Muradin Bronzebeard

Muradin Bronzebeard
Title	High Thane of the Bronzebeard clan,; Bronzebeard Representative; Formerly:; King of the Frostborn,; Ambassador
Gender	Male
Race	Dwarf (Humanoid)
Class	Mountain king, Warrior
Affiliation(s)	Council of Three Hammers, Bronzebeard clan, Kingdom of Ironforge, Explorers' League, Frostborn
Former affiliation(s)	Dwarven Expedition (Dwarven Scouts), Alliance of Lordaeron
Occupation	High Thane of the Bronzebeard clan, Bronzebeard representative of the Council, Member of the Explorers' League, Prospector, Captain
Former occupation(s)	King of the Frostborn (as Yorg Stormheart), Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lordaeron
Location	Ironforge (lore),; Various (in-game)
Status	Alive
Relative(s)	Elder Bronzebeard, Aegrim, Madoran (ancestors), Magni, Brann (brothers), Moira (niece), Eimear (sister-in-law), Dagran Thaurissan II (great-nephew)
Student(s)	Arthas Menethil
Companion(s)	Velog Icebellow ("brother")

For his Warcraft III statistics, see Muradin Bronzebeard (Warcraft III).

“Magni has the great halls of Ironforge, Brann has the freedom of exploration, and I have the allure of adventure and battle.”

— Muradin^[5]

Muradin Bronzebeard is the High Thane^[6] of the Bronzebeard clan. He is the younger brother of the former dwarven king Magni Bronzebeard, and the older brother of the renowned explorer Brann Bronzebeard. A hero of the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War, he later served as ambassador to Lordaeron until the Third War, where he also befriended the young Prince Arthas Menethil and trained him in combat. Muradin was believed to have perished in Northrend when Arthas claimed the runeblade Frostmourne during his quest to destroy Mal'Ganis in Northrend.^[7]

However, during the War against the Lich King, it was revealed that Muradin survived this brush with death, and wandered the wastes of Northrend with no memory of his identity. He was eventually found by the Frostborn and made leader of their clan under the name Yorg Stormheart. Rediscovered by his brothers years later, Muradin rejoined the Alliance and commanded its forces during the siege of Icecrown Citadel.

Following the petrification of his elder brother Magni during the Shattering, Muradin returned to Ironforge to lead his clan in the Council of Three Hammers. He is a supporter of the dwarven clans moving forward from the past and building a new future together, although he remains cautious of his niece Moira and her ability to control her own people.^[8]

Biography

Second War and aftermath

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During the Second War, Muradin served as the official liaison between Lordaeron and Khaz Modan, defended his homeland during the Siege of Ironforge, and accompanied the Alliance armies shortly before the battles at Blackrock Spire and the Dark Portal.^[9]

Muradin later became the official ambassador of Ironforge to Capital City.^[10] During that time period, he grew close to the royal family, and one day got lost while trying to reach the palace's royal quarters. He accidentally stumbled upon the young Prince Arthas hitting an ancient piece of armor, finding him a poor warrior and prefiguring how he would later train the human in combat. Over time the dwarf also became on a first-name basis with every one of the palace chefs, even going to extra efforts to secure the friendship of the pastry chefs in order to make sure the cooking would be up to his tastes.^[11]

One day, Muradin discussed over breakfast what was to happen of Alterac and Aiden Perenolde with Terenas Menethil and Thoras Trollbane, and called Lord Daval Prestor a friend of his. The goblin ambassador Krix Wiklish also tried to sell him shredders, but Muradin refused and sent him off.^[12]

Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

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Muradin Bronzebeard in Warcraft III: Reforged.

As Arthas grew up, Muradin took it upon himself to teach the lad all he knew about fighting with blades and the two became close companions on many adventures.

Muradin was also one of the founding members of the dwarven Explorers' League, which was dedicated to exploration and archaeology across the world. In his travels, Muradin visited Northrend and became fascinated with the desolate continent. He returned to it often, observing its ferocious natives and sketching its ruined architecture. It was during one expedition to Northrend in search of the runeblade Frostmourne that Muradin met Arthas for the final time.^[13] In his obsession to destroy the dreadlord Mal'Ganis, Arthas had Muradin lead him to Frostmourne, betraying his own men in the process.^[14]

Little did the dwarves of the expedition know, the dreadlords actually manipulated them by leaving clues about Frostmourne at their encampment.^[15]

Arthas Menethil leaving the unconscious Muradin behind in Frostmourne Cavern.

The older and wiser Muradin was distressed by the change he saw in the young prince, but Arthas refused to listen to his counsel. Muradin gave a final desperate warning about the cursed blade and was thought to be its first victim when the ice imprisoning it shattered and a jagged shard impaled him. Some accounts claimed Arthas caused Muradin's "death" when claiming the sword^[16]^[14] (which is true from a certain point of view, as Arthas caused the explosion), though Arthas did make a final attempt to heal Muradin with the Light before he took up Frostmourne.^[17]

After Muradin's "death", his second in command Baelgun Flamebeard took command of the remaining dwarves and led them into the ruined city of Azjol-Nerub below Icecrown Glacier.

Among the Frostborn

Main article: Yorg Stormheart

Muradin when he was still known as Yorg Stormheart.

When the ice encasing Frostmourne shattered, Muradin was, in fact, merely wounded and knocked unconscious. A short time after Arthas left, Muradin awoke. Confused, hurt, and with total amnesia, he wandered out into the snow.

Muradin was eventually tracked down by a group of Frostborn dwarves, who followed his trail of blood-soaked snow during an extremely harsh blizzard. These Frostborn just happened to be on their way home to Frosthold from a trek across the Dragonblight. Not about to let their new-found cousin freeze to death, they took him along with them, and a short time later they came under attack by a jormungar. After slaying the worm single-handedly and saving the dwarves, they took him in and gave him the name Yorg Stormheart, after a legendary Frostborn warrior. Eventually, Muradin/Yorg became King of the Frostborn.

During his time with the Frostborn, Muradin met some taunka who had a great heart—and an even greater capacity to drink him under the table.^[18]

Wrath of the Lich King

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Muradin, Magni and Brann reunited.

During the war against the Lich King, adventurers of the Alliance could see a vision of the interaction between Arthas and Muradin prior to Arthas claiming Frostmourne in the Frostmourne Cavern in the Dragonblight. It revealed that Muradin was not slain.

Yorg brought his people into the Alliance, which had begun journeying into Northrend to do battle with the Lich King, the blue dragonflight, and the iron dwarves. Despite his people befriending the Alliance and the Explorers' League, he expressed concern over involving his people in wars that would result in their deaths.

Muradin was eventually reunited with both Brann and Magni, and recalled his lost memories. He then left the frost dwarves to hunt down Arthas. Velog Icebellow replaced Muradin as their leader.

Icecrown Citadel

Muradin in Icecrown Citadel

Muradin was standing near Tirion Fordring inside Icecrown Citadel at Light's Hammer.

Muradin later commanded the gunship Skybreaker during the Gunship Battle in Icecrown Citadel.^[19]

After the Gunship Battle, he led the Alliance to Deathbringer's Rise where they encountered Deathbringer Saurfang. After defeating the Deathbringer, Varok Saurfang arrived in a small zeppelin to claim his son but will be halted by Muradin, who has no choice but to refuse to let him pass. King Varian intervenes on Saurfang's behalf, remarking that the survivors of the Wrathgate had spoken of how the young orc had died with honor, and allows the father to claim his son's body. Jaina Proudmoore breaks down into tears, expressing pride in her king for this act.

Before the Plagueworks wing of the citadel was opened, Muradin made the following remark if Alliance players spoke to him after killing Deathbringer Saurfang:

"I've brought in the best gnomes we've got to get those doors open. They're estimatin' that it's gonna take another 28 days before that door comes down!"^[20]

When a raid member brings [Arthas' Training Sword] to Muradin (who appears in Light's Hammer, regardless of faction, when someone has the appropriate quest), Muradin speaks fondly of Arthas and wishes he was able to stop him from claiming Frostmourne.

Elemental Unrest

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During the Elemental Invasion, Muradin fought to protect the Mystic Ward of Ironforge from the rampaging elementals.

The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

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After performing a ritual in Old Ironforge in an attempt to calm the elements, King Magni was petrified. His daughter Moira sought to rule[Ironforge, but the intervention of King Varian forced her to rule as part of a council instead, which Muradin was invited to be a part of. Yet Muradin was nowhere to be found at the time as gryphons were sent after him but without success.^[21]

Fire and Iron

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Moira became the Dark Iron representative, Muradin spoke for Clan Bronzebeard, and Kurdran Wildhammer returned from Outland to represent the Wildhammer clan. Muradin gave Kurdran a jovial welcome, and the two warriors shared many tales over pints of ale and even showed Magni in Old Ironforge. However, their relationship soured due to a disagreement over whether the Hammer of the High King should be reforged as an act of unity. Even after Kurdran learned that the pieces of the hammer were fakes, Muradin felt the symbolism was what mattered and urged Kurdran to go through with it for the good of his clan. When Kurdran opted to publicly destroy the pieces instead (stating that the dwarves should be looking to the future rather than the past), Muradin gladly moved to support him (which forced Moira to do the same). Kurdran then stepped down from the council and gave his seat to Falstad.^[22]

Cataclysm era

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Muradin as part of the Council of Three Hammers.

Muradin, Moira, and Falstad now act as the leaders of the united dwarven clans, ruling from the High Seat as the Council of Three Hammers. Muradin acts as Clan Bronzebeard's representative to the Council.

After the Twilight's Hammer loyal Dark Iron clan attacked the Ironforge Airfield and was repelled, Commander Stonebreaker sent an adventurer to inform the Council of what had happened. Moira called the report nonsense and accused Stonebreaker of treason and conspiring against her son's birthright. Muradin opposed Moira's claim to the throne and vouched for Stonebreaker's loyalty. He then talked down to Moira for failing to control her people, and Falstad suggested that she shouldn't have a place at the table.^[8] Moira denied the claim and sent the adventurer to arrest the traitor Ambassador Slaghammer.^[23]

Muradin tasked Forba Slabchisel with leading the expedition sent to survey the damage that the Stonewrought Dam's destruction caused on the Wetlands.^[24]

The three rulers were visited by Li Li Stormstout who was looking for Magni. The Council could not help her and Muradin told Li Li what happened to Magni.^[25]

Mists of Pandaria

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One day, King Varian's scouts had discovered that Zandalari trolls threatened the dwarven capital by rallying the Frostmane trolls against them. Surely, the king thought, if he helped them with their troll problem, they would give him more troops for his campaign against the Horde. But what the King did not realize is that the dwarves did not trust one another. When Varian sought help from the Council of Three Hammers, both Muradin and Falstad declined to offer aid in Ironforge's defense for they feared that if they left to fight the Frostmane trolls, the Dark Irons would take advantage of their absence to defeat the remaining clan and take over Ironforge. Frustrated, Varian argued that if no one would help, then Ironforge would fall under siege. Only Moira Thaurissan offered aid, stating that the Dark Irons would prove their loyalty to the Council, Ironforge, and the Alliance in the defense of Ironforge. And so Moira and the High King set out in the snow to save the city, leaving the others to think about their actions.

The High King, his champions, and the Dark Iron dwarves worked together to save Ironforge. On their return, the other dwarven leaders were ashamed of their behavior and vowed never again to allow fear or distrust to cloud their judgment. Free to trust one another, all three dwarven leaders pledged their full strength to the Alliance cause.^[26]^[27]^[28]

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Muradin was in favor of combining Fenella Darkvire, Carrick Irongrin, and Fendrig Redbeard as a team to help rebuild the Jade Serpent statue.^[29]

Muradin, alongside other Alliance leaders received a letter from Xuen inviting them to the trial of Garrosh Hellscream and was present in the Temple of the White Tiger.^[30]

Warlords of Draenor

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Muradin visited Lunarfall to inform the Commander of various threats to the Draenor campaign. He is one of several Garrison visitors that can appear every day.

Fault Lines

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Moira, Muradin and Falstad.

When Magni awoke from his petrification, Muradin informed his brother about the Council of Three Hammers, how they had tried everything to bring him back, and that Ironforge had changed much in the king's absence. He then asked how Magni finally got free, to which Magni replied that "she told me it was time". When Magni went to see the city he had once ruled, Falstad began to complain, but Muradin told him "Let him get his head straight". The Council then began to discuss the repercussions of Magni's return, with Muradin arguing that by all the laws under the mountain, the city was Magni's by right, but Magni simply replied that he had not come to reclaim his crown. The former monarch then uttered a grave warning about the Burning Legion's return and set off to warn the other Alliance leaders, saying that there was not enough time for him to answer all of Muradin's questions.^[31]

Legion

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Muradin along with the other members of the Council of Three Hammers led the defense of Dun Morogh during the Legion Invasion event.

Muradin attended the funeral ceremony of Varian Wrynn in Stormwind Keep and cried for his old friend.^[32]

When a death knight carrying the Blades of the Fallen Prince visited Muradin in Ironforge, the dwarf expressed anger.

When an Alliance adventurer reaches Prestige Rank 2, Muradin could be found in Stormwind Keep alongside other notable leaders of the Alliance and attended the ceremony hosted by King Anduin Wrynn who congratulates the character for their battles against the Horde, following their receiving of the [Grand Marshal's Medal of Valor] from the King, as well as an artifact appearance.^[33]

Before the Storm

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As a member of the Council of Three Hammers, Muradin welcomed King Anduin Wrynn who had gifted Ironforge ten wagons of Barley. They celebrated the gift with a feast, but left with Falstad and Velen to let Anduin and Moira speak. Later on, he was one of the Alliance leaders summoned by Magni Bronzebeard for a meeting. Muradin heeded Magni's plea for healers to heal Azeroth and Anduin's discovery of Azerite. Muradin noted that with enough Azerite, one could bring down a whole city.^[34]

Battle for Azeroth

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Muradin was one of the possible Alliance commanders during the Battle for Stromgarde. Muradin's Ironforge forces consist of a mix of all three dwarven clans of the Council of Three Hammers. He fought in Stromgarde Keep against the attacking Horde. In time, the Alliance merged victorious and claimed Stromgarde as their own.^[35]

Back in Ironforge, after acquiring the Bulwark of the Mountain King, Brann sent the dwarf champion to present the Bulwark to Muradin, who, in turn, congratulated the hero and let them wear it.^[36]

He was later present on the Kul Tiran vessel in Stormwind Harbor with the other Alliance leaders to witness the Kul Tirans gifting the vessel to Anduin and rejoining the Alliance.^[37]

Following the fall of N'Zoth, Muradin was present at the Stormwind Embassy meeting where he learned that the armistice ending the Fourth War between the Horde and Alliance was signed. Though unable to trust the Horde for all that they've done, in light of Sylvanas Windrunner's defection, he was open to the idea of peace. However, should the Horde sound the drums of war once more, he vowed the Bronzebeard clan shall put them in their place.^[38]

Shadowlands

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After piercing the Veil, Muradin was among the Alliance leaders to convene with the leaders of the Horde and Bolvar Fordragon at the Frozen Throne atop Icecrown Citadel.^[39] He then witnessed the ritual to open the doorway to the Maw and watched as champions of Azeroth, the Knights of the Ebon Blade, and even Tyrande Whisperwind enter to rescue their comrades and seek out Sylvanas.^[40] Muradin subsequently departed from Icecrown.

Exploring Azeroth

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Muradin was planning to make a trip to Northrend to check up on the state of the land and on old allies. The right time arose when a letter from Velog Icebellow arrived, detailing a weapon found by the Frostborn. The mace had runes that linked to Muradin and to both of their ancestors. He invited his brothers, Brann and Magni, to join him on the journey across Northrend, and they agreed.

The Vow Eternal

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Muradin and his family were among those who attended the wedding of Lor'themar Theron and Thalyssra. During the reception, they spoke with Zekhan and Wrathion.^[41]

The Lilac and the Stone

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Following the discovery of a great shield in the Badlands, debate ranged on its origin, and which clan had a right to own it. Muradin attended, alongside the rest of the council and powerful families, the meetings that were held at Quenchvessel Hall in Shadowforge City. After noticing Dagran Thaurissan II's absence, Muradin informed Moira that his habit of spending his time with his books had been noticed by the rest of the council and the powerful families, who sought to test him and see what kind of heir he would be. He then called upon her to make sure that Dargan attended the next meeting, as he felt it was beyond time.

At the morning meeting cover the shield, Muradin listened as Dagran called them all fools, while revealing that his research had determined that the runes on the shield, were not from one clan, but all. Dagran thus determined that the shield was in reality a memorial, an apology and a promise, a tale of what happens when their people war with one another and come together once more.^[42]

The War Within

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After the earthen of Khaz Algar established diplomatic relations with the Alliance, Stormguard Vokmar came to Ironforge as a representative of the earthen. He met with the Council of Three Hammers, and Muradin gave him a tour of the city.^[43]

Locations

Location	Level range	Reaction	Notes
Frostmourne Cavern, Dragonblight	?? Boss	Alliance	As a projection.
Frosthold, Storm Peaks	25-30 Elite	Alliance Horde	As Yorg Stormheart.
Light's Hammer & Skybreaker, Icecrown Citadel	?? Boss	Alliance Horde/Alliance Horde	As a quest ender and a boss in the Icecrown Gunship Battle.
Mystic Ward, Ironforge	?? Boss	Alliance Horde	During the Elemental Unrest.
High Seat, Ironforge^{[40.0, 55.0]}	?? Boss	Alliance Horde
Town Hall, Lunarfall	40 Elite	Alliance	As a quest giver.
Kharanos, Dun Morogh	100 Elite	Alliance Horde	During the Legion Invasions world event.
Stormwind Keep, Stormwind City	10-45 Elite	Alliance	During the Legion intro experience and [10-45] A Royal Audience.
Stromgarde Keep, Battle for Stromgarde	?? Boss	Alliance Horde	As an Alliance quest ender and Horde's final boss.
Anduin's vessel, Stormwind City	?? Boss	Alliance	During the finale of the Kul Tiran recruitment questline.
Stormwind Embassy, Stormwind City	50 Elite	Alliance	After the Alliance War Campaign.
Frozen Throne, Icecrown Citadel	?? Boss	Alliance Horde	As part of the Shadowlands intro experience.

Abilities

Icecrown Citadel: Main article: Icecrown Gunship Battle#Own ship

Ironforge

Avatar — Increases the Physical damage dealt by the caster by 50% and enhances its armor by 50% for 15 sec.
Knock Away — Inflicts normal damage plus X to nearby enemies and knocks them back.
Storm Bolt — Throws a hammer at an enemy, inflicting X Physical damage and stunning the target for 8 sec.

Battle for Stromgarde

Avatar — Increases all damage dealt by the caster by 50% and maximum health by 50%.
Haymaker — Caster slams his target, inflicting X Physical damage and knocking them back.
Heroic Leap — Leap through the air and slam down on all enemies within 8 yards of the target area, causing X Physical damage and stunning them for 2 sec.
Meteor Leap — The caster leaps through the air and slams down on the ground, inflicting X Nature damage split between all enemies within 8 yards.
Reverberating Clap — Inflicts Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks and slowing their movement speed for 6 sec A second clap and multiple smaller echoes will occur soon after inflicting 45 Nature damage and knocking back nearby enemies.
Scroll of Town Portal — Teleports the caster and nearby allies to Stromgarde Keep.
Storm Bolt — Throws a hammer at an enemy, inflicting 22 Physical damage and stunning everyone in a line for 3 sec.
Walloped — Caster slams his target, inflicting 104 Physical damage, knocking them back and increasing damage taken from Haymaker by 300% for 20 sec.

Quests

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[30] Muradin's Lament

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[1-70 Daily] A Gift for a Lord of Ironforge
[10-80] The Feast of Winter Veil

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[40R] Arcane Sanctum: Ko'ragh
[20-40] Auchindoun
[40R] Blackhand's Crucible: Blackhand
[10-40] Bloodmaul Slag Mines
[40R] Destructor's Rise
[35-40D] Grimrail Depot
[40R] Imperator's Rise: Imperator Mar'gok
[40R] Iron Assembly: Admiral Gar'an
[15-40] Iron Docks
[40R] Maw of Souls
[40R] Pits of Mannoroth
[10-40] Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
[30-40D] Skyreach
[40R] Slagworks: Heart of the Mountain
[40R] Temple of Tyranny
[40R] The Black Forge: Kromog
[40R] The Black Gate
[35-40D] The Everbloom
[35-40D] Upper Blackrock Spire
[40R] Walled City: Brackenspore

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[50] Establishing a Connection
[50-80] Legacy of the Bronzebeard

Objective of

Quotes

Warcraft III

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Muradin in Warcraft III.

For unit quotes, see Quotes of Warcraft III/Human Alliance#Muradin Bronzebeard.

Muradin Bronzebeard: Bloody hell! You're not undead! You're all alive!

Arthas: Muradin? Muradin Bronzebeard, is that you?

Arthas: It's me, old friend. It's been a long time.

Muradin Bronzebeard: Damn, boy. I never imagined that you'd be the one to come to our rescue!

Arthas: All right, Muradin. What were you doing up here, anyway?

Muradin Bronzebeard: Well, lad, there's an ancient way gate that lies somewhere in this glacier wasteland. Supposedly, it transports you to a hidden vault where a runeblade named Frostmourne is held.

Muradin Bronzebeard: We came here to recover Frostmourne, but the closer we came to finding the way gate, the more undead we encountered.

Arthas: Behold, Muradin, our salvation, Frostmourne.

Murdadin steps close to the altar and kneels to read...

Muradin Bronzebeard: Hold, lad. There's an inscription on the dais. It's a warning. It says, "Whomsoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit." Oh, I should've known. The blade is cursed! Let's get the hell out of here!

Arthas: I would gladly bear any curse to save my homeland.

Muradin Bronzebeard: Leave it be, Arthas. Forget this business and lead your men home.

Arthas: Damn the men! Nothing shall prevent me from having my revenge, old friend. Not even you.