Comrades in Arms

Comrades in Arms is a collection that involves finding missing Astral Ward members. The collection starts with a mail from Narcisse after completing Mabon's Fate.

Achievement

Comrades in Arms	The Wizard's Tower	1  5
Find the missing Astral Ward members.We are never promised tomorrow, but that doesn't mean we can't fight for it today. Prerequisite: Mabon's Fate Collection	1 Member Found	1
	20 Members Found	4

Collection items

	Collectible	Type	Subtype	Map	Location	Closest landmark	Notes
1	Meeting Hortensia	Item	Service			Refugee Clinic —	Hint: Talk to Hortensia in the Wizard's Tower Infirmary.
2	Abelin Favre 543 Bloom X011 Celestial	Item	Service			Might's Brink Thicket —	Hint: Last reported patrolling the thicket at the Bastion of Strength in Amnytas. Southwest of the POI, against the base of the cliff.
3	Olava Skumasdottir 403 Bloom XXX0 Obscure	Item	Service			The Sea of Clouds —	Hint: Last seen studying the clouds near the Bastion of the Natural in Amnytas.
4	Daytona Jaque 982 Bloom 0XX1 Unsworn	Item	Service			Astronomic Nexus Ring —	Hint: Last reported defending the nexus ring at the Bastion of the Celestial in Amnytas. Body on the outside wall.
5	Cethis 102 Tide X001 Strength	Item	Service			Mabon's Resolve —	Hint: Last reported investigating Kryptis activity within the Shattered Atoll in Skywatch Archipelago. West side of island, south of the tower among some rocks.
6	Percy Gammons 892 Dusk XIVV Unsworn	Item	Service			Vass's Compassion —	Hint: Last seen investigating Kryptis activity within the Soaring Aerie in Skywatch Archipelago. North and central area of the main part of the Soaring Aerie, above the S and O label on the map.
7	Fulla 733 Tide VIXV Unsworn	Item	Service			Relic Repository —	Hint: Last seen researching relics at the Bastion of the Obscure in Amnytas. Cowering under a ledge at ground level northwest of the POI.
8	Yexxi the Stern 092 Tide 00XI Knowledge	Item	Service			Thaumaturgy Park —	Hint: Last seen combing Thaumaturgy Park at the Bastion of Balance in Amnytas.
9	Mildred Goswin 403 Frost 0IIX Unsworn	Item	Service			Vass Memorial Medical Plaza —	Hint: Last seen patrolling the outskirts of the Medical Plaza at the Bastion of Balance in Amnytas. Northwest of the POI along the cliff, next to a tall tree.
10	Vaulz Baelwalker 576 Frost 0X0I Knowledge	Item	Service			Bastionmere —	Hint: Last reported seeking a mere hint of Kryptis in the Bastion of the Natural in Amnytas. Northwest of the POI, near the edge of the island south of the rightmost two floating platforms belonging to the Bastion of the Obscure.
11	Basil 329 Tide II0X Celestial	Item	Service			Spiritual Center —	Hint: Last seen looking into Kryptis behavior on the outskirts of the Bastion of the Obscure in Amnytas. At the bottom part of the island
12	Ivane Saberlin 809 Frost X00V Balance	Item	Service			The Infirmary —	Hint: Last seen being tended to at the infirmary in the Bastion of the Natural in Amnytas.
13	Arina 892 Snow 0XV1 Obscure	Item	Service			Broadhollow Waypoint —	Hint: Last reported looking into Kryptis rift activity in Gendarran Fields. In an ettin cave along the cliff.
14	Silque 109 Tide 00XX Natural	Item	Service			Erudition Arcade —	Hint: Last reported hunting down stolen relics in the Bastion of Knowledge. Acquired by completing the event Defeat the avatar before it steals the relics, found north of  Erudition Arcade — , which is the third event in a chain that starts at  Relic Repository — with Livia.
15	Celiix the Forgiven 620 Dusk IVXX Strength	Item	Service		File:Celiix the Forgiven 620 Dusk IVXX Strength location.jpg	Cellar of Arcana —	Hint: Last reported checking in on the cellar in the Bastion of Knowledge. Complete the event Defeat the mysterious entity.
16	Gideon Hawthorn II 003 Tide IIX0 Natural	Item	Service			The Riftworks —	Hint: Last seen assisting researchers in the Bastion of the Obscure. Complete the event Exorcise the possessed researchers, started by Head Experimenter Rhianwyn.
17	Docia Greywind 092 Bloom XXII Balance	Item	Service			Bastion of the Celestial Waypoint —	Hint: Last seen investigating Kryptis influence on local wildlife at the Bastion of the Celestial in Amnytas. Killing any Champion wildlife roaming around Bastion of the Celestial, such as the Champion Sky-Chak Drone that spawns on the bridge between the east and south platforms.
18	"Just Tillie" 032 Dusk XIIV Obscure	Item	Service			Circle of Rituals —	Hint: Last reported defending the ritual space at the Bastion of Strength in Amnytas. Complete the event Assist Vanak in completing the group spell
19	Return to Hortensia	Item	Service			Refugee Clinic —	Hint: Return to Hortensia at the Wizard's Tower Infirmary. Return to Warden Assistant Hortensia at the Wizard's Tower Infirmary. Same location as #1
20	In Memoriam	Item	Service			Memory's Gaze —	Hint: Attend the memorial in the Wizard's Tower. On the wall next to Astral Ward Memorial. Awarded after memorial ceremony.

Dialogue

Mail

Narcisse A Small Favor Wayfinder, hello. I am sorry to ask more of you, but if you've some time one of my reports from the Bastion of the Natural has passed along troubling news of missing Astral Ward. She could use your knowledge of the battlefield to locate them. If there's any chance of returning them to safety alive, we should move quickly. Her name is Hortensia, and she is likely working out of the refugee clinic in the Wizard's Tower. Interactive map

Warden Assistant Hortensia

I... Apologies, I'm at a bit of a loss. Some of our wards are missing, or...worse. I've been able to find a few of their dog tags, but... Are you able to help? Is that too much to ask? My soldiers...

Of course, anything I can do.

Maybe later.

Approaching Basil

Basil: Who is... Who is that?

Basil: (breathing) Oh... It's...you.

Talking to Basil

H-hey... I... (groans) Kryptis got me good, heh. I'm...impressed.

Don't worry, we'll get you out of here. Just hold on!

(coughs) I don't think that's going to fly with the f-fates. I'm just glad to have company... Though, can I...ask you something?

Of course. I'm here.

Basil: Embla was right behind me when the portal...opened... I... Her blood was...

Basil: The screams... (groans)

Basil: I managed to...pull myself here.

Basil: Aellin, my...

Basil: If you...make it out... Could you take this...to him?

Basil: Aellin, he...he's in...Lion's Arch. Refuses to leave...

S-so what do you say? Will you take it to them...?

Aellin, you said? Of course I will. Rest, Basil.

Basil: The most beautiful...

<Character name>: I'll find him; I promise you that.

Basil: My smile...

Basil: (dying breath)

'Bye.

Hold that thought.

Good luck.

Talking to Vaulz Baelwalker

I-is this for real? You're... THE commander, right? I was hoping I'd get to meet you one day, under... better circumstances. It seems I'm not quite cut out for Kryptis fighting.

It's okay. Let me help you up.

Wait here. I'll be back.

After talking to Vaulz Baelwalker

Vaulz Baelwalker: I thought...it was over.

Talking to Mildred Goswin

Oh gods, please help me. I was ambushed by some Kryptis and barely made it out with my life... I-I...

It's okay. Let me help you up.

Wait here. I'll be back.

After talking to Mildred Goswin

Mildred Goswin: Th-thank you, Wayfinder... I don't know if I've ever felt that kind of fear before.

Talking to Fulla

Please, NO! O-oh... You're not one of them! Quick, you have to hide. They could be trying to find us. Please, keep your v-voice down.

It's okay. The coast is clear. Let's get you to the Bastion of the Natural.

Wait here. I'll be back.

After talking to Fulla

Fulla: (heavy breathing) I'm okay. I'll be okay.

Returning to Hortensia

How goes it?

I've got all of the ones on the list.

Th-thank you so much for all of this, Commander. Thanks to you, some of our members get to see another day. And...the families of those lost can receive closure.

It was no trouble. It was you who ensured that they weren't forgotten.

I appreciate the kind words. Speaking of which, we plan on holding a memorial for those lost, if you'd like to attend. I'm sure folks would appreciate you being there, given all you've done for them.

I'll be there.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: Oh, Wayfinder... I've asked so much of you. The things you've seen...

Warden Assistant Hortensia: I am honored to know you. Thank you. Thank you.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: This war is not over, but we'll be hosting a small gathering in the tower to mourn the lost.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: If you'd like to join us, I'd be honored.

I'll be back. Ask me again in a little bit.

Anytime.

Working on it!

Warden Assistant Hortensia at Memory's Gaze

You ready to start this?

Let's do this!

Maybe later.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: Astral Ward. My friends...

Warden Assistant Hortensia: We all came to this place for a reason. Whether to escape the cruelty of the world or to find a purpose. To explore. Learn.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: Isgarren and...Mabon curated the best. We are family, and Amnytas is our home.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: Wayfinder, will you place the dog tags at the base of the memorial for me...?

Place Dog Tags (interact)

Warden Assistant Hortensia: We are all empathetic beings with similar goals: to understand what we don't already, and to protect Tyria.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: While this war against the Kryptis has yet to conclude, we gather to mourn. We gather to celebrate...

Warden Assistant Hortensia: Embla and Basil. Mabon, who guided us on our darkest days. So many have left us to be embraced by the swirling cosmos beyond.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: Let us be together for a few quiet moments, before we lift our swords again.

Warden Assistant Hortensia: Mabon would always tell us, "Think of your fondest memory," on especially dark days. Take a moment and do just that.

Grants the  Ward's Remembrance effect.

Interacting with Dog Tags in Gendarran Fields

A dirt-covered dog tag lies before you with what looks like a dried bloodstain. You can make out the name "Arina."

Pick it up.

Leave it.

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