Ascalon - The TRUE Charr homelands?

Originally Posted by Kain Fz

I remember reading a guild wars 2 interview and reading this:

Why would they claim it their homeland? Wouldn't they shove it in people's faces that they've conquered Ascalon instead?
So then it hit me.
Humans were not the first race in Guild Wars' lore. But their intelligence and forgery of weapons allowed them to conquer.
But why would the Charr despise humans? Instead, why not love-hate alliance with them like they do with Norn?

Because it is humans who are the true monsters. Not the Charr. Humans took over the Charr lands. So the Charr despise the humans and rebel.


Now, in Guild Wars 2, they must turn to allying with humans. Coincidentally, when humans are not the leading power, and the Charr having claimed Ascalon.

Just my theory. And it could make sense. After all, we've never heard much of Charr motives. And their behavior makes sense to that of a very ancient race.

Originally Posted by The Ecology of the Charr

Then, the humans came, an infestation caused by beings called gods that had been enemies to the Charr since the beginnings of history. The humans worshiped and revered these gods, and in return were given magic the likes of which the Charr had never before. This upstart race spread like a plague across the continent, and the Charr soon faced the true challenge to their dominance–the threat of humanity.

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To this day, no one knows who murdered the last Khan-Ur, nor if some legion had been behind the assassination or if was the humans or their powerful gods.

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As time passed, the Charr were pushed farther and farther north, and the humans even began to build settlements beyond the wall, deep into Charr territory. The humans solidified their claim and named their lands Ascalon, and the fragmented Charr could do nothing to stop them.

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Before the time of the humans, it is said the Charr had no gods, no concept of divine beings with more power than themselves. They knew of Melandru, and even had legends that described how she created the world. But to the Charr, these beings were not to be worshiped or feared–they were to be fought, and if possible, destroyed.

Originally Posted by Kain Fz

I remember reading a guild wars 2 interview and reading this:

Why would they claim it their homeland? Wouldn't they shove it in people's faces that they've conquered Ascalon instead?

Originally Posted by Bristlebane

It's obvious Charrs didn't get the strength themselves to suddenly fight back and conquer Ascalon and drive humankind far into Kryta out of Ascalon territories. Who gave the charrs the magic to start the searing in the first place. Don't say Undead Lich Lord or Abbadon, even 250 years later (GW2), Charrs are a formidable and probably 'guided' by something more eternal.

Originally Posted by Magragoc

Bear in mind that one of the oldest tricks in the book is to invade an area and then claim it as an ancestral homeland to inject a semblance of validity to their actions.