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Player Background[edit]
I started playing Guild Wars on June 20, 2006, on an impulse purchase of the Game of the Year Edition of Guild Wars: Prophecies at GameStop. At the time I had had little experience with online MMOs, and so I was initially overwhelmed by the combat system and beautiful graphics of Pre-Searing Ascalon. Of course, what also helped was the fact that I was familiar with some of the voice talent, such as Steve Blum, who had worked on other projects with which I was familiar.
I joined my first guild, Speakers Of The Lost [LOST] on my third day of playing. Roughly two months later, due to various difficulties the guild was experiencing, the guild leader felt it necessary to start over from scratch with only a few core members remaining. Guildless and disenfranchised, I told myself that I didn't need a guild. Then about a week later on August 11, 2006, We Need Therapy [NOW] recruiter Kentari found me and convinced me to give guilds another chance. Accepting a guest invitation, I took part in a GvG match alongside NOW. I was impressed with the camaraderie among the NOW members and decided to officially join the guild that night.
Later on, I served NOW as a guild officer for over a year. And although I am currently on hiatus, I still try to log in for holiday events.
PvE Characters[edit]
I have ten PvE characters, one for each profession. Since I favor balance, five of my characters are male and five are female, with four characters from Tyria, and three each from Cantha and Elona.
My playing style consists mainly of solo play with heroes/henchmen, not because I'm a loner or anti-social (though I can be anti-PuG at times), but because I don't wish to annoy other players with my anal retentiveness about map scraping if I haven't yet been through an explorable area or mission. This does not mean that I won't team up or help out others though.
Kalus Kordosa[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(kal-uhs kor-doh-suh)
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| Name Origin:
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"Kalus" is a misspelling of Kalas, one of the main characters of the video game Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean.
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| Hours Played:
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~1945
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| Deaths:
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4422
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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 Mesmer
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Mesmer
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| Pet:
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Mountain Eagle, Lvl 6
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Kalus is my first and therefore oldest character. Accordingly, he was my crash dummy for the game to which the high death count can attest.
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Ravyna Rhysati[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(ruh-veen-uh ri-sot-ee)
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| Name Origin:
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"Rhysati" comes from Rhysati Ynr, a character who appears throughout the first half of the Star Wars: X-Wing novel series.
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| Hours Played:
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~553
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| Deaths:
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469
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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 Warrior
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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 Ritualist
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| Pet:
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Melandru's Stalker, Lvl 8
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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I chose Warrior as Ravyna's secondary profession in order to gain a few basic Warrior skills for my Warrior heroes since I did not have a Warrior character at the time. I used a Blood/Axe build until getting to Lion's Arch, and surprisingly, had fairly good survivability with it.
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Daryn Drasyll[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(dair-in druh-sil)
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| Name Origin:
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"Drasyll" stems from the word Yggdrasil, which is the "World Tree" in Norse mythology.
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| Hours Played:
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~128
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| Deaths:
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51
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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 Monk
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Monk
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| Pet:
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Hearty Stalker, Lvl 18
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Daryn has been re-made twice. As with Ravyna, Daryn's Monk secondary profession was chosen to gain some basic Monk skills until I could make a Monk character. I was logged in as Daryn's first incarnation when I was recruited into [NOW].
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Ariana Alexandra[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(air-ee-ahn-uh al-eks-an-druh)
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| Name Origin:
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Ariana's name and appearance are allusions to the characters of Cassandra and Sophitia Alexandra (who utilize swords and shields) from the Soul Calibur video game series.
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| Hours Played:
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~284
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| Deaths:
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1,209
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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 Necromancer
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Necromancer
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| Pet:
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None
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Having become a Legendary Defender of Ascalon, Ariana has set her sights on entering The Norn Fighting Tournament.
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Shihna Shizumi[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(shee-nuh shi-zoo-mee)
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| Name Origin:
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"Shihna" comes from the Japanese version of Sheena Fujibayashi, a ninja character from the video game Tales of Symphonia. "Shizumi" was inspired in part by the character Izumi Curtis from the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist.
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| Hours Played:
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~213
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| Deaths:
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708
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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Mesmer
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Mesmer
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| Pet:
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None
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Shihna was my first Factions character. I had thought that Assassins were tough until I realized how paper-thin their armor was. :p
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Occultess Chikage[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(uh-kuhlt-es shi-kah-gey)
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| Name Origin:
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Chikage is a character from the anime series Sister Princess who is fond of the occult, hence the "Occultess" honorific.
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| Hours Played:
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~168
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| Deaths:
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218
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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 Necromancer
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Necromancer
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| Pet:
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None
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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I initially didn't think playing a Ritualist would be fun until I started spawning spirits for the first time.
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Chakai Ishida[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(chuh-kahy i-shee-duh)
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| Name Origin:
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"Ishida" comes from Uryu Ishida, one of the main characters in the anime series Bleach. According to Wikipedia, chakai translates into "tea meeting" and is therefore a Japanese tea ceremony. (I didn't know this until after the fact!)
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| Hours Played:
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~13
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| Deaths:
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3
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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 None
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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None
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| Pet:
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None
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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I have played Chakai the least of all of my characters due to my belief that PvE Monks are only good for farming (who needs player Monks when heroes do just fine?). But I'm willing to test that belief, once I choose a secondary profession.
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Valens Vernassi[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(val-ins vur-nah-see)
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| Name Origin:
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Valens is one of the main characters from the LucasArts video game Gladius.
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| Hours Played:
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~91
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| Deaths:
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0
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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 Elementalist
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Elementalist
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| Pet:
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None
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Valens was initially a Tyrian Mesmer, but to diversify my pool of characters, I remade him into a Dervish.
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Valencia Vernassi[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(vuh-lin-see-uh vur-nah-see)
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| Name Origin:
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Valencia is simply the sister of Valens Vernassi.
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| Hours Played:
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~229
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| Deaths:
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106
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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Necromancer
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Necromancer
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| Pet:
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None
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Valencia is the replacement Mesmer for my first Valens.
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Sien Soriano[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(see-in sor-ee-ahn-oh)
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| Name Origin:
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"Sien" refers to the character Sien Sovv, who served as a fleet Supreme Commander during the Star Wars: New Jedi Order novel series.
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| Hours Played:
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~8
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| Deaths:
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0
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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Warrior
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Warrior
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| Pet:
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None
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Sien is a remake of my former Paragon with a different name, appearance, and secondary profession. If Sien were a role-playing character, he'd probably have an interesting backstory involving Kormir, but he's not and he doesn't. :p
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PvP Character[edit]
Though I've taken part in GvG, Random Arenas, Team Arenas, and even Heroes' Ascent, as far as PvP play goes, I've found that taking part in Alliance Battles is by far my favorite aspect of PvP because of the strategy and teamwork involved. I also plan to someday try Codex Arena.
Kyla Kordosa[edit]
| Pronunciation:
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(kahy-luh kor-doh-suh)
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| Name Origin:
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Kyla is the long lost sister of Kalus. :p
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| Hours Played:
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~353
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| Deaths:
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2,314
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| Initial Secondary Profession:
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Mesmer
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| Current Secondary Profession:
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Mesmer
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| Pet:
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Elder Wolf, Lvl 20
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| Heroes Acquired:
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| Miscellaneous Information:
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Kyla is a Canthan remake of her former Tyrian self. She routinely loves pwning Assassins and Warriors in AB.
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User Information Boxes[edit]
To be added later.
Elementalist
Mesmer
Warrior
Ritualist
Monk
Necromancer
Necromancer
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