Guild Wars 2

The searing hit Ascalon and the ground dried up, making farming or keeping lifestock impossible. So where did the Ascalonians get their food supplies from after the searing until thier fall? Adelbern refused Kryta’s help and due to the dwarvan civil war, the mountains were really hard to cross so foodsupplies from the west seem impossible. To the south there is the Crystal Desert, which is supposedly almost impossible to cross as well. To the north are the charr, and to the east we don’t know. So what did they eat? charr meat?

The searing would not have completely eliminated the ability to grow food, it would have severely diminished the Ascalonian capacity however. Between the Searing, the invasion, and starvation, the population of Ascalon dropped dramatically during that period. With the exception of the pilgrims Rurik lead to Kryta, and the members of the Vanguard who populated Ebon Hawke, the entire population of Ascalon was wiped out by the time of the Foefire.

Errant Venture.9371:

The searing would not have completely eliminated the ability to grow food, it would have severely diminished the Ascalonian capacity however. Between the Searing, the invasion, and starvation, the population of Ascalon dropped dramatically during that period. With the exception of the pilgrims Rurik lead to Kryta, and the members of the Vanguard who populated Ebon Hawke, the entire population of Ascalon was wiped out by the time of the Foefire.

I doubt the ascalonians would have survived for olmore than 20 years on such small food supplies. By the time of the foefire I think the ascalonians would have atleast rebuilt some of their farms and crops and at this time it is likely that they were getting supplied by Kryta. But in tje years just after the searing, when the ascalinian population was still reasonably high and the ground was so dry that jt would have been impossible to grow any crops or get any other type of food. Also in post searing ascalon in gw1 there no farms anuwhere and we had acces to almost all of the still human controlled parts of ascalon.

There was a quest chain in Prophecies about how the White Mantle, in hopes of getting converts, offered to provide supplies. Adelbern refused, but the people still accepted aid when he wasn’t looking.

They got their food from the same place the pact gets its food, airships, helicopters, tanks, and money. Logistics isn’t important in storytelling, because it’s boring.

Historically, wise rulers had food stores ready against droughts and famines. Add that to what’s been metioned and it is possible to have held out for a bit.

Asura Gates don’t hurt either. A lot of the major issues of logistics disappear when you have instant transmission across continents, no matter how expensive using them seems to be.

If the fractals are any indication, there’s still some plants left in Ascalon (the inner courtyard has grass for example). Also, I think mushrooms in caves were still ok, and they could of course hunt. No reason they couldn’t eat devourer eggs either.

And nowhere does it say that ALL of Ascalon was hit either…

Well, you can see from the GW1 map that all of Ascalon, plus some of the Blazeridge Steppes and some of the Shiverpeaks were completely charred by the Searing, and on top of that all of the water in the region turned to tar. Obviously the rain falling over the, say, 10 years that the game takes place over, probably began to bring a little life to the region, but sadly we will probably never see this change in the game.

Son of Elias.5420:

Asura Gates don’t hurt either. A lot of the major issues of logistics disappear when you have instant transmission across continents, no matter how expensive using them seems to be.

Asura didn’t come above the surface until ~8 years after the searing. Even then widespread use of Asura gates was not common and there obviously was not one in Ascalon at the time of the Foefire (or we’d have had a LOT more Ascalonian refugees)

Of course, that makes me wonder what would happen if we did put a Gate in Ascalon. Can ghosts travel through one? How far can they travel from the Foefire’s point of origin? Mmm.

Honestly, it would not surprise me that the Ascalonians ate Charr, given how we had an armor set made out of their hide. Gotta do something with the meat.

I’m telling you, wurms. There were plenty of wurms around in Pre-Searing Ascalon, and those same dang wurms are still in the same dang place now. I bet they’re tasty.

Dustfinger.9510:

Historically, wise rulers had food stores ready against droughts and famines. Add that to what’s been metioned and it is possible to have held out for a bit.

If Adelbern was anything, it wasn’t wise.

That’s unfair. Adelbern was prepared to fight the charr at all costs and for as long as it took – it’s likely he would have made preparations for food supplies, especially toward the end of the war. It was only at the last moment, when there was literally no hope for victory, that he decided to cause the Foefire as a last ‘screw you’ to the charr.

darkace.8925:

Dustfinger.9510:

Historically, wise rulers had food stores ready against droughts and famines. Add that to what’s been metioned and it is possible to have held out for a bit.

If Adelbern was anything, it wasn’t wise.

Actually, he was wise, before he fell into insanity. His militaristic wisdom is what led him to become crowned by public demand, after all.

And despite what Elias said, he was falling to insanity since the Searing – though it only truly struck with his son’s death.

There are fields/livestock inside Ebonhawk ain’t there?

Yep. Livestock that the children let out every ten bleeding minutes.

Son of Elias.5420:

Yep. Livestock that the children let out every ten bleeding minutes.

I loled.