Orichalcum Hammer Head

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{{Item infobox
| type = crafting material
| description = Used to craft Hammers.
| material type = component
| tier = 6
| rarity = Exotic
| value = 8
| id = 12864
}}

== Acquisition ==
{{recipe
| source = automatic
| type = Crafting Component
| disciplines = weaponsmith
| rating = 400
| ingredient1 = 3 Orichalcum Ingot
| id = 5371
}}

== Used in ==
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[[fr:Tête de marteau en orichalque]]

Eidolon

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{{Weapon infobox
| type = shield
| level = 80
| rarity = Exotic
| prefix = berserker
| bound = use
| skin = Eidolon (skin)
| set = Spirit weapons
| uslot = Superior Sigil of Nullification
| value = 264
| collection = Spirit Crafter
| salvage = Standard
| id = 31062
}}

== Acquisition ==
{{recipe
| source = Mystic Forge
| ingredient1 = 1 Eldritch Scroll
| ingredient2 = 1 Gift of Light
| ingredient3 = 100 Mystic Coin
| ingredient4 = 250 Orichalcum Shield Boss
}}

== Notes ==
* This shield has the same appearance as the Guardian spirit weapon skill [[Shield of the Avenger]].

== Trivia ==
* In ancient Greek literature, an Eidolon was a spiritual and phantom manifestation of a living or dead person.
* An [[gw1:Eidolon|Eidolon]] played a part in the ''[[Guild Wars|Guild Wars Prophecies]]'' storyline, as a squid-like ghost creature with a special protective essence, which the ancient race of [[Seer]]s used to shield against the [[mursaat]]'s devastating [[magic]].
** The Eidolon were hunted "to near extinction" during the war between seer and mursaat after the previous [[Elder_Dragon#Dragonrise|Dragonrise]].<ref>[[Valley of Agony]]
:'''[[Escort the jade construct through the Valley of Agony by throwing coalesced Mists energy into it#Dialogue|Head Researcher Rhianwyn]]:''' I can see it now: the last days of the war, fought on this accursed isle.
:'''Head Researcher Rhianwyn:''' [[Seer|They]] were losing. They'd hunted the eidolon to near extinction, infused their armor...
:'''Head Researcher Rhianwyn:''' ...desperate to blunt the agony any way they could.
</ref>

== References ==
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The Bog Queen

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{{spoiler|''[[Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds]]''}}
{{NPC infobox
| race = Undead
| level = 80
| rank = Champion
| profession = Necromancer
| location = Haar Mire
| coordinates = [41022.7, 22057.8]
| requires = jw
}}
{{quotation|[[Defeat the Bog Queen before she floods the area with maggots|The Bog Queen]]|Squirm, my children. It's time to play... Squirm and infest; rot and decay. Find a new home, all soft and warm. It's time to join my jubilant swarm!}}
[[The Bog Queen]] is a [[NPC rank#Champion|powerful]] [[undead]] [[necromancer]] from a [[Lowland Kodan]] fable who has taken up residence in [[Haar Mire]] in [[Lowland Shore]]. She is the source of the [[Bog Body|bog bodies]] infesting the area and controls a large swarm of [[Bog Maggot|maggots]] to spread the rot.

== Biography ==
=== Early years ===
The Bog Queen was once a [[human]] [[necromancer]] known as Alessia.<ref>[[Lowland Shore (achievements)#achievement8332|All the Queen's Men achievement description]]</ref> She joined [[Saul D'Alessio]]'s [[White Mantle]] cult and eventually traveled to [[Gavril]], a village in [[Janthir Syntri]] for convicts and other dubious characters whom the cult would begin converting to their cause. According to a preserved [[Town Record, 1069 AE|town record]], Alessia seemed to not have been among Saul's first batch of cultists visiting Gavril in 1069 [[Mouvelian calendar|AE]] and only arrived later.

At the [[mursaat]]'s behest, the White Mantle eventually sacrificed the villagers atop a [[Bloodstone]] one by one, their souls fed to it to fuel its [[magic]] over several years.<ref>[[Inquisitor Machalina's Journal]]</ref> Alessia was tasked with getting rid of the growing pile of the victims' bodies that the White Mantle could no longer hide without raising suspicion among the locals, and she traveled all the way to [[Haar Mire]] across [[Janthir Bay]] to bury the corpses there.<ref>[[Fanatical Ghost#Dialogue|Fanatical Ghost]]</ref> She sent a letter complaining about a shipment discrepancy to her superior [[Rhea Ingham]] who was in charge of Gavril after Saul's departure from the isle. However, she received a terse reply back to make do with her current resources or risk reporting the matter to the high inquisitor down south to prove to everyone that she was not skilled enough for her appointed task.<ref>[[Curious Artifact]]</ref> Alessia eventually perished herself, her body swallowed by the bog.

During their expeditions across [[Lowland Shore]] in the following centuries, the [[Lowland Kodan]] discovered many of these corpses emerging from the bog and left them dormant out of respect. However, these bearkin would end up telling fables about what they called the Bog Queen for generations although many believed these stories to be nothing but legends to frighten cubs with in order to make them mindful of the natural dangers of the bog.<ref>[[The Queen of the Bog]]</ref><ref>[[While on your warclaw, dash through the maggots before they infest more bodies]]</ref><ref>[[Defeat the Bog Queen before she floods the area with maggots]]</ref>

=== [[Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds|Janthir Wilds]] ===
In 1336 AE, [[Bog Maggot|maggots]] and shambling corpses known as [[Bog Body|bog bodies]] began emerging from the bog and attacking anything in their path, alarming the Lowland Kodan who had been using the area to harvest peat. With help from the [[Pact Commander]] and other adventurers, the kodan [[Autumn's Breath]] decided to investigate the source of the rot and discovered that the Bog Queen did in fact exist much to her surprise.

Angered by the adventurers disturbing the bog and slaying her minions, the Bog Queen emerged and [[Defeat the Bog Queen before she floods the area with maggots|engaged the trespassers in battle]]. Using her considerable magic, she tried to swarm the adventurers with her bog bodies and maggots and also tried to poison and mentally charm her victims to defeat them more easily. However, Autumn's Breath and her helpers prevailed in the end, slaying the Bog Queen. Despite the victory, Autumn's Breath wondered if their foe would revive one day to continue her dark mission. She could only speculate if the [[titan]]s' magic had somehow corrupted the necromancer's body to rise as the Bog Queen or if there was some other explanation for the troubling phenomenon.

== Location ==
;[[Janthir]]
* [[Lowland Shore]]
** [[Haar Mire]] {{during}}

== Event involvement ==
: {{event|Defeat the Bog Queen before she floods the area with maggots}}

== Combat abilities ==
;Abilities
* Takes Less Damage for Each Live Bog Body

;Effects
{{defiance|gray}}
* {{effect|Dragging Down}} - {{effect description|Dragging Down}} (Applied by [[Chain Pull]])
* {{effect|Rot Shield}} - {{effect description|Rot Shield}} (When shielded)
* {{effect|Rot Shield (second effect)}} - {{effect description|Rot Shield (second effect)}} (When shielded)
* {{effect|Shielded by the Swarm}} - {{effect description|Shielded by the Swarm}}

;Skills
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* '''Foul Geyser''' - Summons several geysers that damage and inflict {{effect|Spreading Rot}} (1m) on anything standing in them.
* '''Foul Tide''' - The Queen summons a wave that moves forward in a straight line.
* '''Wave of Corruption'''

;Stolen skills
* {{stolen skill|Consume Plasma}}
* {{stolen skill|Skull Fear}}
* {{stolen skill|Throw Gunk}}
* {{stolen skill|Throw Coral Shard}}

== Drops ==
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{{Drops table row|Gilded Coffer|id=44200}}
|}

== Quotes ==
{{quotation|[[Defeat the Bog Queen before she floods the area with maggots|The Bog Queen's summoning poem]]|
Rise from the mire. It's time to play. 
Rise from the soil—the muck and clay. 
Find a new home, all soft and warm. 
It's time to join my jubilant swarm!

Squirm, my children. It's time to play... 
Squirm and infest; rot and decay. 
Find a new home, all soft and warm. 
It's time to join my jubilant swarm!

These nasty bears come and spoil our home... 
These nasty bears will reap what they've sown! 
Come, come. It's time to wake. 
Rise, rise from the poison lake!}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
"Bog Q" screenshot 01.jpg
"Bog Q" screenshot 02.jpg
The Bog Queen screenshot.jpg
The Bog Queen levitate.jpg|The Bog Queen levitating.
The Bog Queen spellcast.jpg|The Bog Queen casting a spell.
</gallery>

== Related achievements ==
* {{achievement|All the Queen's Men}}
* {{achievement|Social Distancing}}
* {{achievement|The Queen's Gambit}}
* {{collection achievement|Known Track 05}}
* {{achievement|A History Most Violent: Part 1}}

== Trivia ==
* The Bog Queen is [[Voice actor|voiced]] by [[Patty Mattson]].<ref>[https://x.com/indigoboock/status/1829999628378652748 Twitter comment by Indigo Linde], Twitter.com</ref>
* The Bog Queen uses the [[Risen Priestess of Lyssa]]'s model but has a new head and a unique hairstyle.
* The Bog Queen wields a [[White Mantle Spire]]. This fact, along with the contents of the [[Curious Artifact]] and dialogue during [[A History Most Violent: Part 1]] implies that the Bog Queen and the [[Fanatical Ghost]] are the same person.
* The Bog Queen spreads rot and her bog bodies may drop [[Rotted Titan Amber]]. Both are heavily associated with the titan [[Greer, the Blightbringer]]. It is likely that the titan's arrival, the timing of which may coincide with the rising bog bodies, is strongly related to the Bog Queen's resurrection.
* During ''[[Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds]]'' development there were discussions to make the Bog Queen sing her summoning poem. Ultimately the developers opted for making her speak the lines instead.<ref name="Designing World Bosses">[https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/designing-world-bosses-in-guild-wars-2-janthir-wilds/ Designing World Bosses in Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds], GuildWars2.com</ref>
* The meta event was designed with maggot squashing at first, after which the developers designed the source of the maggots which evolved into the Bog Queen.<ref name="Designing World Bosses" />
* [[Indigo Linde]] wrote the Bog Queen's backstory.<ref name="Designing World Bosses" />
* The "Queen of Murk" track serves as her boss theme on the [[Soundtrack#Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds|Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds soundtrack]].<ref name="Designing World Bosses" />

== See also ==
* [[The Queen of the Bog]]

;Associated items
* {{item icon|Bog Queen Combat Tonic}}
* {{item icon|Mini Bog Queen}}<ref>Added in the [[Game updates/2024-11-19|19 November 2024]] update.</ref>

== References ==
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