Maiev discovers naga serving Illidan

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Maiev Shadowsong discovered naga fighting under Illidan Stormrage's command while pursuing him from the night elven coast. The encounter revealed that the fugitive had gained followers from a people tied to the submerged remnants of the ancient Highborne. His escape was no longer a solitary act by an exiled sorcerer.

Maiev had long been Illidan's jailer, and his release during the Third War left her determined to recover him. As she followed his trail, the appearance of naga changed what the hunt meant. Their emergence connected Illidan's plans to another legacy of the Sundering, when Azshara and surviving members of her court had been transformed beneath the sea. Illidan's influence now reached beyond the night elves who had rejected him.

The pursuit carried Maiev toward the Tomb of Sargeras and the Eye sought by Illidan. Her first encounters with naga were therefore warnings of the larger coalition assembling around him. The event helps explain why his actions became a regional threat demanding aid from Malfurion and Tyrande rather than merely a jailer's private mission to recapture an escaped prisoner.