Book of Vlast

With all of the pages together, the worn text is now legible. — In-game description

Book of Vlast

Item type

Gizmo

Rarity

ERare

Binding

Account Bound

Value

50 

Game link

API

82910

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With all of the pages together, the worn text is now legible.

— In-game description

Acquisition

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• If lost or sold, the following merchants in the Desert Highlands will sell it to you.

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost	Notes
Groffmok	Auburn Hills	Desert Highlands	50	Requires the achievement Lost Lore of Desert Highlands.
Melilla	Stampede Uplands	Desert Highlands	50
Tendaji	Diviner's Reach	Desert Highlands	50	Requires the achievement Lost Lore of Desert Highlands.
Veteran Choya Chief	Brightwater Inlet	Desert Highlands	50	Requires the achievement Lost Lore of Desert Highlands.

Achievements

Lost Lore of Desert Highlands	Desert Highlands	1  3
Collect all the pages to complete the book. Reward: Book of Vlast Collection	Collected 1 Page	1
	Collected 3 Pages	1
	Collected 7 Pages	1

Text

Book of Vlast by Josso Essher

Listen to the complete story. (Closes the dialogue window and plays the audio for all seven pages.)

Start at page 1.

In the ancient days, Glint served a titanic master: the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik. Mindless and brutal, Glint decimated continents at the Elder Dragon's command.

Flip to page 2. (Same as below.)

Go back. (Returns to "Book of Vlast by Josso Essher".)

Leave.

Flip to page 2.

It was then that we, the Forgotten, developed a ritual to free a creature from the Elder Dragon's control. We performed it on Glint with great success. Her mind cleared, and Glint's will was her own.

Flip to page 3. (Same as below.)

Go back. (Returns to "Book of Vlast by Josso Essher".)

Leave.

Flip to page 3.

After Glint was freed from Kralkatorrik's madness, she gave birth to her eggs. First among these was a dragonling named Vlast. When the Branded came, he was the first to throw himself into the fray.

Flip to page 4. (Same as below.)

Go back. (Returns to "Book of Vlast by Josso Essher".)

Leave.

Page 4-7 options.

You've flipped further into the book. More chapter options are available.

Flip to page 4.

His battles were legendary. Many times we were saved by a shadow swooping in from the sky. The people of Elona told tales for generations, both of hope and of fear toward their "protector."

Flip to page 5. (Same as below.)

Go back. (Returns to "You've flipped further into the book".)

Leave.

Flip to page 5.

When the Branded came, Glint sent Vlast away. She could feel Kralkatorrik coming to destroy her. She prophesized a great legacy, an important role for Vlast, and could not risk his death as well.

Flip to page 6. (Same as below.)

Go back. (Returns to "You've flipped further into the book".)

Leave.

Flip to page 6.

After the death of his mother, Vlast battled the Branded, destroying them all in a vengeful swath. More poured into Elona from the north, threatening to destroy the country and all who lived there.

Flip to page 7. (Same as below.)

Go back. [sic] (Returns to "You've flipped further into the book".)

Leave.

Flip to page 7.

Now, as we all fall under Kralkatorrik's gaze, Vlast fights on. He has beaten many of Kralkatorrik's followers, but there is only so much that one creature—even if it happens to be a dragon—can do.

Go back. (Returns to "You've flipped further into the book".)

Leave.

Go back. (Returns to "Book of Vlast by Josso Essher".)

Leave.

Leave.

Notes

• The voice of Josso Essher can be heard reading the text for each page. Return to the menu to stop the audio.

Lore discrepancy:

The book states that "When the Branded came, [Vlast] was the first to throw himself into the fray. [...] The people of Elona told tales for generations, both of hope and of fear toward their 'protector.'" The suggestion that Branded had existed in the desert for multiple generations (with the average period of a generation being about twenty-thirty years), instead of only about a decade, conflicts with most of the known lore, including Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire—Road to the Desert which states that "1320 AE: An Elder Dragon Moves In. Kralkatorrik, the Crystal Elder Dragon, wakes from its slumber and heads directly for the desert region, leaving a corrupted swath of Branded landscape and creatures in its wake." while the Path of Fire story takes place in 1330 AE as per the story journal.