User:Dak393/Story Recap

The story summary page has info on all the story chapters with small sections on each part but I'll go over the very basics below (TLDR after each section):

Also check out /u/ViddlyDiddly's Story Order Guide!

Personal story

Start of story depends on race and choice but all stories start get introduced to the 3 orders and start to meet up with members of the old Destiny's Edge group. Learn about the orders and pick one to join, you get a mentor from that order. Destiny's Edge tries to reform but end up arguing and splitting off into the dungeon story modes [they reform as a side story to the main one]. With your order you help some of the "tribal" races against dragon minions. Trahearne learns of a coming attack by Zhaitan and your order sends you to claw island to deal with it. The fort is lost and your mentor stays to cover you. Trahearne visits the pale tree, she gives him Caladbolg and shows him a vision of Orr with him leading a unified pact of the 3 orders. The player retakes claw island with the help of the orders joining forces and the start of the pact. The pact invades Orr, weakens Zhaitan then face off against and finally kill Zhaitan.

Season 1

3hr Original Season 1 "movie" Season 1 has been re-released and is free for all but the original version is outlined below and has some more details.

The Lost Shores Consortium is introduced, they advertise a new resort on Southsun island (new zone). Karka attacks start happening all over the beaches. Canach introduced, he is working with the consortium as a mercenary and is responsible for the group interfering with Southsun and aggravating the wildlife. Ancient Karka is driven back and killed on island, Canach escapes in the chaos. Flame and Frost Braham and Rox introduced, dredge seen using fire magic and storms cause refugees to flee the shiverpeaks. Flame legion using dregde technology, found to have formed the "Molten Alliance" with the dredge. Braham seeks help from the Black Citadel and Holebrak claiming he is Eir's son but is called a liar and denied help from both. Rox, a gladium that lost her warband, is sent to retake a hatchery as a test to join Rytlock's warband. The Molten Alliance base is found, Rox and Braham band together to fight their common enemy (some of the story can still be played in the fractals Molten Furnace and Molten Boss. The Secret of Southsun: Refugees from Molten Alliance attacks were offered new homes in Southsun by the Consortium but are now bound there by contract, some feel like they are now prisoners. Riots and general issues happening all over the island. Kasmeer Meade shown on island as one of the nobles there. Wildlife being riled up by toxin introduced to the area by a mysterious sylvari suspected of being Canach. Last Stand at Southsun Canach is in hiding from assassination attempts by Subdirector Noll of the Consortium. Canach feels sympathy for the refugees and has been trying to free them. Canach's hideout is found and he is captured but had already marked Consortium record locations for Karka attacks [events are still active on the island]. Ellen Kiel, part of the captains council of Lion's Arch, gathers all the contracts to send them to Lion's Arch for safe keeping but Kiel sets of an explosive destroying the ship and contracts. Kiel claim's that the attack was Canach's doing and the settlers are now free to leave.") Dragon Bash Player is notified by mysterious 'E' that there is a threat to the council that they would stop and to be at the effigy lighting ceremony. During the ceremony the pyre explodes injuring the council members and others. Later announced that one of the council, Captain Theo Ashford, did not survive. Logan Thackeray finds Marjory Delaqua and hires her to investigate the attack since Ashford was a close friend. Marjory, a former member of the ministry guard, encounters 'E' [she doesn't see them] during an investigation and is asked work together to stop the forces that would take down the world. Marjory and Kiel find out the explosion was triggered by Mai Trin, her plan was to fill the newly emptied council seat. The player attempts to capture her but her Aetherblade pirates show up and she escapes. Sky Pirates of Tyria Mai Trin's base is found and assaulted. Some of the story can still be played in the fractals: Aetherblade and Captain Mai Trin Boss. It is discovered that the Aetherblade pirates are backed by the inquest. Mysterious person 'Scarlet' mentioned. Ellen Kiel is nominated for the empty council seat. Bazaar of the Four Winds Zephyrites and new zone Labyrinthine Cliffs introduced. Evon Gnashblade, owner of the Black Lion Trading Company, is running against Kiel for the council seat and they need trade agreement with the Zephyrites. Zephyrites are discovered to be the successors to the Brotherhood of the Dragon and have connections to glint as her current servants after the dwarves. Cutthroat Politics Election for council held, Kiel wins and gets trade agreement. Backstory given on both Kiel and Gnashblade. Queen's Jubilee Anniversary of Queen Jennah's ascended the throne in Divinity's reach. West area [used to be a large hole] is transformed into the crown pavilion. Jubilee [new area] is introduced with arenas to fight in. Watchknights are introduced as guards and have the ability to transform with mesmer magic into the enemies in the jubilee. Rox and Braham show up again to test the strength of the new watchknights. Logan is the first one to test them out but the commands for the watchknight have been overridden and it continues to attack Logan after he is beaten. Aetherblad pirates attack the jubilee and Countess Anise, of the shining blade, says that the culprit must be near by. Rox attempts to shoot down the mysterius figure they see on one of the columns but they teleport away several times before getting hit and fleeing. Clockwork Chaos During the closing ceremony of the jubilee the Previous assailant appears again and is revealed to be a sylvari by the name of 'Scarlet Briar'. Scarlet takes control of the watchknights and attempts to kidnap the queen. The player disarms 4 bombs around the pavilion but Scarlet reveals that there is a fifth bomb at the evacuation point that explodes killing many. Scarlet teleports into the arena level with hostages and no access into the area. Player gets more information on Scarlet's [given name Ceara ] backstory, she rejected the lifestyle and path of the sylvari instead seeking out knowledge from many teachers across Tyria including Norn, Charr, and Asura. She becomes fascinated with the 'Eternal Alchemy' and believes it will give her access to the basic fabric of reality. Omadd, the Headmaster of Synergetics, and her teacher while enrolled in the college tracks Scarlet down and offers her an experiment that will allow her to view the ' metaphysical vortex of reality'. When she awakes from the experiment she says she saw 'everything', says her name is now Scarlet, and then kills Omadd. After some time Scarlet's portal technology is reverse engineered and the player is able to rescue the people trapped in the arena but Scarlet escapes thanks to the aetherblade pirates. Tequatl Rising Tequatl absorbs Zhaitan's magic after it's death and gets more powerful (reworked fight and loot) Twilight Assault Aetherblade path added to Twilight arbor dungeon, play it for details but overview is that Scarlet is supposed to be in an aetherblade base discovered in TA and the player is sent with the Lion Guard to capture her. Caithe was invited by Scarlet and is there with her own goals for finding her. Caithe ends up getting captured. Player assaults the base further, letting the Lion Guard in to avenge Theo Ashford and destroy the facility. Player frees Caithe and helps her into Scarlet's inner sanctum [[[Scarlet]] has only left recordings and is not there] Tower of Nightmares The lake is Kessex Hills is discovered to have strange activity going on and possibly a mesmer veil covering it. Kasmeer Meade is called in to remove the illusion and eventually does, revealing a large plant tower. The krait and nightmare court have formed the Toxic Alliance and are defending the tower. The tower spreads a toxic mist around it that causes hallucinations and sickness. Toxic seedlings start appearing in the surrounding area [seedling events as well as parts of the tower are still in the zone now]. Marjory Delaqua works on and eventually makes an antitoxin to allow people to enter the tower safely. The Nightmares Within Marjory and Kasmeer assault the tower with the player and meet up with Braham and Rox who are searching for Scarlet. The tower is guarded by molten alliance, toxic alliance, aetherblade and clockwork minions. The group reaches the top of the tower and fight what the krait believe to be their prophet but is birthed from a pod like sylvari and is called the 'hybrid'. Marjory was able to improve the antitoxin and destroy the tower. Parts of the tower can be played in the Nightmare Fractal. Fractured Added Thaumanova Reactor Fractal, Scarlet is discovered to be involved and says that she was able to make a breakthrough in identifying a network of magical channels that criss-crossed the globe (Ley lines) The Origins of Madness A marionette created by Scarlet is seen in the Lornar's Pass. The player along with Marjory, Kasmeer, Rox, and Braham show up to stop Scarlet along with the newly introduced Taimi who is fascinated with Scarlet. The marionette is destroyed [can still be found in False River Valley] and the group investigates Scarlet's probes that seem to be looking for something large and magical. More backstory on the characters including Scarlet and how what she saw in Omadd's machine broke her mind. The Edge of the Mists Aetherblades free Mai Trin, Canach chooses not to escape with them. The aetherblades escape to the mists with Taimi and Braham following them. It is mentioned that the machine did not actually break her mind only reveal a part of it that was always there and that something is controlling her. They also confirm that everything has been her doing and that she is planning a raid on Lion's Arch. Escape from Lion's Arch Scarlet's army attacks Lion's Arch and a huge flying machine begins to drill into the harbor [remains of the drill can still be found there]. Asura gates are destroyed and a strong miasma is spread over the city. Player helps with the escape and rescue efforts before they flee as well. The vigil in the north sets up a refugee camp. Battle for Lion's Arch As the miasma starts to clear up, the player along with Rox, Braham, Marjory, Kasmeer, the Lion Guard, and many others assault Lion's Arch with the goal of stopping Scarlet and retaking the area. After fighting in Lion's Arch Kiel leads an attack on Scarlet's drill with the player and main party [Rox, Braham, Marjory, Kasmeer]. When they get to the now injured Scarlet Braham and Marjory and knocked back and injured. Rox stays behind to tend to the wounded and with Kasmeer's help the player is able to finish off and kill Scarlet but as she dies her drill hits the ley line sending magic flowing into the maguuma jungle and waking a dragon. TL;DR Can view the in game recap video but in text: Crazy Sylvari 'Scarlet' runs around causing havok. Rox the Charr, Braham the Norn, Taimi the Asura, and Kasmeer and Marjory the humans team up with the player to stop her. She ends up killing a ton of people and blowing up Lion's Arch before she is stopped. Scarlet's machine completes its goal even after her death and awakens a Dragon.

Season 2

TL;DR Lion's Arch gets rebuilt with the help of the Zephyrites. Outposts and waypoints are attacked by vines. Zephyrite airships explode over dry top. Passage is opened up to Dry Top. A sylvari is hunting down the Zephyrite leader. Omadd's device is located. Marjory's sister Belinda is killed by vines. The player gets hit by the device and gets a vision of the pale tree and 6 orbs. The player gets the world leaders together with the pale tree to warn them about the threat of the dragon Mordremoth. The Shadow of the Dragon [dragon champion made of plants] attacks and injures the pale tree. The Pact moves into silverwastes to stage it's assault on Mordremoth. Players track down the master of peace but he dies and entrusts the dragon egg he was guarding to them. Caithe steals the egg and runs off. Backstory on Caithe, Faolain [leader of the nightmare court], and the centaurs. Player gains access to a mysterious cave where they learn that all sylvari are linked to Mordremoth. Mordremoth's champion shows up again and is killed by the player.

Heart of Thorns

TL;DR Pact fleet attempts to attack the jungle and gets destroyed and survivors are taken prisoner, including Destiny's Edge and Trahearne. Player assists the pact while pushing back Mordremoth and following Caithe's trail [she still has the egg]. Rytlock returns from the mists as a revenant. The player finds cells holding Faolain and Eir. Eir helps Faolain escape a vinetooth trying to kill them but Faolain stabs Eir and leaves Eir to die. Eir retaliates against Faolain who also falls to Mordremoth. Player catches up to Caithe and recovers the egg and is invited to Tarir, the golden city, by an exalted. The exalted are charged with defending glint's legacy and defend the egg. The player and Taimi learn of and find a lost Asuran city with dragon research. The pact continues to press forward making their way to Dragon's Stand and killing the mouth of Mordremoth. The player finds Trahearne connected to Mordremoth and uses him to enter the dream of dreams and strike back at Mordremoth's mind. The player destroy's Mordremoth in the dream and returns, Trahearne then asks to kill him and rid the world of the last traces of Mordremoth. Once dead the dragon's magic explodes through the leylines and glint's egg.

Season 3

TL;DR WIP: Primordus and Jormag active, White mantle to resurrect mursaat, glint's egg hatches and a mursaat 'Lazarus' shows up to help, Killing dragons is a bad thing [Braham gets mad at this], 'Lazarus' turns out to be Balthazar in disguise, Taimi makes a device to pit Jormag and Primordus' energy against eachother but balthazar interferes and absorbs the magic, dragons go back to sleep, player is accepted into the shining blade, resurrects and kills the real Lazarus and gets a vision that Balthazaris headed for the Crystal Desert to hunt down the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik.

Path of Fire

TL;DR WIP: Balthazar, the human god of war, has moved south to the crystal desert to kill the elder dragon Kralkatorrik. Balthazar's herald and his army of forged are causing havoc all over as well as Palawa Joko's army of the awakened to the south. You track Balthazar up north and find out that Aurene has an older brother, a dragon known as Vlast. The commander and Balthazar fight, vlast sacrifices himself to save you and we find out that Rytlock was the one that freed Balthazar from being trapped in the mists. We learn of the Dragonsblood Spear that can kill Kralkatorrik so we set out to destroy it before Balthazar can use it. We enter Glint's lair, find the spear, and destroy it. We decide to ask the other gods in the mists for help so we head to the Tomb of the Primeval Kings where there is a portal to the mists. We fight our way to the portal and once in the mists and find Kormir, the goddess of truth. Kormir tells us that the other gods have left Tyria and that Balthazar refused so they trapped him in the mists without his powers. Kormir is leaving to join the other gods and says she can not help us. We search for a way to stop Balthazar and head south to the riverlands where we find an old Forgotten city. We learn that Kralkatorrik's weakness is his own blood and by extension Vlast and Aurene. WIP

Season 4

TL;DR WIP

Season 5

TL;DR WIP