Crystal Desert

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Crystal Desert
Continent	Tyria
Town	The Amnoon Oasis
Neighbor(s)	Kryta Southern Shiverpeaks The Desolation
Campaigns	Prophecies Eye of the North
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Map of Crystal Desert with outposts
Map of Crystal Desert

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Legends tell of a time, thousands of years ago, when the Crystal Desert was covered in water. These legends claim that it was the gods who raised the land, leaving it bare and empty in order to give the solitary creatures of the world a place to call their own. If the legends are true, humans were not among those for whom this land was made. There have been attempts by humans to settle in the desert, but they have, without exception, failed miserably, leaving behind only the grand monuments they built here proclaiming their short-lived triumph over this harsh land.

The weather in the Crystal Desert is hot and unforgiving. The winds blow hard, making and unmaking dunes, covering up the present and uncovering the past. An examination of the sand will reveal that each grain is actually a tiny, pointed crystal. In isolated locations, larger crystal formations have been revealed by the constant, unforgiving wind.

— The Guild Wars Manuscripts

Contents 1 Towns and outposts 2 Missions 2.1 Challenge missions 3 Explorable areas 4 Landmarks 5 Notes

[edit] Towns and outposts

• The Amnoon Oasis (town)
• Destiny's Gorge
• Heroes' Audience
• Seeker's Passage
• Tomb of the Primeval Kings

Mission outposts:

• Augury Rock
• Dunes of Despair
• Elona Reach
• Thirsty River
• The Dragon's Lair

[edit] Missions

• Dunes of Despair
• Elona Reach
• Thirsty River
• Augury Rock
• The Dragon's Lair

[edit] Challenge missions

• Glint's Challenge (only available with Guild Wars Eye of the North)

[edit] Explorable areas

• Diviner's Ascent
• Prophet's Path
• Salt Flats
• Skyward Reach
• The Arid Sea
• The Scar
• Vulture Drifts

[edit] Landmarks

• Ascension runes
• Mesa
• Statue of Glint
• Statue of female Warrior
• Temple of Ascension
• Throne of Pellentia

[edit] Notes

• Although the Crystal Desert is technically part of the Prophecies campaign and is shown on the Tyria "world map", the Crystal Desert has been described as part of both Tyria and Elona.
• The Desolation is also formally a part of the Crystal Desert, even though it is technically a separate region in the Nightfall campaign.
• When the Crystal Desert was covered in water, it was known as the Crystal Sea.
• Bleached Bones can be found throughout the desert.

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Crystal Desert.

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Prophecies regions
Ascalon (pre-Searing) • Ascalon • Northern Shiverpeaks • Kryta • Maguuma Jungle • Crystal Desert • Southern Shiverpeaks • Ring of Fire Island Chain
Core • Factions • Nightfall • Eye of the North