I remember reading my friend Rob’s fresh new manual to the game called “Guild Wars”. I found the page about the Mesmer profession, and I fell in love…

“Mesmers are masters of illusion and control, subverting the enemy’s Energy for their own use, and that of their allies. Combined with any other profession, their skills provide excellent support, turning the enemies’ powers against them and changing the very fabric of reality to hinder foes and help allies. Mesmers have the ability to cast spells quickly, which can make all the difference in the heat of battle. Their powers of domination allow them to take control of enemy skills and Energy. Their unique illusionary talents can slow or even halt enemy movement and skill casting, or cause imaginary illnesses that drain Health and Energy from foes while healing and energising allies. While Mesmers are not known for brute strength, their ability to confuse, distract and drain the enemy’s resources more than compensates.” ~ From “The Guild Wars Manuscripts – Book II: The Challenge”.

My favourite skills are Diversion, Backfire, Empathy, Distortion, Conjure Phantasm, Shame & Guilt.

I once said to a GW-friend on Ventrilo that I told my RL-friend that he should come back to play GW, because GvG is awesome, and I made the calculated estimate that I am the best mesmer in Australia. Well, that’s because I knew the aussie PvP scene back then, and I knew that, at that time, the better Mesmers had stopped playing! So I thought it was a reasonable claim. I thought I was the only half-decent Mesmer still playing GvG. This claim has ballooned into me apparently being “the best Mesmer in the Southern Hemisphere”, and that’s my undeserved reputation. It’s stuck. Ah well, it’s all for teh lulz.

Anyway, here we go: a wallpaper I made last week. I was really bored, and I really love Mesmers, so I made the trek into Mineral Springs to take pics of Lyssa’s Cave. I actually witnessed the world lose the favour of the gods! I heard the vines grow and snap around the statue, and turned to see sacred Lyssa all ensared. It was cool ^_____^ I took photos of my 2 Mesmers on Watchtower Coast, because the skyline is nice. I was originally looking for a trace of the future Divinity’s Reach; alas, there is no hints :( See ya!

Mesmers are masters of illusion and control, subverting the enemy’s Energy for their own use, and that of their allies. Combined with any other profession, their skills provide excellent support, turning the enemies’ powers against them and changing the very fabric of reality to hinder foes and help allies. Mesmers have the ability to cast spells quickly, which can make all the difference in the heat of battle. Their powers of domination allow them to take control of enemy skills and Energy. Their unique illusionary talents can slow or even halt enemy movement and skill casting, or cause imaginary illnesses that drain Health and Energy from foes while healing and energising allies. While Mesmers are not known for brute strength, their ability to confuse, distract and drain the enemy’s resources more than compensates.