Palawa Joko

Palawa Joko
Affiliation	Undead
Type	Mummy (boss)
Profession	Necromancer
Level(s)	20, 24, 32
Campaigns	Prophecies Nightfall Eye of the North Bonus Mission Pack
Image(s)
Concept art by Doug Williams.

“

The undead lord of the Desolation, Palawa once controlled the valleys leading north out of Elona from his strategically positioned Bone Palace. Commanding hordes of undead followers raised from ancient tombs, he invaded Vabbi, intent on conquering it and using its riches to make him even more powerful. After he was defeated by the great Kournan hero, Turai Ossa, his body is said to have been imprisoned beneath a huge stone plinth. Many villainous individuals have attempted to commune with the spirit of the Scourge of Vabbi. As long as his history lives on, people will remember his name...and as the saying goes, history is still being written.

— The Guild Wars Nightfall Manuscripts

General Palawa Joko, the Scourge of Vabbi, is an undead lich lord who once led his relentless Awakened army into Vabbi, crippling the then-province and staging from there his conquest of the entire continent, all but defeating the three provinces of Istan, Kourna and Vabbi. For two long years the people of Elona suffered under his reign, until the last bastion of hope for Elona, the great Kournan general Turai Ossa challenged him in one-on-one combat, far above the Battle of Jahai. Turai defeated Palawa Joko and sealed him beneath the sands of Elona, where he was kept in his place by the Order of Whispers.

Locations

Nightfall

• Kourna
  • Jahai Bluffs (only during Crossing the Desolation)
  • Turai's Procession (only during Crossing the Desolation)
• The Desolation
  • Bone Palace
  • Joko's Domain (only during A Deal's a Deal)

Eye of the North

• Far Shiverpeaks
  • The Norn Fighting Tournament

Missions

Prophecies or Nightfall

• The Mists
  • Scarred Psyche (level 32)

Nightfall

• The Desolation
  • Gate of Desolation (level 24)

Bonus Mission Pack

• Kourna
  • The Battle of Jahai (level 20)

Quests

Quests given:

• Return of the Undead King
• Strange Bedfellows

Quests involved in:

• Crossing the Desolation
• A Deal's a Deal
• A Show of Force
• Under New Management
• The Scourge of Vabbi
• Open the Flood Gates of Death

Skills

Nightfall

• Faintheartedness
• Signet of Suffering (elite)
• Well of Darkness

The Norn Fighting Tournament

• Animate Undead (Palawa Joko) (monster skill)
• Order of the Lich (Palawa Joko) (monster skill)
• Order of Unholy Vigor (Palawa Joko) (monster skill)

The Battle of Jahai

15 Blood Magic

• Blood Drinker
• Life Siphon
• Lifebane Strike
• Shadow Strike
• Vampiric Gaze

Scarred Psyche

• Aura of the Lich (elite)
• Discord (elite)
• Feast of Corruption (elite)
• Icy Veins (elite)
• Motivating Insults (monster skill) (elite)
• Scourge of Candy (monster skill) (elite)
• Taste of Undeath (monster skill) (elite)

Dialogue

"I'm impressed by your confidence on the battlefield. Had you have been on my side during the Battle of Jahai, perhaps history would tell a different tale."

Turai's Procession

"I'm getting too old for this...."

Notes

• There is a miniature version of him.
• Joko runs faster than other characters, having a ~66% permanent speed boost.
• Palawa has a unique staff: Palawa Joko's Scepter.
• He is a long-standing foe of Mad King Thorn, who with the help of his Candy Corn Infantry and Gum Drops, the Noble Steed, defeated him in the battle of Scarred Psyche.

Trivia

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Palawa Joko.

• In Guild Wars 2, Joko rules over all Elona.
• He is one of five NPCs that have more than two elite skills (the others are Nerashi, Mad King Thorn, Blade Ancient Syu-Shai and Yoannh the Rebuilder).
• Palawa is the name of a world in the Star Wars Universe.