Changes: Ascalon

Ascalon
Basic Info
Campaign:	Prophecies
Type:	Region
Part of:	Tyria
Neighbor(s)
	Northern Shiverpeaks, Crystal Desert, Charr Homelands

Latest revision as of 20:03, 6 April 2009

Ascalon is a landlocked nation to the east of the Shiverpeak Mountains and to the north of the Crystal Desert. There seems to be a large series of impassable mountains towards the Crystal Desert. Ascalon has been ruled by a royal family for many years. King Adelbern rules over Ascalon with the aid of his son, Prince Rurik although they don't always agree on matters of state.

Newly created characters of the Prophecies Campaign actually start in Pre-Searing Ascalon.

Pre-Searing

Warning: The following text contains spoilers relating to the plot of Prophecies.

Main article: Pre-Searing Ascalon

Two years ago, Ascalon was a kingdom of rolling green hills and vast blue lakes. It was constantly at war with its neighbors thanks to the Guild Wars. When the Charr invade the nations of Tyria, the Guild Wars ended abruptly. Fortunately, the Great Wall protected the humans for a time and they were able to hold the Charr at bay. However, the Charr brought powerful magic to bear and simultaneously breached the Wall and scorched the lands of Ascalon.

Post-Searing

Warning: The following text contains spoilers relating to the plot of Prophecies.

The event that breached the wall and devastated much of Ascalon is referred to as the Searing. Ascalonians now live in decaying ruins and the remains of cities for defense. The land is barren and most of the lakes have dried up completely, making place for pools of tar. King Adelbern's guards continue to hold off much of the Charr threat thanks to the remnants of the wall, but the Ascalons exist as a shadow of their former glory. Prince Rurik is not as satisfied with the defense of Ascalon as King Adelbern.

The capital city of Ascalon is Rin, although the largest and currently most important city is Ascalon City. The old capital, Drascir, had fallen long ago.

The region of Post-Searing Ascalon is sometimes referred to as "Ruins of Ascalon" by ArenaNet.

Towns and Outposts

Explorable areas

Notes

The possessive form of Ascalon is "Ascalonian". Citizens of Ascalon are also called "Ascalonians"; however, voice-over actors in various cinematics pronounce this word as Ascalons.

Trivia

The name Ascalon most likely comes from the Latin translation of a city called Ashkelon which was part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and resides in modern-day Israel. This city dates back to 2000 BC.

There is a sword named "Ascalon" in an old fairy tale named "St. George of Merrie England".

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+{{location box
-{{location box|type=[[Region]]|campaign=Prophecies|parent=[[Tyria]] (continent)|neighbors=[[Northern Shiverpeaks]], [[Crystal Desert]]}}
+ |image = [[Image:Ascalon.jpg|200px]]
-[[Ascalon]] is a nation to the east of the [[Shiverpeak Mountains]] and to the north of the [[Crystal Desert]]. There seems to be a large serious of impassable mountains toward the [[Crystal Desert]]. Ascalon has been ruled by a royal family for many years. [[King Adelbern]] rules over Ascalon with the aid of his son, [[Prince Rurik]] although they don't always agree on matters of state.
+ |campaign = Prophecies
+ |type = [[Region]]
+ |parent = [[Tyria (continent)|Tyria]]
+ |neighbors = [[Northern Shiverpeaks]], [[Crystal Desert]], [[Charr Homelands]]
+}}
+[[Ascalon]] is a landlocked nation to the east of the [[Shiverpeak Mountains]] and to the north of the [[Crystal Desert]]. There seems to be a large series of impassable mountains towards the [[Crystal Desert]]. Ascalon has been ruled by a royal family for many years. [[King Adelbern]] rules over Ascalon with the aid of his son, [[Prince Rurik]] although they don't always agree on matters of state.
+Newly created characters of the [[Prophecies Campaign]] actually start in [[Pre-Searing Ascalon]].
-The capital city of Ascalon is [[Rin]], although the largest and currently most important city is [[Ascalon City (Post-Searing)|Ascalon City]].
+==Pre-Searing==
-Note that the possessive form of Ascalon is "Ascalonian", but a citizen of Ascalon is simply an "Ascalon".
+{{spoiler|[[Prophecies]]}}
+:''Main article: [[Pre-Searing Ascalon]]''
+Two years ago, Ascalon was a kingdom of rolling green hills and vast blue lakes. It was constantly at war with its neighbors thanks to the Guild Wars. When the [[Charr]] invade the nations of Tyria, the Guild Wars ended abruptly. Fortunately, the Great Wall protected the humans for a time and they were able to hold the Charr at bay. However, the Charr brought powerful magic to bear and simultaneously breached the Wall and scorched the lands of Ascalon.
+==Post-Searing==
-{{spoiler|Prophecies}}
+{{spoiler|[[Prophecies]]}}
+The event that breached the wall and devastated much of Ascalon is referred to as [[the Searing]]. Ascalonians now live in decaying ruins and the remains of cities for defense. The land is barren and most of the lakes have dried up completely, making place for pools of [[tar]]. King Adelbern's guards continue to hold off much of the Charr threat thanks to the remnants of the wall, but the Ascalons exist as a shadow of their former glory. Prince Rurik is not as satisfied with the defense of Ascalon as King Adelbern.
+The capital city of Ascalon is [[Rin]], although the largest and currently most important city is [[Ascalon City (Post-Searing)|Ascalon City]]. The old capital, [[Drascir]], had fallen long ago.
-==Pre-Searing==
+The region of Post-Searing Ascalon is sometimes referred to as "[http://www.guildwars.com/gameplay/exploring/tyria/regions/ruinsascalon.php Ruins of Ascalon]" by [[ArenaNet]].
-Two years ago Ascalon was a country of rolling green hills and vast blue lakes. It was constantly at war with its neighbours thanks to the Guild Wars. When the [[Charr]] attempted to invade the nations of Tyria the Guild Wars ended abruptly. Fortunately, the Great Wall protected the humans on the south side. However, on the north side, the humans were constantly fighting the Charr.
+==Towns and Outposts==
-The Great Wall for a time was able to hold the Charr at bay, however, the Charr were able to conjure powerful magic to breach the wall.
+*[[Image:CityIcon sml.png]][[Ascalon City (Post-Searing)|Ascalon City]]
+*[[Image:OutpostIcon sml.png]][[Frontier Gate]]
+*[[Image:OutpostIcon sml.png]][[Grendich Courthouse]]
+*[[Image:OutpostIcon sml.png]][[Piken Square]]
+*[[Image:OutpostIcon sml.png]][[Sardelac Sanitarium]]
+*[[Image:OutpostIcon sml.png]][[Serenity Temple]]
+*[[Image:MissionIcon sml.png]][[Fort Ranik (location)|Fort Ranik]] ([[Fort Ranik|Mission]])
+*[[Image:MissionIcon sml.png]][[Nolani Academy (location)|Nolani Academy]] ([[Nolani Academy|Mission]])
+*[[Image:MissionIcon sml.png]][[Ruins of Surmia (location)|Ruins of Surmia]] ([[Ruins of Surmia|Mission]])
+*[[Image:MissionIcon sml.png]][[The Great Northern Wall (location)|The Great Northern Wall]] ([[The Great Northern Wall|Mission]])
+*[[Image:ArenaIcon sml.png]][[Ascalon Arena]]
+==Explorable areas==
-==Post-Searing==
+*[[Ascalon Foothills]]
-The event that breached the wall, and much of Ascalon, is referred to as [[the Searing]]. Ascalons now live in decaying ruins and the remains of cities for defense. The land is barren and most of the lakes have dried up completely, making place for pools of [[tar]]. King Adelbern's guards continue to hold off much of the Charr threat thanks to the remnants of the wall, but the Ascalons exist as a shadow of their former glory.
+*[[Diessa Lowlands]]
+*[[Dragon's Gullet]]
+*[[Eastern Frontier]]
+*[[Flame Temple Corridor]]
+*[[Old Ascalon]]
+*[[Pockmark Flats]]
+*[[Regent Valley (Post-Searing)|Regent Valley]]
+*[[The Breach]]
+==Notes==
+*The possessive form of Ascalon is "Ascalonian". Citizens of Ascalon are also called "Ascalonians"; however, voice-over actors in various [[cinematic]]s pronounce this word as ''Ascalons''.
+==Trivia==
-Prince Rurik is not as satisfied with the defense of Ascalon as King Adelbern.
+*The name Ascalon most likely comes from the Latin translation of a city called [[wikipedia:Ashkelon|Ashkelon]] which was part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and resides in modern-day Israel. This city dates back to 2000 BC.
-The region of Post-Searing Ascalon is sometimes referred to as "[http://www.guildwars.com/theworld/tyria/regions/default.php Ruins of Ascalon]" by [[ArenaNet]].
+*There is a sword named "Ascalon" in an old fairy tale named "[http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=steel&book=english&story=george St. George of Merrie England]".
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