Northern Wall
The Northern Wall, also known as the Great Northern Wall, was a barrier constructed in 898 AE to halt charr incursions into the heartland of the human-controlled Ascalon.[1][2] Some chronicles claim that Ascalonian humans began constructing the wall in the aftermath of the Khan-Ur's death and the subsequent War of Succession among the charr which gave humans a reprieve to fortify their lands,[3] potentially dating the construction to circa 100 BE with the building of the wall lasting centuries if so.[2][4]
Though several human cities stood to the north of the wall and quickly fell to the following charr offensives over the centuries, the majority of the kingdom was protected. However, the Searing allowed the charr to raze the human kingdom without ever crossing the wall in 1070 AE. With the Ascalonians weakened and the wall breached in some areas, the charr gained the upper hand in the long-standing feud between the races, eventually culminating in the razing of Ascalon City and King Adelbern casting the Foefire curse in 1090 AE to doom himself and his Ascalonian subjects to fight an eternal battle against the triumphant charr invaders as vengeful ghosts.[5]
Parts of the wall still exist in Ascalon today, overgrown by 250 years' worth of plantlife. The Ascalon City Ruins, now controlled by the ghosts of King Adelbern's guards, is situated near its center.
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References[edit]
- ^ Ruined Wall
- ^ a b Guild Wars Prophecies manual, legal.guildwars.com
- ^ The Ecology of the Charr
- ^ Historical Monument of King's Watch
- ^ Timeline in the novels Ghosts of Ascalon, Edge of Destiny, and Sea of Sorrows
