Guild Wars 2 Interview

The focus of the story in the trailer seemed to be on the unification of the races and one elder dragon, Zhaitan.  The other awakening dragons are only mentioned in passing.  Will the first Guild Wars 2 story (campaign, story arc, etc.) deal primarily with Zhaitan and Orr, or will we encounter the other elder dragons as well?

The ultimate foe of Guild Wars 2 is Zhaitan, but the influences of the other dragons run deep through Tyria – Jormag’s worshippers are active among the Norn, Kralkatorrik’s brand is carved across the charr lands in Ascalon, and the minions of Primordus continue to surface across the land. But the story of GW2 leads to Orr, and the City of the Gods  which is Zhaitan’s lair.

 Why did the elder dragons awaken now, and nearly all at once?

By “nearly” you mean “once every fifty years or so over the past 250 years”. This is a lifetime in human terms, but an eyeblink in the history of the world.  They are primordial powers that now are growing restive and unleashing their power on the world.