A Blaze of Glory " A Blaze of Glory " is Chapter 3 of " The Founding of Durotar " . It was the final confrontation between the Horde , led and championed by Thrall and Rexxar — of the Mok ' Nathal — and the Kul Tiras invasion force , led by Admiral Daelin Proudmoore . Prelude . In response to the increasingly aggressive human incursions into Durotar , Thrall and Rexxar had gathered together the various component races of the Horde and marched upon the Kul Tiras army , scoring an important victory over Proudmoore ' s forces at Tidefury Cove . Having regained the coast , Thrall and Rexxar plotted their next move against the armada of Kul Tiras battleships blockading Theramore Isle , Proudmoore ' s stronghold . As they strategised , they were approached by Jaina Proudmoore . Jaina assures them that she had nothing to do with her father ' s schemes . Thrall tells Jaina that while they had fought alongside against untold perils , as long as her father lives , Durotar will forever remain under attack . She understands and gives her blessing to the attack upon her fanatical father , and tells Thrall of a Goblin shipyard on an outlying island of the archipelago . With it , the Horde could construct a fleet to battle the Kul Tiras blockade . She then pleads with Thrall to avoid destroying her own forces in the impending battle , as they are only following orders . The Warchief agrees and Jaina teleports herself away . The Battle . Seas of Blood . With his companions Cairne Bloodhoof the Tauren Chieftain , Rokhan the troll Shadow Hunter and Chen Stormstout the Pandaren Brewmaster , Rexxar landed on the outlying island and defeated the Kul Tiras forces who were occupying the island . Having gained the Shipyard , the orcs quickly put the Goblin s to constructing Juggernaught s and Frigate s , with which they then engaged the Kul Tiras armada . A furious battle on the waves ensued . The Kul Tiras forces used their fortifications and siege weaponry to shell the orc ships as they traded cannon fire with the human fleet . Although they were successful in destroying a good many of the goblin - made ships , Rexxar ' s forces were eventually able to sink all six of the Kul Tiras battleships , forcing the remains of the fleet into disarrayed retreat . With the blockade broken , Thrall quickly ordered his troops onto waiting transports , and began the invasion of Theramore Isle . Theramore Isle . The gathered armies of the Horde , led by Thrall and Rexxar , landed upon Theramore Isle and unleashed their full fury upon the walls of the city . The Horde launched a three - pronged attack : the trolls and ogres attacked from the west , the tauren attacked from the south , and the Orcs attacked from the southwest . They met stiff resistance in the form of Admiral Proudmoore ' s elite guard , Theramore ' s powerful automated defense towers , and Jaina Proudmoore ' s own forces . The Alliance forces defended the Citadel fiercely , fighting with an intense hatred for the Horde whom they believe to be the same as the one that ravaged their homelands and many warriors on both sides perished . Their counter - attacks overran several Horde landing sites but finally Rexxar and his companions were able to fight their way through the heavy melee , defeating the Admiral ' s personal guard before engaging Daelin Proudmoore himself . Although Proudmoore was a ferociously powerful warrior and sorcerer , he was finally slain in the epic battle by Rexxar ' s party . With the Admiral ' s death , Rexxar ordered the rest of the Alliance forces to stand down ; Jaina Proudmoore materialized , to mourn over the body of her proud , stubborn father . Aftermath . Having no quarrel with the remaining humans , the Horde returned to Durotar , leaving Jaina Proudmoore to rebuild her small empire . Thrall offered Rexxar a champion ' s welcome at Orgrimmar , which Rexxar refused , saying he was a lone wanderer at heart . However , the half - ogre considered himself as part of the Horde ever after , and was and is at Thrall ' s service , should the Warchief ever call upon the beastmaster ' s considerable talents again . Bloodhoof returned to Mulgore to rule over his own people , but it is not known what happened to Stormstout and Rokhan . Given that no word of the Admiral ' s ill - fated mission to Kalimdor ever reached Kul Tiras itself , it is thought that the survivors of Proudmoore ' s navy were absorbed into his daughter ' s wing of the Alliance . Tips . Wave towers are durable and powerful , however they do have a fatal weakness : they utilize magic type attacks . Necklaces of Spell Immunity could be acquired from the previous chapter , rendering whoever wears them immunity against Wave towers .