Welcome to the new player's guide! This guide is intended to walk you through Pre-Searing Ascalon, starting from character creation and ending on joining the Ascalon Academy. Warning: The following text contains spoilers relating to the plot of Prophecies. Please note that spoilers abound in the text ahead! While Guild Wars is not dependent upon storyline for gameplay, and the story in pre-Searing Ascalon is almost non-existent, you have been warned.