Destiny's Edge make their way to the Crystal Desert to prevent Kralkatorrik's awakening and briefly battle Glint, only to learn that she had long ago betrayed her master.
Once Faolain has informed them of the secret origins of Glint as the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik's champion and herald set upon Tyria to see to her master's awakening, the guild makes the difficult decision to go slay Glint who had aided humanity in the past.
Before departing, the Grand Duchess swears that Caithe will be hers one day. However, Caithe remains stubborn, and her worsening state eventually summons Faolain who, distraught upon witnessing her former lover's impending death, is convinced to draw the poison into herself so Caithe can live to continue fighting the Elder Dragons.
Meanwhile, Faolain stalks the group, using her poison to force Caithe to either choose her love and the Nightmare in order to live, or perish to the poison. After victory, they are hired to take on Zhaitan's Risen champion Morgus Lethe Primordus's champion known as the Destroyer of Life. Upon joining, the six members of the newly formed guild Destiny's Edge face off against the Dragonspawn. From here, chapters skip back and forth between following Eir Stegalkin, accompanied by Snaff and Zojja, as she plans a fight against Jormag's champion Dragonspawn, and Rytlock Brimstone, accompanied by Logan Thackeray and Caithe, as they try to survive after being attacked by ogres and fighting in the Zaishen arena of Lion's Arch.Įventually the two groups, dubbed Dragonspawn's Destiny and Edge of Steel, meet up as Eir recruits fellow fighters from Lion's Arch to take on the Dragonspawn. The book opens with a scene of a burning village attacked by destroyers that Caithe crosses, where she encounters her former lover Faolain, Grand Duchess of the Nightmare Court. Spoiler alert: The hidden text contains spoilers relating to Edge of Destiny. It was released on December 28, 2010, though some online and retail stores began selling it as early as December 23. Robert King, is the second of three novels to bridge the time between Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2. But will it be enough?Įdge of Destiny, written by J. While the races of Tyria stand apart, six heroic individuals will come together to fight for their people: Eir, the norn huntress with the soul of an artist Snaff, the asuran genius, and his ambitious assistant Zojja Rytlock, the ferocious charr warrior in exile Caithe, a deadly sylvari with deep secrets and Logan, the valiant human guardian dealing with divided loyalties. The dwarves sacrificed their entire race to defeat a single dragon champion. Armies have marched on the dragons and been swept aside. Heroes have battled against dragon minions, only to be corrupted into service of the enemy. The races of Tyria stand on the edge of destiny. A generation later, Zhaitan arose in a cataclysmic event that reshaped a continent and flooded the capital of the human nation of Kryta. Half a century later, Jormag awoke and drove the norn from the frozen climes of the Northern Shiverpeaks, corrupting sons and brothers along the way. First came Primordus, which stirred in the Depths forcing the asura to flee to the surface. In the dark recesses of Tyria, elder dragons have awoken from millennial slumbers.
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