Mawsworn

The Mawsworn are minions who serve Zovaal the Jailer in the Maw. They bring pain and punishment to the most wicked of souls.Shadowlands Preview: The Maw These soldiers are the very worst the damned have to offer: the result of the Jailer torturing mortal souls until only a mere shade of their former glory remains and they willingly serve their tormentor for eternity,The Art of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, pg. 175, pg. 190An Undeserved Fate all begin as empty suits of armor forged at Zovaal's Cauldron, and then are infused with a decrepit shade to be brought to "life".Soulless Husks
The size of the Mawsworn army rivals that of the Burning Legion, and with the soul-river Gorgoa overflowing, their ranks continue to swell.The Path to SalvationForces of Perdition The Mawsworn's weapons and armor were designed by the Runecarver against his will.Cutscene after returning 15 Runecarver Memories
==Background==
In the deepest depths of the Shadowlands lies the inescapable Maw. The wretched souls imprisoned in this hopeless realm are the unforgiven and irredeemable.The Art of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, pg. 169 They are imprisoned forever and suffer without end,worldofwarcraft.com - ShadowlandsThe Art of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, pg. 180 until they are twisted into a mere shade of their former glory. It is then that the tormented willingly serve their tormentor as the Mawsworn.The Art of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, pg. 174
After she committed suicide at Icecrown, the soul of Sylvanas Windrunner was sent to the Maw and tortured by the Mawsworn until Zovaal intervened and revealed himself to her.World of Warcraft: Sylvanas, chapter 21 Years later, when Zovaal instructed Sylvanas to start unleashing death and destruction on Azeroth,World of Warcraft: Sylvanas, chapter 25 she complied and used her position as warchief to plunge Azeroth into the Fourth War, causing mass casualties and thereby feeding the Maw with even more new souls that could be conscripted into the Mawsworn army.
With the role of the Lich King having been ended by Sylvanas, the Mawsworn sent Herald Dalora to bring the message of the Jailer, and to embolden both the Scourge and the Cult of the Damned.Secrets in Shadows To aid their offensive into Azeroth, Mawsworn Soulbearers raised fallen Scourge champions from the past in Icecrown.Death Rising#Rares At the same time, a group of them captured Thrall, Baine Bloodhoof, Jaina Proudmoore, and Anduin Wrynn and took them to the Maw. The Mawsworn also attempted to capture Tyrande Whisperwind, but she slew her attackers.Cause for Distraction During the resurgence of the Scourge, both factions were supported by the Argent Crusade and the Knights of the Ebon Blade which led the offensive against them, and enlisted the aid of Horde and Alliance champions to fight against the Cult of the Damned.Return of the Crusade Seeking to strike a definite blow against the Mawsworn, Azeroth's heroes confronted and killed Herald Dalora in the Cathedral of Darkness.Only Shadows Remain
When the heroes of Azeroth entered the Shadowlands, the death knights of the Ebon Blade who accompanied them were scattered, and their forces were already depleted after only mere moments there,A Fractured Blade losing a large number of their troops during their advance against the Mawsworn forces.Ruiner's EndMawsworn MenaceA Monument to Vengeance After the adventurers saved the leader, they began charging a waystone to leave the Maw, an effort that was noticed by the Jailer and prompted him to send his Mawsworn armies to stop them. When the party was about to be overwhelmed, Anduin called down a barrier of holy magic which held off the Mawsworn long enough for the champions to escape to Oribos.Stand as One
In order to claim the sigil of the Winter Queen, the Jailer sent his Mawsworn—led by Sylvanas herself—to invade Ardenweald. The covenants ultimately pushed the Mawsworn out of Ardenweald,The Battle of Ardenweald but the dominated Anduin managed to breach the Heart of the Forest and steal the Winter Queen's sigil.The Heart of Ardenweald Meanwhile, the Jailer's forces assaulted Oribos to claim yet another sigil, that of the Arbiter, but the covenants and the Knights of the Ebon Blade managed to hold off the attackers.Report to Oribos After successfully claiming four of the five sigils, Zovaal began enacting his plan to escape the Maw, and Sylvanas personally commanded the Mawsworn defenses against the Maw Walkers who attempted to breach the Sanctum of Domination.Storming the Sanctum
When Zovaal entered in Zereth Mortis, his Mawsworn quickly spread across the realm like a plague in search of a way into the Sepulcher of the First Ones.Long Lost Firim The Mawsworn initially laid siege to the Enlightened village of Haven, but the Jailer personally arrived to call off the attack since he believed that the place was of no consequence.Defending HavenDestroying the Destructors They later used Domination to take control of automa, the realm's caretakers, and destroy the obelisks protecting the Forge of Afterlives.Scour the SandsHarmony and Discord
Following the death of Zovaal at the Sepulcher of the First Ones, the Mawsworn remains active but leaderless, as Sylvanas confront them during her penance to free all souls of the Maw.World of Warcraft: Sylvanas, epilogueSilent Vigil (quest)
==Type of forces==
* Maw guard
* Maw caster
**Mawsworn Shadowcasters in the Maw are powerful magic wielders, Mawsworn Shadowcasters lob powerful bolts of dark energy to destroy those who oppose the Jailer’s will.
* Mawsworn kyrian
**Mawsworn Avengers in the Maw circle the skies above, these winged warriors use their spears to impale intruders.
* Charred behemoth
* Death elemental
* Shade
* Shadehound
* Soul seeker
* Soul eater
* Maw necromancer
* Maw fog beast
* Husk
* Crawling hand
* Bone wraith
* Death elemental
* Mawsworn construct
* Automa
In Azeroth, the Scourge and the Cult of the Damned were emboldened by the message of the Jailer brought by Herald Dalora.
===Allies===
*Venthyr, Stone Legion stoneborn, and nathrezim formerly under Denathrius
*Mueh'zala's forces including spriggans, boggarts and skeletal trolls
*Forsworn forces formerly under Devos and Helya
*Helsworn forces under Helya
*Maldraxxi forces
**House of Rituals forces first under Margrave Sin'dane and then under Kel'Thuzad
**House of Constructs forces formerly under Margrave Gharmal
**House of the Chosen forces formerly under Margrave Vyraz
*Certain broker cartels collaborating with the factions above
**Cartel Xy
**Cartel Ku
**Cartel Ba
==Members==
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==Gallery==
Maw guard concept.jpg|Maw guards
Maw caster concept.jpg|Maw caster
Mawsworn kyrian concept.jpg|Mawsworn kyrian
Charred behemoth concept.jpg|Charred behemoth
Maw shade concept.jpg|Shades
Shadehound concept.jpg|Shadehound
Shade beast concept.jpg|Soul eater
Death elemental concept.jpg|Death elementals
Observer Zelgar.png|Soul seeker
Starved Horror.png|Maw fog beast
Lumbering Husk.png|Husk
Mawsworn sketches.jpg|Various sketches by Matthew McKeown.
Antros.png|Antros
Custos.jpg|Custos
Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle.png|Dausegne
Fallen Charger.jpg|Fallen Charger
Fatescribe Roh-Kalo.png|Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
High Reaver Damaris.jpg|High Reaver Damaris
Mawsworn Shadetwister.png|Mawsworn Shadetwister
Mord'al Eveningstar mounted.jpg|:Mord'al Eveningstar
Oracle Zoketh.jpg|Oracle Zoketh
Painsmith Raznal.png|Painsmith Raznal
Soulrender Dormazain.png|Soulrender Dormazain
Xarenak the Soulstealer.jpg|Xarenak the Soulstealer
==References==
 
Category:Maw