Obsidian Hourglass
A magical hourglass produced by Medivh.[1] Given to Prince Llane at his Age of Ascension, Medivh explained that "so long as the glass never emptied, the reign of King Wrynn would not fail."[2]
Indeed as the last sands of the glass trickled to the bottom, Orcs arrived at the gates of Stormwind Keep. [3]
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Humans), 18, "From within his flowing cloak he produced an hourglass, crafted of deepest obsidian, with sands as white as undriven snow." ↩︎
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Humans), 18, "Medivh claimed that these sands represented the people of the kingdom, and so long as the glass never emptied, the reign of King Wrynn would not fail." ↩︎
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Humans), 19, "As the last sands trickled to the bottom of the glass, a great crashing sound was heard at the gates of Stormwind Keep." ↩︎