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[[File:Sword of Dawn.jpg|thumb|The gunship when leaving the character boost tutorial.]]

The '''''Sword of Dawn''''' is an [[Alliance]] [[gunship]] helmed by [[Admiral Walsh]]. Prior to the [[battle for the Broken Shore]], it accompanied the [[third fleet]] and transported [[Alliance Recruit (character boost)|Alliance recruits]] and novice [[adventurer]]s.

==History==
===Legion===
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The gunship was used as a mobile training base, escorted by [[Alliance Gryphon Rider]]s. Once it came close to the [[Broken Shore]], it was attacked by forces of the [[Burning Legion]]. After defeating the ambushers, the troops were then sent to the battle below by using [[Armored Snowy Gryphon (NPC)|Armored Snowy Gryphons]].

===Battle for Azeroth===
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The gunship was later used in the same role of mobile training base, this time at the conflict near the [[Seething Shore]]. The gunship and its forces were attacked by Horde [[wind rider]]s and paratroopers before disembarkation.

Later, the ''Sword of Dawn'' took part in the [[Battle for Stromgarde]].

===Shadowlands===
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The gunship's role in training new recruits has now moved it to [[Icecrown]].

==NPCs==
;Broken Shore character boost
*{{NPC|Alliance|Admiral Walsh||icon=Human Female}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Navigator Lane||icon=Human Female}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Navigator Gibson||icon=Human Male}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|General Bret Hughes||icon=Human Male}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Magus Filinthus||icon=Human Male}}
**{{Mob|Arcane Construct (character boost)||Arcane Constructs}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Anchorite Taliah||icon=Draenei Female}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Lieutenant Warren||icon=Human Male}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Lieutenant Murray||icon=Human Female}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Alliance Infantry||icon=Human Male}}
*{{Alliance}} {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Gnome|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Draenei|Female}} {{RaceIcon|Night elf|Female}}{{NPC||Alliance Recruit (character boost)||Alliance Recruit}}
*{{Alliance}} {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}}{{NPC||Alliance Lookout}}
*{{NPC|Alliance|Armored Snowy Gryphon (NPC)||Armored Snowy Gryphon|icon=Gryphon2}}

;Seething Shore character boost
All the above in addition to {{Alliance}} {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}}{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Female}}{{NPC||Deckhand (Seething Shore)||Deckhand}}

;Battle for Stromgarde
*[[Veteran Sergeant Slayde]]
*[[7th Legion Marine (Arathi Highlands)|7th Legion Marine]]
*[[7th Legion Cannoneer (Arathi Highlands)|7th Legion Cannoneer]]
*[[7th Legion Shield-Mage]]

==Mobs==
;Broken Shore character boost
*[[Felfire Imp]]
*[[Felblaze Infernal]]
*[[Ambushing Fel Bat]]

;Seething Shore character boost
*[[Horde Grunt (character boost)|Horde Grunt]]
*[[Wyvern Rider (character boost)|Wyvern Rider]]

==Trivia==
[[File:Sword of Dawn - Leaving.jpg|thumb|A novice [[adventurer]] flying away from the gunship after her training.]]
*The ''Sword of Dawn'' was only accessible by using a [[Character Boost#Level 100 Boost|level 100 boost]] on an Alliance character. It serves as a tutorial zone, and the scenario teaches the adventurer about his main combat skills, such as area-of-effect attacks, stunning opponents, battling several foes at the same time, etc. Once the combat training is over, the player is then sent to the [[The Battle for Broken Shore (quest)]] scenario.
*While being on the ''Sword of Dawn'', the zone name is actually shown as the [[Great Sea]]. A way to know the name of the gunship is to talk on the [[General Chat]], which will display its name, or to have a [[Battle.net]] friend on it, and then the name of the gunship will be shown as the location in the UI.
*[[Dalaran]] and [[Acherus: The Ebon Hold]] can be seen in the distance, however, the cities were not at the [[Broken Isles]] at that point.
*In the early ''[[Battle for Azeroth]]'' alpha, the Alliance troops in the [[Battle for Stromgarde]] [[warfront]] were labelled as coming from the ''[[Skyfire]]''. It was later changed to the ''Sword of Dawn''.

==Patch changes==
*{{Patch 7.0.3|note=Added.}}

==See also==
*''[[Tempest's Roar]]''

==External links==
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