Avatar

Avatars are representatives of the Gods of Tyria that interact with players in the game. They are summoned by approaching a god's statue and issuing the command:

/kneel

If your territory currently has the Favor of the Gods, an avatar should appear. Clicking on them (as with any other NPC) will bring up a dialogue box, which may or may not have further options.

These are the gods' avatars available in the game right now:
 * Balthazar: Champion of Balthazar (a Ghost Knight)
 * Dwayna: Avatar of Dwayna (Dwayna herself?)
 * Grenth: Voice of Grenth (a specter)
 * Melandru: Melandru's Watcher (a Druid)
 * Lyssa: Lyssa's Muse (a face in a wreath)

If you talk to a god's avatar, he may offer you special tasks and services:
 * Some Avatars in the Temple of the Ages offer access to the Realms of the Gods.
 * Avatars in other outposts sometimes offer quests.
 * Avatars in explorable areas offer blessings.

Avatar Quests
This is a list of quests given by gods' avatars in the game right now:
 * Family Ties (given by Avatar of Dwayna in Sardelac Sanitarium)
 * Wisdom of the Druids (given by Avatar of Dwayna in Druid's Overlook)