Bundle

A bundle is a large object that a character holds in both hands. Bundles are found in both PvP and PvE, in one or more of the following situations:
 * As needed to complete a quest or mission objective.
 * Providing a bonus while being carried or an effect when they are dropped.
 * As result of casting an item spell, a Ritualist skill type.

Characteristics
While carrying a bundle, you can still use non-attack skills, but your weapons are disabled; you cannot use them to attack and you do not gain any of their benefits. For example, you lose the energy bonuses of focuses, the armor of shields, and the reduced spell recharge time of staves. In addition, your movement speed is almost always reduced.

Item spells
Item spells summon a bundle on cast which conveys a bonus while being carried, an effect when dropped, or both. They are typically named Ashes of X, where X is a historical person in Guild Wars lore. Also, some Ritualist skills have an effect based on whether the caster is holding a bundle.

Dropping bundles
There are several ways to cause a bundle to drop:
 * Pressing the Drop Item button.
 * Pressing the target lock button on the Hero Panel.
 * Switching to weapon sets.
 * Picking up another bundle or casting another item spell.
 * Shadow stepping. The bundle is dropped before, not after, the step.

Bundles will also be dropped involuntarily:
 * When the item spell's duration expires.
 * After dying.
 * When entering another zone.

Fragility
Many bundles &mdash; including all those generated by item spells &mdash; are destroyed when dropped, especially if they cause an effect. For example, dropping Powder Kegs causes an explosion.

Skills
A bundle can be associated with up to two skills: one affecting the character who carries the bundle and one affecting targets in an Area of Effect around the bundle when it is dropped. Some skills serve both functions, having different effects in the two situations. There is generally no delay between dropping a bundle and the effect taking place (however, Anguished Was Lingwah delays 1 second, and Lively Was Naomei delays 3 seconds).

Trivia

 * Before April 25, 2006, enemy AI focused aggro on anyone carrying a bundle. This behaviour was removed right before the release of Guild Wars Factions, likely because it would otherwise have made Ritualist Item spells too dangerous to cast.