Red Iris Flower

Red Iris Flowers grow in Pre-Searing Ascalon and in the Charr Homelands. They can be used to befriend the young Gwen, to exchange for various pre-Searing items, to obtain a Tapestry Shred, and in various EoTN quests related to Gwen.

Farming

 * Pre-Searing Ascalon
 * A fixed number of Red Iris Flowers spawn when you enter an Explorable Area; they can be picked up by any party member. They are plentiful in Pre-Searing Ascalon and somewhat harder to find elsewhere. Each Iris appears randomly within a smaller dropzone of the area, so the flowers can be easy to find once you identify those dropzones.


 * Lakeside County (5): near the stage; in/near the Worm farm; in Ashford Village; along the main river; near the River Drake (at the River's mouth).
 * Green Hills County (4): 3 spawn in various places in the meadows east of Barradin's Estate; the fourth spawns to the southeast of the outpost.
 * Regent Valley (4): south of the Basket of Apples; near Vencel; near the road east from the western resurrection shrine; near the Statue of Melandru
 * Wizard's Folly (5): near the Fishing village; west of the top of the river ;
 * The Northlands (3): near the Gate; near the east-most bridge (close to Ascalon City); near the most northern Charr mini-altar (due West of the empty Piken Square and just west of the northern bridge)
 * Charr Homelands
 * Similar to Pre-Searing Ascalon, irises spawn near fixed locations in each area of the Charr Homelands, although they are not nearly as easy to farm.


 * Ice Cliff Chasms
 * 2 irises spawn in Gwen's Garden on the west side of the Eye of the North. Exit the outpost and follow the wall around to the right. This is by far the easiest way to get irises: there are no foes to deal with on the way, so the only skills needed are running skills to speed runs up.

Other uses

 * To obtain a Tapestry Shred, you must give Gwen at least one iris after you have obtained her favor.
 * To trigger the From the Past dialogue, you must have an Iris (or other Gwen-related item) before speaking with Gwen in the Hall of Monuments.
 * This will also allow you to obtain the quest, Fire and Pain.
 * Oggy in the Alcazia Tangle will use an iris to impress his sweetheart.

Trivia

 * Some players consider the flowers to be worth 50 in pre-Searing because the local cost of the the Small Equipment Pack is 50 flowers and the Post merchant price is . However, others point out that, strictly speaking, money and items can only travel out of pre-Searing and the price comparisons should be irrelevant.