The Battle Isles

The Battle Isles are the home of the Zaishen Order, and a sacred place for those who practice the art of war. It is located in the Clashing Sea.

All "high level" PvP arenas for Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall are located within the Battle Isles. This is the place where players from all three chapters can meet, team up, and compete against each other.

Getting there
PvP characters are created directly in the Great Temple of Balthazar, the only town on these islands, and they cannot leave the Battle Isles, except to go to Fort Aspenwood or The Jade Quarry.

Role-playing characters must reach a port (and sometimes complete a quest) in their campaign to have the ability to travel from one continent to another (like the Battle Isles).

Ports are located at the following locations:
 * Prophecies (Tyria)
 * Lion's Arch
 * Factions (Cantha)
 * Kaineng Center
 * Nightfall (Elona)
 * Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

To map travel to the Battle Isles a player must click on the ship symbol near the harbor on the World Map.

Towns and outposts

 * Great Temple of Balthazar (port town)
 * Guild Hall (only available if the player is member of a guild that has purchased a hall)
 * Zaishen Menagerie
 * Embark Beach
 * Mission outposts:
 * Zaishen Challenge (unlocked after completing all training sessions in the Training Arena)
 * Zaishen Elite (unlocked after winning against at least 5 (out of 6) different NPC teams in the Zaishen Challenge)


 * Arena outposts:
 * Codex Arena
 * Heroes' Ascent
 * Random Arenas (unlocked after talking to the Canthan Ferry Captain)


 * Removed or Inaccessible outposts:
 * Team Arena
 * Xunlai Market

Challenge Missions

 * Zaishen Challenge
 * Zaishen Elite

Arenas

 * Training Arena (talk to the Master of Paths near the exit to the Great Temple of Balthazar to be transported there)
 * Codex Arena
 * Heroes' Ascent
 * Random Arenas

Explorable areas

 * Isle of the Nameless
 * Isle of the Nameless (PvP)
 * Zaishen Menagerie Grounds

Trivia

 * For Prophecies players, the "low level" Ascalon Arena and Shiverpeak Arena remained open when the Battle Isles became accessible, but the Competition Arena (at Lion's Arch), the Team Arenas (at Droknar's Forge) and the Tomb of the Primeval Kings (arena outpost) were closed down.