Bloodstone
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The Bloodstones are five shards of a massive stone created by the Gods of Tyria and sealed with the blood of King Doric. They broke the stone into five pieces. Four of which represented the four schools of magic (each represents aggression, destruction, preservation, and denial), and the final piece, the Keystone, was needed to reassemble the Bloodstone. The five pieces were then tossed into the volcano, Abaddon's Mouth. Later, following an eruption, four pieces were spread across Tyria.
The bloodstones are used by the White Mantle to sacrifice the Chosen. When slain, the Chosens' souls are channeled into the soul batteries - structures created by the Mursaat to keep the Door of Komalie, and ultimately the Titans, sealed away. When somebody is killed atop a bloodstone, the environmental effect Curse of the Bloodstone lengthens revival time considerably.
[edit] Known locations
- Abaddon's Mouth - Located in the heart of the volcano. In the Hell's Precipice mission, players kill the Lich Lord in the center of it to end his reign. Its runic design and key importance for powering the Door of Komalie suggest it may be the Keystone.
- Bloodstone Fen - This Bloodstone is visited in the mission of the same name, in which players witness Justiciar Hablion killing Chosen atop it.
- Bloodstone Caves - The Bloodstone is in the heart of the Bloodstone Cave located below the south coast of Kryta, in the strip to the left of the Southern Shiverpeaks named the Sparkfly Swamp. It is only accessible after passing the inscribed passages guarding its power.
- Ice Caves of Sorrow - just outside Saidra and Evennia's prison near the end of the mission, on a slight raised area, partially covered by snow. It is most likely this is the bloodstone Glint was referring to when she said that the White Mantle were planning on murdering Saidra and Evennia.
[edit] Notes
- It is likely that the final piece (possibly the keystone) is elsewhere on the continent of Tyria.
- It has been theorised, that it may be a feature of GW2, as the final stone may be the most important of the stones.
[edit] Trivia
- The 5 bloodstones may be a reference to the limited Marvel comic book series titled, The Infinity Gauntlet.
| Landmarks in the Maguuma Jungle |
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| Maguuma Bloodstone • Temple of Balthazar • Ullen River |
| Towns and outposts • Missions • Explorable areas |
| Landmarks in the Ring of Fire Islands |
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| Door of Komalie • Onyx Gate • Ring of Fire Bloodstone |
| Towns and outposts • Missions • Explorable areas |
