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Shiverpeak Mountains

2026-06-03T00:14:21Z

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{{Location infobox
| objectives = y
| levels = 1–60, 70–80
| type = Region
| within = Tyria
| location tree = Tyria
| connections = [[Ascalon]] [[Kryta]] [[Maguuma Jungle]] [[Ruins of Orr]]
| id = 1
}}
The [[Shiverpeak Mountains]], also simply called '''the Shiverpeaks''', rise up over ten-thousand feet above sea level and are a vast mountain range spanning most of [[Tyria]], running north to south and dividing it in two. To the east of the mountains lie [[charr]] territories, and just to the west lies the [[human]] kingdom of [[Kryta]]. There is a known [[bloodstone]] in a cave in the south-western area of the Shiverpeaks, though that area may now be considered part of the [[Steamspur Mountains]]. The [[norn]] city [[Hoelbrak]] is located at the center of the Shiverpeaks.

The mountains had long been the home of the stout [[Dwarf|dwarves]], who, in preparation for battle with [[gw1:The Great Destroyer|the Great Destroyer]] in 1078 AE, were mostly transformed into living stone, their grand civilization abandoned in pursuit of victory. Since then, the dragon of ice and snow, [[Jormag]], has awoken in the northern Shiverpeaks and caused earthquakes to shatter the mountains. The ravines filled with water from the northern water and created inland seas such as [[Frostgorge Sound]] within the Shiverpeaks. Jormag also forced various races from their homelands, including the norn and the [[kodan]]. In the south, the norn now do battle with the [[dredge]], who rose from [[Sorrow's Furnace]] after the defeat of their former [[Stone Summit|slave masters]] and now jealously guard their territories and their freedoms.

== History ==
=== Long ago ===
Sometime in the last awakening of the [[Elder Dragon]]s, one of them, the Ice Dragon Jormag, went into hibernation in the [[Far Shiverpeaks]] along with their champion [[Drakkar]].

In the year 1 [[Mouvelian calendar|BE]], the [[Six Human Gods]] dropped the fragmented [[Bloodstone]] into the great volcano at the center of the [[Ring of Fire]] known as [[gw1:Abaddon's Mouth (landmark)|Abaddon's Mouth]] before leaving [[Tyria (world)|Tyria]] forever in year 0. A few hundred years later, the volcano erupted and sent the five fragments in different directions across [[Central Tyria]], with one of them landing in the region that would later of the Shiverpeak Mountains that later would become known as the Steamspur Mountains.

The Shiverpeaks were the home of the [[dwarves]]s for centuries, with legends stating that upon [[Anvil Rock]], the [[Great Dwarf]] had forged his race, and they lived through the last awakening of the Elder Dragons. All dwarves of the Shiverpeaks were united under one banner; the nation of [[Deldrimor]]. Most of the architecture in the Shiverpeaks was built during this time and reflects a time of peace and prosperity, but that was not to last. [[Sunken Droknah|Droknar's Forge]] was the seat of power of the mighty nation of the dwarves, named after one of their [[gw1:Droknar|most beloved kings]].

In the year 534 AE, a hero named [[gw1:Lornar|Lornar]] single-handedly stopped an invasion of hill [[giant]]s at settlement known as [[gw1:Beacon's Perch|Beacon's Perch]], which would later lend his name to [[Lornar's Pass]].

=== [[Guild Wars]] ===
In the dwarves' last generation, [[Thunderhead Keep]] became the capital of the Deldrimor nation and the home of [[King Jalis Ironhammer]]'s court. The rise of the [[Stone Summit]], a dwarf supremacist faction led by [[gw1:Dagnar Stonepate|Dagnar Stonepate]], resulted in a civil war within the nation. The rise of the civil war gave rise to new Stone Summit architecture to contrast their rival Deldrimor architecture; stone slabs bound with large iron chains marked areas held by the Stone Summit. The Stone Summit came to enslave many races as part of their conquest of the Shiverpeaks; the giants, dolyaks, [[gw1:Snow beast|snow beasts]], [[human]]s, [[dredge]] and even [[djinn]].

The Stone Summit took control of [[Sorrow's Embrace|Sorrow's Furnace]], the largest mine in the Shiverpeaks and once a sacred place for the dwarves, where they extracted metals and used dredge as slaves. During an expedition into Sorrow's Furnace led by [[gw1:High Priest Alkar|High Priest Alkar]], Alkar retrieved the [[Tome of the Rubicon]], an ancient book written by the Great Dwarf himself which detailed the origin of the dwarven race and other such lore, before the Stone Summit could get their hands on it and rewrite and sanitize it for their own goals.

In the year 1072 AE, a group of refugees from [[Ascalon]] led by [[gw1:Prince Rurik|Prince Rurik]] crossed the Shiverpeaks Mountains to take refuge in [[Kryta]]. They stumbled into the middle of the civil war between the Deldrimor and Stone Summit dwarves, and had to ally with the Deldrimor in order to cross safely into Kryta. While most of the group managed to escape the mountains, Prince Rurik laid down his life to protect his subjects at [[gw1:The Frost Gate|The Frost Gate]].

Some time later, a group of [[Hero (NPC)|heroes]] who had just [[Ascension|ascended]], together with members of the [[Shining Blade]] led by [[gw1:Evennia|Evennia]], came to Droknar's Forge, where they went to attack the White Mantle forces backed by their mursaat overlords. There, they discovered one of the few remaining [[seer]]s, who had the ability to infuse the heroes' armor to protect them against the deadly [[Spectral Agony|spectral agony]] of the mursaat. They then arrived at the White Mantle base where they found [[Markis]], a White Mantle spy that had infiltrated the Shining Blade, and killed him.

The group later helped the Deldrimor dwarves in ending the civil war by reclaiming Thunderhead Keep which had been captured by the Stone Summit. The civil war concluded when the Stone Summit leader Dagnar Stonepate was defeated and killed in the ensuing battle. Following the near eradication of the Stone Summit, the dredge were liberated, formed the [[moletariate]] and reclaimed Sorrow's Furnace as their home, renaming it Sorrow's Embrace.

=== Guild Wars: Eye of the North ===
Following the death of Dagnar Stonepate and destruction of the [[gw1:Iron Forgeman|Iron Forgeman]], the Stone Summit were forced to reorganize under the leadership of [[gw1:Duncan the Black|Duncan the Black]] and resettled in the [[Far Shiverpeaks]]. While there, they searched for ancient relics and beings of great power ranging from [[gw1:Zoldark the Unholy|Zoldark the Unholy]], [[gw1:Lord Glacius the Eternal|Lord Glacius the Eternal]], unknown relics in the [[Darkrime Delves]], and culminating in trying to absorb the power of the fallen [[gw1:The Great Destroyer|Great Destroyer]], the nemesis of the Great Dwarf. After the death of Duncan, the last hierophant of Stone Summit, their ultimate fate was left unknown.

In 1078 AE, the detailed prophecies of the Tome of the Rubicon were fulfilled when earthquakes shook the world and the [[destroyers]]s, minions of the Elder Dragon [[Primordus]], surfaced, causing the Deldrimor dwarves to unite in a ritual invoked by King Jalis Ironhammer to [[Transformation of the Dwarves|transform themselves]] into stone warriors so that they could fight off the destroyers in the [[Depths of Tyria]] and prevent Primordus from awakening. Little by little over time, all dwarves turned to stone, including the few remaining on the surface.

Once the dwarves disappeared underground, the dredge emerged from Sorrow's Embrace and began taking possession of the lands that belonged to the dwarves and destroying all traces of their civilization indiscriminately, as revenge for their enslavement and mistreatment by the Stone Summit.

=== Interim years ===
In the year 1105 AE, the [[Durmand Priory]], led by its namesake [[gw1:Durmand|Durmand]], built its [[Durmand Priory (location)|headquarters]] within a tall mountain in Lornar's Pass and began storing all sort of knowledge and artifacts within its halls.

At some point in the following 250 years, a volcano known as [[Mount Maelstrom]] became active in the southern reaches of the Shiverpeak Mountains, causing most of the snow in that region to melt, forming what is now known as the [[Steamspur Mountains]].

In the year 1169 AE, the Elder Dragon [[Jormag]] awakened in the Far Shiverpeaks and attacked the [[norn]] and [[kodan]] living in the region, forcing the norn to [[Norn exodus|flee]] south where they established [[Hoelbrak]], which initially served as the large personal hunting lodge of [[Asgeir Dragonrender]] but later became a larger community. Here, the norn built new sanctuaries and shelters dedicated to the [[Spirits of the Wild]]. Over time, a fanatical cult calling themselves the [[Sons of Svanir]], which worshipped Jormag (who they simply referred to as Dragon) as their Spirit, arose and gained a noticeable amount of popularity.

Upon their arrival in the central Shiverpeaks, the norn often had to fight off against the dredge who had claimed these lands as their own. At the bordering lands to the Far Shiverpeaks, kodan and [[quaggan]] that had fled Jormag as well both established some [[Sanctuary (city)|Sanctuaries]] and underwater settlements in the arctic bodies of water.

At one time, the [[tengu]] tribe known as the [[gw1:Avicara|Avicara]] inhabited the mountains, but their fate in relation to the [[Dominion of Winds]] is unknown, as none have been seen in recent years.

=== [[Living World Season 1]] ===
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In the year 1326 AE, freak storms raged over the Shiverpeaks while refugee [[charr]] and norn fled from their homes in the [[Wayfarer Foothills]] and [[Diessa Plateau]]. Meanwhile, the [[Molten Alliance]], an alliance between the [[Flame Legion]] and the [[dredge]], formed, and began attacking settlements and taking prisoners. During this period, strange [[Energy Probe|energy probes]] appeared throughout the Shiverpeak Mountains. A young norn named [[Braham]] traveled to the [[Black Citadel]] to request help in defending his home, [[Cragstead]], which had fallen into the hands of the Alliance. However, he was not granted aid as the charr were already widely dispersed and could not spare any soldiers. Braham then went to [[Hoelbrak]] and asked for assistance from [[Knut Whitebear]], and was again refused. After being refused help twice, he decided to recover his home himself with the help of the [[Pact Commander]]. Braham was able to retake Cragstead, though many of its residents had been taken to a [[Molten Facility|molten facility]].

=== [[The Icebrood Saga]] ===
In 1334 AE, [[Anvil Rock]] served as a notable nexus of [[ley line]]s that the Prismatic Elder Dragon [[Aurene]] and her allies used as bait to lure the twin Elder Dragons, Jormag and Primordus, to fight each other. Both were accompanied by their respective champions: Rytlock's son, [[Ryland Steelcatcher]], and a corrupted Braham Eirsson. Primordus emerged on the battlefield by tunneling through Anvil Rock, leaving a huge burning hole in the mountain. After the death of the two Elder Dragons in the confrontation at each other's hands, the area was filled with their scattered magic following a massive explosion.

== Geography and climate ==
With soaring peaks reaching high into the sky (up over ten-thousand feet above sea level),<ref>[[gw1:Borlis Pass (outpost)|In-game description for Borlis Pass in Guild Wars 1]]</ref> the ice of the Shiverpeaks never melts, and it snows year round. Because the majority of the lakes and rivers in and around the mountains are frozen most of the time, conventional ships find it impossible to traverse them, though the dwarven sled ships and the kodan [[Sanctuary (city)|sanctuaries]] can pass over them with ease.

Winding passes, sluggish glaciers, frozen forests, frosted plains, and snow fallen hills make up the majority of the terrain between the mountain peaks, and life can be encountered anywhere.

Jormag's [[Dragon energy|magic]] has created [[Corrupted Ice|corrupted ice]] in areas of the Shiverpeaks inhabited or assaulted by their [[icebrood]]. This blue-and-black corrupted ice is more common in regions that are further north, and often manifests in the form of spikes jutting out of the ground.

== Locations ==
;Cities
* [[Hoelbrak]]
* [[Eye of the North]]

;Explorable zones
* Core game
** [[Wayfarer Foothills]] (1-15)
** [[Snowden Drifts]] (15-25)
** [[Lornar's Pass]] (25-40)
** [[Dredgehaunt Cliffs]] (40-50)
** [[Timberline Falls]] (50-60)
** [[Frostgorge Sound]] (70-80)

* [[Living World Season 3]]
** [[Bitterfrost Frontier]] (80)

* [[Living World Season 4]]
** [[Thunderhead Peaks]] (80)

* [[The Icebrood Saga]]
** [[Bjora Marches]] (80)
*** [[Sanctum Arena]]
*** [[Strike Mission: Whisper of Jormag]]
** [[Drizzlewood Coast]] (80)
*** [[Strike Mission: Cold War]]
** [[Forging Steel]] (80)

;Public instances
* [[The Twisted Marionette]] (80)
* [[Dragonstorm]] (80)

;Dungeons
* [[Sorrow's Embrace]] (60, 65)
* [[Honor of the Waves]] (76, 80)

== Shiverpeak Explorer achievement ==
This achievement consists of discovering all 175 areas within the Shiverpeaks. Some commonly missed areas are as follows:
* [[Wayfarer Foothills]] – [[Shaman's Rookery]]; [[Doldenvan Passage]]; [[Cragstead]] (added March 2013)
* [[Snowden Drifts]] – [[Angvar's Trove]] (added March 2013)
* [[Lornar's Pass]] – [[Griffonrook Run]]
* [[Dredgehaunt Cliffs]] – [[Ulukk's Hunger]]; [[Forsaken Halls]] (added October 2012); [[Tribulation Caverns]]; [[De Molish Post]]
* [[Timberline Falls]] – [[Sector Zuhl]]; [[Tail of the Serpent]]; [[Lair of the Coil]]

== Interactive map ==
{{Interactive map|map=26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 326, 1178, 1310, 1343, 1370, 1371}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Shiverpeak Mountains.jpg|Shiverpeak Mountains
Shiverpeak Mountains 2.jpg|Shiverpeak Mountains
Shiverpeak Mountains 3.jpg|Shiverpeak Mountains
Shiverpeak Mountains 4.jpg|Shiverpeak Mountains
Shiverpeaks Mountains (Lake).jpg|Lake of the Shiverpeaks.
Shiverpeaks Mountains (Lake) 2.jpg|Frozen Lake.
Hall of Monuments.jpg|[[Eye of the North]].
The Sea of Lamentation.jpg|In the distance, the corruption of [[Jormag]] can be seen.
Lake Depths (Shiverspeaks).jpg|Lake Depths.
Shiverpeaks Mountains (Forest).jpg|Skiverpeaks Forest.
Shiverpeaks Mountains (River).jpg|River.
Shiverpeaks Mountains (Waterfall).jpg|Waterfall.
Snowlord's Gate.jpg|[[Snowlord's Gate|Entrance]] to lodge [[Hoelbrak]].
File:Might and Main.jpg|Hoelbrak.
Owl Lodge.jpg|[[Owl Lodge]].
Song of Final Exile.jpg|The [[Song of Final Exile|Settlement]] of the [[Kodan]].
Tribulation Rift.jpg|[[Tribulation Rift|Territory]] of the [[Dredge]]s.
Durmand Priory.jpg|[[Durmand Priory (location)|The headquarters]] of [[Durmand Priory]].
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* The Shiverpeak Mountains is currently the only region to have zones that count towards four mastery tracks; [[Central Tyria mastery tracks|Central Tyria]], [[Heart of Thorns mastery tracks|Heart of Thorns]] (Bitterfrost Frontier), [[Path of Fire mastery tracks|Path of Fire]] (Thunderhead Peaks), and [[Icebrood Saga mastery tracks|Icebrood Saga]] (Bjora Marches and Drizzlewood Coast).

== Trivia ==
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* Internally at ArenaNet, this area was known as "Alpine."

== References ==
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Destroy the Risen Priest of Melandru

2025-08-13T04:53:33Z

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{{Event infobox
| location = Cathedral of Verdance
| coordinates = [44043,43096]
| type = Group Event
| indicator = boss
| level = 80
| previous = Escort the Pact forces to the Temple of Melandru
| success = Defend the Pact interrupter device while it charges to cleanse the temple
| id = 7E24F244-52AF-49D8-A1D7-8A1EE18265E0
}}
[[Destroy the Risen Priest of Melandru]] is a level 80 [[group event]] that occurs in [[Cathedral of Verdance]].

== Objectives ==
* Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru
* {{event bar}} {{event boss}}

;In the healing phase
* Kill Risen Acolytes to prevent the Priest of Melandru from healing.
* Risen Acolytes Remaining: 5

== Rewards ==
{{Event rewards}}
* {{rewards item|Mark of Verdance|collection=The Tyrian Service Medal}}

== NPCs ==
=== Allies ===
* [[Lightbringer Surefoot]]
* [[Order Agent]]
* [[Priory Explorer]]
* [[Vigil Crusader]]

=== Foes ===
* [[Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru]]
* [[Risen Acolyte]]
* [[Risen Gorilla]]

== Dialogue ==
;Aggro
:'''Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru:''' ''You will suffer as our land has suffered.''

;75% health
:'''Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru:''' ''Lay down your weapons, and submit to my master.''

;50% health
:'''Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru:''' ''There is no shelter from the will of [[Zhaitan]].''

;25% health
:'''Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru:''' ''You cannot win.''

;75/50/25% health (if dps is low and you get transformed in animals)
:'''Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru:''' ''Zhaitan, restore me!''

;Event success
:'''Lightbringer Surefoot:''' ''What was the creature?''
:'''Vigil Crusader:''' ''Long ago it must have been this temple's high priest. Zhaitan's corruption raised it as a horror.''
:'''Lightbringer Surefoot:''' ''Let's hope it was alone, and get to work shutting down this temple.''

== Related achievements ==
* {{collection achievement|Mark of Verdance}}

== Notes ==
{{bug|The [[Legendary Risen Priest of Melandru]] loses the ability to transform players into animals when this event has been repeated a certain number of times. This "counter" is reset whenever there is a game update or server maintenance.(fixed) }}

[[Category:World event]]
[[de:Vernichtet den Auferstandenen Priester der Melandru]]
[[es:Destruye al sacerdote de Melandru resurgido]]
[[fr:Tuez le prêtre de Melandru trépassé]]

Time Trial: Flying Dolyak

2024-08-05T15:28:35Z

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{{Temporary|release=Festival of the Four Winds 2019|seasonal=Festival of the Four Winds}}
{{Adventure infobox
| location = Labyrinthine Cliffs
| description = Complete the course as quickly as possible!
| screenshot = Flying Dolyak.jpg
| map1 = Flying Dolyak map.jpg
| limit = 600
| status = temporary
}}

[[Time Trial: Flying Dolyak]] is an [[adventure]] in the [[Labyrinthine Cliffs]] in which players are transformed into Dolyak calves and then need to run through all the rings as fast as possible using aspects. This is the adventure version of the [[Flying Dolyak: Reach the finish line!| Flying Dolyak Race]], with identical mechanics and course. However, the adventure is able to be activated at any time when the race event is not currently active.

== Getting there ==
Once at the [[Labyrinthine Cliffs]], the adventure can be started by talking to the [[Time Trial (NPC)|Time Trial NPC]] near the boat ramp on the dock side near the Bazaar Docks waypoint. However, the adventure is disabled during the Flying Dolyak race.

== Mechanics ==
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The objective is to run through the rings in sequence using the aspect skills. The adventure ends at the final ring. No mounts are allowed on this race as you're transformed in a dolyak. A full walkthrough can be found on the [[Flying Dolyak: Reach the finish line!| race page]].

== Rewards ==
=== First-time reward ===
{{Adventure rewards
| type = first-time
| gold objective = 2:00 | gold experience = 0 | gold item = Four Winds Race: Gold
| silver objective = 2:30 | silver experience = 0 | silver item = Four Winds Race: Silver
| bronze objective = 4:00 | bronze experience = 0 | bronze item = Four Winds Race: Bronze
}}

=== Daily reward ===
{{Adventure rewards
| type = daily
| gold objective = 2:00 | gold experience = 0 | gold item = Four Winds Race: Gold
| silver objective = 2:30 | silver experience = 0 | silver item = Four Winds Race: Silver
| bronze objective = 4:00 | bronze experience = 0 | bronze item = Four Winds Race: Bronze
}}

== Dialogue ==
:You can practice the course while the race is being set up. Ready to set a new lap record?
:{{dialogue icon|ready}} ''I'm going for speed.''
:{{dialogue icon|ready}} ''The illusion wore off. Can I get another to finish the race?''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I'm not really the racing type.''

== Related achievements ==
* {{achievement|Dolyak Flyer}}
* {{achievement|(Annual) Formidable Flier}}
* {{achievement|Ace Racer}}

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[[es:Prueba contrarreloj: Dolyak volador]]

Tchkik

2024-07-10T12:23:46Z

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{{NPC infobox
| image = Skritt Bottle Lobber (white fur).jpg
| location = The Hatchery; Set To Blow
| race = Skritt
}}
{{quotation|Tchkik|[[Kittaka]], get up! We must run. Kittaka...?!}}
[[Tchkik]] is a female [[skritt]] scavenger from [[The Feral Dens]] and mate of [[Kittaka]]. When the [[Destroyer Queen]] assaults their [[Scratch]], Tchkik dies defending the fleeing skritt. Unlike Vrackan and Yiktuk, Tchkik is scripted to die and cannot be saved.

== Story involvement ==
=== [[Personal story]] ===
* Chapter 5: Helping Hands
** [[The Hatchery]]
** [[Set To Blow]]

[[Category:Story characters]]
[[de:Tchkik]]

Vrackan

2024-07-10T12:23:01Z

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{{NPC infobox
| image = Korritkir the Chucker.jpg
| location = The Hatchery; Set To Blow
| race = Skritt
}}
[[Vrackan]] is a [[skritt]] scavenger from [[The Feral Dens]]. When the [[Destroyer Queen]] assaults their [[Scratch]], Vrackan helps defending against the destroyers, he may die or survive during the fight. If he survives he will run to the entrance of the scratch and disappear.
== Story involvement ==
=== [[Personal story]] ===
* Chapter 5: Helping Hands
** [[The Hatchery]]
** [[Set To Blow]]

[[Category:Story characters]]
[[de:Vrackan]]

Yiktuk

2024-07-10T12:22:38Z

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{{NPC infobox
| image = Skritt Pistolier.jpg
| location = The Hatchery; Set To Blow
| race = Skritt
}}
[[Yiktuk]] is a [[skritt]] scavenger from [[The Feral Dens]]. When the [[Destroyer Queen]] assaults their [[Scratch]], Yiktuk helps defending against the destroyers, he may die or survive during the fight. If he survives he will run to the entrance of the scratch and disappear.

== Story involvement ==
=== [[Personal story]] ===
* Chapter 5: Helping Hands
** [[The Hatchery]]
** [[Set To Blow]]

[[Category:Story characters]]
[[de:Yiktuk]]