Recruiting Explorers: Lornar Expedition Force

TheRaven

TheRaven

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Hi everyone. I'm Raven. I realize that most of you don't know me mainly because I'm rarely on these forums. You can blame my company's Websense Internet filter for that. They block a lot of non-work related sites, including this one. Oddly enough, guildwarsguru.com still gets through though. (Geez, you think they actually want us to work or something?)

So, a little about me. I'm a 30-something mature woman with a full time job. No hubby (know anyone?) and no kids which is how I manage to find the time needed to play this game. Yes, there goes the myth that all GW players are geeky teenage boys. There are a few women scattered thru out the game. You can easily recognize us. We're the ones playing female characters that are actually wearing non-skimpy armor! Yes, with the new insignia upgrades I can hardly wait to buy my female warrior a nice set of Knight's armor with Gladiator insignias so I can ditch this ugly chainmail mini-skirt she's wearing.


I've been asked to lead a few events. I'll be leading an event next Tuesday evening at 8pm EST. (Please show up. Please. Pretty Please!) If this goes well, I'd like to lead a variety of different events once or twice a week. I promise that it will be something different each time and I'll take requests. I live on the east coast so my events will not be at 10pm EST. I'll always try to schedule them around 8pm. I know this isn't convenient for everyone, but hopefully enough people will be able to come.

My first event will be next Tuesday evening at 8pm.

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A few months ago, long before hard mode and passage scrolls appeared, I was out exploring Lornar's Pass for the first time. I asked on Alliance Chat where the UW passage was located in Lornar's. :confused: I couldn't believe the responses I got.
"Go to ToA"
"There is no uw in Lornars"
"UW passage?"
"Yeah, it's at ToA or Chantry of Secrets"
"Oh, you mean Sorrow's Furnace. That's in Grenth's Footprint!"
Me: "no, no, no! The UW entrance in Lornar's."
"We don't have favor"
<rolls eyes at monitor> :rolleyes:
"There is no UW entrance"
Me: "You don't need favor"
"LOL, you have to have favor to get to fow or uw"
"Go to ToA"
"ToA means Temple of Ages. You can find it in the swamps in Kryta"
"Oh, you meant tombs underworld. Sorry that's in the desert"
<gets up> <bangs head on wall> :eek:
"Are you trying to run to Droks? I'll take you there"
"guys, Zin Ku can access UW too. Raven, do you have factions?"
"just wait until we have favor. Only 2 wins to go"
<sits back down> <opens wiki> :p

Sigh, I may be a newbie, but I already knew for a fact that there was an UW entrance in Lornar's. I just didn't know where in Lornar's. I gave up on alliance chat and found the altar myself. (And yes, I knew what ToA meant!)

Ok, for the uninformed (you know who you are) here's the scoop. There is an altar to Grenth in a remote (yes, remote!) section of Lornar's Passage. If you find the altar and Kneel to Grenth on the altar you will be transported to the Underworld. No favor required. Yes, you read that right. You can reach the UW even if you do not have favor and without using a passage scroll. Apparently this is the best kept secret in GW.

The purpose of this event is to lead a team successfully from Beacon's Perch to the altar. We'll be fighting, not running, our way to the altar so bring a Level 20 character that is prepared to fight off a ton of Avicra, Ice Imps, Ice Golems, Grawl, etc. Our main goal is just to find the altar and marvel at its beauty. We will of course warp into the UW, however I don't know how well our Lornar build will survive there. This is the main reason why it's the best kept secret in GW. It's just not practical for an UW entrance.

Besides tracking down the altar this expedition also offers side benefits to Cartographers, Treasure Hunters and perhaps Vanquishers if we choose to also Vanquish Lornar's at the same time. Hard mode isn't required however and we'll make that decision once we see the exact party makeup. Also, Beacon's Perch can only accommodate a party size of 6. If more folks show up we'll move to a different town or split into 2 expeditions.

I'll be there with my Fire Elementalist, The Amethyst Mage. Any hardy adventurers out there that will join me?
 
Sounds like a lot of fun :) Thanks for setting this up and being willing to do this! I really hope you get at least a full party (no heros). I'll let the other alliance guilds know about this as well.

As usual, parental duties will amost certainly keep me from being on at that time, but if something happens, I wouldn't mind taking my ranger or monk through there. And please, let us know how it turns out.
 
i'll plan on being there, however, i am horrible at forgetting, so don't be surprised if i miss. Anyway, Ill plan on bringing my monk (shining mist, level 20 all monk skills and elites unlocked). I should be able to run any build we need. Anyway, I look forward to it. Thx for organizing it!
 
WOOT RAVEN!! glad to see you on the forums. BTW this is the guy that has a habbit of poping into the ts you and Skye are on. You know His Traveling Monk right? ;)

anyway, i would love to go on this adventure with ya, but like my famous excuse that doesnt seem to go away, i am computerless... anyway, best of luck to ya. excited to see more stuff being done in the alliance
 
hmmm... I've got a fire ele w/ elemental resistance so that might work, but I'd have to be off at 9 and it'd probably be more than an hour long trip considering getting there in the first place and then doing the UW... but if we could get a rigged SF ele build going that could work fighting through Lornar's, UW would still be feasable (I've done SF builds in the UW only once but it worked fairly well)
 
TheRaven said:
Ok, for the uninformed (you know who you are) here's the scoop. There is an altar to Grenth in a remote (yes, remote!) section of Lornar's Passage. If you find the altar and Kneel to Grenth on the altar you will be transported to the Underworld. No favor required. Yes, you read that right. You can reach the UW even if you do not have favor and without using a passage scroll. Apparently this is the best kept secret in GW.
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Sorry to burst your bubble but you DO still need favor to go through that entrance. Been there done that. WE won't get favor till late as usual so unless you plan on waiting around, you won't be going into the UW that way, at least not that early.

GuildWiki proves this.

It is not "the best kept secret in Guild Wars" as that statue is limited by the very same limitations that all Balthazar/Grenth statues are.
 
Dauntless said:
Sorry to burst your bubble but you DO still need favor to go through that entrance. Been there done that. WE won't get favor till late as usual so unless you plan on waiting around, you won't be going into the UW that way, at least not that early.

GuildWiki proves this.

It is not "the best kept secret in Guild Wars" as that statue is limited by the very same limitations that all Balthazar/Grenth statues are.
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Hmm, I've been thru that entrance before without favor. Perhaps it's been changed in a recent update. I'll test it tonight.

Edit: ok I read the article you linked and it does not mention favor. It just says that henchmen cannot be in your party and all party members must be ascended. Again, I'll test this tonight if I'm able to reach the statue alone.
 
TheRaven said:
Hmm, I've been thru that entrance before without favor. Perhaps it's been changed in a recent update. I'll test it tonight.

Edit: ok I read the article you linked and it does not mention favor. It just says that henchmen cannot be in your party and all party members must be ascended. Again, I'll test this tonight if I'm able to reach the statue alone.
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No not a recent update. It's always been that way. Wiki says "All the restrictions for entering the Underworld apply". Trust me I've been playing since Betas. Many have tried this and failed, myself included. You must have favor just like the entrances in ToA, Zin Ku, and Chantry of Secrets require.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/The_Underworld#Access
 
Ok, I tested my theory tonight with the help of a famous Greek Warrior that you all know. Dauntless is correct, you will need favor to enter the UW. I'm not sure how I got in before. I guess it's possible that we won favor as I was travelling thru Lornar's.

But, this is the exact reason why I've chosen this expedition. There is soo much misinformation circulating out there regarding this altar. Just tonight, I found a forum thread (not here) where the OP said a friend of a friend told him an UW passage existed somewhere in Lornar's or Dreadnought Drift. Almost everyone who replied to the thread said his friend was pulling his leg and the only way to reach UW was Temple of Ages.

I hope some of you can make it Tuesday. It sounds like most of the replies so far have been "great idea, but I won't be there".
 
why O why on tuesday.... darn. I really would like to see this entrance to... O well. I'm really busy on Tuesdays, but thank you for making these kinds of Events. Please, bring more and more as time goes on.

Edit: Free days = Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

any other times i'm probably at work or church.
 
its kinda hard since we have so many things going on weekly. maybe some bi weekly stuff like the Bible studies were. cause PvP takes up two days. I will take up a day with Vanquisher (THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!) and then the only people who are accualy leading these things have their own schedual.

but yes, the more stuff the merrier. i am really happy about everyone getting more involved with the guild. w00t for SoE!
 
Hey I am going to try my best to be there Raven I lead PvP on Tuesday and I really want PvE events to fly!
 
Stc95 said:
its kinda hard since we have so many things going on weekly. maybe some bi weekly stuff like the Bible studies were. cause PvP takes up two days. I will take up a day with Vanquisher (THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!) and then the only people who are accualy leading these things have their own schedual.

but yes, the more stuff the merrier. i am really happy about everyone getting more involved with the guild. w00t for SoE!
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Really?? What events? I haven't seen any events scheduled except the pvp, but that's always scheduled so late I can't make it. The whole purpose of making this was to make some events that folks like me can actually attend.

I'd love to get into the PvP side of the game as well, however I can't do it alone. I've tried to get onto teams in TA and I can't. Folks there just seem to go with guild teams. I can join you on Friday nights for PvP, but I need to unlock HA first. At my current rate that could take a few months.
 
Hey Raven, I'll see if I can sneak on tonight when I get home from my son's baseball game (followed by fast food dinner) and if you haven't left yet give you a couple candy canes to help with the expedition.

Dredd, don't worry about PvP, I'll work on getting us set-up if you want to go. We'll use a hero in your place or something until you're done.

Please post a screenshot of the group at the altar!
 
TheRaven said:
Really?? What events? I haven't seen any events scheduled except the pvp, but that's always scheduled so late I can't make it. The whole purpose of making this was to make some events that folks like me can actually attend.

I'd love to get into the PvP side of the game as well, however I can't do it alone. I've tried to get onto teams in TA and I can't. Folks there just seem to go with guild teams. I can join you on Friday nights for PvP, but I need to unlock HA first. At my current rate that could take a few months.
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well, there is my thing. Vanquisher. but... ya... that will get done! Good job stepping up to the plate and being a leader for you non late-nighter people :p. again i think the only reason we dont have things eailer is because the people who are leading them cant commit to that early. So it takes people like you to get earlier stuff set up so everyone can play. Good job.

Hey Dredd, one friday we should get Raven to HoH, shes fun to play with.
 
geeze, i didnt expect you to commit that fast. i would have liked to help... but hey, i gave the idea PROPS FOR ME :p

na i dont mind, just get her there then we can have another person woo!!


Im taking my computer into professionals now, so hopefuly sometime next week i will be able to ruin my mind in front of something that matters instead of homework...
 
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