Aloha! Today we bring you a special curiosities of the Warcraft universe: The coins of the Dalaran fountain (Part I)
Wow Trivia Special: The Dalaran Fountain Coins (Part I)
Legend has it that in a city in a strange world, on an icy continent, there is a fountain, where coins are thrown to make wishes. From simple peasants to Great Lords, everyone goes through the fountain to drop their coins.
Jolly fishermen seeking a bit of history set out to fish for fame and status.
We want to collect in this small study the history that led their owners to toss those coins and why they asked for what they asked for.
That city is Dalaran and their coins and their stories await us, those that we fish for the achievement of The Master of Coins, which requires us to fish all the coins of gold, plata y copper from the source.
This week we bring you some of the copper coins, which we will divide into two parts, one this week and another next week.
"Someday I hope to extend the path of Light to common mortals and teach them the value of the Three Virtues."
Alonsus Faol was a Prior of the Northtown Clerics during the First Human-Orc War. After the terrible attrition suffered by the clerics in that conflict and the destruction of Northvillain Abbey, Elder Faol flees with the surviving citizens of Stormwind to Lordaeron. With the help of his apprentice, Uther the Enlightened, Faol re-founds the Order of the Knights of the Silver Hand, this time grooming the followers of the Holy Light in the weaponry of war. The Chapel of Alonsus in Stratholme was the place where he announced Uther as the first of the Paladins. We can say that Faol was the creator of the Paladins, "warriors with the soul of priests."
A statue and fountain in front of the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind City honors all his hard work during WWII, finding the help needed to rebuild the city and reestablish the Brotherhood of Northtown. Faol died of unknown causes (perhaps simply of old age) some time before the Scourge's arrival in Lordaeron. His remains are believed to rest in the 'Faol's Rest', a cemetery in the Tirisfal Glades, near the Scarlet Monastery.
The Three Virtues to which your wish refers are: Respect, Tenacity and Compassion. They are the basis of the philosophy of the Holy Light.
«I wish happiness and acceptance for my daughter. It feels so out of place here. "
This is the coin of Archmage Ansirem Runeweaver, leader of the Kirin Tor of Dalaran who was preceded by Antonidas and relieved by Rhonin. Once relieved he dedicated himself to writing books like Portals are NOT garbage cans! they are his doing. A work of greater consideration were the books of Schools of Arcane Magic.
The wish your coin refers to has to do with your daughter CatelynIn this way, it seems that his wish came true, as his daughter left Dalaran to become a pirate, joining the Blackwater Raiders and receiving the nickname "the Sharp." You can find out its history with the quest chain of the Ansirem's Key. To this chain of missions belongs the mission "Handsome" Duncan, where, as she herself says, "I didn't really run away because of him, it's just that he shouldn't have assumed I'd accept to live a boring life, reading dusty books and treating gray-haired, stiff, stiff wizards."
Can I use a more comfortable saddle? My hindquarters hurt. »
There is little to say about the history of this coin. Attumen is the first boss of Karazhan, it is optional to kill him. Your coin refers to your mount Midnight.
There are certain comments in which it is said that Attumen should not make that wish because being undead should not hurt at all. Another replies that it may be due to his desire for what is now undead: "Be careful what you wish for ..."
"I hope a troll dies ... RIGHT NOW."
Danath is the nephew of Thoras Trollbane, Lord of Stromgarde and the military commander of the Alliance Expedition on Draenor. He was a mercenary captain in their ranks during the Second War. Danath became famous for leading Stromgarde's forces in the final fight for Khaz Modan. He now resides in the Hold of Honor on Hellfire Peninsula in Outland. He and his family fought the trolls of Lordaeron for decades. For that reason, the troll lineage was practically extinct.
In addition, his statue is one of those that decorate the entrance bridge of the City of Stormwind.
Lustrous Copper Coin of Dornaa
I wish that idiot Arthas fell into a pile of magnataur poop!
Dornaa is the little orphan draenei who lives in Shattrath, whom you must collect and take to different parts of the world. With this chain of missions we will discover that he has some innate shamanistic powers. Also, the Bronze Flight Aspect tries to kill her when we take her to the Caverns of Time. Due to these details, it is thought that Dornaa may have great importance in the story soon.
It is one of the few coins that receives the adjective "lustrosa", along with that of Salandria, probably because it is one of the most recent thrown to the source. It is one of the most endearing wishes of the entire fountain. Although many of us would pay to see something like this.
May Tirion's mission here in Northrend bear fruit or may he die honorably in combat.
Eitrigg is an orc who was saved from certain death by Lord Tirion Fordring, who was stripped of his title and exiled for defending Eitrigg. He was in exile until the sudden death of his son Taelan Fordring. Tirion devotes himself to the task of re-founding the order of the Silver Hand. He currently leads the Argent Crusade (an organization based on the Order of the Silver Hand and the Argent Dawn) whose goal is to destroy the Lich King and the Scourge.
Being a rogue is tough. Someday I hope I can dedicate myself to my true passion. "
It may be one of the few wishes that the source does not transgress.
Elling Trias, a member of the secret society of rogues in SI: 7, truly manages to dedicate his life to his one passion, becoming Cheese master.
Falstad Wildhammer's Copper Coin
"In time I hope to end up in another book."
Falstad Wildhammer, Great Feudal Lord, of the Wildhammer clan is a nobleman of the Gryphon Riders, who leads a small squad of these Horsemen during the Second War.
The book he refers to is Dragonmaw's Day, a novel by Richard A. Knaak, based on the Warcraft universe, which chronicles the release of the Dragon Queen Alexstrasza by the Dragonmaw clan carried out by Rhonin and his companions.
"Psé, the sources of Gilneas grant ten times more wishes than those of Dalaran!"
Genn Greymane, is the leader of Gilneas. He built the Greymane Wall in the Argenteos Forest. The arrogance that he shows in the desire for his currency is given by his belief that the nation of Gilneas is better because it knew how to defend itself during the Second and Third Wars. He refused to join the Alliance (although he was one of the participants who signed the Lordaeron pact), despite being one of the most powerful human nations and put Gilneas in safekeeping during the Third War. In this way we can see what he thinks of his foreign policy.
In addition, the fact that he threw a copper coin can indicate his contempt for the city.
"I wish my father was still here ..."
Íñigo Montoya is a character who delivers missions in the Chapel of Hope of Light, who received the phylactery of Kel'Thuzad after he was defeated the first time in the Eastern Plaguelands.
Íñigo also seems to receive its name from the character in the book The Promised Princess by William Goldman. Íñigo's best-known phrase is: «Hello. My name is Íñigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Even so, in the World of Warcraft it is not clearly known who his father is.
In the movie version of the Princess Bride, when Íñigo meets his father's murderer, he has a small dialogue with him in which he finally collapses confessing his crime and telling him that he will fulfill his wishes, to which Íñigo replies « I want my father back ”and he kills him.
It is also speculated that the coincidence in the name may have a deeper meaning than a simple tribute. Two theories are being considered that Montoya took the phylactery of Kel'Thuzad to avenge the death of his father, since this was his murderer, or that Kel'Thuzad himself was his father.
«My prayers are for my brothers and sisters who still suffer in the heart of Grim Batol. I WILL RELEASE THEM. »
One of the oldest coins in the fountain, Krasus threw it away during the Second War, when the Horde, using the Demon Soul, imprisoned most of the Aspect of Red Flight. Krasus restored Alexstrasza and her brood to freedom. So his wish was fulfilled.