Changes: Shadowmourne

Warm Welcome
Start	Lauriel Trueblade [44.1, 10.5]
End	Calen [29.3, 26.0]
Level	85 (Requires 84)
Category	Twilight Highlands
Experience	52050
Rewards	7 10
Previous	The Terrors of Iso'rath
Next	Even Dragons Bleed

Revision as of 00:58, 30 March 2011

Objectives

Meet with Lirastrasza at Vermillion Redoubt.

Meet with Lirastrasza

Description

I'm glad you're back! Saving the world or something, I'm sure.

I was dispatched to establish relations with the red dragons in the area, but I'm finding this bunch somewhat less accommodating than the ones at Wyrmrest were. I have, however, been told that you are the type that solves problems.

A problem solver as it were.

Care to take a crack at earning a bit of trust with Lirastrasza at Vermillion Redoubt to the southwest? Anything that might soften her up a bit for me would be lovely.

Rewards

You will receive: 7 10 (or 12 40 50 at max level)

Completion

I'm glad Lira didn't scare you off. I won't say her concerns aren't warranted, but we have a common enemy. She is perhaps a bit overzealous.

Notes

Head to the southwest, past the ruins and the ogre camp. Aim for the red tree peaking over the mountain. Fly in and a Vermillion Sentinel will stun the player and take it over to Lirastrasza. She will fly in and shift to her elven form before telling off the player and flying away.

Lirastrasza says: You've crossed into the domain of red dragons, <race>.

Lirastrasza says: You and your allies have struck against my kind at the gates to Grim Batol in the past. You've shown no respect for the sacred oath we would die to keep. You'll find no trust with me.

Lirastrasza says: Fortunately for you, your fate is not mine to decide.

Lirastrasza says: My drakes shall be watching you. Choose your words and your actions carefully, <race>.

Head to the south side of the large tree in the center of the redoubt to talk to Calen.

His gossip text:

Deathwing has returned. He's seized Grim Batol and much of the highlands, and I feel near powerless to stop him.

Soon, our queen shall arrive, and together we shall put the once Earthwarder in his place.

Quest progression

[30-35] Warm Welcome
[30-35] Even Dragons Bleed
[30-35] Draconic Mending / [30-35] Life from Death
[30-35] In Defense of the Redoubt
[30-35] Encroaching Twilight / [30-35] Breach in the Defenses / [30-35] Far from the Nest
[30-35] Mathias' Command / [30-35] Patchwork Command
[30-35] Easy Pickings / [30-35] Precious Goods
( [30-35] The Gates of Grim Batol)
[30-35] If The Key Fits
- [30-35] Paving the Way
[30-35] Pressing Forward
[30-35] Enter the Dragon Queen
[30-35] Battle of Life and Death
[30-35] And the Sky Streaked Red
[30-35] A Fitting End / [30-35] Blackout / [30-35] Shining Through the Dark
[30-35] Following the Young Home
[30-35] Last of Her Kind

Patches and hotfixes

Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.

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+{{Stub/Quest}}
-<onlyinclude>{{tooltip
+{{questbox
-|mode={{{mode|}}}
+| name=Warm Welcome
-|arg={{{arg|}}}
+| start=[[Lauriel Trueblade]] {{co|44.1|10.5|Twilight Highlands}}
-|icon=INV Axe 113
+| faction=Alliance
-|name=Shadowmourne
+| id=27485
-|quality=Legendary
+| level=85
-|bind=BoP
+| category=Twilight Highlands
-|unique=
+| levelreq=84
-|type=Axe
+| end=[[Calen]] {{co|29.3|26.0|Twilight Highlands}}
-|slot=Two Hand
+| experience=52050
-|speed=3.70
+| money={{cost|7|10}}
-|dmg=965 - 1609
+| previous={{quest|The Terrors of Iso'rath}}
-|dps=347.8
+| next={{quest|Even Dragons Bleed}}
-|attrib=+196 Strength<br />+268 Stamina
+}}
-|sockets={{socket|Red}}<br/>{{socket|Red}}<br/>{{socket|red}}
-|sockbonus=+8 Strength
-|durability=145
-|classes=Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight
-|level=80
-|effect=Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 114.<br/>Equip: Increases your haste rating by 114.<br/>Equip: Your melee attacks have a chance to drain a Soul Fragment granting you 30 Strength.  When you have acquired 10 Soul Fragments you will unleash Chaos Bane, dealing 1900 to 2100 Shadow damage split between all enemies within 15 yards and granting you 270 Strength for 10 sec.
-|sell={{cost|50|47|62}}
-|ilvl=284
-}}</onlyinclude>
+== Objectives ==
-'''Shadowmourne''' is a {{quality|legendary}} two-handed axe which is a quest reward from {{questlong|Neutral|80R|Shadowmourne...}}. It is available exclusively to [[warrior]]s, [[paladin]]s, and [[death knight]]s. Equipping Shadowmourne awards the [[Feat of Strength]], {{achievement|Shadowmourne (achievement)|Shadowmourne}}.
+Meet with [[Lirastrasza]] at [[Vermillion Redoubt]].
+* Meet with Lirastrasza
-==Background==
+== Description ==
+I'm glad you're back! Saving the world or something, I'm sure.
-Before being the [[Lich King]], [[Arthas Menethil|Prince Arthas Menethil]] was a servant ruled by a sword he believed was the key to saving his people - the runeblade [[Frostmourne]]. Finding and claiming the blade among the frozen wastes of [[Northrend]] was an odyssey unto itself, and the search cost the prince [[Muradin Bronzebeard|his mentor]], [[The Culling|his relationship with his subjects]], and [[Matthias Lehner|his humanity]]. It cost the living of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] far more.
+I was dispatched to establish relations with the [[red dragonflight|red dragons]] in the area, but I'm finding this bunch somewhat less accommodating than the ones at [[Wyrmrest Temple|Wyrmrest]] were. I have, however, been told that you are the type that solves problems.
-With a tight grip on the blade that he traded his life for, Arthas ravaged the kingdom of [[Lordaeron]] and broke free from the control of the [[Burning Legion]]. By the time the former prince ascended as the leader of the [[Scourge]], Frostmourne was already glutted with the souls of the numberless dead who dared to oppose him.
+A problem solver as it were.
-Now, Arthas has become so inseparable from his weapon that the sword's likeness has even found its way into the architecture of his fortress, [[Icecrown Citadel]]. Its hilt is never far from his hands; its ghostly whispers constantly ring in his ears. Frostmourne, as much as the Lich King, is the ruler of Northrend.
+Care to take a crack at earning a bit of trust with Lirastrasza at Vermillion Redoubt to the southwest? Anything that might soften her up a bit for me would be lovely.
-To challenge that rule, mighty heroes will need to follow more closely in Arthas's path than ever before.
+== Rewards ==
-In a relentless quest to arm the forces of the living against the Scourge, [[Darion Mograine|Highlord Darion Mograine]] has formed the [[Ashen Verdict]], a union between the most skilled craftsmen of the [[Argent Crusade]] and the [[Knights of the Ebon Blade|Ebon Blade]]. Though the peerless paladins of the Crusade wield the power of the Light, and their leader clutches [[Ashbringer]], a few of Mograine's dark warriors have begun to question their hopes for victory.
+You will receive: {{cost|7|10}} (or {{cost|12|40|50}} at max level)
+== Completion ==
-These death knights insist that the Ashbringer and the skills of the Argent Crusaders, will not be enough to best Frostmourne alone. They swear that Darion Mograine has long been quietly aware of another legendary blade - one that could be the key to defeating the Lich King and cleansing Northrend... But it doesn't exist yet, for the moment, the weapon is only a formless idea. It is spoken of quietly, and the Highlord has a habit of silencing those who discuss it in public. But the hope of an artifact to rival Frostmourne is strong within the minds of the Ebon Blade. Just its name inspires the furnaces to burn late into the night, the bellows to pump air, and the darker half of the Verdict's smiths to swing their hammers until their fingers fail. While other craftsmen lean over whetstones and gather pitted blades by the hundreds, these few dream of a single weapon to end the [[War against the Lich King|war for Northrend]].
+I'm glad Lira didn't scare you off. I won't say her concerns aren't warranted, but we have a common enemy. She is perhaps a bit overzealous.
+== Notes ==
-Shadowmourne... A great two-handed axe fit for a giant, born of sacred and corrupt powers, host of a thousand dead souls and able to be wielded only by the most stalwart armsmasters of Azeroth. Its creation seems nearly impossible; and yet, the rumors do not cease.
+Head to the southwest, past the ruins and the ogre camp. Aim for the red tree peaking over the mountain. Fly in and a Vermillion Sentinel will stun the player and take it over to Lirastrasza. She will fly in and shift to her elven form before telling off the player and flying away.
+:{{text|say|Lirastrasza|You've crossed into the domain of red dragons, <race>.}}
+:{{text|say|Lirastrasza|You and your allies have struck against my kind at the gates to [[Grim Batol]] in the past. You've shown no respect for the sacred oath we would die to keep. You'll find no trust with me.}}
+:{{text|say|Lirastrasza|Fortunately for you, your fate is not mine to decide.}}
+:{{text|say|Lirastrasza|My drakes shall be watching you. Choose your words and your actions carefully, <race>.}}
+Head to the south side of the large tree in the center of the redoubt to talk to Calen.
+His gossip text:
-Some smiths claim that Shadowmourne must be nothing more than an ordinary axe, honed to unparalleled perfection, while others would shape it from a weapon of immense import in the world. Darion Mograine believes that only [[Light's Vengeance|the hammer of Arthas]] himself will provide a worthy model - but such absurd ambition is just the beginning of Shadowmourne's creation. To contain the energies that dance across its cold edges, Shadowmourne would be hewn from piles of impure [[Saronite]]: the hardened blood of the [[Old Gods|Old God]], [[Yogg-Saron]]. To fuel its power to kill, it should be drenched in the souls of the most potent servants of the Scourge as they are slain, one by one, with the unfinished blade. To help break through the Lich King's armor, it is to be adorned with fragments of the [[Frozen Throne]], originally crafted by [[Kil'Jaeden]] out of ice from the [[Twisting Nether]].
+:Deathwing has returned. He's seized Grim Batol and much of the highlands, and I feel near powerless to stop him.
+:Soon, our queen shall arrive, and together we shall put the once Earthwarder in his place.
+== Quest progression ==
-Only with these mighty components, it is said, can Shadowmourne be finished. And, yet, even if the axe could be completed, questions and fears remain. Is forging the souls of the deceased into a weapon treated with blood and the essence of the Twisting Nether truly any different from the crafting of the Scourge's runeblades?
+{{Vermillion Redoubt}}
+== Patches and hotfixes ==
-Who is to say that the Lich King wouldn't simply annihilate - or control - the maker for their impudence in mimicking his most treasured possession? If Arthas, one of the most dedicated knights of his age, lost his humanity to the whispers of Frostmourne, might Shadowmourne bring the same doom and misery to the living as its sister blade?
+*{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added.}}
-And who will be bold enough to try to wield such a weapon? Might Shadowmourne bring the same doom and misery to the living as [[Frostmourne|its sister blade]] did?<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/shadowmourne.xml Shadowmourne Official Preview]</ref>
-==Mechanics==
-The proc effects from Shadowmourne are unlike any weapon currently in the game and as such the way they act is completely new.
-*Once you have gained 10 Soul Fragments and have unleashed Chaos Bane, you are unable to gain more Soul Fragments While the Chaos Bane buff is active,removing the Chaos Bane buff will allow the player to begin generating soul fragments again.
-*Chaos Bane cannot crit under normal circumstances. Retribution Paladins have been experiencing rare occurrences of Chaos Bane crits on raid mobs, which is believed to be caused by the talent Sanctity of Battle. Chaos Bane can also crit if the target is much lower level than the player.
-*Soul Fragments can be gained from any auto attack, including off hand swings. They can also be gained from any ability that simulates a weapon swing, regardless of whether or not it deals damage, for example a warrior can generate Soul Fragments from using abilities such as Sunder Armor and Hamstring. Abilities that are off of the GCD such as Pummel do not appear to be able to generate Soul Fragments.
-Soul Fragment generation works off the [[Procs per minute]] system, and has a very high number of occurrences per minute. Current testing has shown that auto attacks on average generate one fragment every two seconds, and special abilities generate fragments at the same rate for a combined total of approximately one Soul Fragment every second on a single target. In AoE situations the Fragments gained per second will increase, but because not all of the players GCD's will be used to do AoE it is still unclear exactly how much faster fragments will be generated (in terms of Fragments gained per second) per target added for each class.
-===Abilities that can generate Soul Fragments===
-{| class="darktable zebra"
-! colspan=2 | [[Warrior]] !! colspan=2 | [[Death knight]] !! colspan=2 | [[Paladin]]
-|-
-! Ability !! Soul Fragment !! Ability !! Soul Fragment !! Ability !! Soul Fragment
-|-
-| [[Bloodthirst]] || 1 || [[Frost Strike]] || 1 || [[Consecration]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Cleave]] || 1 to 2 || [[Heart Strike]] || 1 to 2 || [[Crusader Strike]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Hamstring]] || 1 || [[Howling Blast]] || 1 || [[Divine Storm]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Heroic Strike]] || 1 || [[Icy Touch]] || 1 || [[Judgement]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Heroic Throw]] || 1 || [[Obliterate]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Mortal Strike]] || 1 || [[Plague Strike]] || 2
-|-
-| [[Rend]] || 1 || [[Rune Strike]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Shield Slam]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Shattering Throw]] || 1 to 2
-|-
-| [[Sunder Armor]] || 1
-|-
-| [[Whirlwind]] || 1 to 8
-|}
-==Quest line==
-{{:Quest:The Sacred and the Corrupt}}
-==Gallery==
-<gallery>
-File:Shadowmourne.jpg|Shadowmourne at [[BlizzCon 2009]]
-File:Shadowmourne Preview 02.jpg|Blood elf death knight wielding Shadowmourne
-File:Shadowmourne Preview 03.jpg|Night elf warrior wielding Shadowmourne
-</gallery>
-==Notes==
-*The world's first Shadowmourne was obtained by the death knight [http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/Mal%27Ganis/Modk/ Modk] of [[Guild:Juggernaut (Mal'Ganis US)|Juggernaut]] on [[Server:Mal'Ganis US|Mal'Ganis US]] on 16 March 2010.
-==Patch changes==
-*{{Patch 4.0.1|note=Stats updated.}}
-*{{Patch 3.3.0|note=Added.}}
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
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+{{elinks-quest|27485}}
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-[[pl:Shadowmourne]]
-[[Category:World of Warcraft two-handed axe items]]
-[[Category:Quest rewards]]
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