The Charr

While the Sylvari may be the newest race in the Guild Wars universe, it is the Charr who persist long after other races have fallen. The original "bad guys" in Prophecies, those Ascalonian-eating, house-burning, furry, fanged marauders are back for more in Guild Wars 2, only this time YOU get to be one!

It may have taken a little longer than they'd anticipated but the Charr finally conquered the human kingdom of Ascalon, claiming the land as their homeland. These ferocious, warmongering creatures have evolved, leading the revolution of physical technology with guns, explosives and war machines to pound their enemies into submission.

Abandoning their Shamans and refusing to worship false gods, military warbands now function as a government of sorts. There are four primary Legions of the Charr - the Blood Legion, the Ash Legion, the Iron Legion and the Gold Legion - each controlling city-strongholds spread out across the Charr lands. (The Gold Legion has been considered outcast since the fall of the Shamans.)

Although these Legions have no central rule, they work together to maintain their territories stretching from their original lands in the north all the way south to the merging of the two mountain ranges at the edge of the Crystal Desert.

It seems an Elder Dragon named Kralkatorrik may object to the Charr's plans though...