Daelin Proudmoore

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{{For|statistics|Daelin Proudmoore (Warcraft III)}}
{{npcbox
|name = Admiral Daelin Proudmoore
|faction = Alliance
|type = Boss
|image = Daelin_in_Jaina_-_Reunion.png
|caption = As remembered by Jaina
|titles = Lord Admiral of Kul Tiras<br/>Grand Admiral of the Alliance<br/>King of Kul'Tiras<br/>King of the Humans<br/>Lord of the Humans<br/>Patriarch of the Humans
|gender = Male
|race = Human
|character = [[Paladin]] (TFT)<br/>[[Warrior]]<br/>Alliance & Horde Companion<br/> [[Sorcerer]]<br/>[[Fighter]] (presumed)<br/>[[Hydromancer]]{{fact}}
|affiliation = [[Alliance of Lordaeron]]<br/>[[Kul Tiras]]
|occupation = King of Kul Tiras<br/>Grand Admiral of the Lordaeron Fleet<br/>King of Humans<br/>Lord of Humans<br/>Patriarch of Humans
|status = Deceased
|relatives = [[Katherine Proudmoore|Katherine]] (wife)<br>[[Jaina Proudmoore|Jaina]] (daughter)<br>[[Derek Proudmoore|Derek]] (son)<br> [[Tandred Proudmoore|Tandred]] (son)<br>[[Kilnar Goldensword]] (lover)<br/>[[Finnall Goldensword]] (daughter)
}}
{{Quotation|Grand Admiral Proudmoore|Can your blood atone for genocide, [[Thrall|orc]]? Your [[Horde]] killed countless innocents with its rampage across [[Stormwind]] and [[Lordaeron]]. Do you really think you can just sweep all that away and cast aside your guilt so easily? No, your kind will never change, and I will never stop fighting you.}}

'''Daelin Proudmoore''' was the "[[Lord Admiral]]"{{Cite|W2Man|43}} {{Cite|DotD|4}} and king of [[Kul Tiras]].{{Cite|APG|161}} {{Cite|ToD|72-73}} As "[[Grand Admiral]]" of the [[Alliance]], he was the supreme commander of the naval forces of the Alliance during the [[Second War]]. He was a staunch enemy of the Horde, refusing to believe that it could ever change its ways — he greatly hated the orcs and would have been more than willing to see them all dead. Eventually he was consumed by his own hatred, and killed by the Horde led by [[Rexxar]].

== Biography ==
=== Second War ===
{{WC2-section}}[[File:BTNProudMoore.png|left]]
Proudmoore led the island nation of Kul Tiras in the Second War, and it was Kul Tiras who funded much of the armada of the [[Alliance]]. After the First War, [[orcs]] began to attack coastal settlements in Kul Tiras and the surrounding shores of [[Lordaeron]] and [[Khaz Modan]]. With his longtime friend [[Anduin Lothar]] at his side, Proudmoore was given control of the Alliance navy as [[Grand Admiral]].<ref>[[Warcraft II manual]]</ref> Shortly before the Second War, Proudmoore was among the human leaders summoned to an emergency meeting at Capital City in Lordaeron by King [[Terenas Menethil II]], where the [[Alliance of Lordaeron]] was formed.

Pronounced Lord of all the Alliance's mighty fleets, Proudmoore led the naval assault on the orcs, destroying their forces on land, sea, and air, while managing the [[refinery|oil refineries]] in [[Stratholme]], which provided the main node of resources for the navy. He lost his eldest son, [[Derek Proudmoore|Derek]], and everyone on board the six ships of the [[Third Fleet]] when they were attacked by dragons. However, he afterwards defeated the orcish navy and kidnapped a person from Alterac who told him about Perenolde's betrayal.<ref name="DotD4" /><ref>{{ref book |author= Rosenberg, Aaron |authorlink= Aaron Rosenberg |title= [[Tides of Darkness]] |isbn= 978-1-4165-3990-2 |pages=314}}</ref>

After the Second War, Daelin and other leaders of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] were present at the meeting in [[Nethergarde]]. Proudmoore discussed the rebuilding of [[Stormwind]] with King [[Varian Wrynn]] and the [[Dark Portal]] with [[Khadgar]]. He later informed the Alliance army of the orc's movements when they were searching for artifacts.<ref>[[Beyond the Dark Portal]]</ref> Proudmoore stayed beside [[King Terenas]] through the political turmoil that followed the Second War,<ref>[[Warcraft III manual]] - [[Human History (since the end of the second war)]]</ref> even when he opted to have the orcs put into [[internment camps]]. His daughter, Jaina, became involved with Terenas' son, [[Arthas]], but their affair was ended when she chose to focus on her studies of magic. He quarreled with [[Genn Greymane]] at a meeting concerning the fate of [[Alterac]] before [[Daval Prestor]] defused the situation.<ref>[[Day of the Dragon]]</ref>

Later, he was present in Stormwind when Arthas became a [[paladin]].<ref>[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]]</ref> He was also one of the four jurors during the trial of [[Tirion Fordring]] in [[Stratholme]].<ref>[[Of Blood and Honor]]</ref>

Proudmoore also had a second daughter outside of his marriage when he had an affair with an elven sorceress named [[Kilnar Goldensword]]. The daughter, [[Finnall]], was not made publicly known.

=== Aftermath of the Third War ===
{{Battle/Update}}[[File:AdmiralProudmoorePortrait.jpg|thumb|left|Daelin in Warcraft III.]]
Proudmoore remained a close ally of Lordaeron for many years, with Jaina studying in Dalaran under [[Antonidas]] himself. He was crushed and horrified to hear the news that Lordaeron was destroyed by the demonic invasion. When he searched Lordaeron for survivors, he found nothing but legions of [[undead]] and [[demons]], and few survivors.
Grand Admiral Proudmoore is one of the people responsible for the breakdown of [[Horde]]-[[Alliance]] relations after the fall of the [[Burning Legion]]. In the aftermath of the [[Third War]] Daelin departed from Kul Tiras, leaving his son [[Tandred Proudmoore|Tandred]] behind, taking a large part of the Kul Tiras fleet and sailing across the Great Sea to [[Kalimdor]], in order to search for his daughter and the survivors that fled there after Lordaeron fell to the Scourge. Though Jaina Proudmoore had managed to earn [[Warchief]] [[Thrall|Thrall's]] trust, Daelin felt that he had to crush the Horde before they gained a foothold in Kalimdor.

He began raiding the coast and assaulting orcish settlements, but when they began to fight back he withdrew and retreated to the island citadel of [[Theramore]]. When he arrived, he was overjoyed to find Jaina alive, but found her keeping some strange company: [[Rexxar]] the [[Mok'Nathal]], [[Rokhan]] the [[Darkspear]] [[troll]] and [[Chen Stormstout]]—all allies of the [[Horde]]—were with her. Daelin immediately demanded that they all be arrested, but Jaina retreated and helped Rexxar and his friends escape.

[[File:Proudmoore2.jpg|thumb|left|Daelin in Warcraft III]]
Unwilling to allow Jaina any explanation, Daelin usurped control over Theramore and used it as the staging ground for his newest campaign to have his vengeance on the orcs, but he was beaten back by their numerous allies, and was forced to retreat back to Theramore where he established a naval blockade around Theramore Isle to prevent the Horde from launching a counterattack. What the Admiral didn't count on, though, was his own daughter siding against him. Jaina realized that her father was trapped in the past and that his vendetta against the orcs would only lead to more needless death and destruction for both sides, and aided [[Rexxar]] in destroying the ships.

The Horde then laid [[A Blaze of Glory#Theramore Isle|siege]] to Theramore and battled their way to his keep, where Rexxar squared off against the Admiral himself. Thrall tried to reason with Admiral Proudmoore, telling him that the Horde was no longer the same enemy he had fought so many years ago, but Daelin refused to believe that the orcs could ever change and launched himself into battle. After an arduous fight, Daelin Proudmoore, victim of his own hatred, was slain in battle. With his death, the battle ceased. Jaina knelt at the body of her prideful father and mournfully asked why he didn't listen. Rexxar told Jaina to remember her father for the proud warrior he was.
[[File:Grand-admiral-daelin-.jpg|thumb|Stormwind's statue of Grand Admiral Daelin Proudmoore.]]
Admiral Proudmoore was succeeded as head of the Proudmoore family by his children, Jaina and Tandred. Proudmoore's second-in-command, [[Lieutenant Benedict]], took command of [[Tiragarde Keep]] in [[Durotar]] to maintain a human presence in orcish lands, while [[Lieutenant Alverold]] continues his exploratory mission.
[[File:Daelin_Boralus_statue.jpg|thumb|A statue of Daelin in Boralus, capital of Kul Tiras.]]
==Memorials==
===Stormwind City Heroes Tribute===
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===[[Lord Admiral's Rest]] in Boralus===
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== Quotes ==
*''"Death to the [[Orc|Blackbloods]]!"''
*''"For Sir [[Lothar]]!"''
*''"For [[Lordaeron]]!"''
*''"[[Terenas Menethil II|You]] might as well tell the wind to stop howling. You'll have more success there than getting [[Genn Greymane|that creature]] to quiet even for a moment!"''<ref>''[[Day of the Dragon]]'', pg. 79</ref>
*''"It is as much of a mistake to underestimate [[Jaina Proudmoore|yourself]] as to overestimate yourself."''<ref name="ROTLK">''[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]]''</ref>
*''"False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what [[Jaina Proudmoore|you]] are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any other path is folly—and could be deadly in battle."''<ref name="ROTLK" />

== Media ==
=== Images ===
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File:Dealin Proudmoore.jpg|Daelin Proudmoore (left) with [[Anduin Lothar]]
File:Reunion_JainaDaelin.jpg|Jaina by Daelin's side after Derek's death.
File:DaelinWarbringers.jpg|Daelin as the ferryman in ''[[Warbringers: Jaina]]''.
File:Nightmare_Daelin.jpg|Daelin in his daughter's nightmare.
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=== Videos ===
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File:World of Warcraft lore lesson 47 Admiral Daelin Proudmoore|Proudmoore lore lesson
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