Arborstone (explorable area)

This article is about an explorable area. This name is also used for a mission, an outpost, a Zaishen mission quest, and a Zaishen vanquish quest.

Arborstone
Campaign	Factions
Region	Echovald Forest
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Altrumm Ruins Arborstone (outpost) Tanglewood Copse
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The Arborstone area is wherein lies Cathedral zu Heltzer, the place where the sacred Kurzick relic, the Urn of Saint Viktor, is stored. After the Arborstone mission, the cathedral is now overrun by Wardens. In the watery lowlands surrounding the cathedral itself are groups of Dredge, Kirins, and hostile Plants.

Getting there

The Count's Daughter primary quest will lead a party through here for the first time, although that part of this explorable area is actually in an isolated small section. To explore the rest of this explorable area will entail reaching the Altrumm Ruins first. From there, secondary quests like Song and Stone and Wardens On the March will bring parties here. From Arborstone, talk to Gatekeeper Becker. This will allow you to enter the northern part of the explorable area (with Lift Operator Shulz).

Exits

• Altrumm Ruins (south)
• Arborstone (north, via Lift Operator Shulz, but only if the Count's Daughter is active or has been completed)
• Tanglewood Copse (northeast)

Shrines

Resurrection shrines with bounties

• Kurzick Priest → Blessing of the Kurzicks
  • At the exit into Altrumm Ruins.
  • At the exit into Tanglewood Copse (if under Kurzick control).
• Luxon Priest → Blessing of the Luxons
  • At the exit into Tanglewood Copse (if under Luxon control).

Resurrection shrines with a statue

• Avatar of Dwayna
  • Northeast, at the exit into Tanglewood Copse.
• Champion of Balthazar
  • South, at the exit into Altrumm Ruins (see the bug note below).
• Lyssa's Muse
  • East, before a high bridge that leads to the northeastern entrance of the central cathedral building.
• Voice of Grenth
  • West, near the southwestern corner.

NPCs

Allies

Humans

• 20 Kurzick Guards or 20 Luxon Guards
• 20 Kurzick Merchants or 20 Luxon Merchants
• 20 Kurzick Priests or 20 Luxon Priests
• 20 (20) Lift Operator Shulz

Humans (Kurzicks)

• 10 (20) Bruna zu Heltzer
• 10 (20) Nadetta zu Heltzer
• 20 (20) Rald zu Heltzer
• 10 (20) Redemptor Karl
• 10 (20) Selik zu Heltzer

Charmable animals

• 3 Crane
• 5 White Tiger

Foes

Demons

• 28 (30) Oni (only in the isolated section)

Dredge

• 24 (26) Dredge Guardian
• 24 (26) Dredge Gatherer
• 24 (26) Dredge Gardener
• 24 (26) Dredge Gutter

Drinkers

• 20 (26) Blood Drinker

Elementals

• 23 (26) Stone Crusher
• 22 (26) Stone Reaper
• 23 (26) Stone Rain

Kirins

• 23 (26) Stone Scale Kirin

Plants

• 23 (26) Undergrowth
• 24 (26) Dragon Moss

Wallows

• 24 (26) Fungal Wallow

Wardens

• 21 (26) Warden of the Tree
• 18 (25) Warden of the Trunk
• 21 (26) Warden of the Branch
• 18 (25) Warden of the Leaf
• 20 (26) Warden of the Spirit
• 24 (26) Warden of Earth
• 18 (25) Warden of the Spring
• 20 (26) Warden of the Summer

Bosses

Drinkers

• 24 (30) Kaswa Webstrider → Vampiric Spirit (Kaswa's Gluttony)

Elementals

• 28 (30) Mahr Stonebreaker → Forceful Blow (The Stonebreaker)
• 28 (30) Meril Stoneweaver → Shield of Regeneration (Stoneweaver)
• 28 (30) Craw Stonereap → Lingering Curse (The Stonereaper)
• 28 (30) Zarnas Stonewrath → Shockwave (Zarnas' Wrath)

Wardens

• 28 (30) Ryver Mossplanter → Lacerate (Ryver's Shortbow) (not during Song and Stone)

Notes

Route to Altrumm Ruins and the Arborstone outpost via death outside Tanglewood Copse while controlled by the Kurzicks.

Route to the Arborstone outpost via death outside Tanglewood Copse while controlled by the Luxons.

• These quests will affect the spawns in this area:
  • Song and Stone
  • The Count's Daughter
  • Wardens On the March
• Your character can bypass the lift by having more unspent faction of the allegiance not controlling Tanglewood Copse and not activating the resurrection shrine outside of Tanglewood Copse (by bribing the priest or killing the resurrection shrine NPCs). When your party wipes, your party will be resurrected at a shrine closer to Altrumm Ruins and/or the Arborstone outpost.
• There are places here that allow a view of the eastern edge of the map. However, instead of the Qinkaishi Mountains, the player will see water.
• Each of the stone guardian bosses appear to be alone. However, they are guarded by spawns hidden in nearby pillars (typically 2 each of Stone Crushers, Reapers, and Rains). Be prepared to take on 6 pillars plus the boss.
  • These extra guardians are not automatically released from the pillars: the Warrior Boss' guards are triggered when a human player walks over the top of the southwest ramp in the main room (from Altrumm Ruins); the caster bosses' guards are triggered by the northeast ramp.
  • Bosses can be pulled away from the pillars without triggering opening of the pillars. Alternatively, you can sometimes break the guardians out of the pillars without aggroing the nearby boss.
• Cartographer candidates should scrape the edges of this small area (uncovering approximately 0.5% additional area).
• Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests require defeating around 309 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 245 to 372 foes.
  • You will be warned, "You must enter the Arborstone explorable area from Altrumm Ruins in order to vanquish it."

Bug. Kneeling at the statue of Balthazar resurrection shrine at the exit into Altrumm Ruins will sometimes not cause the Champion of Balthazar to appear.

Bug. If you reconnect after disconnect, any dead elemental will respawn. They will have to be killed again to count for a vanquish.

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Arborstone.

Trivia

• This area features one of the few tile compass roses seen outside Ascalon and Kryta.

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