Mistlock Observatory

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{{Location infobox
| type = Fractal
| sector id = 1079
| id = 872
| within = Fractals of the Mists
| levels = 80
| loading-screen = Fractals of the Mists loading screen.jpg
}}
The [[Mistlock Observatory]] is the [[City#Lobby|lobby]] and the entrance to the [[Fractals of the Mists]] dungeon, where players can access fractal [[service]]s and [[vendor]]s, as well as test some of the [[Fractals of the Mists#Mechanics|fractal mechanics]]. This set of floating islands serves as the laboratory for the [[asura]]n scientist [[Dessa]] and her work group, who research fragments of reality found in [[the Mists]].

== Getting there ==
* Passing through the central portal at the [[Mist Portals]] in [[Fort Marriner]], Lion's Arch, and selecting "Enter" on the screen that pops up.
* Using the portal in the east of [[Mistlock Sanctuary]].

== History ==
Initially, access to the Mistlock Observatory came from a [[Consortium]]-owned [[asura gate]]. This gate was intended to lead to the [[Pearl Islet]] on [[Southsun Cove]], but for unknown reasons it went haywire and instead led to the Dessa's lab. She does not know it, and denies any potential connection to both the Consortium and [[Lion's Arch]].

Dessa claims to have made the laboratory to study [[the Mists]] and its ability to create the Fractals, but hostile forces prevent her and her [[krewe]] from properly studying the nature of the fractals. As such, she asks adventurers (or "hired help") to clear out the Fractals of hostiles (which she dubs instabilities) so that her krewe can traverse safely.

The Mistlock Observatory itself seems to be a fractal as well, as [[Fractals of the Mists (story)|when Dessa tried to leave]] the entire observatory had 'reset' similar to the Fractals. The area is based on a set islands floating in the Mists, featuring architectural elements of the [[Asura]]n and [[Ascalon]]ian design.

{{spoilers|After the final battle in the [[Shattered Observatory Fractal]], it was revealed that the whole Mistlock Observatory is indeed just another fractal, and Dessa and her krewes are merely "simulations" as every other things the players meet in the fractals. The researchers inside are locked inside the fractals in the same manner as all the other creatures in the "unstable" fractals are locked in a time loop.
|the ''[[Shattered Observatory Fractal]]''}}

== Interactive map ==
{{Interactive map | fit = markers | markers =
{ "coord": [12295, 5050], "name": "Trading Post", "text": "[[Trading Post Representative]]", "icon": "Trading Post (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12241, 5000], "name": "Merchant", "text": "[[INFUZ-5959]]", "icon": "Infusion merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12198, 4920], "name": "Asura gate", "text": "[[Asura gate]] to [[Lion's Arch]]", "icon": "Asura gate (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12213, 4882], "name": "Scale Setting Sequencer", "text": "[[Scale Setting Sequencer]]", "icon": "Event cog (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12226, 4935], "name": "Reinforce Armor", "text": "[[FIX-0255]]", "icon": "Reinforce Armor (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12294, 4926], "name": "Dungeon information", "text": "[[Chronicle Mistwalker]]", "icon": "Agony check (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12421, 4947], "name": "Mistlock Singularity", "text": "[[Mistlock Singularity]]", "icon": "Mistlock Singularity.png" },
{ "coord": [12290, 4999], "name": "Laurel Merchant", "text": "[[Laurel Merchant]]", "icon": "Laurel Merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12297, 5015], "name": "Merchant", "text": "[[BLING-9009]]", "icon": "Merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12309, 5032], "name": "Merchant", "text": "[[Deroir]]", "icon": "Merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12258, 5000], "name": "Merchant", "text": "[[BUY-2046 PFR]]", "icon": "Merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12250, 5010], "name": "Merchant", "text": "[[BUY-4373]]", "icon": "Merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12242, 5052], "name": "Merchant", "text": "[[MRC-6478]]", "icon": "Merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12270, 5045], "name": "Merchant", "text": "[[Dessa's Alchemist]]", "icon": "Potion merchant (map icon).png" },
{ "coord": [12309, 5050], "name": "Bank", "text": "[[Golem Banker]]", "icon": "Bank (map icon).png" },
}}

== Objectives ==
* {{event boss}} Meet Dessa and assist with her experiments.
** Fractal Difficulty Scale: x
** Suggested Agony Resistance: x
** Personal Fractal Level: x
** Next Island: x

== NPCs ==
=== Allies ===
* [[Dessa]]
* [[Dessa's Krewe]]
* [[Fractal Instability Trainer]]
* [[Kelvei, the Legendary Observer]]
* [[Yokko]]

=== Services ===
: {{vendor|misc|Agony check (map icon).png}} [[Chronicle Mistwalker]]
: {{vendor|merchant}} [[BUY-2046 PFR]]
: {{vendor|merchant}} [[BUY-4373]]
: {{vendor|potion merchant}} [[Dessa's Alchemist]]
: {{vendor|reinforce armor}} [[FIX-0255]]
: {{vendor|infusion merchant}} [[INFUZ-5959]]
: {{vendor|merchant}} [[MRC-6478]]
: {{vendor|merchant}} [[BLING-9009]]
: {{vendor|laurel}} [[Laurel Merchant]]
: {{vendor|bank}} [[Bank|Golem Banker]]
: {{vendor|trading post}} [[Trading Post|Trading Post Representative]]
: {{vendor|merchant}} [[Deroir]]

== Objects ==
* {{map icon|asura gate}} [[Asura gate]] to [[Lion's Arch]]
* {{event cog}} [[Scale Setting Sequencer]]
* [[Cinematic Control Console]]
* [[Grand Chest (Mistlock Mountaineer)|Grand Chest]]
* [[Diving Goggles]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Mistlock Observatory 1.jpg|The console in the Mistlock Observatory prior to Sep. 20 2016 update.
File:Mistlock Observatory 2.jpg|The merchants in the Mistlock Observatory prior to Sep. 20 2016 update.
File:Mistlock Observatory 3.jpg|The second island in the Mistlock Observatory prior to Sep. 20 2016 update.
File:Mistlock Observatory 4.jpg|The portal in the Mistlock Observatory prior to Sep. 20 2016 update.
File:Mistlock Observatory 5.jpg|The agony tester in the Mistlock Observatory prior to Sep. 20 2016 update.
File:Mistlock Observatory gate.jpg|The current portal to Mistlock Observatory.
File:Mistlock Observatory Portal (old).jpg|The old portal to Mistlock Observatory before the destruction of Lion's Arch.
File:Mistlock Observatory teaser.jpg|The teaser image of the Mistlock Observatory's new look released with the Sep. 20 2016 update.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* The portal to Mistlock Observatory was moved from [[Claw Island Portage]] to [[Fort Marriner]], and the portal color was changed from purple to red after rebuilding [[Lion's Arch]].
* [[MAST-ER604]] was previously used to transport players to other islands in the observatory, but this function is now fulfilled by the use of teleporters.
* As of the release of ''[[Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns|Heart of Thorns]]'', the vendor NPCs within the Mistlock Observatory share models with bosses from the [[Uncategorized Fractal]]:
** [[BUY-2046 PFR]] shares [[Baron von Scrufflebutt]]'s model.
** [[BUY-4373]] shares [[Professor Mew]]'s model.
** [[INFUZ-5959]] shares [[Snuggles]]' model.
** [[MRC-6478]] shares [[Mr. Mittens]]' model.

== Related achievements ==
* {{achievement|Mistlock Mountaineer}}
* {{achievement|Falling! Screaming! Diving!}}
** Use the diving googles above the chest at the end of the [[Mistlock Mountaineer]] jumping puzzle to carefully jump into the hole below to earn the achievement.

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