Monk's Ascented Kurzick Armor

Of all the 15k armor sets this is the one I like the most.
Problem is that with my other character I have followed the Luxons and I have now 6500 faction with Luxons.

Questions
1. Do I have to follow the Kurzicks and befriend them in order to do the Eternal Grove mission that will get me to Vasburg Armory?

2. Is there a run I could take in order to get there?

3. If I gain faction for the Kurzicks, will I loose my faction with the Luxons?

4. Is there any other armor that you like more? What is the name? Is it easier to get?

Thank you all for your replies :-)

1. yes
2. no
3. no but you will lose your faction with the luxons if you spend kurzick faction eg u spend 1k kurzick faction, you lose 1k luxon faction.

factions is not like prophecies.

1. Yes
2. No
3. Spend all your Luxon on jadeite factions before getting any Kurzik's. Otherwise you loose them.
4. 15K Wanderer's for female is awesome (love those leaves .It's actually cheaper then Kurzik's as you don't need amber or any other pricey materials and since lots of people moved to Factions and Nightfall you won't see many wearing it. 15K Kurzik's IMHO is quite common. The other question is it's much easier to reach Vasburg Armory then Granite Citadel

how do i get to kurzick merchants?the gate is close when i want to get in.

As you said it's not Prophecies. You need to do some quest before they let you in. Check your primary quests. That's the only way to do it in Factions.

4. 15K Kurz dyed completely black/white/red looks really sweet. Other than that, monk FoW dyed shiny-blue looks stunning(cant dye it that color any longer).