ArenaNet has kicked off Sylvari Week with an in-depth blog entry by artist Kristen Perry on the process behind designing the playable race. Her introduction sums up the team's goal for the sylvari:

"Every race in Guild Wars 2 started with a simplified description—a way to describe the essence of the people in a sentence or less. The sylvari description was pared down to just three words: noble, beautiful, plant. In the past, our design iterations would always lean towards one or two of these descriptors, but in the end we really wanted to have a race that would represent all three characteristics clearly."

Read Perry's lengthy blog entry to learn everything you could every want to know about the artistic creation of the sylvari. Keep an eye on the Guild Wars 2 site throughout the week for more details on the race!