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#REDIRECT [[Shalamayne#Kingsmourne]]
{{About|the sword|the cinematic of the same name|The First Move}}
 
[[File:Shalamourne.png|thumb|Kingsmourne in Sylvanas' hands.]]
 
 
'''Kingsmourne'''<ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjyvlSgkEzY&t=198s|title=Lore Watch Podcast 180: Interview with WoW Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser (03:18)|author=Blizzard Watch|publisher=YouTube|date=2021-02-20|accessdate=2021-03-22|quote=''[...] and we knew that we wanted that initial ''Shadowlands'' story, the kind of 9.0 launch story, to end on something of a cliffhanger, of Sylvanas standing there with the sword Kingsmourne kind of pointing at Anduin [...]''}}</ref> is a [[mourneblade]] wielded by [[Anduin Wrynn]]. It was forged from [[Varian Wrynn|his father's]] legendary sword [[Shalamayne]].<ref name="Danuser Kingsmourne">{{Ref web|url=https://twitter.com/SteveDanuser/status/1385705891744288770|title=Steve Danuser on Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423213725/https://twitter.com/SteveDanuser/status/1385705891744288770|archivedate=2021-04-23|quote=''Shalamayne was used to forge Kingsmourne.''}}</ref>
 
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==History==
 
A [[Mawsworn]] forgemaster working under [[the Jailer]]'s supervision created Kingsmourne from Shalamayne<ref name="Danuser Kingsmourne"/> shortly after the defeat of [[Sire Denathrius]]. The crafting process involved a blue crystal of unknown origin.<ref name="The Highlord's Vision">[[The Highlord's Vision]]</ref> Far away in [[Oribos]], [[Bolvar Fordragon]] sensed the creation of the blade in the form of visions of a terrible darkness rising within Torghast.<ref>[[An Echo in the Darkness]]</ref> The Jailer told his ally [[Sylvanas Windrunner|Sylvanas]] that they had to take a more direct approach with forging Anduin into their next weapon, and Sylvanas subsequently revealed the mourneblade to Anduin after telling him that he had the choice between joining her and the Jailer willingly or being made to serve. Anduin was not fazed, replied that Sylvanas held all the power and told her to make her choice.<ref name="The Highlord's Vision"/> Ultimately, Anduin was enslaved by the Jailer and was sent to [[Elysian Hold]] in [[Bastion]] with Kingsmourne disguised as Shalamayne. After he was revealed to be under the Jailer's control, Anduin plunged Kingsmourne into the ground to create a shockwave that stunned the nearby [[Kyrian#Paragons and Hands|Paragons]] before using the blade to stab [[Kyrestia the Firstborne|the Archon]] herself and extract one of the keys desired by the Jailer.<ref>[[The First Move]]</ref>
 
 
==Notes==
 
*Before its actual name was revealed, some fans jokingly referred to Kingsmourne as "Shalamourne" as a reference to [[Frostmourne]]. In their publicized work, Blizzard artists simply called it "Shalamayne".<ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bK8nRa|title=World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, In-Game Cinematics work|author=Robin Dao|publisher=ArtStation|accessdate=2021-03-22|quote=''Texture upres and VFX masks for the sword Shalamayne, Aaron Villarreal did the modeling upres.''}}</ref><ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oA19Zq|title=World of Warcraft: Shadowlands: Sylvanas's Choice|author=Aaron Villarreal|publisher=ArtStation|accessdate=2021-03-22|quote=''Upressed the model for Shalamayne, Robin Dao was responsible for textures upress.''}}</ref><ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/482662|title=World of Warcraft: Shadowlands: Chains of Domination|author=Aaron Villarreal|publisher=ArtStation|accessdate=2021-03-22|quote=''Upressed the model for Shalamayne, Robin Dao was responsible for textures upress.''}}</ref>
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
Chains of Domination Anduin.jpg|Concept art of Anduin and Kingsmourne.
 
Kingsmourne - The Archon's key.png|Anduin presenting Kyrestia's key to the Jailer.
 
</gallery>
 
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Maw]]
 

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