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At SOE Fan Faire of this year, Benjamin J. de la Durantaye logged onto the Fippy Darkpaw server with EQ developer Ngreth to answer some burning questions from the players.

Ten Ton Hammer recently caught up with Isaiah Cartwright (Izzy), Lead Systems Designer at ArenaNet, and discussed the newest profession revealed for Guild Wars 2, the Guardian. The Guardian is the second soldier profession that uses Virtues which work to protect the Guardian and their allies. We had some questions to ask about this intriguing new profession and have them here available in our latest Guild Wars 2 interview.

Norn week, a week dedicated to one of the five playable races in Guild Wars 2, continues over at the official ArenaNet blog. In the latest updated they share new lore information about the Spirits of the Wild, the animal spirits that guide the Norn and serves as their “religion” of sorts. Those who have played Guild Wars: Eye of the North should remember the animal spirits and the role they played during the campaign. We didn’t get to find out much about the spirits, beyond the bear spirit who played the most prominent role.

As kind of a refresh course, there were a few instances where you summoned the animal spirits for their blessing in GW:EN. The first time was in ‘Curse of the Nornbear’ where you gained the blessing of the wolf. You then summoned the raven spirit in ‘A Gate Too Far’ which protected you from the Destroyer tremors. You summoned the bear spirit in ‘Blood Washes Blood’ which either gave you the aura which turned you into a bear or the ability to break down Charr barricades.