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{{Location infobox | {{Location infobox | ||
| + | | hearts = 3 | ||
| + | | waypoints = 6 | ||
| + | | points-of-interest = 45 | ||
| + | | hero challenges = 6 | ||
| + | | vistas = 5 | ||
| + | | levels = 80 | ||
| type = Zone | | type = Zone | ||
| within = Cantha | | within = Cantha | ||
| + | | id = 1452 | ||
| + | | connections = [[Arborstone]] (NW) <br> [[New Kaineng City]] (N) <br> [[Dragon's End]] (E) | ||
| screenshot = EoD screenshot 14.jpg | | screenshot = EoD screenshot 14.jpg | ||
| − | | | + | | loading-screen = "Echovald Exterior" concept art.jpg |
| requires = eod | | requires = eod | ||
| + | | map = Revealed Map of Echovald Wilds.png | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quotation|Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons - The Echovald Wilds|When Shiro the Betrayer was slain his death cry swept across Cantha in the form of the Jade Wind. It petrified what it touched, and Echovald became a forest of stone. Hundreds of years later the Echovald Wilds are full of life—but the ancient Kurzick ruins still stand, slowly claimed by nature.}} | {{quotation|Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons - The Echovald Wilds|When Shiro the Betrayer was slain his death cry swept across Cantha in the form of the Jade Wind. It petrified what it touched, and Echovald became a forest of stone. Hundreds of years later the Echovald Wilds are full of life—but the ancient Kurzick ruins still stand, slowly claimed by nature.}} | ||
| − | The largest forest of [[Cantha]], | + | The largest forest of [[Cantha]], [[the Echovald Wilds]] were home to the [[gw1:Kurzick|Kurzick]]s before they were conquered by [[Emperor Usoku]]. The Kurzicks were an oligarchic theocracy led by their Council of Nobles. When the Jade Wind struck, the trees and wildlife turned to stone, petrifying it. The Kurzicks crafted their homes and citadels from the gargantuan stone trees. |
In the six years following the second and final defeat of [[gw1:Shiro Tagachi|Shiro Tagachi]], life had begun to spring up in Echovald Forest as many areas saw new growth take hold.<ref>[ftp://ftp.guildwars.com/downloads/gwen-manual-en.pdf ''Guild Wars: Eye of the North'' manuscripts], GuildWars.com</ref> This growth presumably continues to this day, with most if not all of the damage done by the Jade Wind having been reversed. | In the six years following the second and final defeat of [[gw1:Shiro Tagachi|Shiro Tagachi]], life had begun to spring up in Echovald Forest as many areas saw new growth take hold.<ref>[ftp://ftp.guildwars.com/downloads/gwen-manual-en.pdf ''Guild Wars: Eye of the North'' manuscripts], GuildWars.com</ref> This growth presumably continues to this day, with most if not all of the damage done by the Jade Wind having been reversed. | ||
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| + | == Getting there == | ||
| + | * From [[Arborstone]]: Take the Portal in the southeast of the Map. | ||
| + | * From [[New Kaineng City]]: Take the Portal in the eastern Part of the map near [[Petrified Shipping Docks]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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:'''Dunmel Gorhopf:''' We've begun a campaign to eliminate the corrupted wardens, and we hope that by doing so, the ancient forest spirit, if it still lives, will awaken and breathe life into this forest once more. Unfortunately, with the war against the Luxons heating up, most of our capable fighters have been sent to the front lines. If you will eliminate any wardens you come across as you travel the forest, we'd be extremely grateful.</ref><ref>Factions Prima Guide, pg. 156-157 | :'''Dunmel Gorhopf:''' We've begun a campaign to eliminate the corrupted wardens, and we hope that by doing so, the ancient forest spirit, if it still lives, will awaken and breathe life into this forest once more. Unfortunately, with the war against the Luxons heating up, most of our capable fighters have been sent to the front lines. If you will eliminate any wardens you come across as you travel the forest, we'd be extremely grateful.</ref><ref>Factions Prima Guide, pg. 156-157 | ||
:Urgoz, the ancient, tree-like spirit of the forest, was corrupted by Shiro's death wail two hundred years ago. As Shiro's residual influence slowly transformed the tree spirit, he became more hateful and twisted, and the creatures of the Echovald fell under his sway (especially wardens and the Dredge). Now Urgoz has declared war on the Kurzicks infecting "his" forest, and as luck would have it, he has chosen one of the most productive amber mines in the Echovald as his home base. The Kurzicks do not believe the tree spirit (now more demon than spirit) can truly be defeated-if it was, it could mean the end of the forest itself-but they desperately need to open access to the amber and keep Urgoz's forces in check, or their entire economy will collapse. Only an elite group of heroes-heroes from the alliance that has the most faction with the Kurzicks-are worth sending.</ref> | :Urgoz, the ancient, tree-like spirit of the forest, was corrupted by Shiro's death wail two hundred years ago. As Shiro's residual influence slowly transformed the tree spirit, he became more hateful and twisted, and the creatures of the Echovald fell under his sway (especially wardens and the Dredge). Now Urgoz has declared war on the Kurzicks infecting "his" forest, and as luck would have it, he has chosen one of the most productive amber mines in the Echovald as his home base. The Kurzicks do not believe the tree spirit (now more demon than spirit) can truly be defeated-if it was, it could mean the end of the forest itself-but they desperately need to open access to the amber and keep Urgoz's forces in check, or their entire economy will collapse. Only an elite group of heroes-heroes from the alliance that has the most faction with the Kurzicks-are worth sending.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Map completion == | ||
| + | * {{rewards item|Gift of the Echovald Forest}} | ||
| + | * {{rewards item|Lamplighter's Badge}} | ||
| + | * One of the following, depending on your profession: | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Willbender's Cache|profession=Guardian}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Vindicator's Cache|profession=Revenant}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Bladesworn's Cache|profession=Warrior}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Mechanist's Cache|profession=Engineer}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Untamed's Cache|profession=Ranger}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Specter's Cache|profession=Thief}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Catalyst's Cache|profession=Elementalist}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Virtuoso's Cache|profession=Mesmer}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Harbinger's Cache|profession=Necromancer}} | ||
| + | * Chance at one of the following: | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Black Lion Chest Key|chance=possible}} | ||
| + | ** {{rewards item|Transmutation Charge|chance=possible}} | ||
| + | * 8001 {{experience}} | ||
== Locations == | == Locations == | ||
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{{Location table header}} | {{Location table header}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Aspenwood Gulch]] |
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| | | | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Aoi's Perch]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Aspenwood Research Facility]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Aspenwood Sublevel B1]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Aspenwood Passageway]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Fort Aspenwood]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Brotherhood Woodlands]] |
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| | | | ||
| − | : {{map icon|waypoint}} | + | : {{map icon|heart}} [[Infiltrate and sabotage operations in the Jade Brotherhood headquarters]] |
| − | : {{map icon|poi}} [[ | + | : {{map icon|waypoint}} Junkyard Waypoint |
| + | : {{map icon|vista}} Brotherhood Woodlands Vista | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Kage's Perch]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Dreslav's Garden]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Ingenuity Square]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Mi-Shen's Lab]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Ferndale]] |
| − | | | + | | align=center| 80 |
| − | : {{map icon| | + | | |
| − | : {{map icon|poi}} [[ | + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Arianna's Perch]] |
| − | : {{map icon|poi}} [[ | + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Court of Song]] |
| − | : {{map icon|poi}} [[ | + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Forever Tree]] |
| − | : {{map icon| | + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Temple of the Dredge]] |
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Ferndale Stairs]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Lake Lutgardis]] |
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| | | | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Elder's Roost]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Hermit's Dock]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Lutgardis Ruins]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|vista}} Lake Lutgardis Vista | ||
| + | : {{map icon|hero}} [[Submerged Cathedral]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Melandru's Hope]] | | [[Melandru's Hope]] | ||
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| | | | ||
| − | : {{map icon| | + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Ancient Archives]] |
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Karstadt Village]] | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Karstadt Village]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Secret Cavern]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Teleri Village]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Vasburg Armory]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Ancient Archives]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Mori Village]] | ||
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | : {{map icon|waypoint}} Mori Village Waypoint | ||
| + | : {{map icon|heart}} [[Help out around Mori Village to gain the trust of the tengu who live there]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Mori Plaza]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|hero}} [[Village Overlook (Mori Village)|Village Overlook]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Mori Village]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Qinkaishi Basin]] | | [[Qinkaishi Basin]] | ||
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| | | | ||
: {{map icon|waypoint}} Qinkai Waypoint | : {{map icon|waypoint}} Qinkai Waypoint | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Qinkaishi Falls]] | ||
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Qinkai Village]] | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Qinkai Village]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|vista}} Qinkaishi Basin Vista | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Qinkaishi Baisin]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Quarry Forelands]] |
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| | | | ||
| + | : {{map icon|waypoint}} Jade Gate Waypoint | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Qinkai Stream]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Valdhertz Crypts]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Saint's Vale]] |
| − | | | + | | align=center| 80 |
| − | : {{map icon| | + | | |
| − | : {{map icon|poi}} [[ | + | : {{map icon|waypoint}} Kropa Waypoint |
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Aetherblade Hideout]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Cylow Outpost]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Kropa Village]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Saprophyte's Pond]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Skygazer Cathedral]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Saprophyte's Pond]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Temple of the Dredge]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Xunlai Jade Junkyard]] | ||
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Dump Site 1]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Dump Site 2]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Dump Site 3]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Goa Village]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Tangled Altar]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Xunlai Jade Junkyard Outpost E-1]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Wrightstone Chantry]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|hero}} [[Xunlai Jade Junkyard Overlook]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Wrightstone Chantry]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Zu Heltzer Historical Site]] | ||
| + | | align=center| 80 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | : {{map icon|waypoint}} Waypoint zu Heltzer | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Altrumm Mines]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Caretaker's Camp]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[House zu Heltzer]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Memorial zu Heltzer]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|hero}} [[Gravestone of Lord Archek Brauer]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|hero}} [[House zu Heltzer (Hero Challenge)|House zu Heltzer]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Altrumm Mines Catacomb]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: Cemetery Pond]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|masteryeod}} [[Echovald Wilds Insight: House zu Heltzer]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|vista}} Kurzick Cemetery Vista | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | [[Warden's Folly]] |
| − | | | + | | align=center| 80 |
| − | : {{map icon|poi}} [[ | + | | |
| + | : {{map icon|heart}} [[Disrupt the Speakers' operations in their headquarters]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Chamber of the Spirits]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Erys Oasis]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Saint Anjeka's Shrine]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Speaker's Sanctum]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|poi}} [[Yarrow's Perch]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|hero}} [[Speaker Headquarters]] | ||
| + | : {{map icon|vista}} Warden's Folly Vista | ||
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;Meta event | ;Meta event | ||
* [[The Gang War of Echovald]] | * [[The Gang War of Echovald]] | ||
| − | ** {{event|Bring Speaker supplies to Stas}} | + | ** {{event|Free Kropa Village from the Jade Brotherhood}} |
| + | *** {{event|Bring Speaker supplies to Stas}} | ||
| + | *** {{event|Defeat the Jade Brotherhood mechs assaulting the village}} | ||
| + | ** Outposts overrun | ||
| + | *** {{event|Reveal and defeat hidden Jade Brotherhood members}} | ||
| + | *** {{event|Destroy spirit obelisks and defeat Speaker ritualists}} | ||
| + | *** {{event|Locate and defuse Speaker mines}} | ||
| + | ** Junkyard | ||
| + | *** {{event|Prevent both of the gangs from seizing control of the junkyard}} | ||
| + | *** {{event|Defeat the Speaker and Jade Brotherhood lieutenants}} | ||
| + | *** {{event|Defeat Prototype XJ-1}} | ||
;Other events | ;Other events | ||
| − | + | * Assault on Fort Aspenwood | |
| + | ** {{event|Use the siege turtles to destroy the shield generators as you fight through the fort}} | ||
| + | *** {{event|Move through the research facility and reach the superweapon}} | ||
| + | **** {{event|Deactivate the haywire Gods' Vengeance}} | ||
| + | ***** {{event|Explore and evacuate the Aspenwood Testing Facility before the kill switch fries the place}} | ||
| + | * {{event|Help the archaeologists extract relics from their magical wards}} | ||
| + | ** {{event|Stop the Speakers from stealing Kurzick relics}} | ||
| + | * :{{event|Help Jan reconnect with their family's past by cleansing the site with Lutgardis music}} | ||
| + | * {{event|Escort the Tengu to Qinkai Village}} | ||
| + | ** {{event|Defend Qinkai Village from the Jade Brotherhood}} | ||
| + | * {{event|Defeat the hostile spirits!}} | ||
| + | * {{event|Clear out the cavern near Teleri Village!}} | ||
| + | * {{event|Escort the Tengu to Qinkai Village}} | ||
| + | * {{event|Collect sap for the restoration ritual before the plants stop producing it.}} | ||
| + | ** {{event|Protect the sylvari until the ritual is complete}} | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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"Echovald Forest" concept art 05.jpg | "Echovald Forest" concept art 05.jpg | ||
"Echovald Forest" concept art 06.jpg | "Echovald Forest" concept art 06.jpg | ||
| − | + | "Mushrooms" concept art.jpg | |
"Branch Pools" concept art.jpg | "Branch Pools" concept art.jpg | ||
File:"Gargoyles" concept art 01.jpg | File:"Gargoyles" concept art 01.jpg | ||
File:"Gargoyles" concept art 02.jpg | File:"Gargoyles" concept art 02.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Loading screens | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | The Echovald Wilds (Looking for Group menu).png|Art from the [[LFG]] panel. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
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The Echovald Wilds
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- Cantha
- Connects to
- Arborstone (NW)
New Kaineng City (N)
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The Echovald Wilds
“When Shiro the Betrayer was slain his death cry swept across Cantha in the form of the Jade Wind. It petrified what it touched, and Echovald became a forest of stone. Hundreds of years later the Echovald Wilds are full of life—but the ancient Kurzick ruins still stand, slowly claimed by nature.
— Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons - The Echovald Wilds
The largest forest of Cantha, the Echovald Wilds were home to the Kurzicks before they were conquered by Emperor Usoku. The Kurzicks were an oligarchic theocracy led by their Council of Nobles. When the Jade Wind struck, the trees and wildlife turned to stone, petrifying it. The Kurzicks crafted their homes and citadels from the gargantuan stone trees.
In the six years following the second and final defeat of Shiro Tagachi, life had begun to spring up in Echovald Forest as many areas saw new growth take hold.[1] This growth presumably continues to this day, with most if not all of the damage done by the Jade Wind having been reversed.
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Getting there[править]
- From Arborstone: Take the Portal in the southeast of the Map.
- From New Kaineng City: Take the Portal in the eastern Part of the map near Petrified Shipping Docks.
History[править]
Early history[править]
Sometime in the late pre-imperial era, after the appearance of humanity in Cantha, the Kurzicks settled Echovald Forest from lands believed to be beyond Cantha. In the year 51 CC (459 BE), during the reign of Emperor Yian Zho, the forest was invaded by both Luxons, rivals of the Kurzicks, and the emperor's forces. Though the invaders failed to defeat the Kurzicks, they successfully contained them within the forest and the Kurzicks soon became a vassal state.[2]
During the Jade Wind, the forest and its inhabitants were petrified, trees transforming to lifeless columns of stone and birds crashing to the ground, petrified mid-flight. Deer turned to stone mid-leap, landing on the ground as mere lifeless statues. The Kurzicks largely escaped the petrification of the forest, and so began to carve out homes from remnants of what were once trees.[2][3]
During the forest's transformation into jade, the forest spirit Urgoz was corrupted by the Jade Wind, driving him and his wardens to madness. Urgoz, suffering from Shiro's influence, became demonic and twisted, corrupting the forest's wildlife and refugee dredge and using them as pawns in his war against the Kurzicks, taking control of an amber mine to stage his attacks from, which would later be dubbed "Urgoz's Warren". Despite Urgoz's corruption, some Kurzicks carried out hope that if they slew enough wardens, Urgoz would breathe life into the forest once more.[4][5]
Map completion[править]
- Gift of the Echovald Forest
- Lamplighter's Badge
- One of the following, depending on your profession:
- Chance at one of the following:
- 8001
Locations[править]
| Area | Effective level |
Area objectives |
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| Aspenwood Gulch | 80 | |
| Brotherhood Woodlands | 80 |
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| Ferndale | 80 | |
| Lake Lutgardis | 80 |
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| Melandru's Hope | 80 | |
| Mori Village | 80 | |
| Qinkaishi Basin | 80 |
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| Quarry Forelands | 80 |
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| Saint's Vale | 80 | |
| Xunlai Jade Junkyard | 80 | |
| Zu Heltzer Historical Site | 80 | |
| Warden's Folly | 80 |
Events[править]
- Meta event
- The Gang War of Echovald
- Free Kropa Village from the Jade Brotherhood
- Outposts overrun
- Junkyard
- Other events
- Assault on Fort Aspenwood
- Help the archaeologists extract relics from their magical wards
- :Help Jan reconnect with their family's past by cleansing the site with Lutgardis music
- Escort the Tengu to Qinkai Village
- Defeat the hostile spirits!
- Clear out the cavern near Teleri Village!
- Escort the Tengu to Qinkai Village
- Collect sap for the restoration ritual before the plants stop producing it.
Gallery[править]
- Screenshots
- Concept art
- Echovald Forest concept art 03.jpg
- Loading screens
- The Echovald Wilds (Looking for Group menu).png
Art from the LFG panel.
- Maps
- Echovald Forest map (Guild Wars).jpg
Appearance of Echovald Forest in Guild Wars.
Notes[править]
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На Guild Wars Wiki (англ) есть статья про Echovald Forest. |
- Echovald Forest was confirmed during the Extra Life 2020 charity stream by Matthew Medina and Tracey West to be explorable.[6]
See also[править]
- Associated items
External links[править]
- Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons - The Echovald Wilds, Youtube.com
- Исследуйте чащи Эховальда!, GuildWars-2.ru
References[править]
- ↑ Guild Wars: Eye of the North manuscripts, GuildWars.com
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 An Empire Divided
- ↑ The Guild Wars Factions Manuscripts
- When the Jade Wind swept through the branches of Echovald Forest, it turned everything to stone. Birds crashed to the forest floor in mid-flight. Deer leaped from the ground as flesh and blood, and came to earth little more than life-like statues. Now, two centuries later, life has cautiously returned. The Kurzicks were the first to venture back to the forest. There they have adapted to their petrified surroundings and have begun to carve their culture into this new landscape.
- ↑ Wicked Wardens
- Dunmel Gorhopf: We've begun a campaign to eliminate the corrupted wardens, and we hope that by doing so, the ancient forest spirit, if it still lives, will awaken and breathe life into this forest once more. Unfortunately, with the war against the Luxons heating up, most of our capable fighters have been sent to the front lines. If you will eliminate any wardens you come across as you travel the forest, we'd be extremely grateful.
- ↑ Factions Prima Guide, pg. 156-157
- Urgoz, the ancient, tree-like spirit of the forest, was corrupted by Shiro's death wail two hundred years ago. As Shiro's residual influence slowly transformed the tree spirit, he became more hateful and twisted, and the creatures of the Echovald fell under his sway (especially wardens and the Dredge). Now Urgoz has declared war on the Kurzicks infecting "his" forest, and as luck would have it, he has chosen one of the most productive amber mines in the Echovald as his home base. The Kurzicks do not believe the tree spirit (now more demon than spirit) can truly be defeated-if it was, it could mean the end of the forest itself-but they desperately need to open access to the amber and keep Urgoz's forces in check, or their entire economy will collapse. Only an elite group of heroes-heroes from the alliance that has the most faction with the Kurzicks-are worth sending.
- ↑ Confirmed by Matthew Medina and Tracey West, Twitch.tv
