Battle of Ehlna

Four years after the Ehlna became a site of conflict between the three races of the Koprulu Sector.

Fugitive terran Jake Ramsey arrived there, trying to solve a unique problem&mdash;he was carrying a preserver, Zamara, in his head, and it was killing him. Zamara had crucial information she had to deliver to the protoss. However, she was sought by Ulrezaj, the Zerg Swarm and the Terran Dominion.

His companion, Rosemary Dahl, had gotten separated from him. At Shakuras, she convinced the protoss executor, Selendis, to help her rescue her friend and recover the knowledge Zamara held. The leader of the Nerazim revealed that Zamara would most likely take Ramsey to the Alys'aril, but insisted that only a small number of templar accompany his own warriors there. Vartanil, a Furinax technician, accompanied them.

Ulrezaj traveled to Ehlna on a xel'naga vessel, followed by Ethan Stewart, an infested terran commander, who was in turn secretly followed by Terran Dominion vessels under the command of Valerian Mengsk, archaeologist and heir to the Dominion throne.

In the Alys'aril, Ramsey underwent a long psionic ritual to remove Zamara's essence from him. As he did so, Stewart's forces appeared and surrounded the facility. Selendis convinced him that Ramsey was undergoing the ritual to save his life, so Stewart intended to wait until he could strike... after sending a hydralisk spy to watch over Ramsey. Meanwhile, Rosemary Dahl, Vartanil and the alysaar stuffed as many memory crystals as possible into the warp capable protoss vessel so the treasures could be taken safely to Shakuras.

Stewart's hand was forced when Ulrezaj made a personal appearance on the battlefield. Stewart's forces invaded the Alys'aril, attempting to kill Ramsey and Dahl, but both attempts failed, in part due to the efforts of the protoss. The zerg also attacked Ulrezaj, eventually managing to injure him when Terran Dominion forces arrived. Zamara, finally removed from Ramsey, used the energies under the Alys'aril to trap Ulrezaj (and herself) in a pure khaydarin crystal. The Dominion gained the upper hand, defeating both the protoss and the zerg. Stewart was shot down attempting to flee the scene and was finished off by Selendis.

The Dominion raided the temple, arresting Ramsey and Dahl. Some memory crystals were removed for later perusal by Valerian Mengsk. Afterward, the protoss arrived in force, and the Dominion had to flee.