Heart of the Hound

[Jindrack]

<p>Information regarding the Lost Age?  <a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1555" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heart of the Hound</a>  (from the pen of Doomcookie)</p><p>This may not be the last we hear of Illisia Marsheart. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[missdoomcookie]

Or the Visitor. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[shadowscale]

is this part of a live quest in the game now? or just a tease? eather way i liked the story.

[Cusashorn]

You guys really need to put the lore on the news page more often. Make players more aware that this game is something much more than level grinding and getting the best loot.

[Zabjade]

<span style="color: #00cc00;">If I recall that Apothecary shop is right next to the Sewer entrance in East Freeport, I wonder it it is worth a look-see...</span>

[Cusashorn]

Well, if there's a live event involved, there's nothing found at the apothecary. I just checked.

[Daine]

<cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote>You guys really need to put the lore on the news page more often. Make players more aware that this game is something much more than level grinding and getting the best loot.</blockquote>/agreeThis game has excellent lore and story development.  Most if it is either hidden in obscure places or found in heroic lines like the Claymore, where your group is going to hurry you to save time so enemies don't repop.  Thus it just becomes click click click (update) move on.  SOE should really do lore articles like this more often, and maybe even have official threads or articles with summaries or transcripts of important lore things.  From what I've seen the EQ1 site posts new lore more often than EQ2.  This really confuses me, as (while both are good games) EQ2 is the more active of the two.  Please SOE, more lore?

[Ama]

<p>This is rather interesting and i'm wondering who exactly was that visitor.  Kinda curious to see if it was Innoruuk or one of his lackys trying to kill "True Love" as it were.  </p><p>Another question I have is about the "Hound of Zek" and if she was human or barbarian.  </p>

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Amana wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>This is rather interesting and i'm wondering who exactly was that visitor.  Kinda curious to see if it was Innoruuk or one of his lackys trying to kill "True Love" as it were.  </p><p>Another question I have is about the "Hound of Zek" and if she was human or barbarian.  </p></blockquote>The whole story alluded that it took place in the northlands of Everfrost. I would imagine that these two lovers would eventually move onto create a Human settlement, but were originally barbarians.

[missdoomcookie]

<cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote>You guys really need to put the lore on the news page more often. Make players more aware that this game is something much more than level grinding and getting the best loot.</blockquote>Keep your eye on the news page. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Ama]

<cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Amana wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>This is rather interesting and i'm wondering who exactly was that visitor.  Kinda curious to see if it was Innoruuk or one of his lackys trying to kill "True Love" as it were.  </p><p>Another question I have is about the "Hound of Zek" and if she was human or barbarian.  </p></blockquote>The whole story alluded that it took place in the northlands of Everfrost. I would imagine that these two lovers would eventually move onto create a Human settlement, but were originally barbarians.</blockquote>Actually the interesting thing Cusashorn is if you take a look at the story itself I believe the male says to the female "I love you"s ".  Unless he was being cute I would think the male was a ratonga. 

[Rainmare]

I took it as him saying 'I love you' more than once. and I wonder if the potion merchant didn't see quite quickly that our little friend really didn't have any 'true love' for that girl. as in, if he loved her, he'd hand that poem over. if not..he'd probably try to sell it, and I imagine the kind of people that would be interested in it certainly wouldn't believe it had been just given to him. I imagine the Academy of Arcane Science won't let him get away with 'an old man gave it to me'.

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Rainmare@Oasis wrote:</cite><blockquote>I took it as him saying 'I love you' more than once. </blockquote>

[Daine]

The majority of the story may have taken place in the North, but I think that at least the Princess was closer to modern Antonica and Qeynos.  She was from Koldwynd, which just makes me think of Coldwind Point out in Antonica.  Not sure about Wintal Syd though.

[Ama]

Well we have 2 parts to concentrate on atm with the story itself and the lover who came across the scroll.  My curiosity may get the better of me, but i'm wondering if that old alchemist merchant was a priest of Erollsi disguised.  He gave out a very ancient artifact and i'm betting a priest/herald wouldn't give it out so lightly.

[Vendolyn]

Before anything, my initial reaction was that the Plains of Karana would get added in as the 'good' mirror of Gorowyn, but like how Neriak was added in for evil players to have an EoF experience.I almost did a cartwheel at work heh.  Then I remembered my body doesn't do cartwheels anymore!

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Vendolyn@Unrest wrote:</cite><blockquote>Before anything, my initial reaction was that the Plains of Karana would get added in as the 'good' mirror of Gorowyn, but like how Neriak was added in for evil players to have an EoF experience.I almost did a cartwheel at work heh.  Then I remembered my body doesn't do cartwheels anymore!</blockquote>Thundering Steppes is what remains of the Plains of Karana now. If you can find a spot for a newbie area and city on that map, I'd like to see it.

[Ama]

<cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Vendolyn@Unrest wrote:</cite><blockquote>Before anything, my initial reaction was that the Plains of Karana would get added in as the 'good' mirror of Gorowyn, but like how Neriak was added in for evil players to have an EoF experience.I almost did a cartwheel at work heh.  Then I remembered my body doesn't do cartwheels anymore!</blockquote>Thundering Steppes is what remains of the Plains of Karana now. If you can find a spot for a newbie area and city on that map, I'd like to see it.</blockquote>Well don't forget Cusashorn that Darklight Woods and Neriak were segregated from the world for some time till an opening to Nektulos Forest and Commonlands was found.  Wouldn't be surprised if there is some place hidden away on the isle with Qeynos, Antonica and Thundering Steppes.

[Gukkor2]

I still don't get why Gorowyn is an evil city and Sarnak are an evil race at all.  Everything about them indicates that they should be classified as neutral.  It's almost as annoying for me as the Karana alignment switch.

[Shemyaza]

<cite>Gukkor2 wrote:</cite><blockquote>I still don't get why Gorowyn is an evil city and Sarnak are an evil race at all.  Everything about them indicates that they should be classified as neutral.  It's almost as annoying for me as the Karana alignment switch.</blockquote><p>i believe it has to be this way to match up with the classes available when you start a sarnak. even tho it's considered "evil" it really is neutral as anyone can do the quests there. </p><p>really it's just because eq2 is shackled with the outdated archetype and good/evil divide systems.</p>

[Zabjade]

<span style="color: #00cc00;">Gatewatch that Vhalen mentioned once would be a good place for a newbie city/zone you might find out just how badly the spires were whipped off the map, we might actually find out what is in the NE quadrant of the map too (<i>I hate black areas on fully discovered maps)</i>.</span>

[zerfall]

<cite>Amana wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>This is rather interesting and i'm wondering who exactly was that visitor.  Kinda curious to see if it was Innoruuk or one of his lackys trying to kill "True Love" as it were.  </p><p>Another question I have is about the "Hound of Zek" and if she was human or barbarian.  </p></blockquote>My first thought on the "Visitor" was Miragul, with the location (Everfrost) and description of him firing all kinds of spells.  The lovers and Hound "<span class="newsContent"><i>In a tangle of bodies, they found themselves / </i><i>Deep within a cavern of ice and snow", </i></span>and was Miragul's lair not in an ice cavern?However, I'm not sure if the timeline fits as I don't know when the beginning of this civilization starts compared to when Miragul began his studies in Everfrost.

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Zerfall@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Amana wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>This is rather interesting and i'm wondering who exactly was that visitor.  Kinda curious to see if it was Innoruuk or one of his lackys trying to kill "True Love" as it were.  </p><p>Another question I have is about the "Hound of Zek" and if she was human or barbarian.  </p></blockquote>My first thought on the "Visitor" was Miragul, with the location (Everfrost) and description of him firing all kinds of spells.  The lovers and Hound "<span class="newsContent"><i>In a tangle of bodies, they found themselves / </i><i>Deep within a cavern of ice and snow", </i></span>and was Miragul's lair not in an ice cavern?However, I'm not sure if the timeline fits as I don't know when the beginning of this civilization starts compared to when Miragul began his studies in Everfrost.</blockquote>The Erudites didn't come around until after the Humans, who are very first being described in this story.