Rata Sum (GW2 Zone)  

Rata Sum is the capital city of the asura. When the Great Destroyer drove them from their homes in the Depths of Tyria 250 years ago, they arrived at the ruins of some previous civilization, setting up geomystical generators for power within these already fortified confines and establishing the area as their new capital. The aesthetic sensibilities of these ruins are reflected in modern asuran architecture.

Originally a hastily erected outpost protected by ruins, Rata Sum is now a geometrical masterpiece, a testament to the asura's unstoppable ability to progress.

Trivia

• 'Rata Sum' is an anagram of 'Mursaat'.
• The translation from Latin of "Rata Sum" is "I (have) verified/ratified," (literally translating to "I am verified/ratified") which fits the asura well.

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