Editor's Letter
Over the past year, we've traveled from Ascalon and the Shiverpeaks to Lion's Arch and Divinity's Reach, took a detour to Caledon Forest and Kessex Hills and returned to Lion's Arch, all because of the sylvari Ceara, otherwise known as Scarlet Briar.
In this issue, we'll look at what Scarlet really saw, offer you an extensive recap of the Living Story Season 1, take a look at what we know of the various alliances Scarlet created and see what became of the once bustling townshaven of Lion's Arch. As an added bonus, we've prepared a fanfiction piece for you, as well as a look at what possible alliances we might've ended up with if things would've gone different. To round things off, we also managed to get some lingering questions regarding the first season of the Living Story answered.
This issue is dedicated to the first season of the Living Story and tries to uncover the truth behind Scarlet's rampage and help you catch up, just in time before Season 2 kicks off.
Ollannach - Project Lead
In This Issue...
- What Scarlet Really Saw
- Scarlet saw an entity while she was in Omadd's machine, but what did she really see? [Lore]
- Field Report on Scarlet Briar, Her Labs and Technologies
- Scarlet has had many labs across Tyria, Miko Riel takes a look at each of them. [Report]
- Season One Summary: The Major Characters
- Plagiarised gives a short summary of the major characters that we've come across during Living Story Season 1. [Recap]
- Season One Summary: Scarlet's Story
- Plagiarised gives a comprehensive recap of the past year's events in which we saw the rise, and fall of Scarlet Briar. [Recap]
- Season One Lore Interview
- Angel McCoy and Scott McGough answer Season 1's lingering questions and talk about Scarlet, the karka and more! [Interview]
- Fire from the Ground: The Molten Alliance
- The Dredge and the Fire Legion: what did the silver-tongued person from the city promise these people and how did they end up fighting together? [Lore]
- Lightning Strikes: The Rise of the Aetherblades
- The Aetherblades, a group of pirates combined with Inquest magitech. Archaes8 looks into their story. [Lore]
- Scarlet's Twisted Watchwork and Holomancy
- Konig explores Scarlet's reverse-engineered inventions and their impact across Tyria. [Lore]
- Towering Nightmares: The Toxic Alliance
- How did Scarlet manage to get the Nightmare Court to work together with the krait? Konig explores. [Lore]
- Lion's Arch: Before and After
- Once a town bustling with trade, now its remains are the scars of Scarlet's quest. We take a look at the damage that has been dealt. [Lore]
- Alliance Forming 101
- Seemingly opposite races, combined together. Scarlet managed to get them together and had plans for more alliances; Darryshan delves into them and suggests some more. [Comedy]
- Madness
- A fanfiction by Chase I, in which he empathetically portrays how it felt to be on the other side of the story during the attack on Lion's Arch. [Fiction]
- The Back Pages
- The last tidbits and a chance for you to get involved in the next issue!