Talk:Kurzick

Minor Houses
I'm just curious where are the houses Gorhopf and Ulrikar mentioned. I've done several Kurzick quests and talked to many of the NPCs, but I don't recall any reference to these houses. Tedium 23:23, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm assuming that it's because of Dunmel Gorhopf, who gives the quest Wicked Wardens. He says:
 * "We must live in harmony with the forest, using its resources with care. House Gorhopf has always dedicated itself to teaching others the importance of living in harmony with the forest. How may I help you?"
 * So yes, he must have a house. And Baron Ulrikar was a Kurzick refugee who travelled to Kryta with his daughter, Meika Ulrikar about Captain Yimuru's Wind Dancer to escape the war and start anew. However, some Luxons had also established a settlement in Kryta, and depending on the player's choice in a quest that has since been removed, one of the settlements was destroyed and its inhabitants killed. Eventually the remaining faction's members were banished from Kryta for causing civil unrest, however Meika and her lover Dalos Ekarus, still remain in North Kryta Province, building new lives for themselves. I hope that helped :) --Santax (talk · contribs) 07:15, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Has anyone noticed?
That when you work for the opposite faction in an area controled by the opposite faction, (in this example, Luxon) characters respond differently? Like this...

''I know (player's lead guild name) is considered an ally of the Kurzick nation, but just wearing that cape doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. Everyone knows you've been siding with us Luxons when you could. That means I can't help you. These Kurzick dogs are looking for any excuse to slaughter everyone here. Now's not the time to fight them.''

Also, when Kurzick NPC respond to this Luxon worker:

''It is true that (player's lead guild name) is officially alligned with the Kurzick nation, but simply wearing the cape doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want. From what I've heard, you've been helping the Luxons every chance you get. I provide my services for Kurzicks and our allies only. Begone before I call for a guard!''

Should we add a note to the pages of dialog? -- People of Antioch  talk   05:31, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The dialogs depend on your guild and the faction your account currently has (even if you are in a Luxon alliance, when you have more Kurzick than Luxon faction, Luxon NPC's won't offer you their services).&mdash; [[Image:Golem.jpg|19px]] Ciborg  [[Image:Main_PvE.png|22px]] 11:38, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Jade as a scarce resource?
Is it just me, or does jade not seem like a scarce resource as the article states? Since the whole Jade Sea is jade... Sarifael 14:35, 25 July 2009 (UTC) from either of the Jade Quarry outposts. The Jade Quarry is pretty much the best jade mining site in the entire Jade Sea, hence why it is fought over. Jadite Shards in general hold magical qualities and as pointed out via the description, not all of it is a good quality, thus it rather is a scarce resource, especially so to the Kurzicks, since they only get the bay areas of the Jade Sea. -- Konig / talk 11:58, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * For Luxons, it's a common resource. For Kuzicks it's a rare resource. Their only locations to get it are heavily guarded by Luxons due to Amber being a rare resource for them (read: Luxons). So while it is technically a common resource, as is Amber, for the opposing faction it is rare due to the war causing inability to get the opposing lands' resource. -- Azazel the Assassin/ talk 21:17, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yesterday I was in The Deep mission, watching all the jade around me, and I was wondering about that. Luxon armor crafters offer you armors made of Jade (and ask for lots of money for the material) while you're in a sea made of jade. It's a bit weird...&mdash; [[Image:Golem.jpg|19px]] Ciborg  [[Image:Main_PvE.png|22px]] 11:40, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe they can...only use certain kinds of jade? ?_? Don't ask questions! XD Green  User Green Arrow sig.gif  Arrow  01:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe each faction should hire players to smuggle the materials in for them :P ~Shard  [[Image:User Shard Sig Icon.png]] 01:21, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It also makes the entire Jade Quarry mission seem pointless. The entire area is made out of Jade and yet you're fighting over 3 specific points to mine it from. I think the only logical explaination is that the majority of jade isn't up to workable quality. It happens a lot with other materials in real life and since the Jade Sea formed in one instant from moving water it wouldn't suprise me if a lot of it is flawed. Still seems silly to fight over it though. 86.178.161.176 11:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * IP, you're actually correct: "the jade that makes up its petrified waves is not necessarily of the best quality. The Jade Quarry has been literally carved from the stretch of seabed that contains the finest and most valuable jade derived from the mineralized bodies of countless sea creatures."

Kurzick names conform similarly with German names or German phonology and semantics.
Some examples I recognized: There are much more examples. Some names also sound East European to me.
 * The name Kurzick itself carries the group of letters "ck" in it, that has it origin in the German language.
 * House zu Heltzer. The "zu" implies a Royal or noble rank in teh German language.
 * Konrad Vasburg. The first name is Old Germanic the Second contains "Burg" (en.: castle) in it.
 * Saint Melodie. Melodie is German for melody.
 * Durheim. Heim = home
 * Gorhopf. "pf" is a German semantic group of letters (Kopf=head, Apfel=Apple, Pferd=horse). "Hopfen" is the plant hop.

Imho it should be mentioned that most Kurzick names have german orign.
 * I can just guess that Kurzicks have German origin such as Cantha has Chinese origin and Elona has African origin. It's good to know that. ^^ &mdash; [[Image:Golem.jpg|19px]] Ciborg  [[Image:Main_PvE.png|22px]] 11:43, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Also, lots of Kurz NPC's have the rank "Kommandant", which is a German commando.

Name
umm interesting: 'kurz' in german means 'short', does it mean kurzick is like 'shorty' or something? >_> --82.166.113.80 19:47, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily but if the "ick" is derived from some other german word, then there could be a trivia reference. -- Konig / talk 21:42, 4 December 2010 (UTC)