God's statue

Basics
At various places around Tyria you can find statues of the five Gods of Tyria: Balthazar, Dwayna, Grenth, Lyssa and Melandru. These statues are not merely ornamental, but serve a greater purpose. By interacting with these statues, players can gain blessings, boosts and even access to other worlds.

''Note: While exploring in Ascalon and other areas, players will find beautiful murals of the five gods. While beautiful, these murals have no function.''

Divine Favor
Depending on whether your territory holds the Favor of the Gods the various statues of the gods scattered across Tyria will change their outward appearance to reflect this. If your territory holds favor then the statues become active, allowing you to interact with their avatar. Otherwise they are inactive and useless (see images below):


 * Balthazar
 * Favored - Flames with blaze along the base of the statue and its eyes burn brightly.
 * Unfavored - A lifeless statue without flames and whose eyes are dark.


 * Dwayna
 * Favored - The statue pieces float in the air suspended within a column of light.
 * Unfavored - The statue pieces lie scattered across the ground in a pile of rubble.


 * Grenth
 * Favored - White mists flow from the base of the statue and its eyes burn brightly.
 * Unfavored - A lifeless statue without mists and whose eyes are dark.


 * Lyssa
 * Favored - The statue has a golden light (with glittering sparks falling) at its base and is lit with white light.
 * Unfavored - A lifeless statue engulfed in thorny vines.


 * Melandru
 * Favored - From the vase the statue holds a spring of water flows while leaves sprout from the tree's branches.
 * Unfavored - The tree is leafless and the water no longer flows from the vase.

Gods' Avatars
If a statue is "active" (this means if your territory has the Favor of the Gods) you can summon the god's avatar at his statue to interact with it. You do this by walking up to the inscription at the statue base and typing "/kneel" in console.

Avatars can offer blessings (see below), quests or (in the special case of the Temple of the Ages) access to the Realms of the Gods.

Gods' Blessings
Avatars in explorable areas offer the following blessings in exchange for offerings:
 * Offering to Conquest (50 gold):
 * Dwayna's Blessing - Grants +3 health regeneration enchantment similar to Mending


 * Offering to Courage (100 gold):
 * Morale Boost +2% or reduction of Death Penalty (if you have any)

Statue Locations
Note: It is worth noting that every region of the Crystal Desert and the Ring of Fire Islands, both being inhospitable to civilization, do not possess any statues made to the gods either at the outposts or within the explorable areas. Also, the Shiverpeak Mountains do not possess any statues as the Dwarves worship the Great Dwarf and not the Old Gods.



Balthazar

 * Old Ascalon (east of the entrance to The Breach)
 * In Pre-Searing, it's located just inside the eastern entrance to Green Hills County.
 * Temple of the Ages
 * -> avatar gives you access to the Fissure of Woe


 * Majesty's Rest (on the eastern side, at entrance to the island of Bone Dragons)
 * The Falls (Southwestern corner, in a shrine with a door next to Meghan the Bright)



Dwayna

 * Sardelac Sanitarium (called Ashford Abbey in Pre-Searing and also has the statue).
 * -> avatar gives quest Family Ties


 * Serenity Temple
 * Temple of the Ages
 * Nebo Terrace (half way between Nebo Village and the portal to the North Kryta Province, near Etham the Artisan)
 * Druid's Overlook
 * -> avatar gives quest Wisdom of the Druids


 * Dreadnought's Drift (southeastern corner, beware of Wurm)



Grenth

 * Ascalon Foothills (near Traveler's Vale entrance)
 * Diessa Lowlands (northwest, near Ascalon Foothills entrance)
 * Lornar's Pass (southern end, east of the entrance to Dreadnought's Drift, down a narrow path)
 * -> avatar gives you access to the Underworld; see Lornar's Pass for more info


 * Temple of the Ages
 * -> avatar gives you access to the Underworld


 * The Catacombs x 2 (Pre-Searing, so kneeling does nothing)



Lyssa

 * Old Ascalon (northwest of the Ascalon City main gate, half way to the entry to The Breach)
 * In Pre-Searing, it's located in Lakeside County by Althea's theatre.
 * Temple of the Ages
 * Eastern Frontier (near the entrance to the Ruins of Surmia (Location))
 * Mineral Springs (inside Ice Imp cave at the northeastern tip of the area)
 * Sage Lands (Southeastern corner, guarded by Redwood Shepherds)



Melandru

 * Regent Valley (Pre-Searing) (Pre-Searing, so kneeling does nothing)
 * Regent Valley (Post-Searing) (near King's Watch)
 * Serenity Temple
 * Temple of the Ages
 * Tangle Root (southeastern tip, near Old Joness)
 * Twin Serpent Lakes (north-western end)