Guild Wars 2 Lore: The Headmaster

I made this video to help teach people about the lore of the Guild Wars universe. This time we're getting started on a whole new continent - Enjoy! Please read below for extra info
First up, here's a link to both a thread on reddit and the official forums about Gw2 and Cantha. Please feel free to join the discussion and let yourselves be heard by the devs!
/ gw2s_fans_cantha_needs...
forum-en.guild...
Secondly, I did not make the art in this video! Credit there goes to these three, who worked tirelessly with me to make this a reality. You can check them out here! (highly recommened!!)
KENNO ARKKAN:
kennoarkkan.dev...
mylifewithfel.com/
CELESTE:
monosaccaride.d...
/ xayah
NYRA:
nyra119.deviant...
www.livestream....
I really owe a lot to them, else my scripts would never come to life.
Anyway, I hope you guys like this. It's the result of a lot of months effort and I know a lot of you have been asking for the next part for many months now. The story of Gw1 still fascinates me as much as it ever did, this is my way of sharing it with you as best I know how. So please, I hope this is enough to tide you over untill next time! (Which is already being produced ^^).
Love you all,
WP

[@andrewadams8601]

And after 7 years, it looks like the campaign to get a Cantha expansion has paid off :)

[@Noizemaze4]

now I just hope this series can get completed Dx

[@Techstriker1]

Just ran across this video and found that intro funny. Only 9 years to finally get Cantha.

[@gur3173]

I would really love for this series to be completed, it got me to start playing Gw1!

[@namelessness42]

Just saying, the demand for more lore focused videos is still here. Loved your presentation style. Even smaller chunks I would love to watch. Knowing full well I'm writing on a 10 year old video here

[@mossheadable]

Well, 7 years later and Cantha has been announced ;D

[@TriptychGaming]

Man I loved this series. It would be awesome if it was completed. Even without the fancy art and stuff, just straight information. Kinda like a podcast.

[@Anolaana]

Think it must have been because of all the art he needed haha

[@Gasfiend]

I'm here in support of bringing Cantha to Guild Wars 2

[@chaotic_enby2625]

Gasfiend Cantha in GW2 would be great!

[@wolfraw]

Well your wish just came true.

[@Lt.CopyEye]

@@wolfraw hype

[@aid4nski215]

well...

[@KenjiKT]

Woo

[@NOOBLETK]

It really is a shame that you never continued this series. You did a phenomenal job narrating the storyline of the flame seeker prophecy. It would be exciting to see you finish the Canthan storyline in such a manner. I feel that a lot of people who haven’t or don’t have the opportunity to play though the first series games, would appreciate and enjoy a recount of these pieces.

[@yamochanchan]

I can only ask that you please continue this series. Its simply amazing and we are all missing out... So much is still missing... so much story to be told!

[@telepusik]

I junst binge watched the whole playlist and would like to say big thanks to you for those videos. I really wish you would finish them.

[@mommabird9704]

Yes Please. I just started plating GW2 and wanted to learn the lore quickly ... I never played GW1 past the Flameseeker Prophecies. Please finish this ... or point me to something else that explains it all ...

[@roldy7534]

Ditto! as a noob to GW2 this was a fantastic find! the lore can occasionally be confusing without this

[@soushi8]

continue the lore series please!!

[@tehpwnerererer]

This is amazing, please continue, i never knew i could be so immersed in a video about lore. brilliant please continue making lore!

[@stevehamner9708]

You've really grown as a storyteller and I've enjoyed this series immensely - I hope you continue. I'm late coming to Guild Wars 2, and your videos have really helped me to immerse myself in this world. Cheers.

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Steve Hamner Thanks very much indeed!

[@IzzyFrizzyOW]

+WoodenPotatoes Hey Wooden A lot of your fans would like for you to complete this series! Plz finish it even if its without the fancy art :)

[@MitchJanssen1]

WoodenPotatoes Why did you pause or quit the series.. its been 3 years?

[@MitchJanssen1]

4 years*

[@Noizemaze4]

@@WoodenPotatoes please finish this series now that Cantha has been added xD

[@Rpgplayers]

Well i just started watching this and 8 years later they are making it. Glad your dream gets to come true.

[@Blaktimus]

This is the reason why i play Gw2 they earn a customer through your work WP! they oughta give you HoT early and really need to consider how they can make Lore like this as engaging as you have yo real shit, this is my like 20th watch this needs sooo many more views

[@kozmo7]

I'm new to Guild Wars lore, so this series helped a ton in understanding the significance of certain characters, environments and the overrall plot of these games. As a fellow writer, I might relate as to why this series wasn't completed. Procrastination and the feeling of pressure for a set of standards you've set for yourself ends up killing projects, lest you strike while the is creativity is in a fervor. If not, then time creates space and space is a chill graveyard where your ideas orbit in solitude, twinkling at you from a distance until they are lost to a black oblivion. Whether you decide to let this one go or not, thank you for the work you have done so far. I very much enjoyed what you have put together.

[@hugomo5399]

This series being unfinished is one of the most disappointing feeling I’ve felt

[@ragekage7790]

and ends it on a cliff hanger too

[@Dallo422]

Pleaseeeeeeee continue this! It's so good!

[@BorgWolf359]

"End Of Dragons" will finally bring us back to Cantha! Later this year I will finally go back to my favorite part of the GW original story!

[@jaymil51]

Dude you're amazing. The narrative is beautiful and so is the illustration that brings it to life. I can't wait till the next one!

[@xuzhang9580]

So in 2020 they finally announced Cantha (Well, sort of), so I decided to search for and watch this video, as I always thought I'd save this for the Cantha expac. Now I found myself SO IN LOVE with this story and this video! The part from the characters finding the demon to the last is just SO good, the music kicks in at the prefect time, your voice changed a little just at the right moment, and those three artworks showing Shiro's sudden appear and him killing everyone can only add to the pile. I went to search for all the official concept art for Shiro in Gw1 and Gw2, and I can honestly say, in my heart none of them can match these three, he just looks SO badass here! It even drove me to watch your original Faction Playthrough again, and I must say, compared to this video that only used two artwork and your voice to describe that cinematic killing moment, the Gw1 cutscene they'd made, just like what you'd said in that original Playthrough, is just TOO BAD. I can even wholeheartedly say I've never seen a cutscene in Gw1 or 2 that can match the last part of this video, it's just this good. Anyway just some random thoughts and screams after the first time I've watch this, also to show that people still watch and love these old videos ;D Wish you well in these days, hope all the best for you. Don't worry about your audience, we will be here waiting for you all the time :) Next, to the 2018 Faction Playthrough vods!

[@xuzhang9580]

Also a random question: the music which kicks in at the part when the heros fight the demon and, well, get slaughtered by Shiro, does that piece of music come from the Faction OST? I wanna check the music but couldn't quite find it, so wondering if it's not from there or I had just not discover it :D

[@gamelover121]

Currently playing Guild Wars 2. You sir are absolutely talented, I have never heard such great story telling in my life. Please do continue, for I am drawn in to such a adventure.

[@traveling.down.the.road56]

My youngest Son started playing Guild Wars before he started High School, and became quite addicted to the game and stories. I never really understood why he was so fascinated by the game and always tried to steer him away from the computer and outside. When he left to go to college, I thought I could stay in touch with him by playing the original GW, and GW2 with him, which had been released a few months before he moved away. Now, 8 years later, I'm the one who still plays GW2, while he has moved on to other games. I never installed, or played the original GW game and all of the expansions I purchased, and I can't believe that I didn't search out these earlier videos of your sooner, and I'm greatly surprised and pleased at the great care and the effort you put into creating this content. It's fantastic, and I hope that you someday get back to finishing this series. I'm really looking forward to seeing Cantha in GW2 after watching this series of Lore videos. This series of videos makes me want to find my boxes of the original Guild Wars and install and play them. I wonder if there are any other players of GW2 thinking the same thing, and maybe I won't be alone on those old game servers, as I play though the story, and try to obtain all of my GW2 Hall of Monuments achievements? Thanks again WP for this series, and I do hope you will get back to finishing this series, it really is great.

[@stella-noire]

My best friend and I had just picked up playing Guild Wars 2 a month ago and we haven't stopped since. We both went through the story together and we've become completely invested in the lore. He had showed me your videos just today and I watched through all of the lore videos in this playlist in one sitting, and I must say, your story telling is second to none. These videos alone have made me want to delve much deeper into the lore of this game, although I'm a little disheartened that this was the last video of this series in over 2 years. I sincerely hope you begin making these videos again as I'm incredibly interested in connecting the pieces to the rest of the lore. Will most definitely look through the rest of your lore and mystery videos, and until the next video comes out, I'm going to be reading much further into the story of this game. Cheers, friend!

[@P4NIC0RE]

Ive watched all your gw related clips for over a year now and I must say there is nothing that makes me rediscover my love for gw like ur lore series do! You, captain WP, you are absolutley brilliant!

[@boydrek]

Wow man, just...wow! It took me a few moments to gather myself and find some words. This was just amazing! A brilliant portrayal of an excellent story which would impress any person that hasn't played Factions, but as someone who's experienced the whole storyline, this video left me almost breathlessly in awe. It's incredibly well done, beyond anything I could have expected. There are not enough praises for your narration or the artist's depiction of Cantha. I bow before you with all my respect!

[@Trigun91]

I enjoyed watching your videos and learned more about GW lore thanks for making these videos and I really hope you finish them

[@mamtakiewdomu]

Here after End of Dragons reveal. Man, I know that you propably are entangled with other projects but I would KILL for this series to be completed. Even in current day and age, just to remind myself of past lore that help me appreciate new material more. Best luck.

[@edidaemon]

Returning to these videos after 7 years

[@edidaemon]

This is my favorite video so far. The production quality has vastly improved (not that it was low, but now it's gone through the roof) and learning this stuff really makes me go to Seattle to scream "We want Cantha!". Keep it up.

[@draith1793]

Noooooooooo That can't be how this ends... This is worse than when Firefly was canceled... PLEASE finish this series.... PLEASE!!!!!!!! :)

[@MrRoflmaozedung]

I was just listening to this while playing some GW2 and i can just remember every part of the story and remember every part i took in it in GW1. It really reminds me of the good old times. Thank you for this very well narrated and also very good artwork. Great job!

[@Dagamax]

I recently started watching your videos since I just started investing my time into GW2. Having never played GW1 I am curious about the lore behind tyria. Your videos have been addicting! I've been consuming them non-stop and was looking forward to this particular video since the first things I watched were the ones in this series. I now see why it took so long to make, it is outstanding sir! I can't wait until you release the next chapter, you've set a high bar for yourself! Also i want Cantha!

[@Shadow987y]

Absolutely touching! The amount of nostalgia I get from these videos is incredible. Cantha definitely needs to be brought back to Guild Wars 2 I would love to see how the Echovald Forest and Jade Sea have changed over time as well as the city itself. Great job as always Wooden Potatoes.

[@Altaranalt]

Woah when you mention an Artist, you weren't kidding. That's beautiful art! Great episode, maybe even your best one yet!

[@s1mp_licity38]

I'm listening to this now as I have just gotten into GW2 post End of Dragons initial release. With Season 1 being added back to the game it seemed like the perfect time to envelop myself in the world and story of GW2 so I thought I would get the story of the first game to get the full story across all of these years. I didn't realize how long ago you made these videos until you mentioned the plan to never add Cantha, which shocked me for obvious reasons. Glad to see that even if it was 9 years later, they brought the fans what they wanted, and I'm excited to see the story I've missed turn out. Thanks for all of your videos, I've been watching so many of them recently, definitely my favorite GW2 content creator. Keep up the good work.

[@thesweetestheartache]

Please, please, please carry this series on. I've been using it to help my SO learn about the same, and was so sad that you stopped the lore series.

[@grimo1kin]

im just now getting into gw2 and i totally just binged your stuff lol. continuing this would be great!! i love the dedication, and it left off on such a cliffhanger D:

[@IamCaptAwesome]

Your best video to date. Amazing stuff WP. Incidentally I'm looking at your Factions-playthrough at the same time, so this couldn't have come in a better time. Wonderful, just fucking wonderful. The artist who's helping you out deserves all the credit in the world too. Bloody brilliant!

[@addy941]

I too would like to see you finish this series and I’m sure many more who will watch this series in the future will want to.

[@RotateMe]

Hey WoodenPotatoes, I have been massively enjoying yout lore videos and just watched all of them for the second time. I hope just because they might not add Cantha to GW2, you should not be discouraged of continuing this wonderful series! Hope to see more soon, you are doing and amazing job!

[@Geobardi]

I have to say it, i love Guild Wars and it's lore, but it's much more enjoyable when someone tells you the story with such an amazing voice. Your videos are awesome.

[@SuperZalkin]

As always, great job on the Lore video WP. And the artist aswell. He brought out the GW2 concept art "feel" in a GW1 enviroment! This is the best one yet in the Lore series!

[@Dontgankmeplx]

These lore videos are brilliant especially for someone like me who never played gw1 and isn't aware of the wealth of lore I've missed out on. Many thanks and keep up the good work, the art and storytelling on this video are fantastic.

[@aktorshift2]

I've just been getting back into GW2 and decided to rewatch this series of yours - still as brilliant as I remembered. Please continue the excellent work, and thank you!

[@Nemene111]

the artwork in this is truly amazing. well worth the wait, thank you for telling the story so wonderfully!

[@Ravmunken]

Artwork is simply amazing, love the attention to detail in both it, aswell as the sound and animation. 4:46 put a big smile on my face :) Can't wait for the next part!

[@ImMuse348]

I have really enjoyed this series, especially since I played through all this in GW1. Thanks for making this. I hope to see the rest one day.

[@criss_crass]

Thank you so much for these videos! You and your companions work really brings me great joy. Guild Wars and the lore behind it was such a large part of my youth. I do hope Arenanet are able to lift guild wars 2 to a place where I can enjoy it as I did the first game.

[@TheDarkmining]

i think i watched almost every GW related video you produced. This is defintly one of my favourites. You and all the artists involved did an amazing job! I still hope we will go back to Cantha at some point in the future. Factions is still near and dear to my heart - a great videogame as the whole series is!

[@aaeriam]

These videos are absolutely amazing and only get better and better. I sincerely hope that you continue these. As a hardcore GW1 fan/follower these lore videos bring everything back to me and I agree that the Guild Wars universe wouldn't be the same or as good if Factions wasn't included into it.

[@Keltheran]

You really need to continue this series, it is truly amazing and is one of the best story series i have ever seen. It would be really nice if you could finish Cantha and also make one for Eye of the North. This could be something for you to do while waiting for the GW2 Expansion and to be honest we all know that GW1 had far better story.

[@ctrout_studio]

Wow. Absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for putting this out there, Factions was by far my favorite. But its almost more fun to rewatch it with all the nostalgia. I would love to see it in GW2 especially with the beautiful environments it offers. U did it justice. *bow* Awesome narration and amazing artwork (especially the one of Kaineng!!). Thank you.

[@taloswar]

This was amazingly well done, and your artist did a fantastic job. Although I played through Factions in Guild Wars, it was sometimes difficult to piece little things together without much reading. This series makes the lore more accessible to everyone, including new Guild Wars 2 players, which is important. I hope you plan to do more videos like this in the future!

[@twocutvideo]

This came out May 6th! I just found our channel and watched all your lore videos until this one and I need more! GW2 has always been missing the lore aspect for me because it doesn't really talk about its history and these have really helped. Please make more!

[@ShadowCandleElias]

4:44 wilhelm scream! xD

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Elias Yes indeed!

[@AhmedAlMahdiOfficial]

+Elias nice catch

[@Dylan-xt9te]

+Entropic Wound I noticed it too, i was going to comment about it until i saw you had.

[@OntyVeracitea]

I'm so happy you returned to the Lore videos, it was the original reason why I subscribed though i enjoy a bunch of your other videos too!

[@bryan3387]

Phenomenal vid, man. I love the painted aesthetic, you did a swell job capturing the feeling from the Gw2 cutscenes. Can't wait to see how you have the rest of this planned out, the music alone is a huge nostalgia bomb for me. Here's hoping I get to gank some Ministry dogs on my thief someday.

[@obodobo1830]

can't imagine living 7 long years with this cliffhanger. here's to hoping you continue this series now that the cantha expansion is all but confirmed. great videos. cheers.

[@trizinc4872]

Revisiting this series post EoD and I still cant help but adore this video and its *beautiful* art, storytelling and narration!

[@Minale__]

.. and after hours of boredom and despair, hours of scrolling through random videos on KZbin .. I almost gave up hope to find something worth watching today but then - suddenly - a wild WP upload appeared! And you, mister, saved my day - again!

[@DodgeThisBam]

Amazing video wooden, This is the sort of stuff I'd personally like to see more of on your chanel. The amount of love you have for Guild Wars lore really shows in these videos and it just makes them so much better then they would otherwise be. Of course I'll be going to your link to leave a post to raise awearness fot the desire to walk on the shores of Cantha once again.

[@geewizwow4889]

Oh I miss cantha... This video has made me so nostalgic....

[@janag1624]

Amazing series, thank you so much. Been playing GW2 for about a year now and will probably start GW1 too thanks to your videos. And look at that! Cantha is in GW2 now too. Your efforts payed off at last

[@Drewxor]

Wow! I keep thinking that nothing could top the last lore video, but you keep doing it every time. Much respect to the amazing artists who help you and of course to you, yourself Woody ;)

[@ericschwartzbauer2861]

I would love for you to continue this lore series.

[@Beltainflame]

please, please do the rest of the videos! I love these! It's been so long since I played through these games and I'd forgotten so much of the story Thank you for the awesome storytelling. I love your videos.

[@weirdpeople]

This is amazing! The music brings back so many memories! Love the Cantha soundtrack. Also love the art in this video as well.

[@johnoliverfainsan3115]

Would love to see more lore, you're amazing for completing Ghosts of Ascalon, really made my week.

[@Foosyari]

Yes please finish this series, I’ve never played guild wars one and I would love to learn more about the lore.

[@johnrupesh4535]

Bro this series was a masterpiece. Why didn't you complete it?

[@Dissonance6499]

First of all. HURRAY!! Lore is back!! Okay, now that I got that out of my system, It is a personal opinion of mine that when you are at your best when telling lore. I get absolutely engrossed with your voice when you tell story. Since I'm already jumping on bandwagons here I would also love to announce my support for the re-introduction of Cantha. One of my best memories was listening to Summertime by Kenny Chesney while exploring the tougher parts of the Jade Sea.

[@MrPootzandMeercat]

amazing as always! i love your art and how closely it resembles the conception art we've seen from everywhere else. beautiful wonderfully told story.

[@CzechNerd]

So good storytelling. I just sat here frozen until the very last second of the video. I love Factions soundtrack, it is my favourite campaign. :) Thank you so much for this video.

[@razorbeard1396]

Thank you to the team for this series it was absolutely amazing to watch and I enjoyed it a lot. You are an excellent story teller.

[@Anubis1101]

coming back to this series now, in Path of Fire, has been rewarding; it refreshed my memory about a lot of things. also hearing him talk about all these areas, some of which we've since come back to, its interesting to see how he felt and thought about them back in gw2's early days.

[@MrNattyyyNoodles]

Coming back to this hoping it would be finished. Such an incredible job already done, the story of Guild Wars will always stick with me! Hope one day this series of videos will be finished. No matter how slim!

[@ASh0tToKill]

WP, this series is amazing, the storytelling is superb. I have never played GW1 but i would love it if you would finish this series in any form whatsoever.

[@TheDorkSide777]

Good Lord WP! The new artists you've found are remarkable! It's amazing how well they capture the feeling and brilliance that reflects in both the story and your delivery of the story! I sincerely hope Cantha returns at some point, and that you my good sir, be remembered as an in-game figure of Guild Wars 2. We'll have to catch up sometime. Send me a message. Malchior Devenholm

[@GlacierRain]

I have only played GW2 and was not happy enough with the lore and story-related content it offered but your video has inspired me to check out and learn more of the GW universe Thank you for the wonderful video and lookin' forward to watching more

[@piercehead72]

WP, truly excellent work. Really brought back some of the memories of Cantha, e.g. the 2-pronged attack in Vizunah Square. Here's hoping they reconsider returning in some form in the future.

[@AledMify]

Dude....You needed to finish this series. Ive just come to GW2 and this is amazing stuff.

[@jokingswood]

Absolutely fantastic. Gorgeous visuals and sound effects and brilliant narration. I've only played GW2, but this really makes me want to experience the original.

[@Daeldor]

I love this series! If real history was told this way I would had been more interested in it back in the day. I Love the art work. As I sit next to my boyfriend nodding in agreement as he lived through the history you retell I grow eager to live it myself. I play GW2 and yes I would love Cantha to be made an expansion :) It is intersting, he took me on a GW tour to the cities that you have mentioned and I am like,"Oh look I have seen that" :) love it!

[@WoodenPotatoes]

+Daeldor Aha, that's really awesome!

[@Onigiri974]

Few you're still alive... I was afraid, this video is way too awesome!! ;) I can't thank you enough for this video : Cantha was my favorite expansion and watch this video, with this soundtrack, and you telling all this amazing story... This is simply too awesome to be described... Thank you so much for all the efforts you put in your videos, YOU are awesome!

[@Bluntoze]

First , awesome job, great voice and story telling. Second , I see a lot of people asking if this series will ever get finished , and I don't see any answer. Here and there a thanks from WP , so he is reading and still alive, but I don't like the ignoring the questions about the rest of the series. I don't mind if the answer is no , but it's nice knowing all the same.

[@huwbiedo]

I would like to second a continuation of the lore project. Being a huge GW Universe lore fan I found these videos not only well presented but full of useful info.

[@TheDJswordgames]

Wow, fantastic and worth the wait. WP, you never cease to amaze. you've got some fine artists working with you.

[@mftaberner]

Wonderful. You are an amazing story teller WP. Your lore videos are all so well put together! Cant wait for the next one!

[@Jontman42]

All the art, I remember every single place they're about. And the music. Reeaaally takes me back, thanks.

[@Manifibell]

I didnt have to watch this video to want Cantha back. I love that place in gw, and I really want it back to gw2 more than anything else. But really great video! You explain it so well I actually started to see how it all works together. I played this in the game and never really understood the lore in Cantha but this made me understand so much more! Lovely artist work! Got a few good wallpapers from this that I will be using now ;D cant wait for the next one!

[@reapings6912]

WE NEED MORE OF THESE! You gotta continue with this series WP! ps; GW2 needs Cantha, where can I sign the petition?

[@o9a7t58iol]

yeah where can I sign that petition for Cantha too???

[@peppercreekbotanicals7265]

It's really a shame that GW2 has done such a poor job of making this lore as accessible as you have. To make the world more engaging, this type of stuff is a must. Good job, this is actually my second watch of these. I played all the first series, but it's shocking how much id forgotten. It would be nice to see a video on Elona and Nightfall. I loved the Paragon and was hoping it would be a playable class in gw2. Here's hoping for an expansion!

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Pepper Creek Botanicals Thanks very much! Hopefully Anet get better :D

[@peppercreekbotanicals7265]

After seeing this most recent update I think that they're headed in the right direction. It has to be perking a lot of people's interest in the original and getting them to look some of this stuff up.

[@ViceDellos]

gw1 lore makes me always so happy, let alone when its done beautifully like you did here

[@bones97698]

Awesome awesome awesome job. Going back and digging into the lore from GW1 makes being able to tolerate the stuff in GW2 that much better. I hope they bring Cantha back eventually!

[@robmech255]

I would love to see the rest WP! This is an amazing series, and this Factions episode was the most well done IMO. I realize it is a lot of work but I hope you get it finished someday. In the meantime, there's the Let's Play of Factions to watch :D

[@Assassinoxable]

I simply love watching these :) I hope to see more please!

[@Angeldustification]

I have played GW1 extensively and know all the lore, but still this video took my breath away. Thank you friend, for this blast from the past. FOR CANTHA!

[@DawgSlo]

You and the people working on this have out done yourself! Very well made :D

[@TomS126]

I really hope they make a Cantha expansion. The art, writing, and commentary are all awesome. I love the Wilhelm scream by the way.

[@LordIsra]

Awesome work, as always and really nice art throughout the video! Looking forward to watching the whole Cantha series and then Nightfall :)

[@ajbilifintoster]

pleaaaase continue the series. I just watched it all one after another and really can't wait if there will be any more :D

[@ajbilifintoster]

also i cannot get over the fact, that there is no cantha stuff planned in gw2 ~~