here is a Compilation of everything I know about Pre-seering Ascalon from the last Two BWEs
Some NPC names might be slightly mispelled there might be an minor error here and there but to the best of my ability everything should be correct. Any corrections or addition info anyone else can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Information might subject to change in the next BWE/Retail.
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Skill Trainers Quests
#1 Trainers are the trainers you go to for your secondary profession.
#2 Trainers are the trainers #1 trainer directs you to after finishing their training.
#3 Trainers are the "hidden" trainers.
This list does not include the initial Skill Trainer that is outside Ascalon City that gives you your first Primary Skills
Skill Trainers in Pre-Ascalon
Generic
Trainer: Lina the Healer (Resurrector outside Ascalon City)
Quest Name: Adventure with an Ally
Mission: Party with another Human player and talk to her
Reward: 100 XP
Skills Given: Resurrection Signet
Warrior
Starting Primary Skills: Frenzy Stance, Healing Signet
#1: Warmaster Grast (Green Hill County)
Quest Name:Grawl Invasion
Mission: Stop the Grawl Invasion in d/Down the Road by killing all the "Grawl Invaders"
Skills Given: Server Artery, Gash, Healing Signet
#2: Duke Barradin (Barradin Estate)
Mission: Kill Agnar the Foot near the vineyard
Skills Given: Hammer Bash
#3 Little Thom (Barradin Estate)
Mission: Stop the Aloe Seeds from spreading in the Duke's Vineyard
Skills Given: Dismember, Executioner's Strike
Ranger
Starting Primary Skills: Power Shot, Troll Unguent
#1: Master Ranger Nente (Regent Valley)
(Directions from Ashford Village follow road over bridge to Regent Valley keep following road)
Quest Name: The Rangers Companion
Mission: Tame an Melandru's Stalker Cat
Skills Given: Charm Animal, Troll Unguent, Comfort Animal
#2: Ivor Trueshot (Regent Valley)
(Directions from Ashford Village follow road over bridge to Regent Valley, once in regent valley stop following road and head over the hill to the left, once over the hill you find a new road follow it till you see a bridge when you see bridge climb the mountain to the right)
Quest Name: A Test of Marksmanship
Mission: Kill 5 indicated Plague worms in under 1:30
Skills Given: Read the Wind, Point Blank Shot
#3: Aidan (Wizards Folly)
(Directions from Foibles Fair head down the road to Lakeside County till you see a forest. Head south east till you come to a river once you cross the river you should be in the fishing village Aidan is on south east edge of the fishing village)
Quest Name: An Unnatural Growth
Reward: 250 XP
Mission: Head west to river by waterfall kill Large Aloe Seed for Aloe Root
Skills Given: Ignite Arrows, Dual Shot
Monk
Starting Primary Skills: Banish, Healing Breeze
#1: Brother Mhenlo (Ashford Abbey)
Quest Name: A Monk's Mission
Mission: Help Paulus the Abbot Retrieve a Relic in the catacombs by keeping him alive while he travels in a life draining swamp
Skills Given: Bane Signet, Orison of Healing
#2: Grazden the Protector (Green Hill County)
Quest Name: Protection Prayers
Mission: Keep Farrah alive to kill Alain the Bandit leader.
After Receiving Quest head back to Lake Side County to Activate It
Skills Given: Protection Prayers (Reversal of Fortune, Shielding Hands)
#3: Brother Mhenlo (Ashford Abbey)
Quest Name: The Blessings of Balthazar
Mission: Stop Skeletal Invasion of fields outside Ashford
Reward: 250 XP
Skills Given: Smiting Prayers (Retribution, Symbol of Wrath)
Elementalist
Primary Starting Skills: Flare, Aura of Restoration
#1: Elementalist Azuire (Wizards Folly)
Kill a few waves of Ice Elementals with Firestorm
Skills Given: Firestorm, Aura of Restoration, Glyph of Lesser Energy
#2: Ralena Stormbringer (Foilble's Fair)
Quest Name: The Supermacy of Air
Kill Hulking Tower Golem
Skills Given: Blinding Flash, Lighting Javelin
#3: None Discovered yet
Mesmer
Starting Primary Skills: Conjure Phantasm, Ether Feast
#1: Lady Althea (Outside Ascalon City on the west road to Green Hill County in front of actor's stage)
Quest Name: A Mesmer's Burden
Mission: Kill a Rogue Bull with resistance to Physical attacks
Skills Given: Conjure Phantasm, Ether Feast, Imagined Burden
#2: Vassar (Foible's Fair)
Quest Name: Domination Magic
Mission: Kill Skale Brood in the east woods of Wizard's Folly
Skills Given: Backfire, Shatter Delusions
#3: None Discovered yet
Necromancer
Starting Skills Vampric gaze, Deathly Swarm
#1: Necromancer Munne (Catacombs outside Ashford Abbey)
Quest Name: The Necromancer's Novice
(Necromancer Munne should lead you on to the proper location on this quest but here are Directions: head into the catacombs and head to the right follow that path till you get to a large rectangular room down a flight of stairs. This room has two exits on the right side the first right leads to the Flame geysers and Necromancer Novice quest.)
Mission: Use bone minions to trip the flame geyser traps and defeat the Tomb Nightmare
Reward: 250 XP
Skills Given Animate Bone Horror, Deathly Swarm, Life Siphon
#2: Kasha Blackblood (Green Hill County next to Grazden the Protector)
Quest Name: The Power of Blood
Mission: Head to the catacomb entrance north east of Baradin's Estate and defeat 3 of the 5 Blood Fanatics
Skills Given: Vampric Touch, Blood Renewal
#3: Oberan the Reviled (Catacombs)
Quest Name: The Accursed Path
(Directions head into the catacombs and head to the right follow this path untill you get to a large rectangular room down a flight of stairs. This room has two exits on the right side the first right leads to the Flame geysers and The Necromancer Novice quest. The second right leads to a cavern full of spiders head directly down the spider path till you find Oberan the Reviled.)
Mission: Defeat 5 Crypt Fiends
Reward: 500 XP
Skills Given: Soul Barbs, Faintheartedness
Non Skills Quest
The Royal Decree
Quest Starter: Royal Herald (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Sir Tydus
Reward: 100XP and 10 Gold
Synopsis: Talk to Sir Tydus and offer to join the Army
Note: You lose the option of getting this quest if you talk to Sir Tydus
Prepare Yourself
Quest Starter: Sir Tydus (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Sir Tydus
Reward: 250 XP
Synopsis: Talk to the Skill Trainer outside to gain you first Primary Class skills killing River Skales
The Skill Trainer Test
Quest Starter: Skill Trainer (Van the Warrior, Artemis the Ranger, Howland the Elementalist, Verata the Necromancer, Sebedoh the Mesmer,?)
Quest Rewarder: Skill Trainer
Reward: 500XP, Primary Skills
Synopsis: Your intial skill trainer outside Ascalon city gives a quest involving River Skales kill some skales and return for XP and starting primary skills
The New 'Primary' Trainer
Quest Starter: Haversdan
Quest Rewarder: One of the #1 Trainer
Reward: 250 XP
After getting your first skills Haversdan will tell you where your next primary trainer is talk to this trainer for 250 XP.
A Secondary Profession
Quest Starter: Haversdan (Outside Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Haversdan
After Completing the Quest to gain your First primary skills Haversdan will suggest you get a secondary profession after getting a secondary profession return to get an XP reward.
Further Adventures
Quest Starter: Sir Tydus
Quest Rewarder: Devona (Ashford Village)
Reward: 250 XP
Sir Tydus will suggest you talk to Devona to get some further Missions
Speak with Devona after receiving quest for reward.
Speak with Sir Tydus
Quest Starter: Ascalon Guard (Various Locations)
Quest Rewarder: Sir Tydus (Ascalon City)
Reward: 100 XP
After Reaching Level 3 and getting two professions the Ascalon Guards will suggest you talk to Sir Tydus about entering the Academy.
Across the wall
Quest Starter: Torin the Gate Guard (Lakeside County)
Quest Rewarder: Torin the Gate Guard
Reward: 250 XP
Torin the gate guard guards a gate on the northwest side of Lakeside County on the road to Green Hill County. Torin will ask you to rescue a lost ranger on the other side of the wall. Have one Party member stand in front of the closed gate door while the other party member opens it by pulling lever on top. Once door is open run through it before it closes. Once in the Northlands the ranger is hiding in a rubble building on the left near the Gate. Lead him the short distance back to the gate to get some easy XP.
Charr in the Catacombs
Quest Starter: Prince Rurik (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Prince Rurik
Reward: 250 XP, 100 Gold
After Speaking with Prince Rurik head over to Ashford Abbey and speak with Brother Mhelno who then directs you to Necromance Munne at the entrance to the Catacombs. Speak with Munne and she will direct you to talk with the necromancer Oberan the reviled deeper in the catacomb. Oberan will give you a Charr Tooth, give the tooth to Prince Rurik and he will give you an XP reward and 100 Gold.
For Instructions on how to find Oberan check out the Necromancer Trainer #3 Quest above.
The Charr Advance
Quest Starter: Prince Rurik (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Prince Rurik
The Charr have broken through the gate and it is up to you and Prince Rurik to stop them. Meet Rurik and his Party outside Ascalon City and follow them to the gate. Defeat the charr party and talk to Rurik for Reward.
The Wayward Wizard
Quest Starter: Sandre Elek (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Sandre Elek
Talk to Sandre Elek in Ascalon city to learn of her brother who has run off to join the royalist Faction. Head to Foibles Fair and talk to Ralena Stormbinger to learn of his Current location in the Western woods of Wizard's folly. Leave Foible's fair head west into the woods keep heading west on the road till you see Orion Elek. Talk to Orion and return to Sandre for reward.
Poor Tenant
Quest Starter: Namar (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Miller Upton (Ashford Village)
Talk to Namar on the far west side of Ascalon City he will ask you to check on Miller Upton in Ashford. Talk to Miller Upton and he will want you to lure some bees over the bridge. To acomplish this pick up the massive honeycomb and walk into the water. The bee locations are right off the shore in the water, in the middle of the island, and behind the mill. Just walk to these locations with the honeycomb and the bees will follow you. Probably the easiest way to do this mission is to zoom all the way out on your mouse wheel and have an almost directly overhead view this will make seeing the bees easier. Once you see the bess floating around you head over the bridge. Drop the Honeycomb when you quest log is updated. Return to Miller Upton for reward.
The Poison Devourer
Quest Starter: Baron Egan (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Brother Mhelno
Baron Egan will ask you to find a poison stinger from a Plague devourer. Head south over the river towards the east side of Lakeside county there is a small path through a valley inside the valley is a devour cave. Standing outside the cave is the egg hunter Fadden Hathorn. At the very end of the Cave is a Poison Devour who drops one Poison Stinger for one party member when killed. Bring the stinger to Brother Mhelno for reward. This quest needs to be repeated a few times if there are multiple party members as only the member carrying the stinger gets the reward. Also if you lead Fadden to the three egg nests in the Devour cave he will give you a large devour egg which you need to give to Pitney for the prize bull quest. You can also give the egg to Old Mack outside Ascalon city if you have completed the Mesmer's Rogue Bull Quest for Lady Althea for some XP.
The Bandit Raiders
Quest Starter: Baron Egan (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Devona (Ashford Village)
Find the Ashford strongbox slightly north of the fields in the west side of Ashford Village clear out some of the bandit raiders and bring the strongbox back to Devona in Ashford Village.
A Gift for Althea
Quest Starter: Captain Orsic (Right Outside Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Captain Orsic
Talk to Captain Orsic after he had a short talk with Prince Rurik he needs to find beautiful present for Lady Althea's Birthday tomorrow. Head to Ashford Village near Alison the tanner you should find a Beautiful Feather. Next head over to the mill area by Miller Upton on the waterfront you should find a beautiful shell in which a beautiful pearl will appear upon opening. Next head west to the Ashford farming fields from the field take a path north through the bandit raiders and look for a chest upon opening the chest an Beautiful Pendent will appear return all three items to Captain Orsic for a Reward.
Gwen's Flute
Quest Starter: Gwen
Quest Rewarder: Gwen
Reward: 250 XP
Head south east over the river and recover Gwen's Broken Flute. Return it to Gwen. After completing this Gwen can follow you around and occasionally heal for 20 points. You also have the option of buying her a new flute for 20 gold and a little girl's cape for 200 also you can give her Red-Iris flowers. Give her enough items and she will eventually give you the quest item tapestry shard.
Trouble in the Woods
Quest Starter:Royal Herald? (Ascalon City)
Quest Rewarder: Devona
Reward: 500 XP
After joining the army and doing a few quests for Sir Tydus A Royal Herald will tell of trouble with Grawls and to head over to Ashford to help Devona. Talking to Devona about trouble in the woods will make her run over the bridge towards the road to Regent Valley where an small army of Grawls is coming to attack Ashford defeat the Grawls and talk to Devona for XP.
Tithe For Ashford Abbey
Quest Starter: Devona
Quest Rewarder: Devona
Reward: 250 XP, 1 Skill Point
Get the tithe to Ashford Abbey from Grazden the Protector in Green Hill County and deliver it to Brother Mhelno in Ashford Abbey.
The Charr Threat
Quest Starter: Devona
Quest Rewarder: Sir Tydus
Reward: 250 XP
Talk to Devona about the Charr Threat, she will ask you to deliver a message to Brother Mhelno who then asks you to relay the message to Sir Tydus.
Opposition to the King
Quest Starter: Devona
Quest Rewarder: Devona
Reward: 500 XP
Head to Green Hill County and talk to 3 of the Following 5 People Farrah Cappo, Grazden the Protector, Kasha Blackblood, Little Thom or Duke Barradin.
The Plague Worm Problem
Quest Starter: Pitney (Ashford Village)
Quest Rewarder: Pitney
Head north over the river towards the east side of Lakeside county there is small path through a valley. Inside this valley is a devour cave (Same cave as poison stinger quest) Standing outside the cave is the egg hunter Fadden Hathorn. If you lead Fadden to the three eggs nest inside the cave he will give you a large devour egg. Give the egg to Pitney and he will lead you to the Plague worms. When Pitney arrives at the plague worm fields a Queen Plague worm will appear. Kill the Queen Plague Worm and talk to Pitney for Reward.
NOTE: You can also give the egg to Old Mack outside Ascalon City if you have completed the Mesmer's Rogue Bull Quest for Lady Althea for an unrelated XP Reward but it will require you to get another egg from Fadden if you wish to do the Plague Worm Problem Quest too.
The Prize Bull
Quest Starter: Pitney (Ashford Village)
Quest Rewarder: Pitney
Reward: 250 XP
Talk to Pitney to get the Prize Bull Quest. Head down into the catacombs from Ashford Abbey head down the right path till you climb down some stairs into a big rectangular room with 4-6 Raging Cadavers in it. Head to the end of the room and take the second right into a cavern full of spiders keep heading down this path till you get to the hallway where Oberan the reviled is. Right before Oberan's hallway take a left and head straight down that path and up a flight of stairs. This should take you to the candle room where the prize bull lays dead in the middle of the room. Return to Ashford Village and tell Pitney of the sad news.
Rites of Rememberance
Quest Starter: Necromancer Munne
Quest Rewarder: Necromancer Munne
Reward: 250 XP
Talk to Munne to get the candles then enter the Catacomb and head to the left (The same area you have to go for a Monks Mission) light the 4 candles here and return to Munne for a Reward. (Note This quest might be necromancer only)
The Hunter's Horn
Quest Starter: Chantelle the Troubadour (Ashford Valley)
Quest Rewarder: Aidan (Wizard's Folly)
Reward: 500 XP
Get the Hunters horn from the Troubadour in Ashford Village head up the road to Wizard's Folly. Head south east through the east forest till you come upon a river and a fishing village. From the Fishing Village head Northeast till you get to Regent Valley once in Regent Valley follow the river east to a small pond. The Healing spring will be here you might need to hold down ALT to see the healing spring click on the healing spring to purify the horn. Once the horn is purified and the quest log updated return to the fishing village and find Aidan the ranger slightly southeast of the village.
Little Thom's Big Cloak
Quest Starter: Alison the Tanner (Ashford Village)
Quest Rewarder: Little Thom (Barradin Estate)
Find a bear skin in either Regent Valley or Wizards Folly (Game Suggest Regent but more bears in Wizard's Folly) take the Bear skin back to Alison to turn into a Cloak. Deliver the Cloak to Little Thom at Barradin's Estate
The True King
Quest Starter: Duke Barradin (Barradin Estate)
Quest Rewarder: Lord Darin (Fort Ranik)
Reward: 750 XP
Deliver a message from Duke Barradin to Lord Darin in Fort Ranik
The Orchard
Quest Starter: Mary Malone (Outside Fort Ranik)
Quest Rewarder: Mary Malone
Reward: 250 XP
Mary Malone needs someone to retrieve her basket of apples that she dropped when she got ambushed by spiders. Head south from Fort Ranik till you see a golden statue on a road to the east. Head down that road to the apples. Kill any River Skales and Spiders in the path from Mary Malone to the basket of apples. Once you pick up the basket more spiders will appear and attack. Return the Apples to Mary for a Reward.
The Rogue's Replacement
Quest Starter: Old Mack (Outside Ascalon City)
Quest Reward: Old Mack
Reward: 250 XP
After killing the Rogue Bull in the Mesmer's Burden Bull, Old Mack will argue with Lady Althea and demands a replacement. Old Mack will ask for an devour egg to grow a replacement pet. Get an Large Devour Egg from Fadden Hathorn by leading him to the 3 nests in the Devour Cave and bring it to Old Mack.
Hidden Quests
These Quests are Quests that don't show up in the Quest Log and may not give XP
Bear Hunters (Regent Valley)
Find the bear Hunters in the middle of Regent Valley. Find and kill a bear in the allotted time and receive the Hunter's Ale
Prize Winning Hogs (Ashford Village)
Corral all the Prize Winning Hogs back into the pen and Farmer Dirk will give you 25 gold.
Collectors in Kingdom of Ascalon
The monsters in Guild wars occasionally drop monster items that can be traded with collectors to get other items.
In the Kingdom of Ascalon the only items worth trading for are the belt pouch and slightly better armor. The Belt pouch gives 5 extra inventory slots and is a must for any player. The easiest way to get the Belt Pouch is to collect 5 Skale fins and give it to Collector Brownlow right outside Ascalon City next to Lina the Healer. Alternatively you can also collect 5 worn belts and get a belt pouch from Collector Humpherys in Ashford Village but Skale fins are easier to find then worn belts.
The Armor from the collectors in Pre-seering is only slightly better (+2) than the starting armor and is significantly weaker the armor crafted in post seering Ascalon. My recommendation is to not to put too much effort getting the collectors armor in the Kingdom of Ascalon and instead buy a salvage kit as soon as you can so you will have the necessary items and money to forge new armor after the seering.
Depending on your primary class different collectors will offer you different armor.
FOLLOWING LISTS ARE INCOMPLETE
WARRIOR
5 Grawl Necklaces to Collector Kaylee (Near the portal from Lakeside County to Regent Valley) for Ringmail Hauberk
5 Dull Caprices to Collector Rownan (Near Master Ranger Nente) for Ringmail Leggings or Ring Mail Boots
5 Baked Husks to Collector Jacobs (By Outfitter on Road outside Ashford) for Ringmail Gauntlets
RANGER
5 Grawl Necklaces to Collector Kaylee (Near the portal from Lakeside County to Regent Valley) for Rawhide Vest
5 Skeletal Limbs to Collector Gwynn (Catacombs entrance Ashford Abbey) for Leather Leggings
5 Baked Husks to Collector Jacobs (By Outfitter on Road outside Ashford) for Leather Boots
5 Unnatural Seeds to Collector Walden (Ashford Village) for Rawhide Vest or Leather Gloves
ELEMENTALIST
5 Icy Lodestones to Collector Savich (Outside Foible's Fair) for Elementalist's Leggings
5 Dull Caprices to Collector Rownan (Near Master Ranger Nente in Regent Valley) for Elementalist's Boot
5 Enchanted Lodestones to Collector Mindle (Wizard's Folly Fishing Village) for Elementalist's Gloves
MONK
5 Unnatural Seeds to Collector Walden (Ashford Village) for Monk Raiment
5 Icy Lodestones to Collector Savich (Outside Foible's Fair) for Monk Sandals
5 Dull Caprices to Collector Rownan (Near Master Ranger Nente in Regent Valley) for Monk Pants
5 Enchanted Lodestones to Collector Mindle (Wizard's Folly Fishing Village) for Monk Handwraps
NECROMANCER
5 Skeletal Limbs to Collector Gwynn (Catacombs entrance Ashford Abbey) for Necromancer Gloves
5 Colossal Jawbones to Collector Findley (Regent Valley directly South of Fort Ranik) for Necromancer Tunic
5 Spider Legs to Collector Varis (Fort Ranik or Regent Valley) for Necromancer Leggings
5 Warden's Trophies to Collector Hatcher (Fort Ranik or Regent Valley) for Necromancer Boots
