The Guild Wars

The Guild Wars is a period in the history of humans in Tyria: They are the wars among different Guilds in the three human kingdoms of Orr, Ascalon and Kryta. The wars ended only because the Charr invasion drew the human races togther in defence of an even greater threat from the north.

The Guild Wars lasted for more than 50 years (from 1013 AE until 1070 AE), causing much suffering and fostering hatred between the peoples of the three kingdoms. These old wounds are still evident, most notably in King Adelbern's mistrust of Kryta's willingness to help Ascalon recover from the Charr invasion.

There have been many Guild Wars, but when characters in the game speak of the Guild Wars, they refer to the last war, which ended shortly before the beginning of the game.