General DescriptionEdit

Region: Ascalon

The Breach is an area north of the Great Northern Wall, north-west of Ascalon City. In Pre-Searing, this area was known as The Northlands.

Like all the rest of Ascalon this area, once a beautiful land of green hills and lush foliage, has been completely ravaged in the Searing by the Charr. It is now a rough and dry land, with little to no plants, only rocks and a few thorn scrubs. Fresh water streams were turned into lakes of tar. All settlements lie in ruins.

For a long time, even before the Searing this had been Charr territory. After the Searing the Ascalon Vanguard established an outpost in the ruins of Piken Square as a base for attacks against the Charr.

The Breach is often the first area a character newly arrived to Post-Searing faces severe challenges.

This area is also well known as a good place for higher level characters to farm Charr, thus gaining Charr Hide, which can be easily traded in Ascalon City for Fur Square.

Exits / Neighbour AreasEdit

• South: Old Ascalon (through the Hammer Gate)
• West: Diessa Lowlands

TownsEdit

Piken Square

Points / Objects of InterestEdit

• Hammer Gate
• Ascalonian Chests
• There is a beautiful Mural of Lyssa in the Southwestern corner of this area.

NPCsEdit

Note: Numbers refer to the green Numbers used in the map

• Joe (3) (only during quest Army Life)
• Ascalon Warrior (1)
• Captain West (1)
• Old Mac (3) (only during quest Army Life)
• Academy Monk (1)

CollectorsEdit

• Sally Kaugie (2)

Skill CaptureEdit

• Shield Stance from Charr Captain and Gorgaan Hatemonger (not available before Dropping Eaves quest at Ettin's Back).

MonstersEdit

Note: text refers to the red acronyms used in the map

• (Dev) Devourers:
  • 8 (23) Carrion Devourers
  • 8 (23) Plague Devourers
• (Spr) Sprouts:
  • 5 (23) Crown of Thorns
• (Garg) Gargoyles:
  • 2 (22) Resurrect Gargoyles
  • 3 (22) Flash Gargoyles
• (Beh) Behemoth:
  • 6 (23) Tar Behemoth
• (Charr) Charr
  • 6 (23) Charr Axe Warrior
  • 6 (23) Charr Blade Warrior
  • 8 (23) Charr Hunter
  • 5/6 (23) Charr Stalker
  • 4 (22) Charr Martyr
  • 6 (23) Charr Overseer
  • 5 (23) Charr Ash Walker
  • 8 (23) Charr Ashen Claw
  • 5 (23) Charr Mind Spark
  • 5/6 (23) Charr Fire Caller
  • 8 (23) Charr Flame Wielder

BossesEdit

Note: Numbers refer to the red Numbers used in the map

• (3/4/5/6) Charr:
  • 10 (27) Charr Captain (2) (only during quest The Siege of Piken Square)
  • 7 (26) Gorgaan Hatemonger
  • 7 (26) Drim Cindershot
  • 7 (26) Grimm Sharpfang (1) (only during quest Hammer and Anvil)
  • 7 (26) Taag Relicbinder
  • 7 (26) Cess Corpselighter
  • 10 (27) Kaargoth Bloodclaw (Not marked) (only during quest Charr Reinforcements)
  • 7 (26)Mirash Dreambreaker
  • 7 (26) Suurg the Hateful

QuestsEdit

The following quests start in The Breach:

• None

NotesEdit

• To receive credit for the Vanquisher title track in The Breach you must defeat 100-135 monsters in Hard Mode.

Explorable Areas (Guild Wars Prophecies)
Pre-Searing Ascalon	Green Hills County • Lakeside County • Regent Valley • The Catacombs • The Northlands • Wizard's Folly
Ascalon	Ascalon Foothills • Diessa Lowlands • Dragon's Gullet • Eastern Frontier • Flame Temple Corridor • Old Ascalon • Pockmark Flats • Regent Valley • The Breach
Northern Shiverpeaks	Anvil Rock • Deldrimor Bowl • Griffon's Mouth • Iron Horse Mine • Traveler's Vale
Kryta	Cursed Lands • Kessex Peak • Lion's Gate • Majesty's Rest • Nebo Terrace • North Kryta Province • Scoundrel's Rise • Stingray Strand • Talmark Wilderness • Tears of the Fallen • The Black Curtain • Twin Serpent Lakes • Watchtower Coast
Maguuma Jungle	Dry Top • Ettin's Back • Mamnoon Lagoon • Reed Bog • Sage Lands • Silverwood • Tangle Root • The Falls
Crystal Desert	Diviner's Ascent • Prophet's Path • Salt Flats • Skyward Reach • The Arid Sea • The Scar • Vulture Drifts
Southern Shiverpeaks	Dreadnought's Drift • Droknar's Forge • Frozen Forest • Grenth's Footprint • Ice Floe • Icedome • Lornar's Pass • Mineral Springs • Snake Dance • Spearhead Peak • Talus Chute • Tasca's Demise • Witman's Folly
Ring of Fire Islands	Perdition Rock