Rhonin, at the last minute, opened a portal and shoved Jaina through, telling her that she was the future of the Kirin Tor. They had won the battle, until Garrosh used the Focusing Iris, the magical artifact of the blue dragonflight, to obliterate Theramore. In the novel Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, she, Rhonin, and some of the Kirin Tor, along with many Alliance members, assist Jaina Proudmoore in protecting her beloved city Theramore from the destruction of the Horde.
( NotD #?) ) Vereesa also assists Iridi, a draenei priestess, in destroying Dargonax, as redemption for Zendarin's murder of Iridi's comrade. He would have pulled it off if not for Vereesa's intervention, which resulted in the destruction of the Demon Soul - and of Zendarin himself - when the stolen staff of the Naaru touched the artifact. Zendarin sought to steal the Demon Soul (possibly as an alternate magic source having failed to take Dargonax, or as a secondary objective), the foul creation of Deathwing that had been destroyed by Rhonin years earlier. She appears again in the novel Night of the Dragon, where she braved the depths of Grim Batol, seeking revenge on Zendarin.
( NotD 110, 113) He failed in this attempt. ( WoE 17) Her cousin Zendarin, a blood elf who hated humans, tried to kidnap her children as he believed the offspring of a high elf and a human mage would have a lot of magic power. A human named Jalia assisted in the birth. Nozdormu also offered the children the friendship of the bronze dragonflight. As a reward for Rhonin's courage, Nozdormu allowed Rhonin to return to Vereesa at the moment she went into labor to ensure he would not miss a moment of the twins' lives. While she and her husband, Rhonin, were preparing for the birth of their twin offspring, Giramar and Galdarin, Rhonin was once again summoned by Krasus for help. A younger brother was torn to pieces by their older brother who was then himself burned with the rest of the Scourge by elven resistance fighters. The sisters' grandfather had to battle his own son, their uncle, after he was turned into an undead. Sylvanas was killed by Arthas and raised as a banshee in his service, later becoming Banshee Queen of the Forsaken. They were one of the hardest hit by the Scourge invasion into Quel'Thalas. Along with Rhonin and Krasus, Vereesa was among the few well-known survivors of the Scourge that destroyed Lordaeron, Dalaran, and Quel'Thalas after the corruption of Prince Arthas. She and Rhonin were tasked with touring the Alliance and reminding everyone that there were other threats in the world besides orcs that would have to be faced sooner or later. During this mission, Rhonin and Vereesa fell in love and they eventually married.įollowing the success of the mission, Vereesa was asked to act as an Alliance Ambassador by King Terenas and the Kirin Tor. This simple mission soon turned into a harrowing journey into Grim Batol where she eventually aided the mage in destroying the Demon Soul and freeing the Dragonqueen Alexstrasza. Vereesa Windrunner together with her Human Husband Rhoninĭuring her early career, she was assigned by her superiors to escort the mage Rhonin to his ship at Hasic.
Her family lived at Windrunner Spire in the tranquil forests of Quel'Thalas. She lost a younger brother, Lirath, and has at least one other brother. Her elder sisters Alleria and Sylvanas were Ranger Generals of Silvermoon City. Vereesa is a member of the prominent Windrunner family of the high elves.