Vengeance Timeline

### Split point

The summer of 36 L.C. (although arguably the timeline was already destined to split when Caliestes chose not to delve into Void research)

### Split reason

Exarch Caliestes having no knowledge of Ys'thriss

### Status

Erased from existence

Timeline 5151616, dubbed the Vengeance Timeline or the Apocalypse Timeline is an alternate timeline, wherein Erhand went rogue after witnessing Pe'phriem's death, prompting - in a way - the prophesised Hour of Twilight and turning Azeroth into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

## Key differences and the chain of events leading to the catastrophe

* Exarch Caliestes has no knowledge of Ys'thriss as she never researched the Void.
* As such, she has no counterargument when Deuteros claims Pe'phriem is dangerous and believes him.
* Pe'phriem is executed by the Army of the Light.
* Erhand feels immensely betrayed and goes berserk, killing and destroying everything in his path.
* Vicaaryna willingly joins him, allowing him to voidforge her and acts as his right hand man.
* Erhand gives the Watch and his three daughters time to decide whether they want to join him on their own volition, or be mind-controlled into doing so. Hekadormi, his middle daughter, willingly joins him, due to the simple fact that she yearns for more power and attention. She tries to coerce Uriel, another member of the Watch and her significant other, into joining Erhand as well, which leads to an altercation during which Hekadormi kills Uriel under Erhand's influence (as he decided to make sure she won't go rogue, mind-controlling her anyways, even going the extra mile and plaguing her mind with doubt and false images of Uriel betraying her). Nyxadormi, alongside her and Erhand's other two daughters, Alectrodormi and Eseridormi, as well as their husbands, go into hiding, secretly plotting againts Erhand, while the rest of the Watch get mind-controlled.
* Alectrodormi contacts her "main universe" self and instructs her to erase the timeline - as Hekadormi is a threat to not only them, but other timelines as well, being a maddened Ys'thriss-infused bronze dragon - then commits suicide out of fear of getting mind-controlled into killing Warren. Her consciousness binds itself to a sword after death - apparently an unprecedented manifestation of Ys'thriss' powers - which Warren finds and uses in the desperate final stand against Erhand. This inspires "main universe" Alectrodormi to develop her sword form. Spurred on by this catastrophe, "MU" Alectrodormi secretly joins the infinite dragonflight so she can seek out and undo any "wrong timelines" and uses said sword form as a disguise alongside several other aliases and visage forms.
* Timeline 5151616's Eseridormi and Jaime Sootleaf blind themselves to avoid falling prey to Erhand's control, as while Erhand can still telepathically assault them, proper mind-control requires unbroken eye contact. Eseridormi, worried about Jaime's mortal nature, persuades him to let her inject him with worgen blood to make him more durable and agile.
* "MU" Alectrodormi, aided by her sisters, eventually ends up managing to erase the timeline, deeming it "just plain wrong", with "MU" Eseridormi only being able to save her alternate self and alternate Jaime in the last moment.
* The two survivors join the "MU" Underdogs as assassins.

## Detailed timeline

* Pe'phriem accidentally hits the *Perenaar* on his journey through space (June of 36 L.C.)
	+ Slaughter of the crew of the *Perenaar*, save for Vicaaryna. The ship crashlands on Kerision-616
	+ The paladin questions the tenebre and informs him that they have a common enemy in the Burning Legion. They eventually fall in love
	+ The two are rescued by Vindicator Deuteros and taken to Azeroth
	+ Deuteros is convinced that the tenebre is dangerous and informs Exarch Caliestes and the Extermination Squadron, believing Vicaaryna to be a traitor
	+ Caliestes trusts him and strips Vicaaryna of her rank (split from the "main timeline")
	+ Deuteros joins the Extermination Squadron after executing Pe'phriem
* Erhand senses Pe'phriem's demise and sets off to avenge him (July of 36 L.C.)
	+ Kingdoms crumble and empires fall before the maddened tenebre as he kills everyone and everything unwilling to join him in his conquest
	+ Erhand saves Vicaaryna from execution for treason, she joins him
		- Voidforging of Vicaaryna
	+ Erhand gives the Watch and his daughters an ultimatum - join him willingly or be mind-controlled into doing so
		- Death of Uriel Derrich
		- Voidforging of the Watch, Hekadormi becomes their supreme leader
		- William Blake attempts to talk sense into Erhand, but is killed
		- Li Li Mistblossom flees but is tracked down by members of the Watch and killed
		- Alectrodormi contacts her "main timeline" counterpart
		- Suicide of Alectrodormi
		- Most of the Underdogs is wiped out in the initial confrontation
		- Formation of the rebellion
* Counterattack (August of 36 L.C.)
	+ Eseridormi and Jaime Sootleaf blind themselves to protect themselves against Erhand's mind control and take up the codenames "Voidstrike" and "Spitalfield" respectively
	+ Valeriy Chernozyom volunteers to aid the rebels; he engineers mechanical eyes for both of them with which they can "see without looking"
	+ The surviving members of the Underdogs, Warren Miller-Hargreaves, Sethendris Trueshot, Amanda Blake, Anaya Wildcloud and Naaredin mount a counterattack
		- Death of Sethendris Trueshot
		- Amanda Blake's capture and eventual suicide by self-immolation
* The final battle (September of 36 L.C.)
	+ The surviving rebels chase Hekadormi, the last person standing between them and the erasure of the timeline as Erhand is unaware of the possibility
	+ Death of Warren Miller-Hargreaves
	+ Anaya Wildcloud sacrifices herself for Naaredin
	+ Death of Naaredin
	+ Death of Valeriy Chernozyom
	+ Intervention by timeline 0000001's Alectrodormi, Hekadormi and Eseridormi
	+ Defeat of Hekadormi, erasure of timeline 5151616, rescue of "Voidstrike" and "Spitalfield"

## Results of Erhand's destruction

The empty throne room of Stormwind Keep.The abandoned city streets of Stormwind City.The desolate auction house.What was left of the once-proud kingdom of Quel'thalas.Eseridormi and Jaime Sootleaf surveying the damage.Eseridormi witnessing the destruction firsthand, moments before blinding herself.
## Character differences

### Erhand

Erhand's timeline 5151616 version is almost the polar opposite of his "main timeline" self. After witnessing Pe'phriem's execution, he completely snaps, feeling betrayed and believing his "brother" to have been right. He begins destroying all life on Azeroth as retaliation and converts the planet into a void-corrupted hellscape. His new prime target is the Army of the Light - whom he erroneously believes to be allies of the Burning Legion, much like Pe'phriem initially did - but he and his followers kill anyone who opposes them indiscriminately.

### The Watch

Erhand's elite undead mercenaries are mind-controlled by Erhand to do his bidding. Uriel declines his offer, only to be killed by his own sweetheart.

### Eseridormi and Jaime Sootleaf

The two star-crossed lovers abandon the powers of the void and the light respectively, going into hiding as rogues and adapting the aliases "Voidstrike" and "Spitalfield", respectively. They lead a desperate rebellion against Erhand.

### Vicaaryna

Heartbroken after losing Pe'phriem and thirsty for vengeance, timeline 5151616's Vicaaryna willingly lets Erhand voidforge her and joins him in his quest for revenge. She wears Pe'phriem's skull as a mask with "Never Forget - Never Forgive" etched into it in Draenei runes.