Nolani

General Gescription
The city of Nolani is the subject of the Mission "Nolani Academy" and the quest cities of Ascalon. You can get to the starting point of the mission by completing the quest "Ruins of Surmia".

Location
The ruins of the city of Nolani are located in the southwest corner of the Diessa Lowlands, north of the Nolani Academy and the former capital Rin. See map for details.

Nolani belongs to the part of Ascalon that lays north of the Great Northern Wall. The Wall wasn't built yet at the time when Nolani was founded, though.

Lore
Nolani was especially known for the Academy of the Arcane Arts at that location. Before the searing there was not a more prestigious place in all Tyria than the Nolani Academy of Arcane Arts. Orr and Krytian high rank families struggled to have their children study with the mages of the Flaming Scepter.

There were magical portals that connected the academies of Ascalon, such as Nolani and Surmia, to each other. Even though these academies now lie in ruin, the portals can still be activated by skilled magicians.

The inscription on the Historical Monument of Nolani remind of the times when the city was founded: