The Broken Isles

The Broken Isles is chapter 2 of Terror of the Tides. It was an engagement fought between Maiev Shadowsong's Sentinels and Illidan Stormrage's Naga, in the wake of Illidan's escape from Kalimdor and his raid upon the Tomb of Sargeras.

Prelude
After his consumption of the Skull of Gul'dan and his resulting banishment from Night Elf realm, Illidan was approached by Kil'jaeden and offered a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of the Burning Legion; destroy the Lich King, and the arch-demon promised to grant him all the power he could possibly wish for. Aware that such a task would require strong allies, Illidan summoned Lady Vashj and her Naga from the depths of the ocean, and with their help made good his escape to the Broken Isles. Here he began his search for a powerful artifact known as the Eye of Sargeras, with which he could destroy Ner'Zhul once and for all.

However, despite the Naga rearguard's best efforts the Warden Maiev Shadowsong with her lieutenant Naisha managed to tail the Demon Hunter across the ocean with a small force of Sentinels. Landing upon islands not shown on any of the Night Elves' charts, Maiev realised to her shock that she had arrived in the ancient city of Suramar, sunken beneath the waves thousands of years ago. Pondering upon this she and her companions began to search the islands for signs of Illidan.

The Battle
After safely establishing a base camp Maiev and her Watchers began exploring the island, other than a band of murlocs in the nearby ruins and some scattered sea giants the island was largely uninhabited. After a while the Naga began to attack the camp in groups from west and north, but they were easy prey for the Ancient protectors and skilled archers waiting in the camp. Marshalling enough troops for a counter-assault, Maiev enlisted the aid of Goblin shipbuilders to take the battle to the enemy.

After eradicating the western naga camp and setting up a secondary base and set sail for the northern isles Maiev stumbled upon the ancient library of Suramar, she recovered the few undamaged tomes she could find and continued onwards to the final naga fortification in front of a massive structure. Making her way past the serpentine defenders to catch a glimpse of her prey as he shattred the gates and disappeared into the temple-like structure. Slaughtering the remaining naga, Maiev brought a contingent of warriors with her as she entered through the gates.

Drak'thul's Torment
Shortly after they made landfall Maiev discovered an ancient Orc by the name of Drak'thul. He told Maiev that if she silenced the ghosts which had been tormenting him now for many years, he would tell her his tale. Maiev did so, halting a never-ending battle between the skeletal remains of the Stormreaver, Blackrock and Twilight's Hammer Clan, and Drak'thul told the Warden how Gul'dan had raised the islands twenty years previously in order to claim Sargeras's powers for himself. Instead, he found death at the hands of the demons which guarded the Titan's tomb. Maiev was outraged by this information, and told Drak'thul he deserved a far worse fate for his part in the evil necromancer's scheme than the one the Fates had bestowed upon him. Drak'thul quietly agreed.