Steward Gixx

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Steward Gixx

Steward Gixx is an asura and the current leader of the Durmand Priory.

Biography[edit]

Early years[edit]

Little is known about Gixx's early years. He was presumably born in Rata Sum, where he studied and eventually graduated from one of the Asuran Colleges, achieving the rank of "Incomparable Genius".[1] Among his many accomplishes, he was twice awarded the "Meritorious Service Medal" of the Iron Legion.[1]

At some point, Gixx joined the Durmand Priory and took the position of Steward, the order's leader. It is unknown how he achieved this rank or who his predecessor was.

Personal story[edit]

A new novice[edit]

In 1325 AE, Steward Gixx personally welcomed a new promising recruit, a novice, in Lion's Arch, introducing himself as leader of the order and briefing them on the Priory's beginnings and goals. He then assigned Magister Sieran to escort the novice to the Durmand Priory, the headquarters of the order, located in Lornar's Pass.

However, Sieran ignored his command and instead took the novice to explore an old darven tomb that had been buried beneath rocks and ice until a recent earthquake unearthed it, fearing the dredge would destroy any dwarven relics inside the cave given their hate for the dwarves. Inside, they rescued a pair of Priory explorers who had been captured by the dredge, and found three relics with dwarven writing which they took back to the Priory.

Although Gixx was angry at Sieran for neglecting her duty, he went easy on her and the novice for having rescued those trapped explorers he had sent on an expedition mission to the tomb, and he translated the dwarven texts on the relics. With the evidence gathered from the relics, he correctly guessed that the dredge had stolen an ancient weapon, the Sanguinary Blade, a legendary sword made of Jormag's frozen blood and which had been lost when the Stone Summit dwarves banished. He tasked Sieran and the novice with returning the blade safely to the Priory. The pair chased the dredge to Dagnar Stonepate's tomb, but the Sons of Svanir arrived first and stole the sword from the dredge. For their failure and prior unsanctioned adventuring, Gixx put both Sieran and the novice on probation. The pair then secured a scabbard to contain the sword's corrupting power, defeated the Sons, and took the sword back to the Priory. For their victory, Gixx promoted the novice to the rank of explorer and set the pair on a new mission to research one of the lesser races of Tyria. Sieran and the explorer helped one such race in their struggle for survival against the Elder Dragons, and a few members of that race pledged their aid to the Durmand Priory once they took the fight to the dragons. For their success, Steward Gix promoted the explorer to the rank of magister, the Priory's highest active rank.

Claw Island[edit]

Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds[edit]

Location[edit]

Shiverpeak Mountains

Story involvement[edit]

Personal story[edit]

Janthir Wilds story[edit]

Combat abilities[edit]

Abilities
  • Leader of the Durmand Priory

Dialogue[edit]

Non-Priory members
I'm the Steward of Durmand Priory. It's my responsibility to guide our scholars toward a bright and shining future.
Talk end option tango.png I see. You must be tremendously busy. Excuse me.
Priory members, before The Battle of Claw Island
You must require assistance with your current assignment, because I know you're not the type to rest.
Talk end option tango.png Right. I'll talk to you again when I have something to report.
Priory members, during Helping Hands
Scholar. You're looking... intense. How's the assignment coming along?
Talk end option tango.png Coming along. I'll check back later when I have something to report.
Priory members, after The Battle of Claw Island but before Retribution
My scholars are brainstorming new innovations to retake Claw Island and avenge Sieran. We'll take her loss out of Zhaitan's hide.
Talk end option tango.png I'll do my part.
Priory members, after Retribution
I've received fifteen proposals for books about you. You're an escalating topic! If this keeps up, we'll have to rename the Priory after you...not really.
Talk end option tango.png Okay.

Quotes[edit]

Greets
Can you be helped?
Hello.
Talk to me.
What do you need?
What is it?
Upon entering combat
You'll regret this.
Upon leaving combat
I'm out of here!

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dead of Winter
    Iowerth: Ranked "Incomparable Genius" in the asura colleges, twice awarded the "Meritorius Service Medal" of the Iron Legion, Steward Gixx is the leader of the Durmand Priory.
  2. ^ Letter from Lyhr
  3. ^ Priory Invitation