Cantha

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Cantha is a continent in the world of Tyria. It is located to the south of the continents of Tyria and Elona. Cantha was first introduced in Guild Wars Factions. The northern coastline of Cantha is the earliest known location of human settlement, dating back to the late pre-imperial era, 276 years before the beginning of the Canthan Calendar, and predating the earliest known human presence in Tyria and Elona by 581 years.

[edit] Major Regions

Cantha and the surrounding islands can be divided into four major regions:

• Shing Jea Island: a large island off the west coast of the continent, it is the home of the Shing Jea Monastery.
• Kaineng City: a gigantic and sprawling city that covers nearly a third of the continent's land mass, it is the political capital of Cantha.
• Echovald Forest: A petrified forest in the center of the main land; this is where the secluded Kurzicks live.
• The Jade Sea: A large frozen sea in the center of main land, this is the home of the Luxons.

[edit] 5 years after the events in Factions

The defeat of Shiro Tagachi ended the plague that had afflicted Cantha. However, it took adventurers and members of the imperial guard a few grueling years to track down all of the Afflicted and the remnants of the Shiro'ken army that the Betrayer had unleashed in his final attempt to destroy the empire.

Over the past few years, life has begun to spring up in Echovald Forest as many areas have seen new growth take hold. Some even claim to have seen a change in the Jade Sea—small pools of water forming or even waves moving beneath the frozen surface—but these reports are unsubstantiated rumors at best.

Life has returned to normal for most Canthan residents. Kaineng still struggles under the burdens of bureaucracy, overpopulation, and crime, while the Kurzicks and Luxons remain locked in a never-ending battle over scant resources. Shing Jea Island remains an oasis of pristine valleys and beautiful vistas. Monks come to the island regularly for scholarly pursuits, while the general populace descends in droves for every festival held within the safe confines of Shing Jea Monastery.

Commerce returned to a brisk pace once the Affliction ended, and since then, many Canthans have sought to re-establish old trade routes to Elona and Kryta as well as locate new opportunities farther north. However, recent reports of earthquakes and giant cracks opening in the middle of urban Cantha have some believing this time of relative peace and prosperity has now come to an end.

[edit] Getting to Cantha

If you have created a character in Cantha it is obvious that you start in that continent. However if you have characters born in either Tyria or Elona you will need to fulfill two requirements:

• To have purchased the Guild Wars Factions expansion.
• To unlock travel to Cantha by taking the appropriate quest from your continent.

The quests needed to go to Cantha are :

• From Tyria you should acquire the quest : Mhenlo's Request from Firstwatch Sergio in Lion's Arch.
• From Elona you should acquire the quest : Plague in Cantha from Funwa Shento in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

Please Note : Each of the two quests have requirements of their own in order to be available. Please check for each one by clicking on their respective links.

Once you have unlocked travel to the respective continents, you can map travel at anytime from any continent to Kaineng Center.