Great Northern Wall

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This article is about the Great Northern wall itself. For other uses, see Great Northern Wall (disambiguation).

Great Northern Wall
Campaign	Prophecies
Region	Ascalon
Type	Landmark
Images
Small undamaged section in Post-Searing

The Great Northern Wall began construction in 898 AE. At this time, before the start of the Guild Wars, the Charr threat was beginning to look more imminent. The Wall was erected to protect the large bulk of the Ascalon empire, though many prominent cities still resided north of it - some examples being Surmia, Piken Square, and the Nolani Academy, which housed many scholars and was even where Ascalon's royal bloodline was educated. The Wall stretches from the Southern Shiverpeaks, in the west, to the Eastern Frontier, in the east.

During the Searing, the Wall was severely damaged and broken, allowing the Charr armies to invade Ascalonian territory.

[edit] Getting there

Prophecies characters can see a large portion of the Great Northern Wall as soon as the player exits Ascalon in pre-Searing. Here it can be seen in its undamaged form. Characters from other campaigns can only see the wall after the Searing.

[edit] Notes

• In The Breach or above Green Hills County, the Wall has a doubled section.

[edit] Trivia

• The Great Northern Wall may be inspired by the Great Wall of China.

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Great Northern Wall.