gww>Voccoc: reverting revert, Message from a Friend is listed under Ascalon Quests (see Talk:Message from a Friend)

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reverting revert, Message from a Friend is listed under Ascalon Quests (see Talk:Message from a Friend)

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{{Otheruses|about Ascalon City before [[the Searing]]|the post-Searing version|Ascalon City}}
{{Location infobox
| image = [[File:Ascalon City (pre-Searing).jpg|200px]]
| campaign = Prophecies
| region = Ascalon (pre-Searing)
| type = Outpost
| partysize = 4
| exits = [[Ascalon Academy]]<br>[[Lakeside County]]
| guild registrar = y
| merchant = y
| weaponsmith = y
}}
{{Quotation|game|The largest city in the kingdom, Ascalon City is known for its beautiful architecture, numerous libraries, and bountiful shops. Because it is where many noble families makes{{sic}} their home, it tends to receive the largest number of visitors and has become the cultural center of Ascalon.}}

[[Ascalon City (pre-Searing)|Ascalon City]] is the largest city in the Kingdom of [[Ascalon (pre-Searing)|Ascalon]], on the [[continent]] of [[Tyria]]. It serves as the primary hub and cultural/economic center of the Kingdom of Ascalon. It features a parts of the [[Great Northern Wall]], a central lake, noble residences and views of the ongoing skirmishes with the Charr just beyond the walls. Newly created [[Guild Wars Prophecies|Prophecies]] characters begin here after the introductory cinematic. It is inaccessible after progressing to the [[Ascalon Academy]] mission.

==Quests available==
*[[Armin Saberlin]]
**[[A Second Profession]] {{quest icon|Primary}}
**[[The Path to Glory]] {{quest icon|Primary}}
*[[Baron Egan]]
**[[Bandit Raid]]
**[[The Poison Devourer]]
*[[Namar]]
**[[Poor Tenant]]
*[[Prince Rurik]]
**[[Charr at the Gate]]
**[[Charr in the Catacombs]]
*[[Sandre Elek]]
**[[The Wayward Wizard]]
*[[Sir Tydus]]
**[[War Preparations]] {{quest icon|Primary}}
*[[Town Crier]]
**[[Getting Started in Guild Wars]] {{quest icon|Primary}}{{reforgedmode Icon}}
**[[Message from a Friend]]
**[[Trouble in the Woods]]
*[[Lieutenant Langmar]]
**[[Lieutenant Langmar #Quests|Vanguard Quest]]

==NPCs==
===Allies===
====Services====
[[Ghost]]s
*{{x}} 20 [[The Purveyor]] (bonus merchant)

[[Human]]s
*{{x}} 2 [[Arthur Ayala]] ([[weaponsmith]])
*{{x}} 2 [[Elias]] (weaponsmith)
*{{x}} 5 [[Gift-Giver Pinn]] ([[collector]] for 1 [[Birthday Present Voucher]])
*{{x}} 2 [[Gilderoy Le Fleur]] ([[stylist]])
*{{x}} 2 [[Guild Registrar (NPC)|Guild Registrar]] ([[guild registrar]])
*{{x}} 5 [[Halbrik]] ([[skill trainer]])
*{{x}} 10 [[Keeth]] ([[festival hat maker]])
*{{x}} 2 [[Sanura]] ([[merchant]])
*{{x}} 10 [[Serenity]] ([[costume maker]])

====Other allies====
Humans
*{{x}} 5 [[Ascalon Scribe]]
*{{x}} 1 [[Ascalonian Townsfolk]] (see [[#Notes|notes]])
*{{e}} 5 [[Cynn]]
*{{x}} 1 [[Gwen]] (see [[#Notes|notes]])
*{{me}} 2 [[Kimmes The Historian]]
*{{x}} 1 [[Namar]]
*{{x}} 1 [[Sandre Elek]]
*{{x}} 2 [[Town Crier]]s

Humans ([[Ascalon Army]])
*{{mo}} 5 [[Academy Monk]]s
*{{x}} 2 [[Armin Saberlin]]
*{{w}} 2,3 [[Ascalon Guard]]s
*{{x}} 7 [[Baron Egan]]
*{{w}} 10 [[King Adelbern]] (see [[#Notes|notes]])
*{{w}} 20 [[Lieutenant Langmar]]
*{{w}} 10 [[Prince Rurik]]
*{{x}} 2 [[Sir Tydus]]

===Foes===
:''Note:'' enemies cannot be reached by players.
[[Charr]]
*{{e}} 6 [[Charr Flame Wielder]]
*{{w}} 7 [[Charr Axe Fiend]]
*{{r}} 5 [[Charr Stalker]]

===Interactive objects===
* [[Shrine to Godly Accoutrements]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:AscalonCity.jpg
File:Ascalon Academy 01.jpg
File:Ascalon Academy2.jpg
File:SS-Ascalon-City3.jpg
</gallery>

==Notes==
*When sitting on the north wall in Ascalon, death can occur from a Charr attack or spell.
**Characters in [[outpost]]s and [[town]]s do not gain natural [[health regeneration]].
**This does not affect the [[Survivor]] title.
*[[King Adelbern]] appears in two different spots: with the [[Ascalon Scribe]] looking over the battle, and on the stairs on the northern side of the lake where [[Sir Tydus]] is in Post-Searing.
*The small lake near [[Sir Tydus]] is the new location of Ascalon City after [[the Searing]].
*Behind a wall, near the site of the battle, there seems to be a [[Resurrection Shrine]], since all the Ascalonian Guards' corpses appear there after death and, after a few seconds, they do the normal resurrection shrine animation, then rejoin the battle.
*If you hold down the Show Others key (''Left Alt'' by default), you can see Gwen behind the western wall of the city. She, and 3 townsfolk are standing near where [[Lady Althea]] stands when you go outside the town, near her theatre.
*Newly created Prophecies role-playing characters are visible to other players while watching [[The Last Day Dawns (cinematic)|the Last Day Dawns cinematic]]. The area in which they stand is unreachable, close to King Adelbern and the Ascalon Scribe.
*The patrolling [[Ascalon Guard]]s can be [[bodyblock]]ed by players. Some do this intentionally to get them stuck.
{{anomaly|The [[Guild Registrar (NPC)]] is missing from [[International District]]s.}}

==Trivia==
*''[[w:Ashkelon|Ashkelon]]'' was a large and important seaport in ancient Canaan. Its name was later interpreted as "Ascalon" by the English Crusaders. The "Battle of Ascalon" is generally considered to be the last battle of the First Crusade. It was finally destroyed for the last time in 1270 CE by the Mamluks. The ruins rest in what is now Israel's South District.

{{Towns and outposts in pre-Searing Ascalon}}

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gww>Voccoc: reverting revert, Message from a Friend is listed under Ascalon Quests (see Talk:Message from a Friend)