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Leader and sole member of the “Bring Penguins to Tyria” movement.
The Crystal Desert
but if that were the case, why exactly was Queen Jennah so worried about getting so flooded with refugees that she had to keep the gate at Ebonhawke closed?
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Desert_Gate_Guard
>“This gate serves as a barrier against the Crystal Desert. Letting you through would be condemning you to death. Dark events have befallen the desert.”
>What events?
>“Truth be told, we don’t know, exactly. We’ve only heard whispers. We’ve been unable to contact Elona since its last refugees fled the desert to Divinity’s Reach.”
They closed it because evil things are going on there, not because of refugees
(edited by Sajuuk Khar.1509)
Hmm. I guess I don’t remember. I’ll go ahead and assume that wasn’t the case.
Leader and sole member of the “Bring Penguins to Tyria” movement.
I think the dragonbrand will be typical of Kralk’s corruption. Perhaps when Kralk has devoured all life and magic from his domain it will all break down to crystral shards but that is a long, long, time away.
It is interesting though that Tyria has covered over almost all evidence of the last dragon rising even though relics from the ancient civilizations remain. Whatever damage the dragons do to the land can be naturally recovered, it seems.
I know according to standard lore centered loosely around Abaddon and the Margonites, the Crystal Desert used to be a sea until Abaddon was cast into it, boiling away the sea to reveal the Crystal Desert and Desolation.
I don’t recall anything about “boiling away”.
The interpretation I had was that Abaddon’s impact at “The Mouth of Torment” shifted the landscape, forcing it upwards. The sulfur wastelands of the Desolation was created slowly over time – it is the Realm of Torment’s influence on the land of the living.
Or was it more like the legend that the Gods raised the land for something to live on? (Something non-human. Likely the Forgotten) The GW1 wiki says both at the same time, but I’m guessing the legend part is just another “Humans believe this, but don’t believe them as they’ve been wrong about just about everything so far” situation
This was not only a ‘humans believe this’ but also a ‘the tale that was used to cover up Abaddon’s existence.’ So this fault isn’t to humans, but to the Six Gods (then five) who removed all knowledge of Abaddon – they had to give some explanation to the Crystal Desert’s creation.
I know Kralkatorric likes to haunt the Crystal Desert, and that he tends to turn everything he flies over into Crystals. Is it possible that all of his currently infected areas MAY end up looking like the Crystal desert under the right conditions? And it being formerly underwater, how would that have affected things? Did he always like the desert/sea area? It may explain why Glint had her base there. Or why Kralk is staying there now, and not returning to his former resting spot up north. Or is it just a complete and total coincidence that the desert is made of crystals and Kralk never actually went to the desert until now, and mostly to kill Glint, who hid there?
Theoretically, it’s possible the Dragonbrand may become a desert in time.
Three things should be noted before continuing on:
- Some records, such as The Ecology of the Charr and Glint during Edge of Destiny, hints at there having been a desert even before Year 0. There was indeed a sea, but near the Crystal Sea (most likely on the northern end) lied the Crystal Desert.
- Glint was in the Crystal Desert to collect Kralkatorrik’s green crystalline blood.
- There do exists some large crystals in the desert – back in GW1’s time at least – which were blue, very much like Glint’s lair. One such rare occurrance.
Does Kralkatorrik like sea/desert areas? Unknowable. But given various information, it would seem that Kralkatorrik’s domain encompassed at least Orr, Ascalon, Blood Legion Homelands (current name; where he hibernated), and the Crystal Sea/Desert during the previous rise. Maybe he doesn’t feel the need to move north because he feels the entire thing is/will be his territory again. Maybe he remains in place because he was so close to death in 1320 AE, and he won’t dare make another move until he’s gathered a lot of magic. Maybe he’s remaining in the Crystal Desert due to all the magic that’s there.
Or maybe he did leave, and flew east or south.
On to more current matters, what is the extent of the dragon’s influence on the Crystal Desert? Most people say travel is mostly impossible to Elona due to Joko’s un-dead army and probably now, the dragons, but if that were the case, why exactly was Queen Jennah so worried about getting so flooded with refugees that she had to keep the gate at Ebonhawke closed? Impossible travel conditions aren’t exactly conducive to floods of vagrants.
Nothing says the gate is closed due to number of refugees – in fact, that seems very un-Jennah like. What’s said has been quoted, but it’s to keep people from going south, not from coming north.
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It is interesting though that Tyria has covered over almost all evidence of the last dragon rising even though relics from the ancient civilizations remain. Whatever damage the dragons do to the land can be naturally recovered, it seems.
Maybe, maybe not.
“Balthazar came in fire and wrath, carrying the head of his father and leading his fierce hounds, Temar and Tegon. He swept Orr with a cleansing flame.”
“Next came the goddess of nature. Wise Melandru, oldest of them all, made of Orr a green and flowering expanse. She urged peace with the races already present on this world, but her advice was not heeded.”
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Orrian_History_Scrolls#The_Six
Ogden Stonehealer: The last time the Elder Dragons awoke, they wiped out almost every intelligent race on the planet.
Ogden Stonehealer: It is from this low-magic environment that the gods built the world as they wanted it.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hidden_Arcana#Dialogue
These are just two more obvious hints of the Six Gods terraforming the world. They could have removed the corrupted landscapes.
Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
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