Gw2 Mysteries: Glint and the Protectors of Heritage

[@marthdaeglin]

It's fascinating to look back on this after PoF. It makes me wish even more that we had gotten to see more of Vlast.

[@Akimb0]

About Glint, her lair was on ALL the grains of sand of the crystal desert, not just one. From the official wiki: "However it [her lair] was actually hidden by powerful illusions, dispelled when people realize where the lair truly was - on all of the grains of sand, not one." Just a small thing, but thought I'd point it out :)

[@jdoggivjc]

So much of this video has been so relevant to the last 4 years of GW2 lore - LWS2 (the crash at Dry Top, the hunt for the Master of Peace, and chasing the egg), HoT (the continued chase of the egg and getting it safely to Tarir, where we meet the Exalted, who were also familiar with Glint), LWS3 (the hatching and training of Aurene, PoF (where we find out that the baby dragon we saved from the Destroyers was quite possibly Vlast, who ends up saving our lives, finding out that the reason why the Exalted were familiar with Glint was because they raised Vlast not too far from where Glint lived, and saving Aurene's life from Balthazar), and LWS4 (where Aurene has become adolescent due to absorbed magic, and not only have we become Aurene's champion, but it's become a symbiotic relationship). When you created this video, I doubt you realized just how central it would become for years worth of play.

[@WoodenPotatoes]

No idea at all.

[@TheDarkever]

Apparently the various Living Stories have their own separate lore, BUT there are many subtle things that connect them one another. And possibly next week, at the Queen's Speech, we may get a more clear understanding of the whole plot about Consortium, Molten Alliance, Sky Pirates, Zephyrites and Scarlet.

[@jimmyfoxwood1507]

Seriously, this channel contributes so much to making gw2 enjoyable :) Especially in times where people get so used to their daily-node-grinding-routine, people tend to forget about the importance of lore & mysteries, and it keeps me constantly hyped about the the game :D tyvm for this, keep it going!

[@AwesomeDeBawesome]

I love how much effort you put into these videos and how they mostly make a lot of sense. I say 'mostly' because you tend to go much deeper into the story than necessary. Example: Primordas has no interest whatsoever in Glint's baby. Somewhere in the lore (GW2) it is stated that the elder dragons have no moral, no goal and no care for the world. That is why they just consume magic, even ultimately leading to their own demise. They are beings of pure destruction, nothing else. They also operate on their own. Minions of different dragons all fight each other mindlessly. The destroyers just attacked the baby (+dwarves) because they do, not because Primordus wants anything.

[@ksfarmmom]

Time travel forward. I’m watching these mystery lore videos in 2020. I’m fairly new to the game and have been soaking up all the lore from your videos. I would love to see a video made now that addresses all the questions you put forth in these mystery videos and see if any of them have been answered. I love the story of Glint.

[@casusev]

I've been rewatching your original Season 1 coverage ahead of the upcoming re-release, and stumbled upon this video. It's so cool to look back at this now after End of Dragons.

[@sieraparagon]

Ok, here comes a contradiction - 250 years have passed since the events in GW1: EotN, which means the baby dragons is by far not a baby any more. Soo, it wouldn't really need protecting at this point, as it will be powerful enough to take care of itself. Which means that there are more unhatched eggs, which the Zephyrites are guarding and therefore being named Heritage Protectors. Also, wild, but what if Glint could transfer her soul into one of the eggs and continue living in a new form?

[@thewaterguy17]

You really need to do more of these WP! They are so awesome and interesting, please do more if anymore lore comes up during the living story

[@aRestless]

I'm currently watching this series and I simply love how you've been right on the egg.

[@Ohlawdie]

Woodenpotatoes, every gw2 mystery you unfold for me is yet another reason to keep me playing. I didn't get a chance to play gw1, however, I'm extremely interested in the lore surrounding the Guild Wars universe. With that being said, keep up the fantastic work and thanks for creating such an amazing series.

[@hosunchoe9831]

You bring so much excitement and life to the game. Thank you!

[@UnitingMilk]

I can listen to you for hours talking about GW2. You have such an entertaining voice and you're always talking about interesting things throughout these videos, its awesome!

[@Erik.624]

Thanks for explaining the story behind it, your channel makes the story and the game so much more exhiting and intressting. You're the best :D

[@TheFatalFlawGaming]

You have slowly turned me into a lore junkie with this series and I am not enthralled by where the living story is going! Thank u wooden potatoes! Can't wait for more!!!

[@RPGCrash]

Took the words right out of my mouth, excitement for the story died on my end, but hearing the little tidbits about the Bazaar got me excited, I didn't know/realise it was this in-depth, but even little bits of dialogue was enough for me to say 'OK, they do care'

[@TASDILAN]

I like how you predicted soooo much in so many videos

[@Shiina42]

I've always adored your GW content WP, and I hope you can get back into it with all this. I'd love to see you continue the LP, and I' love to see more content on the lore. Watched every episode from all your GW1 let's plays, and want to see it carry to GW2 for sure.

[@Supernovasg2]

You're GW Mysteries series is one of my favorite that you do. Mainly because it keeps GW2 interesting for me because I cant pick up on all the little clues that the devs place. Without all these clues the GW story that most people see is very mundane and boring. So I thank you for your work. I cant wait for when they finally open that gate near ebonhawk.

[@TakagiNaoSama]

Thank you for these videos. I sometimes have trouble understanding the lore when I just read a block of text on the wiki, but you explain everything so clearly and it makes so much more sense!

[@bujbju]

I never played the first GW so a lot of this stuff is over my head while playing, Yet i'm very interested in knowing these things. I appreciate how clear and concise you are during these videos as it makes it simple even for a layman player like me to understand. Keep up the good work.

[@goatjugsoup]

I kinda got the impression that the jungle dragon was supposed to be next (from the interview where they confirmed the existence of a jungle dragon) and that if they ever dealt with glints offspring it would mean going after kralkatorrik. Great vid, had not made the connections myself in game but had sort of been hearing a buzz about glint on forums but I find your vids much better for dragging all the evidence into the light and making possible connections

[@shredposting]

flameseeker prophecies is the name of the legendary sheild in the second game, i love these little Easter eggs here and there

[@cgrus25]

It's really cool that all your predictions about this came true.

[@ImrazorZodd]

I'm new to guild wars lore, and I must say I'm quite impressed. Thanks for making these videos and spoonfeeding me these awesome stories! :)

[@Knoct]

You have made this lord more interesting than it was on its own. If it wasn't for this channel I would miss so much. Thank you Mr Potatoes!

[@samdoren5375]

So I'm a new sub and I'm binge watching your mystery videos, and I think this is one of my favorites because this issue has actually come into the light because of the end of season two :D I love your videos, and I enjoy how you focus a lot on lore from GW1 - I've seen a lot of gamers who either no nothing of the lore or only care about current lore :P

[@MadTawnyOwlet]

I was just reading about Glint in the book 'Edge of Destiny', it's really cool to see she hasn't been forgotten and is still getting mentioned in game. :D

[@MrPootzandMeercat]

the next part of the LS is supposed to be an election between Evon and Kiel so i dont know what they are doing with all this stuff with the zephyrites but i did a bunch of research in the city part of the new zone and found 3 characters that stood out and seemed like they were selling some sort of dark magic whether it be themselves (necromatic mercenaries) or what but i feel like ANet is giving us 3 different stories right now. keep up the amazing vids WP love it!

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Actually it's a tricky subject because all the Gw1 lore described it as a single grain of sand, then edge of destiny came and messed stuff up. Usually I believe the more recent lore, but it's a time where I feel like Anet just messed up.

[@CJG9er9er]

WP watching your lore videos makes me want to play GW1 again and immerse myself in all of its wonderfulness

[@Jonaelize]

I wanted to add that at the same time as they released the Bazaar of the four Winds, they also released two new Explorator achievements. Both take place in the Fields of Ruin. One of the achievements points very cleary to the Ebon Vanguard discovering the Crystal Desert. Again, the Crystal Desert. And many suspect that the PvP map Skyhammer is located in the Crystal Desert, too. I think (and hope), we will see more of the Crystal Desert very soon.

[@FuzzySidewalk]

LOVE the phrase "essentially eventually" at 7:09

[@Tryfox95]

PLEASE UPDATE THIS VIDEO WITH THE POF EXPANSION I love your mystery series please make more :)!!!!!!!

[@WoodenPotatoes]

I have made small tweaks to it but mostly yes!

[@klompedompe]

"I asked Glint for a merciful end" "we took him in, he was one of us", sentences uttered in a tent in prospect valley. Has to do with the crash of their ship. Maybe Glint's baby actually is the cause? If the baby is a "he", then they might be talking about some sort of betrayal from the dragon. Also mentions of "the master", maybe Kralkatorik have taken control of Glint's baby? Have no idea where the story is at, but just thought I would add that.

[@tombrown407]

"we took him in" was about Aerin, a Sylvari corrupted by Mordremoth, he's the one who blew up the ships. Gleam, Glints other possible bubba was friendly to humans, and the Egg is just an egg.

[@imkluu]

You always blow me away with the lore you let me know about. I really should have read more of what was in the first Guild Wars, I guess.

[@ComradeJhonka]

In reference to Lonecatamount's post the dragon Shiny is a Saltspray just like Kunnavang. So there could be a possibility that the Zephs, or really Glint before her passing, could have been banding together friendly dragons that see the worth of man and wish to help. We only directly know Kuunie was trapped under Unwaking Waters, she could have scores of eggs also. Which could be where Goren got his. I doubt the Zephs would give him an egg, but maybe Kuunie "asked" him to hid the egg for her.

[@Pagirinis]

Was waiting for this. So excited! I love Glint and the story of her.

[@Akimb0]

I think the GW2 lore follows on to point out that the legend of Glint's lair being in a grain of sand was there originally, but it was later found to be as I described above. I can't access the wiki atm, since I'm at work heh, but I think it does include both parts of the lore. IMO I preferred the "single grain of sand" though. Seemed far more...mystical? fantastical? Great video by the way, it's heartening to see living story arcs linking into the "bigger picture".

[@TheLKStar]

WP, something to think about. I think Anet till this point, was just trying to finish the game itself, we all know that there were stuff missing on launch, now we have a more solid WvW, they are making a PvP competition, we have a few mini-games, achievement rewards, more balance, FotM, they announced they have put together a stronger team to make living story content, the list goes on. Now, with all that done, I think they are ready to begin the "GW2 story", I'm excited for it.

[@xephini]

Thanks for the video, it was very interesting as always! ^_^ I'm beginning to feel so hyped for the future of the LS right now. Glint back in the story, good lore on the official website, no smashing pinatas or bashing signs, beautiful flying cities... It's lovely! I hated the living story just a few days ago, but the whole Zephyr story is a HUGE stepup from the uninteresting Ellen Kiel one. Let's hope they don't leave this story behind in the next chapter!

[@sieraparagon]

The election story - Cutthroat Politics, has a TON of lore behind it and it is a vital part to the development of the current storyline that is introduced with the Living Story. There are speculations that it is deeply connected with very important events, such as the major explosion at the Theumanova Reactor in Metrica Province and much more. So yeah, although baby dragon would be cool, the story in the updates is very strong, especially in the last month and a half.

[@LONECATAMOUNT2013]

Wp I don't know if anyone else commented on this but, In GW 1 there is mention of another baby dragon. In the Nightfall story line the hero Goren has an egg that players end up taking to the Hidden City of Ahdashim ,at the end if this quest it hatches a baby dragon, a very "Glintish" looking one at that. So perhaps there is another possible link with the Zephs. They do appear to be wide ranging traders.

[@cheeesecz]

Recently i was completing all of the jumping puzzles and when I was doing one called "Chaos crystal cave" or something like that,there was an asura (inquest), and he told me that crystals from this cave was used when the Thaumanova reactor was built. And a few days later a new info about future updates came out and if you vote for Ellen Kiel she is going to: "support important Fractals of the Mists research into the Thaumanova Reactor explosion by the end of the year."

[@lamelas26]

Thank you for making this videos. I really enjoy them and at least with these videos I can learn about all the awesome lore in the game!!

[@golmgamer]

Great video, it was really interesting to listen. This update just became a lot more enjoyable. :) Thank you.

[@Kingandhorse]

Logan had 1 job in GW2's end with zhaitan. 1 job..To die..And he failed.

[@Chimaster345]

I'm excited that Anet is introducing some lore consistent stuff with living story. I hope we get a story line or something.

[@dergrant3]

Also, to you WP: I was kinda smiling when you were talking about hearing the teacher talk about the dragons and stuff and not really thinking about it. It was ironic in the fact that you have kinda given up hope on having some nice lore in the game to the point where you started to fail to see that they began presenting it! :P If anyone should have noticed it the first time it should have been you!

[@MaciejMajewski]

Seems the next chapter of the living story is actually about choosing who will be in the council in LA. There's a hint on the main GW2 site, where you can see E. Kiel and that Charr from the Black Lion, having some kind of campaign. Soo, well, we might see more of the Zephyrites and Glint story or ANet will bring it later on. Who knows.

[@filmaccet]

I love your videos, they are always really exciting and interesting, keep up the good work!

[@TheThunderCake]

They should definitely take a long hard look at what they are doing with the temporary stuff. An example would be to use their whole Fractals/Mists idea to put in different kinds of stuff, because it allows them to be everywhere. They could use this for viewing of the previous living stories or something.

[@ElixirOfEuphoria]

Lore :') A good story always makes everything better, I love Tyria .-. Keep making these :3

[@brucewillis2]

I hope you're correct about this being a glimmer of light and we will get to meet Glint's offspring, and from there it will ramp up to the appearance of Kralkatorrik. I suspect he would be annoyed that one of Glints descendants managed to survive. Then Zojjja will get a chance to avenge the death of Snaff, and Logan will get the chance to correct his mistake that lead to Snaff's death. That would be a solid story arc to play, no more fixing roadsigns or picking up kites around the countryside.

[@michaelgerzen6508]

Just theorizing here, might be interesting if Scarlet is a follower/minion of Primordius. Scarlet being the one Mai Trin is following. Scarlet would be using the Aetherblades to get at glint's offspring, which would be consistent with his previous inclinations. Could be Scarlet was behind frost and flame with the azurite as well. Although Scarlet could just be Inquest.

[@yojimarusilverfang]

As I understood it, the Zypherites didn't just find a piece of Glint. They relocated her corpse somewhere else both to safeguard it from other parties and to honor her. There is a LOT of interesting things going on with this update; I recall hearing a group of Zephyrites talking about crystal growers and seeding the clouds soon. Are they planning to make it rain quartz or something?

[@hrantouplainswalker9366]

Thanks to you, I've become a hot mess of a lore junkie and I want to play the game more and more. So help me God if these theories and stories don't go anywhere, I'm jump off a cliff and cursing Anet on the way down.

[@codemite]

It's nice seeing you excited about the story again. :D And thanks for the video, it'll come in handy with a tour of the Bazaar I'm running over at Ring of Fire on Sunday. ^-^d

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Ah yes! I remember that questline! There are many saltsprays about, in theory.

[@ToiletguardFTW]

Love. Thiese. Mysteries! You are awesome! This is making me more existed about the game! Thank you so much! :)

[@Draginvry2]

Watching this footage of Guild Wars makes me want to play that game again. Oh my god I love the hell out of that game. There is definitely an awesomeness to Guild Wars that GW2 lacks. If it weren't for WvWvW mode, I would rarely even play GW2.

[@Tippertot]

I get to 23:35 and just start audibly gasping and yelling at my sister, who also plays GW2. Hearty applause to both you WP, and ANet for this update.

[@cheeesecz]

My point is that Thaumanova Reactor has something to do with crystals from Kralkatorik and after I watched your video it really sounds as that the next living story/update is going to head towards the crystal desert.

[@Watertaint]

Maybe just like light refracts through a prism (crystal) her lair refracts from one grain of sand to all grains of sand in the desert. Making "her" grain of sand appear as all grains of sand, engorging the illusion. Just like the beam of light only hits one crystal but reaches out to everything around it... One can only see the light beaming out of the crystal when they realize they don't have to look for the one crystal, but for whatever the light falls on which is everything.

[@ctrout_studio]

The labyrinthine cliffs are also quite close to the desert... possibly a hint at where they're moving...?

[@WoodenPotatoes]

Meh, I mentioned the other crystals I think people get the picture.

[@felipealaor]

You sir, have a real passion for GW! Great video

[@Kevorochi]

Though the next living story is about a somewhat stupid vote, this still might work out. As someone mentioned Ellen got an airship from the pirates and the zephyrites who have landed are connected to glint what if Ellen wins the vote and somewhat leads LA and zephyrites to fight a elder dragon in an airship battle? Maybe Ellen is becoming a main character for the plot since she has been in many of the living story

[@AsgarTheZigel]

Nice video, although you got some details wrong. The shady merchants aren't necessarily Zephyrites as far as I know, the bazaar itself wasn't made by the Zephyrites, they just docked there to take part in the Bazaar and trade for resources. Also there are some Zephyrites of others races, weirdly enough one of them is a Sylvari. Not sure if that's an oversight or has some significance.

[@jiquan]

This video might be the one that brings me back to GW2 after the break I have taken from it. If it is true that they are going to reveal a lot more in connection with Glint, I am really going to come back :)

[@soralink411]

I think the humans that attacked her that was mentioned in edge of destiny were the humans we played as in guild wars1 but not for the egg reason. I think we went back to her after possibly finding out her origin, and almost killed her before she proved that she turned good

[@StudioARE]

I just remembered that we data mined a small dragon model right before the dragon bash festival, we never found it in game. The data mined dragon also looks like glints baby o.o

[@regendo]

There are now three books released and there is a ton of lore in the GW and GW2 wikis.

[@Dakasann]

I think im gonna read all the books bout GW, these aspects of the lore are captivating.

[@TLSlimehunter]

THIS INSTNATLY MADE THE GAME A LOT MORE INTERESTING THANKS!

[@konvay_vardogr]

Cloth of the Brotherhood never made sense to me until you explained it.

[@ArchDoug]

I picked up on that too, but figured that Glint had changed her lair up a bit (including access to it) in light of the rise of the elder dragons. But that was probably me just making up something to make it work

[@Sturmjaeger]

I had wondered if these quartz crystals we can mine were part of Glint's corpse. We know dragons (or Elder Dragons, at least) consume magic, and hold it in like a sponge. It would go to reason that Glint's body would still hold a considerable amount of magical power. When we craft things with these crystals, are we basically crafting with dragon body parts?

[@UMosNyu]

Right now I am questioning myself: Why am (was) I missing so much story in Gw1 und Gw2... I dont even remember the prophecies anymore... But great job WP. great job...

[@bertramkrogh3898]

I am so excited about the game now. WP, you are amazing.

[@Rolandais]

When I talked about Primordus, I meant the Dragon Underneath what is now the Meguuma Wastes (What was the Meguuma Jungle) not the "Jungle Dragon" Or Forest Dragon.

[@PMArianef]

You forgot to mention that the sky pirates have an interest in the Zephyrites. Completing the gathering event in the Labyrinthian Cliffs leads to an attack by aetherized pirates, as you show in the video. Now if you remember, the sky pirates are an alliance between the inquest and pirates, and it seems with dragon bash that we have thwarted their plans. But we find them attacking the Zephyrites. No doubt the inquest know something, or want to know something about the origin of their power. ;)

[@GuildFreak96]

My theory on why Primordus attacked glint's child is because that maybe they are all actually fighting each other. I also believe that Kralkatoric is the next dragon because after destiny's edge reunites, you can see on the map that you can cross to the crystal desert from orr and i think that they will want vengence on Kralkatoric

[@zeraallimatti5494]

I really hope they ARE going where this looks like it might be going. There is so much they haven't even tapped into yet!

[@WoodenPotatoes]

In Gw1 or 2? In 2 it's the asuran cultural tier 3 stuff, I think.

[@Watcher863]

Oddly, two of the Zephyrites have a Sylvari and Norn character model. And one priory character says its a legend.

[@DeadManProp]

I was really hoping you make a video on this. Thx man

[@Minale__]

I am SO going to replay the prophecies story during my summer holidays! I was too much in a hurry to understand everything ( besides from skipping all the cutscenes ). I hope I'll find someone to help me with the hard mode so I can at least earn some more points for my Hall of Monuments & GW2 ♥ Can't wait for the short story video. ^___^

[@SwitchAD]

"The forgotten learned how to cure RAGON corruption" - Who are these Ragon and where can I find them!... Nah I kid, typos be typos ^.^ Loving the vids, cant wait to learn more

[@Fawstah]

This got me back into gw2, I was feeling like the living story was awful but so far I'm really impressed with this.

[@retrogames]

Has anyone considered that the Aetherblades are lead by a Canthan (Mai Trin), sail the sky like the Zephyrites, have a great degree of control over Lightning teleportation (one of the Zephyrite Aspects) and are working with the Inquest, who have a long history of trying to exploit dragons? Not to mention Aether and Zephyr are both Greek terms related to air/wind? I'm guessing Mai Trin and the Aetherblade commanders might have been Zephyrites who were exiled and are out for revenge.

[@BellasBoneyard]

Agreed. Love the videos. But the latest (Asura and this one) Aren't on your playlist! Took some effort to find them!

[@goatjugsoup]

Jungle Dragon is most definitely not Primordus, Primordus is the one who is now in battle with the dwarves in the depths of tyria. There is anecdotal evidence to suggest that the Jungle Dragons name is Mordremoth and that it might be nature related but that's not rock solid and all we know for sure is that it is the 6th elder dragon, not one of the other 5 we heard about before launch.

[@FurySong]

I don't understand why everyone is so quick to shoot WP's videos down. I agree with him completely and I'm just as excited as he is about the potential of this update. Also I really love your voice tbh.

[@Lukos0036]

Very interesting theory. I do hope anet plays this out and revisits some loose ends from gw1. They have been, in my opinion, to obsessed with writing a completely new narrative instead of carrying the existing one forward. The lore must be preserved, and it won't be unless the players remind them that they think it is important.

[@Khazro]

At the Zephyr Sanctum, if you go past Sheen, and the teacher and the children, up to the little platform, you will see a red mark on the ground (which probably is the sun crystal symbol or whatever) but the biggest arrow is pointing towards the Crystal Desert... Coincidence most likely, also, I can't help but feel that the mark is painted in blood, why would Sheen say ''I'm sorry, but only residents are allowed beyond this point.'' :(

[@KhancoDrestus]

While it's a nice thought that the Zephyrites are protecting Glint's offspring, the story does seem to specify that what the writer is holding is a part of her corpse. However I'm not going to rule out that the offspring may appear at some point, datamining has shown a new model of, what appears to be, some kind of wyvern. I was expecting it to be a new boss mob, but given these new connections I'm not sure any more.

[@effbee]

I really wish the story and background lore in GW2 was half as interesting as it was in the first game. Hopefully this is a sign of things improving.