Curse

Glass Of Water · Mar 29, 2007, 11:17 AM // 11:17

Ok, we all know Gwen is alive...all signs point to it. Let me break down my thought processes for you:

1. Preserved Red Iris Flower found in Elona. The Frog hints that it is a sign of Gwen's status.

2. The Iris Flower survived the searing somehow...one logical way it could have done so is if it held some magical property to ward off the deadly magics of the searing.

3. If the Red Iris Flower has some magical defensive property against the searing, it may be able to protect someone in posession of it against the searing.

4. We all know Gwen collected LOADS of Red Iris Flowers, perhaps having them enabled her to survive the searing using their magical properties. (maybe her crown of flowers was made of/held Iris Flowers)

5. Gwen's mother was an herbalist, one who used plants and herbs to heal the sick and injured.

6. Perhaps Gwen's mother (or Gwen herself using her mother's tools) made a herbal mixture using the Red Iris Flower as the main ingredient. If it had magical defensive properties against the searing, perhaps whoever used the herbal mixture would be defended against it.

*Note: People are saying Gwen is a mesmer because there is a picture of (what is believed to be) her in the new magazine wearing what appears to be green mesmer clothes. One of the things Gwen says in pre-searing to you is:
"When I grow up, I'm going to be a hero like my daddy. I'd like to be a warrior, but the mesmers' outfits are nicer, don't you think?"
So maybe she is a mesmer, maybe she's a warrior/mesmer, maybe she's just a warrior in mesmer's clothing...or maybe something totally different.

Thanks for reading my ramblings, and I hope they make sense to soem of you!

PS - Is that a small flower in gwen's hair in the illustration of her in the new magazine?! O_o (God she's hot)*fap*fap*

PPS - "EYE" of the North! Red "IRIS" Flower! OMG!!!!!!
*is dragged off into Sardelac Sanitarium*

HTW · Mar 29, 2007, 01:14 PM // 13:14

Gwen always has had the GW community on hold,well it has had me wondering about what heppened to her, anyway if she is a mesmer she will still be cool.

Time waits for no man Now if your a woman...

Brother Doug · Mar 29, 2007, 01:46 PM // 13:46

That's very interesting.

Now, this one's really obvious, and probably isn't anything. But when you abbreviate "Guild Wars: Eye of the North", keeping the smaller words out (like a lot of people have), you get...

GW:EN

GW:EN / GWEN

Dun dun dunnnn.

Hopefully, we'll find out more on the strange little girl this time.

Mournblade · Mar 29, 2007, 01:57 PM // 13:57

If thats the case then Gwen truly IS evil - if she could make an herbal bulwark for the Searing, then why didn't she share it with anybody? Gods know there were red iris flowers all over Ascalon, she could have saved a few more people...

gervasium · Mar 29, 2007, 02:26 PM // 14:26

How can one protect against giant meteors from the sky? A flower potion!!
I find that hard to believe.

Another explanation to the fact of an Iris flower survive the searing could be that the flower wasn't even at Ascalon by the time. If you walk around in pre-searing Ascalon, you'll find multiple red flowers ( i believe, the red iris flower). You'll also find similar flowers in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan. Does that mean those flowers were in Ascalon and, because of their magic proprieties, got teleported to Elona? No!

Pkest · Mar 29, 2007, 03:03 PM // 15:03

Perhaps Gwen will be the Changeable Profession Hero that never made into Nightfall.

Scorpion Boy · Mar 29, 2007, 03:40 PM // 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glass of Water

*Note: People are saying Gwen is a mesmer because there is a picture of (what is believed to be) her in the new magazine wearing what appears to be green mesmer clothes. One of the things Gwen says in pre-searing to you is:
"When I grow up, I'm going to be a hero like my daddy. I'd like to be a warrior, but the mesmers' outfits are nicer, don't you think?"
So maybe she is a mesmer, maybe she's a warrior/mesmer, maybe she's just a warrior in mesmer's clothing...or maybe something totally different.

There is an explanation for her wearing the mesmer clothing. On another forum I red that in GW:EN armor will not be restricted to only one profession like it is now. So maybe we'll be able to wear armor from other professions. So ye, I think you're right.
Maybe Anet planned this since the beginning O_O (CONSPIRACY!!!)

Ruby Lightheart · Mar 29, 2007, 04:08 PM // 16:08

Well since GW2 takes places hundreds of years after GW....it would be pretty illogical that the girl in the magazine picture would be Gwen. Possibly a descendant of Gwen since no one knows for sure what happened to her.

Ive always thought of Gwen as being one of those great mysteries of the game that if ever solved would end the GW series. Perhaps Eye of the North introduces us to Gwen's decendant. Maybe we will finally find out whats up with that tapestry shred Gwen gave us in pre searing.

Anyhow, I am still mad at Anet for what I have read so far bout GW2. Its still highly doubtful that I will buy GW2 unless my play style changes.

Glass Of Water · Mar 29, 2007, 06:58 PM // 18:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruby Lightheart

Well since GW2 takes places hundreds of years after GW....it would be pretty illogical that the girl in the magazine picture would be Gwen. Possibly a descendant of Gwen since no one knows for sure what happened to her.

Ive always thought of Gwen as being one of those great mysteries of the game that if ever solved would end the GW series. Perhaps Eye of the North introduces us to Gwen's decendant. Maybe we will finally find out whats up with that tapestry shred Gwen gave us in pre searing.

Anyhow, I am still mad at Anet for what I have read so far bout GW2. Its still highly doubtful that I will buy GW2 unless my play style changes.

The illustration of her isn't presumed to be from GW2, but from the last GW1 expansion, Eye of the North.

PS - Yes, I knew about the GW:EN thing

Sofonisba · Mar 29, 2007, 08:25 PM // 20:25

Maybe Gwen was kidnapped as a child by the Charr and managed to escape at the border of the Northern Shiverpeaks. The Deldrimor Dwarves took her in.

After the siege at THK, and the subsequent Titan invasions, they gave her to Kilroy Stonekin for safekeeping in Sorrow's Furnace. Some years later, the mine flooded and everything froze.

Hundreds of years later, Gwen's body is found in a state of perfect preservation, having been wrapped up neatly like Kilroy's brother, and thawed out again. She still lives in the caves, and has discovered its many secrets. She discovers the portals to all 3 continents, but does not venture far outside.

Corsairs picked up the preserved flower, which she accidentally dropped outside one of the underground entrances, and which she had kept with her ever since the Charr destroyed her beloved Ascalon. They put it in a chest for safekeeping, intending to bring it to Herbalist Makala first chance they could.

Alternatively, it was the flower itself that put Gwen to sleep for ages:

*Wicked Witch of the West voice*: "Poppies... poppies...."

gervasium · Mar 29, 2007, 08:57 PM // 20:57

1st - The variable profession hero, was razah. They just hadn't choosed the profession yet and so they called it variable.

2nd - we will not use other professions' armor in eye of the north. That will be a feature from gw2!!!!!! Then, gwen's armor being mesmer's one can only mean she is a mesmer!!

3rd - Eye of the north will not happen hundreds of years after the other campaigns, it will be just slightly later and thus our characters can and will meet gwen! Only gw2 ( not eye of the north) will happen hundreds of years after gw1!!!

Can't you understand a little bit of what your read?

Dfx Gladiator · Mar 29, 2007, 09:10 PM // 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sofonisba

Maybe Gwen was kidnapped as a child by the Charr and managed to escape at the border of the Northern Shiverpeaks. The Deldrimor Dwarves took her in.

After the siege at THK, and the subsequent Titan invasions, they gave her to Kilroy Stonekin for safekeeping in Sorrow's Furnace. Some years later, the mine flooded and everything froze.

Hundreds of years later, Gwen's body is found in a state of perfect preservation, having been wrapped up neatly like Kilroy's brother, and thawed out again. She still lives in the caves, and has discovered its many secrets. She discovers the portals to all 3 continents, but does not venture far outside.

Corsairs picked up the preserved flower, which she accidentally dropped outside one of the underground entrances, and which she had kept with her ever since the Charr destroyed her beloved Ascalon. They put it in a chest for safekeeping, intending to bring it to Herbalist Makala first chance they could.

Hehe! Very nice story, Sofonisba, I really enjoyed it. With that imagination you should think about applying for a job in Anet!

Tide to Go · Mar 29, 2007, 09:48 PM // 21:48

I say there is a reason behind the mesmer thing

she always told you she wanted to be like dad, and wanted to have devonas hair

what proff. is her dad? HES A WARRIOR.....

so maybe the norns culture was that only males had certain proff. including, warrior, and females a diff.

i'm almost 90% sure anet diden't go that far into it

but i'm very sad that her dream of being a warrior diden't work out

maybe she like Athena the most after all

Puebert · Mar 29, 2007, 09:52 PM // 21:52

I like your idea Glass.

But how did she get to Elona?

Got bored of Charr and walked to the desert, found a teleporter, and walked all the way down to wherever the Preserved Iris Flower was?

Sofonisba · Mar 29, 2007, 11:12 PM // 23:12

Ya, I fell into the trap gervasium mentioned... getting GW:EN and GW2 mixed up lol. So my timeline's a little whacked. :P Aww, anyway.

Puebert, the underground connects all continents, that much we know. So if our chars can get around under there, Gwen can too.

mrmango · Mar 29, 2007, 11:21 PM // 23:21

Yea, it belongs in Sardelac.

Ruby Lightheart · Mar 30, 2007, 06:20 AM // 06:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by gervasium

1st - The variable profession hero, was razah. They just hadn't choosed the profession yet and so they called it varyable.

2nd - we will not use other professions armor in eye of the north. That will be a feature from gw2!!!!!! Then, gwen's armor beeing a meamer one can only mean she is a mesmer!!

3rd - Eye of the north will not happen hundreds of years after the other campaigns, it will be just slightly later and thus our characters can and will meet gwen! Only gw2 ( not eye of the north) will happen hundreds of years after gw1!!!

Can't you understand a little bit of what your read?

We dont know for sure we meet Gwen at all..it is speculation based on the acroynym for the expansion, rumor and a picture. If Anet has said for sure that we will meet Gwen herself....someone please post the link .

The articles have been rather vague as to the timeline that GW:EN takes place in and till it comes out....we wont know the exacttime line. We do not have enough information bout GW:EN right now and wont for a few more months.

And yes I can read and understand most things I read and I can even count without having to use my fingers and toes. There are numerous articles both in print and on the net about GW:EN and GW2 all of which put their own spin on t hings so yes it is easy to be confused as to GW:EN and GW2. So instead of being insulting and condensating...you could offer polite corrections and information interpretations.

And now with th at..i am calling it a night. Sleep well folks

Saphatorael · Mar 30, 2007, 07:08 AM // 07:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorpion Boy

There is an explanation for her wearing the mesmer clothing. On another forum I red that in GW:EN armor will not be restricted to only one profession like it is now. So maybe we'll be able to wear armor from other professions. So ye, I think you're right.
Maybe Anet planned this since the beginning O_O (CONSPIRACY!!!)

Oh god no. Please keep the armor restricted to certain professions. It doesn't make sense to see a warrior pounding at you in ascetics. That's just nasty.
Besides, some people rely on what they see on the battlefield to see what's going on, if they mix the appearances, pvp'ers will be just screwed even more than they are right now.

Etta · Mar 30, 2007, 09:16 AM // 09:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorpion Boy

On another forum I red that in GW:EN armor will not be restricted to only one profession like it is now. So maybe we'll be able to wear armor from other professions.

They were talking about GW2 armors set, not GW:EN. Armor in GW:EN will be the same as before.

Scorpion Boy · Mar 30, 2007, 09:20 AM // 09:20

Pardon me then

, I just came back to GW after a six month break, so I didn't really knew the difference between those 2.