The Breach

General Description
The Breach is an area north of the Great Northern Wall, north-west of Ascalon City. In Pre-Searing, this area was known as The Northlands.

Like all the rest of Ascalon this area, once a beautiful land of green hills and lush foliage, has been completely ravaged in the Searing by the Charr. It is now a rough and dry land, with little to no plants, only rocks and a few thorn scrubs. Fresh water streams were turned into lakes of tar. All settlements lie in ruins.

For a long time, even before the Searing, this had been Charr territory. After the Searing the Ascalon Vanguard established an outpost in the ruins of Piken Square as a base for attacks against the Charr.

The Breach is often the first area a character newly arrived to Post-Searing faces severe challenges. This area is also well known as a good place for higher level characters to farm Charr, thus gaining Charr Hide, which can be easily traded in Ascalon City for Fur Squares.



Towns and Outposts
Piken Square

Explorable areas

 * Old Ascalon (south, through the Hammer Gate)
 * Diessa Lowlands (west)

Points of Interest

 * Hammer Gate
 * There is a Mural of Lyssa in the southwestern corner of this area.

NPCs
Note: Numbers refer to the green Numbers used in the map
 * Joe (only during quest Army Life)
 * Ascalon Warrior
 * Captain West
 * Old Mac (only during quest Army Life)
 * Academy Monk

Collectors

 * Sally Kaugie

Skill Capture

 * Shield Stance from Charr Captain and Gorgaan Hatemonger (not available before Dropping Eaves quest at Ettin's Back).

Monsters
Note: text refers to the red acronyms used in the map
 * Devourers:
 * 8 (23) Carrion Devourers
 * 8 (23) Plague Devourers
 * Sprouts:
 * 5 (23) Crown of Thorns
 * Gargoyles:
 * 2 (22) Resurrect Gargoyles
 * 3 (22) Flash Gargoyles
 * Behemoth:
 * 6 (23) Tar Behemoth
 * Charr
 * 6 (23) Charr Axe Warrior
 * 6 (23) Charr Blade Warrior
 * 8 (23) Charr Hunter
 * 5/6 (23) Charr Stalker
 * 4 (22) Charr Martyr
 * 6 (23) Charr Overseer
 * 5 (23) Charr Ash Walker
 * 8 (23) Charr Ashen Claw
 * 5 (23) Charr Mind Spark
 * 5/6 (23) Charr Fire Caller
 * 8 (23) Charr Flame Wielder

Bosses
Note: Numbers refer to the red Numbers used in the map
 * Charr:
 * 10 (27) Charr Captain (only during quest The Siege of Piken Square)
 * 7 (26) Gorgaan Hatemonger
 * 7 (26) Drim Cindershot
 * 7 (26) Grimm Sharpfang (only during quest Hammer and Anvil)
 * 7 (26) Taag Relicbinder
 * 7 (26) Cess Corpselighter
 * 10 (27) Kaargoth Bloodclaw (Not marked) (only during quest Charr Reinforcements)
 * 7 (26)Mirash Dreambreaker
 * 7 (26) Suurg the Hateful

Quests

 * None