Guild Wars 2

Hi everybody
I would like to share with you my hypothesis and related theory on Scarlet’s Plan, which I think is quite interesting. Sorry for my english, it’s not my language, please forgive my mistakes!

I believe that the explosion of the thaumanova reactor, releasing large amounts of chaos magic, has caused the awakening of Kralkatorrik. For Scarlet, this was not intentional: she was just trying to figure out how the magic works. Once she realized what happened, due to the explosion, Scarlet draw up a plan. I make a further assumption: I think what Scarlet has seen, by exploring the Eternal Alchemy, was that the sylvari are closely related to Mordremoth and therefore when the elder dragon wakes up her own race will fall under his control. We know how Scarlet doesn’t like the constraints but rather, from a certain point of view, she prefers that everyone can follow his own path with their own rules. For this reason she is going to change how things will go in the future: essentially neutralizing the threat of Mordremoth (and MAYBE she wants to take the control of the dragon). Yes, in my opinion Scarlet will be a sort of anti-hero, a little ’crazy in her plans. What would be her plan then?

She began with the MOLTEN ALLIANCE, in order to create devices that could contain and incorporate dragon energy. This sort of research and further their development would serve to neutralize Mordremoth. Scarlet, however, should not only focus on the development of this technology but also on the research of leylines, magic flows where the dragon energy would pass to the awakening of Mordremoth. For this she creates the AETHERBLADE primarily for two purposes: have the means to move easily throughout Tyria (airships) and take advantage of cloaking and teleportation spells. I believe that in order to form this alliance, Scarlet has promised a seat on the board of Lion’s Arch, and that person would be Kiel, but this is my guess that goes beyond all this theory. Once this alliance was created it was time to put it in operation. Using, as a diversion, the attack in Divinity’s Reach, Scarlet (with her invasions) began to investigate on the field where there are the leylines (necessary to plant the devices of the molten alliance). The Scarlet’s plan was progressing quite well: in Twilight Arbor she did an experiment on a infected oakheart, trying to see if the molten devices could be able to contain the dragon energy and to see if it was possible to control it. And that experiment was a success. Knowing where to act and having the necessary devices, Scarlet lacks only one thing: awaken Mordremoth. As a kind of catalyst to accelerate the awakening, Scarlet leverages the TOXIC ALLIANCE and creates a huge tower in Kessex Hills, spreading toxins (catalytic as well). It will play the same role of the Thaumanova Reactor: the destruction of the tower will have an impact in the world that could lead to the awakening of Mordremoth. For this Scarlet tells us “everything is going as planned”, she wants us to actually destroy the tower to release the amount of energy contained. Now lacks very little: Scarlet is already placing the devices to contain the dragon energy (the “DO NOT TOUCH” pillars).. we will have to see if her plan goes through ..

Tell me what you think

sounds good to me….but unfortunately that gives way to much credit to ANET and I’m losing faith in their story telling ability to be honest. Until such times as they prove me wrong I still feel as if they are writing story around content not content around releases….as such it gets the " writing as they go along " feel about it as if there was no story or plan at all…=S If this is all apart of her plan and that happens to be spot on then they did a kitten poor job of delivery that storyline.

Where I DO feel for them is I understand this endeavor is huge and this first exploration of this idea of living story….once scarlet is done I think ( hope ) we’ll see massive improvements in their story telling =)

What would have been better for fractals …

Show Scarlet as a normal sane researcher often bullied by Asura for being a weak-willed soft-spoken Sylvari… she is intelligent but everyone underestimates her, and she has a low-rank job reading meters at the reactor.

One day she shows up for work at the reactor, and then it blows… she burns as the magical energies are released. Scarlet screams then laughs with insanity, and she marches through kills everyone. She is now insane, and displays enjoyment for people’s pain and suffering.

Sympathy for monsters worked well for modern comic book villains.

Zanthrax.6538:

sounds good to me….but unfortunately that gives way to much credit to ANET and I’m losing faith in their story telling ability to be honest. Until such times as they prove me wrong I still feel as if they are writing story around content not content around releases….as such it gets the " writing as they go along " feel about it as if there was no story or plan at all…=S If this is all apart of her plan and that happens to be spot on then they did a kitten poor job of delivery that storyline.

I know, the main problem is the storytelling but I think Arenanet decided to keep the secret about Scarlet’s Plan. Maybe they want a big “surprise effect”: they give us only a little few hints and a lot of facts about Scarlet and her moves so we can theorycrafting. If not, well, I hope -in the next LS arc- they improve how to deliver the lore in-game. ^^

Wasn’t Kralk already awake? He killed Glint and Snaff when he fought Destiny’s Edge five years ago.

inazuma.7021:

Wasn’t Kralk already awake? He killed Glint and Snaff when he fought Destiny’s Edge five years ago.

And when did the thaumanova reactore explode? Uhm.. I’ll try to ask in the lore section..