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{{spoiler|''[[Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire]]'' and ''[[Living World Season 4]]''}}
{{NPC infobox
| image = Chosen Mummy.jpg
| location = Wurmhaven; The Grotto
| race = Awakened
| level = 80
| rank = champion
| profession = Ranger
| requires = pof
}}
{{quotation|[[Beast of War|Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo]]|A single, properly trained junundu can wreak more havoc than a hundred of Ogun's worthless wurm-eating grunts.}}
[[Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo]] is one of the [[Awakened]] generals in [[Palawa Joko]]'s army. She trains [[Junundu]] [[wurm]]s and leads them into battles as a [[soulbeast]]. Although Joko always requests her unit's appearance, Ekolo is worried that he only wants them as emergency rations.

== Biography ==
=== Early years ===
After [[Awakened|Awakening]], Osa Ekolo served [[Palawa Joko]] faithfully as a [[soulbeast]]. She eventually became a wurmmarshal in charge of the Kingdom of [[Elona]]'s [[Junundu Wurm|Junundu]] [[wurm]]s.

At some point, Ekolo noticed an adventuring trio of [[Ewyn]], [[Siriol]] and [[Raast]] wandering in the region she was in. Worried that they were assassins sent by the [[Mordant Crescent]] to end her life, she ambushed them with her wurms. However, the trio convinced Ekolo to spare them when they presented her with a [[Unknown 2 (Jahai Bluffs)|drawing of her]] by her living grandnephew and explained that they had been asked to deliver it to her. Ekolo was grateful for their kind gesture and gifted them with daggers in return.<ref>[[Ewyn]]</ref> She saved her grandnephew's drawing and kept it on display in [[Wurmhaven]].

=== [[Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire|Path of Fire]] ===
The arrival of the [[Elder Dragon]] [[Kralkatorrik]] and its [[Branded]] horde and the invasion of the fallen [[Six Human Gods|god]] [[Balthazar]]'s [[Forged]] army in 1330 [[Mouvelian calendar|AE]] depleted the numbers of the Awakened army who were waiting for Joko to return and issue orders to them. The invasion hit Ekolo's forces hard as they often participated in battles and were used as emergency rations for the other Awakened troops.

The [[Pact Commander]] and members of [[Dragon's Watch]], disguised as [[Archon Iberu]] and his Awakened escorts via a [[mesmer]] spell, arrived at the [[Bone Palace]] to [[Enemy of My Enemy|convince]] Ekolo and [[Grand Vizier Utumishi]] to lend the kingdom's troops to thwart Balthazar's advance. Although Utumishi was surprised by the [[archon]] seemingly acting out of character, Ekolo berated the Grand Vizier for his disrespect and pledged her corps to the archon for the defense of [[Kodash Bazaar]] where Balthazar's army was headed to confront Kralkatorrik. Ekolo and Utumishi also told the archon where to find the other two Awakened generals. Once the archon had left, Ekolo sent word to [[Troopmarshal Olori Ogun]] about the archon's plans.<ref>[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' You must forgive Utumishi, Archon.
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' He can't possibly understand how little attention heroes of battle—such as you and I—pay to the job descriptions of civil servants.
:'''<Character name>:''' I should hope the vizier was not questioning the direct orders of his all-seeing king.
:'''Grand Vizier Utumishi:''' Oh, no, no, no—I would never question the will of the most munificent Joko.
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' Unlike my dear...acquaintance, I pledge to you the unquestioned fealty of myself and my wurm corps.</ref>

Ekolo met with Troopmarshal Olori Ogun and [[Beastmarshal Oluwa Eranko]] at the western gate of Kodash Bazaar. The marshals dispatched soldiers to the other three gates as well, but chose to remain in their present location themselves to wait for the archon. The Commander, still under disguise, went to the marshals and issued orders to them. Although only one Junundu wurm remained of the wurm corps after the others had been sacrificed for the greater good, Ekolo assured the archon that one properly trained Junundu would be more valuable than a hundred Awakened grunts in battle. The wurmmarshal was instructed to target the elite Forged with her wurm.<ref>[[Beast of War]]
:'''<Character Name>:''' Wurmmarshal, where is your unit?
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' There, on the front line. Our ranks have shrunk as my wurms have been sacrificed for the greater good.
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' But a single, properly trained junundu can wreak more havoc than a hundred of Ogun's worthless wurm-eating grunts.
:'''<Character Name>:''' Then you target the elite Forged and keep them off our backs as best you can.</ref>

Balthazar arrived soon after with his army headed by a giant machine called the [[Warbeast (Forged)|Warbeast]]. The marshals [[Beast of War|faced]] the Forged in combat, each one commanding their forces valiantly. However, they were unable to stop the Warbeast and some of its escorts from invading Kodash, forcing the Commander to give chase to the war machine before it could kill Kralkatorrik.

After Balthazar had been [[To Kill a God|slain]] and the [[Battle of Kodash Bazaar]] had ended in the Awakened army's favor, news eventually spread about the disguised archon's real identity being the Pact Commander. Despite realizing that they had been tricked by an outlander, the marshals decided to wait for Joko's return and oblige should he demand retribution for the Commander's actions.

If Amnoon had [[Blazing a Trail|allied with Joko]] earlier, Ekolo was present in the [[Small Victory (Epilogue)|celebration]] held in the Free City in the Commander's honor. The wurmmarshal showed no grudge towards the Commander for deceiving the Awakened army because the Forged army had suffered a major defeat thanks to their actions. However, she also warned the Commander that Joko might not be as forgiving about the Commander's meddling as she was.<ref>[[Small Victory (Epilogue)]]
:'''<Character name>:''' Joko will find out that you helped me.
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' His Benevolence won't shed a tear for Balthazar. Besides, you tricked me. It doesn't matter.
:'''<Character name>:''' You're not nervous?
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' You're the one who should be nervous. When Joko returns, he'll demand retribution, and his other generals will eagerly oblige. You will join his army soon enough.</ref>

=== [[Living World Season 4]] ===
==== [[Long Live the Lich]] ====
After being freed from his prison, Palawa Joko returned to Elona and issued orders to the three Awakened marshals to prepare their forces for war. He instructed the marshals to defend his stronghold at [[Gandara, the Moon Fortress]] where he intended to incubate the third generation of [[Scarab Plague]] and unleash it on [[Tyria|Central Tyria]] as revenge for the Commander's actions against him. Osa Ekolo tended to her Junundu wurms to strengthen them before departing south in 1331 AE. She was halfway to Gandara with her forces to reinforce Awakened defenses against the Pact Commander's invasion force in the [[Battle of Gandara]] when her compulsion to obey Joko suddenly dissolved. Realizing that the Commander had somehow succeeded in [[Be My Guest|killing]] the seemingly immortal Joko, Ekolo returned north with her wurms while pondering her next move now that she was freed from the Eternal King's control.

==== [[A Star to Guide Us]] ====
Ekolo chose to stay out of politics and focused on her Junundu farm, eventually meeting with [[Troopmarshal Pelu Egan]] who was the late Olori Ogun's replacement. Upon learning that different rival factions of Awakened and living had risen in the power vacuum following Joko's demise and that each side had reached a point where they were willing to begin peace negotiations, she was intrigued although she did not attend the summit at the [[Fortress of Jahai]] herself.

When Kralkatorrik's [[Dragon champion|champion]], the [[Death-Branded Shatterer]], struck the [[Pact]] [[airship]] ''[[Soul's Vendetta]]'' out of the sky and [[A Shattered Nation|assaulted]] the Jahai summit, Ekolo stayed out of combat and merely observed the outcome. She was impressed enough by the Pact's fierce [[General Almorra Soulkeeper]] to consider lending her wurms to the [[charr]] general so they could take down the Shatterer with other allies.

While preparing for battle and sending allied forces to scavenge food for Pelu Egan's Awakened troops before the Awakened would devour her wurms, Ekolo briefly met with the Pact Commander and exchanged words about what she had been doing since they last interacted. After stating that she would have killed the Commander without a second thought if Joko had been alive by the time she got to Gandara, she revealed she had no ill will towards the Commander and would not mourn Joko.

Ekolo eventually promised her forces for Almorra's campaign and, together with the Commander and other allies, protected the Junundu from invading [[Branded]] before taking them to the battlefield in the north where the combined Elonian and Pact forces confronted and defeated the Shatterer.

==== [[All or Nothing]] ====
Following the victory at Jahai, Ekolo traveled with Almorra and the rest of the Pact and the Elonian alliance to [[Thunderhead Peaks]] to assist the Commander's [[dragon]] ally [[Aurene]] in the [[The Crystal Dragon|battle]] against Kralkatorrik. Ekolo used her power as a soulbeast to transport one wurm, [[Grace]], within her as the Junundu would freeze if exposed to the frigid weather of the mountains. She showed eagerness to get rid of the Elder Dragon that had been terrorizing both Tyria and Elona, and battled alongside Grace against the Branded when Kralkatorrik assaulted [[Thunderhead Keep]]. Ekolo's fate after the devastating battle remains unknown.

== Locations ==
;[[Crystal Desert]]
* [[Jahai Bluffs]]
** [[Almorra's Stand]] {{during}}
** [[Wurmhaven]]
*** [[Wurmmarshal's Encampment]]

;[[Shiverpeak Mountains]]
* [[Thunderhead Peaks]]
** [[The Grotto]]
*** [[Deldrimor Cellars]]

== Story involvement ==
=== [[Path of Fire story]] ===
* Act 3
** [[Enemy of My Enemy]]
** [[Beast of War]]
** [[Small Victory (Epilogue)]] (If Amnoon allied with Joko)

=== [[Living World Season 4]] ===
* Episode 5: [[All or Nothing]]
** [[The Crystal Dragon]]

== Event involvement ==
: {{event|Find food in the garrison for hungry Awakened before they eat the wurms}}
: {{event|Protect the junundu from the invading Branded}}
: {{event|Destroy the Death-Branded Shatterer}}

== Combat abilities ==
;Effects
{{defiance}}

== Dialogue ==
=== [[Jahai Bluffs]] ===
:'''(first conversation)'''
:Hello, [[Pact Commander|Commander]].
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Wurmmarshal. You're still alive.''
::To think I'd out live the Eternal King himself. The [[Tyria (world)|world]] is full of surprises.
::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''I didn't see you or your [[Junundu Wurm|wurms]] at [[Gandara, the Moon Fortress|Gandara]]. Where were you?''
:::Here, preparing to lead my wurms into battle. We were halfway there when my compulsion to obey [[Palawa Joko|Joko]] simply...dissolved. That must have been when you [[Be My Guest|killed]] him.
:::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Ah, yeah, that.''
::::I do not mourn him. I have no ill will toward you. But had Palawa Joko survived an hour longer, I would have arrived at Gandara, and one of us wouldn't be here today.
::::{{dialogue icon|charm}} ''I'm glad that didn't happen.''
:::::As am I. Anything else?
:::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Nice wurm farm you've got here.'' '''(Same as below.)'''
:::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What's next for you?'' '''(Same as below.)'''
:::::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''That's all.''
::::{{dialogue icon|ferocity}} ''We both know which of us that would be.''
:::::Yes. The world would have missed you. Anything else?
:::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Nice wurm farm you've got here.'' '''(Same as below.)'''
:::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What's next for you?'' '''(Same as below.)'''
:::::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''That's my cue to leave.''
::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Nice wurm farm you've got here.''
:::It's come together pretty well, hasn't it? Several decades of love will do that to a place.
:::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What's ahead for you?'' '''(Same as "What's next for you?")'''
:::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Where were you during the battle of Gandara?'' '''(Same as "I didn't see you or your wurms at Gandara. Where were you?")'''
:::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I'll leave you and your wurms to it.''
::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What's next for you?''
:::If we had peace, I'd spend my remaining years caring for my wurms. But peace is far off. Until then, we fight.
:::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''You'll help us?''
::::Yes. Without being tricked this time. Your "[[Pact]]" sounds intriguing. And I have to say, that [[charr]] general impresses me. [[General Almorra Soulkeeper|Almorra]], was it?
::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Where were you during the battle of Gandara?'' '''(Same as "I didn't see you or your wurms at Gandara. Where were you?")'''
::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Nice wurm farm you've got here.'' '''(Same as above.)'''
::::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''That's right.''
::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''It is, isn't it?''
:'''(subsequent conversations)'''
:Do you need something else from me, Commander?
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Where were you during the battle of Gandara?'' '''(Same as "I didn't see you or your wurms at Gandara. Where were you?")'''
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Nice wurm farm you've got here.'' '''(Same as "What's next for you?")'''
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What are your plans for the future? '''(Same as above.)'''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''Nothing at the moment, Wurmmarshal.''

=== [[Thunderhead Peaks]] ===
:'''Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo:''' Commander. Good to see you again. Almorra convinced us to come along after our success with the [[Death-Branded Shatterer|Shatterer]].
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''No wurms this time?''
::Well, I was able to carry one merged with me—benefit of being a [[soulbeast]], I suppose. But on their own, they would freeze out here. Don't worry, though, Commander. We're more than enough on our own.
::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''I see the troopmarshal came too.''
:::'''[[Troopmarshal Pelu Egan]]:''' Indeed. And unlike our softhearted wurmmarshal here...my troops are more than ready to sacrifice themselves for this cause. Let's skewer ourselves a [[Kralkatorrik]] kebab.
:::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''Your help is appreciated. Both of you.''
::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Glad to hear it.''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''Good to see you too.''

== Related achievements ==
* {{collection achievement|Palawa's Personal Tapestry}}

== Trivia ==
* Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo is [[Voice actor|voiced]] by [[Cherise Boothe]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/9he1l0/perhaps_the_best_episode_yet_and_that_is_because/e6c9swj/ Comment by Connor Fallon], Reddit.com</ref>
* In the [[w:Yoruba language|Yoruba language]] "osa" means "shepherd" and "ekolo" means "worms", which corresponds with her role. The other two [[Awakened]] marshals also have names that translate from Yoruba related to their roles.
* She is a [[soulbeast]], and can merge with one of her [[Junundu Wurm|wurms]], [[Grace]].

== References ==
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