Flame Legion
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The Flame Legion, also mockingly known as the Gold Legion by their foes due to their soft characteristics and reliance on magic rather than weaponry, is one of the four charr High Legions. Resident in the citadel of Hrangmer and the Flame Citadel,[1] they are religious zealots and are the masters of magic among the charr. Once the dominant influence on charr culture and actions, they are now outcast from the rest of charr society.
However, with the rise of their new god, Gaheron Baelfire, the outcast Legion is now powerful enough to challenge all the other Legions of the charr at once.[2] Having learned from their mistakes, they have a plan to once again become the leaders of the charr.[1]
[edit] History
The Flame Legion first took power over charr society centuries ago after discovering the titans in the fires of the volcano Hrangmer. It was here the Flame Legion built their capital city and worshiped the titans as gods. They used the titans to subjugate the other charr legions, using them to gain support from other legions' shamans. This resulted in the formation of the Shaman Caste, which ruled over the charr. Using the titans' power to create the Searing, they moved to retake Ascalon, and pushed onward for a short-lived invasion of Orr and Kryta. They were stopped from the total conquest of Tyria by two events: the rise of the White Mantle in Kryta and the destruction of Orr by Vizier Khilbron.
The Flame Legion's dominance in Ascalon continued for two years, lasting until the defeat of the titans. Three years on, the defeat of Abaddon had all but destroyed the titans and their ability to influence the charr. At this time, the charr began to question the competence of their leaders. The shamans turned their worship to the destroyers, minions of Primordus, hoping that their strength would replace that of the waning titans and allow them to remain in power. In 1078 AE, however, operatives of the Ebon Vanguard freed a charr subversive named Pyre Fierceshot as well as his warband. With the support of the Vanguard, the Fierce Warband then succeeded in assassinating several leaders of the Shaman caste and undermining the Flame Legion's rule.
After the death of their leadership, the resentment at the leadership of the Shaman caste grew into a rebellion among the other legions. Over the next four decades, fighting between the legions continued until the Flame Legion's control was finally shattered at a final battle on the Plains of Golghein. Broken and defeated, the remains of the Flame Legion fled into the Blazeridge Mountains, only being able to escape due to the three other legions' focus on rebuilding their internal hierarchies after the Flame Legions' control. Eventually, they had returned to northern Ascalon.
The other legions' complete rejection of the Flame Legion included a rejection of Flame Legion values and beliefs[1] as well. This has shaped current charr society towards atheism and technology, rather than magical advancement.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c PAX 2010 interview, Guild Wars 2 Guru
- ^ Guild Wars 2 Developer Interview, IncGamers
