Waking the Mountain

Lore segment begins at (20:00)

Episode 78 of Tides of Lore begins the Cataclysm story of Mount Hyjal, where one of Warcraft’s most sacred places is once again on the edge of destruction. Hyjal already survived the end of the world once. It was the site of Archimonde’s defeat, the home of Nordrassil, and a symbol of Azeroth’s survival. But after Deathwing’s return, the mountain is under siege again, and this time the threat is fire.

As the hero arrives through the Emerald Portal, Deathwing circles Sulfuron Spire and breathes flame into the lava below. Ragnaros rises into Azeroth with one command:

By fire be purged!!!

Malfurion, Ysera, and the Guardians of Hyjal scramble to hold the World Tree while Twilight’s Hammer agents stir the elements, fire elementals pour across the battlefield, and Baron Geddon returns from Molten Core to continue the Firelord’s war.

But Hyjal is not defenseless...

And one by one, the gods of the wild will awaken...