Defender of Ascalon

The Legendary Defender of Ascalon title can only be gained by attaining level 20 in pre-Searing Ascalon, the tutorial area in Guild Wars Prophecies. This title can be displayed in the "Honor" monument.

Defender of Ascalon title track


! Tier !! Title !! Level in pre-Searing
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 * 1 || Legendary Defender of Ascalon || 20
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Acquisition
Players can only progress this title while in pre-Searing Ascalon.
 * There are a total of 9,650-10,400 experience points that you can gain via one-time quests. (source)
 * You have to claim 750-850 XP to learn any skills.
 * You need to claim another 250 XP to claim a secondary (although you can learn some of the skills without doing so, by testing the profession).
 * You cannot reach level 10 without farming; there is no way to reach it through questing alone. (See below for tips on finding XP-rich foes.)
 * After reaching level 10, you can gain 1,000 XP per day by completing Lieutenant Langmar's daily requests (in addition to the associated experience you will receive from killing the resulting foes).
 * Take on as many quests as you want (especially those that offer skills), but hold off on claiming the rewards until you reach Level 9.

Save your quest experience
Since the amount of experience from quests is fixed, but the amount earned from killing foes decreases as your character levels, it makes sense to save some of your quest rewards so that you can claim them strategically.


 * Do accept the rewards for Message from a Friend, War Preparations and for  Test.
 * If you adventure with other people, also accept the reward from Adventure with an Ally.

Saving experience and learning skills

 * 1) Start (but do not complete) your Primary Profession quests, to learn skills:
 * 2) * Elementalist: The Elementalist Experiment,§ and The Supremacy of Air
 * 3) * Mesmer: A Mesmer's Burden,§ and Domination Magic
 * 4) * Monk: A Monk's Mission,§ Protection Prayers, and The Blessings of Balthazar
 * 5) * Necromancer: The Accursed Path, The Necromancer's Novice,§ and The Power of Blood
 * 6) * Ranger: A Test of Marksmanship, The Ranger's Companion,§ and Unnatural Growths
 * 7) * Warrior: Grawl Invasion,§ The Vineyard Problem, and Warrior's Challenge
 * 8) Start one Secondary Profession quest (from those marked (§) above). Many players prefer The Ranger's Companion because it allows you to tame a pet and teaches you Troll Unguent.

Farming XP to reach Level 10



 * Outside of The Northlands, there are very few foes above level 3:
 * Lakeside County: River Drake (L5); River Skale Brood (L4); Rogue Bull (L5, but only until A Mesmer's Burden is completed)
 * Regent Valley: two Melandru's Stalkers (L5, non-hostile), Oakheart (L5)
 * The Catacombs: Tomb Nightmare (L4) and Skullreaver (L5)


 * Charr at the Gate will spawn four Charr at level 4-5; Prince Rurik will be happy to kill them for you.


 * The Northlands is the most experience-rich area, since the vast majority of foes are higher level, including:
 * Charr (Levels 7-8)
 * Oakhearts (Level 5)
 * Charr Bosses (Level 10) (which also offer the best drops in pre-Searing)

Farming XP after Level 10

 * You can choose to claim the quest rewards from Lieutenant Langmar every day.
 * You can also hold onto a specific quest and farm the resulting foes.
 * The amount of experience will vary with your level (and whether you farm with a partner), but players can quickly exceed Langmar's 1,000 XP/day.
 * Each of the nine quests is easier for some professions than others; some players prefer the Annihilation-style quests (more foes) while others prefer the boss hunts (easier-to-reach foes, for quick turn-around).

As an alternative to farming the Lieutenant's quests and Vanguard foes, you can farm Charr bosses to reach Level 14 or even Level 16.
 * Charr bosses vs Vanguard foes
 * The biggest advantage is that the bosses offer substantial loot and the vanguard foes offer none.
 * However, this strategy takes much, much longer:
 * After Level 14, the vanguard foes are more plentiful and of higher level, so they offer faster leveling.
 * Even to reach Level 14, you can only farm four bosses at a time (and you need to have someone assist you with entering the Northlands and they are located far from Lakeside County). In contrast, every Vanguard quest offers a half-dozen or more foes within a short distance of the nearest portal.

Trivia

 * Gwen, a Red Iris Flower, and a banner of Althea's Actors Stage are featured in the statue.
 * Before the March 3rd, 2011 update, the only way to achieve this title was to death level. The update added new quests in pre-Searing that provide enough experience (through rewards and killing foes) to allow one to reach the title without dying at all.