The Mists
Fractals of the Mists
Fractals are fragments of history preserved in the Mists and (the wiki is clear) often distorted ones that reset themselves and never quite match the record. They are not canonical events on this timeline; they are its echoes. Each is grouped below by how firmly it anchors to a real moment, and links to the history it recreates.
Echoes of dated events8
Faithful recreations of a specific moment on the timeline, each one anchored to the event it replays.
- Mists echo1326 AE
Aetherblade Fractal
Infiltrating the Aetherblades' hidden airship base beneath Lion's Arch.
EchoesThe Aetherblade sky pirates are exposed - Mists echo1326 AE
Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal
The duel with Aetherblade captain Mai Trin at the hidden base.
EchoesThe Aetherblade sky pirates are exposed - Mists echo1326 AE
Molten Furnace Fractal
Storming the Molten Alliance's weapons facility.
EchoesThe Molten Alliance burns the north - Mists echo1326 AE
Molten Boss Fractal
Defeating the twin champions at the heart of the Molten Alliance facility.
EchoesThe Molten Alliance burns the north - Mists echo1326 AE
Nightmare Fractal
Inside Scarlet Briar's Tower of Nightmares, bleeding into other fractals.
EchoesThe Toxic Alliance raises a tower of poison - Mists echo1324 AE
Thaumanova Reactor Fractal
The Inquest's Thaumanova Reactor meltdown.
EchoesThe Thaumanova Reactor explodes over a ley-line nexus - Mists echo1070 AE
Urban Battleground Fractal
The charr Flame Legion assault on an Ascalonian city during the Searing.
EchoesThe Searing devastates Ascalon - Mists echo~635 AE
Lonely Tower Fractal
Eparch's first Kryptis invasion of the Wizard's Tower.
EchoesEparch leads the first Kryptis invasion of Tyria
Reflections of a place or age9
Looser echoes tied to a region or era rather than a single dated event: some warped, some hard to place in time.
- Mists reflectionJoko's conquest of Elona
Twilight Oasis Fractal
Palawa Joko's forces crushing Sunspear resistance in Elona.
EchoesThe Elder Dragons Awaken - Mists reflectionpost-Jade Wind (872 AE)
Silent Surf Fractal
A Luxon salvage crew in Cantha's Jade Sea, after the Jade Wind.
EchoesReign of Humans - Mists reflectionthe Jade Sea (872 AE)
Solid Ocean Fractal
The petrified Jade Sea created by the Jade Wind.
EchoesReign of Humans - Mists reflectionCanthan past (date uncertain)
Sunqua Peak Fractal
Sunqua Vale in Cantha, warped by a grieving mother's elemental magic.
EchoesThe Elder Dragons Awaken - Mists reflectionthe Icebrood Saga
Kinfall Fractal
Lowland kodan defending their home from the Icebrood invasion.
EchoesThe Icebrood Saga - Mists reflectionthe Shiverpeaks
Snowblind Fractal
Sons of Svanir and an ice elemental in a frozen Shiverpeak forest.
EchoesThe Shiverpeaks - Mists reflectionthe dwarven age
Deepstone Fractal
The lost, long-abandoned Deldrimor dwarven city of Deepstone.
EchoesThe Shiverpeaks - Mists reflectionLion's Arch pirate lore
Siren's Reef Fractal
A cursed pirate island haunted by Captain Crowe's ghost.
EchoesKryta - Mists reflectionthe Shiverpeaks depths
Underground Facility Fractal
A dredge mining stronghold deep beneath the mountains.
EchoesThe Shiverpeaks
Mists-native fragments7
Abstract or unplaceable scenes: about the Mists themselves, or with no anchor in recorded history.
- Mists-native
Chaos Fractal
The Mists themselves destabilising and threatening the other fractals.
Fidelity unknown - Mists-native
Shattered Observatory Fractal
An assault on the Mistlock Observatory as an asura tries to escape to 'primary Tyria'.
Fidelity unknown - Mists-native
Uncategorized Fractal
An unplaceable past asuran disaster tied to Dessa's own history.
Fidelity unknown - Mists-native
Aquatic Ruins Fractal
An ancient underwater ruin where krait hold villagers captive.
Fidelity unknown - Mists-native
Cliffside Fractal
An ancient cult binding a captive colossus, from 'the early history of Tyria'.
Fidelity unknown - Mists-native
Swampland Fractal
Banishing evil spirits and the Mossman from a treacherous swamp.
Fidelity unknown - Mists-native
Volcanic Fractal
A grawl cult's sacrifice ritual within a volcano.
Fidelity unknown