Dunes of Despair (mission)

Mission Objectives
Help the Ghostly Hero reclaim his throne.
 * Escort the Ghostly Hero to the Temple of Ascension.
 * Defeat the Enemy Ghostly Hero.
 * Hold out while the Ghostly Hero performs his ritual.
 * BONUS Gain more glory by defeating the three forgotten generals within their forts.

Walkthrough
Follow the path and kill any Losaru you encounter. They come in groups of 3 (Four groups in total, three groups of Losaru Bladehands and one group of Losaru Bows). Near the Bows you will see a Siege Wurm firing at you from across the chasm (point A). Kill the group of Losaru Bows first (keeping your ranged people staying back) then move the ghostly hero to the draw bridge to bring it down.

Continue south, and you will encounter a boss. (point B) After defeating the boss and its minions, a cutscene will take place. After the cut-scene, move the ghost back (have the person he is following speak to him and he will stay put). Have any range attackers kill the bows on the ledges on the sides of the bridge. Once they are disposed off, bring the ghost to the bridge and he will lower it. Do not go in past the door. Enemies will come out in pairs. Just wait for them under the arch. After the last wave (it's the group of 3 instead of 2) defeat the ghost on the altar. (point C)

Bring your ghost near the altar to start his ritual. You will have to defend him for 10 minutes. 4 pairs of Forgotten Arcanists will appear. A pair from the east, then the west, then south, then the east again. It is easier if you wait by the altar and let them come to you. This also saves time from running from one battle to another. After defeating them, quickly rush to the south bridge and defeat the 2 incoming bows. Then head to the west bridge to defeat either a pair of Enchanted Hammers, or a boss group. After defeating this group, run back to the altar, and simply wait it out. The last group to attack the altar will be whatever it is you didn't fight at the west bridge. After which no other groups will attack. The ghost will sometimes cry about incoming enemies, but there really aren't any more. You should be able to do this in a little over 2 minutes.

Tip: Past the bridge (point A), to the west there is a group of Losaru guarding a Slow Totem. The totem slows down enemies within the area where it is dropped. It is most useful for the bonus.

Tip: Make sure not to worry about the Seige Wurms near the altar, they are a bother to kill, will distract you from your objective and their damage can be overcome with good healing.

Bonus
Do exactly the same as the above, but at the last part, after defeating the enemies at the east bridge, head out east. (point 3 on the map) Wait for the incoming group of enemies. Do this or they will attack the ghost while you are out attacking the generals. With this additional step, you should still have around 7 and a half minutes.

Quickly head back into the fort, and head south using the south bridge. The first general should be visible. Stick together because there are bugs that pop out from the ground. Further south to the left and the right are the other 2 bosses and thier groups. (Point 1 and 2) You need to defeat their entire groups to complete the bonus. Ignore the group of arcanists on the side exits. They will run off to attack the ghost when you enter the fort. That means you have only a few minutes to defeat the bosses and their minions. Quickly run back to save the ghost to complete mission.

Bonus Update The map shows boss locations at points 2 and 3. This, however, may have been changed in a GW patch. All 3 bosses/generals can be found in the southern base at point 1.

Known Exploit / Helpful Hint:

When you put the Ghostly Hero on the altar the timer starts, the draw bridges drop, and the enemies come running in. But before putting the hero on the altar you can head to the south bridge and try to kill a few Jade Scarabs or Enchanted Whatevers for a head start even though the bridge is up. If you can take out a scarab a necromancer can use a teleport skill (Consume Corpse or Necrotic Traversal ) to get outside of the fort and get even more easy kills. Furthermore, a necro monk or monk necro can train a scarab or Enchanted Bow on the rest of party, wait for them to die, and Rebirth the entire party outside of the fort without the Ghostly Hero being in danger - able to easily kill all the generals at your leisure.

Bosses and Skills
The following bosses can be encountered during the Dunes of Despair mission:
 * Cyss Gresshla (Elementalist): Ether Renewal
 * Dassk Arossyss (Monk): Word of Healing
 * Ayassah Hess (Mesmer): Mantra of Recovery, location B and 1-3
 * Rysaa Hisst (Necromancer): Order of the Vampire, location B and 1-3