There is actually potential for finding 27 legendary weapons without trading, not just 26. How? Well let's go through each location for finding a legendary weapon. There are supposed to be two legendary weapons acquired from quests, 12 bought from shops, and 12 found in chests. The two quests that give you legendary weapons are the Mourningwood mortar quest and the gnome quest. There are also three shop locations (Bowerstone Market, Aurora, and Brightwall) that each have four legendary weapons for sale, equaling 12 legendary weapons. All of that checks out, but here are all of the locations in which legendary weapons can be found in chests:
1. Dark Sanctum Chest
2. Millfields Silver Key Chest
3. Aurora Silver Key Chest
4. Sunset House Gold Key Door Chest
5. Sanctuary Trophy Room Chest
6. Mistpeak Valley Demon Door Chest
7. Aurora Demon Door Chest
8. Sunset House Chest
9. The Ossuary Gold Key Door Chest
10. Mourningwood Chest (Found before the Mourningwood Fort, contains the Bonesmasher)
11. Mourningwood Silver Key Chest
12. Bowerstone Castle Silver Key Chest
13. Auroran Mine Chest
That's right, there is a chest inside the Auroran mine that is somewhat difficult to get to that offers a 27th legendary weapon. Not only is this already a complete and accurate legendary weapon location guide that shows for a fact that 27 legendary weapons can be obtained without trading, but I have gotten all 27 of these myself.
There is one thing though: should you choose not to build the mine in Aurora once you've become king or queen, you cannot get 27 legendary weapons in your own world, only 26. There is not a chest somewhere else in Aurora that replaces the one in the mine should you choose to keep the city nice and unindustrialized, so keep that in mind when making your decision in the court.
1. Dark Sanctum Chest
2. Millfields Silver Key Chest
3. Aurora Silver Key Chest
4. Sunset House Gold Key Door Chest
5. Sanctuary Trophy Room Chest
6. Mistpeak Valley Demon Door Chest
7. Aurora Demon Door Chest
8. Sunset House Chest
9. The Ossuary Gold Key Door Chest
10. Mourningwood Chest (Found before the Mourningwood Fort, contains the Bonesmasher)
11. Mourningwood Silver Key Chest
12. Bowerstone Castle Silver Key Chest
13. Auroran Mine Chest
That's right, there is a chest inside the Auroran mine that is somewhat difficult to get to that offers a 27th legendary weapon. Not only is this already a complete and accurate legendary weapon location guide that shows for a fact that 27 legendary weapons can be obtained without trading, but I have gotten all 27 of these myself.
There is one thing though: should you choose not to build the mine in Aurora once you've become king or queen, you cannot get 27 legendary weapons in your own world, only 26. There is not a chest somewhere else in Aurora that replaces the one in the mine should you choose to keep the city nice and unindustrialized, so keep that in mind when making your decision in the court.