List of Guild Wars characters
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This is a list of major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the Guild Wars sequence of games.
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[edit] Guild Wars Prophecies
[edit] Heroes of Ascalon
The following heroes of Tyria follow the player character through the original Guild Wars Prophecies campaign in Tyria, parts of the Guild Wars Factions campaign in Cantha, and the Guild Wars Nightfall campaign in Elona. They are initially introduced in the Prophecies campaign as providing and being involved in various quests that the player can complete for in-game rewards, eventually becoming available as computer-controlled "henchmen" in latter parts of the game (similar to bots in a first-person shooter).
[edit] Aidan
Aidan (age 32) is a male ranger whom players encounter for the first time in an area known as Wizard's Folly. He was born in Borlis Pass on the way from Kryta to Ascalon. His mother died in childbirth, and he was raised by his huntsman father. Due to his upbringing he is adept with the bow and excellent at tracking. Aidan is perhaps the wisest out of the heroes but never feels the need to lecture the party unless absolutely necessary.
[edit] Brother Mhenlo
Mhenlo (age 22) is a male monk whom players encounter for the first time in Ashford Abbey. He is, for the most part, calm and composed, qualities he learned from his training as a monk in Cantha. He does however have the tendency to deliberate when it comes to taking action, due to the conflicting views of his parents' patron deities (his father was a priest of Dwayna, the goddess of healing, and his mother a priestess of Balthazar, the god of war). He was born in Serenity Temple.
[edit] Cynn
Cynn (age 20) is a female elementalist whom players encounter for the first time in Ascalon City before the Searing. She was born into nobility, but lost her parents when her home in the city of Surmia was incinerated by the Charr during the Searing. She was trapped under the rubble of her home for several days until a Charr looting party dug her out (who were promptly killed by the naturally magically talented Cynn). She is hot-tempered and fiercely independent. She is in love with Mhenlo and is overprotective of him.
[edit] Devona
Devona (age 24) is a female warrior whom players encounter for the first time in the village of Ashford. Her father, who died while fighting an Orrian guild when she was only a young girl, was a warrior in one of Ascalon's most influential guilds, Ascalon's Chosen. She dedicated her life to perfecting her skill with the hammer, in the hope of one day becoming a great warrior. The concept of honour is integral to Devona's personality and she would be willing to sacrifice her own life for the safety of her friends.
[edit] Eve
Eve (age 20) is a female necromancer and a close friend of Mhenlo. She met the other heroes of Ascalon in the Catacombs under Ashford Abbey when they tracked a group of Charr there; however, she had already single-handedly wiped out the Charr and raised an undead army in their stead.
[edit] Major Characters
[edit] Confessor Dorian
Dorian is the leader of the White Mantle, the corrupt organisation that has deposed the Krytan royal family. Like all White Mantle, he swears allegiance to the evil creatures known as the Mursaat. Confessor Dorian dies at the Battle for Thunderhead Keep.
[edit] Evennia and Saidra
Evennia and Saidra are leaders of the Shining Blade, a covert organisation dedicated to opposing the White Mantle. During the course of the story, Saidra sacrifices herself to save Evennia.
[edit] Glint
Glint is an ancient dragon who was among the first creatures created to inhabit the world of Tyria. She is a gifted seer whose Flameseeker Prophecies are the basis around which much of the primary storyline revolves.
[edit] King Adelbern
Adelbern is the king of Ascalon and the father of Prince Rurik. He began his career as a warrior in one of Ascalon's most influential guilds, Ascalon's Chosen. Supported by the people of Ascalon, he led the overthrow of the corrupt prior ruling family. After which, he was appointed as the new king. Although he has witnessed his kingdom reduced to ruin by the Charr, he is convinced in the ability of the remains of his army to keep the Charr from taking the remains of Ascalon.
[edit] King Jalis Ironhammer
Jalis Ironhammer is the king of the Deldrimor Dwarves, the Dwarven faction aligned with the humans.
[edit] Lich Lord
The Lich Lord in an undead sorcerer who works to achieve his goals by manipulating and deceiving others into unknowingly doing his bidding. He is eventually revealed to be the Flameseeker, the powerful foe prophecied by Glint that wishes to release powerful creatures from their long imprisonment, then to control them himself in order to conquer all of Tyria. He dies at the Door of Komalie.
[edit] Markis
Markis is a Shining Blade operative and a White Mantle double-agent. He betrays Evennia which leads to the fall of the Henge of Denravi. He is killed in the Iron Mines of Moladune.
[edit] Prince Rurik
Rurik is the son of Adelbern and heir-apparent to the throne of Ascalon. However, he and his father have conflicting visions of how best to cope with the Charr invasion. Early in the story, this difference of opinions causes an angry confrontation that results in him being banished from his home. The players follow Prince Rurik in his journey across the Northern Shiverpeak mountains in his attempt to escort the refugees of Ascalon to the relative safety of Kryta. Along the journey, Rurik ends up being killed at the hands of Dagnar Stonepate. Players will meet their prince again on Hell's Precipice, the caldera of the volcano. He is brought back to life by the Lich, and players must kill him again to give him peace after death. Voiced by Robin Atkin Downes.
[edit] Vizier Khilbron
Khilbron is the former Vizier to the King of Orr, and the sole survivor of the destruction of Orr. In a desperate attempt to defend Orr from the Charr invasion, he calls upon ancient magics that trigger a cataclysm, destroying the Orrian kingdom. He assists the player in various parts of the story, although his real goals and motives are not entirely known until later.
[edit] Minor Characters
[edit] Armin Saberlin
Armin Saberlin is a lieutenant of Ascalon's Vanguard, the organisation headed by Prince Rurik. He accompanies Rurik to Kryta after his banishment.
[edit] Brechnar Ironhammer
Brechnar Ironhammer is the brother of King Jalis Ironhammer. In the course of the story, he sacrifices his life to allow the players a chance to break through the Mursaat frontlines.
[edit] Captain Greywind
Greywind is the leader of the Ascalon Settlement, the refugee camp that the Ascalons fleeing the Charr have set up in Kryta.
[edit] Duke Barradin and Lady Althea
Barradin is the brother of the King that was in power before King Adelbern siezed the throne and the leader of Ascalon army. His daughter, Lady Althea, is Rurik's betrothed. In the Searing, Althea is captured by the Charr and burned alive.
[edit] Dagnar Stonepate
Dagnar Stonepate, cousin to King Jalis Ironhammer, is a leader of the Stone Summit and the killer of Prince Rurik.
[edit] Gwen
Gwen is a little girl encountered outside Ascalon City. She disappears after the Searing, leading to a lot of speculation about her current whereabouts.
[edit] Justiciar Hablion
Hablion is a Justiciar of the White Mantle and the protector of the city of Lion's Arch. During the course of the story he is revealed to be an evil murderer, slaying the Chosen of Kryta in cold blood as a sacrifice for the Mursaat.
[edit] Turai Ossa
Turai Ossa is the ghost of an ancient Elonian king. He led his people to the Crystal Desert to Ascend, but was unsuccessful. His ghost guides the players in their quest to Ascend.
[edit] Tydus
Tydus is a warmaster and captain in Ascalon's Army.
[edit] Guild Wars Factions
[edit] Major Characters
[edit] Argo
Argo is the champion of the Turtle Clan of the Luxons. He is also the current holder of the legendary Spear of Archemorus.
[edit] Countess Danika zu Heltzer
Danika is a Kurzick noblewoman, the daughter of Count zu Heltzer. She is sympathetic to the plight of the victims of the Canthan plague, and willing to broker a deal with the Luxons, the perennial enemies of the Kurzicks, if it will mean an end to the suffering.
[edit] Emperor Kisu
Kisu is the 31st Emperor of Cantha and the current incumbent. He is loved by the people of Cantha. In the events of the Factions story, Kisu is held captive by Shiro Tagachi for a time, and saving him is a primary quest objective.
[edit] Kuunavang
Kuunavang is an ancient dragon. She is held captive in the Harvest Temple by Shiro Tagachi until she is freed by the players, whereupon she helps the players defeat Shiro.
[edit] Master Togo
Togo is the half-brother of Kisu and the master of Shing Jea Monastery. He was a former teacher of Brother Mhenlo. He leads the players on their quest to defeat Shiro Tagachi and end the Canthan plague, but doesn't see it to the end as he is killed by Shiro.
[edit] Nika
Nika is a female assassin, a graduate of Shing Jea Monastery, and a member of the Obsidian Flame guild. She is a descendant of Vizu, the legendary assassin who defeated Shiro Tagachi at the incident of the Harvest Ceremony two hundred years before the present time.
[edit] Shiro Tagachi
Shiro was the former bodyguard of Emperor Angsiyan, whom he murdered at the Harvest Ceremony 200 years prior to the present day. He was slain in turn by the Emperor's guards, but his death wail triggered a Jade Wind that petrified the Echovald Forest and froze the sea into solid jade. In the present day he has returned to Cantha as an Envoy of the Mists and hopes to become mortal again. Defeating Shiro is the primary mission of players in the Factions campaign.
[edit] Minor Characters
[edit] Count Petrov zu Heltzer
Count zu Heltzer, as he is commonly known, is the head of House zu Heltzer, making him the leader of the Kurzicks.
[edit] Elder Rhea
Rhea is the head of the Council of Elders, the governing body of the Luxons. She is thus the leader of the Luxons.
[edit] Emperor Angsiyan
Angsiyan was murdered by Shiro Tagachi in the events that preceded the Jade Wind.
[edit] Fortune Teller
An unnamed Fortune Teller who supposedly foresaw the emperor betraying Shiro. This led Shiro to betray the emperor first.
[edit] Lo Sha
Lo Sha is a talented Canthan mesmer. Headmaster Kaa of Shing Jea Monastery says that the only thing that keeps Lo Sha shy of true greatness is his obsession with Mei Ling, a fellow instructor.
[edit] Suun
Suun is the Oracle of the Mists and custodian of Tahnnakai Temple. He guides the players in an important step in their quest.
[edit] Talon Silverwing
Talon Silverwing is a Tengu from Shing Jea Island. He is a hero of the Tengu Wars which he was instrumental in bringing to an end. In the Factions story he accompanies the players in their quest.
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[edit] Heroes of Cantha
[edit] Vizu, Archemorus and Viktor
Vizu the assassin supposedly wounded Shiro Tagachi which then allowed the Luxon hero Archemorous and the Kurzick hero Saint Viktor to strike a simultaneous death blow which killed Shiro. The Urn of Saint Viktor and The Spear of Archemorous are the last remaining artifacts of the two heroes and are treasured by the respective faction.
[edit] Tahnnakai Temple Heroes
Jaizhanju, Kaolai, Karei, Kitah, Naku, Teinai, Vizu and Zojun are former heroes of Cantha ensconced in Tahnnakai Temple. They have chosen to remain in Cantha after death as guides instead of moving on to the Mists. Once the game is beaten Kaolai is replaced with Togo. All of these heroes have skills named after them excluding Vizu, Togo, and Naku, with skills such as Teinai's Crystals, Jaizhanju Strike, and Karei's Healing Circle, to name a few. Oddly enough, all of these skills named after heroes are Factions-only duplicates of Prophecies-only skills, with the exception of the Ritualist skill, Protective was Kaolai, which has no Prophecies duplicate.
[edit] Guild Wars Nightfall
[edit] Heroes of Elona
The following characters are known as the "Heroes of Elona". These "Heroes" are introduced as a new feature in Nightfall where you're able to direct their movements, choose their skills and attributes, and pick their weapons and armour. Also by choosing certain members to accompany you in the party opens the way for different missions, changing the game's storyline. The "Heroes of Elona" feature prominently throughout the game's cutscenes (often it's mandatory to bring one along).
[edit] Koss
The first hero that the player meets through the course of the game, Koss aids the player through the tutorial and in the liberation of Chahbek Village from the corsairs. Koss is hot-blooded and always eager for a fight although he has a large network of contacts that prove to be useful to the Sunspears throughout the course of the story.
[edit] Melonni
Melonni is a female dervish hailing from a small village on Marga Coast in Kourna. She is often seen to be stubborn by others due to her strong beliefs in what is right and wrong.
[edit] Dunkoro
Dunkoro is an Istani tactician who also acts as a healing monk for the party. He often gives sage advice to the party drawn from his wealth of knowledge and experience.
[edit] Tahlkora
Tahlkora is a Vabbian princess who became bored with her sedentary lifestyle and decided to run away in search of adventure. She quickly uncovers that Warmashal Varesh is not all what she seems to be and attempts to alert the player of the impending crisis.
[edit] Acolyte Jin
Jin is a ranger of the Zaishen Order that the player is able to choose for their party. She is a very solemn young woman, dedicated to fighting evil, having lost her parents when she was only a child.
[edit] Acolyte Sousuke
Sousuke is an elementalist of the Zaishen Order that the player is able to choose for their party. He is overconfident and outspoken, which grates on the nerves of his fellow Zaishen acolyte, Jin.
[edit] Zhed Shadowhoof
Zhed is a Centaur elementalist that agrees to join the player's party once he/she's agreed to help him free his Centaur clan from their common enemy, the Kournans.
[edit] Margrid the Sly
Margrid the Sly is a corsair captain that is introduced to the player through Koss. She was born a corsair and worships only money. She aids the player freeing Spearmarshal Kormir from Gandara Prison (in return for another favour).
[edit] Master of Whispers
Little is known about the Master of Whispers but he mysteriously appears once the player arrives in Kourna giving advice on how best to combat Warmarshal Varesh.
[edit] Goren
Goren originally served as a bodyguard for the Vabbian prince, Prince Bokka the Magnificent. However after becoming dissatisfied with his work, Goren joins the player on his/her adventures.
[edit] Norgu
Norgu is a mesmer and leads the acting troupe known as the Lyssan Fools. He decides to join the player on his/her adventures as a source of inspiration for his future plays.
[edit] Olias
Olias was a White Mantle Ritualist at the time of the events of Guild Wars Prophecies. Three years later, he is on a routine patrol of North Kryta Province when he is attacked by the invading Margonites from the Realm of Torment. He is rescued by Grenth himself, and so Olias becomes Grenth's personal exectutioner. He takes it upon himself to sail to Elona with Kormir, Zenmai and the two Acolytes and hunt the source of the evil now assaulting Tyria and Cantha.
[edit] Zenmai
Zenmai is a rogue assassin having left the Am Fah Gang when she saw how they were exploiting the Canthan Plague to their favour. She is only available to players who own Guild Wars: Factions
[edit] Razah
Razah is a Ritualist Hero from the Realm of Torment, more specifically the Domain of Anguish. He is not human, and is more like a demon than anything else.
[edit] Major characters
[edit] Warmarshal Varesh
She is the leader of the people of Kourna, and a direct descendant of Turai Ossa. She is held in high regard by most Elonians. Little more is known at this time. She is depicted on the CE (collector's edition) box for GW Nightfall. She is a major antagonist throughout the Storyline and works to summon Abadon and bring about nightfall.
[edit] Spearmarshal Kormir
Kormir is the chosen Spearmarshal of the Sunspears. She is the cause of the events during Nightfall, but she aids the players to overcome Varesh and Abaddon. She becomes a god herself when Abaddon is defeated.
[edit] Minor characters
[edit] Supernatural beings
[edit] The Old Gods
The five Old Gods in the Guild Wars universe are fixed and present in every game in the Guild Wars sequence. They serve as the main pantheon.
[edit] Balthazar
Balthazar is the god of war and fire, and the patron god of warriors, pyromancers and smiters. He observes all combat and awards faction for excellence in the battlefield. He is depicted usually as a warrior with a greatsword under his hands. The Fissure of Woe, home to the Temple of War and the Eternal Forgemaster, is his domain.
[edit] Dwayna
Dwayna is the goddess of life and air, and the patron of monks and aeromancers. She is depicted as a long slender woman with angel wings. Dwayna is also the leader of the Gods.
[edit] Grenth
Grenth is the god of death and cold. He is the patron god of necromancers, hydromancers and ritualists. He is depicted as a tall, narrow man with a skeletal like head. The Underworld is his domain.
[edit] Lyssa
Lyssa is the goddess of beauty and illusion, and the patron of mesmers and assassins. She is depicted as two figures who are in an eternal dance.
[edit] Melandru
Melandru is the goddess of nature and earth, and the patron of rangers and geomancers. She is often depicted a s a tall winged dryad from the waist up, usually having a plant as the lower half.
[edit] Other deities
[edit] Abaddon
Abaddon was a former member of the pantheon, but is now exiled to the Realm of Torment by the five other Old Gods. He desires to return and bring about the Nightfall in the eponymous campaign. The Margonites, an ancient race of transformed humans, worship Abaddon and function as his army.
[edit] Dhuum
Dhuum was the former god of death and chaos, but was defeated (and presumably destroyed) by Grenth. Echoes of his presence linger in the Underworld.
[edit] Menzies
Menzies is a half-brother of Balthazar and the lord of destruction. His shadow army is forever at war with Balthazar's army in the Fissure of Woe.
[edit] Kormir
At the end of the Nightfall campaign, Spearmarshal Kormir rises to become the "Goddess of Truth".
[edit] The Great Dwarf
The Great Dwarf is the patron god of all dwarves in the Guild Wars universe. His abode is the Great Forge in the Mists.
[edit] The Great Destroyer
The Great Destroyer opposes the Great Dwarf. Among the dwarves, his name is forbidden.
