4/1/2024 0 Comments Quicksand krystal![]() 250 years ago, discoveries were made that some historians believed pointed to a Luxon presence in the Crystal Desert more than a thousand years ago, but just as many believed this to be a misinterpretation of the evidence. When humanity was still new to Tyria, the sea-faring humans known as Margonites thrived in these waters and in the Unending Ocean. Back then, what is now the Desolation was once a verdant coastline, and its only inhabitants were the Forgotten who served the dragon Glint. Over a thousand years ago, much of the desert was known as the Crystal Sea, though there are mentions of a desert in those times. The Thousand Seas Pavilion, accessed by purchasing a Gem Store pass, can be used to teleport to several maps, too, via the Portals to Tyria. ![]() Spearmarshal's Plea can be used to teleport to the Domain of Vabbi.Alternatively, if your guild has the Windswept Haven guild hall you can enter your guild hall via the guild panel and then walk through the exit portal to reach the Domain of Vabbi.After finishing Sparking the Flame (Prologue) on a character, that character may speak to the Lionguard Aircrew (Transport Facilitator) to enter the Crystal Desert again.Activate the Path of Fire story in your Story Journal in the hero panel, and finish the first part of the Sparking the Flame (Prologue) story step to gain access to the next instance marker on the airship docked near the Phoenix Roost lighthouse in Lion's Arch which will then transport you to the Crystal Oasis.The Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire expansion is required to access this region.To the northern of the desert, defectors from Joko's empire have established new homes along the Bay of Elon and the highlands connected to the Shiverpeak Mountains. In modern day, the lich king Palawa Joko has extended the borders of Elona to the southern reaches of the Crystal Desert while the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik has branded the eastern portions. Over the past millennia, many nations had tried to settle these lands, each one eventually succumbing to the sands. ![]() At least two portals into the Mists were formed in the desert: one in the Tomb of the Primeval Kings leading to the Hall of Heroes, and another at the Mouth of Torment leading to the Realm of Torment. The Crystal Desert is famous for many legendary landmarks, including Glint's lair in the north and Augury Rock where Ascension was possible. The southern reaches of the Crystal Desert is full of sulfurous wastes, called the Desolation, once so toxic from Abaddon's influence that only the dead and demonic could pass. It is said that every grain of sand in the desert was in fact a tiny crystal, giving the region its name. The Crystal Desert long called the Crystal Sea, is the land that lies between the nations of Ascalon, Orr, and Elona.
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