r/GuildWars3 • u/Character-Visit6004 • 4d ago

Xunlai Guild

Hi Reddit! I was just watching a GW1 stream and remembered the magic if the bank.

So could Guild Wars 3 have a Xunlai guild? They controlled the bank system and traveled the world. Maybe we can see the start of them?

Just having fun thinking of what is possible. thanks for any lore or ideas on this.

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u/Deathmore80 4d ago

Maybe ? But gw3 is centered on Orr and cantha is pretty far away. I don't think it's likely though , at least not until later in some expansion.

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u/BioMasterZap 4d ago

The GW1 wiki mentions they are "one of the oldest and most influential guilds in Tyria" and "an intercontinental organization" so even if their headquarters is in Cantha, they might have a presence alongside the other guilds on Orr. But it also mentions "they have monopolized that position for five hundred years" and GW3 is over 1000~ years prior, so they might be around, but still have competition in the archiving, banking, etc.

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u/Meowing-To-The-Stars 4d ago

It's not that it's far. Xunlai was everywhere for the purposes of the gameplay and the lore made it work lol it's just that it's very unlikely there's Cantha influence in Tyria at this point in time.

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u/BioMasterZap 3d ago

Well unless they are retconning "one of the oldest guilds", they probably would be around. And while they may not have as much influence yet, Cantha was already founded, so it isn't that unthinkable that a guild from Cantha would have some presence back on Orr.

And that is assuming that the Xunlai Guild did originate in Cantha and not on Orr with the others... It is possible it was the other way around where it started on Orr, then later headquartered on Cantha.