
Help Peacemaker Owta disrupt the Inquest complex.Help Hrouda maintain the ecosystem in spite of Dr.Help Blopp stop the Inquest from using hylek poison to drive lake creatures crazy.Assist the Opticalium with lightning research.Assist Researcher Kaii with Incomp's scrap heap.Assist Professor Gahf in teaching his young progeny.Assist Parnna's research into the ancient transfer chamber.The Chernobyl exclusion zone is visited frequently by scientists in protective gear to study the anomalous flora and fauna that have mutated there due to the radiation.Īssist PR&T Esoterics with ooze research The land surrounding the ruins of the powerplant within a 30km radius is an exclusion zone, due to toxic levels of radiation. The nuclear powerplant had a catastrophic increase of pressure, and spread radioactive pollutants into the environment.
It is possible that Thaumanova is inspired by the real life nuclear disaster that occured in Chernobyl. Therefore the name Thaumanova can be read to mean both "massive magical explosion", referencing the disaster and " analysis of variance in magic", referencing the research that was happening there. The name Thaumanova is derived from "Thauma" or "Thaum" meaning magic (from the Greek words θαῦμα thaûma, meaning "miracle" or "marvel") and either "Nova" meaning a cataclysmic nuclear explosion (From Latin nova, meaning "new") or "ANOVA", a method to analyse the variance in test samples. The Thaumanova disaster bears some resemblance to the disaster at the fictional Black Mesa Research Facility in the Half-Life video game series. Krewe Researcher: (coughing) Objects Ĭrafting resources Resource nodes Copper Ore Rich Copper Vein Trivia Maybe now Rooba can bring that golem in to clean up some of the magic energies. Krewe Researcher: Things are feeling a little bit less chaotic. Steam Minotaur (15) (Summoned randomly)Īmbient dialogue Researcher: When the reactor blew, the world's fabric turned inside-out. Alpine Minotaur (15) (Summoned randomly). Hawkeye Griffon (15) (Summoned randomly). Tar Elemental (15-16) (Summoned randomly). Earth Elemental (15) (Summoned randomly).
Freshwater Crab (15) (Summoned randomly). 5000's energy core (15) Destroy the ice monster (15) Destroy the misplaced aquatic creature (15) Destroy the misplaced poison creature (15) Defeat the misplaced steam ogre (18) Mini-jumping puzzles There are two short jumping puzzles associated with charging the Matrix Cube Key that is used to start the Defeat the misplaced steam ogre event. 5000 golem stolen by the Inquest (15) Destroy the chaotic materials created by the reactor meltdown (15) Destroy the fire elemental created from chaotic energy fusing with the C.L.E.A.N. 5000 golem while it absorbs clouds of chaos magic (14) Defend the C.L.E.A.N. The Thaumanova Reactor Fallout Meta starts every 2 (even) hours at xx:45 (e.g 10:45 am).Įvents Escort the C.L.E.A.N. Additionally, the disaster seems to have divided the area up into five distinct sections, four of which hold ties to the elements of fire, ice, water, and vegetation - as well as a nearby cavern holding a Branded-looking crystal. #Reactor meltdown gw2 full#
The site of the disaster is considered extremely dangerous, as it is full of chaotic materials and waste, on top of the aforementioned creatures teleported in at random. The effects of the underground experiment also affected other areas such as the Chaos Crystal Cavern in the Iron Marches. After the explosion, the energy source that the Inquest was experimenting on was moved to the Thaumacore Inquiry Center in the Toxal Bog, causing the chaos effect to spread northward. The complex itself was built on an intersection of these channels, causing the disaster. Unintentionally, the experiment helped the Inquest and their consultant identify the network of magical channels that criss-cross the globe known as ley lines.
The resulting explosion tore the fabric of reality, an attribute of chaos magic, and created chaos rifts teleporting creatures from across Tyria of the surrounding areas. It was destroyed recently in an Inquest experiment gone awry in their lab under the city, where they were studying chaos magic and, under pressure from Scarlet Briar, mixed in draconic energies they had inaccurately believed to be more chaos magic. The Thaumanova Reactor is a ruined asuran city in northwest Metrica Province. When the reactor blew, the world's fabric turned inside-out.