Campaign: Nightfall Type: Explorable area Part of: Kourna Neighbor(s): Pogahn Passage

General DescriptionEdit

Gandara, the Moon Fortress is a city in Kourna, with well-guarded gates. Enemies of Varesh Ossa have no chance of breaking in, though there have been attacks from the sea and infiltrations that have gotten through its defensive barriers. The explorable area is on the shores north of the city, at the mouth of the river Elon, mostly in the river's delta and the shallow waters between islands. The city itself is situated on the largest island, giving it a distinctive crescent shape. Locations of note include docks on the west point and in the south, and the Plaza of the Five Gods, a large square in the eastern part of the city. There is a prison on another island, to the east.

Exits Edit

Outposts

• North: Pogahn Passage

Shrines and Blessings Edit

(all sunspear)

• Statue of Dwayna, Skale Hunt, north by Pogahn Passage
• Statue of Melandru, Heket Hunt, north center
• Statue of Lyssa, Heket Hunt, north west
• Statue of Balthazar, Skale Hunt, northeast

CreaturesEdit

NPCsEdit

• 0 Sets of Kournan Armor (only during No Me, No Kormir)
• 10 (20) Wandering Priest
• 20 Vabbian Guard
• 18 Margrid the Sly (only during No Me, No Kormir)
• 20 Nerashi

CollectorsEdit

• 10 (20) Helenah

MonstersEdit

• Heket
  • 21 (26) Stoneaxe Heket
  • 21 (26) Beast Sworn Heket
  • 21 (26) Blood Cowl Heket
• Kournan military
  • 20 (26) Kournan Spotter
  • 24 (26) Kournan Field Commander
  • Only before completing A Thorn in Varesh's Side:
    • 20 Kournan Guard
    • 20 Kournan Bowman
    • 20 Kournan Priest
    • 20 Kournan Seer
    • 20 Kournan Oppressor
    • 20 Kournan Scribe
    • 20 Kournan Phalanx
    • 20 Kournan Zealot
  • Only during No Me, No Kormir:
    • 20 Unsuspecting Kournan Guard
    • 20 Unsuspecting Kournan Guard
    • 20 Unsuspecting Kournan Guard
    • 20 Unsuspecting Kournan Guard
    • 20 Unsuspecting Kournan Guard
• Skales
  • 20 (26) Ridgeback Kuskale
  • 21 (26) Kuskale Blighter
  • 21 (26) Frigid Kuskale
  • 20 (26) Kuskale Lasher

QuestsEdit

Gandara, the Moon FortressEdit

• Nerashi: A Thorn in Varesh's Side

NotesEdit

• Vanquishing the area requires killing 64–125 foes
  • Completing the quest A Thorn in Varesh's Side will significantly reduce the number of enemies.
• Some players report finding more chests here in HM after completing A Thorn...
• Exploring this area adds approximately 1.5% towards the Cartographer title.
• Knock-down skills are wasted here; enemies have counter skills and even reap benefits if you try to flatten them.
• The prison cannot be entered from the explorable area; you must take part in the mission.

Bug! Prior to taking A Thorn..., foes for the quest will appear, but they will not respond when the party attacks or enters aggro range.

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Explorable Areas (Guild Wars Nightfall)
Istan	Island of Shehkah • Churrhir Fields • Sun Docks • Consulate • Plains of Jarin • Cliffs of Dohjok • Zehlon Reach • Fahranur, The First City • Lahtenda Bog • Issnur Isles • Mehtani Keys
Kourna	Arkjok Ward • Barbarous Shore • Bahdok Caverns • Command Post • Dejarin Estate • The Floodplain of Mahnkelon • Gandara, the Moon Fortress • Jahai Bluffs • Marga Coast • Sunward Marches • Turai's Procession
Vabbi	Bokka Amphitheatre • Forum Highlands • Garden of Seborhin • Holdings of Chokhin • Nightfallen Garden • Resplendent Makuun • The Hidden City of Ahdashim • The Mirror of Lyss • Vehjin Mines • Vehtendi Valley • Yatendi Canyons • Wilderness of Bahdza
The Desolation	Crystal Overlook • Dynastic Tombs • Joko's Domain • Poisoned Outcrops • The Alkali Pan • The Ruptured Heart • The Shattered Ravines • The Sulfurous Wastes
Realm of Torment	Nightfallen Jahai • Domain of Fear • Domain of Secrets • Domain of Pain • Depths of Madness • Throne of Secrets • Heart of Abaddon