Jarod Shadowsong Jarod Shadowsong ( also known as " Commander Jarod Shadowsong " ) is the younger brother of Maiev Shadowsong , and was commander of the Kaldorei Resistance during the War of the Ancients . He becomes a hero and leader to the night elves following the war ' s conclusion , and is instrumental in easing tensions between his people and the Highborne . Strangely , he is rarely mentioned in the novels and only appears in Mount Hyjal in - game . His sudden disappearance was explained in the novel Wolfheart in which Jarod suddenly returns to Darnassus with his dying mate after ten millennia of life in the wild . History . Jarod was a minor guard in the city Suramar and was unofficially promoted by Kur ' talos Ravencrest to the rank of Captain when he returned , accompanied by Malfurion Stormrage , Tyrande Whisperwind , Krasus , Rhonin , and Broxigar . Jarod was put in charge of guarding these personages and became a valuable supporter of Lord Ravencrest . After the death of Lord Ravencrest and later Desdel Stareye ( due to his own arrogance and shrugging off the warnings of Jarod ) , many nobles and soldiers alike came to him for answers concerning the battlefield as he was the first man of authority they came across on the wrecked battlefield . After successfully winning the battle he was then ( not to his liking ) made commander to the host . Commanding the resistance . When Desdel Stareye took command after Ravencrest ' s death , Jarod was named liaison to the tauren , earthen , and furbolg , largely because Stareye thought Jarod was used to sacrifice . When Stareye was killed ( much to the relief of Krasus and Rhonin ) — and soon after Lord Del ' theon was killed — Jarod unconsciously assumed field command of the troops . As a result , the tide of the battle was turned from the death of the resistance into a small victory within hours . Rhonin , the earthen and the tauren insisted that Jarod assume complete command of the allied forces , to which he reluctantly agreed . Most of the nobles and Moon Guard agreed he should lead them . Jarod ' s unorthodox tactics were extremely effective in holding the line against the Burning Legion ( about 25 miles out to sea from Kalimdor ' s current coast ) with minimal loss of life , until Archimonde arrived on the battlefield . These battles even liberated the night elves from Stareye ' s mistakes and improved relations with other races , and even served to deteriorate the caste system of the night elves ( which placed only nobles as leaders ) . Jarod ' s mere presence also seems to serve in raising morale . It is noted that , unlike the commanders before him , all fight harder and obey him with greater swiftness . An amused Rhonin , however , realizes that Jarod probably doesn ' t consider himself impressive at all , and believes he is only doing what he must . Unfortunately for his modesty , his people ' s reverence for him only grew when the demigods joined the conflict , and willingly placed themselves under his command . He even manages to earn the admiration and respect of his sister , who had never seemed to approve of him . Towards the end of the conflict , Jarod entered single combat with Archimonde himself . He knew that he would not be able to defeat the demon lord , but he fought anyway . . . until the portal in the Well of Eternity collapsed , and all of the Burning Legion — including Archimonde — were banished from the world of Azeroth . Although he believed his people would consider his resistance pathetic , as he fought so poorly against the demon commander , he was lauded as a hero . In spite of all but impossible odds , he had stood defiant against a commander of Burning Legion . After the War of the Ancients . Following the conclusion of the War ( mentioned in the end of ) , Jarod was named one of the major leaders of the night elf civilization ( the others being Tyrande Whisperwind , Malfurion Stormrage and Dath ' Remar Sunstrider ) . Unfortunately for him , he is the first to discover that Illidan Stormrage was attempting to create a new Well of Eternity . He attempts to stop him , but is badly beaten by the other ' s vast command of the arcane . When they discover him , Maiev and Shandris quickly go to tend to him . A furious Maiev then attempts to kill Illidan for harming her brother , but is stopped by Tyrande and Malfurion . Jarod later agrees to Illidan ' s imprisonment . He is present during the birth of Nordrassil , and the Aspects ' blessing of it . He also helps guide his people in finding a new place , and new ways , to live . Jarod was known to have at least partly returned the affection of Shandris Feathermoon despite how when he first met her during the War of the Ancients , he described their age gap as being " A gulf the size of the Well of Eternity , " although the difference was only a few years . As such , he is initially disturbed by the affectionate smiles the younger night elf always gave him . At the end of the book , however , he admits that he began to find comfort in them , especially with the pressures of leadership . Over the years , he chooses to increasingly lessen his presence in night elf society , still believing that he is no hero , and not wanting to be remembered as one . He eventually fades away altogether . In his place , Tyrande begins to become the monarch of their people . One day , he suddenly vanished , along with a few personal possessions . He did not say where he was going , and he did not bid anyone farewell . Since that time , there were no sightings of him until much later . In Wolfheart . In Wolfheart , Jarod Shadowsong returns to Darnassus with his dying wife , Shalasyr . Despite ten millennia of his absence he is recognized by sight by most sentinel guards and night elves . During his ascent to the Temple of the Moon he is met by Malfurion Stormrage , who ( like everyone else ) considered the former commander long dead . Despite their haste , even the powers of Elune wielded by Tyrande Whisperwind are insufficient to heal Jarod ' s mate . After the funeral , Jarod finds himself in the position of investigating several murders of a few Highborne of Eldre ' Thalas in conjunction with his sister and several Worgen . Eventually he gets charged to create new Watchers in order to guard night elven society . In World of Warcraft . In Cataclysm . Commander Jarod Shadowsong makes his World of Warcraft debut in . He appears at Mount Hyjal and the Molten Front , aiding Malfurion Stormrage in the defense of the mountain . In Patch 4 . 2 , he appears at the Sanctuary of Malorne . In Legion . When Gul ' dan and Cordana Felsong stole Illidan ' s corpse from Vault of the Wardens . Maiev pursued them , and eventually went missing . Many wardens loyal to her began a search for her on the Broken Isles , Jarod also wanted to help them and find his sister . During the search , Jarod went to Black Rook Hold , only to find that Kur ' talos Ravencrest ' s body is missing and that he is raised with other undead in the fortress . Later Jarod finds Maiev alive and freed from Gul ' dan , and together they defeated the ghost of Desdel Stareye .