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EverQuest Lore A–Z

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All 76 entries in the archive, from gods and planes to empires and heroes. Each story is retold from the sources it lists, and the number shows how many separate sources each entry cites.

A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · K · L · M · N · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z

A

  • The Ages of Norrath: EverQuest’s creation story and the Ages of Norrath, from the Nameless and the Age of Scale to the Age of Turmoil, retold from the original manual and lore. (0 sources)
  • Agnarr the Storm Lord: Agnarr the Storm Lord: the living storm that kept Karana asleep in the Bastion of Thunder, and the exiled servant Askr who held the key to waking him. (0 sources)
  • Ak’Anon and Meldrath the Malignant: The clockwork gnome city of Ak’Anon under the Steamfont Mountains, its freedom from the dark elves, the Dark Reflection and the twin origin of Meldrath the Malignant. (0 sources)
  • Alaris & the Veil: The story of Alaris: a continent hidden by magic and revealed when Cazic-Thule fell, the gnome airships, Argath and Erillion, and gods that need belief to live. (0 sources)
  • Al’Kabor: Al’Kabor’s story: the most powerful wizard on Norrath, his search for immortality in ice crystals, and how he found the permanent route to the moon of Luclin. (0 sources)
  • Al’Kabor & Miragul in the House of Thule: House of Thule’s nightmares of Al’Kabor and Miragul: a wizard who fears a shattered world, and a lich trapped dreaming in his phylactery among Old Paineel. (0 sources)
  • Antonius Bayle & the Founding of Qeynos: How Antonius Bayle, the Great Unifier, drove a Bertoxxulous plague cult out of the Oceangreen Hills and founded Qeynos, and how his line ran down to Antonia. (0 sources)
  • Aten Ha Ra & the Akhevan Civil War: Aten Ha Ra, shadow twin of the Akhevan high priestess Akelha’Ra: the Fleshless Tongue, the civil war, the Maiden’s Scar storm, Ka Vethan’s ruin and Vex Thal. (0 sources)

B

  • Bertoxxulous, the Plaguebringer: Bertoxxulous’s story: the god of decay, the tale of Raex and Vindor who sold themselves to him, and the healers whose sanatoriums became plague tombs. (0 sources)
  • Brell Serilis, Duke of Below: Brell Serilis’s story: the secret portal to the Underfoot, the pacts he talked the gods into, the dwarves and gnomes, and the titans that threatened his world. (0 sources)

C

  • Cazic-Thule, the Faceless: Cazic-Thule’s story: the Amygamalion creation myth, the trolls and iksar, the capture of Mithaniel Marr, and his defeat by mortals in House of Thule. (0 sources)
  • Chardok & the Sarnak: How Emperor Atrebe fused dragon and iksar to make the sarnak, how they outlived the Sebilisan Empire, and how Queen Velazul Di’Zok united them in Chardok. (0 sources)
  • The Claws of Veeshan: How Veeshan’s dragons split into the Claws of Veeshan and the Ring of Scale, Kildrukaun’s prophecy of the prismatic Kerafyrm, and why he was put to sleep. (0 sources)
  • The Coldain of Thurgadin: The Coldain history: Colin Dain’s storm-wrecked fleet, Froststone Keep, the last stand that gave the Coldain their name, Glight Snowchipper’s avalanche and the exodus. (0 sources)
  • The Combine Empire: The lost human empire of Norrath: geomancy, Tsaph Katta’s poisoned summit, General Seru’s betrayal and how both sides ended up on the moon of Luclin. (0 sources)
  • Crushbone & the Faydark Orcs: The Crushbone orcs of Faydwer: the legend of the walking trees, the clan that cut one forest into two, the burning of Shadow-Wood Keep and the Teir’Dal ambassador. (0 sources)

D

  • Dranik and the Dragorn: The dragorn of Kuua, made from the flesh of the dying dragon Dranik; Dranik’s Scar, Discord’s poison, the fall of the High Council and the Muramite invasion. (0 sources)
  • Drinal & Ehayae, the Spirit Gods: Drinal the Silver Reaper and Ehayae, Matron of the Dawn: the little-known spirit gods of death and birth, their beast-folk worshippers and the grey moon. (0 sources)
  • Druzzil Ro, Matron of the Art: Druzzil Ro’s story: the goddess of magic and teacher of Zebuxoruk, whose marble plane follows her moods, and who split time itself after Planes of Power. (0 sources)

E

  • The Elddar and Takish-Hiz: How Tunare’s first elves built the Elddar Forest and Takish-Hiz, how Innoruuk stole their king and queen, and how Solusek Ro burned their world to desert. (0 sources)
  • Erudin, Paineel & the Hole: The Erudite schism: necromancers branded heretics, a civil war fought with magic, the last battle that blasted the Hole, and the fall and rebuilding of Paineel. (0 sources)

F

  • Felwithe and the Koada’Dal: Felwithe, the high elf city founded after the fall of the Elddar forest: Alissa Felwithe, the Clerics of Tunare, the Dark Night of Mourning and the dark elf spies. (0 sources)
  • Fennin Ro, the Tyrant of Fire: Fennin Ro’s story: ruler of the Plane of Fire, father of Solusek Ro and grandfather of Druzzil Ro, and the fire god behind Doomfire in Planes of Power. (0 sources)
  • Firiona Vie: Firiona Vie, high elf princess and Tunare’s Chosen: her capture by the iksar, the outpost built to find her, her companions, and Bloody Kithicor. (0 sources)
  • Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane: Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane’s story: the god of mischief who joined Brell’s second pact, made the halflings, and gave them Rivervale between two dangerous woods. (0 sources)
  • Frostcrypt & the Shade King: King Beltron Wulfnor, the hill giant who kept his house home from Rallos Zek’s war, his cursed funeral in Frostcrypt, the Shades of Zek and the outcast Wraithguard. (0 sources)

G

  • Grieg’s End: Grieg Veneficus, the Combine wizard whose spires brought Tsaph Katta’s people to Luclin and could not bring them back, and the haunted keep where Luclin drove him mad. (0 sources)

H

  • Halas & the Northmen: The barbarian history of Halas: Dun Lir and the Kings of the North, the ice giants’ destruction, a shaman’s dream at Loch Lir, and the dwarves who helped build it. (0 sources)

I

  • The Iksar Empire: How Cazic-Thule’s iksar survived Shissar slavery and the Green Mist, unified under Venril Sathir, and built Sebilis before the dragon war broke them. (0 sources)
  • Innoruuk, Prince of Hate: Innoruuk’s story: the god left out of the pact, who stole the first elven king and queen, remade them as the Teir’Dal, and later bargained with Venril Sathir. (0 sources)

K

  • Kael Drakkel & the Kromzek: Kael Drakkel, city of the storm giants on Velious: King Tormax’s skull throne, roads of crushed bone, Porlos the dragon-slayer, and the giants the Rathe’s curse missed. (0 sources)
  • Kaladim and the Stormhammers: Kaladim, the dwarven forge-city in a dead dragon’s lair: King Kazon Stormhammer, Jendl Mizebrite, the Stormguard, and the uneasy peace with the ogres of Faydwer. (0 sources)
  • Karana, the Rainkeeper: Karana’s story: the Storm Father worshipped by farmers and nomads, the plains named for him, and the Storm Shepherd tale of a warrior who threw down his sword. (0 sources)
  • Katta Castellum & the Loyalists: Katta Castellum, the city the Combine loyalists built on Luclin: the Concilium Universus, the Validus Custodus, hidden vampyres, and Tsaph Katta’s return in Kunark. (0 sources)
  • Kerafyrm the Awakened: What Kerafyrm did after he woke: his four loyal ancient dragons, the keep of Crystallos, his prismatic breath and his plan to remake Norrath for dragons alone. (0 sources)
  • Khati Sha the Twisted: Khati Sha’s story: the greatest Vah Shir beastlord, his capture by the Shissar in the Grey, and how he returned twisted to lead the grimlings against his own people. (0 sources)

L

  • Lanys T’Vyl & Bloody Kithicor: The Battle of Bloody Kithicor: Innoruuk’s daughter Lanys T’Vyl leads the dark elf army, she vanishes into the Plane of Hate, and the lore argues over her fate. (0 sources)
  • Lord Nagafen & Lady Vox: The story of Nagafen and Lady Vox: the young fire dragon and Veeshan’s priestess, their forbidden affair, their separate prisons and the egg that would not hatch. (0 sources)
  • The Lord of Light & the Titans: The dwarven legend of how Brell Serilis and Mithaniel Marr, the Lord of Light, broke the elemental titans and sealed them in cages deep in the Underfoot. (0 sources)
  • Lucan D’Lere & the Freeport Militia: How Sir Lucan D’Lere, a street orphan raised by the Knights of Truth, was left to guard Freeport, killed a paladin, lost his powers and seized the city. (0 sources)
  • Luclin, Maiden of Shadows: The story of Luclin: the goddess of shadows, her moon and its Akheva, the civil war that made the Maiden’s Scar, and the exiles who fled there from Norrath. (0 sources)

M

  • Mata Muram & Discord: Mata Muram, the dragon slaver who conquered Kuua and the dragorn of Dranik, his riftseekers, and the dark god of Discord who turned to Norrath when he failed. (0 sources)
  • Mayong Mistmoore: Mayong Mistmoore’s story: the vampire of Castle Mistmoore, his centuries-long plan to become a god, his death in Dreadspire Keep, and the Demi-Plane of Blood. (0 sources)
  • Miragul: Miragul’s story: the Erudite who joined all four schools of magic, fled Erudin, built his Menagerie under the Frigid Plains, and became a soulless lich. (0 sources)
  • Mithaniel & Erollisi Marr: The children of Tarew Marr: how the Marr twins made the barbarians, how Erollisi found love among the elves, and how Mithaniel was captured by Cazic-Thule. (0 sources)
  • Morell-Thule, Lord of Dreams: Morell-Thule, the white centaur Lord of Dreams: outcast son of Cazic-Thule, rival of Terris-Thule, friend of Mithaniel Marr, and the god behind House of Thule. (0 sources)

N

  • Neriak and the Teir’Dal: The history of Neriak, city of the Teir’Dal under Nektulos Forest: King Naythox Thex, its four gates, Innoruuk’s twisted elves, and the trolls of Grobb. (0 sources)

P

  • The Plane of Hate: The Plane of Hate: Innoruuk’s walled city of black spires, the palace where the Firstborn Teir’Dal serve, the Maestro’s cathedral and the stolen elven king. (0 sources)
  • The Plane of Sky: The Plane of Sky: Veeshan’s realm of floating islands in endless dusk, its chained isles and planar servants, and the rumour that the Wurmqueen sleeps in dreams. (0 sources)
  • The Plane of War & the Zek Brothers: Drunder, the Fortress of Zek: Tallon and Vallon Zek, the Diaku, Eriak at the forge, and the Plane of War zone that was cut from Planes of Power. (0 sources)
  • The Planes of Power & Zebuxoruk: Why mortals stormed the planes of the gods: Zebuxoruk the Forsaken, his prison in the Plane of Time, Quarm, and Druzzil Ro’s rewriting of time. (0 sources)
  • Prexus, the Oceanlord: Prexus’s story: the Oceanlord of the first pact, creator of the kedge, worshipped by sailors, and the Yha-lei who were left behind when he departed. (0 sources)

Q

  • Quellious, the Tranquil: Quellious’s story: the goddess of tranquility, the demi-plane of Serenity she gave Master Wu, and the Hand of Serenity that shattered against the Avatar of War. (0 sources)

R

  • Rallos Zek, the Warlord: Rallos Zek’s story: the god who refused the first pact, made the giants and ogres, invaded the Plane of Earth, and was scarred forever by the Rathe. (0 sources)
  • The Rathe, Council of Earth: The Rathe Council, the living Plane of Earth, the ogre invasions that killed one of them on Norrath, and the curse that froze the giants’ lands into Everfrost. (0 sources)
  • The Ring of Scale: The Ring of Scale, Kunark’s dragon council: Veeshan’s two laws, Jaled Dar, Trakanon’s squall that killed Rile Sathir, and the long dragon–iksar war. (0 sources)
  • Rivervale and the Halflings: Rivervale, the halfling town behind the Great Wall of Serilis: Mayor Gubbin, the Chapel of Mischief, Bristlebane’s faithful, and the legend of the Rainkeeper’s Gift. (0 sources)
  • Rodcet Nife, the Prime Healer: Rodcet Nife’s story: the god of healing whose followers swear the Nife Oath, and the strange tome that calls him a renegade of the undead-loving Jal’Raeth. (0 sources)

S

  • Sanctus Seru and the Inquisition: Sanctus Seru, the geometric city of Lord Inquisitor Seru on Luclin: the betrayal that broke the Combine, the Praesertum, Marus Seru’s exiles and The Question. (0 sources)
  • Saryrn & Terris-Thule: The stories of Saryrn, mistress of the Demi-Plane of Pain, and Terris-Thule, Cazic-Thule’s daughter who scorches dreams and tormented Mithaniel Marr. (0 sources)
  • The Shissar: The Shissar’s story: masters of the iksar, the Green Mist that destroyed them, Emperor Ssraeshza’s escape to Luclin and the nobles who hid in Empotith. (0 sources)
  • Skyshrine and Lord Yelinak: Skyshrine, Ilak Tas Gral, the dragon city of the Claws of Veeshan on Velious: its four remaining towers, Lord Yelinak, and the giants and dwarves who hate it. (0 sources)
  • Solusek Ro, the Burning Prince: Solusek Ro’s story: son of Fennin Ro, the god who raised the Serpent Spine and burned the Elddar Forest, his temple at Solusek’s Eye, and his wizard Rathmana. (0 sources)

T

  • Taelosia & Mata Muram: The story behind Gates of Discord and Omens of War: Calliav’s visions, the Wayfarers’ voyage to Taelosia, the Legion of Mata Muram and its Aneuk priests. (0 sources)
  • Toskirakk & the Rallosian Empire: Toskirakk, capital of the ancient Rallosian Empire: the ogres’ platinum slave-mine, Murdunk’s march on the Plane of Earth, and Discord’s plan to change history. (0 sources)
  • Trakanon & the Dragon War: Trakanon’s story: the blue dragon with foresight who sank Rile Sathir’s fleet, the half-century war with the iksar, Ganak’s killing of Jaled Dar, and Sebilis. (0 sources)
  • The Tribunal: The Tribunal’s story: the gods of justice whose followers recognize no mortal court, why the Plane of Justice matters, and Mavuin’s case in Planes of Power. (0 sources)
  • Tunare, Mother of All: Tunare’s story: creator of the elves, the Elddar Forest and its fall, her meeting with the dragon Wuoshi in the Wakening Lands, and her corrupted unicorn. (0 sources)

U

  • Underfoot & Brell’s Rest: Brell’s Rest, the afterlife of the Duke of Below’s faithful: dwarves and gnomes in the Shining City, gnoll and kobold warriors, and whispers of the Destroyer. (0 sources)

V

  • The Vah Shir & Shar Vahl: The story of the Vah Shir: the kerran nobles of Odus, the Erudite war magic that hurled Shar Vahl to Luclin, and a people who keep their lore in song. (0 sources)
  • Veeshan, the Wurmqueen: Veeshan’s story: the Crystalline Dragon who first claimed Norrath, the Cobalt Scar her claws left on Velious, her brood, and the Sage of Ages. (0 sources)
  • Venril Sathir: Venril Sathir’s full story: the Unholy Writ of War, uniting the iksar, Sebilis and Charasis, his betrayal by his son Rile, and his return at Karnor’s Castle. (0 sources)

W

  • The War for the Plane of Earth: The ogre Murdunk’s invasion of the Plane of Earth, Rallos Zek’s second assault, the death of a Rathe council member and the curse that froze the giants’ lands. (0 sources)

X

  • Xegony, Queen of Air: Xegony’s story: the most benevolent of the elemental gods, the beautiful winged race she created, and the aviak tale of how her chosen fell from grace. (0 sources)

Y

  • Ykesha & the Fall of Grobb: The Legacy of Ykesha: Zraxth’s blood prophecy, the Grozmok Stone, the warlord who claimed it, the Broken Skull raid and how frogloks took Grobb. (0 sources)

Z

  • Zebuxoruk, the Forsaken: Zebuxoruk, the neutral god disdained by the pantheon: his escape from Justice, his prison in the Plane of Time, Druzzil Ro’s split of time, and his seedling in the Void. (0 sources)

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