Changes: The Battle Isles

The Battle Isles
Basic Info
Campaign:	Core
Type:	Continent
Part of:	Tyria (world)
Neighbor(s)
	Tyria, Cantha, Elona
Map
	; (click to enlarge)

Latest revision as of 00:55, 30 October 2009

The Battle Isles is the home of the Zaishen Order, and a sacred place for those who practice the art of war.

All "high level" PvP arenas for the Prophecies Campaign, Factions Campaign, and Nightfall Campaign are concentrated on the Battle Isles. This is the place where players from all three chapters can meet, team up and compete against each other.

This is what Acolyte Haitan explains about the Battle Isles:

"We, the Zaishen Order, serve as protectors of the Battle Isles, where stands the Great Temple of our lord Balthazar. The Isles are home to countless arenas in which we train with those deemed worthy of the honor.

Now that the ancient Tomb of the Primeval Kings is under assault, our lord commander General Yurukaro has ordered the arenas of the Zaishen opened to the people of Tyria. We have our own gateway into the Hall of Heroes, one that is, so far, safe from the taint of evil that enshrouds the Tombs. We of the Zaishen Order will also offer new combatants personal training on the way to the gladiatorial hero."

Note: For Guild Wars Prophecies players, the "low level" Ascalon Arena and Shiverpeak Arena remained open when the Battle Isles became accessible, but the Competition Arena at Lion's Arch, the Team Arena at Droknar's Forge, and the Tomb of the Primeval Kings arena were closed.

Getting there

PvP characters spawn directly into the Great Temple of Balthazar, the only town in the Battle Isles, upon their creation.

Roleplaying characters must map travel to the Battle Isles by clicking on the ship symbol on the World Map near Lion's Arch (Tyria), Kaineng Center (Cantha), or Kamadan, Jewel of Istan (Elona). The character must have reached any of these locations for the ship icon to become available.

As an alternative method, members of a guild with a Guild Hall may travel to the Isles with the button in the Guild window. This however only works after having ship travelled there at least once.

Locations

Note: Some of these locations must be unlocked in a fixed sequence to gain access to them. See the description of the respective location for details.

Guild Hall (Shows as the name of your Guild Hall)

Great Temple of Balthazar

Zaishen Menagerie

Zaishen Menagerie Grounds

Isle of the Nameless

→ Training Arena (Complete all training sessions to unlock the Zaishen Challenge)

→

Zaishen Challenge (Win vs. five different computer AI teams to unlock the Zaishen Elite)

→

Zaishen Elite

→

Random Arenas

→

Codex Arena

→

Heroes' Ascent (→ Hall of Heroes)

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-{{Location-stub}}
+ |name=The Battle Isles
-[[Image:Battle Isles Map.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Battle Isles Map]]
+ |image=[[Image:Great Temple of Balthazar.jpg|200px]]
+ |campaign=Core
+ |type=[[Continent]]
+ |parent=[[Tyria (world)]]
+ |neighbors=[[Tyria (continent)|Tyria]], [[Cantha]], [[Elona]]
+ |map=[[Image:Battle Isles Map.jpg|200px]]
+}}
 [[The Battle Isles]] is the home of the [[Zaishen Order]], and a sacred place for those who practice the art of war.
-All ''"high level"'' [[PvP]] [[arena]]s for both the [[Prophecies Campaign]] (Chapter One) and the [[Factions Campaign]] (Chapter Two) are concentrated on the Battle Isles. This is the place where players from both chapters can meet, team up and compete against each other.
+All "high level" [[PvP]] [[arena]]s for the [[Prophecies Campaign]], [[Factions Campaign]], and [[Nightfall Campaign]] are concentrated on the Battle Isles. This is the place where players from all three chapters can meet, team up and compete against each other.
-This is what [[Acolyte Haitan]] explains about the Battle Isles:
-:''"We [the Zaishen Order] serve as protectors of the Battle Isles, where stands the [[Great Temple of Balthazar|Great Temple of our lord Balthazar]]. The Isles are home to countless [[arena]]s in which we train with those deemed worthy of the honor.''
-:''Now that the ancient [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings]] is under assault, our lord commander [[General Yurukaro]] has ordered the arenas of the [[Zaishen]] opened to the people of [[Tyria]]. We have our own gateway into the [[Hall of Heroes]], one that is, so far, safe from the taint of evil that enshrouds the [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings|Tombs]]. We of the [[Zaishen Order]] will also offer new combatants personal training on the way to the gladitorial hero."''
+This is what [[Acolyte Haitan]] explains about the Battle Isles:
-''Note:'' For [[Guild Wars Prophecies]] players the ''"low level"'' [[Ascalon Arena]] and [[Shiverpeak Arena]] remained open when the Battle Isles became accessible, but the [[Competition Arena]] (at Lion's Arch), the [[Team Arena]] (at Droknar's Forge) and the [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings]] arena were closed down.
-==How to get there==
+:''"We, the [[Zaishen Order]], serve as protectors of the Battle Isles, where stands the [[Great Temple of Balthazar|Great Temple of our lord Balthazar]]. The Isles are home to countless [[arena]]s in which we train with those deemed worthy of the honor.''
+:''Now that the ancient [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings]] is under assault, our lord commander [[General Yurukaro]] has ordered the arenas of the [[Zaishen]] opened to the people of [[Tyria (world)|Tyria]]. We have our own gateway into the [[Hall of Heroes]], one that is, so far, safe from the taint of evil that enshrouds the [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings|Tombs]]. We of the [[Zaishen Order]] will also offer new combatants personal training on the way to the gladiatorial hero."''
+''Note:'' For [[Guild Wars Prophecies]] players, the "low level" [[Ascalon Arena]] and [[Shiverpeak Arena]] remained open when the Battle Isles became accessible, but the [[Competition Arena]] at Lion's Arch, the [[Team Arena]] at Droknar's Forge, and the [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings]] arena were closed.
-[[PvP character]]s spawn directly on the [[Great Temple of Balthazar]] in the Battle Isles upon their creation.
+==Getting there==
+[[PvP character]]s spawn directly into the [[Great Temple of Balthazar]], the only town in the Battle Isles, upon their creation.
-[[Roleplaying character]]s must [[map travel]] to the Battle Isles by clicking on the ship symbol on the [[map]] near [[Lion's Arch]] (Tyria), [[Kaineng Center]] (Cantha), or [[Kamadan, Jewel of Istan]] (Elona). The character must have reached any of these locations for the ship icon to become available.
+[[Roleplaying character]]s must [[map travel]] to the Battle Isles by clicking on the ship symbol on the [[World Map]] near [[Lion's Arch]] (Tyria), [[Kaineng Center]] (Cantha), or [[Kamadan, Jewel of Istan]] (Elona). The character must have reached any of these locations for the ship icon to become available.
-As an alternative method, members of a [[guild]] with a [[Guild Hall]] may travel to the Isles with the button in the "Guild" dialog
+As an alternative method, members of a [[guild]] with a [[Guild Hall]] may travel to the Isles with the button in the Guild window. This however only works after having ship travelled there at least once.
 ==Locations==
-Note: Some of these locations must be "unlocked" in a fixed sequence to gain access to them. See the description of the respective location for details.
+Note: Some of these locations must be unlocked in a fixed sequence to gain access to them. See the description of the respective location for details.
-:[[Image:GuildHallIcon sml.gif]][[Guild Hall]] (Now showing the exact name of your Guild Hall)
+:[[Image:GuildHallIcon sml.gif]][[Guild Hall]] (Shows as the name of your Guild Hall)
-:[[Image:CityIcon sml.gif]][[Great Temple of Balthazar]]
+:[[Image:CityIcon sml.png]][[Great Temple of Balthazar]]
+:[[Image:OutpostIcon sml.png]][[Zaishen Menagerie]]
+:::[[Zaishen Menagerie Grounds]]
 ::[[Isle of the Nameless]]
-::&rarr;[[Training Arena]] (Complete all training sessions to unlock the [[Zaishen Challenge]])
+::&rarr; [[Training Arena]] (Complete all training sessions to unlock the [[Zaishen Challenge]])
 :::&rarr;[[Image:ChallengeIcon sml.gif]][[Zaishen Challenge]] (Win vs. five different computer AI teams to unlock the [[Zaishen Elite]])
 ::::&rarr;[[Image:ChallengeIcon sml.gif]][[Zaishen Elite]]
-::&rarr;[[Image:ArenaIcon sml.gif]][[Random Arenas]] (Win five-in-a-row to unlock the [[Team Arenas]])
+::&rarr;[[Image:ArenaIcon sml.png]][[Random Arenas]]
-:::&rarr;[[Image:ArenaIcon sml.gif]][[Team Arenas]] (Win a total of five matches in the [[Team Arenas]] to unlock [[Heroes' Ascent]])
+::&rarr;[[Image:ArenaIcon sml.png]][[Codex Arena]]
-::::&rarr;[[Image:ArenaIcon sml.gif]][[Heroes' Ascent]] (&rarr; [[Hall of Heroes]])
+::&rarr;[[Image:ArenaIcon sml.png]][[Heroes' Ascent]] (&rarr; [[Hall of Heroes]])
 [[Category:Regions (Core)]]