Gamescom attendees will be getting their hands on Guild Wars 2's sylvari race for the first time, and ArenaNet is getting players ready by declaring August 8-12 as Sylvari Week! Here's what the team has planned for next week:

• Monday – Artist extraordinaire Kristen Perry explains how the look of the sylvari has grown and evolved in a blog post full of cool art and character designs.
• Tuesday – Writer Angel McCoy describes how the writing team brings the sylvari to life through dialogue in a blog post that features a load of audio clips from Guild Wars 2.
• Wednesday - Lore & Continuity Designer Ree Soesbee and Kristen Perry discuss the roots and growth of this unique race in a video overview of the sylvari right here on the blog.
• Thursday – We’re updating the sylvari page on GuildWars2.com with new lore, screenshots, wallpapers, and an atmospheric new sylvari video!
• Friday - Ree Soesbee returns with a lore-filled narrative blog post that explores the mysterious sylvari even further.