Astral Ward Researcher

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[[Astral Ward Researcher]]s are members of the [[Astral Ward]] who investigates [[magic]]al phenomena, artifacts, and anomalies.

== List of researchers ==
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[[Category:Astral Ward]]

Sidony's Curse (Translated)

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{{Object infobox
| image = Scroll 5.jpg
| location = So It Is Written
| type = Book
| gallery1 = Sidony's Curse Location.jpg
| requires = voe
}}
[[Sidony's Curse (Translated)]] is a [[book]] found during the story instance [[So It Is Written]]. It is the translated version of [[Sidony's Curse]].

== Story involvement ==
=== [[Visions of Eternity story]] ===
* [[The Only Way]]
** [[So It Is Written]]

== Text ==
{{Book text|title= The Exile of Isgarren|
Let the burden of bitterness, The curse of Sidony befall, Isgarren, in solitary sorrow, alone in his tower.

Enslaved to Tyria, he claims perfection, May his reputation be blighted, his position stolen, his perception blinded, This eternal grudge befalls him.

Who stands at the gate, Who is doomed to watch over all, Standing above the ground, Watching, ever waiting.

Isgarren, the father, cries in vain, Back bent in passive supplication, the weight of the sky he will carry, This solitude remains, endless.

Lest the seer of all itself should end, The heavy sky will oppress him so long as he remains, So speak Sidony, So it is written, so it will be done.
|set=Sidony's Curse
|sortkey=2. Translated
}}

Renown Heart

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{{Otheruses|the renown heart game mechanic|the NPC service|Renown Heart NPC}}
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* [[Ascalon]]
** [[List of hearts in Plains of Ashford|Plains of Ashford]]
** [[List of hearts in Diessa Plateau|Diessa Plateau]]
** [[List of hearts in Fields of Ruin|Fields of Ruin]]
** [[List of hearts in Blazeridge Steppes|Blazeridge Steppes]]
** [[List of hearts in Iron Marches|Iron Marches]]
** [[List of hearts in Fireheart Rise|Fireheart Rise]]
* [[Cantha]]
** [[List of hearts in Seitung Province|Seitung Province]]
** [[List of hearts in New Kaineng City|New Kaineng City]]
** [[List of hearts in The Echovald Wilds|The Echovald Wilds]]
* [[Castora]]
** [[List of hearts in Shipwreck Strand|Shipwreck Strand]]
** [[List of hearts in Starlit Weald|Starlit Weald]]
** [[List of hearts in Eternity's Garden|Eternity's Garden]]
* [[Crystal Desert]]
** [[List of hearts in Crystal Oasis|Crystal Oasis]]
** [[List of hearts in Desert Highlands|Desert Highlands]]
** [[List of hearts in Domain of Vabbi|Domain of Vabbi]]
** [[List of hearts in Elon Riverlands|Elon Riverlands]]
** [[List of hearts in The Desolation|The Desolation]]
** [[List of hearts in Domain of Istan|Domain of Istan]]
** [[List of hearts in Sandswept Isles|Sandswept Isles]]
** [[List of hearts in Domain of Kourna|Domain of Kourna]]
** [[List of hearts in Jahai Bluffs|Jahai Bluffs]]
* [[Janthir]]
** [[List of hearts in Lowland Shore|Lowland Shore]]
** [[List of hearts in Janthir Syntri|Janthir Syntri]]
** [[List of hearts in Mistburned Barrens|Mistburned Barrens]]
* [[Kryta]]
** [[List of hearts in Queensdale|Queensdale]]
** [[List of hearts in Kessex Hills|Kessex Hills]]
** [[List of hearts in Gendarran Fields|Gendarran Fields]]
** [[List of hearts in Harathi Hinterlands|Harathi Hinterlands]]
** [[List of hearts in Bloodtide Coast|Bloodtide Coast]]
** [[List of hearts in Lake Doric|Lake Doric]]
* [[Maguuma Jungle]]
** [[List of hearts in Caledon Forest|Caledon Forest]]
** [[List of hearts in Metrica Province|Metrica Province]]
** [[List of hearts in Brisban Wildlands|Brisban Wildlands]]
** [[List of hearts in Sparkfly Fen|Sparkfly Fen]]
** [[List of hearts in Mount Maelstrom|Mount Maelstrom]]
* [[Ring of Fire]]
** [[List of hearts in Ember Bay|Ember Bay]]
** [[List of hearts in Draconis Mons|Draconis Mons]]
* [[Ruins of Orr]]
** [[List of hearts in Siren's Landing|Siren's Landing]]
* [[Shiverpeak Mountains]]
** [[List of hearts in Wayfarer Foothills|Wayfarer Foothills]]
** [[List of hearts in Snowden Drifts|Snowden Drifts]]
** [[List of hearts in Lornar's Pass|Lornar's Pass]]
** [[List of hearts in Dredgehaunt Cliffs|Dredgehaunt Cliffs]]
** [[List of hearts in Timberline Falls|Timberline Falls]]
** [[List of hearts in Frostgorge Sound|Frostgorge Sound]]
** [[List of hearts in Bitterfrost Frontier|Bitterfrost Frontier]]
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[[Renown Heart]]s, also called '''renown regions''', '''tasks''', '''task hearts''', '''task regions''' or simply '''hearts''', are fixed areas within an explorable [[zone]] that give a set of tasks for a player to assist with and provide a reward upon completion. A description of the tasks is listed under the heart name in the interface. Each renown heart area is anchored by [[Renown Heart NPC]] with supporting lore and local goals that need to be accomplished. Most zones have a few hearts scattered throughout that are required for [[map completion]].

Players do not have to talk with the NPC to start a renown heart, although some hearts can be completed quicker by doing something found out by talking to the heart NPC. Hearts are reminiscent of traditional quests in other MMORPGs. Rather than being given as a checklist of tasks a player needs to do in sequence, players simply follow a list of possible actions or activities that contribute to the progress of an area's renown heart. Renown hearts provide static content in the absence of [[Dynamic event|event]]s. Much of the design of areas will have events and renown hearts overlap on contributing actions and lore. In most cases, there are a couple events in the vicinity of a renown heart which involve killing enemies that contribute to the renown heart. Hearts reflect regional, broadly accomplished, finite objectives for content, while events are dynamic, specific directives that may be encountered and consequently won or lost multiple times.

With the exception of [[Bloodstone Fen]], [[Dragonfall]] and [[Dragon's End]], all of the new maps introduced in [[Living World Season 3]], [[Path of Fire]], [[Living World Season 4]] and [[End of Dragons]] also have renown hearts, with the difference from the originals being that these are repeatable each day after [[Server reset]]. [[Janthir Wilds]] expansion introduced tiered renown hearts, they work similar to repeatable ones but provide extra rewards for the first few times of completion through achievements.

Certain zones do not have renown hearts. All cities lack renown hearts as well as skill challenges. [[Southsun Cove]], [[Maguuma Wastes]], [[Heart of Maguuma]], most [[Ruins of Orr]] and all [[The Icebrood Saga|Icebrood Saga]] zones do not have renown hearts; instead they have large [[meta event]] chains encompassing the entirety of the zone.

== Types ==
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! Type
! Map icon1
! Bouncy icon2
! Description
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! Regular
| [[File:Renown Heart empty (map icon).png|Incomplete]] [[File:Renown Heart (map icon).png|Complete]]
| {{hover image|Renown heart inactive (bouncy icon).png|Renown heart (bouncy icon).png|Renown Heart|60px}}
| For short indicate NPCs that are in need of assistance, and which can offer services to characters that have helped them.
|-
! Repeatable
| [[File:Renown Heart infinite empty (map icon).png|Repeatable incomplete]] [[File:Renown heart infinite.png|Repeatable complete]]
| {{hover image|Renown heart repeatable inactive (bouncy icon).png|Renown heart repeatable (bouncy icon).png|Repeatable Renown Heart|60px}}
| After completing the heart once for map completion, the icon changes to indicate it can be completed again.
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! Tiered
| [[File:Renown Heart JW empty (map icon).png|Tiered incomplete]] [[File:Janthiri Renown Heart (map icon).png|Tiered complete]]
| {{hover image|Renown heart tiered inactive (bouncy icon).png|Renown heart tiered (bouncy icon).png|Tiered Renown Heart|60px}}
| Similar to repeatable renown hearts with also progressing tier progress, tracked via its corresponding achievements.
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:1 Partial completion is indicated by the heart icon being partially filled with yellow, from the bottom, acting as a vertical progress bar.
:2 A notification icon appears on the right side of the screen. Clicking it opens [[Renown Heart#Rewards|the completion popup]].

== Completing renown hearts ==
Hearts are invisible on the map until you discover them. You can discover them by talking to a nearby [[scout]], or walking into its range. When a player moves within range of a renown heart, the heart icon along with its description and progress meter all appear as an entry among other listings in the [[Graphical user interface#Content guide|event assist]] column. Unlike events themselves, hearts are constant on the map once discovered, and will not vanish from the map when a character travels elsewhere. Progress on the heart can be started or stopped at any time; no NPC interaction is required to begin progress on a heart, although the progress on some hearts may be completed quicker by taking on a specific task found by talking to the NPC.

Progress can come from a wide variety of player actions, from simply killing foes to performing other tasks like watering plants or feeding cattle. [[Revival|Resurrecting]] NPC allies will always count toward a heart's progress, even if it's not mentioned explicitly in the task list, and often events in the nearby area can contribute to completion. Players are not obligated to participate in all contributing tasks to complete the heart, and may pick and choose tasks as they see fit. Curiously, taking down an enemy such as a world boss offers no progress to any nearby heart.

Though heart progress is displayed as a rising yellow bar on the heart icon, the exact percentage of completion is normally not displayed. There is one exception: being in a [[squad]] with "view as grid" unselected will display a heart icon next to your name in the squad UI, which you can hover over to view completion percentage. The progress of other members of your squad or [[party]] may also be tracked in this manner.

== Repeatable renown hearts ==
With [[Living World Season 3]], a new kind of Renown Heart was introduced. The Repeatable Renown Hearts reset their progress each day, if completed, on [[server reset]], enabling players to earn the rewards for completing them again. However, they will '''not''' reset progress if not completed, nor will they reset progress towards [[map completion]] at server reset. As long as the Renown Heart has been completed, it will always be considered completed for the purposes of map completion. Rewards for map completion cannot be obtained more than once. Repeatable Renown Hearts are present in [[Living World Season 3]], [[Crystal Desert]], [[Living World Season 4]] and [[Cantha]]n maps.

Repeatable Renown Hearts can be identified by the infinity symbol at the base of the heart. If the Renown Heart does not have the infinity symbol, it has not yet been completed once on that character.

== Tiered renown hearts ==
{{Quotation|game|
You have completed a tiered renown heart! Continued daily completion of tiered renown hearts increases their associated achievement track. This results in additional rewards and potential changes in the area as you gain the locals' trust over time.
}}

Introduced with the ''[[Janthir Wilds]]'' expansion, tiered renown hearts reset their progress daily, similar to repeatable renown hearts, while also advancing tier progress over time. The expansion also introduced a new way to progress renown hearts using [[Renown Token]]s, which are obtained by completing events outside of renown heart areas. These can be exchanged for renown heart progress after the heart has been completed at least once on a character.

Tier progress is tracked through associated achievements: [[Renown Hearts (achievements)]] for [[Janthir Wilds]] and [[Renown Hearts (Visions of Eternity)]] for [[Visions of Eternity]]. These achievements can only be progressed once per day per account. After reaching the maximum tier, completing tiered renown hearts continues to grant [[Repeatable|additional rewards]].

Like repeatable renown hearts, tiered renown hearts count toward map completion the first time they are completed per character. Both uncompleted and previously completed repeatable hearts share the same map icon, so map completion progress must be tracked via the map completion tracker.

Tiered renown hearts are found in maps from [[Janthir Wilds]] and [[Visions of Eternity]].

=== [[File:Heart objective.png|25px|link=]] Heart objective guide ===
{{see|:Category:Heart objective guides}}
Tiered renown hearts also include objective guides, which may appear as NPCs or objects that direct players toward activities that progress the heart. As the associated tier achievement increases, these guides often have updated ambient dialogue reflecting the player's progress.

== Rewards ==
[[Image:Renown Heart completion.jpg|right|thumb|The completion popup]]
Once a heart is completed, players are rewarded with experience and receive a popup from an NPC expressing gratitude and containing [[karma]] and money. Additionally, the Renown Heart NPC will begin selling karma goods. These goods will vary by NPC, with rewards including [[consumable]]s, [[recipe]]s, [[weapon]]s, [[armor]], etc. These goods may be purchased at any time afterwards as long as players have sufficient karma for the purchase. Completing a heart will also contribute to both area-wide and total percentages of map completion.

=== Karma ===
The karma reward starts at 90 karma at level 2 and increases an average of 7.5 per level. The reward increases by 8 for level 1 and 2, then increases by 7 for level 3 and 4, repeating this pattern every 4 levels.
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! Level
! {{karma}}
! Level
! {{karma}}
! Level
! {{karma}}
! Level
! {{karma}}
! Level
! {{karma}}
! Level
! {{karma}}
! Level
! {{karma}}
! Level
! {{karma}}
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| 1 || 82 || 11 || 158 || 21 || 232 || 31 || 308 || 41 || 382 || 51 || 458 || 61 || 532 || 71 || 608
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| 2 || 90 || 12 || 165 || 22 || 240 || 32 || 315 || 42 || 390 || 52 || 465 || 62 || 540 || 72 || 615
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| 3 || 98 || 13 || 172 || 23 || 248 || 33 || 322 || 43 || 398 || 53 || 472 || 63 || 548 || 73 || 622
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| 4 || 105 || 14 || 180 || 24 || 255 || 34 || 330 || 44 || 405 || 54 || 480 || 64 || 555 || 74 || 630
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| 5 || 112 || 15 || 188 || 25 || 262 || 35 || 338 || 45 || 412 || 55 || 488 || 65 || 562 || 75 || 638
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| 6 || 120 || 16 || 195 || 26 || 270 || 36 || 345 || 46 || 420 || 56 || 495 || 66 || 570 || 76 || 645
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| 7 || 128 || 17 || 202 || 27 || 278 || 37 || 352 || 47 || 428 || 57 || 502 || 67 || 578 || 77 || 652
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| 8 || 135 || 18 || 210 || 28 || 285 || 38 || 360 || 48 || 435 || 58 || 510 || 68 || 585 || 78 || 660
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| 9 || 142 || 19 || 218 || 29 || 292 || 39 || 368 || 49 || 442 || 59 || 518 || 69 || 592 || 79 || 668
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| 10 || 150 || 20 || 225 || 30 || 300 || 40 || 375 || 50 || 450 || 60 || 525 || 70 || 600 || 80 || 675
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== Trivia ==
* The number of hearts shown on map varied during [[beta]]:
** Beta Weekend Event 1 — 232 renown hearts
** Beta Weekend Event 2 — 265 renown hearts
** Beta Weekend Event 3 — 300 renown hearts
** August 2nd stress test — 301 renown hearts
** August 9th stress test — 302 renown hearts
** August 15th stress test — 301 renown hearts
* The completion of a heart used to generate a game mail. Currently, a heart/coin icon shows up in the lower right of the user interface, and by clicking that heart icon, the player can open a window to read the "mail" message and accept reward for the completion.

[[Category:Renown hearts|*]]
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[[fr:Cœur]]

Priory Scholar Tarrin

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{{NPC infobox
| image = Priory asura female light 2 (HoT).jpg
| location = The Deepwood
| coordinates = [3782.7, 60837.6]
| race = Asura
| level = 80
| organization = Durmand Priory
| requires = voe
}}

[[Priory Scholar Tarrin]] is an [[asura]] member of the [[Priory]] found with [[Astral Ward Scout Arisha]] at [[Deepwood Outpost]].

== Location ==
;[[Castora]]
* [[Eternity's Garden]]
** [[The Deepwood]]
*** [[Deepwood Outpost]]

GW2 Wiki English Mirror - User contributions [en]

Astral Ward Researcher

Sidony's Curse (Translated)

Renown Heart

Priory Scholar Tarrin