The Breach

General Description
Region: Ascalon

The Breach is an area north of the Great Northern Wall, north-west of Ascalon City. In Pre-Searing, this area was known as The Northlands.

Like all the rest of Ascalon this area, once a beautiful land of green hills and lush foliage, has been completely ravaged in the Searing by the Charr. It is now a rough and dry land, with little to no plants, only rocks and a few thorn scrubs. Fresh water streams were turned into lakes of tar. All settlements lie in ruins.

For a long time, even before the Searing this had been Charr territory. After the Searing the Ascalon Vanguard established an outpost in the ruins of Piken Square as a base for attacks against the Charr.

The Breach is often the first area a character newly arrived to Post-Searing faces severe challenges. This area is also well known as a good place for higher level characters to farm Charr, thus gaining Charr Hide, which can be easily traded in Ascalon City for Fur Square.



Exits / Neighbour Areas

 * South: Old Ascalon (through the Hammer Gate)
 * West: Diessa Lowlands

Towns
Piken Square

Points / Objects of Interest

 * Hammer Gate
 * Ascalonian Chests
 * There is a beautiful Mural of Lyssa in the Southwestern corner of this area.

NPCs
Note: Numbers refer to the green Numbers used in the map
 * Joe (only during quest Army Life)
 * Ascalon Warrior
 * Captain West
 * Old Mack (only during quest Army Life)
 * Academy Monk

Collectors

 * Sally Kaugie

Skill Capture

 * Shield Stance from Charr Captain and Gorgaan Hatemonger (not available before Dropping Eaves quest at Ettin's Back).

Monsters
Note: text refers to the red acronyms used in the map
 * Devourers:
 * 8 (23) Carrion Devourers
 * 8 (23) Plague Devourers
 * Sprouts:
 * 5 (23) Crown of Thorns
 * Gargoyles:
 * 2 (22) Resurrect Gargoyles
 * 3 (22) Flash Gargoyles
 * Behemoth:
 * 6 (23) Tar Behemoth
 * Charr
 * 6 (23) Charr Axe Warrior
 * 6 (23) Charr Blade Warrior
 * 8 (23) Charr Hunter
 * 5/6 (23) Charr Stalker
 * 4 (22) Charr Martyr
 * 6 (23) Charr Overseer
 * 5 (23) Charr Ash Walker
 * 8 (23) Charr Ashen Claw
 * 5 (23) Charr Mind Spark
 * 5/6 (23) Charr Fire Caller
 * 8 (23) Charr Flame Wielder

Bosses
Note: Numbers refer to the red Numbers used in the map
 * Charr:
 * 10 (27) Charr Captain (only during quest The Siege of Piken Square)
 * 7 (26) Gorgaan Hatemonger
 * 7 (26) Drim Cindershot
 * 7 (26) Grimm Sharpfang (only during quest Hammer and Anvil)
 * 7 (26) Taag Relicbinder
 * 7 (26) Cess Corpselighter
 * 10 (27) Kaargoth Bloodclaw (Not marked) (only during quest Charr Reinforcements)
 * 7 (26)Mirash Dreambreaker
 * 7 (26) Suurg the Hateful

Quests
The following quests start in :
 * None