User:GW-Karlos

 Hello and welcome to my little place in the Wiki! :) I am a contributor and admin on this wiki. I am grateful for all the good times and the amazing learning experience. Help the wiki grow and stay strong. Feel free to contact me through my in-game characters.

Saifuddeen Kenaani

 * Hammer wielding tank specializing in damage output and knockdowns.
 * Mostly W/Mo though sometimes I experiment with W/E or W/Me
 * Retired Big time PvE explorer. Thoroughly replaced by Lamees below. He still makes cameo appearances all around helping guildmates and FoW/UW groups looking for tanks.
 * Armor of choice: Gladiator's Armor (15k)



Lamees Ghaznawi

 * Air specialized Elementalist, serious butt-kicker!! :)
 * On November 3rd, 2005, she fully conquered the Fissure of Woe with an excellent group, completing all quests in one run. She is now enshrined into my RPG characters hall of fame.
 * Somehow I find playing the PvE game with an ele a lot easier than a warrior. Maybe because the warrior was my first character and I was having a trial by fire, or maybe because eles sit in the back. It could also be because AoE spells are very effective in wiping out computer controlled mobs.
 * Armor of choice: Obsidian (Fissure) Aeromancer's Armor and Elementalist Ascended Canthan Armor



Transcendant One

 * Mwah ha ha haah! My attempt at being a monkster!
 * One of a handful of monks at the Ashford Abbey who have mastered the long lost art of Apple Smiting Prayers, including Holy Peel, Crunch Signet and Balthazar's Cider (see picture).
 * Healing others is serious work! Being a good monk requires a lot of skill. It also requires patience as you can see the mistakes of others a lot more closely. I have made a secret vow never to heal any wammo who uses Healing Breeze or Mending in mesmer-heavy areas. This is my feeble attempt at letting the world know of my evil intentions.
 * Armor of choice: Running around in his undies (Ascetic's Armor)



Kyle the Vile

 * Mean little guy with evil ideas.
 * Kyle and Grenth go back a long way (see picture). He devouted his life to the service of Grenth and vowed to keep sending people to the Underworld, otherwise the quest Escort of Souls will not work.
 * Playing a necro is a real drag. It requires much patience and tactfulness. Spamming spells and outgunning your enemy are certainly not options for a necro (my favorite approaches with Lamees my ele). Most necro spells cost a lot and take a long time to cast. A necro must certainly choose his spots. On the flip side, some necro hexes are downright filthy.
 * Armor of choice: Running around in his speedos (Scar Pattern Armor)

Guild & Alliance Life
Guild: The Kaizen Order My guild is the Kaizen Order. It's a friendly guild of veteran players. The core founders were close in previous games and got hooked on Guild Wars early. I joined them in the summer, then departed as the guild was too small and the old guys were too close to each other to keep the others involved. As My experience in the game itself improved and my acquaintanced increased, I rejoined them and brought some friends with me.

I am an officer in the guild and I love to help the new guys out and keep pointing them here. We have some very skilled players and most of the guys I hang out with in the guild are amazingly mature and fun. It's like a senior citizen care center. :) Very few officers younger than 20.

Alliance: Komalis Protectors The alliance is lead by Komalis Protectors which is a French guild. These guys are really cool. We have been through a lot of ups and downs lately, but have somehow managed to hold House zu Heltzer almost continuously for over 3 weeks now. We've had FIERCE competition from LUST and MaD. It's actually been fun comepting with them.

Real Life Character

 * Tarek:
 * Level: 30 :)
 * Territory: Egypt (living in the Seattle area)
 * Profession: Teacher/Software Developer specializing in low-level Windows programming.
 * PvE kinda person, likes Basketball, RPG games and Reading
 * The last remaining true Utah Jazz fan in the world. :)

Guildwiki
Description: Boss found in the northwestern area of the Wiki.

Skills Used:
 * Conjure Fine Print
 * Form Committee
 * Never Ending Argument
 * Critique
 * "They're penetrating the Bureaucracy!"
 * Frustrating Was Karlos
 * Song of Regurgitation
 * Avatar of Gravewit

Items Dropped:
 * Bureuaucrat's Monocle
 * Tome of Unwavering Protocol
 * The Chronicles of Lamees

Computer Games
I am a HUGE fan of two genres that are dying right now (but still produce amazing games): Adventure games and well storied RPG games. I enjoy questing and exploring and living the real game experience. I actually abhor much of the most popular elements of MMORPG culture like trading and dissing noobs and playing PvP to climb a ladder. :)

Favorite RPG games:
 * 1) The eternal masterpiece: Planescape: Torment
 * 2) The Baldur's Gate series, especially "Shadows of Amn."
 * 3) The Icewind Dale series.
 * 4) Neverwinter Nights (original and Hordes).
 * 5) I currently love the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series for its wonderful storytelling.

Favorite Adventure games:
 * 1) Sierra's old stuff, Space Quest, King's Quest and my most beloved: Hero's Quest.
 * 2) Gabriel Knight series, especially two.
 * 3) Lucas Arts' masterpieces: Monkey Island and Grim Fandango.

Favorite other games:
 * 1) Diablo 1 and 2 for the storyline. If they would just sell the animations as a movie, I would buy it. :)
 * 2) Heroes of Might and Magic (2, 3 and 4). Hands down, the most addictive game I ever played. Heroes 4 had a masterful sound track.
 * 3) WarCraft and StarCraft for excellent storytelling.

I think that it is high time Hollywood made some of these amazing story lines into movies.

The Hall of Coolness

 * Coolest Game: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.
 * Coolest Story: PlaneScape: Torment, Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within
 * Coolest Hero: Roger Wilco, Guybrush Threepwood
 * Coolest NPC: Zeratul, Ravel Puzzlewell
 * Coolest Villain: Jon Irenicus, Sarah Kerrigan, Trias the Betrayer, The Transcendant One, Captain Le Chuck
 * Coolest Henchman: Entire cast of Torment, Minsc (and Boo), Jolee Bindo, Jan Jensen with Anomen
 * Coolest Character Development: Neverwinter Nights with expansions.
 * Coolest Question: "Not your fault? Tell me, Marius... How is it not your fault?"


 * Special award: Most Annoying NPC: Cespinar from Throne of Bhaal