer Tarondu Amberglaze. The rise in the Scourge's ferocity was traced back to Deatholme, where the cause of all the pandemonium was from the return of the traitorous Dar'Khan Drathir. The Scourge had been bested, but the Ghostlands was far from quiet as Amani trolls began to attack the local settlements. From the capital of Zul'Aman, the vengeful chieftain Zul'jin utilized dark magics and loa energies to destroy the blood elves and the Horde. With their combined efforts, Jur and the blood elves, as well as with the assistance of world renown explorer Harrison Jones and his band of men, toppled Zul'Aman and put the forest trolls in their place. For going above and beyond the call of duty, Lor'themar committed his forces to Jur's plan and sent both Liadrin and Tar with him. With a sizable force behind him, Jur was confident enough to finally head to Outland. Old allies joined him, such as High Priest Rohan, Rexxar, and Loramus. Arriving in Hellfire Peninsula, Jur split his force in two, sending the Alliance to Honor Hold and the Horde to Thrallmar to aid their forces. Arator the Redeemer, son of Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner, joined Jur's party. Throughout Outland, other people would venture with Jur, such as the mysterious Baron Silvermane and the half-orc Lantresor of the Burning Blade as well as a brief encounter with Vindicator Maraad at the Black Temple. Many enemies such as Magtheridon, Lady Vashj, Kargath Bladefist, and Gruul the Dragonslayer were all defeated. Back on Azeroth, a threat had manifested itself inside the ancient magical tower of Karazhan, where an eredar prince known as Malchezaar had taken up residence. With the assistance of the Violet Eye and a few adventurers, the tower was once again ownerless. One by one, the major forces of Outland and any forces that manifested themselves back in Azeroth were defeated, eventually leaving only Illidan and Kael'thas left. The Sun King's betrayal had hit the blood elf populace hard, and his defeat was a hollow victory. The rest of Tempest Keep was reclaimed for the draenei, with the assistance of one eccentric Millhouse Manastorm. It soon proved time to march upon Shadowmoon Valley and end the conflict. The Black Temple had been fortified immensely to anticipate those that would strike against its ruler. In order to topple the Betrayer, it had to be done from within. Jur and his followers received help from Akama, the shepherd of the Ashtongue Deathsworn broken. He wanted his holy temple back in the hands of its rightful owners, and the two groups collaborated. Alongside a vengeful Maiev Shadowsong, imprisoned after giving chase to Illidan, the demon hunter was finally defeated. After a chilling warning to Jur that his time would come for her to collect him, Maiev wrapped Illidan's body in chains and dragged it away.

Shortly afterwards, Khadgar and A'dal, with the assistance of the Scryers, had been informed that Kael'thas had survived and had stolen away to Magister's Terrace on the Isle of Quel'Danas, hellbent on summoning his dark master Kil'jaeden into Azeroth via the Sunwell. With the added assistance of the blue dragon Kalecgos and the mysterious woman Anveena Teague, the eredar was defeated and the Sunwell purified. The blood elves had their legacy restored. While Jur had thought his adventure to be over, he was mistaken. Jaina Proudmoore had arrived and requested that Jur come with her personally in regards to a very sensitive matter. Something she felt only he could help her with.

Return of the King
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Jur followed Jaina through the portal and arrived in Theramore, where they were joined by a blood elf rogue named Valeera Sanguinar, a night elf druid Broll Bearmantle that Jur knew from Hyjal, and a mysterious human gladiator named Lo'Gosh. From magical rituals, Jaina had learned that this Lo'Gosh was actually the missing king of Stormwind, King Varian Wrynn. Jur was appointed to escort the king alongside Broll and Valeera back to Stormwind discreetly. The group arrived in Menethil Harbor and were attacked by some Defias thugs in an inn, where they also found dwarven warrior Thargas Anvilmar, emissary of Magni. He informed them that another Varian Wrynn had apparently returned to Stormwind, and the group suspected an imposter. Dodging assassins and paid thugs, the group eventually made it to Ironforge and met Magni personally. Bolvar sent them a magic via magic that the informant he put in charge to investigate, Marshal Reginald Windsor, had been captured by dark iron dwarves in the Blackrock Depths. Jur, Varian, and the others saddled up and busted him out. Windsor then revealed that the true culprit behind Varian's disappearance, the corruption of the Stormwind House of Nobles, and the Defias' operations was none other than Lady Katrana Prestor herself. However, she was not who she said she was. Instead, she was actually a black dragon and sister of Nefarian, Onyxia.

As the group returned to Stormwind, they were halted by General Marcus Jonathan and the Stormwind Guard, sent by Lady Prestor to apprehend the lot of them for treason. Windsor and Jur managed to convince them to let them pass, and they stormed the keep where they revealed Prestor's true identitity. The dragon showed her true form and revealed many of her guardsmen to be dragonspawn in disguise. Bolvar and young Anduin Wrynn arrived to aid the fight, but Windsor was unfortunately killed by Onyxia's fiery breath. The Varian traveling with Jur and company did battle with the Varian that had been residing here. The mighty dragon had revealed to Jur that she hired him and others to kill her brother in order to cover her trail. In the confusion, Onyxia stole Anduin away and flew to her lair in Dustwallow Marsh. The party was transported to Theramore where Jaina explained the magics that happened to Varian, and both kings were finally able to recall the last of their memory: their escape from Alcaz Island, naga attacks, and Onyxia using her magic to split Varian into two people in order to conquer Stormwind. Jaina presented the two kings with enchanted elven swords to do battle with: Shalla'tor and Ellemayne.

The party stormed the lair with the aid of various adventurers hired and did battle with the mighty beast. Broll managed to rescue Anduin while the rest of the party fought. Onyxia charged a magic spell intending to kill Varian, but both ended up being caught in it. The magical spell was not designed to handle two similar human essences and inadvertently fused them both into one being, the same happening to their two words, becoming one: Shalamayne. This proved to be Onyxia's downfall as Varian was at his full strength. With a mighty swing, he cleaved her head from its torso, ending the beast once and for all. The head was returned to Stormwind while Broll used his magic to seal the layer shut.

Theramore Peace Summit
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Jaina, against all odds, managed to convince Varian to attend the Theramore Peace Summit thanks to the assistance of Jur, Anduin, and Valeera. Thrall was in attendence with Garrosh Hellscream and Rehgar Earthfury, and both leaders found themselves to have common ground. The peace talks had to be cut short on account of rumored Scourge attacks in Goldshire and Southshore. They were then attacked by the Twilight's Hammer, with none other than the notorious Garona Halforcen leading the charge. Varian turned his anger to Thrall, believing this to be an assassination similar to what happened to his father. The king was about to cleave the half-orc clean in two when he was halted by a mysterious half-orc boy named Med'an. The boy was captured, and the Twilight's Hammer fled. Garrosh claimed that this was an assassination attempt orchestrated by the Alliance to smokescreen the Horde, and tensions only further escalated. Jaina stated she would house Garona in her prison and interrogate her. The Alliance and Horde left embittered, with any further peace talks swept off the table indefinitely. Varian left Valeera behind to watch over things. Garona was discovered to be under the influence of powerful magical spells, binding her conscious to the will of its mysterious benefactor. Jaina found she could not remove the spell without severely injuring or even killing the woman. Garona said she would answer and cooperate as much as she could in exchange for one thing: they must rescue her son.

The New Council of Tirisfal
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A mysterious undead mage known as Meryl Winterstorm arrived at Theramore. Jaina's chamberlain was able to magically track down the location of Med'an, and Jur and Valeera were sent alongside Meryl to bring him back. The portal took them to Ahn'Qiraj, now being run by the Twilight's Hammer. The two headed ogre warlock Cho'gall, having become hideously twisted and mutated, was going to use Med'an's essence to resurrect the fallen C'Thun. Cho'gall proved to be intensely powerful, rendering Meryl unconscious and weakening both Jur and Valeera. In an act of desperation, Valeera called upon the powers of the dreadlord Kathra'Natir, whose mark had been put onto her by the blood elf warlock Vendellin Soulfire when they were traversing the Wetlands to get to Stormwind. Her power kept Cho'gall at bay long enough for Jur and Med'an to restore Meryl to consciousness and teleport them away.

The group took Med'an to see Garona but were shocked to find she had disappeared. Meryl used his magic to determine that she had been taken to the abandoned Onyxia's Lair, where Valeera set out to bring her back with Med'an following her. Med'an and Valeera were teleported back to Theramore alongside a draenei paladin, where Jaina began furiously chastising him. Jur immediately recognized the draenei as Vindicator Maraad, who had helped him at the Black Temple and at the Sunwell before leaving to explore Azeroth. Med'an revealed that Maraad was his great uncle and that Garona was his niece. Garona had left on a wyvern to head to Ahn'Qiraj in order to protect her son.

In order to promptly deal with the threat of the Twilight's Hammer, Meryl and the chamberlain Aegwynn declared that a new force be formed: the New Council of Tirisfal. Since Malygos had been tampering with magical ley lines in the wake of the Nexus War, there was a great need for members that displayed an affinity for nature and holy magic as well as other fields or practice. Rehgar Earthfury was brought to Theramore. While the New Council is being organized, Theramore is attacked by a faceless one under the influence of the Twilight's Hammer. Krank is killed when one of his devices backfires while the rest of the group holds off the encroaching attackers. . In order to protect Med'an from C'Thun's infectious influence, he is taken to Outland with Maraad and Jur as well as to convince Khadgar to join. Khadgar revealed to them that the father of Med'an was actually Medivh. Khadgar declined the offer to join but instead sent his trusted assistant, the blood elf Scryer diviner Dalynnia Wrathscar. While on the way back, Med'an uses his magic to teleport to Karazhan and learn more of his heritage.

Meryl returns with High Priest Rohan as well as the gnome tinker Krank Axeljink. They are joined by the tauren archdruid Hamuul Runetotem. The city is attacked by elementals under the influence of Cho'gall. Krank is killed in the battle when one of his devices backfires. The tide was turned with the arrival of Broll Bearmantle, who lent his aid to them. The New Council was fully organized, and Med'an took his position as the Guardian. Jur was offered a spot on the New Council but ultimately refused but would lend his aid in the final conflict. The members of the Order plus Jur were teleported to the Twisting Nether in order to perform the ancient ritual rites to infuse Med'an with their power while Meryl, Aegwynn, and Valeera ventured to Ahn'Qiraj to free Garona. After Med'an was empowered by the magics of his friends, he teleported to Ahn'Qiraj to join the fight. Meryl had been charged with finding the lost pieces of Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. The base had been successfully recovered and was being cleansed of its demonic taint. His attempts caused him to lose focus on keeping Kathra'Natir contained in his body, which he had bound to his body in order to free Valeera. The dreadlord traced the flow of magical energy into the Twisting Nether where he did battle with the New Council, killing Dalynnia and draining her essence. With their combined powers, the others managed to hold the dreadlord back. With the base having been finally purified, Valeera and Garona delivered it to Med'an, who was able to use his magic to fully restore the staff. In a final act, Aegwynn sacrificed the last of her life energy in order to help her grandson defeat Cho'gall. Using all their combined magic, Med'an defeated the ogre and toppled the temple on top of him, burying the corpse of C'Thun deep underground.

Med'an returned his power to his allies and held a funeral service for his mother outside Karazhan, burying her in Morgan's Plot next to his father. Meryl, having renamed himself Meryl Felstorm, and Garona said their goodbyes and went to eliminate the rest of the Twilight's Hammer members hiding throughout Azeroth in order to free themselves and protect Med'an. The others parted their ways while Med'an studied under Maraad's tutelage.

Wrath of the Lich King
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Jur had been summoned to Light's Hope Chapel by Tirion Fordring., where an onslaught of Scourge minions and death knights were attacking the Argent Dawn members there. In the confusion, Kel'Thuzad's phylactery had been stolen, and Naxxramas had flown away, being replaced by the necropolis Acherus. A heavy sight ensued, leaving the Chapel's forces barely victorious. The Lich King appeared via death gate, gloating at how he had sent his death knights as bait to draw the Highlord out. Darion Mograine, death knight highlord, was enraged at this betrayal and flung his Corrupted Ashbringer to Tirion, who purified it with his holy touch. The Ashbringer sliced into the Lich King, wounding him and forcing him to retreat. Then and there, the Argent Dawn and the Order of the Silver Hand combined into the Argent Crusade, with Darion's death knights reforming into the Knights of the Ebon Blade. Darion ordered his two finest death knights to journey with Jur throughout Northrend: Koltira Deathweaver and Thassarian. With things seemingly secure on the home end, Jur was off to Northrend.

Jur played mediator between the Alliance and Horde while they operated in Northrend, with allies on both factions both new and old lending him aid. Communication between the two factions came almost to a close on account of the Wrathgate incident. Grand Apothecary Putress had bombarded the gate with a new type of plague, putting Sylvanas' position in jeopardy. When Jur and Jaina ventured to Orgrimmar to ask Thrall what happened, Sylvanas appeared and informed them all that Varimathras had staged a coup to take the Undercity from her. Jur was asked to cooperate with Sylvanas, Thrall, Vol'jin, and Nathanos to kill Putress and end Varimathras. Varian, with Jaina, Valeera, and Broll in tow, stormed the Undercity and slaughtered Putress' followers. Before Varian and Thrall could come to blows, Jaina froze the Alliance combatants and teleported them out.

The cold war between the two factions had heated up, but Jur was determined to get the both of them to cooperate. To do so, he needed more allies. As such, he began traversing Northrend and ending the beings that threatened the peace. With the aid of the Wyrmrest Accord, Jur and adventurers stormed the Eye of Eternity and defeated Malygos, ending the Nexus War and restoring magical control to the mortals and Kirin Tor. After the threat of Malygos, it came time to deal with Sartharion dwelling underneath the Wyrmrest Temple inside the Obsidian Sanctum. With both threats squared away, Alexstrasza and her associates pledged their service to aid the Exile, with glowing recommendations from Chromie, Kalecgos, and Itharius. Jur encountered Harrison Jones once more in Grizzly Hills, exploring troll ruins. The explorer barely survived thanks to him. Unlikely allies came in the form of the Frenzyheart tribe and the Oracles out of Sholazar Basin. Despite being sworn enemies, the two tribes heard of the Exile's many accomplishments and saw the good deeds he had performed for the both of them. As such, they offered their allegiance, albeit temporarily. The crypt lord Anub'arak in Azjol-Nerub and the Twilight's Hammer forces in Ahn'Kahet were the next to fall, preventing the Scourge and Old God forces from maneuvering underground. King Ymiron and his vrykul forces in Utgarde Keep were the next to fall. While the Kirin Tor were more than willing to pledge their forces to assist in this conflict at the behest of Rhonin Redhair, the issues in the Violet Hold had them dragging their feet. That is, until Jur came along and helped clear the prison alongside several seasoned adventurers. The Argent Crusade could further commit after the ice trolls and Scourge had been properly dealt with in Zul'Drak, their fortresses being ransacked. Kel'Thuzad had been defeated within Naxxramus once more. One large hurdle, however, would require a lot more focus.

The Secrets of Ulduar
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Legendary explorer Brann Bronzebeard returned from the ancient titan city of Ulduar with grave news of an Old God slithering about and systemic corruption. Rhonin summoned Jur, Varian, and Jaina as well as Thrall and Garrosh. Varian refused to pledge his aid to this threat if it meant cooperating with the Horde and left after a tussle with Garrosh. Jur took it upon himself to assist in the fight, seeing as the Alliance would not do such a thing. A major problem for any attempt to push further into Ulduar was the manufacturing of iron dwarves and iron vrykul. To combat such a threat, Jur slowly earned the trust of the Sons of Hodir and stormed the Halls of Stone and Lightning, crippling the manufacturing of enemies as well as deposing Loken. While collaborating with the Frostborn, Jur was shocked to discover their leader Yorg Stormheart to be none other than Muradin Bronzebeard, whom everyone had believed to have perished while following Arthas. The Frostborn pledged their aid to the Kirin Tor and Sons of Hodir in their effort to take down the eldritch horror nesting in Ulduar.

After breaching the gates and dealing with the various titanic guardians and machines guarding the gates, Jur and company took to the task of freeing the four watchers: Freya, Hodir, Thorim, and Mimiron. One by one, each watcher was freed from the indoctrination of their prisoner and pledged their efforts to combating it. The adventurers journeyed deeper into the bowels of the city, facing off against General Vezax before standing against the true perpetrator of the Old God horrors on this continent: the dreaded Yogg-Saron. His mighty was ferocious and terrible, subjecting his opponents to maddening visions. Jur was forced to relive the devastation he had inadvertently caused ten thousand years ago but fought through it to fight once more. Yogg-Saron was defeated, his body growing cold and quiet after taunting them a last time. While the battle was over, Ulduar was not yet quiet.

The adventurers had discovered that the sealed door to the Celestial Planetarium had been opened, revealing a mysterious titanic constellar known as Algalon the Observer. Algalon had transported himself to Ulduar in the wake of Loken's death, which triggered a planetary fail-safe protection. The constellar analyzed the planet, detecting mass corruption on a global scale, and deemed "reorigination" to be necessary, indicating that he would purge the planet of all life and start anew. Against overwhelming odds of survival, Jur and company defeated Algalon. The constellar questioned his mission, and after a speech from Jur, he believed that Azeroth was worth preserving. To prevent the planet-wide purge, Algalon constructed a reply code to be transmitted from Dalaran in order to spare the world and its people.

Fall of the Lich King
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Jur had competed briefly in the Argent Tournament, doing quite well and besting many opponents, including the Black Knight and a newly risen Anub'arak. But now it was time to turn attention to the main threat to Northrend and all life on Azeroth. The Argent Crusade, Knights of the Ebon Blade, Alliance, Horde, Kirin Tor, and many others gathered in Jur's travels were all fully committed to finishing this fight, whatever the cost. Before Icecrown Citadel could be assaulted, the major wings of the Frozen Halls had to be taken out of commission: the Forge of Souls, the Pit of Saron, and the Halls of Reflection. Jur ventured into the Frozen Halls with the assistance of Jaina Proudmoore and Sylvanas Windrunner. Jaina wished to see if Arthas could be saved from the grip of the Lich King while Sylvanas wanted revenge for Quel'Thalas and her people. Jur played mediator between the two and found both of their skill sets to be useful in dealing with the various enemies and freeing the slaves in the Frozen Halls. Once Jaina saw that Arthas was truly gone, she was committed to killing the Lich King.

The forces of Azeroth stormed the Citadel, splitting up into Alliance and Horde. Muradin led the Alliance side while Saurfang oversaw the Horde. Jur was jumping through many hoops to keep them focused on the Scourge and not each other. A chance for peace between them was the revelation that Bolvar Fordragon yet lived, being tortured at the Frozen Throne. A gunship battle took place over the Deathbringer's Rise, with Jur and his friend Tar doing their best to sabotage the factions' efforts to destroy one another. When both factions landed, they were stunned to see Dranosh Saurfang, son of Varok, ressurected as a death knight. The orc was killed once and for all, with Varok being handed the body to bury in Nagrand with Varian's blessing.

Through plagued abominations and necrotic spirits, the adventurers fought, reaching the Frozen Throne itself. There atop his throne sat the Lich King, a burning man chained above. The Lich King used his magic to freeze Tirion, leaving Jur and the other heroes to face him. Despite a well placed effort, the Lich King managed to kill them all, planning to resurrect them all as his greatest champions. Calling upon the holy Light to aid him in his darkest hour, Tirion burst through the ice and sliced Frostmourne clean in two. The tortured spirits trapped within the cursed runeblade returned the spirits of the fallen to their bodies and cried out for justice, allowing the heroes to land the finishing blow. The Lich King was defeated, his Helm of Domination being knocked off. Arthas had regained possession of his body moments before he died, eternally grateful to be free at last. He begged forgiveness from the spirits he encapsulated and awaited eternal damnation. King Terenas Menethil II comforted his dying son, as did the spirits around him. After being engulfed by vengeance and anger for so long, they no longer felt such venom and instead merely wanted peace and rest. The tired spirit of Arthas was guided to the afterlife while Terenas remained behind. The explanation that a Lich King was always necessary to keep the Scourge from going rabid proved demoralizing. Tirion and Jur debated as to which one would take the helmet, with Jur claiming that the Ashbringer was needed while Tirion countered with him being an old man and Jur being able to live thousands of years longer. They were interrupted by the burning man, who revealed himself to be Bolvar Fordragon. Kept alive by both the plague and Alexstrasza's fire, Bolvar found himself in ceaseless agony, wishing for the release of death that would not come. He instructed them both to place the crown onto his head, inheriting the role of Lich King. Before turning and freezing, he swore Tirion and Jur into secrecy about his fate. Tirion and Jur argued, but the latter ultimately ended up agreeing, albeit reluctantly.

The Return of Quel'Delar
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Jur and company found an old battered hilt amongst the salvage pilfered from the undead wandering the Icecrown ramparts. Jur was sent to Wyrmrest Temple to speak with Krasus, who was said to have knowledge on the blade's true identity. The dragon told him of a book that spoke about the blade, which was possibly forged by dragons. When Jur returned to Dalaran, he found himself being hounded by the Silver Covenant and the Sunreavers about the blade. Whatever it truly was, they wanted it and the other side to not have it. Unsure of where this book was and cautious of the two factions trying to get at the blade, he hired Valeera Sanguinar to track down where the book was, using nonlethal methods. The blood elf rogue delivered him the book promptly, its original owner safe and sound. The Exile returned to the Argent Tournament grounds with the book, where an unexpected visitation by Blood-Queen Lana'thel reveals it as the ancient blade Quel'Delar, which had been gifted to the quel'dorei by the dragons years ago. This only increased their desire to obtain it and made the tension between one another all the higher. Both sides began pressuring him, but Jur ultimately remained neutral.

To reforge the sword, he led adventurers into the Pit of Saron to retrieve the giant hammer used by Forgemaster Garfrost as well as the saronite that the undead mined for tirelessly. Next, he ventured into the Forge of Souls to temper the partially restored blade, but something still kept its power dormant. The sword called out, beckoning Jur to take it to the Halls of Reflection. Before the Lich King took chase after them, Jur and company did battle against the sword, empowered by the evil of Frostmourne. After besting the blade, the spirit of Uther the Lightbringer informed them that the blade must be purified in the Sunwell. Arriving on the Isle of Quel'Danas, Jur was halted by Halduron Brightwing, who forbade his entrance inside. To prove himself, Jur had to obtain the blessing of the fallen spirit of Thalorien Dawnseeker, whose body was lost in the Dead Scar. After receiving the blessing, Halduron apologized and escorted Jur personally. Jur purified the blade and restored it to its rightful glory, retrieving it and returning to the Argent Tournament grounds. Still having not chosen a recipient, the tension was at its highest. Jur agreed to give the blade to the Sunreavers on one condition: that he choose its wielder. Jur chose Lady Liadrin, a woman that had proven herself and that he could trust. Humbled by his decision, she swore an oath to always honor his words. The Silver Covenant was outraged, but Jur offered them a consolation prize. From his treasure vault, he had retrieved the lost blade of Quel'Serrar, which had been restored thanks to the efforts of fellow adventurers and the Shen'dralar many years ago. While not wholly satisfied, the Silver Covenant did accept the blade, which resolved the issue between them.

The Ruby Sanctum
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Krasus discovered a clutch of eggs from the twilight dragonflight within the empty Obsidian Sanctum, something that proved to be sinister for everyone. The Council of Six in Dalaran requested the aid of Lavernius Jur and other adventurers to investigate. Upon arrival, Jur discovered that the Ruby Sanctum had been infiltrated by agents of the black dragonflight, led by a mysterious twilight dragon called Halion. The sanctum guardian Xerestrasza assisted Jur and company in the fight against the dragons and their minions, whom were found with the insignia of the Twilight's Hammer on their bodies. With Halion's dying breath, he warned of the return of Deathwing. The sanctum was saved, albeit slightly burned, and the ruby eggs were safe. Jur, however, was troubled. Constantly encountering the Twilight's Hammer, even after Cho'gall was defeated, did not sit well with him. He shared Halion's words with the dragon representatives atop Wyrmrest but dismissed it, not sure what to make of it. Jur was not satisfied and began doing some independent research.

Operation: Gnomeregan
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Taking a break from his investigation, Jur received a letter sent by Gelbin Mekkatorque, requesting his aid to take back the city of Gnomeregan. The gnomish armies had assembled, with various adventurers gathered at the High Tinker's request. While the armies put up a good fight trudging through the lost city, it was for naught as the ruler, Mekgineer Sicco Thermaplugg, activated a weapon known as the Irradiator 3000, bombing the city with nuclear radiation. While the city had not been reclaimed, the gnomes were able to establish the new territory of New Tinkertown at the entrance. For his assistance, the gnomes would later pledge their aid to his joint army in the war against Deathwing.

Zalazane's Fall
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Jur received a letter from Vol'jin, who was organizing a task force to reclaim the Echo Isles from his former friend, Zalazane. Because of his aiding the Horde during the Third War and his position as mediator between the factions, Vol'jin thought the Exile would prove a valuable ally. The druid answered the call of duty and arrived to aid the Darkspears in their fight. Island by island, Jur, Vol'jin, and Horde adventurers fought, defeating the spirits and amalgamations that served Zalazane's will. For his usurping of the deceased, Zalazane was ultimately killed by Bwonsamdi, loa of the dead. Vol'jin thanked Jur for his help, an act that would lead him to pledge his aid to the war against Deathwing later on.

Elemental Unrest
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Jur found no luck with any of his leads in regard to the Twilight's Hammer. While searching up another possible lead, Jur was called to attend meetings organized by Magni Bronzebeard and Thrall, in Stormwind and Orgrimmar respectively. The leaders discuss the unusual climate changes and elemental activity across Azeroth. Jur proposes that the Twilight's Hammer might be involved, but with little evidence to go by, his case is ultimately dismissed on both sides.

Later, strange doomsday cultists would begin amassing in Stormwind and Orgrimmar, preaching the end of the world being near. Earthen Ring emissaries began arriving at both cities, investigating unusual elemental rifts that began to manifest randomly in the cities and on the outskirts of Alliance and Horde lands. Much to Jur's chagrin, Thrall stepped down as warchief to lead the Earthen Ring, leaving Garrosh as his replacement. One of his first orders of business was to bar Jur diplomatic entrance into Orgrimmar, making his job as ambassador more difficult. The cities began suffering more and more elemental attacks. While searching through the cultists' belongings, Jur uncovered Twilight's Hammer insignias.

The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm
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Having convinced the Alliance and Horde that the Twilight's Hammer were behind the city attack and were up to something greater, Jur began investigating two mass murders that occurred in Ashenvale, believing the Twilight's Hammer was also involved. Hamuul Runetotem was gravely injured during the second attack but survived. Cairne received his message and believed that Garrosh was behind it, seeing as how many Alliance citizens were killed. Cairne and Garrosh did battle, but foul play on account of Magatha Grimtotem led to the death of Cairne. While everyone seemed to come up cold, Jur did not give up. With luck and tenacity, he tracked down the Twilight's Hammer cultists responsible for the goings on in Ashenvale and killed them, delivering their heads to the newly risen Baine Bloodhoof. Such an act earned him respect from the tauren leader.

An unexpected tragedy occurred with the petrification of King Magni Bronzebeard, an event that was the result of Magni and Advisor Belgrum researching ancient tablets delivered to Ironforge by the Exile. Unexpectantly, Moira arrived with her infant son Dagran Thaurissan II in her arms and escorted by dark irons. With no one to rule the city, Moira was the only heir to the throne. Embittered after the assassination of her husband at the hands of adventurers hired by Magni to finish the job, she lauded over Ironforge with an iron fist. Anduin had been visiting the city as a Stormwind ambassador and was trapped inside when Moira placed the city under marshal law. Anduin had managed to escape to Theramore while Varian, Jur, and eighteen 7 agents infiltrated Ironforge to liberate it. Anduin managed to return just in time before Varian would strike the killing blow on Moira. Both he and Jur convinced the king to stand down, who did not wish to invoke another dwarven civil war. The Council of Three Hammers was negotiated and formed, with Moira acting as the dark iron representative while Muradin acted as the bronzebeard representative and Falstad Wildhammer as the wildhammer representative.

The Cataclysm
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The second Sundering had caused numerous deaths and environmental devastation worldwide. Deathwing had returned to the world, as foretold by the Twilight's Hammer and Halion. Empowered by the Old Gods, the dragon set forth to usher in the Hour of Twilight and release the ancient eldritch beings from their titan prisons and consume all life on Azeroth. To prevent this from transpiring, an army needed to be formed. The largest in Azeroth's history, with both Alliance and Horde coming together. Jur set out to gather anyone and everyone who could fight.

Aggra had sent a message to Jur, requesting he meet her at their outpost on the Lost Isles out at sea. Upon arrival, Jur was shocked to hear that SI:7 had taken Thrall hostage. Collaborating with the goblins of the Bilgewater Cartel, he sprang the former warchief out of imprisonment and began aiding the Horde as they fought back against Trade Prince Gallywix. The goblins joined the Horde, and Gallywix pledged his service to Garrosh. Jur returned to Stormwind, determined to get to the bottom of SI:7's game and why Thrall had been kidnapped. With some inside contacts and a little help from Valeera, Jur discovered that a faction of SI:7 had gone rogue and operated under Varian's nose. Valeera infiltrated SI:7 to "dispose" of those responsible.

The most difficult people to convince would be the various members of the Alliance and Horde. While the tauren, gnomes, and draenei had pledged their aid early on, the three of them would not be enough. The others would need convincing.

Jur had joined with a boat run by Captain Taylor heading out for the zone of Vashj'ir, when it was suddenly attacked by a giant octopus. A Horde vessel run by Nazgrim with Tarondu on board suffered the same fate, with both parties being captured by naga. Jur and Tar cooperated together, doing their best to keep the Alliance and Horde from tearing at each others' throats and keep focused on the naga and kvaldir. Jur and other adventurers eventually encountered the ancient water elemental, Neptulon the Tidehunter. For his efforts against Ragnaros in the Molten Core many years ago, Jur had earned the respect of the Hydraxian Waterlords, a faction of water elementals led by Duke Hydraxis, and Neptulon subsequently. Jur and company assisted Neptulon against the naga forces encroaching on his elemental plane. The giant octopus Ozumat captures Neptulon and spirits him away. Despite the loss of an elemental lord, Jur did manage to gain an ally for his cause. In their leader's absence, Duke Hydraxis became Lord Hydraxis and pledged the water elementals' aid for the battle against Deathwing.

The Earthen Ring had need of adventurers to aid their efforts in Deepholm, and Jur volunteered. The World Pillar had been broken from Deathwing's escape, which had put the entire elemental zone in jeopardy. To make matters worse, the mortals were under the watchful eye of the elemental lord Therazane. The earth elemental harbored a deep hatred of mortals, on account of her daughter Theradras having been slain in Maraudon. Jur tried his best to reason with her but was met with bitter contempt. Therazane tolerates the mortals' presence, reluctantly agreeing to offer (minimal) aid if they leave after restoring the World Pillar. Their progress was halted by the arrival of the Twilight's Hammer cultists and one annoying Millhouse Manastorm, wishing to disrupt the pillar's repairs. With Therazane's aid, they were bested, and the pillar was restored. Begrudgingly impressed by their work and after receiving word of Neptulon's elementals joining forces, Therazane reluctantly pledged her aid in the fight against Deathwing. This also gained the aid of the Earthen Ring, with key figureheads such as Rehgar Earthfury.

Jur was then hired to escort a caravan run by Harrison Jones into Uldum, with the purpose of exploring the new land. The caravan is attacked and locked in cages. After being freed, they become involved with the ancient tol'vir, a titan race involved in a civil war against those that joined with Deathwing to become stone again. Their actions drew the attention of the air elemental lord, Al'Akir, who had allied himself with Deathwing. With the aid of various adventurers, Al'Akir was defeated, weakening Deathwing's forces. Jur collaborates with King Phaoris to depose the Neferset in their city, an act that gains the tol'vir's aid in the final conflict. Harrison Jones and Jur get involves in a race against the black dragons, the blood elf archaeologist Belloc Brightblade, and goblin Commander Schnottz. With some quick thinking from Brann Bronzebeard, the dragons and Schnottz are defeated, with Belloc hightailing it out.

Special Help
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Jur took a break from exploring in order to focus on gathering individual allies. Sylvanas requested that Jur aid Nathanos in deposing the Scarlet Crusade once again. High Inquisitor Whitemane was spared years ago if she promised to leave and never return but ignored the Exile's warnings. This time, she was gone for good. Sylvanas thanked Jur by pledging Nathanos to aid him but refused to answer whether she would donate help to the fight against Deathwing.

Jur's travels down south brought him to the Blasted Lands, where he received word about Loramus' demise. Since they parted ways after the Sunwell purification, Loramus searched for his ancient enemy, the dreadlord Razelikh the Defiler. Before he could kill the demon, he was ripped into pieces by his lieutenant, Grol the Destroyer. Working with the gnome magister Kasim Sharim and other heroes, Jur stitched Loramus' body back together and brought him back to the mortal world. Jur agreed to help him defeat Razelikh once and for all if he pledged his aid against Deathwing, to which he agreed. Unfortunately, Jur did not anticipate the dreadlord to possess the demon hunter's body. To prevent Razelikh from becoming too powerful, Jur destroys Loramus' physical form, transporting both the demon hunter and dreadlord's spirits to the Twisting Nether. Loramus regrets unable to fulfill his obligation but thanks the Exile for assisting him.

Venturing to the Thousand Needles to cull the Twilight's Hammer threat at the behest of Baine, Jur inadvertently ended up freeing Magatha, who warned him that, while grateful, she was not to be trifled with and disappeared.

Jur was summoned to Andorhal in the Western Plaguelands to help solve a stalemate between the Alliance and Horde. Thassarian was on one side with Koltira on another. While Jur tried his hardest to facilitate communications, Sylvanas would not have it and unleashed the val'kyr. The Alliance were driven out, and the Horde had claimed the town. While Koltira had mysteriously disappeared in the conflict, Thassarian was willing to join his death knight forces to Jur's army. Tirion Fordring caught word of Jur's plan and sent aid as well.

The Masquerade: Part 1
This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm. During his adventures, Jur stumbled across an old friend and romantic interest, Celestria Moondawn. She was one of the new night elf friends he had after his exile. Celestria had convinced him to join a guild she was part of, the Masquerade. Like Jur, they were dedicated to keeping the peace between both factions. The guild had a plethora of members: worgen rogue Fenirim, draenei shaman Saiyuri and her paladin father Shyamal, worgen warrior Liusten Halden, half-elf mage Gaabriella Dahren, human monk Britinie Dawn and her husband the night elf rogue Rheine, the human rogue Teraney Khane, and others. They were a small organization stationed in Shattrath but one that got things done. A man with Jur's reputation could prove to be a very lucrative asset for them. The Masquerade proved to be a place where Jur had many friends, with his best friends being Saiyuri and Celestria. The depths of Saiyuri and Jur's friendship would start from an unusual occurrence in the jungle caves of Stranglethorn Vale, where a dark spirit had taken possession of Fenirim and assaulted the two. Inspired by his actions, Saiyuri vowed to pursue her studies to, with Jur acting as a tutor when needed. Jur respected the guild for its actions, and they, in turn, respected him. While apprehensive at the rumors of this enormous army being formed, the Masquerade committed their forces to the good fight. A point of future conflict would be the relationship between Fenirim and Celestria and Jur and Celestria. Fenirim and Celestria had become romantically involved, unbeknownst to Jur who still held feelings for her. Such a state of affairs would lead to conflict down the road.

Unhatched
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An intriguing rumor drew Jur's attention farther south, to the Badlands. While making a pit stop in a town known as Fuselight, Jur was requested to make a delivery to a mysterious goblin woman named Rhea. She proposed a plan to purify black dragon eggs and save their race. While Jur was apprehensive of the plan, he did believe in second chances. After all, Sabellian had proved him wrong about his preconceived notion of black dragons. The Exile retrieved several black dragon eggs for the experiment as well as the dead bodies of various whelplings rotting in the sun. A black dragon broodmother known as Nyxondria has been captured and detained by powerful magics. Three of her unhatched eggs are taken from her by Jur for the experiment. Rhea then reveals herself to actually be a red dragon sent by Alexstrasza to see if the black dragonflight can be saved.

The samples they gathered are shipped with Jur to Dr. Hieronymous Blam, operating out in Agmond's End. The excavation site was being swarmed by troggs. The Explorer's League and the Reliquary were fighting one another to retrieve more artifacts. Jur was tasked with driving the Reliquary out, but Jur did not wish to get involved in their quarrel. With a hefty bribe, Jur was able to convince the lead prospector to hand over an unusual jade statue. Jur entered the Tomb of the Watchers and solves the titans' puzzles, gaining access to the mysterious treasure within. Jur brings the Eye of the Watchers back to Dr. Blam to investigate further. They activate the device, which breaks down the organic matter of the three dragon eggs and combines them into one, free of Old God taint. Jur returns to purified egg to Rheastrasza, but Nyxondria is not far behind with a plethora of angry black dragons. With the aid of three lost vikings, Jur is able to fight the dragons off and protect both the egg and Rheastraza. However, Deathwing stumbled upon the both of them and incinerates them. However, she had ultimately tricked the Destroyer by sacrificing her own life and that of one of her eggs. The black dragon egg was transported out without Jur's knowledge, the only thing left behind was an abandoned egg laid by Rheastrasza. Jur left the egg with Dr. Blam and ordered him to take it somewhere safe. The Exile buried what was left of Rhea's body and continued on, hoping it had all been worth it.

Exposed
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Jur returned to Stormwind to share with King Varian on his progress. While there, Anduin brought him in to investigate possible Twilight's Hammer corruption of Varian's inner circle. Through their investigation, Anduin and Jur revealed that Major Samuelson was a faceless one working to corrupt the Stormwind Guard from within. He was defeated by their combined effort.

The Twilight Highlands
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The Twilight Highlands proved to be one of the last frontiers, Wildhammer land having been infected by Old God influence. Jur received orders from Kurdran Wildhammer to bolster the local defenses and clear out pockets of Twilight's Hammer cultists. While adventuring, Jur ended up being roped into a domestic conflict between the two Wildhammer Clans, the Dunwalds and Thundermars. To get them to aid in the fight against Deathwing, Jur played matchmaker and managed to unite the two clans via marriage. After the wedding, Jur was called away to deal with the giant Old God horror Iso'rath, who was consuming everything in its radius. Collaborating with the Earthen Ring and other adventurers, the monster is slain, thus reducing the threat of the Twilight's Hammer in the vicinity. Jur's presence reached the local red dragonflight resistance, and he was summoned by the son of Alexstrasza, Caelestrasz. The two had known each other from the days of Ahn'Qiraj. The black dragonflight are coming down hard on the Vermillion Redoubt, with rumors that the purified black egg being kept within. Alexstrasza arrived and did battle against Deathwing. While she managed to hold him off, he proved too powerful, even for her. Jur, Calen, and Alexstrasza were forced to retreat. In the commotion, the black egg had been stolen under the nose of both the red and black dragonflight.

Afterwards, Jur was summoned to the Obsidian Forest at the base of the Bastion of Twilight, where Master Mathias Shaw of SI:7 was working to defeat the Twilight's Hammer presence there. While there, he encountered Garona Halforcen, who revealed that Cho'gall had survived the attack at Ahn'Qiraj and had set up shop here. After working with both sides to drive back the cultists, Jur summoned the various members of the New Council of Tirisfal to end Cho'gall once and for all. The ogre warlock was dead for real this time but not before he revealed the terrible secret hidden underneath his tower. In a hidden lava pit underneath resided the twisted and tortured form of the black dragonflight's broodmother, Sintharia. Finding themselves overwhelmed, Jur and the New Council were saved by the aid of Calen, who sacrificed his life to ensure her death.

With the Twilight's Hammer threat having been dealt with, the Wildhammer dwarves commited their forces to Jur's effort against Deathwing, as did the Bronzebeards and Dark Irons out of respect to their kinsman.

Rise of the Zandalari
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Jur received a letter from Vol'jin, asking him to meet at the base of Zul'Aman. On arrival, he is greeted by not only the troll, but Tarondu, Lady Liadrin, Halduron Brightwing, and Vereesa Windrunner. Jur inquires whether or not the Darkspear will join his army. While Vol'jin would love to join his cause, the prophet Zul and his actions among the Gurubashi and Amani tribes prove to be worrisome. Jur pledges to assist the lot of them against the new threat, now being spearheaded by Daakara and Jin'do the Godbreaker. Together, their forces storm Zul'Aman and depose its ruler once again, freeing the entrapped animal spirits and the prisoners the Amani took. As thanks, Lor'themar sends a message, indicating the blood elves will aid Jur. In return, Vereesa agrees to have the Kirin Tor and the Silver Covenant join the fight as well. After Jur and other adventurers return from Zul'Gurub and preventing the return of Hakkar the Soulflayer, Vol'jin finally agrees to send Darkspear aid. After word spread of the other Horde factions lending their aid, Sylvanas lent her aid as well in order to get into the others' good graces. The one person who would not budge was Garrosh, out of pride and principle. Gallywix abstained for the longest time, but Jur managed to convince him to send aid anonymously with the bribe of a few of Goldshire's loveliest night elf ladies.

Mount Hyjal
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Jur's former mentor, Malfurion Stormrage, had returned to the mortal world, having been imprisoned in the Emerald Nightmare by Fandral Staghelm. Staghelm had been manipulated by Xavius the Nightmare Lord, disguised as his son Valstann, into corrupting Teldrassil. He had been deposed and locked within the Hyjal prison that used to house Illidan. The Guardians of Hyjal requested Jur's aid, despite the outcry from the more conservative kaldorei. The Guardians of Hyjal would prove instrumental in the fight against Deathwing. Jur's old friend Jarod Shadowsong had returned from self-imposed exile after the death of his wife Shalasyr to help see the return of Cenarius and the restoration of the ancient guardians. Ragnaros had returned to Azeroth, leading his fire elementals from the elemental plane of the Firelands. During the fight against the Twilight's Hammer and fire elementals, Fandral Staghelm had managed to escape.

The Elemental Bonds
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Jur was summoned by the Dragon Aspects, alongside Malfurion, Thrall, Aggra, and Jaina Proudmoore, to Nordrassil. In the wake of the short peace from driving Ragnaros back into the Firelands, the lot of them called upon the magical energies of Azeroth to heal the land. However, the ritual is interrupted by Staghelm, who was replaced Executus as the new majordomo for Ragnaros. Alongside his daughter-in-law Leyara and various other kaldorei druids, Staghelm has used the powers of Ragnaros to create the druids of the flame. Using dark magics, Staghelm split Thrall's physical form into four elemental aspects, scattering them to the far corners of Azeroth. With Aggra, Jur heads to the various elemental regions to piece Thrall back together again and undo Staghelm's foul magic. After being fully restored and achieving inner peace, Thrall and Aggra become lifemates.

Rage of the Firelands
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With the druids of the flame and the resurgence of Ragnaros, Mount Hyjal is in dire need of aid. Jarod Shadowsong and Malfurion Stormrage have made the push into the Molten Front to take the fight to the Firelord personally. While Jur is reluctant to cooperate alongside this many night elves, he does need the kaldorei to join his army. Hamuul Runetotem is severely injured when Leyara plants a trap for him and Jur. Her failure ends up catching up to her as Jur finally killed her, severely crippling Staghelm's efforts.

Tarecgosa's Fall
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While the Avengers of Hyjal made further headway into the Firelands, Jur was summoned to aid a female blue dragon named Tarecgosa. Working with Kalecgos and the bronze dragon Anachronos, the four of them are able to discover that Arygos had been secretly collaborating with Deathwing. Kalecgos is attacked, but Tarecgosa sacrifices herself to save him. Riddled with despair, Kalecgos pleads with Jur to help him bind her essence to a magical staff to help combat Deathwing. Jur agrees and then journeys to the Firelands to gather the resources.

Fall of the Firelands
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With many adventurers present, it was time to end the conflict with Ragnaros permanently. The many fiery monstrosities proved to be great obstacles, but their combined might allowed them to topple them. The party eventually made it to the courtyard of Sulfuron Keep, where Majordomo Staghelm stood awaiting them. Jur halted the rest of them, harboring a grudge against his former master and wishing to settle it one on one. The two of them were to do battle, master versus student. The battle raged on for what seemed like eternity, each druid fighting tooth and nail with lethal intent. The two were evenly matched, but Staghelm was eventually overcome. Speaking through a magical manifestation, Ragnaros drained Staghelm of his powers and abandoning him to his fate. Thousands of years of anger and repressed feelings burst from Jur's psyche as he began to tear at and beat Staghelm nearly to a pulp, the weakened archdruid unable to fight back. In a final blow of savagery, Jur lifted a heavy rock from the ground and smashed it into his head with a sickening crunch, ending the Staghelm dynasty forever. Too shocked and appalled for words, the rest of the adventurers followed Jur to face Ragnaros. Together with the combined might of Malfurion, Cenarius, and Hamuul Runetotem, Ragnaros was ultimately bested. Malfurion offered his thanks for Jur's assistance, but the Exile merely scoffed at him and asked if the night elves would join. The archdruid said yes, and Jur took his leave with Broll Bearmantle, Choluna, and Thisalee Crow.

With word that the night elves had committed to the war effort, King Varian Wrynn had no reservations about sending Stormwind aid to Jur's army. While Genn Greymane lacked the amount of resources and manpower that Varian did, worgen were just as vicious on the battlefield as anyone else. Gilneas offered what little it could to the war effort.

The oddest thing Jur found was a mysterious donation of resources from Ravenholdt. While Jur was in the organization's good graces, he did not know how an assassination and thieves' guild would be of much use to him in these times. His only explanation for why was a simple letter that read

"Use them well, Exile. -W."

The New Blue Aspect
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Having supercharged the staff given to him by Kalecgos, he returned to Coldarra to continue the ritual he was attempting. Kalecgos challenges Arygos for supremacy and turns his council against him. Embittered, Arygos flees, leaving Kalecgos as the new Aspect. Together, Jur and Kalecgos empower the staff, creating Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa Rest. Jur hands the staff to Kalecgos, entrusting him with its well being.

The Hour of Twilight
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The time had come. Every major faction had gathered to either defeat Deathwing or die trying. Nozdormu had collaborated with unknown adventurers to retrieve the Dragon Soul, which Thrall, Jur, and others delivered to Wyrmrest Temple only to be intercepted by Archbishop Benedictus. The priest had disappeared since Deathwing's resurgence and revealed himself to be the Twilight Father, leading the clan in the wake of Cho'gall's death. The priest was ultimately defeated, and the Dragon Soul was taken to the top of the temple while Jur helped other heroes defeat the eldritch monsters and cultists surrounding the temple. The Dragon Aspects empowered the Dragon Soul and took chase after Deathwing, blasting him with it and sending him crashing into the Maelstrom. Not one to go down without a fight, Deathwing emerged from the whirlpool, warped and misshapen. The heroes held him off and fought him back, having him on the ropes. The mighty dragon breathed his horrible shadowflame at his friend and ally Saiyuri, but Jur sacrificed himself and absorbed the flame at full force, screaming and crying out in pain as it seared his form. Summoning the last of his strength, he pushed forth and helped land the finishing blow.

Deathwing collapsed into the Maelstrom, never to return. While a sense of victory rang through the air, the atmosphere quickly changed. Jur was on death's door, having been severely burned by the shadowflame. The druid was transported to the mainland, a combination of medical science and healing magic being put to work constantly to restore him. Jur remained hospitalized for months on end, fading in and out of consciousness. Jur's form was mostly restored, with the exceptions of his upper back flesh being warped and rough, and his left pectoral being scarred and burned. Genetic tests read that some of Deathwing's blood had splashed into his open wounds, contaminating his systems. While they had managed to restore his immune system and found he possessed a higher pain tolerance, his reproductive system was damaged. The tainted blood had rendered him infertile, unable to ever produce children.

Theramore's Fall
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Jur was alerted by the news that Theramore has been wiped off the map from an experimental mana bomb of Garrosh's design. Barely a week out of the infirmary, he wasted no time making his way over, in disbelief at what he is witnessing. The city he had helped see built and spent plenty of time in was gone. Jaina was stricken with grief, her hair almost completely white. Pained, General Marcus Jonathan, Rhonin, and Jaina's young apprentice, Kinndy Sparkshine were all killed in the blast. Enraged at the loss of their friends, both Jur and Jaina cut down the Horde invaders skulking around the remains of Theramore.

Vengeance burned brightly in Jaina as she wrestled with her desire to drown Orgrimmar and all of its citizens. Jur, while as angry as she, preached against such acts of genocide. Jur vowed to see Garrosh kicked off the throne of warchief, but he would not stoop to such depravity.

Mists of Pandaria
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The mists surrounding the isolated island nation of Pandaria had lifted, allowing anyone to navigate its waters. Garrosh saw the land as an opportunity to plunder its resources, conquer its people, and finally destroy the Alliance. Varian saw the threat Garrosh could pose to such a land and had the Alliance act as a defensive force for it. Jur was unsure of how to feel about driving a nation of innocents into a war it wanted no part of but was left little leeway to operate.

Jur managed to convince the local jinyu of Pearlfin Village to join with the Alliance, under the command of SI:7 agent Rell Nightwind. Jur had remained untrusting of Rell and the men under his command, skeptical of SI:7 after their attempt to kidnap Thrall. However, the two ultimately came to form a sense of camaraderie.

The fighting between the two factions had awoken the Sha, an ancient force created by the Old God Y'Shaarj that fed on the negative emotions of people. In the devastation unleashed by the Sha when the Alliance and Horde did battle in the Jade Forest, Jur found the unconscious bodies of Admiral Taylor, Mishka the draenei field medic, and a dwarf rogue named Sully "The Pickle" McLeary. He recovered their bodies and brought them to safety along with General Nazgrim, the forsaken rogue Shademaster Kiryn, the orc Shokia, and the goblin engineer Rivett Clutchpop. Despite being on opposing sides, Jur would never leave a wounded man behind.

Jur met and befriended Lorewalker Cho, the two sharing lots of knowledge of anthropology and cultural customs. While wandering the Valley of the Four Winds, Jur encountered Chen and his niece Li Li. The three ventured to the Stormstout Brewery and liberated it as well as came to the aid of the village of Stoneplow when they were under attack from the encroaching mantid. Jur took up cooking and became culinary expert from all the experienced chefs residing in Halfhill. To better defend Stoneplow, Jur was sent to study under the pandaren monk known as Master Bruised Paw, who resided deep within Paoquan Hollow. Jur learned quite a lot of martial arts techniques, now able to fight with his hands instead of solely relying on his staff or magic. While not as skilled as a monk, Jur could hold his own in a fight. During his travels, Jur joined up with the Shado-Pan, whose leader he had rescued from the Sha infested Shado-pan Monastery. The two had met briefly before in the Jade Forest. Taran Zhu was not amused by the Alliance and Horde's presences here. Regardless of Zhu's animosity towards him, Jur offered his assistance for the Shado-pan regiment facing the mantid in the Townlong Steppes. While Jur earned admiration from many Shado-pan members for his actions, Taran Zhu remained unconvinced, seeing him as another troublemaker.

The young prince Anduin also briefly tagged along with the Exile, dealing with a Sha infestation at the Temple of the Red Crane. Other ventures would have him defending villages from alementals or yaungol raiders, earning the admiration of the local populace.

Jur was briefly called back to the Eastern Kingdoms by Nathanos, who was tracking down the renegade Lilian Voss, who had stamped out the last Scarlet Crusaders in Tirisfal Glades and then turned her rage to the necromancers of Scholomance, only to get herself captured and bound to the will of Darkmaster Gandling. With Nathanos' aid as well as that of a ghost of Alexei Barov, Lilian is free but overcome with despair, requesting that she be left for dead. The Darkmaster is defeated, but Lilian has mysteriously disappeared in the aftermath.

The Exile had been summoned to a mysterious land known as the Timeless Isle, where he encountered the bronze dragon Kairozdormu and ended up receiving the blessing from the spirit of Emperor Shaohao.

Landfall
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After a stalemate conflict between the Alliance and Horde in the Krasarang Wilds, Jaina Proudmoore is subjected to more pressure from Varian to boot the Sunreavers out of Dalaran on account of her new position as leader. Anduin wishes to convince Jaina to send support while Jur believes that the Kirin Tor should remain out of it and stay a neutral bastion for both factions as they have for years.

Jur is then summoned to the Shrine of Seven Stars, where many Alliance soldiers have been infected by a Sha sample that was recovered from the mogu ruins in the Kun-Lai Summit. The sha are purged, and all returned to normal. However, things took a turn for the unusual when Vol'jin requested the aid of Jur.

Dagger in the Dark
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On arrival at the hidden area known as the Veiled Stair, accompanied by Tarondu, a Kor'kron orc named Rak'gor Bloodrazor, and his various guards. The orc claimed that Garrosh wanted Jur's assistance into the matter of investigating saurok activity, but both Jur and Vol'jin remained beyond suspicious. As expected, it turned out to be a trap, an assassination technique. Jur and Tar managed to fight off Rak'gor and kill him but not before Vol'jin was stabbed in the neck. While gravely wounded, Vol'jin struggled to his feet. The troll told Tar to inform Garrosh of his demise while Jur was sent off to inform the Alliance of the same thing.

The Divine Bell
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Alliance spies then uncovered information on a Divine Bell that Garrosh seems to be looking for. Jur began investigating while Tar acted as his liaison with the Horde members that still wished to cooperate. While Garrosh forced Lor'themar to sacrifice many blood elves in the struggle to fight the mogu, Jur secretly sent resources to him through Tar to alleviate his issues and as a gesture of good will from the Alliance. Chen summoned Jur to a secret hovel in Binan Village, where Vol'jin was recovering. Jur had brought Tar with him and ordered him to go find and inform Thrall of what was happening. The blood elf nodded and set off for Durotar.

Jur eventually was led to the Ruins of Korune in regards to the Divine Bell. The artifact was recovered and transported to Darnassus for safe keeping. However, Horde agents working for Garrosh are transported to Darnassus by a blood elf mage named Fanlyr Silverthorn and steal it.

The Purge of Dalaran
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Jaina and Jur investigated Darnassus together, with the mage using her magic to trace a portal that led straight to the Sunreavers' section of the city. Infuriated at this apparent betrayal, Jaina decided to fully purge the Horde from Dalaran completely. Vereesa Windrunner, embittered at the death of her husband Rhonin, was more than supportive of Jaina's decision. She hunted down any Sunreaver citizen in the city, either imprisoning them or killing them. While Jur was angered at the Sunreavers' apparent betrayal, he was not sure what to make of this purge. The two argued until Jur ultimately withdrew from the conversation, not wanting to escalate tensions further. This put a rift in their friendship, a friendship that had spanned nearly a decade.

With the assistance of Grand Magister Rommath, Tar, Lady Liadrin, Rehgar, Nathanos, and other Horde adventurers had entered the city. Jur looked the other way as they escaped with Aethas Sunreaver and other Sunreavers. After the situation had quieted down, Jur and Tar began to question Aethas, who admitted he discovered the theft of the bell but remained silent lest he call upon Garrosh's wrath. Tar, enraged at his lack of action, was on the verge of killing him, but Jur stopped him. Jur forced Aethas to be their eyes and ears in Silvermoon, a mole on the inside in exchange for not ratting him out to Jaina or Lor'themar. Reluctantly, the mage agreed.

The Bell Speaks
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After the Harmonic Mallet had been reforged with the assistance of the Monkey King, Anduin snuck off to Emperor's Reach where Garrosh had positioned the bell. Garrosh uses the bell's magic to empower his mag'har blademaster Ishi. Using the skills he learned under Master Bruised Paw, the blademaster is bested. Anduin managed to destroy the bell but is crushed underneath the rubble, barely surviving. Enraged, Garrosh attempts to kill Anduin but is intercepted by Jur, and the two duel briefly. Garrosh ultimately abandons the fight and lets Jur take Anduin's unconscious body back to Lion's Landing. Anduin is tended to by Jur, Jaina, Varian, and Admiral Taylor. While he is reprimanded for his foolishness, he is also praised for his bravery. Jaina leaves them with a very icy disposition.

The Black Prince
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Jur received a mysterious letter sent from a man known as "the Black Prince", taking up residence in the Tavern in the Mists in the Veiled Stair. The Prince was actually Wrathion and thanked Jur for helping protect him while he was an egg. He had come into ownership of Ravenholdt and had been the one to anonymously donate the resources to aid him. Wrathion had informed Jur that he had planted a spy in the Masquerade to watch them and act as his agent. The spy emerged from the shadows, revealing himself to be none other than Fenirim. The two spoke and seemed to share some common viewpoints, that Azeroth could not stand divided. Wrathion warned Jur that he had been bestowed a vision of the Legion's return and that if the two collaborated together, the Prince would donate to Jur's cause. Jur agreed and set about doing the Black Prince's bidding, gathering ancient artifacts and slaying the various Sha beasts across Pandaria and receiving the various gifts Wrathion bestowed upon him in return.

The Masquerade: Part 2
This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria. While Jur was comatose in the aftermath of the assault on Deathwing, the Masquerade had changed much. Fenirim and Celestria were betrothed to be married, a revelation which broke Jur's heart. While he did attend their wedding, he was twisted and in pain deep down. Unable to handle it, he left early, lying about being needed for work. Salt was thrown into Jur's wounds when he and Celestria were assigned to work together, handling different threats in Pandaria. The two had a natural synergy, making them a valuable combination. Spending so much time together and knowledge of their subsequent history stirred up jealousy and resentment in Fenirim, leading to him stalking the two of them and doubting his wife's fidelity. This would spell trouble for their marriage later. Jur fell into a deep depression, confiding his feelings with Saiyuri. Having trained together and explored Pandaria side by side, the two eventually formed a romantic relationship.

As the agent of the Black Prince, Fenirim was the lucky recipient of a pair of daggers crafted from the corpse of Deathwing and eldritch manifestations: the Fangs of the Father. The enchanted daggers, Golad and Tiriosh, gave Fenirim the gift of temporary flight, enhanced strength and agility, and the ability to speak light amounts of Shath'yar. However, an unforeseen side effect not accounted for by Wrathion was their maddening influence, whispering into the mind of their wielders and making him more volatile. Since the daggers were constructed from the corpses of Deathwing and the N'raqi, they maintained a connection to the Old God forces still buried underneath the crust. The daggers whispered promises to Fenirim of curing the worgen curse, which proved to be all too tempting to the rogue. The daggers lauded over Fenirim's mind, causing him to lash out and attack his fellow guildmates.

After a fight that had ransacked their base, the possessed Fenirim escaped and disappeared into Shattrath and leaving the city. Investigation his room revealed etchings in blood on the walls, with crude assassination plans made to take out Alexstrasza, Kalecgos, Nozdormu, and Ysera. Guild associate, human paladin, and mother of Gaabriella, Xyel Dahren of Lordaeron, stepped in to assist in the hunt for Fenirim. Jur revealed to the lot of them that Fenirim had been working for Wrathion since before the assault on Deathwing. While he had seen the daggers on Fenirim's person during some of the meetings with the Black Prince, he did not make much of them until the incident. The guild suspected Wrathion to be behind Fenirim's madness while Jur believed him to be innocent. Having been informed by a mole within Ravenholdt that Wrathion was visiting to pilfer more resources, Jur requested the Masquerade meet with him and solve this mystery. However, with Fenirim on the loose, the guild was split into two parties: one to meet Wrathion and the other to track the worgen.
 * Wrathion Meeting Party
 * Lavernius Jur
 * Saiyuri
 * Xyel Dahren
 * Shyamal
 * Teranay Khane

Jur and the rest of the meeting party trek through the Hillsbrad Foothills to Ravenholdt Manor, where Wrathion is indeed holding council. Jur shares the bad tidings with the Black Prince, who is woefully ignorant of the travesty Fenirim has fallen under. Wrathion agrees to help free his agent from madness, but he must first be tracked down and captured. Meanwhile, the hunting party has tracked Fenirim all the way to Ashenvale of all places. An entire village had been slaughtered in Fenirim's wake, with nary a few survivors and bodies torn asunder. After a strenuous battle that left many members critically injured, Fenirim was weakened and brought to Ravenholdt. Wrathion was shocked to see just how deep the madness the Old Gods had wrought could spread. While Fenirim was not a lost cause, he would be required to be contained and magically purified for a period of several months. The carnage Fenirim had caused would be the last straw and would lead to Celestria divorcing him. The Fangs of the Father were removed from Fenirim's possession and sealed within a magic box, hidden away personally by Wrathion. While the rest of the Masquerade were heading back to Shattrath to repair their base, Jur and Wrathion were heading back to Pandaria to deal with the resurgence of an ancient threat.
 * Fenirim Tracking Party
 * Celestria Moondawn
 * Britinie Dawn
 * Gaabriella Dahren
 * Rheine
 * Liusten Halden

The Thunder King
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The ancient mogu king Lei Shen had awakened after thousands of years, ready to reclaim his empire and enslave those upon Pandaria's soil. With his Zandalari allies and enormous dinosaurs that dwarfed even the ones in Un'Goro Crater, the Thunder King presented a grave threat that even surpassed that of Garrosh. Anduin Wrynn, recovering from his wounds, had joined Jur in the Tavern with Wrathion, discussing the ways to handle Lei Shen as well as the Alliance and Horde factions grabbing footholds and preparing to fight one another. The plan was decided, and Jur would venture to the Isle of Thunder and play mediator once more. With Garrosh far away, it would make negotiating with the blood elves easier. Jaina, on the other hand, would prove a tough nut to crack.

Isle of Thunder
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The Alliance and Horde wasted no time setting up their footholds. Jaina, Archmage Modera, and Vereesa were leading the Kirin Tor Offensive, a new military branch for Dalaran. From the ashes of the Sunreavers came the Sunreaver Offensive, being spearheaded by Lor'themar, Aethas, Halduron, and Rommath. Preoccupied with mogu and Zandalari attacks was the Shado-Pan Assault, led by Taran Zhu. Working with the Shado-Pan and random adventurers as well as keeping the Alliance and Horde on opposite sides, Jur began to push back the Thunder King's forces, gathering up many magical artifacts for Wrathion to utilize. The Zandalari and mogu having been crushed on the outside and the Alliance and Horde been satiated thanks to some words of wisdom from Taran Zhu, it was time to take the fight to Lei Shen himself.

Throne of Thunder
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A grand team of adventurers accompanied Jur into the hall of the Thunder King, where they did battle against giant beasts, trolls from other tribes, and ancient creations made to satiate Lei Shen's own sick curiosity. After defeating his Twin Consorts, Jur and the adventurers arrived and stood before the Thunder King himself. Nearly losing life and limb, the adventurers toppled the king, with Jur cutting out his foul heart to deliver to Wrathion as well as using the Staff of Antonidas to drain the remaining power from his magical dais. Not wanting to be biased, Jur delivered to the Sunreaver Onslaught remnants of the Dark Animus. Deep underneath the Throne of Thunder, an ancient door opened, the room housing a titan construct known as Ra-den. He had brought the mogu to life but had ultimately been usurped by Lei Shen, who stole his power and took over Pandaria. The watcher was transported to the Throne and imprisoned, being used as a battery. His imprisonment and torture at the hands of the mogu had broken him, turning him into a genocidal being bent on wiping life away from Azeroth instead of following his original mission of protecting the planet. Like Algalon, he was defeated by Jur and company and shown the error of his ways, believing the mortal races have earned their right to life.

Escalation
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Vol'jin, having recovered from his assassination attempt, had returned to lead the Darkspear Rebellion with the assistance of the entire Horde. Thrall and Chen Stormstout had gathered to assist in the fight against the Kor'kron occupation of the local settlements of Durotar and the Barrens. Jur is tasked with getting the Alliance to aid them.

In the aftermath of the Thunder King's demise, the Frostmane trolls have made a move to attack the local settlements within Dun Morogh. To combat the threat, Varian and Moira Thaurissan have come forth. Together, the Frostmane tribe was defeated, and the locals were safe. As thanks, Moira agreed to send aid to Vol'jin rebellion, with Varian agreeing in response.

Meanwhile, in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Garrosh goblin miners had blasted their way into a titan vault, discovering the severed heart of Y'Shaarj. With this weapon, Garrosh could inadvertently sew the seeds of destruction for all of Azeroth, including the Horde.

The Masquerade volunteered to fight in the coming conflict, along with the various other factions and allies having pledged themselves to Jur. Saiyuri, however, was forced to stay behind, being too inexperienced for such a task as storming a major Horde city. She begged and pleaded for Jur not to go, but the Exile was honor bound to depose Garrosh and right the wrongs the warchief had wrought.

Siege of Orgrimmar
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Garrosh's tampering with the Heart of Y'Shaarj caused him to awaken the final sha, the Sha of Pride, and desecrate the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. The corruption of the water elemental Immerseus placed the Vale in jeapordy, keeping Jur occupied in Pandaria while Garrosh returned to Orgrimmar to begin his advance upon the rest of Kalimdor. The water elemental and the enormous Sha residing in the vault were defeated, giving the Alliance, Horde, and pandaren full clearance to take Orgrimmar.

The Alliance and Lor'themar's blood elves alongside Jur and other heroes arrived at Bladefist Bay, where Warlord Zaela and her Dragonmaw orcs awaited them. The Dragonmaw were pushed back into the city, where the rest of the party met up with Vol'jin and Baine Bloodhoof at the gate. Aid came in the form of Tyrande and her sentinels, paving a path into the city proper. The dark shaman agents were slain, and the Alliance and Horde hostages kept were freed. The party stumbled upon an injured Ji Firepaw, who was taken back to Pandaria by Aysa Cloundsinger to recover.

The fighting force fought farther into Orgrimmar, freeing the warrior-in-training Gamon to aid them. The tauren ultimately proved his prowess when he slew General Nazgrim, no longer a punching bag for the Horde. The horrors that resided within bowels of Ragefire Chasm included a ferocious devilsaur, mutated hulking dire orcs, and the twisted machinations invented by Siegecrafter Blackfuse. One by one, they fell, and Garrosh was all that stood before them and liberating Orgrimmar. Calling upon the dark essence of Y'Shaarj, Garrosh mutated into a hulking abomination, bestowing Jur and the others a haunting vision of Stormwind in flames and the leaders of the Alliance and Horde impaled on pikes. Ultimately, this would not pass as the heart of Y'Shaarj was destroyed, cleansing Azeroth of the sha for good. Garrosh collapsed onto the ground, his strength lost.

Thrall raised Doomhammer to crush his successor but was halted by Varian. Taran Zhu and Jur persuaded the both of them to stand down, calling for a trial to decide his fate. The Horde convened and inquired as to who would fill the void left by Garrosh. Thrall chose Vol'jin as his successor, who accepted this honorable charge thrust upon him. Varian and Vol'jin spoke, agreeing to call of the war to rebuild and cooperate, much to Jaina's chagrin.

Vol'jin and Jur shook hands, satisfied with the outcome and thankful for one another's aid. The Exile boarded a boat and began to sail for the Eastern Kingdoms.

Castaway
A tropical storm had made the normal route back to Stormwind too dangerous, and a detour was taken that put the boat perilously close to the Maelstrom. The boat was blindsided by another storm, which resulted in the sinking of the ship. Jur was the only one to survive but found himself washed on a mysterious island. With only his staff and the clothes on his back having not been swallowed up by the sea, Jur cultivated his survival skills together to ensure the island would not be his grave. The island was dotted with unusual wildlife and ruins, with a magical haze preventing him from teleporting to Moonglade or using any of his magic. Months went by, and a search party ended up finding the lost druid. Dire news graced his return.

The Masquerade: Part 3
This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria. Jur had returned to civilization only to find many of his friends gone. The Masquerade guild hall in Shattrath was empty, not a soul in sight. The only thing left behind was a sizable sum in the guild bank, untouched for months. His good friends, including his lover Saiyuri, had disappeared off the face of Azeroth. Jur made inquiries with the Earthen Ring, Cenarion Circle, and Argent Crusade, but none of them seemed to have any documentation on their whereabouts or even existence. The factions denied any involvement with his guildmates, and the Alliance lacked any official paperwork on them. Not even death certificates were available. Jur searched the city's official cemetery but found no graves indicating their burial. The Exile suspected that SI:7 might have been involved, still harboring distrust after their attempt on Thrall. Matthias Shaw denied any involvement but barred Jur from searching any records. With no proof, the druid had nothing to go on. A glimmer of hope returned when he found Celestria, having remarried. When asked about the Masquerade, Fenirim, and their other friends, she claimed to have no memory of such events and encouraged Jur to let it go. The Exile was greatly dissatisfied with his lack of answers but was forced to put his investigation on indefinite hold when summoned by Khadgar, who was organizing a fighting force to handle a new threat to Azeroth's well being. Jur withdrew his share from the guild bank and resigned, leaving the mystery and ultimate fate of the Masquerade shrouded in mystery.

Warlords of Draenor
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While Jur was shipwrecked, the trial to decide Garrosh's fate was being decided by the Alliance, Horde, pandaren, and the four August Celestials. Many major faction leaders were in attendance, including Wrathion. The Black Prince was ultimately unsatisfied with how the Siege of Orgrimmar came to pass, feeling the Alliance should have dismantled the Horde. Seeing them as a threat to the unity of Azeroth's people, he conspired with Kairoz, a member of the Infinite Dragonflight, to send Garrosh through time to a version of Draenor in an alternate reality to rally an army of orcs to stand against the Legion's return. The plan succeeded, and the three disappeared, leaving the jury and plaintiffs without a verdict.

Upon arrival to the alternate Draenor, Garrosh stabbed Kairoz in the back, not wishing his race to be pawns in a game greater than themselves again. Garrosh disguised himself and hid among the Warsong Clan, planning to veer their fate away from the enslavement under the Burning Legion. Meeting with his father Grommash Hellscream, Garrosh warned him of Gul'dan and his plan to have them drink demon blood, thus binding them to the Legion's will. Collaborating with Blackhand, Garrosh oversaw the construction of mechanical devices using Siegecrafter Blackfuse's blueprints. When the time had come, Gul'dan invited the orcish clans to accept his mysterious "gift" at the tallest peak in Tanaan Jungle. When Grommash refused, he was halted by the pit lord Mannoroth, and the orcs put their plan into action. Grommash planted Gorehowl into the demon's chest, slaying him and diverting the orcs' fate. Gul'dan and his Shadow Council were imprisoned, to be used as mana batteries for the Dark Portal.

The Dark Portal had changed from green to red, signifying that the two alternate realities had been connected. The newly formed Iron Horde poured through the portal and toppled Nethergarde Keep. The Alliance and Horde collaborated to deal with this new threat. Vindicator Maraad had established a resistance foothold, the two factions biding time while Khadgar organized an elite fighting force to lead the change through the portal. Jur had been selected alongside Maraad, Thrall, Lady Liadrin, and other adventurers to join Khadgar.

Assault on the Dark Portal
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