Bazaar and Festival of the Four Winds

In July 2013, the Guild Wars 2 team released a special, limited time map called the Labrynthine Cliffs in an event known as the Bazaar of the Four Winds. Those who were there for the 2013 event may remember that this is where the Candidate Trials took place; players had the choice of casting a vote for either Ellen Kiel or Evon Gnashblade to be elected as part of the council of Lion's Arch.  The Bazaar also served as a prequel for Living Story Season 2.

In 2014 the map returned to celebrate Guild Wars 2's release in China and was renamed as the Festival of the Four Winds. The Labrynthine Cliffs saw many changes that fell in line with the coming events of Living Story Season 2. As a result, the Zehpyrites' flying ship is no longer present on the map and has instead been replaced with Captain Ellen Kiel's airship, the winner of the Candidate Trials from 2013.  In 2018 the Festival of the Four Winds returned as an annual event.

There has been a lot of changes besides the ship on the map. A lot more buildings have popped up, suggesting that there are many more people now living in the cliffs. Tourists from all across Tyria and Elona have appeared to soak in the sights and add plenty of new conversations to the current map. There are a few missing or added rock structures between the two maps and more decorations have been added since its first release.

Perhaps the only change I don't agree with is that there are no longer cats or kittens on the map...