Trollbane's Tomb

Trollbane's Tomb was the resting place of Thoras Trollbane, King of Stromgarde, until he was resurrected by the Knights of the Ebon Blade. It is located at the bottom of the Crypt behind the Sanctum in Stromgarde Keep^{[28.9, 59.6]} in the Arathi Highlands.

Three caretakers—Alaric, Nevlin, and Weston—stand watch over the tomb.

Epitaph[]

Not long after Thoras' raising, Mathias Shaw entered the crypt and found the tomb empty. He discovered a single plaque with a memorial verse which had been placed inside the coffin at eye level with the corpse. The plaque reads:

Here lie, alone, the last of mortal bones
Of one who walked 'midst kings and crowns and thrones.
Once strong and bold, of trolls, the very bane
Ah, Thoras, how doth fortune wax and wane.
I now am carrion; to dust return'd,
Mark ye well the lesson I have learn'd:
No man or king forever lives—lay down
All that keeps your spirit worldly bound:
Your bow, your steel, your crown incarnadine,
Prepare to keep the secret that was mine.
Bury it, forget, and leave it lost.
For others comes the Light, but not for me
Tread not my path: do not an island be.^[1]

Flynn Fairwind believes that the epitaph hints at the secret burial place of Terenas Menethil II's bloodied crown on an island in Stormwind Harbor.^[2]