Leyara is the night elf widow of Valstann Staghelm, the son of Fandral Staghelm who was killed during the War of the Shifting Sands. She has cast aside her former life and joined Fandral and his druids of the flame. One of her first acts is to attempt the disruption of the ritual in front of the Portal to the Firelands that would lead to the infiltration into the Firelands by the druids loyal to Malfurion Stormrage. Hamuul Runetotem later hunts her down in a vain attempt to seek vengeance for his students she killed, but she uses her flame powers to nearly kill him. After talks fail between her and Malfurion, she is then killed by a fully healed Hamuul within the Molten Front.