Giant floating palace in Kessex Hills?

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Posted by: TheKidHenry.5732

TheKidHenry.5732

When, oh WHEN will we learn what this is and/or what its doing here? I assume it relates to either the Seers or the Mursaat, but I suppose it could be anything. Thoughts?

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Posted by: Fafnir.5124

Fafnir.5124

We already know who lives there if you talk to villagers there is wizard who gives them elemental guardians in exchange for kidnapping there children who he sucks out there souls<-very mursaat like and implants them in never extinguishing elementals.

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Posted by: benOTK.4961

benOTK.4961

I think it’s a tower form GW1. It used to be located over Kessex Peak.

It also used to have a different resident, but now apparently the wizard Isgarren lives there. It looks a bit different from GW1 but a lot of time has passed.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wizard's_Tower

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Posted by: Larkir.6502

Larkir.6502

We already know who lives there if you talk to villagers there is wizard who gives them elemental guardians in exchange for kidnapping there children who he sucks out there souls<-very mursaat like and implants them in never extinguishing elementals.

That’s just a theory. It is interesting though.

WoodenPotatoes did a pretty good summary video about what we currently know about the wizard’s tower and the theory Fafnir mentioned:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xslnnsNAUPA

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Posted by: Narcemus.1348

Narcemus.1348

I am honestly not very much interested in who is in there now or what they are doing. What has me most interested is what exactly was in there before that the Lionguard wanted me to kill Galrath in order to prevent something from happening. I mean the Lionguard having me kill a White Mantle member could have had some major repercussions had anyone learned about it.

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Posted by: Konig Des Todes.2086

Konig Des Todes.2086

@TheKidHentry: Wizard’s Tower, wiki has as much info as can be given in terms of facts. This said, structure doesn’t resemble known mursaat architecture and it is likely a lot younger than any remaining seer architecture given they were put to near extinction 11,000 years prior to the game.

@Fafnir: I don’t know why I keep seeing this, but they are NOT kidnapped. They are invited. And it’s not the kids either. And the bit on souls is 100% speculation.

@Larkir: WP’s summary is actually very flawed near the end, especially given how there’s no indication that Verata’s still involved in any way shape or form. Quite honestly, the concept of Isgarren inviting people to live a life of luxery but instead kill them for xyz reasons, is far more White Mantle-ish than Verata-ish, regardless of the use of killing them, given how the White Mantle did exactly just that with the Chosen in GW1, and unlike the Flame Legion they seem to be slow learners.

@Narcemus: It’s never proven Galrath was a White Mantle member. There’s dialogue about him that implies he was Lionguard in the past, but why he wears armor matching Hablion’s is left unknown.

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Posted by: Fafnir.5124

Fafnir.5124

Ya people disappear in middle of the night and never seen from again they are really invited. Does any university or group take children from there families to never see them again really every a good thing. I is like you join a cult thinking it is one thing and can never leave once you see it for what it is.

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Posted by: Konig Des Todes.2086

Konig Des Todes.2086

Uh… it is never said they disappear in the middle of the night. You need to revisit that place and talk to the NPCs again.

When I was young, we didn’t have elementals running around the city, doing everyone’s chores for them. Folks did their work with their own two hands.

->You don’t like it here?

I didn’t say that. That castle sure is pretty nice. I’d like to go there someday. Some of the other village®s go to live there. I keep hoping for an invitation, myself.

->Do you ever get to see the villagers who moved there?

No, but that’s not surprising. A place as elegant as that… I’m sure they’re just wrapped up in their new lives. And it is very isolated up there. (sigh) I’ll admit, I’m jealous.

Edit: For record:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Felna

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(edited by Konig Des Todes.2086)

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Posted by: Narcemus.1348

Narcemus.1348

There is one mention of a disappearance during ambient dialogue, but it is about a disappearance which occurred in the canyon. This canyon is pointed towards again and again as a very dangerous place, even though there is nothing really suspicious around the town.

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Posted by: Konig Des Todes.2086

Konig Des Todes.2086

The canyon’s called dangerous due to the ettins living there.

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