Guild Wars - Lakeside County, Ashford Village, Ashford Abbey (Town) - game guide, walkthrough, secrets, game tips & strategies

Lakeside County

01 Resurrection Shrine

Gwen

Quest: Gwen’s Flute. Find Gwen’s Flute. Return the Flute to Gwen. Reward: 250 xp.

Task: Gwen Stage 2. Give Gwen few Red Iris Flowers. a cape (available at merchants for 200 gp), a Flute (available at merchants for 2gp). Reward: Tappestry Shred, when following you Gwen heals you for 20 hp.

Trainer (specific for primary class)

Ranger Primary Quest: Ranger Test. Find the river skale queen and sly it. Return to Artemis the Ranger for your reward. Reward: 500 xp, skills: Power Shot, Troll Unguent.

Warrior Primary Quest: Warrior Test. Go southwest along the road to find the skale. Clear the river of skale. Return to Van the Warrior for your reward. Reward: 500 xp, skills: Frenzy, Healing Signet.

Necromancer Primary Quest: Necromancer Test. Go south to the river. Slay a skale so that Verata can make use of its corpse. Return to Verata the Necromancer for your reward. Reward: 500 xp, skills: Vampiric Gaze, Deathly Swarm.

Mesmer Primary Quest: Mesmer Test. Follow the road southwest until you find skale. Clear the road of skale. Return to Sebedoh the Mesmer for your reward. Reward: 500 xp, skills: Empathy, Ether Feast.

Monk Primary Quest: Monk Test. Go southwest up the road until you find skale. Cross the river and find the missing girl Gwen. Lead Gwen back to Ciglo the Monk. Gwen will not move as long as the skale are in the way. Reward: 500 xp, skills: Healing Breeze, Banish.

Elementalist Primary Quest: Elementalist Test. Kill the skale along the road southwest. Acquire a shimmering skale. Return to Howand the Elementalist for your reward. Reward: 500 xp, skills: Flare, Aura of Restoration.

Haversdan

Primary Quest: Further Adventures. Follow the road southwest from town to Ashford. Talk to Devona. Reward: 250 xp.

Quest: A New [Class Specific] Trainer. NOTE: He direct you to your primary skill trainer for further education. Ranger to Master Ranger Nente in Regent Valley. Warrior to Warmaster Grast in Green Hills County. Necromancer to Necromacer Munne in The Catacombs. Mesmer to Lady Althea in Lakeside County. Monk to Brother Mhenlo in Ashford Abbey. Elementalist to Elementalist Aziure. in Wizard's Folly. Reward: 250 xp.

Lina the Healer (after complete [Class Specific] Test)

Quest: Adventure with an Ally. Return to Ascalon City. Form a party with another player. Talk to Lina the Healer. Reward: 100 xp, Resurrection Signet.

Old Mack (after complete Quest: A Mesmer Burden)

Quest: The Rogue’s Replacement. Serach for a source of devourer eggs in Lakeside County. Collect one devourer egg. Return to Old Mack for your reward. Reward: 250 xp, Smiting Staff (Energy +3, Light Dmg: 2-4, Two-handed).

Captain Osric

Quest: Gift for Althea. Find the perfect gift for Lady Althea. It Must be something beautiful. Give the Beautiful Feather, Beautiful Pearl and Beautiful Pendant to Captain Osric OR speak to Lady Althea himself. Reward: 250 xp, Focus Item (Energy +3).

Prince Rurik (for Quest: Charr at the Gate)

Brownlow (Collector)

5 Skale Fin: Belt Pouch (Holds 5 items), Devourer Egg.

02 Althea’s Actors Stage

Lady Althea (Mesmer Trainer)

Mesmer Quest: A Mesmer Burden. Kill the rogue bull that is threatening Althea’s theatre. Reward: 250 xp, skills: Conjure Phantasm, Ether Feast, Imagined Burden.

03 Gate to the Northlands

Gate Guard Torin

Quest: Across the Wall. Find your way north of the Wall. Search the road to Piken Square for Ben Wolfson. Lead Ben Wolfson back to the gate. Reward: 250 xp, Longbow (Piercing Dmg: 7-10, Two-handed), Smiting Rod (Light Dmg: 2-4).

04 River Scale Nest

River Scale Queen (Monster for Primary Quest: [Class Specific] Test)

Broken Flute (Quest Item for Quest: Gwen’s Flute)

05 Chest

A Beautiful Pedant (Quest Item for Quest: Gift for Althea.)

06 Bandit Camp

Ashford Strongbox (Quest Item for Quest: Bandit Raid)

07 Field

A Beautiful Feather (Quest Item for Quest: Gift for Althea)

08 River

A Beautiful Perl (Quest Item for Quest: Gift for Althea)

09 Devourer Cave

Duke Gaban

Quest: Egg Hunter. Escort Fadden Hathorn into the Devourer cave and keep him safe while he gathers eggs. Escort Fadden Hathorn back to Duke Gaban. Return to Duke Gaban for your reward. Reward: 150 xp, 2 Devourer Egg.

Faden Hathorn (for Quest: Egg Hunter).

10 Bridge to the Regent Valley

Kaylee (Collector)

3 Grawl Neckalce: Jeweled Chakram (Energy +3), Grim Cesta (Energy +3), Scroll (Energy +3), Divine Symbol (Energy +3), Class Specific Vest (Armor: 12).

Ashford Village

Devona

Primary Quest: Unsetting Rumors. Speak with Meerak the Scribe in Ashford Abbey. Deliver the message to Mrmin Saberlin. Use your map to travel to Ascalon City quickly. Reward: 250 xp, Tall Shield (Armor: 4).

Quest: Tithe for Ashford Abbey. Head due north from Ashford until you find the road to Green Hills County. Go to Green Hills County and talk to Grazden the Protector. Deliver Barradin’s tithe to Devona. Reward: 250 xp, 1 Skill Point.

Primary Quest: Opposition to the King. Go north from Ashford to find the road to Green Hills County. Once in Green Hills Couty, question at least three locals about opposition to the king. Return to Devona for your reward. Reward: 500 xp.

Alison the Tanner

Quest: Little Thom’s Big Cloak. Acquire a bear pelt. Many bears can be found in Wizard’s Folly. Take the bear pelt to Alison the Tanner in Ashford. Go to Barradin’s Estate in Green Hills County and deliver the cloack to Little Thom. Reward: 250 xp, Battle Axe (Slashing Dmg: 4-8), Smiting Rod (Light Dmg: 2-4).

Pitney

Quest: The Worm Problem. Acquire a devourer egg from Fadden Hathorn in the devourer cave. Take the devourer egg to Pitney in Ashford. Follow Pitney and kill the Queen Worm. Return to Pitney for your reward. Reward: 250 xp, Smiting Rod (Light Dmg: 2-4).

Quest: The Prize Moa Bird. Head to catacombs and find Pitney’s prize bird. Return to Pitney for your reward. Reward: 250 xp, Smiting Staff (Energy +5, Light Dmg: 2-4, Two-handed), Long Sword (Slashing Dmg: 5-7)

Chantalle the Troubadour

Quest: The Hunter’s Horn. Purify the hunter’s horn in the healing spring in Regent Valley. Go to the fishing village south of the tower in Wizard’s Folly and deliver the purified horn to Aidan. Reward: 500 xp, Longbow (Piercing Dmg: 7-10, Two-handed).

Farmer Dirk

Task: Prize-Winning Pigs. Guide 5 pigs back in to the farmers pin. Reward: 25 gold.

Miller Upton (for Primary Quest: Poor Tenant)

Hamish (Merchant)

Jacobs (Collector)

3 Baked Husks: Idol (Energy +3), Flame Artifact (Energy +3), Healing Ankh (Energy +3), Class Specific Boots (Armor: 12).

Humphreys (Collector)

5 Worn Belts: Belt Pouch (Holds 5 items).

Walden (Collector)

3 Unnatural Seeds: Class Specific Vest (Armor: 12), Truncheon (Dark Dmg: 2-4), Scroll (Energy +3), Battle Axe (Slashing Dmg: 4-8), Leather Gloves (Armor: 12, Armor +30 vs. elemental attacks).

Ashford Abbey

Situated just outside of the catacombs, Ashford Abbey is the resting place for many of Ascalon’s most distinguished deceased citizens. On nice days, you will find the heads of many noble houses coming to this spot, paying their respects to their ancestors. It’s also not uncommon to find a priest or priestess of Dwayna here, kneeling in supplication before the statue of their goddess.

Brother Mhenlo (Monk Trainer)

Monk Quest: A Monk’s Mission. Meet Paulus inside the Catacombs. Go with Paulus and use your healing prayers to make sure he survives. Return to Brother Mhenlo for your reward. Reward: 250 xp, skills: Bane Signet, Orison of Healing.

Meerak the Scribe

Spencer (Merchant)