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Uncrowned

NeutralUncrowned
Main leader  Jorach Ravenholdt
 The Shadowblade
Secondary leaders Council of Shadows
Race(s) HumanHuman Human
DwarfDwarfDark Iron dwarfDark Iron dwarf Dwarf
GnomeGnome Gnome
Night elfNight elf Night elf
DraeneiDraenei Draenei
WorgenWorgen Worgen
OrcOrcMag'har orcMag'har orc Orc
Half-orcHalf-orc Half-orc
TrollTroll Troll
TaurenTauren Tauren
ForsakenForsaken Forsaken
Blood elfBlood elf Blood elf
GoblinGoblin Goblin
PandarenPandaren Pandaren
Hobgoblin
Ogre
Tuskarr
Character classes Rogue
Base of operations Rogue Hall of Shadows
Theater of operations Azeroth
  Formerly Argus
Affiliation Armies of Legionfall, Independent
Status Active
Reputation
Quartermaster  Kelsey Steelspark

The Uncrowned is a secret organization of rogues led by the Shadows, their leaders, who form the Council of Shadows.[1][2] The Uncrowned fight the Burning Legion alongside the other class orders during the demons' third invasion, and their order hall is the secret Hall of Shadows located in the sewers of Dalaran. Ranks of the Uncrowned include members of Ravenholdt, Deathstalkers, SI:7, Shattered Hand, Steamwheedle Cartel, Shado-Pan, Bloodsail Buccaneers, Hidden Circle, Gnomeregan Covert Ops, Royal Apothecary Society, and once of the Defias Brotherhood.

History

The Uncrowned is an organization that works behind the scenes, and which already existed before the events of the third invasion of the Burning Legion, being described by Lord Jorach Ravenholdt as "the slayers of kings, the downfall of empires, the unseen blades that write the true history of this world."[3]

Legion

Legion This section concerns content related to Legion.
Main article: Rogue Campaign

Following the Battle for Broken Shore, Jorach Ravenholdt came into contact with a rogue hero by sending a messenger carrying a sealed letter, inviting them to join him alone and in complete discretion in the Hall of Shadows through his contact "Red" Jack Findle in the Glorious Goods of Dalaran. In the Chamber of Shadows, the rogue hero met the Council of Shadows who invited them to take their seat as the final Shadow, and help them lead the Uncrowned.[4]

After the presentation of the secret organization, their methods, and their goals, the now complete Council of Shadows organized itself to obtain the legendary artifacts that are The Kingslayers:  [Anguish] and  [Sorrow], The Dreadblades:  [Fate] and  [Fortune], and the Fangs of the Devourer:  [Gorefang] and  [Akaari's Will], to equip their champion who operate outside and vanquishes their foes.[5]

The Shadow Council celebrated their success over glasses of wine after successfully securing all of the artifacts, but they were poisoned by Vanessa VanCleef, Kingpin of the Defias Brotherhood, who had survived in the Deadmines through the use of neurotoxin against its opponents. However, she was defeated by the Last Shadow, and had no other choice but to serve the latter or to be executed by the Uncrowned. She chose the second option and joined the ranks of the organization with her men.[6]

Chamber of Shadows

During the Burning Legion's third invasion, the Uncrowned began to mobilize their agents on the Broken Isles.[7] [8] Subsequently they organize the recruitment and training of new agents, with among the members of the Defias Brotherhood, under Lonika Stillblade who founded the School of Roguery in Shattrath.[9][10]

Following the recruitment of Winstone Wolfe into their ranks,[11][12] the Uncrowned became interested in the discovery of the body of an SI:7 agent in the sewers of Dalaran. Fearing that the SI:7 would take too much interest in them, Ravenholdt sent his agents to investigate the situation in Stormwind City,[13] they discovered that Mathias Shaw had increased the number of agents he has in Horde territory,[14] and ordered the elimination of Amber Kearnen.[15]

Realizing that something was wrong with Shaw's behavior, the Uncrowned began to investigate the relationship between the SI:7 and the Red Blade at Citrine Bay, in Stormheim.[16] They discovered that the Spymaster ordered the pirates to execute Amber Kearnen in exchange for access to Stormwind Harbor and a royal pardon for their past crimes committed.[17] They also got their hands on a mysterious letter with a complex code, and began to decipher it to find out the reasons for Mathias to eliminate his best agent.[18]

Following the recruitment of Yancey Grillsen,[19] responsible for recruiting more pirates into their ranks,[20] the Uncrowned mobilized to create diversions in order to prevent the SI:7 from being present in Val'sharah and staying away from Black Rook Hold, while they continue to decipher the letter.[21]

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To discover the contents of the letter, Valeera Sanguinar investigated with the Last Shadow on a magical jewel,  [The Raven's Eye], created by the vrykul Havi, and which was once used by Ravencrest's almost perfect espionage team during the War of the Ancients.[22] As a result of their research, they finally managed to get it from Dantalionax in the Black Rook Hold.[23]

Now in possession of the Raven's Eye, the Uncrowned used it to decipher the encrypted SI:7 Letter and discovered that Mathias Shaw had been kidnapped following a demon attack led by the dreadlord Detheroc who took his place to manipulate the SI:7 and the Alliance, which explained the murder of Amber Kearnen who knew the truth.[24] The Order reacts in consequence by telling the truth to King Anduin Wrynn in order to prevent the Alliance from being devoured from within by the Legion, while searching through the Broken Isles to find the Spymaster.[25] They eventually discovered that he was being held captive at Felsoul Hold in Suramar, and called on Marin Noggenfogger to create an explosive diversion for the Last Shadow and Taoshi to save Mathias Shaw from his jailer.[26][27][28]

Once free, Mathias Shaw thanked the Uncrowned for their help and announced that he knew about Detheroc's plans to create an open conflict between the Alliance and the Horde, so that the Legion can prevail. The Spymaster then came up with an infiltration plan to eliminate Detheroc, which was accepted by the Council of Shadows.[29] The Champions of the Uncrowned carried out the plan by infiltrating Stormwind City and succeeded in revealing Detheroc's true identity before eliminating him, preventing the rise of a conflict between the two factions, and allowing Mathias Shaw to resume his post, now an ally of the Uncrowned.[30]

For their many exploits, the Last Shadow obtained the title of Shadowblade from Lord Jorach Ravenholdt,[31] and also the [Shadowblade's Murderous Omen] after they deal with the Homunculi alongside Lilian Voss in the Hall of Shadows and in the cities of the Alliance and the Horde.[32][33]

Following their victory, the Uncrowned joined the other orders, represented by Jorach Ravenholdt,[34] to form the Armies of Legionfall. Their agents were present to repel the legion's assault on Dalaran and to fight alongside their allies during the Assault on Broken Shore. They were also present on Argus, accompanying the Shadowblade to fight the demons and protect the Vindicaar.

After the Fourth War

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Following the Argus Campaign and the Fourth War, Mathias Shaw mentions in his report that the Uncrowned are still active with Jorach Ravenholdt at their head,[35] and that among them Vanessa VanCleef, Garona Halforcen, and Lilian Voss are still active and recognized members of the organization.

The Spymaster even took advantage of his cooperation with the Uncrowned to meet and engage the blood elf Narsilla Keensight, codenamed Lancer, who spies on the Horde for SI:7 interests.[36]

Shadowlands

Shadowlands This section concerns content related to Shadowlands.

The Uncrowned are present in the rogue section of the Training Hall in Stormwind and the Barracks in Orgrimmar, with Veruca Darkstream and Thega Graveblade as rogue trainers.

Members

Council of Shadows

The Council of Shadows are the leaders of the Uncrowned,[1][2] but the main leader is Lord Jorach Ravenholdt.[35]

Name Role Status
Neutral  Jorach Ravenholdt Shadow Leader and Champion of the Uncrowned. Leader of the Ravenholdt. Alive
Alliance & Horde Rogue The Shadowblade Shadow Leader and Hero of Azeroth. Alive / Active
Horde  Garona Halforcen Shadow and Champion of the Uncrowned. Alive
Alliance  Tess Greymane Shadow and Champion of the Uncrowned. Queen of Gilneas. Alive
Neutral  Valeera Sanguinar Shadow and Champion of the Uncrowned. King Anduin Wrynn's personal spy. Alive
Neutral  Taoshi Shadow and Champion of the Uncrowned. High-ranking member of the Shado-Pan. Alive
Neutral  Tethys Shadow and Champion of the Uncrowned. Fleet Admiral of the Bloodsail Buccaneers. Alive

Notable

Main article: Uncrowned members
Name Role Status
Neutral  Marin Noggenfogger Champion of the Uncrowned, Leader of the Steamwheedle Cartel. Alive
Neutral  Vanessa VanCleef Champion of the Uncrowned, former Defias Brotherhood Kingpin. Alive
Horde  Lilian Voss Champion of the Uncrowned, Representative of the Forsaken. Active
Alliance  Mathias Shaw Champion of the Uncrowned, Director of the SI:7. Alive
Alliance  Hulfdan Blackbeard Member, Leader of the Hidden Circle Alive
Horde  Faranell Member, Leader of the Royal Apothecary Society Active
Horde  Thega Graveblade Member, Chieftain of the Shattered Hand. Alive
Neutral  Mr. Shackle Member, Leader of the Blacksail Crew Alive
Neutral  Filius Sparkstache Senior archivist Alive
Alliance  Kelsey Steelspark Quartermaster, Senior agent of the Gnomeregan Covert Ops Alive
Neutral  Laura Stern Ravenholdt assassins recruiter Alive
Neutral  Lonika Stillblade Rogue trainer of the Uncrowned Alive
Horde  Gordul Member, former leader of the Shattered Hand. Alive
Neutral  Milton Beats Guardian of the Hall of Shadows Alive
Neutral  Nikki the Gossip Mission Specialist of the Uncrowned Alive
Neutral  Narsilla Keensight Embedded agent for Mathias Shaw Alive
Neutral  Yancey Grillsen Bloodsail pirates recruiter Alive

Troops

They deploy gangs of bandits, Defias thieves, crews of pirates, Uncrowned duelists, and Ravenholdt assassins.

  • Often called common criminals, Bandits are often used by the Uncrowned to obtain information and goods through stealth or strongarm tactics.
  • The hardened outlaws of the Defias Brotherhood, defiant against corrupt nobility, wear red bandanas in order to symbolize the blood shed by the oppressed.
  • Bloodsail Buccaneers can fight on land and on sea, both sober and not. The sight of their crimson sails on the horizon is enough to convince their enemies to surrender before a single cannon is fired.
  • "A dueling ring, here? I suppose if they're going to be degenerate gamblers anyway, they might as well stay in fighting shape." - Jorach Ravenholdt
  • Ravenholdt's personal guard. Deployed from his manor whenever a "special" occasion demands it.[37]

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Notes and trivia

  • Every members of the organization carry the  [Uncrowned Insignia] on their person at all times.
    • Another means of recognition would be to make the sign of the Uncrowned, give the secret handshake, and wink at the other agent.[38]
  • All information about the rogue artifacts were recorded by Filius Sparkstache in the Blood Ledger.
  • It seems that the Uncrowned are ready to kill in order to protect their secrecy, as evidenced by the dead Unwary Adventurers in their class hall.
  • During Legion's alpha, Mathias Shaw was a Shadow of the Uncrowned instead of being their "enemy" impersonated by Detheroc. An orc called The Hood was also present as the leader of the Shattered Hand. It is possible that Shaw and the Hood were both there as Alliance and Horde representatives respectively. They were later removed in a patch that also added Tess Greymane.
  • A scrapped mission suggests that the Uncrowned would've been established only in Legion[39] rather than being a pre-existing organization.
  • In Hearthstone, Tess Greymane's greetings emote is: "The Uncrowned send their regards." which is apparently an homage to Game of Thrones's line "The Lannisters send their regards."
  • In the Battle for Azeroth alpha and beta, a club at Hook Point in Boralus had Uncrowned banners hanging on the walls.

See also

References

 
  1. ^ a b N Rogue [45] The Imposter
  2. ^ a b N Rogue [45] Champion: Master Mathias Shaw
  3. ^ N Rogue [10-45] The Final Shadow
  4. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Call of The Uncrowned
  5. ^ N Rogue [10-45] A Worthy Blade
  6. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Honoring Success
  7. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Lethal Efficiency
  8. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Rise, Champions
  9. ^ N Rogue [10-45] A More Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy
  10. ^ N Rogue [10-45] The School of Roguery
  11. ^ N Rogue [10-45] The Big Bad Wolfe
  12. ^ N Rogue [10-45] What Winstone Suggests
  13. ^ N Rogue [10-45] A Body of Evidence
  14. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Spy vs. Spy
  15. ^ N Rogue [10-45] The Bloody Truth
  16. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Mystery at Citrine Bay
  17. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Searching For Clues
  18. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Dark Secrets and Shady Deals
  19. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Convincin' Old Yancey
  20. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Fancy Lads and Buccaneers
  21. ^ N Rogue [10-45] Throwing SI:7 Off the Trail
  22. ^ N Rogue [45D] Maw of Souls: Ancient Vrykul Legends
  23. ^ N Rogue [45D] Black Rook Hold: Into Black Rook Hold
  24. ^ N Rogue [45] Deciphering the Letter
  25. ^ N Rogue [45] Where In the World is Mathias?
  26. ^ N Rogue [45] A Burning Distraction
  27. ^ N Rogue [45] The Captive Spymaster
  28. ^ N Rogue [45] Picking a Fight
  29. ^ N Rogue [45] A Simple Plan
  30. ^ N Rogue [45] The Imposter
  31. ^ N Rogue [45] One More Thing...
  32. ^ N Rogue [45] Dread Infiltrators
  33. ^ B Rogue [45] Hiding In Plain Sight
  34. ^ World of Warcraft: Legion - Patch 7.2 – The Tomb of Sargeras Trailer
  35. ^ a b World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, pg. 71
  36. ^ Shadows Rising
  37. ^ Class Hall followers
  38. ^ Mr. Shackle#Quotes
  39. ^ Campaign Spread the Word

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