IrishWonder
05-01-2006, 01:46 PM
<DIV> <DIV> <DIV>I usually write up a compilation of lore surrounding an expansion to add to my library of lore info, using write-ups, posts, NPC dialogue, and my own words. My guild did Deathtoll today (by the way, HUGE props to Sony on this zone... it is very beautiful, one of the few truly breathtaking sights in a game... every zone should be this pretty, not just the ones that 20% of the player population will see :smileywink: ), so I felt it was time to go back and edit/compile everything into my KoS section, however, there are a few gaps or questions that I have concerning a few things that I didn't fully catch or went over too quickly. Figured I would write a quick outline for these forums to some of the lore I've got so any blanks I have can be answered/discussed here.... this thread might also bring some things to light that I missed out on completely :smileyhappy: Just gonna write a very short, basic outline here of stuff I wrote in my own words... won't clutter it up with the other write-ups or dialogue.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>________________________</DIV> <DIV>The Kingdom of Sky - Lore</DIV> <DIV>________________________</DIV> <DIV> -- Major Zones --</DIV> <DIV> a. The Tenebrous Tangle - Realm of Twilight - Tropical islands stuck in a perpetual state of dusk. The temples of the Awakened, governed by the High Priestess Harla'Dar, are here. Home to a drake/wyvern breeding ground. Amygdalan knights acting as agents of Fear have invaded and set up a base of operations against the dragon threat here.</DIV> <DIV> b. The Barren Sky - Realm of Dawn - Barren islands stuck in a perpetual state of dawn. Palaces of the Awakened, guarded by the dragons Gorenaire and Talendor, are here. Mostly a battleground between the Aviaks and the Vultaks, with small outposts of surviving Hooluks. The droag guard a drake breeding ground here.</DIV> <DIV> c. The Bonemire - Realm of Night - Desolate islands stuck in a perpetual state of darkness. Central structure, Halls of Fate, has very gothic architecture. The Drednever Expedition has an outpost in this area. The wilder areas are controlled by either the Ravasect or the Droag. The Droag, along with the Quellithulian Enclave, have excavation outposts in the area where they are digging for Dragon Bones.</DIV> <DIV> d. Sanctum of the Scaleborn - Holy temple of the Awakened, guarded by the High Priestess Harla'Dar. Seems to be a place for the Droag to gather and worship Kerafyrm/Harla'Dar. Also houses barracks and armories.</DIV> <DIV> e. Temple of Scale - Raid counterpart of the Sanctum of the Scaleborn. Houses the raid mob Harla'Dar and her protector, Pantrilla.</DIV> <DIV> f. Palace of the Awakened - Dungeon guarded by the Blacktalons, Aviaks allied with the Dragons. <FONT color=#ff0000>Any more lore surrounding this zone?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000> </FONT><FONT color=#ffffff>g. Ascent of the Awakened - Raid counterpart of the Palace of the Awakened. Home to the Palace guardians Gorenaire and Talendor.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> h. Halls of Fate - <FONT color=#ff0000>Need some lore surrounding this zone</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000> </FONT><FONT color=#ffffff>i. Laboratory of Lord Vyemm - Research lab of Lord Vyemm. Houses droag as well as Erudites of the Quellithulian Enclave who are running experiments. </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000>Would appreciate more lore on this zone. What are the Erudites researching? Also, what is the significance of the dialogue between the 2 NPCs that initiates the fight just before the Vyemm fight? It's between a Beholder and another NPC... never made the trip down to initiate it myself, so not sure what the other NPC is.... but the dialogue is something about Vyemm's plans for something, and the Beholder threatening the other NPC not to run off.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000> </FONT><FONT color=#ffffff>j. Deathtoll - A pocket dimension of some sort. Seems to be a Dragon necropolis of sorts. Home to many droag, both alive and undead. Dragon bones litter the entire zone. Guarded by the undead Dragon Tarinax. </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000>What is this zone for? Is it a dragon bone farm for Kerafyrm?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>--Races/Factions--</DIV> <DIV> a. Aviaks - Between EQ1 and the Shattering, the aviaks evolved into three species. Many of them were able to escape the Shattering by taking flight, and ended up in the Kingdom of Sky.</DIV> <DIV> - Aviaks - Resemble eagles. They are a hostile race, constantly at war with the Vultaks over control of the Barren Sky. They have an alliance with the Dragons, and the faction of Blacktalons guard the Palace of Awakened as well as the Ascent of the Awakened.</DIV> <DIV> - Vultaks - Resemble vultures. They are a hostile race, constantly at war with the Aviaks over control of the Barren Sky.</DIV> <DIV> - Hooluks - Resemble owls. They are a peaceful race. They have almost been completely wiped out by the war between all Aviak-kind. They reside in small, hidden outposts around the Barren Sky, hoping to bring peace to the war-torn lands. They run clandestine operations against the Aviaks and Vultaks in hopes of weakening both sides so that they may silently grow in power.</DIV> <DIV> b. Droag - Made to carry out the will of the Dragons. The Droag labor to carry out the Dragons' plans so that they can conquer Norrath, their "promised land." With Kerafym missing, the Droag have split into those that follow Harla'Dar and await the Awakened's return, and those that follow Lord Vyemm, and want to act now.</DIV> <DIV> c. Quellithulian Enclave - A sect of Erudites who have interests interlacing those of the Dragons. They can be found overseeing some Doomwing digging sites, as well as conducting experiments in the Laboratory of Lord Vyemm. <FONT color=#ff0000>Need more info on these guys. Where did they come from, and what is their interest in KoS? Why are they also apparently interested in digging up dead dragons?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffffff> </FONT><FONT color=#ffffff>d. Outpost of Marr - A group of Frogloks who have escaped their imprisonment at the hands of the Dragon and who are attempting to rescue the rest of their kind. They offer a safe place to adventurers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> e. Dragons - Members of the old Claws of Veeshan and Ring of Scale have been united under one cause by the prismatic dragon Kerafyrm. They plot the invasion and conquering of Norrath.</DIV> <DIV> - Harla'Dar - Guardian of the Temple of the Awakened. After being in despair over the loss of her mate and child, she was finally brought out of her depression by Kerafyrm, who promised her that he could revive her family if she served him. She is now the spiritual leader of the Droag and a general of Kerafyrm's army. She awaits Kerafyrm's return so that they may invade Norrath.</DIV> <DIV> - Lord Vyemm - Recruited by Kerafyrm for his military and scientific knowledge. He is impatient and does not wish to wait for Kerafyrm to return to invade Norrath. Together with the Quellithulian Enclave and his Droag followers, he is constructing a type of "super-droag" to use in the invasion of Norrath.</DIV> <DIV> - Gorenaire - <FONT color=#ff0000>Guardian of the Palace of Awakened. Anyone got more post-shattering info on her?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> - Talendor - <FONT color=#ff0000>Guardian of the Palace of Awakened. Anyone got more post-shattering info on him?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000> </FONT><FONT color=#ffffff>- Tarinax - Appointed by Kerafyrm to guard Deathtoll. </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000>Where did he come from and who was he before?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffffff> - Kerafyrm - Took the Dragon Isles as his base of operations and began to recruit other dragons and the droag to serve his cause. Has gone mysteriously absent from the Kingdom of Sky. In his absence, some of his generals have differing opinions on what to do about the invasion of Norrath.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Those are the main areas of KoS lore that I'm hazy in, or the parts that I'm missing all together. Any info is GREATLY appreciated. Once I get finished, I'll try to post my full compilation, with dialogues and all, here. Feel free to discuss anything not included here... expanding on what I have is a GOOD thing :smileyhappy:</DIV></DIV></DIV>