As the weapon neared completion, the Jailer inserted a blue crystal forged from the soul of Arthas Menethil into it to serve as the source of the Domination magic that would allow him to control Anduin. In order to turn Anduin into his servant, the Jailer had his Mawsworn reforge Shalamayne into Kingsmourne, a mourneblade even greater than Frostmourne. Kingsmourne in the Dominated Anduin's hand.Īfter Anduin was captured by the forces of the Jailer and brought to the Maw, he continued wielding Shalamayne until he was dragged into Torghast, Tower of the Damned. For the cinematic of the same name, see The First Move. After losing the axe, Saurfang split the blade into Shalla'tor and Ellemayne, and managed to land a blow and wound Sylvanas's eye. Shalamayne thus passed down to Anduin, making the young king a sword-wielding priest.ĭuring the mak'gora between Varok Saurfang and Sylvanas Windrunner, Anduin gave Shalamayne to Saurfang, while Thrall gave him Dra'gora. The moment Anduin truly accepted the duties of a king, light once again began swirling in the right-hand blade he was holding, only this time with the golden glow of the priest instead of the orange-red hue of the warrior. When the Armies of Legionfall began their assault on the Broken Shore, Varian's son Anduin Wrynn sneaked out of Stormwind and journeyed to Wrynnfall, the site of his father's demise, where he found Shalamayne. Without Varian's touch, the sword lay dormant, awaiting the touch of another to which it would respond. Upon his death, the split swords were left behind in the sand, their light snuffed out. At the battle for the Broken Shore, Varian split Shalamayne into two to battle the Burning Legion. Varian used his sword against Garrosh Hellscream and his Gorehowl during the Ashenvale war. Shalamayne is also able to be split into Shalla'tor and Ellemayne. Varian learned to wield his sword with either hand, although one would always be favored over the other. Īnduin picking up the right half of Shalamayne at the Broken Shore.Īfter Onyxia's death, Varian returned home with the new sword at his side. This sword became known as Shalamayne, and its first target was the black dragon Onyxia, who was slain by the merged Varian using his new sword. When Onyxia inadvertently combined the two Varians back into one person, the two blades were merged into a single weapon as well. They were granted the night elven blades by Jaina, who aided them in the assault on Onyxia's Lair. After Varian Wrynn was split into two people by Onyxia's magic, the two ultimately found each other again and resolved to slay the black dragon. The blades eventually came into the possession of Lady Jaina Proudmoore. While Ellemayne had a red gem, Shalla'tor had a blue one instead.
In Darnassian, Shalla'tor means Shadow Render, while Ellemayne means Reaver. Shalla'tor and Ellemayne were a pair of magic elven blades forged during the War of the Ancients and wielded by the twins Vor'Illian and Lo'Vellian. The two Varians, wielding Ellemayne and Shalla'tor.
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