Guild Wars 2

I was panning around the map when I saw this:

http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125420113-4.jpg

It’s an empty space, yet it seems significant.

While exploring Lion’s Arch, I found a doorway that some Tengu would not let you enter.

Later on, I met a Tengu who talked about their “sealed city that only Tengu are allowed to enter”.

He’s talking about the area indicated on the map.

It seems that location is just the right size for a city hub, like The Grove, Hoelbrak etc.

I wonder if there will be a Tengu race one day?
That would be really great!

See that wall in the SW part of your map? That’s part of the Domain of Winds. Just southwest of it you can see the western wall. The Domain of Winds is the homeland of the Tengu.

Also, if you played Guild Wars Prophecies, you may have seen a large floating “Wizard’s Tower”. When players asked if we would learn anything about it, he responded with two words: Tengu City. That tower, I think, is located a bit south and west of the area you link.

So yes, that area might be part of the Tengu lands.

Chessrock already said all to say about the city (maybe one could add that you will find a city gate in the Silvary starting zone to that city and tengu standing there, but you can’t enter for now). Guess the spot on your map will be used as part of the starting zone one day.

Drudenfusz.2971:

Chessrock already said all to say about the city. Guess the spot on your map will be used as part of the starting zone one day.

ROOK! Why the frack to people always call me Chessrock?!

Edit: Sorry. Minor flare up of rage due to the annoyance there. Calm now, please ignore.

Chessrook.8643:

Drudenfusz.2971:

Chessrock already said all to say about the city. Guess the spot on your map will be used as part of the starting zone one day.

ROOK! Why the frack to people always call me Chessrock?!

Reading is a funny thing, we don’t bother with every single character, we just asume what might be written there.

olny the fsrit and lsat lrttees are nedeed to puersme a wrod

OT:
perhaps a later update with tengu being a playable race?

Player.9621:

olny the fsrit and lsat lrttees are nedeed to puersme a wrod

OT:
perhaps a later update with tengu being a playable race?

I was thinking the same. That areas looks to be pretty large,

Tilarta.9812:

I wonder if there will be a Tengu race one day?
That would be really great!

There is a tengu race :p Okay, kidding aside, no doubt we will be able to play as a tengu in some expansion in the future.

1. Tengu race is one the most requested playable race since Guild Wars
2. Locking an area out from access but letting us know officially in-game about who’s behind it – usually a group or a race – is in itself a sign that it will be playable. Almost every game (offline and online) are like that. Only few games bother to drop a lot of those group or race for us to see, then later they let us play as one of them. Most hide them somewhere, make their capital city inaccessible, and just let us encounter a couple for lore’s sake. Tengu falls in that setup.

However, don’t get your hopes up. They may not even give us a playable tengu at all. They can easily say that the reason we can’t enter the new nation of the tengus is because they’re not yet ready for us to know the story. As simple of an excuse as that.

I for one want a tengu playable race, I love them since GW:Prophecies. For me, they’re as important as the other races of tyria, heck, much more important than the sylvari!!

Chessrook.8643:

Also, if you played Guild Wars Prophecies, you may have seen a large floating “Wizard’s Tower”. When players asked if we would learn anything about it, he responded with two words: Tengu City. That tower, I think, is located a bit south and west of the area you link.

So yes, that area might be part of the Tengu lands.

Huh, eh, what? I don’t remember the Wizard’s Tower being referred to as “Tengu City”. Also in GW2, the Wizard’s Tower has moved from its original place in GW1.

The tengu race created the Dominion of the Winds much later than GW1, especially after the Canthan tengus were kicked out by the Dragon Empire. All tengus on the planet came together and decided to go isolationists, especially because of the Elder Dragons.

Obviously, as we were told in-game, they’re having ED problems within their walled garden. And some tengus are pushing for opening their doors before their whole race gets wiped out because of their selfishness, paranoia, untrusting of other races, and isolationist attitude.

Besides, they’re one of the old races on the planet. They can contribute a lot in the efforts against the ED. Either they die alone and make themselves extinct, or trust the world again and unite with the rest.

I would laugh and then cry if somewhere down the line, this Tengu business is nothing more than a “new dungeon and explorable zone” to convince the Emperor and his NPC soldiers to aid us in the struggle against the dragons.

Mouhappai.5406:

I would laugh and then cry if somewhere down the line, this Tengu business is nothing more than a “new dungeon and explorable zone” to convince the Emperor and his NPC soldiers to aid us in the struggle against the dragons.

Same, lolz. I’ll probably imagine ANet smirking at us and doing facepalm on us when we cry.

a playable tengu race..
can’t wait!

Tengu were originally going to be a playable race, and they already modelled a lot of their home city. The area you see is where the Tengu area was going to be. They got cut because of time constraints, it’s not a mystery. If you want to play a Tengu, nag Arenanet more!

GuildMag: In a previous interview that we did with Colin Johanson he mentioned that you were able to tell us more about the Dominion of Winds as seen on the map that went with Ghosts of Ascalon. Even though it will not be accessible from the start, can you tell us what’s so special about this landmark?

Jeff Grubb: Two words – Tengu City.

So the DoW will be the city and not this open spot west of LA. Also this “Two words – Tengu City” referred to the Dominion and not the Wizard’s Tower.

I would like to see Tengu as a playable race but I wouldn’t be mad at Arena Net if they didn’t turn them into a playable race. I’m not THIS huge of a Tengu fan.

Playable Tengu, pls!

The waiting and the teaser easter eggs.. It’s unbearable!

Is there some contest going on with ‘reincarnating’ 3-year-old threads, lately?

Edit: Never mind, same poster.