Guild Wars 2

Essentially my knowledge of lore is fairly low so I have be reading about the potential relationships of the Molten Alliance but in my mind I haven’t connected it to the events of the ruptures. Also can people tell me where are the closest chimneys – i.e those rounded steam/air spewing things to the cuty. I have noticed as I am sure others have of the growing closeness to the cities.

What is the connection (I am sure this has been discussed but couldn’t find it) – are they creating a tunnel to the city for attack from below?

Also what is the connection to elementals? I am assuming elementals are natural beings? Unsure what is the lore rounf them and the fact that there are unstable ones would seems to indicate to me that if a tunnel is being build that strange magics are afoot summoning these elementals.

As I have said I know not the lore so I am making assumptions here so please can anyone enlighten me?

Honestly we haven’t been given much any information as to why there are unstable elementals tied to the vents (unless it is just an effect on the environment much like the storms).

I wouldn’t be surprised at all to learn that they are drilling their way underground to Hoelbrak and the Black Citadel, but again it’s just speculation.

I figured since the flame legion likes messing with unstable magic so much, they were calling forth the elementals , but tunneling makes more sense I guess lol.

The elementals may just be attracted to the ruptures themselves. We are told in Metrica Province by several asura that elementals are attracted to the energy conduits of the Thaumanova Reactor that are scattered over the area, and also they seem to like popping up near the weather krewe research stations (I know those are air/lightning elementals, but same principal applies, they are attracted to disturbances in elemental power). The vents themselves, like you said, could be products of whatever those naked-mole-rat -communists are doing underground.

The tunnel theory does seem reasonably likely. My money would definitely go on some kind of underground construction, and the fact that it’s approaching Hoelbrak and the Citadel is probably not coincidence – it feels like an invasion plan.

As for the elementals, the first signs of trouble – before we knew about the dredge and Flame Legion being involved – was stormy weather. Blizzards and dust storms were driving people from their homes before invaders showed up. I would assume that whatever this ‘Molten Alliance’ is up to, it’s messing with the environment (whether through magical means or just as a side effect of underground something) and the ‘unstable elementals’ are an effect of that. The steam ruptures may be causing atmospheric problems. We’ll have to wait and see!

And I suppose that now we get veteran elementals (I am sure they were not part of the rupture event before) means it is getting stronger / more powerful / destructive.