Unlocking the Wizard's Tower

Unlocking the Wizard's Tower

Location

Skywatch Archipelago
(Horn of Maguuma)

Event type

Meta event

Level

80-80

Total events

8

Unlocking the Wizard's Tower is a level 80 meta event that occurs in Skywatch Archipelago.

Dynamic events

Pre-Start

Lyhr and Mabon are meeting soon to discuss forging a key to unlock the Wizard's Tower.
Mabon reaches Droknar's Light in: 1:00

Event start

Lyhr and Mabon are seeking essence of awe from around Droknar's Light.
[Group Event] Gather essence of awe around Droknar's Light (80)

Lyhr and Mabon are discussing their next steps.

Essence Gathering

Members of the Astral Ward are collecting essences of emotion from islands across Skywatch Archipelago.
Additional essences gathered: x/5
Lyhr will attempt to forge a key in: 8:30

• [Group Event] Gather essence of aggression around Jade Mech Habitation Zone 03 (80)
• [Group Event] Gather essence of despair around Skyward Marches (80)
• [Group Event] Gather essence of joy around the Rata Novus Promenade (80)
• [Group Event] Gather essence of anxiety around Devastated Garenhoff (80)
• [Group Event] Gather essence of judgment around Primal Maguuma (80)
• If failed:
  • Lyhr did not obtain any extra essence of emotion to attempt forging a key and has left to rest for now.

After essence has been collected

Lyhr is preparing to forge a key to the Wizard's Tower.
Lyhr forges a key at Droknar's Forge in: 1:00

Forging the Key

Lyhr is forging a key at Droknar's Forge!
[Group Event] Collect essence to maintain Droknar's Forge (80)

• If successful:

Event location

• • Lyhr has forged a key into the Wizard's Tower!
• If failed:
  • All essences were lost while Lyhr was forging the key. He and Mabon have gone to rest and will try again another time

After the Key has been forged

Lyhr has run away with the completed key. Mabon is looking for him.

Mabon has put Lyhr in stasis near Droknar's Light, and he will attempt to cleanse Lyhr of corruption soon.
Mabon will begin attempting to cleanse Lyhr in: 1:00

Cleansing Lyhr's corruption

Mabon is fighting to cleanse Lyhr of Kryptis corruption near Droknar's Light

• [Group Event] Purge Lyhr's corruption (80)

If successful

• Lyhr's corruption has been cleansed! He is moving with Mabon to attempt to unlock the Wizard's Tower.
  
• Mabon and Lyhr open the Wizard's Tower in: 1:00
  • The front courtyard to the Wizard's Tower has been opened temporarily.

If failed

• Mabon had to sacrifice the magic in Lyhr's key to save him from corruption. The two have gone to rest and will try again another time.

Event schedule

Previous 2 hoursNext 2 hours

00:00 UTC

Rewards

• Skywatch Archipelago: Hero's Choice Chest (once per day per account)
• Wizard's Hoard
• Chest

Dialogue

Before the event

Mabon: Are you ready for another try, old friend?

Lyhr: Until I'm rejoined, I don't really think I'm going to be able to control the forge well enough.

Mabon: I'm afraid we're running out of both time and options. We have to try.

Lyhr: (sigh) You always manage to talk me into these things. Fine, come to the forge and we'll lay out the plan.

Mabon: We could use your help as well, Commander.

If not all five Essence Gathering events were successfully completed

Lyhr: This isn't going to be enough essence, no matter how you look at it.

Mabon: We are trying to thread a lot of needles, my friend. It may take some time.

Mabon: For now, we rest and plan for the next attempt. We'll be in touch we we're ready to try again.

Before Forging the key

Lyhr: I can't believe this plan is finally working.

Mabon: The worst is yet to come. Forging the key is going to pull a lot from you. There are dangers that come with that.

Lyhr: Ah, I've survived worse. It's got to be done, Mabon, so we might as well get to it.

Before Cleansing Lyhr's corruption

Mabon: I found Lyhr, and he's in stasis now, but the situation is dire.

Mabon: Forging the key made him vulnerable to a deep corruption, and it's wound its tendrils around him.

Mabon: I'll try to untangle it from him, but I can't do it alone. Please, help me save my friend.

After successfully cleansing Lyhr's corruption

Lyhr: Now we see if this key was worth all the trouble.

Mabon: Whenever you're ready.

Lyhr: More redundancies! Isgarren is ridiculous with the security here. All the work wasn't enough.

Mabon: It was, Lyhr. We are home now, even if it's just a part of it. Let's enjoy that while we can.

Lyhr: I wish there was something here that would help us open the rest.

Mabon: With so many ritual books in here, there is bound to be something in at least one of them that we can use.

Talking to Lyhr in the tower courtyard after event success

Do you regret losing your memories?

Lyhr: No...no, I don't. There's a lot that is missing since I joined the wizards, but I've got a lot of memories with them.

Lyhr: What made those memories special also made them dangerous to our enemies. Our work is too important to risk that.

Lyhr: Besides, just because I don't remember it doesn't mean it didn't happen. For me, for us...that has to be enough.

Are you feeling better now?

Lyhr: I'm getting there. It was rough for a while, having those things crawling around in my head.

Lyhr: Luckily, that stiff kick to the head you gave me is just what the doctor ordered. Sometimes, that's what it takes.

Lyhr: But if you had any lingering doubts about how serious the situation is, hopefully this has cleared them.

Nothing right now.

Talking to Mabon in the tower courtyard after event success

So the key only partly worked, what do we do now?

Mabon: We will need to find additional solutions, it seems. But things are in motion, and there is value in that.

Mabon: For now, we should enjoy this victory; we're only given so many of these, after all.

Do you feel guilty about having to remove memories?

Mabon: Of course. We pay a heavy cost to join the order, and that mantle weighs heavy on my shoulders, even after all this time.

Mabon: But if we are going to make decisions for all of Tyria, we must be free of entanglements with it.

Mabon: No one joins the court without understanding that, though. I'm proud of each of them. Their sacrifice is not lost on me.

After all this, I bet you could use a vacation.

Mabon: Maybe so. I'll admit, there's been little time for rest around here as of late.

Mabon: But when I see the strength of my fellows on the court, the courage of the ward...I know this is where I belong.

Mabon: The truth is, even in these dark times...there's nowhere I'd rather be.

I'll ask later.

Courtyard gate closing timer starts

Mabon: I was afraid of this. The tower's defenses are turning on again. We won't have long before it...expels us.

Lyhr: A pretty unpleasant step; you can take my word for that. Nearly lost a foot last time.

Lyhr: So what now, then?

Mabon: We'll learn what we can while we're here. Hopefully, it'll be enough.

Mabon: I will wait as long as I can, then regroup at the Beacon of Ages to plan our next steps.

Lyhr: Well, I'm taking off now. I've got enough of a headache without the tower kicking me while I'm down.

Mabon: I never expected that one day I would feel so attached to this place. If only I had more time here.

Related achievements

• Skywatch Archipelago: Skywatch Archipelago: Unlocking the Wizard's Tower — Forge a key to the Wizard's Tower. (3)
  • After first completion Skywatch Archipelago: Eternal Skywatch Archipelago: Unlocking the Wizard's Tower — Forge a key to the Wizard's Tower. (2)
• Skywatch Archipelago: Off to See the Wizard's Tower — Successfully complete events during Unlocking the Wizard's Tower meta-event. (5)
  • After first completion Skywatch Archipelago: Eternal Off to See the Wizard's Tower — Successfully complete events during the Unlocking the Wizard's Tower meta-event. (0)

Trivia

• Upon successful completion of the meta event, the song "Tome of Rubicon (Dwarf Theme)" from Guild Wars Eye of the North OST will play.

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