Guild Wars players have been long for new details about the upcoming sequel to NCsofts hit title. Recently Guild Wars 2 Game Designer Ree Soesbee has revealed a little something about the City of Lion's Arch to help Guild Wars players to know more about the information about the upcoming sequel to NCsofts hit title.

The City of Lion's Arch was the capital of Kryta in the original Guild Wars. Lion’s Arch went through multiple changes as a free city in Guild Wars 2 over the years. Now Lion’s Arch is a melting pot where all the races gather and trade. Lion’s Arch owes no allegiance to any race or nation, but stands on its own. So now it acts as an independent melting pot of cultures and a safe harbor for ships looking to escape the horrors of the seas.

Even the people of Lion’s Arch have been on the front line of the war with Zhaitan, the dragon of Orr, the city Lion’s Arch was destroyed by Zhaitan. The ruins of Lion’s Arch acted as a safe harbor by ships hoping to escape the horrors of the sea. The wreckage of old Lion’s Arch was slowly turned into a refuge for pirates, smugglers, and other independent vessels. Shantytowns were created, and as the waters slowly receded over the course of decades, a settlement formed that owed no allegiance to Kryta. The city of Lion’s Arch was rebuilt.

Lion’s Arch is run by the Captain’s Council, a committee of wealthy merchants and sea captains who must be respected as a noted ship commander. They must have contributed to the city’s growth or health. Lion’s Arch is a unique location with very distinctive nautical architecture. Rather than tie the city’s architecture to any race – or to the original city’s structures. Like other cities in the game, Lion’s Arch will have areas for festivals and holiday celebrations. Further, every service in the game will be available in Lion’s Arch; all trainers, storage access, merchants, crafters.

In a story sense, Lion’s Arch is extremely important. One of the main themes of Guild Wars 2 is bringing together disparate, even opposed groups in order to fight a greater enemy: the Elder Dragons. Only together can the races of Tyria survive. Nowhere in Tyria is that belief more strongly held than the city of Lion’s Arch.