Sword Taxonomy

2026-03-17T22:11:02Z

98.218.103.110: Removed now-outdated note.

[[ Sword Taxonomy]] is a [[Knight of the Thorn]] [[achievement]].

== Achievement ==
{{achievement box}}

== Collection items ==
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[[Category:Achievements]]
[[es:Taxonomía de espadas]]

The Grove

2025-08-28T16:47:06Z

98.218.103.110: Reintroduced an old note about the secret grotto because another page links to it.

{{Location infobox
| map icon = [[File:The Grove map icon.png|22px]]
| objectives = y
| within = Maguuma Jungle
| location tree = Tyria; Maguuma Jungle
| type = City
| id = 91
| region id = 5
| continent id = 1
| connections = [[Caledon Forest]] (N) [[Lion's Arch]]
| pets = [[Juvenile Fern Hound|Fern Hound]] [[Juvenile Pink Moa|Pink Moa]]
| gallery1 = Pale Tree.jpg
| gallery1-text = The Pale Tree
}}
{{Quotation|In-game description|Sylvari awaken in the Grove and consider it their home. The Pale Tree stands at its heart. Also known as the Mother Tree, she gives love and wise guidance to her sprouts.}}
[[The Grove]] is the [[sylvari]] capital located within the [[Tarnished Coast]]. It is situated at the base of the massive [[Pale Tree]] and is formed from her network of roots and branches.

== History ==
Hundreds of years ago, the Grove was the site of a [[human]] village, amongst whom was a [[Shining Blade]] member by the name of [[Ronan]]. Ronan, a soldier and a warrior, went out to war, and in his travels came across a cavern full of seeds the size of a man's fist. With one of those seeds stowed away, Ronan arrived back home, only to find that the villagers, including his daughter and the rest of his kin, had been massacred by [[mursaat]]. In grief, Ronan made a vow of non-violence and planted that seed upon the graves of his family. It was this seed, tended by Ronan and the [[centaur]] [[Ventari]] in a small sanctuary until their passing, that would later become the Pale Tree that anchors the Grove today.

== Locations ==
{| {{STDT|sortable pve locations}}
{{Location table header|nolevel=1}}
|- style="visibility:collapse"
| colspan="2" | 
|- class="line-top sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Omphalos Chamber
|-
| [[Omphalos Chamber]] (instance)
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Ventari's Tablet]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The Soul of the Pale Tree]]

|- class="line-top sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Bower
|-
| [[Caledon Path]]
|
: {{map icon|wp}} Caledon Waypoint
|-
| [[Constellation Shelter]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Starbower Nursery]]
|-
| [[Envoy's Terrace]]
| —
|-
| [[Great Helix]]
| —
|-
| [[Marshaling Field]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Warden's Watchgate]]
: {{map icon|vista}} 1 Vista
: {{map icon|asura gate}} [[Lion's Arch]]
|-
| [[Necrolith Bay]]
|
: {{map icon|vista}} 1 Vista
|-
| [[Privet Gardens]]
| —
|-
| [[The Song Bower]]
| —
|-
| [[The Quester's Terrace]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The Envoy's Shelter]]
: {{map icon|vista}} 1 Vista
|-
| [[Upper Commons]]
|
: {{map icon|wp}} Upper Commons Waypoint
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Pale Tree's Circle]]

|- class="line-top sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Terrace
|-
| [[Maker's Terrace]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The Maker's Path]]
|-
| [[Order's Terrace]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Durmand Posting]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Gardenroot Tunnel]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The Hidden Shelter]]
|-
| [[Reckoner's Terrace]]
|
: {{map icon|wp}} Reckoner's Waypoint
|-
| [[Scholar's Terrace]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Backroot Tunnel]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The Centaur's Path]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Vigil Shelter]]
|-
| [[Tender's Terrace]]
| —

|- class="line-top sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Garden
|-
| [[Dreamer's Terrace]] ([[home instance]])
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The House of Riannoc]]
|-
| [[Garden of Dawn]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The House of Aife]]
: {{map icon|vista}} 1 Vista
|-
| [[Garden of Dusk]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The House of Kahedins]]
: {{map icon|vista}} 1 Vista
|-
| [[Garden of Night]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The House of Caithe]] ([[instance]])
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The House of Malomedies]]
|-
| [[Garden of Noon]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[The House of Niamh]]
|-
| [[Nightshade Garden]]
| —
|-
| [[Ronan's Bower]]
|
: {{map icon|wp}} Ronan's Waypoint
: {{map icon|vista}} 1 Vista
|-
| [[Seawatcher's Ledge]]
| —
|-
| [[The Sea Rider's Gate]]
| —
|}

== Interactive map ==
;Garden
{{Interactive map |floor=3}}
;Terrace
{{Interactive map |floor=0}}
;Bower
{{Interactive map |floor=1}}
;Omphalos Chamber
{{Interactive map |floor=2}}

== Pets ==
;[[Juvenile Fern Hound]]
* [[Reckoner's Terrace]]
* [[Ronan's Bower]]
* [[Scholar's Terrace]]

;[[Juvenile Pink Moa]]
* [[Ronan's Bower]]

== Gallery ==
;Maps
<gallery>
File:The Grove map (Omphalos Chamber).jpg|Omphalos Chamber (Level 4)
File:The Grove map.jpg|Bower (Level 3)
File:The Grove map (Terrace).jpg|Terrace (Level 2)
File:The Grove map (Garden).jpg|Garden (Level 1)
</gallery>

;Screenshots
<gallery>
File:Great Helix.jpg | Great Helix
File:Warden's Watchgate.jpg | Marshaling Field
File:Pale Tree's Circle.jpg | Upper Commons
File:Tixx's Infinirarium over the Grove.jpg|Tixx's Infinirarium over the Grove during [[Wintersday]] 2012.
</gallery>

;Concept arts
<gallery>
File:Dreamer's Terrace loading screen.jpg
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* Although mechanically counting for the Maguuma Explorer, in lore it is part of the [[Tarnished Coast]].
* Swimming to the back of the northern-most lake in the Garden of Dawn reveals a hidden entrance to a beautiful grotto with a waterfall. This location is used for [[Kudzu III: Leaf of Kudzu]] and [[Guild Trek]]s.

== Trivia ==
* The Grove shares many parallels to [[gw1:Ventari's Refuge|Ventari's Refuge]] in that it was founded on values of peace and mercy, and that it is also the location of a gargantuan tree.
* Much like the sylvari themselves, The Grove underwent a major redesign very close to the release of the game. In total, The Grove has gone through 3 different iterations.
** The original appearance of The Grove can be seen on the video that explains the redesign of the sylvari. [https://youtu.be/vNJVYf8PCHE Guild Wars 2 - Growing the Sylvari (From Guild Wars 2's official YouTube)]
** The second version of The Grove is much similar to the final third version, the live version, but several elements were cut out from it. Some of these changes were the removal of several sunflowers, a sylvari fountain, the recoloring of the leaves of the Pale Tree from soft yellow to pink, and, most importantly, a complete redesign of the plant-staircases and bridges that connected the different levels of The Grove. This second appearance of The Grove can be seen in the video introduction to the sylvari race. [https://youtu.be/_bpcsxIYTXw Guild Wars 2 - The Home Soil of the Sylvari (From Guild Wars 2's official YouTube)]
* The Gate Assistant and Gate Engineer converse about why the Gate Engineer's golem runs away after the Gate Assistant asks it a some questions. The questions are a reference to Leon's interrogation at the Tyrell Corporation by Holden in the movie Blade Runner.

== See also ==
{{gww|Ventari's sanctuary}}
* The official [http://www.youtube.com/user/arenanetofficial#p/search/1/_bpcsxIYTXw Home of the Sylvari] trailer.

{{Cities nav}}

[[de:Der Hain]]
[[es:La Arboleda]]
[[fr:Le Bosquet]]

Masticated Tasty Skelk Liver

2025-04-11T06:20:40Z

98.218.103.110: Updated hint to match in-game text.

{{Item infobox
| icon = Tasty Skelk Liver.png
| description = Your skyscale thought this was delicious.
| hint = Defeat [[skelk]] to obtain a treat for your skyscale. More likely to drop from champions.
| type = Trophy
| rarity = Rare
| collection = Skyscale Treats
| bound = account
| id = 90564
| requires = lws4
}}

== Acquisition ==
* Feed a {{item icon|Tasty Skelk Liver}} to your skyscale.

{{collection nav}}

[[de:Gekaute köstliche Skelk-Leber]]
[[es:Hígado de skelk sabroso masticado]]
[[fr:Foie de skelk savoureux mastiqué]]

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Sword Taxonomy

The Grove

Masticated Tasty Skelk Liver