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“You’ve proven yourself worthy of competing under the banner of Darnassus, Vikstone. Now, you should introduce yourself to Jaelyne Evensong, who leads the Darnassus delegation. As the night elf grand champion, she will enter you into the tournament on behalf of the city and oversee your training and testing as valiant.
It has been an honor working with you, Vikstone, and I wish you luck in the competition ahead.”
-Arcanist Taelis
Speak with Jaelyne Evensong at the Argent Tournament Grounds to become a valiant of Darnassus.
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Quest Giver: Arcanist Taelis – Silver Covenant Pavilion, Argent Tournament Grounds, Icecrown
Objective: Speak with Jaelyne Evensong, the Darnassus delegation leader, to register as a Valiant of Darnassus.
Coordinates. Taelis at 76.47, 19.40 and Jaelyne at 76.34, 19.03, both inside the Silver Covenant Pavilion.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
After completing The Aspirant’s Challenge, Arcanist Taelis offers you a quest to represent your racial capital city. For night elves (and void elves in retail), that’s Darnassus. Simply walk to Jaelyne Evensong, the night elf grand champion, inside the Silver Covenant Pavilion and speak with her. Quest complete.
What This Unlocks
Becoming a Valiant opens the second tier of tournament dailies, which award Valiant’s Seals instead of Aspirant’s Seals. You need 25 Valiant’s Seals (about 5 days of dailies) to unlock The Valiant’s Challenge, a harder jousting duel that advances you to Champion of Darnassus.
| Daily | Seals | Description |
|---|---|---|
| One rotating weapon quest (A Blade Fit for a Champion/A Worthy Weapon/The Edge of Winter) | 2 | Same weapon quests as the Aspirant phase, now awarding Valiant’s Seals. |
| A Valiant’s Field Training | 1 | Kill 10 Scourge in Icecrown (upgraded from 8 in the Aspirant version). |
| The Grand Melee | 1 | Jousting duel against Valiants from other faction cities. |
| At the Enemy’s Gates | 1 | Large-scale mounted combat against Scourge forces near Icecrown Citadel. Uses a special siege vehicle. |
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Lore Context
Jaelyne Evensong is the night elf grand champion representing Darnassus. She and the other four racial champions (one per Alliance city) later appear as bosses in the Trial of the Champion dungeon when fought by Horde players. Alliance players instead fight the five Horde grand champions.
Each “A Valiant of…” quest represents a formal pledge to compete under a specific city’s banner. The tournament structure mirrors real medieval tournaments where knights fought on behalf of their lords and kingdoms, reinforcing the Arthurian framework that runs through the entire event.
| Quest | City | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|
| A Valiant of Stormwind | Stormwind | Marshal Jacob Alerius |
| A Valiant of Ironforge | Ironforge | Lana Stouthammer |
| A Valiant of Gnomeregan | Gnomeregan | Ambrose Boltspark |
| A Valiant of Darnassus | Darnassus | Jaelyne Evensong |
| A Valiant of the Exodar | Exodar | Colosos |
Explore Icecrown’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Icecrown Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.
Vikstone's War Journal“You’ve proven yourself worthy of competing under the banner of Darnassus, Vikstone. Now you should introduce yourself to Jaelyne Evensong, who leads the Darnassus delegation. As the night elf grand champion, she will enter you into the tournament on behalf of the city and oversee your training and testing as valiant. It has been an honor working with you, Vikstone, and I wish you luck in the competition ahead.”
Jaelyne Evensong was at the Silver Covenant pavilion, standing under the purple and the silver.
“Welcome aboard then, Valiant Vikstone. The Darnassus delegation is proud to count you among its members.”
Valiant Vikstone. In Icecrown I have been elf, and lad, and boy, and warrior, and instrument.
Proud, she said. Not of me. Of the delegation, and I am in it.
Twenty-five Valiant’s Seals stand between a night elf in borrowed colors and a champion of Darnassus, and counting them out begins with The Valiant’s Charge.
