Why are Kurzick and Luxon fighting

Lishy

Lishy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Seriously, why are they fighting and endless war? I don't get it.

Xenomortis

Xenomortis

Tea Powered

Join Date: May 2008

UK

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The reason is pathetic and seriously ad hoc.
They argued over which of the heroes (Viktor and Archemorus) killed Shiro. Seriously.

Kwith

Kwith

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Canada

Gaming Continuum

W/

People have fought great wars over less

Kwith

Kwith

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Canada

Gaming Continuum

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Originally Posted by Fate Crusher
Plus, no one knew that Vizu crippled and weakened Shiro to allow the two heroes to kill him quite easily. Shiro did, and he was rather pissy about it

Hells Fury

Hells Fury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2009

W/D

"They are at constant war with the Luxons due to the struggle for the scarce and precious Amber and Jade solidified at the time of the Jade Wind."

They are at constant war with the Kurzicks due to ancient unexplained hatred and the desire over the scarce and precious Amber and Jade that was solidified from the Jade Wind.

He who controls the spice controls the universe

Oleg

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

The Apologetti

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The Kurzick/Luxon war only seems stupid when looking from the outside in. Regardless of which side you grew up on the Jade Quarry I don't think you'd be too happy that the people on your border were taking your resources, discrediting your national hero and were getting away with outlandish dress sense.

Added to that prejudice you would have grown up with the Emperor of Cantha keeping both sides in a constant stalemate to ensure neither gains supremecy and threatens stability within the empire. If that wasn't enough, the entire thing was orchestrated by a god. The tree-huggers and neuvo hobboes didn't stand a chance.

Apart from a god getting involved you don't have to look too far to find real life examples.

reaper with no name

reaper with no name

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2009

FaZ

D/

There's even more to the story than that, actually.

The two sides first started hating each other when the Canthan empire subjugated the Kurzicks and employed them to help subjugate the Luxons. I forget where I read that, though.

But like any war, once it gets going, people forget the initial reasons (several NPCs note that the Kurzicks and Luxons probably forget the reasons they started fighting).

Hey_homies

Hey_homies

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/

Over Colors
12char

Owik Gall

Owik Gall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Guardians of the Light

W/Mo

Maybe the fight is over who has the bigger e-peen? >_>

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

Count Zu Heltzer slept with Rhea, knocked her up, snuck out in the middle of the night, never left a call-back number and thus the infinite war started for child support payments.

Higurashi

Higurashi

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2009

[Lod]

A/

everyone knows its because kurzicks are blue and luxons are red meaning they must fight because of this colour clash

wilson

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by GWpropaganda View Post
"They are at constant war with the Luxons due to the struggle for the scarce and precious Amber and Jade solidified at the time of the Jade Wind."

They are at constant war with the Kurzicks due to ancient unexplained hatred and the desire over the scarce and precious Amber and Jade that was solidified from the Jade Wind. I also woudln't call an entire sea of jade scarce.

If only they would stop "bickering like school children" (R.I.P. Togo), form an alliance, and wage war on the empire. No one likes the emperor. He /dances in a silly way and has hideous pets. Plus there's the minor thing of leaving an entire populace to rot in a disgusting and infected city at the mercy of bandits, robbers and cutthroats and gruesome monsters. I'm optimistic a combined assault of Juggers and Turtles could make short work of the forces the emperor can muster.

/RIOT

reaper with no name

reaper with no name

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2009

FaZ

D/

Actually, most of the jade in the jade sea is not pure enough to be of any use.

Hence the Jade Quarry and all the fuss over it.

wilson

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

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Originally Posted by reaper with no name View Post
Actually, most of the jade in the jade sea is not pure enough to be of any use.

Hence the Jade Quarry and all the fuss over it.
I'm not so sure about that.
Quote: Originally Posted by GWwiki
Rhea's Crater is a large explorable area in the eastern part of the Jade Sea. The entire area is a giant quarry for the Luxons where deep excavation work can be found. The walls are littered with frozen corpses of fish from the Jade sea including creatures that resemble the Leviathan. The area seems to be named after Elder Rhea. Wikilink to Rhea's Crater