The Shiverpeaks · Shiverpeak Mountains
The Durmand Priory is founded
1105 AE1,615 CC1,305 DRFirm date
The Durmand Priory, an order of scholars dedicated to gathering and preserving knowledge, is established in the Shiverpeaks; New Krytan is set down as a shared written language.
In 1105 AE the Durmand Priory was established high in the Shiverpeak Mountains, gathering scholars committed to collecting and safeguarding the world’s knowledge against loss. The same year, New Krytan was formalized as a central written language, giving Tyria’s peoples a common script.
The Priory would grow into one of the great Orders of Tyria, later joining the Vigil and the Order of Whispers in the fight against the Elder Dragons during the Guild Wars 2 era.