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{{Location disambiguation 2}}
{{Location infobox
| image = [[File:Crystal Overlook.jpg|196px]]
| campaign = Nightfall
| region = The Desolation
| type = Explorable area
| exits = [[The Alkali Pan]]<br>[[The Arid Sea]]<br>[[The Ruptured Heart]]
| artisan = y
| collector = y
| merchant = y
| weaponsmith = y
| pic1 = [[File:Crystal Overlook map.jpg|196px|link=Crystal Overlook/Map]]
| pic1-text = Interactive map<br>[[/Maps|Non-interactive maps]]
| pic2 = [[File:Crystal Overlook abandoned settlement.jpg|196px]]
| pic2-text = The abandoned settlement of [[Lannur]].
| pic3 = [[File:Crystal Overlook abandoned settlement graveyard.jpg|196px]]
| pic3-text = Lannur's graveyard.
| ingame name=Crystal Overlook
| game link type 0=explorable
| game link num 0=448
}}
The [[Crystal Overlook]] is an [[explorable area]] in [[the Desolation]] and takes its name from the nearby [[Crystal Desert]], the destination for [[Elona|Elonian]] pilgrims seeking [[Ascension]]. Parts of the [[Great Pilgrimage]] are repeated through quests in the Desolation as well as both quests and missions in ''[[Guild Wars Prophecies]]''.

== Getting there ==
You can only reach this area by crossing from one of the three adjoining explorable areas: [[the Alkali Pan]], [[the Arid Sea]], or [[The Ruptured Heart]]; it is not connected to any [[outpost]] or [[town]]. You can complete the ''[[Guild Wars Nightfall|Nightfall]]'' storyline without visiting this area, which is the site of a single secondary quest ([[Family Soul]], which requires access to ''Prophecies'') and one [[Zaishen Bounty]].

==Exits==
*[[The Alkali Pan]] (southeast)
*[[The Arid Sea]] (northwest, by talking to a [[Forgotten Guardian]]; requires ''Prophecies'')
*[[The Ruptured Heart]] (northeast)

==Shrines==
;[[Resurrection shrine]]s with [[bounty|bounties]]:
*[[Ghostly Priest]] → [[Elemental Hunt]]
**At the exit into [[the Ruptured Heart]].
*[[Ghostly Priest]] → [[Monolith Hunt]]
**At the exit into [[the Alkali Pan]].
**At the southwestern corner.
**Northeastern end of the sulfurous area.
*[[Ghostly Scout]] → [[Insect Hunt]]
**Near the northwestern corner.
*[[Ghostly Scout]] → [[Mandragor Hunt]]
**West of the sulfurous area.

;Resurrection shrines with a [[statue]]:
*[[Avatar of Dwayna (NPC)|Avatar of Dwayna]]
**At the southwestern corner.
**Northeastern end of the sulfurous area.
*[[Champion of Balthazar]]
**At the exit into the Alkali Pan.
**Near the northwestern corner.
*[[Lyssa's Muse]]
**At the exit into the Ruptured Heart.
*[[Voice of Grenth]]
**West of the sulfurous area.

==Quests available==
*[[Shanrah]]
**[[Family Soul]]

==NPCs==
===Allies===
====Services====
:''Note: All services are found in the northern abandoned settlement.''

=====Collectors=====
*{{x}} 20 [[Dayoesh]] ([[collector]] for 5 [[Inscribed Shard]]s)
*{{x}} 20 [[Juba]] (collector for 5 [[Mandragor Husk]]s)

=====Crafters and merchants=====
*{{x}} 20 [[Khendi]] ([[artisan]])
*{{x}} 20 [[Ruricu]] ([[weaponsmith]])
*{{x}} 20 [[Aisu]] ([[merchant]])

====Other allies====
*{{x}} 20 [[Forgotten Guardian]]
*{{x}} 20 [[Ghostly Priest]]
*{{x}} 10 [[Ghostly Scout]]
*{{x}} 20 [[Ascension Pilgrim]]s

===Charmable animals===
*{{x}} 5 [[Hyena]] (southern sandy and rocky areas)

===Foes===
[[Arachnid]]s
*{{r}} 20 (26) [[Dune Spider]]

[[Elemental]]s
*{{w}} 24 (26) [[Shambling Mesa]]
*{{e}} 24 (26) [[Sandstorm Crag]]

Elementals ([[Djinn]])
*{{e}} 24 (26) [[Ruby Djinn]]
*{{d}} 24 (26) [[Sapphire Djinn]]

[[Giant]]s
*{{r}} 24 (26) [[Nomad Giant]]
*{{n}} 24 (26) [[Sadistic Giant]]

[[Insect]]s
*{{w}} 20 (26) [[Bladed Dune Termite]]
*{{mo}} 20 (26) [[Dune Beetle Queen]]
*{{p}} 20 (26) [[Dune Beetle Lance]]

[[Mandragor]]s
*{{w}} 22 (26) [[Mandragor Terror]]
*{{n}} 22 (26) [[Ravenous Mandragor]]
*{{e}} 22 (26) [[Mandragor Sand Devil]]

[[Monolith]]s
*{{me}}{{p}}{{d}} 22 (26) [[Graven Monolith]]

[[Skeleton]]s ([[Undead]])
*{{w}} 10 (24) [[Relentless Corpse]]
*{{n}} 10 (24) [[Restless Dead (Nightfall)|Restless Dead]]

[[Wurm]]s
*{{w}} 28 (30) [[Desert Wurm (NPC)|Desert Wurm]]

====Bosses====
Giants
*{{mo}} 28 (30) [[Ajamahn, Servant of the Sands]] → [[Scribe's Insight]] ([[Ajamahn's Artifact]])
*{{n}} 28 (30) [[Wioli the Infectious]] → [[Plague Signet]] ([[Wioli's Artifact]])
*{{rt}} 28 (30) [[Jedeh the Mighty]] → [[Signet of Ghostly Might]] ([[Jedeh's Artifact]])

Mandragors
*{{a}} 28 (30) [[Achor the Bladed]] → [[Shattering Assault]] ([[Achor's Daggers]])

==Notes==
*There is a Forgotten Guardian in the northwest corner of the map that allows travel to the Arid Sea (a [[region]] in the Crystal Desert of ''Prophecies''). However, your [[account]] must have access to the Prophecies campaign and your current [[character]] must have completed the [[Sanctum Cay]] mission. Party members who do not meet these conditions will be left behind.
*The quest [[Family Soul]] affects the spawns in this area.
*There is an ancient structure at the very center of the map, inside the [[Sulfurous Haze]] area. [[Zehtuka's Great Horn]] may be found there, along with a [[Cauldron of Cataclysm|Searing Cauldron]].
*Complete exploration of this area contributes approximately 2.8% to the Elonian [[Cartographer]] title track.
*{{Vanquisher|count = 196|low = 190|high = 201}}
**Only the central sulfurous area and two sandy areas can be cleared while inside a [[Junundu]].
**Apart from two spots where [[Desert Wurm (NPC)|Desert Wurm]]s and the graveyard where [[Restless Dead (Nightfall)|Restless Dead]] may appear, there are no hidden groups.
** There are a couple of easy to miss Djinn groups directly west of The Ruptured Heart exit.
**This area is relatively mild and easy compared to the other areas in the Desolation.

==Trivia==
[[File:Crystal Overlook statue in the distance.jpg|right|thumb|Statue in the distance.]]
*The [[Lonely Vigil]] seen in the Arid Sea is visible from the Forgotten Guardian's location (see image to the right).
*With proper triangulation and examination using the statue as a reference point, it can be shown that the maps do not line up properly, with sections of the Crystal Desert in [[Tyria]] overlapping sections in the other parts of the Desolation.

{{Explorable areas in the Desolation}}
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gww>Coaster at 23:54, 27 August 2025