The Ballad of Kaltuk Ironstein

[missdoomcookie]

What is this? More lore? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" /> Hosted by our friends at Ten Ton Hammer!<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eq2.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=1320" target="_blank">http://www.eq2.tentonhammer.com/ind...y&ceid=1320</a>

[Rezikai]

<p>someone copy and paste please,... the explorer doesnt like TT's page while here at work.</p>

[troodon]

Well, the whole point is to try and get you to go to their website.  I don't think it would be proper to copy and paste it here.

[Zin`Car]

<cite>troodon wrote:</cite><blockquote>Well, the whole point is to try and get you to go to their website.  I don't think it would be proper to copy and paste it here.</blockquote><p>That's right!  So those of you who want to be involved but for some reason or other are unable due to restrictions beyond your control...</p><p>Well that's just too darn bad!  Just don't go expecting those of us who have, to be helping you who have NOT! NONE FOR YOU!!!</p><p>What do you think this is anyway?  a place where people are... accepting?  Helpful??  Understanding???</p><p><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /></p><p>/sarcasm off</p><p>check your PM's rezi, i will send it to you so as not to ruffle any overly-sensitive feathers</p>

[Arianah]

Is this 'canon' or fan?

[Gukkor2]

Kaltuk Ironstein-- god of alcohol?  Possibly.

[Cusashorn]

<p>Well, a developer posted it... even though it was probably writen by a fan. I know we need some background lore on Brell's Day and everything, but why not just exhibit it in the game?</p><p>Anyways, a tavern where lost souls forget that they're on a mission to find what they were looking for huh... Isn't that kind of a bad thing overall? What if that soul was just trying to find it's final resting place? Wouldn't an everlasting bliss just be a Limbo?</p>

[missdoomcookie]

To verify, this is canon. Consider it as part of the "series" that began with the Heart of the Hound.

[Arianah]

Kk, thanks! <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[shadowscale]

will we be seeing any quests out of this stuff? or is it just written lore?

[troodon]

<cite>Luinne@Kithicor wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>troodon wrote:</cite><blockquote>Well, the whole point is to try and get you to go to their website.  I don't think it would be proper to copy and paste it here.</blockquote><p>That's right!  So those of you who want to be involved but for some reason or other are unable due to restrictions beyond your control...</p><p>Well that's just too darn bad!  Just don't go expecting those of us who have, to be helping you who have NOT! NONE FOR YOU!!!</p><p>What do you think this is anyway?  a place where people are... accepting?  Helpful??  Understanding???</p><p><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /></p><p>/sarcasm of</p></blockquote><p>It's not a question of being accepting, helpful, or understanding, jerk.  The text is posted on that website to create traffic for them, the dev team gave them that story for that reason and missdoomcookie posted a link rather than the story for that reason.  All the guy had to do was wait to get home for work.  How shocking of me to think that possible of a member of this community!  </p>

[Jindrack]

Doomcookie wrote the ballad and she can even sing it really well too! 

[missdoomcookie]

<cite>shadowscale wrote:</cite><blockquote>will we be seeing any quests out of this stuff? or is it just written lore?</blockquote>This will directly relate to content in the game. That much I can say. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Jindrack wrote:</cite><blockquote>Doomcookie wrote the ballad and she can even sing it really well too!  </blockquote>Why didn't she just say so in the first place? <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Themaginator]

So apparently this is related to our next expansion according to several posts!My gosh could it be we finally get to see this Ethernere place!?****GLEE*****

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Sashtan@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote>So apparently this is related to our next expansion according to several posts!My gosh could it be we finally get to see this Ethernere place!?****GLEE*****</blockquote>It's Brell's Day lore. Doesn't necissarily mean it's related to the next expansion. Just the next Holiday.

[Rainmare]

Okay doomcookie...since you can sing it, mind telling us what the tune for this is, so some of us can pester our guildies on ventrillo with this song? <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Vhalen]

I have heard rumors that the Burglars, Norrath's number one rockin' band, know this song. I could be wrong, I was downing a lot of Blackburrow Stout during their set.

[Ama]

<cite>Vhalen wrote:</cite><blockquote>I have heard rumors that the Burglars, Norrath's number one rockin' band, know this song. I could be wrong, I was downing a lot of Blackburrow Stout during their set.</blockquote>O the band with Rothgar in it? Those dudes sing an interesting song about SF mountains. 

[Mustang8259]

<p> <cite>Sashtan@Mistmoore wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>So apparently this is related to our next expansion according to several posts!My gosh could it be we finally get to see this Ethernere place!?****GLEE*****</blockquote><p>It's Brell's Day lore. Doesn't necissarily mean it's related to the next expansion. Just the next Holiday. </p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Actually if I remember right it was Gnobrin who linked to this originally from another post in the community section and he had said something similar that in some round-about way this bit of info DID have something to do with the next expansion...  He said something to the effect that it wasn't <b>directly </b>related, but it was in some distant sort of way...</p>

[Shadowdragoon]

<cite>Rainmare@Oasis wrote:</cite><blockquote>Okay doomcookie...since you can sing it, mind telling us what the tune for this is, so some of us can pester our guildies on ventrillo with this song? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" /></blockquote>Or even better, give it to us in MP3. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[missdoomcookie]

I'm working on something. When I know it's a go, I'll let you all know. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Themaginator]

<cite>Mustang8259 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p> <cite>Sashtan@Mistmoore wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>So apparently this is related to our next expansion according to several posts!My gosh could it be we finally get to see this Ethernere place!?****GLEE*****</blockquote><p>It's Brell's Day lore. Doesn't necissarily mean it's related to the next expansion. Just the next Holiday. </p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Actually if I remember right it was Gnobrin who linked to this originally from another post in the community section and he had said something similar that in some round-about way this bit of info DID have something to do with the next expansion...  He said something to the effect that it wasn't <b>directly </b>related, but it was in some distant sort of way...</p></blockquote>tis what i read also!

[Gnobrin]

<p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1590&section=News&locale=en_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>And if you want to know more...</b> </a></p><p> <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p>

[Cusashorn]

<cite>Gnobrin wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1590&section=News&locale=en_US" target="_blank"><b>And if you want to know more...</b> </a></p><p> <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p></blockquote>Do I sense the Moors of Ykesha expansion comming?

[TheLopper]

<cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Gnobrin wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1590&section=News&locale=en_US" target="_blank"><b>And if you want to know more...</b> </a></p><p> <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" width="15" height="15"></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p></blockquote>Do I sense the Moors of Ykesha expansion comming?</blockquote>That's exactly what I thought when I read that link...but then the Tower from Doom's story?  I don;t see how it links up =[

[missdoomcookie]

Giving credit where credit is due:"The Tower of Lost Souls" was Vhalen's. I only wrote the song. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />"Escape from Guk" is back to my pen though.

[Rashaak]

**watches as everyone begins to scour the TESS database**

[Zabjade]

<cite>missdoomcookie wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'm working on something. When I know it's a go, I'll let you all know. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" /></blockquote><span style="color: #00cc00;">Jethal might be able to help you!</span>

[Wrapye]

<cite>Rashaak wrote:</cite><blockquote>**watches as everyone begins to scour the TESS database**</blockquote>Nothing there yet

[Cusashorn]

<cite>TheLopper wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Gnobrin wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1590&section=News&locale=en_US" target="_blank"><b>And if you want to know more...</b> </a></p><p> <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" width="15" height="15"></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p></blockquote>Do I sense the Moors of Ykesha expansion comming?</blockquote>That's exactly what I thought when I read that link...but then the Tower from Doom's story?  I don;t see how it links up =[</blockquote>The Tower of Ethernere exists in a different dimension entirely. The two stories were connected because it had the same characters though.

[Rashaak]

<cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>TheLopper wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Gnobrin wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1590&section=News&locale=en_US" target="_blank"><b>And if you want to know more...</b> </a></p><p> <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" width="15" height="15"></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p></blockquote>Do I sense the Moors of Ykesha expansion comming?</blockquote>That's exactly what I thought when I read that link...but then the Tower from Doom's story?  I don;t see how it links up =[</blockquote>The Tower of Ethernere exists in a different dimension entirely. The two stories were connected because it had the same characters though.</blockquote>which means what?

[Shadowdragoon]

<cite>Rashaak wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>TheLopper wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Gnobrin wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1590&section=News&locale=en_US" target="_blank"><b>And if you want to know more...</b> </a></p><p> <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" width="15" height="15" />" width="15" height="15"></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p></blockquote>Do I sense the Moors of Ykesha expansion comming?</blockquote>That's exactly what I thought when I read that link...but then the Tower from Doom's story?  I don;t see how it links up =[</blockquote>The Tower of Ethernere exists in a different dimension entirely. The two stories were connected because it had the same characters though.</blockquote>which means what?</blockquote>that there is a red thread thru the storyes, converging together for a greather picture. i cant wait to see where this goes.

[Kitsune286]

I thought it was cool that the tale mentioned Ratongas. =)I'd assume  a Kerra or two to be there somewhere, too.This totally off-topic and unintentionally non-derailing post brought to you by Lunch Hour.

[zerfall]

<cite>Rashaak wrote:</cite><blockquote>**watches as everyone begins to scour the TESS database**</blockquote>Sorry for a possible derail, but what is this "TESS database"?  Google gives me nothing.Back on topic... great lore Doomie, loved the story a great deal!

[missdoomcookie]

Tune in here to hear the song:<a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1606&section=News&locale=en_US" target="_blank">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/...mp;locale=en_US</a>It's right at the end, 55 minutes in.

[Arianah]

<cite>missdoomcookie wrote:</cite><blockquote>Tune in here to hear the song:<a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1606&section=News&locale=en_US" target="_blank">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/...mp;locale=en_US</a>It's right at the end, 55 minutes in. </blockquote>I'm gonna be singing this all night now lol <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Great job!

[Rainmare]

got a very irish/scottish tone to it <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I like it <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />