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The name Gwen can refer to:

Gwen (Pre-searing), the NPC encountered in Pre-Searing Ascalon.
- A miniature version of Pre-Searing Gwen is available as a second-year Birthday Present.
Gwen-chan, an April Fools' Day 2009 character avatar.
- A miniature version of Gwen-chan is available from Gifts of the Traveler.
Gwen (GW:EN), the Hero encountered in the Eye of the North expansion.
Guild Wars Eye of the North is often abbreviated as "GW:EN."

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-{{BeastInfo | name = Gwen| image = [[Image:Gwen.JPG|128px]]| species = [[Human]]| prof = mesmer| icon = [[Image:mesmer-icon.png]]| level = 1}}
-[[Gwen]] is one of the biggest mysteries in the game. She is a little girl that you first encounter in pre-Searing. No one is sure of what happened to her after the Searing, but little hints and clues are encountered in different areas of the game.
+The name '''Gwen''' can refer to:
-==Gwen, [[Pre-Searing]]==
+*[[Gwen (Pre-searing)]], the [[NPC]] encountered in [[Pre-Searing Ascalon]].
-You can find Gwen behind the [[Resurrection Shrine]] on the east-side of the [[Ascalon City (Pre-Searing)|Ascalon City]] entrance. The first time you speak to her, she will give you the [[Gwen's Flute]] quest in which you need to find her lost flute. If you complete the quest she will want to follow you in your adventures. She is a very useful sidekick as she is never targeted by enemies and can heal you for 20 [[HP]] randomly when your health is down. Speak to her to have her follow you and speak to her again to have her wait. If you have any of the items you can give her, she will ask for one of them instead.
+**A [[miniature]] version of Pre-Searing Gwen is available as a second-year [[Birthday Present]].
+*[[Gwen-chan]], an [[April Fools' Day 2009]] character avatar.
+**A [[miniature]] version of Gwen-chan is available from [[Gift of the Traveler|Gifts of the Traveler]].
+*[[Gwen (GW:EN)]], the [[Hero]] encountered  in the [[Eye of the North]] expansion.
+*[[Guild Wars Eye of the North]] is often abbreviated as "GW:EN."
+[[de:Gwen]]
-If she is following you, she will be waiting for you anytime you enter an [[explorable area]] (with the exception of [[the Catacombs]] and [[The Northlands]]) but if you log out or if you enter [[Ascalon City (Pre-Searing)|Ascalon City]] she will return to her original location.
-You may also give all or any of the following gifts to Gwen to make her more attached to you:
-*[[Flute]]
-**Bought from any [[merchant]] in [[Pre-Searing Ascalon]].
-**You can give it to her only once.
-**Her appearance will change once you give it to her, she will carry it in her hand.
-**It will make her a little happy, and she will start playing it.
-**While she is following you, she will play it once in a while when you are idle, and always when she heals you. It is currently not known which skill she uses to heal.
-**It seems that she will not heal you unless you give her the flute.
-*[[Small Girl's Cape]]
-**Bought from any [[merchant]] in [[Pre-Searing Ascalon]].
-**You can give it to her only once.
-**Her appearance will change once you give it to her, she will be wearing it on her neck.
-**It will really boost her attachment to you.
-*[[Red Iris Flower]]s
-**Found randomly in most [[explorable area]]s in [[Pre-Searing Ascalon]].
-**You can give her all the Red Iris Flowers that you find, she can't have enough of them. Note that if you have given her the flute and the cape she will take all the red iris flowers you have in inventory before offering the tapestry shred.
-**It will slightly increase her attachment to you.  If you plan to save the 200 gold pieces the [[Small Girl's Cape]] costs, you may just give this item to her.
-**Once she gives you the [[Tapestry Shred]] there is no reason to give more to her, so you may want to sell them instead.
-Once she likes you enough, she will give you the most valuable thing she has (according to her) which is the [[Tapestry Shred]].
-The fastest way to get the item is to give her the [[Flute]], the [[Small Girl's Cape]] and two [[Red Iris Flower]]s (total cost: 214 gold pieces).  Alternately, you can give her the [[Flute]] and three*[[Red Iris Flower]]s (though the number of Flowers has been known to sometimes be higher).
-===Notes===
-*If you join a party with someone who had already given the items to her, she will be wearing them already, at which point she is referred to as "Tainted Gwen" and you will not be able to receive the [[Tapestry Shred]] or start [[Gwen's Flute]] if you have not done so.
-*You can see her from inside Ascalon city. Go near where Prince Rurik is and look outside, near the theater, where Lady Althea is when you enter the area. You'll see her near some local villagers.
-===Quests given===
-*[[Gwen's Flute]]
-===Location===
-*[[Pre-Searing Ascalon]]
-**[[Ascalon City (Pre-Searing)]] (cannot be reached)
-**[[Lakeside County]] (just outside [[Ascalon City (Pre-Searing)|Ascalon City]] behind the [[Resurrection Shrine]])
-===Skills used===
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-*[[Spontaneous Combustion]] (during the end of the beta-test)
-===Quotes===
-Gwen speaks of many things as she follows you around. All the characters she talks about are characters you meet in the game. The following are possibly all of Gwen's lines:
-While following you:
-*''"Are we there yet?"''
-*''"Are you a hero, too, like [[Aidan]] and [[Devona]]? My daddy was a great [[warrior]], but he died when I was seven. Mommy says maybe we'll see him again after we die. Do you think that's true?"''
-*''"[[Devona]] is so pretty! I love her hair. Do you think my hair will be that pretty when I grow up?"''
-*''"Have you met my mommy? Her name is [[Sarah]]. She's the town herbalist. She helps make sick people well again."''
-*''"I hope this isn't too dangerous."''
-*''"I'm on an adventure!"''
-*''"I wish I had a red cape like Sandra's. It's my favorite color."''
-*''"[[Lady Althea]]'s father is a [[Duke Barradin|duke]]. That means he's important, and he knows [[Prince Rurik]]. I'd love to meet the prince someday."''
-*''"[[Mary Malone]] brought us apples today. They're so lovely and ripe! Mommy wouldn't let me have one. She's saving them to bake a pie. Yummy!"''
-*''"Mommy says I shouldn't bother the grownups so much, but there aren't any children for me to play with. Besides, they're all so nice to me! Well, most of them are, anyway."''
-*''"Mr. & Mrs. [[Fadden Hathorn|Hathorn]] have children, but they're too young to play with me. Sometimes Mrs. Hathorn let's me hold the baby. He's so cute!"''
-*''"[[Old Mack]] has a bull named [[Bill]], and he's really mean. Once I saw him chase a man and hurt him real bad. Someone ought to do something about him. If my daddy was here, he'd kill that old bull and carve him into steaks!"''
-*''"[[Prince Rurik]] and [[Lady Althea]] are going to get married! I can't wait! I hope I get to attend the wedding. I just love weddings!"''
-*''"Some day I will be a famous musician!"''
-*''"When I grow up, I'm going to be a hero like my daddy. I'd like to be a warrior, but the [[mesmer]]s' outfits are nicer, don't you think?"''
-While Next to [[Ciglo the Monk|Ciglo]] ([[Monk Test]]):
-*''Mommy and Ciglo are both healers, but Mommy uses herbs to heal people, and Ciglo uses magic from Dwayna. He told me. He's very nice to children."''
-While not following you:
-*''"Eww! A big beetle!"''
-*''"I think I'm going to follow you!"''
-*''"I want to be an adventurer too. Can I come with you?"''
-*''"I wonder how many flowers it takes to fill a vase?"''
-*''"My daddy was an adventurer like you. Once, he let me go on an adventure with him."''
-*''"Someone help me!"''
-*''"The [[Red Iris Flower]]s are my favorite!"''
-*''"When I grow up I want to be just like you."''
-*''"You look really strong. Can you teach me anything?"''
-*''"That last flower had a bee on it!"''
-*''"Your friend found my flute. Thank You!"''
-*''"You're my favorite person, besides my mommy."
-During her appearance in the [[Beta Weekend Event]]:
-*''"My name is Gwen. And I don't like yooou.''"
-*''"My mother? Let me tell you about my mother.''"
-*''"Mommy always said not to play with fire. But Mommy's dead.''"
-*''"Why does everyone I love always die?''"
-*''"We need no water, let the ...''"
-*''"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!''"
-*''"Painful to live in fear, isn't it?''"
-*''"Hey, where are you going?''"
-*''"You didn't save Ascalon, now I'm gonna hurt you.''"
-*''"Burn it to the ground! Muhahahaha!''"
-*''"My favorite 3 things: skipping, playing the flute, and burning towns down.''"
-*''"Ashes, ashes, you all fall down!''"
-*''"Burn baby burn!''"
-*''"Ok, <character name> time to die.''"
-*''"If you don't get off me, I'll burn you, <your name>.''"
-*''"Do you like fire, <your name>.''"
-*''"Eeny Meany Miney Mo, I pick you, <your name>.''"
-*''"It's not an easy thing to meet your maker, <your name>.''"
-*''"Stop touching me, <your name>, that's inappropriate behaviour.''"
-==Gwen, [[Post-Searing]]==
-After [[the Searing]] you can find [[Gwen's Broken Flute]] in [[Ascalon]] as a remnant of Gwen (a [[Tattered Girl's Cape]] also used to be found in [[Kryta]], but no longer appears).
-In [[Elona]], players adventuring in [[Barbarous Shore]] will find a [[Preserved Red Iris Flower]] in an unlocked chest. All these items are marked as [[Quest Item]]s.
-It is believed by many players in the game that, given the above,  there is some quest that has to deal with her fate after the Searing that is yet to be announced.
-Upon entering the [[Underworld]] players will see the ghost of Gwen's mother, [[Sarah]], worriedly asking other ghosts if they have seen her daughter.
-In the May 2007 issue of PC Gamer magazine, there is a character, with a hair style similar to Gwen's (complete with a daisy,) that will be encountered in GW Eye of the North.  A caption says that she is someone you met in Prophecies as a child.  It is speculated that this is Gwen. This character is pictured wearing armor with mesmer overtones. Speculation that Gwen is a mesmer is supported by her quote ''"When I grow up, I'm going to be a hero like my daddy. I'd like to be a warrior, but the [[mesmer]]s' outfits are nicer, don't you think?"''. In latest leaks of Guild Wars Test Server pictures, Gwen is seen to have the same hand structure as a mesmer. This adds more the evidence that Gwen will meet us as a mesmer in EotN.
-Gwen will also play a role in one of the four missions in the upcoming [[Bonus Mission Pack]], which will take place between the Searing and Eye of the North.
-In the official trailer for Eye of the North released on July 19, 2007, which Gwen narrates, she was shown joining ranks of the [[Ascalon Vanguard|Vanguard]] (it is uncertain if this is the [[Ebon Vanguard]] faction, although the color of their armor and dialog would indicate this to be the case). Some speculate that she will be a main character in the GW:EN Storyline.
-See the section below to read more about how you will meet Gwen in GW:EN.
-<gallery>
-Image:EyeOfTheNorthGwenartistrendering.jpg|Gwen artist rendering
-Image:PossibleEyeOfTheNorthGwen.jpg|Gwen concept art
-Image:Gwen eotn trailer1.jpg|Gwen in the EotN Trailer
-</gallery>
-==Trivia==
-[[Image:Gwen-chan.jpg|right|Gwen-chan]]
-*At the end of one of the [[BWE]]s during the [[beta]] stage of the game, the developers at [[ArenaNet]] unleashed a destructive Gwen upon the unwary citizens of [[Tyria (Continent)|Tyria]] as seen in [http://guildwars.tentonhammer.com/files/feat_pic/20050321.jpg this screen capture] and in this [http://guildwars.gameamp.com/modules/video/video_downloads/GWTVfG.wmv movie].
-*This fueled the [http://gwvault.ign.com/screenshots/?ss=445&view=ss&page=1&subcat=42 famous wallpaper] (by a player) that shows her as some creepy demon-possessed child. Some players have misconstrued this as Gwen's actual future role.
-*In the [http://www.guildwars.jp Japanese Website] of Guild Wars, Gwen makes an appearance as "Gwen-chan", and together with Dr. Boar, teaches the basics of the game to new players.
-*The quotes by Gwen during the beta event include a number of pop culture references:
-**"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire" and "we don't need no water..." are likely a reference to the frequently sampled and covered 1984 hip hop song [[Wikipedia:The Roof Is on Fire|The Roof Is on Fire]] by [[Wikipedia:Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three|Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three]] and owing to the language in the song is why the second quote ends in "...".
-**"Burn baby burn!" is from the 1976 [[Wikipedia:The Trammps|The Trammps]] song [[Wikipedia:Disco Inferno (The Trammps song)|Disco Inferno]].
-**"Ashes, ashes, you all fall down!" is clear reference to the nursery rhyme [[Wikipedia:Ring a Ring O'Roses|Ring a Ring O'Roses]].
-**"Time to die" is the last line of both Leon Kowalski and Roy Batty in [[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]].
-**"Painful to live in fear isn't it?" is another of Leon Kowalski's lines from [[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]], during his fight with Deckard.
-**"It's not an easy thing to meet your maker" is yet another of Roy Batty's lines from [[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]], when he meets Eldon Tyrell.
-**"My mother? Let me tell you about my mother" is also from [[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]], said by Leon Kowalski as he shoots Dave Holden.
-**The "stop touching me" quote may be a reference to several Orc Grunt and Peon quotes from Warcraft 2 and 3 which they say in response to being clicked on.
-*Gwen is a Welsh name which means "blessed", "white" or "light skinned". See Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Gwen|Gwen disambiguation article]] for a list of celebrities, fictional characters and historical figures who Gwen may be named after.
-*It has been speculated that [[Guild Wars Eye of the North]]'s GW:EN acronym may be an intentional allusion to Gwen.
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