“I pray that my father is safe” – The founding of Theramore
After the war, Jaina led the remaining humans to the eastern coast of Kalimdor and founded the city-state Theramore in close proximity to the orcs. It was the Mok’Nathal (orc/ogre hybrid) Rexxar who sought out Jaina to find out why the humans had committed an assassination against the orcs. Jaina knew nothing of this but uncovered during her investigations that her father Daelin Proudmoore intended to visit her and was responsible for the attack. He saw the orcs as wild beasts that needed to be exterminated.
She urged her father to lay down his weapons and seek a peaceful solution and helped, when that failed, Rexxar and Thrall in fleeing from Daelin’s troops.
Daelin’s fleet was preparing for the annihilation of the orcs, and Jaina was torn between her loyalties. Ultimately, she decided to help the orcs obtain ships and ordered her soldiers to lay down their weapons as the orcs marched into Theramore.
Jaina was assured by Thrall and Rexxar that human casualties would be kept to a minimum and it was merely about disabling Daelin’s aggressive men. She herself could not bear to attack her own men and left her father’s troops to their grim fate.
Once the threat had passed, Thrall and Rexxar withdrew and returned the city to the people of Theramore with Jaina as their ruler.
Only years later was a permanent non-aggression pact negotiated, which both sides adhered to for a long time.
“I am reluctant to resort to violence” – The Gate of Wrath and the Lich King
During the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, Jaina returned with the Alliance forces to Northrend to save Arthas, who had now become the Lich King, from his dark fate.
During a joint attack by the Horde and Alliance on the Gate of Wrath, the Forsaken of the Horde broke the pact and attacked both the Scourge, the Alliance, and the Horde with a new plague. This betrayal drove a deep wedge between the Horde and the Alliance.
Independently, both sides (Varian Wrynn and Thrall) decided to march on Undercity to execute the betrayers of the Forsaken. After the “Battle for Undercity” and the extermination of the guilty, a dispute arose between the Horde and Alliance. Jaina’s attempt to calm both sides ended in failure. A battle broke out, but Jaina used her magic to freeze all warriors and teleport the Alliance troops to safety.
During the first attack on Icecrown and the Lich King Arthas, Jaina was also present. She hoped to still be able to save the fallen prince. In the instance “Halls of Reflection,” Jaina confronted Arthas again and attempted to speak to him. However, the Lich King attacked her and nearly killed her, but was temporarily distracted by heroes of the Alliance (the players), allowing Jaina to escape with the other troops.
After the final battle in Icecrown, which led to Arthas’s destruction, Jaina discovered that Arthas still wore an amulet from her even as the Lich King. She broke down in tears upon realizing that a part of Arthas still existed – and that she had given her love the final death.
Jaina’s alignment then changed by 180°. Why that was the case will be revealed on the last page.
