Lion's Arch
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[edit] Description
The seat of power in Kryta, Lion's Arch housed the royal palace of King Doric and his line until after the last Guild War. Now, the White Mantle run the city. The old buildings have all been razed, making space for barracks and more practical structures.
The scenery within Lion's Arch is quite impressive, most notably the large rocks and plateaus that can be seen from the beach and docks, and the lion statue above the Crafter's Corner.
[edit] Getting there
Complete the Gates of Kryta mission. It can also be reached by exiting the Shiverpeaks from Griffon's Mouth, into Scoundrel's Rise, and finally south through North Kryta Province.
For characters of other campaigns, Lion's Arch is the port for Prophecies. Those from Factions would need to complete the quest Chaos in Kryta to reach here for the first time. Nightfall characters must talk to Deras Tenderlin after completion of the The Time is Nigh quest and accept the quest Terror in Tyria to arrive here.
Easy cheating way, without doing quests is talking to the Canthan Ambassador , in Kamadan, Kaineng Center, or Great Temple of Balthazar. Then go to warrior island run all the way to the back where the ships are talk to the Canthan Ferry Captain, scroll all the way to the bottom and click on "Take me back to Lion's Arch" and you're there (You must have Prophecies to do this).
[edit] Exits
- North Kryta Province (north)
- The Battle Isles (talk to Canthan Ferry Captain)
- Cantha (talk to Jiaju Tai to complete the quest Mhenlo's Request)
- Elona (talk to Lionguard Figo to complete the quest Sunspears in Kryta)
- Lion's Gate gate with a guard to the east, uphill from the merchants, added October 25, 2006.
[edit] NPCs
- Collectors:
- Crafters:
- Henchmen (level 10):
- Guild services:
- Merchants and Traders:
- Storage:
- Xunlai Agent (Storage)
- Xunlai Representative (Storage Upgrades)
- Trainers:
- Various:
- Acolyte Haitan
- Armen the Guide
- Brother Bilshan
- Captain Xaomei (prior to the release of Factions)
- Captain Yimuru (prior to the release of Factions)
- Jiaju Tai
- Lionguards (numerous)
- Lionguard Bedo (gives access to Lion's Gate)
- Lionguard Figo
- Lionguard Neiro (prior to the release of Factions)
- Loremaster Ermenred
- Magi Malaquire
- The Frog (can sometimes be found in the International Districts)
[edit] Quests
- Armen the Guide: Report to the White Mantle (Primary Quest)
- Bodrus the Outfitter: Merchant's Plea
- Firstwatch Sergio: The Villainy of Galrath
- Firstwatch Sergio: Mhenlo's
Request
- Jiaju Tai: The Weaver of Nebo
- Lionguard
Figo: Sunspears in Kryta
- Magi
Malaquire: Orrian Excavation
(Prophecies characters
only) - Magi
Malaquire: Malaquire's Test (Prophecies characters
only)
[edit] Notes
- Lion's Arch is the only town in Kryta, and the first one after Ascalon City.
- Lion's Arch has been known to go through the most seasonal changes: Halloween 2005, Wintersday 2005, Halloween 2006 and Wintersday 2006.
- During April Fools' Day (April 1st), your character changed gender when he/she entered Lions Arch. When you traveled somewhere else your character returned to its original gender.
[edit] Trivia
- Lion's Arch had been named "Hakewood", "Tain", and "Siren's Cove" in early beta tests of the game.
- The 15 Dec 2006 update temporarily turned Lion's Arch into the Amnoon Oasis, making many areas and NPC's unreachable. The world and minimaps still functioned correctly, but the discrepancy allowed characters to gain an extra 0.2% towards their explorer title track. It was subsequently fixed, but not before acting as a source of bemusement to many.
