Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker

Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker
Title	Lord, Paladin Trainer, Mission Specialist
Race	Human (Humanoid)
Class	Paladin
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation(s)	Stormwind, Church of the Holy Light, Knights of the Silver Hand
Occupation	Chief paladin of Stormwind, Mission Specialist of the Silver Hand
Location	Various
Status	Alive

On his tombstone will be engraved three words: respect, tenacity, and compassion.

Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker is a human paladin and paladin trainer known to be one of the foremost human paladins of the Alliance.

He is the chief paladin in Stormwind and a knight of the Silver Hand. He can be found in the eastern wing of the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind, in a room adjacent to the main entrance, alongside fellow paladin trainers Katherine the Pure and Arthur the Faithful. During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, he is located in the Sanctum of Light as the Mission Specialist of the Order of the Silver Hand.

History

World of Warcraft

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Main article: Paladin quests

Grayson Shadowbreaker in World of Warcraft.

Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker is present at the Cathedral of Light where he met new promising paladins and sends them on missions to Chillwind Camp in the Western Plaguelands, to assist Commander Ashlam Valorfist against the endless undead of the Scourge present in the region.

When the time comes for a paladin to obtain his charger, they are redirected towards Lord Shadowbreaker to be guided through the many trials that will follow, and to test if they are worthy.

At first, he sent the paladin adventurer to meet High Priest Rohan and get his  [Exorcism Censer] by sacrificing a large amount of gold to support their cause in Ironforge, and help the poorest among the dwarf people. Subsequently, he sent them with the censer to drive out the evil spirits that tormented Terrordale, in the Eastern Plaguelands, in order to judge them with the Light.

Now in possession of the exorcism censer, and after having proven themselves with it, Grayson explained to the paladin adventurer that a charger is nothing without proper barding for it, and that it is necessary that the barding was created from the best possible materials and be sufficiently in harmony with the spirit realm. So he sent them to Grimand Elmore, who made him his first barding when he went for his own charger, so that they can bring him the materials to creating their  [Arcanite Barding].

For the next step, the master paladin sent them to Dire Maul in Feralas, in order to eliminate the corrupt treant Tendris Warpwood and save the Ancient Equine Spirit, to then feed him with  [Manna-Enriched Horse Feed], created and provided by Merideth Carlson at Southshore, and get its special blessing on the barding.

For the last step, he ordered the paladin adventurer to obtain two diamonds and assemble them with the censer to create a  [Divination Scryer]. Then he sent them in the depths of the Great Ossuary of Scholomance to fight the Death Knight Darkreaver, saving its charger from the torment of its servitude by holding the  [Charger's Redeemed Soul] and the  [Blessed Arcanite Barding], which bound it as the charger of the paladin.

The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

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Grayson took part in a grand ceremony for the fallen Alliance members who died in Northrend, where two night elf Sentinels arrived to tell King Varian Wrynn what had happened to their fellow night elves in Ashenvale. The paladin went to get food for the women.

Cataclysm

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Following the Cataclysm, Lord Shadowbreaker takes care of sending promising paladins from other allied peoples on missions, more particularly to allow them to obtain materials in Shadowfang Keep to create weapons at the height of their dedication, but also to fight enemies of the Alliance in Blackrock Depths and prevent the deaths of allies at the hands of the Dark Iron and the Twilight Hammer.

Legion

This section concerns content related to Legion.

Following the death of Tirion Fordring during the Battle for Broken Shore, Grayson Shadowbreaker moves to the Sanctum of Light to serve the new Highlord of the Silver Hand. There he volunteered to serve as a mission specialist, next to the paladin Scouting Map, to help coordinate their forces on the Broken Isles and strike back against the Legion by advising the Highlord on various missions.

After the Order's victory over Balnazzar, he sent Champion Cyssa Dawnrose to contact the Highlord to join him in the Sanctum of Light. There he explained that he wanted the leader of the Silver Hand to have a new mount suited to his status, as he did for young paladins. He asked to the Highlord a strong, thick, and heavy barding, before redirecting them to Alard Schmied in Dalaran who is able to modify the barding to make it worthy for the steed who will bear it.

Now in possession of the  [Plated Barding], Grayson Shadowbreaker announced to the Highlord that it was time to purify the barding, with both material and immaterial means, and that it was necessary to in Stratholme to recover  [Stratholme Holy Water], in order to overcomes the will of Rivendare's mount, Shadowmane.

He waited the Highlord inside Alonsus Chapel, now at the hands of the Order of the Silver Hand, where he announced that he had made preparations for the ritual but that three of his best men did not return after being sent to secure the holy water. He asked the Highlord to take two paladins to be assisted in the city, then to find the missing paladins and the holy water necessary for the ritual. When he returned, he thanked the Highlord for saving his men and instructed him to proceed to channel the holy magic in the barding, before taking him to Rivendare's crypt to confront his specter.

In the Slaughter House, he discovered that the tomb had been desecrated and the body of Lord Aurius Rivendare had been taken away. He fought then alongside the Highlord against Raemien the Soultaker who attacked them while announcing that he would unleash the plague again on the Plaguelands. Following their victory, Grayson took Shadowmane to the Sanctum of Light with the help of the Silver Hand paladins, so that the mount can be redeemed into Glowing Reins of the Golden Charger and claimed by the Highlord.

Locations

Notable appearances
Location	Level range	Health range
Cathedral of Light	60	3,965
Sanctum of Light	100 - 110	6,603,750

Quests

He offers paladin-only class quests for the Alliance.

• Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker (quest)
•   [8-30D] The Hand of the Light
• Meet with Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker
•   [20-30D] Weapons of Darkness

This section concerns content related to Legion.

Grayson Shadowbreaker in Sanctum of Light.

•   [10-45] Logistical Matters
  •   [10-45] A Sound Plan
•   [45] A Light in the Darkness
•   [45] Allies of the Light
•   [45D] Black Rook Hold: Lord Ravencrest
•   [45] Blood of Sargeras
•   [10-45] Dark Storms
•   [45] Defenders of the World
•   [45] Leather to Legendary
•   [45] Lumenstone
•   [10-45] Meeting of the Silver Hand
•   [45] Preparations Underway
•   [10-45] Recruiting the Troops
•   [10-45] Silver Hand Knights
•   [45] Stirring in the Shadows
•   [10-45] Tech It Up a Notch
•   [10-45] The Blood Matriarch
•   [45] The Hammer of Dalaran
• The Highlord's Command
•   [45] The Mind of the Enemy
•   [10-45] To Faronaar
•   [45] To Felblaze Ingress
•   [45] United As One
•   [45] Worthy of the Title
•   [10-45] Wrath and Justice
•  [45D] Halls of Valor: Odyn's Challenge
•  [45D] Black Rook Hold: The Lord of Black Rook Hold
•  [45D] Court of Stars: Into the Court of Stars
•  [45D] Darkheart Thicket: Into Darkheart Thicket
•  [45D] Maw of Souls: Into the Maw of Souls
•  [45D] Neltharion's Lair: Into Neltharion's Lair
•  [45D] The Arcway: Into the Arcway
•  [45D] Vault of the Wardens: Into the Vault of the Wardens
•  [45D] Assault on Violet Hold: Into the Violet Hold
•  [45D] Eye of Azshara: Into the Eye of Azshara
•  [45] Return to Karazhan: The Tower of Power
•  [45] A "Noble" Event
  •  [45] Volpin the Elusive
•  [110] An Island of War
•  [45] Desperate Times
•  [45] To Battle!
•  [45] Win the Crowd
•  [45R] The Emerald Nightmare: Fall of Cenarius
•  [45R] The Emerald Nightmare: Il'gynoth
•  [45R] The Emerald Nightmare: Xavius
•  [45R] The Nighthold: Elisande
•  [45R] The Nighthold: Gul'dan
•  [45R] The Nighthold: High Botanist Tel'arn
•  [45R] The Nighthold: Vaults
•  [45R] Tomb of Sargeras: The Tomb's Mistress
•  [45R] Tomb of Sargeras: Free The Tormented
•  [45R] Tomb of Sargeras: The Fallen Avatar
•  [45R] Tomb of Sargeras: The Deceiver
•  [45R] Antoran High Command
•  [45R] The Soulhunter
•  [45R] The Burning Coven
•  [45R] The Unmaker

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.3a but is present in Classic Era.

•    [12] Tome of Divinity
•   [52] Chillwind Camp
•   [60] Emphasis on Sacrifice
•   [60] To Show Due Judgment
•   [60] Exorcising Terrordale
•   [60] The Work of Grimand Elmore
•   [60] Grimand's Finest Work
•   [60D] Ancient Equine Spirit
•   [60] Blessed Arcanite Barding
•   [60] The Divination Scryer
•   [60D] Judgement and Redemption

Quotes

Gossip

Non-paladin gossip

May the Light protect you this day.

To Void elves

• This place is not meant for you.
• Thank you, but I do not require your aid.

To Lightforged draenei

Should you ever need my assistance, you know where to find me.

Trivia

• Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker is voiced by Jamieson Price in Legion Patch 7.2.

Relatives

This section includes speculation on characters that might be related, usually because they may share a last name. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

He may be related to Jubeka Shadowbreaker.

See also

• Stormwind City NPCs
• Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker TCG card

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB