The Crown Pavilion was a special area that was accessible from a portal near the Crown Pavilion waypoint. Originally created during Queen Jennahs Jubilee (celebrating her tenth year of rule) it was the site of the Great Collapse, and transformed into an arena as a 'celebration' of human kinds resilience.
When this arena still existed, it was split into 6 zones - these ones included enemies which turned out to be watchknights under an illusion, you would only discover this after each enemy was defeated As you can see from the below images and video, the 6 'zones' still exist in a way, although no enemies or effects remains behind. Submerged in murky water, the entire area is quite creepy and has a strong air of eerie abandonment which perfectly suits its disuse. Notoriously hard to get into, as Arenanet incorporated a 'warp zone' above it to avoid being able to simply mount up and jump down to avoid this, it may seem like a lot of work for little reward, but this zone remains, for all its simplicity, one of our favorite outside areas to relax in. |
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