Where do I find this Grim Cesta?

I tried to google, but couldn't find the specific one. Any one can help?
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Cities of Ascalon quest or buy it by saying WTB -50hp item.

Cities of Ascalon quest, look it up on guildwiki

Wow, that was fast. Thanks guys.
I always thought it's a collectors item

do the quest Cities Of Ascalon, somthing like that

Or any district 1 of Drok's/Ascalon/Lion's Arch.

You will find people spamming it for sale. Don't pay over 5k.

do u get the -50 chesta as a reward for any profession or just if u do the quest as a necro?

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Any character can do it (although i only realized it by accident when my Necro was about to start it, a Ranger asked me to do the quest with him )

A short info about the Cities of Ascalon Quest.

1. Symon the scribe can be found is Ascalon. Go to Tydus and find the stairs that will bring you to Northern Wall. Facing the wall with dragon, turn left and go down. You'll find Symon.

2. You'll be asked to find 3 markers. The first two are easy to find but the other one can only be accessed doing the Ruins of Surmia mission (your first mission with Rurik). The marker is located in the entrance of the ruins (before you open the gate for rurik).

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I sold mine for 20k at ToA back in the day

BTW those who have a -50hp offhand. The -50hp offhand will go on a sudden craze because of...well the -50 is now nerfed. You can't get it anymore. In case you werent around. The +5 energy HoD sword u all hear about, it was easy to get and then they nerfed...and b4 factions and the +5 energy on many weapons, they were worth anywhere from 100-500k! Do NOT sell ur -50 for a long time...and with any luck, u will get that much (just cause it will be really wanted for 55 monks in the future).

I hadn't heard about that... Not saying you're making it up, but can anyone confirm this?

At any rate it just makes 55 HP farming simpler. Unless they nerf dealth penalties aswell

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I haven't done the quest in quite some time, but it is still listed on guildwiki as a reward so I'm assuming you can still get it.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Cities_of_Ascalon

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Please shut up, I did this quest last night and got one for my 55 Necro.

However, i dont blame you for being confused but dont talk if you havent done the quest. The quest reward description says it gives a different item for the reward but it infact gives the -50 hp grim cesta.

Much the same as the quest Fires in the East for my ranger's trapping staff it says it gives some rubbish staff but actually gives the nice one for the rangers.

Did the quest two days ago, still there. Stop spreading rumors so you can sell yours for more gold :P

not there for me, and I need one for my 55 necro >.<

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ies+of+ascalon

some number of posts down.. did it twice yesterday.. still works

HMMMM I think I Know whats wrong with the people who can not get the quest
My opinion is that they started a faction char broought him into ascolon and theres no quest for them and they think its nerf'd
I think i mioght be right but plz correct me if im wrong
But seems to me thats what i think people are doing

not entirely correct, as I started a char on prophecies, and still no quest

just did the walkthrough again today like written on the other post, got my 3rd deadly cesta, still works




I have written a guide to getting them in 4 hours instead of the usual 10 hours of play!!!


First time may take you a little bit more because you can't go running everywhere if you don't know
exactaly where is everything. However, second and third time will be so fast!

Create Monk character
Skip cinematic
Talk to get your first mission
Before going out of Ascalon talk to the lady or men at the end of the city which gives you mission
to talk to Windmill man.
Go out of Ascalon
Talk to the man, save Gwen to get exp points
Talk to the man who is going out of the city to get new mission and to Lina (also next to door to enter Ascalon)
Enter Ascalon and go out with someone so you get your resurrection seal
Jump to Ascalon to leave your new "friend" and go out of Ascalon again
Run south in direction to the city in the south (latter known as Sardelac Sanatory),
but first talk to the windmill man and help him with the bees to get the exp points
Talk to Devona and she'll tell you to go to the city next to her (Sardelac)
Talk to Mhenlo and to the other guy who will give you some more powers

Now you should have 7 skills

Jump to Ascalon to get the exp points from the mission
Get new mission (say you want to be a Warrior as second profession) and go out of Ascalon
Just outside talk to the man who asks you to go to the city in the south
to get some more exp points (jump through the map again)
Now it's time to do last mission: find Grast (follow the indications in the map, it's easy): he'll ask you
to kill some Grawls. In the way to kill them get the 2 more skills from one of the 2 guys who are one next to
other (not Grast, the other 2 guys)
Kill the 3 Grawl invaders (noone else!), talk back to get exp points and say you want to be a Warrior.
Jump to Ascalon, get exp points and jump to new section.

You are leaving old Ascalon with level 2.

Time of play: about 30 minutes


Run to city, talk to Tydus to get exp points.
Talk to Symon to get mission of counting dead people.
Go out of city to find the embassador, first talk to Grast to get the new 2 missions (Gargoiles and find the soldiers)
Talk to embassador and his friend to get new missions
Jump to Ascalon to talk to the lady that the embassadors has asked you to help
Go out of AScalon and get your reward: mending
Use it and run to Sanatory Sardelac without killing anyone, just run! Don't care about your henchmen
On the way do the mission of the embassador's friend
Enter the city
Go out, cast Mending again (you'll always do this from now on)
Run to do Symon's mission
Once you get the object, use Mission selector and activate Grast's mission to help the soldiers and run to them
Bring them back to Grast. On the way you'll kill at least 5 gargoiles, so when you arrive t o Grast
you have donde the 2 missions.

Now you have "Propulsion" (Running) skill, equip it because you'll need it! It will help you to run run run !!!

Talk to Tydus to get Noirth Wall cooperative mission, before going there talk to Symon to get your exp points
Coop mission: don't need any help from others. Cast mending and run run run !!!! Use the way on the right to leave all the big group of gargoiles
fighting again the others!

Finishing this mission will be about 10 minutes.

Now you are at Fort Ranik.

Do the mission with some ppl if you can. Don't waste time killing the foes up on the hills, they don't help at all.

Finish the mission.
Get the exp points and run (yes, run, don't kill anyone!!!) to arrive to Surmia's Ruins City.

Jump to Ascalon before doing mission and talk to Symon to get Cities of Ascalon quest (that mission, once finished,
will give you the object!).


Jump again to Surmia. Do mission (remeber to touch the Surmia's Ruins Monument when you see it!!!).

When finished you are at Nolani. Don't do the mission, go out of the city.
Mission List: take Cities of AScalon so you see where you have to go. Cast mending and use "Running" as usuall to touch
the monument. Don't kill anyone, only run run run!!! Once you've touched it jump to Sanatorium Sardelac city.

Only one city to visit!!!! Follow the map to find the last city, use mending and propulsion to run as usual, in 5 minutes you've found
the third city. Jump to Ascalon to talk to Symon and get your reward.

Enjoy it!!!

Ashko Vindearel

wow, i didnt know you had to go through all that to do that quest... i always understood that you could get the quest right away.

if you have fort ranik, surmia, and nolani already the quest is easy..

go west from ranik into kings watch, a walk, but not a very long one

enter surmia mission, go along until you split up with rurik, walk through the water, and when you leave the water and walk up the hill tword the arch the monument is right there on the right. (or.. just after you finish bonus, youll run into it)

go out of nolani, follow path, then go up the staris to the left, its on the over side of the arch, very close

total time... depends if you can run.. my w/mo ran em all, took 10-15 mins total


the guide above (sajun) is assuming you start a new char, mine is assuming you are going back with an old char to pick it up.

I did the quest just last night and received the cesta as reward so it does still exist.
You have to do a few other quest before the scribe gives you the cities of ascalon quest.
Keep going back to the scribe he will give it to you eventually. Do the scribes other quest first.