Scourgestone

A scourgestone is an item given to all Scourge upon birth or creation. It provides certain benefits to the holder, but more importantly it allows Scourge leaders visibility into the location and movement of all of their units. Scourgestones are weak when separated from their holder, and can easily be crushed into fragments. It is possible to purge a scourgestone and to turn it inert but this attracts the attention of undead for countless miles. With a rare magic that is able to turn the evil of something against itself, it is then possible to purify the inert stone into a Holy Mightstone.

During Death Rising, minions of the Scourge were discovered to be carrying a new, darker type of scourgestone, touched not by the Lich King but by the even more sinister power of the Maw.

Types

 * Scourgestone (quest item) - quest item, found on various Scourge at Scourgeholme in Icecrown.
 * Scourgestone (death knight) - a hearthstone-like item used by newly-created death knights in the Scarlet Enclave.
 * Darkened Scourgestone - dropped from Scourge during the Death Rising event.
 * Pitch Black Scourgestone - dropped from Scourge during the Death Rising event.

Pre-Cataclysm
Prior to the Cataclysm, players would collect scourgestones for the Argent Dawn. By wearing an Argent Dawn Commission (a trinket which came in various versions), players could cause undead in the Plaguelands and their dungeons to drop scourgestones. These could be turned in for equipment, reputation, and other rewards. With the Cataclysm, this system was obsoleted and new players will not encounter any trace of it. However, players who earned Argent Dawn Commission trinkets prior to the Cataclysm can still request replacements, and can in fact continue to collect scourgestones; however, the scourgestones are now entirely useless.

The scourgestones were turned in to Nicholas Zverenhoff at Light's Hope Chapel, Argent Officer Garush at The Bulwark, or Argent Officer Pureheart at Chillwind Camp.

The trinkets noted below cannot be obtained by new players, as the quests to acquire them are no longer in the game. Players who earned them previously can still request replacements for the Argent Dawn Commission, Seal of the Dawn, and Rune of the Dawn. Wearing these trinkets will still cause undead mobs to drop scourgestones, but the scourgestones serve no purpose.

Collection
Undead creatures sent out by the Lich King and his forces will have a chance to carry upon them three different levels of Scourgestones. One may obtain these stones by equipping one of the following trinkets (none of which can be acquired by new players anymore):


 * Argent Dawn Commission - Gained at level 50 from any Argent Dawn Quartermasters; currently available from Argent Quartermaster Lightspark (and possibly from Argent Quartermaster Hasana). Not available from Quartermaster Miranda Breechlock.
 * Seal of the Dawn - Gained after completing "The Active Agent"; currently available from Betina Bigglezink
 * Rune of the Dawn - Gained after completing "The Active Agent"; currently available from Betina Bigglezink
 * Mark of the Champion (physical) - Gained after turning in the Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad; cannot be reaquired
 * Mark of the Champion (caster) - Gained after turning in the Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad; cannot be reaquired

Undead mobs, along with their living compatriots of the Cult of the Damned in Western Plaguelands, Eastern Plaguelands, Scholomance and Stratholme have the chance to carry one of these stones.

Boss type mobs such as Ras Frostwhisper, Darkmaster Gandling, and Baron Rivendare will always carry a Corruptor's Scourgestone.

Obsolete types of Scourgestones
As stated, these items can still be collected. However, they can no longer be turned in for any rewards.
 * Minion's Scourgestone - could previously turn in 20 for an Argent Dawn Valor Token. Found on mobs level 50 and up.
 * Invader's Scourgestone - could previously turn in 10 for an Argent Dawn Valor Token. Found on mobs level 53 and up.
 * Corruptor's Scourgestone - could previously turn in one for an Argent Dawn Valor Token. Found on bosses.

In the RPG
The process of turning scourgestones into holy mightstones is favored by the Argent Dawn. Young members of the Dawn collect scourgestones to show their mettle.