Charr (Guild Wars)

Charr are a species that feature in Guild Wars.

History

The Charr were a bipedal feline race who were native to the world of Tyria.

In the days before the Gods of Tyria brought the Humans to Tyria, the Charr battled with the Forgotten in the Blazeridge Mountains. Long after the Forgotten stopped threatening the Charr, the Humans appeared and, with the help of their Gods, pushed the Charr from their southern borders, conquering the land that became known as Ascalon in 100 BE. Along with being pushed back, the Khan-Ur was assassinated, preventing any hope the Charr had to retake their lands. The death of the Khan-Ur caused a schism among his four children, who became known as imperators, and brought the establishment of the High Legions - the Ash Legion, the Blood Legion, the Flame Legion, and the Iron Legion.

In order to combat the Humans, they sought gods to call their own, and at the volcano called Hrangmer, the Burnt Warband discovered gods for the Charr. Having found gods, the Shaman caste, the first Charr to unite under the new fiery gods, united the rest of the Charr warbands under their faith. Though one Charr, Bathea Havocbringer, rejected these new gods. She was quickly executed as a living sacrifice to the gods and the Shaman caste banned all female Charr from warbands and armies, sent to do utility work.

Their gods gave the Charr the Cauldron of Cataclysm, allowing the Charr to breach the Great Northern Wall and assault the three Human kingdoms of Ascalon, Orr, and Kryta. In their assault, they ended the last Guild Wars through the Ritual of the Searing, causing crystals to fall from the sky and shatter the Wall.

Overview

In appearance, the Charr were a carnivorous race of feline-like humanoids. They stand on their hind legs and are taller than a human by half of an average human's height, but do not have the massive bulk of the norn. They prefer a hunched pose when standing, but will on occasion stand tall and straight. When they are moving, and their paws are vacant, the charr favor in running on all four limbs with a loping gait. While the males are described as being generally stronger and the females more lithe and quick, this lore difference between sexes is not as evident in the game. They are known to have black-colored blood

They have renounced all gods as false and instead view all of life, from magic to combat, with a hard, cynical eye. Their culture has developed into a military state where they are raised as warriors from birth.

The charr are primarily a military culture, and their society, technology, and relationships are very much focused on supporting war. Society is built around military units, of which charr become a part of from early childhood. Non-military tasks, such as farming and trade, can be left to the young, retired, and injured. But regardless of a charr's vocation, they are always viewed as a soldier first, and view life accordingly. The weak and the foolhardy are viewed with particular contempt, and such behavior can result in becoming a gladium.

Each Warband is commanded by a legionnaire, who is assisted by a lieutenant, their second-in-command. Under the command of a lieutenant are the warbands individual soldiers, the grunts that turn the gears of war. Officers cannot officially issue orders to the soldiers of other legions, unless given permission by an officer of the legion in question. Finally, the lowest rank, and the one that no charr aspires to attain, is the gladium, the rank given to those charr who have lost their warband. These are the lowest of the low, given little if any respect or even responsibility, regardless of any former rank or honor. They are considered to have no honor, although many still have their dignity and pride. Note that merely being away from one's warband on assignment, or otherwise due to orders, is not viewed as being a gladium.

Members

• Pyre Fierceshot :
• Rytlock Brimstone :

Notes

• The Charr were created by ArenaNet where they featured in the setting of the Guild Wars universe.

Appearances

• Guild Wars:
• Guild Wars II:

External Links

• Guild Wars II Website
• Giantbomb Entry
• Guild Wars Wiki Entry
• Guild Wars II Wiki Entry
• Guild Wars Wiki Entry

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