Hall of Monuments



The Hall of Monuments is an explorable area that commemorates character and account acquisitions and accomplishments. Available only to accounts that are linked to Eye of the North, it is the only area in the game that is personalized to the leader of the party. Five distinct monuments allow players to show off certain weapons, all miniatures, all heroes, 3 important pets, various prestige armor, and player titles. The hall also serves to kickoff key quests in EotN and to overhear (secondary) conversations related to Guild Wars Beyond.

More importantly for many players, filling one's HoM is the only way to unlock a number of Guild Wars 2 bonus items and titles.

Monuments
The Monument of "Devotion" dedicates your miniatures for display.
 * Only 20 miniatures can be displayed at a time at this monument.
 * A total of 8 Guild Wars 2 reward points can be obtained from this monument for 50 miniatures, including at least 1 rare and 1 unique.

The Monument of "Fellowship" honors your upgraded Heroes and certain animal companions (Black Widow, Black Moa, "Imperial" Phoenix, and a generic Animal Companion statue).
 * M.O.X. is considered inherently upgraded and can be added right away.
 * Only 5 heroes or pets can be displayed at a time at this monument.
 * A total of 8 Guild Wars 2 reward points can be obtained from this monument for 30 companions, including at least 1 rare pet along with the generic Animal Companion statue.

The Monument of "Honor" shows your titles and accomplishments, including finishing a campaign.
 * Only 5 titles or accomplishments can be displayed at a time at this monument.
 * A total of 18 Guild Wars 2 reward points can be obtained from this monument for 40 displayed titles and accomplishments, including at least 1 PvP title (Champion, Codex, Commander, Gladiator, Hero, and Zaishen).

The Monument of "Resilience" shows your prestige armor sets, consisting of a top, gloves, leggings, and boots (headpieces are not required).
 * Deldrimor armor is not considered a set and cannot be displayed.
 * Only 5 prestige armor sets can be displayed at a time at this monument.
 * A total of 8 Guild Wars 2 reward points can be obtained from this monument for 7 prestige armor sets, including Vabbian armor, Obsidian armor, and either Elite Kurzick armor or Elite Luxon armor.

The Monument of "Valor" displays destroyer weapons from the Eye of the North expansion, Oppressor's weapons from the War in Kryta, and tormented weapons from the Domain of Anguish.
 * Only 11 weapons can be displayed at a time.
 * Only 1 weapon of each type can be displayed for each character, e.g. if the monument already includes an Oppressor's Staff based in Fire Magic, you cannot add a Water Magic-based Oppressor's Staff for the same character
 * A total of 8 Guild Wars 2 reward points can be obtained from this monument for 15 weapons, including at least 1 from each set.

Usage
In order to display accomplishments or acquisitions, each monument must have a tapestry. The Honor tapestry is available the first time a character enters their hall, but the other monuments require that a player obtain and display a Monumental tapestry, either by earning one through finishing mainline quests in EotN or by trading with another player.
 * Display

If you have earned extra achievements, you can decide which will appear by clicking the monument pedestal then choosing the button marked, Arrange Display.

Kimmes the Historian offers dialogue options to view your HoM as character- or account-based. A character must enter the HoM at least once before their items/accomplishments can be viewed on the account-wide setting. A character entering the Hall in account-wide mode might not be able to see which of their monuments require tapestries, if another character on the same account is already displaying them.
 * Account-wide vs. Character View


 * Scrying Pool

The Scrying Pool is the central focus of this room, and provides players with a location to view visions and cinematics unlocked during game play. As you progress the storyline, an icon called the Call of the Eye will appear in your effects monitor to signify that you should return to the Pool to receive a vision.

How to
According to guild Wars 2 developers, you might have the option of "Declaring your ancestor" to receive the Hall of Monuments rewards by linking your Guild Wars 2 game account with your Guild Wars game account.
 * You will be able to link a single Guild Wars game account to your Guild Wars 2 game account by using a Guild Wars 2 in-game item.
 * After using the item, you will visit the GW2 version of the Hall of Monuments, where you can claim your rewards.
 * This HoM can be visited by any GW2 character and as often as you like.

Features
Players who choose to link their Guild Wars accounts to their Guild Wars 2 accounts will have their Character names from Guild Wars reserved for the linked account. Additionally, players reaching a high enough rank in their HoM will unlock exclusive rewards, including titles, companions, armor, weapons and miniature pets:
 * The bonuses are not intended to confer a significant advantage for GW1 players over those new to Guild Wars.
 * Rewards are unlocked on an account basis, even though each character has their own Hall of Monuments.
 * You can use the Hall of Monuments Reward Calculator to determine which rewards would be unlocked if you choose to link your accounts.
 * These bonuses are expected to be available to all GW1 accounts created before the release of GW2.
 * Accomplishments dedicated in GW1's Hall of Monuments will continue to update your GW2 account even after GW2's release.
 * ArenaNet has not stated whether this also means that the bonuses will also be available to GW1 accounts created after the release, but before the creation of a linked GW2 account.

Not available
Certain features will not be available:
 * Players will not be able to transfer the actual characters (in large part because the professions are not compatible).
 * Players will not be able to transfer items or gold.

Entering & leaving the Hall of Monuments

 * When parties with multiple human players enter the Hall of Monuments, every player will see the lead player's achievements. Most often, this means the monument will display the achievements of party member #1. The display reloads each time a party member exits by mapping out or loads belatedly. For example, if party member #1 leaves, the achievements of party member #2 will be displayed.
 * If there are 20 miniatures in the lead player's Devotion monument, the usual instance limit is met and players will receive an error message when attempting to bring out a mini: "There are currently too many miniatures in this district. Please try again."

Allies
Asura Dwarves Norn Humans (Ebon Vanguard) Other allies
 * 20 Vekk
 * 20 Ogden Stonehealer
 * 20 Valgar Tempestcrafter (during the first dialogue after completing Reunion)
 * 20 Gwen
 * 20 Lieutenant Thackeray (After Hearts of the North. He also appears as a Ranger sporadically before that story's completion.)
 * 2 Kimmes the Historian
 * Dian Fermati (during scene 10 only)
 * Koro Sagewind (during scene 10 only)
 * Nola Sheppard (during scene 10 only)
 * Lawrence Crafton (during scene 10 only)
 * 1 Scrying Pool

Charmable Animals

 * 5 Rainbow Phoenix1


 * 1 The Rainbow Phoenix will only appear if the Party leader has all the Tapestries unlocked, is entering the hall alone, and has either of the following:
 * "People Know Me" or higher (ten or more maxed titles).
 * OR "Kind of a Big Deal" and at least 4 monuments are displaying the maximum number of displayable items (in personal or account-wide view, with the exception of the weapon monument, which needs only 9 weapons to be displayed).

Trivia

 * The Valor monument originally displayed only Destroyer weapons. Tormented weapons were added as part of the October 9, 2008 update and Oppressor's weapons on October 5, 2010.
 * The April 23, 2009 update was the first time that players were able to view their achievements account wide and organize the displays in exactly the order they wanted.
 * The Hall of Monuments was introduced in Guild Wars Eye of the North to facilitate players transferring their accomplishments to Guild Wars 2 from their original Guild Wars account. It is a personalized instance that changes based upon certain specific things you have achieved.