Ferry

A Ferry or a Taxi is a member of an alliance that controls Cavalon or House zu Heltzer who agrees to transport people from outside the controlling alliance to the Elite Mission outposts from the respective capitals. The member of the controlling alliance, who has direct access to the restricted areas, teams up with the players from outside the alliance desiring to be transported, and enters the Elite Mission staging area. This transports everyone in the party, including the outside members.

The term "ferry" is used equally for the service and the person providing the service. This is different from the usual English usage where it cannot apply to individuals.

Some alliances ferry people for a fee; others do it for free or tips. ArenaNet has made their position on ferrying fees known in a forum posting on guildwarsguru.com. They believe it is up to the alliances that control the cities to charge for ferrying or not, as they see fit.

"Parked" Characters
Once a character has been ferried to an elite mission, he can be "parked" there indefinitely. If he logs out and back in, he will start in the Elite Mission staging area. Interestingly, if he travels to his Guild Hall using his Guild Menu, he can then return to the staging area using the "Leave Guild Hall" button. This has an interesting side effect because the "Leave Guild Hall" button transports the entire party, so the "parked" character can return to the staging area with other characters from the guild hall.

Currently there is a restriction on this form of travel: characters who have never been to the staging area cannot enter it via guild travel. Thus, every character must either belong to a controlling alliance or be ferried over in order to enter the Elite Mission staging area for the first time.

Many guilds have designated "parked" characters who ferry guild members over.