Surmia

General Description
The city of Surmia is the subject of the Mission "Ruins of Surmia" and the quest Cities of Ascalon.

You can get to the starting point of the mission from Frontier Gate; the quest "Ruins of Surmia" leads you there.

Location
Surmia is located north-northeast of Ascalon City, north of The Great Northern Wall. It is accessible via a gate in the Wall outside Frontier Gate and then a short walk northwest.

Lore
The city of Surmia, nowadays in ruins, was once one of the prosperous cities of the Kingdom of Ascalon, along with Ascalon City, Nolani, Drascir and Rin.

Surmia was especially known for the Academy of the Arcane Arts at that location, the second most famous after the Academy at Nolani.

Surmia is a pretty young city: It was built only about 50 years ago, after the second Guild War. The Charr weren't very strong at that time, so the people of Ascalon made the mistake to build the city north of the Wall. Later they would regret that: When the Charr attacked Ascalon, Surmia was destroyed completely.

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