Ascalon City (Pre-Searing)

Description
''The largest city in the kingdom, Ascalon City is known for its beautiful architecture, numerous libraries, and bountiful shops. Because it is where many noble families make their home, it tends to receive the largest number of visitors and has become the cultural center of Ascalon.''

Ascalon City (Pre-Searing) is the starting point for new characters. After the opening cinematic, you will find yourself on the outskirts of the city. Because this is the starting city, it is often quite busy.

Getting There
You start in Ascalon City when you create a roleplaying character for Prophecies Campaign.

NPCs

 * Sir Tydus
 * Armin Saberlin
 * Prince Rurik
 * Cynn
 * Town Crier
 * Namar
 * Sandre Elek
 * Guild Registrar
 * Baron Egan


 * Merchants
 * Sanura (Merchant)
 * Elias (Weaponsmith)
 * Crafter (Weaponsmith)


 * King Adelbern, along with an Ascalon Scribe (They can be seen in the far northern area of the city, near the Charr battle, but they cannot be reached.)

Quests

 * Bandit Raid
 * Charr at the Gate
 * Charr in the Catacombs
 * Poor Tenant
 * The Path to Glory
 * The Poison Devourer
 * The Wayward Wizard
 * Trouble in the Woods

Exits

 * Lakeside County to south-west.
 * Ascalon Academy - talk to Sir Tydus

Dye
It is rumoured that dye drops are far more common in pre-searing Ascalon and there are many circumstances where players have acquired black dye from low level enemies. There are a number of theories regarding the apparent increase of dye drops in pre-searing Ascalon:
 * As any enemy can drop dye of any colour and enemies in pre-searing Ascalon are such a low level, it is easy to venture out solo and kill them all. Thus better are your chances of one or more of those enemies dropping some dye.
 * Also, it may aswell be the case that items dropped by enemies in pre-searing are much more limited than post-searing, which may result in the increased percentage of other item drops, such as dyes.

However, these remain unconfirmed.

Other

 * Many of the NPCs in this city start many pre-searing quests, especially the Academy training quests. It is also from Ascalon City that you can move your character to Ascalon City (Post-Searing).  But be aware that once you move on, there is no returning to Pre-Searing Ascalon.
 * Ironically, Pre-Searing Ascalon City is actually considered an Outpost on the map.
 * King Adelbern actually appears in two locations in the city at the same time. He can be seen with the Ascalon Scribe looking over the battle with the Charr and can also be seen on the staired penninsula on the northern side of the lake.