I think the Norrathian Cartographers are onto something here.

[Cusashorn]

<p>Ever since the modern map system was put into the game, comparisons between new and old have always been made and noticed. More recently, it's been noticed that for the sake of containing everything contained in the map window, that the islands are being drawn closer to each other.</p><p>....But what if the cartographers out there aren't just drawing the islands closer for the sake of containing it all in one small square area on the screen? What if they know something we dont?</p><p>Here's a map of Norrath as of the discovery of Velious, as well as a close up in the center. Notice how close Thundering Steppes and Nektulos Forest are?</p><p><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/NorrathMap.jpg" /></p><p>That's practically a walking distance at this point. Don't you see? Those cartographers have noticed that the lands are actually forming back together, but the Far Seas Trading Company doesn't want us to catch on!</p><p>/crackpottheory</p>

[Cronyn]

<p>I like how you think, sir!</p><p>Those Far Seas jokers.  They're always up to something.</p><p>Always... up... to something.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Barx]

<p>They must be the same ones that took Faydwer and rearranged it between EQ1 and EoF!</p><p>*tinfoilhat*</p>

[Stubbswick]

<p>I like that idea.</p><p>Of course it also means Freeport is only a year or two away from a massive invation by the Ring of Scale.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Wubbah@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I like that idea.</p><p>Of course it also means Freeport is only a year or two away from a massive invation by the Ring of Scale.</p></blockquote><p>Mmm... I would LOVE to have the Ring of Scale kill SOMEONE, but since they're all dead after Kunark, that's a little hard to do.</p><p>This is what you players get for your pertetual violence.  Now there's like one member left of the Ring of Scale, and he's really lonely.</p>

[Iskandar]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Now there's like one member left of the Ring of Scale, and he's really lonely.</blockquote><p>Did Xygoz sleep through the raid again? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" /></p>

[DuneWarrior]

<p><cite>Iskandar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Now there's like one member left of the Ring of Scale, and he's really lonely.</blockquote><p>Did Xygoz sleep through the raid again? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Did he wear pants?!</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">[double post]</span></p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Meh I just think they should change to a spinning Globe and be done with it  myself. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></span></p>

[Vinyard]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Wubbah@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I like that idea.</p><p>Of course it also means Freeport is only a year or two away from a massive invation by the Ring of Scale.</p></blockquote><p>Mmm... I would LOVE to have the Ring of Scale kill SOMEONE, but since they're all dead after Kunark, that's a little hard to do.</p><p>This is what you players get for your pertetual violence.  Now there's like one member left of the Ring of Scale, and he's really lonely.</p></blockquote><p>Nope. The players weren't the ones who put ph4t l3wtz on the dragons....that was allll the developers fault! So how could we NOT kill them?</p>

[Stubbswick]

<p>Ok, fine then.  Freeport gets invaded by the <em><strong>newly undead </strong></em>Ring of Scale.  C'mon, this stuff practically writes itself <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Iskandar]

<p>Zombie dragons in Freeport!</p><p>"Send... more... militia..."</p>

[Rezikai]

<p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Wubbah@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I like that idea.</p><p>Of course it also means Freeport is only a year or two away from a massive invation by the Ring of Scale.</p></blockquote><p>Mmm... I would LOVE to have the Ring of Scale kill SOMEONE, but since they're all dead after Kunark, that's a little hard to do.</p><p>This is what you players get for your pertetual violence.  Now there's like one member left of the Ring of Scale, and he's really lonely.</p></blockquote><p>Nope. The players weren't the ones who put ph4t l3wtz on the dragons....that was allll the developers fault! So how could we NOT kill them?</p></blockquote><p>Hmm are the RoScale really dead in the lore of the game or just in EQ2's universe?</p>

[Cusashorn]

That's the one thing that bugged me about the Ring of Scale in this game. The lore never really gave us any incentive to actually kill them, and yet we do anyway. Killing Trakanon for the Fate of Norrath questline makes sense, since he's keeping secrets from us, but why drag the rest of them into it?

[Vaedaer]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Killing Trakanon for the Fate of Norrath questline makes sense, since he's keeping secrets from us, but why drag the rest of them into it?</blockquote><p>Because they where in the way D:</p>

[Enever]

<p>I'm particularly curious about the chain of islands between D'Lere and Faydwer...</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p>That's what was referred to in EQlive as the Ocean of Tears. The Sisterhood of Erollisi lives on the largest island called Tearfall. I hope we can visit there someday.</p>

[BleemTeam]

<p>Me too Cusa. I hear the elf meat and half elf meat from there is pretty rare and delicious.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p>*looks at his whiteboard*</p><p>*whistles*</p>

[Gninja]

<p>*looks at Cronyn's whiteboard*</p><p>What does a stick figure dwarf hurling a rock at the moon have to do with anyth... wait a sec... Nevermind.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Gninja wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>*looks at Cronyn's whiteboard*</p><p>What does a stick figure dwarf hurling a rock at the moon have to do with anyth... wait a sec... Nevermind.</p></blockquote><p>Sorry, that's not the moon, that's your face.</p><p>I'll make it more clear to avoid further confusion.</p>

[Cusashorn]

So let me get this straight. Gninja's face is actually the surface of Luclin, and if the Dwarves are hurling something at it, then that must mean that they built a gigantic catapult that launched a part of the Butcherblock Mountains to destroy the moon! That's gotta be it, it makes perfect sense!

[Vaedaer]

<p>or maybe the dwarves threw a ninja gnome to luclin and caused the shattering!?</p>

[Meirril]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>So let me get this straight. Gninja's face is actually the surface of Luclin, and if the Dwarves are hurling something at it, then that must mean that they built a gigantic catapult that launched a part of the Butcherblock Mountains to destroy the moon! That's gotta be it, it makes perfect sense!</blockquote><p>No no your misreading the signs. Gninja's face is a symbol for Durienal and this foreshadows the upcomming feud between the Underfoot and Etheneer where as 100th level adventurers you get to visit Etheneer and are assaulted by every mob you've ever killed just before you can claim ultimate power.</p><p>Thus the prophacy is avoided and Norrath survives YOU to continue onward. Remember we are the central figures in Norrath and what else could destroy the universe?</p>

[Iskandar]

<p><cite>Meirril wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Thus the prophacy is avoided and Norrath survives YOU to continue onward. Remember we are the central figures in Norrath and what else could destroy the universe?</blockquote><p>So, we're the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrXiaPVeHY" target="_blank">Princes of the Universe</a>?  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/49869fe8223507d7223db3451e5321aa.gif" border="0" /></p><p>hmm..  that <strong><em>would</em></strong> explain all the swords...</p>