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• Slice[s] of Ice Worm Sashimi
• The horn had originally been built to demonstrate the king's mastery of the arcane arts, but it became a weapon shortly after.
• As the Great Northern Wall was being built, it became known via prophecy that the sounds of the billowing pipes would render the enemies of Ascalon helpless.
• The horn's mouthpiece had been lost in the Guild War, but it was recovered by Prince Rurik who then used the horn to summon rain and weaken the charr by putting out their fires.
• Leave the book.
• This book, by Rutger zu Heltzer, describes a carnivorous bird that is feared, respected, and legendary among the Kurzicks.
• Read a page.
• This attack against our stronghold chills me to the bone. We mustn't let the dragons defeat us.
• It all began when I was out on patrol, keeping my eyes peeled for Luxon scouts. My ears filled with the shrill cries of a beast.
• Read another page.
• Krait Harpoon Turret
• I chased the Black Moa. It was evil. I had heard that it eats other animals. I now believe it eats people as well.
• A plaque made of some odd, opalesecent material is bolted to the column.
• Read the plaque.
• I nearly caught it, but it thrashed and scratched. It squawked and screamed. When it ran, I tried to track it, but it is fast and ferocious.
• Stop reading.
• This autobiography focuses mostly on the events surrounding the Ascension of Kormir in 1075 AE.
• Some of the greatest names in golemancic history—Oola, Sokka, Gadd, and Vekk—once worked shoulder-to-brilliant-shoulder at the kilns here.
• I am Koss Dejarin, and I gave up a lot for the Sunspears. I lost promotions, a father, a sister, friends, and my home to fight for the organization.
• I became known as the bane of corsairs and demons. I fought for my country and my spearmarshal.
• "The inspiration for the golem-summoning asuran beacons came to Sokka as he took a quick think-nap against this very column.
  Visit the gift store on your way out."
• After a moment of quiet awe, leave.
• You are among the fortunate who find themselves in Soren Draa—the center of the known universe. Or, at least, the parts of the universe that actually matter.
• What makes this place the center of the universe?
• What about Rata Sum?
• Holy goddess Lyssa gave me Kormir and Melonni. One of the two I married. The other, I pray to. I love them both with all my being.
• I risked my life many times for Kormir, but she got what every great warrior deserves. She died courageously.
• I would pin that "honorific" on Rata Sum. But Rata Sum is merely the training ground from which the best and brightest asura escape to pursue their genius here amongst their intellectual equals.
• Then perhaps I'll just take a look around. Good-bye.
• Rata Sum and its three colleges are merely the training ground from which our brightest escape to pursue their genius here among their intellectual peers. Don't get me wrong, Rata Sum is a fine place to be from.
• But the center of the universe?
• Every important asuran lab is merely a hop, skip, and a jump—the asura's perferred mode of locomotion—from the very spot on which we stand. The future is being formed within the confines of their walls.
• But aren't there other important places outside Soren Draa?
• It's been proven empirically that for every step one takes beyond Soren Draa, the average IQ drops by a factor of 0.05, until one reaches the Black Citadel, where no measurable intelligence remains.
• Then Soren Draa is the asuran capital?
• Thanks for the quick tour. Good-bye.
• All of our greatest labs are within sight of these steps: Hydrone, Incinergen, Opticalium, Terranexic, Aeronotics, PR&T, Splorg. The very future is being formed inside their hallowed walls.
• But don't important things happen elsewhere, too?
• Good luck with the future forming. Good-bye.
• For whatever reason, when we first emerged from the underground, the smartest were drawn here like mental to a magnet. The cream rose to Soren Draa and the crap settles everywhere else.
• It's an interesting theory, even if your metaphors need work. Good-bye.
• A first edition of the collected quotes of Ventari, the centaur beloved by many sylvari.
• "There was a time, once, when humans and centaurs lived in peace. But that was long, long ago. I'm afraid I will not live to see such a time come again to Tyria."
• "The outside world is a violent place, where the seeds of chaos are sown with innocent tears."
• You are inside a hylek's belly.
• Defeat the beings from the Underworld.
• Kick
• Cultivated Corrupted Ice
• "Centaurs are a proud race, fiery with passion... They would not see humans as equals. Against the odds, they fought. The humans rose to crush them. War consumed those lands...and my home with it."
• "Forging the path of serenity from the mind to the heart is more difficult than any battle fought with steel."