Ascalon City (outpost)

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This article is about the location where players begin the Prophecies campaign. For the Ascalon City accessible after the Searing, see Ascalon City.

Ascalon City (outpost)
Campaign	Prophecies
Region	Pre-Searing Ascalon
Type	Outpost
Party size	2
Exit(s)	Ascalon Academy Lakeside County

Ascalon City is the largest city in the Kingdom of Ascalon, on the continent of Tyria. When you create a role-playing character in Guild Wars Prophecies, this is your starting point.

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The largest city in the kingdom, Ascalon City is known for its beautiful architecture, numerous libraries, and bountiful shops. Because it is where many noble families makes[sic] their home, it tends to receive the largest number of visitors and has become the cultural center of Ascalon.

— In-game description

Contents 1 Quests available 2 NPCs 2.1 Allies 2.1.1 Services 2.1.2 Other characters 2.1.3 Ascalon Army 2.1.4 Other allies 2.2 Foes 3 Notes 4 Trivia

[edit] Quests available

• Armin Saberlin
  • A Second Profession
  • The Path to Glory
• Baron Egan
  • Bandit Raid
  • The Poison Devourer
• Namar
  • Poor Tenant
• Prince Rurik
  • Charr at the Gate
  • Charr in the Catacombs
• Sandre Elek
  • The Wayward Wizard
• Sir Tydus
  • War Preparations
• Town Crier
  • Message from a Friend
  • Trouble in the Woods

[edit] NPCs

[edit] Allies

[edit] Services

• 2 Arthur Ayala (weaponsmith)
• 2 Elias (weaponsmith)
• 2 Sanura (merchant)
• 2 Guild Registrar (guild registrar)

[edit] Other characters

• 2 Armin Saberlin
• 7 Baron Egan
• 5 Cynn
• 1 Gwen (see notes)
• 10 King Adelbern (see notes)
• 1 Namar
• 10 Prince Rurik
• 1 Sandre Elek
• 2 Sir Tydus

[edit] Ascalon Army

See also: Ascalon Army

• 5 Academy Monks
• 2,3 Ascalon Guards

[edit] Other allies

• 5 Ascalon Scribe
• 2 Town Criers

[edit] Foes

Note: enemies cannot usually be reached by players.

Charr

• 6 Charr Flame Wielder
• 7 Charr Axe Fiend
• 5 Charr Stalker

[edit] Notes

• When sitting on the north wall in Ascalon, death can occur from a Charr attack or spell.
  • Characters in outposts and towns do not gain natural health regeneration.
  • This does not affect the Survivor title.
• King Adelbern appears in two different spots: with the Ascalon Scribe looking over the battle, and on the stairs on the northern side of the lake where Sir Tydus is in Post-Searing.
• The small lake near Sir Tydus is the new location of Ascalon City after the Searing.
• Behind a wall, near the site of the battle, there seems to be a Resurrection Shrine, since all the Ascalonian Guards' corpses appear there after death and, after a few seconds, they do the normal resurrection shrine animation, then rejoin the battle.
• If you hold down the Alt key, you can see Gwen behind the western wall of the city. She, and 3 townsfolk are standing near where Lady Althea stands when you go outside the town, near her theatre.

[edit] Trivia

• Ashkelon was a large and important seaport in ancient Canaan. Its name was later interpreted as "Ascalon" by the English Crusaders. The "Battle of Ascalon" is generally considered to be the last battle of the First Crusade. It was finally destroyed for the last time in 1270 A.D. by the Mamluks. The ruins rest in what is now Israel's South District.

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Towns and outposts in pre-Searing Ascalon
Ascalon City • Ashford Abbey • Foible's Fair • Fort Ranik • The Barradin Estate
Explorable areas • Landmarks