Fan-Fair Lore Tidbits

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I was unable to attend Fan-fair, have there been many Lore-ish tidbits floating around? (Such as more on these 2 returning goddeses?)</span></p>

[Cusashorn]

I think that anything new would be covered in the existing threads about such subjects, Zab.

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Well so far there is only one that I have see I was looking more for an omnibus.</span></p>

[RoninSenshi]

<p>Freeport / Neriak relationship will be expanded upon, their will be lore about the Beastlords, dont CLICK CLICK CLICK LOOT through quests, They are looking into bringing out more lore about the races (Trolls were given as an example that have a huge history that has not ben really presented properly in game).</p><p>Infact, with the new Freeport, they will rework some of the race based quests to give out more lore about the races.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p><cite>Rivald@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Freeport / Neriak relationship will be expanded upon, their will be lore about the Beastlords, dont CLICK CLICK CLICK LOOT through quests, They are looking into bringing out more lore about the races (Trolls were given as an example that have a huge history that has not ben really presented properly in game).</p><p>Infact, with the new Freeport, they will rework some of the race based quests to give out more lore about the races.</p></blockquote><p>bout time the Trolls got some lore love. I had to ask Vhalen about them just because of what little there was to be found even in the original game.</p>

[Slayan]

<p>After sitting at some panels I think that after the Freeport revamp and all the race only quests that will be put in that the lore will take a huge leap forward</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I wonder how they will handle lore quest for those who have betrayed, perhaps have a Member of said race in the opposite alignment town for said quests?</span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Or will they be unable to do it?</span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I know that those that betray do not follow the precepts of their own culture, but I also imagine there are bits and pieces they would like to keep.</span></p>

[Stubbswick]

<p>They said at fanfaire that betrayal has "its own story", so the good-aligned races like dwarf, fae, froglok, etc. will not have any racial quests until Qeynos comes out.</p><p>Also, I get the feeling that if you're a neutral race who happens to be good-aligned, you probably won't be able to run the quests either.</p>

[troodon311]

<p>I love learning about Trolls almost as much as I love Trolls.  More info will be awesome.</p>

[RoninSenshi]

<p>The Troll vs Froglok story which explains how the Frogloks came to be is always a good one.</p><p>Also, their is the rise of Ykesha and all of the Gromzok stone information. I'm pretty sure the Moors of Ykesha expantion has some Troll information.'</p><p>You know who else has a good history? Gnomes. With Meldrath, the slaying of that Dragon in Steamfont, The Mechanization/Matrixization of Ak'Anon.. their are alot of stories that have not been told with them.</p>

[Cronyn]

<p>Gnomes were another race we discussed internally, too - there's a bunch of stuff out there, it's just rarely tied together and touched on.</p><p>I'm hoping to be able to put together some good "OMG my race is rad because of THIS!" kind of quests and such for each race in Freeport.  I want players to be proud of who they are from a lore standpoint, not just "playing a ratonga because they are good wizzies".  Nothing wrong with that, but as an RPer myself, I want a little more meat.  <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[steelbadger]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Gnomes were another race we discussed internally, too - there's a bunch of stuff out there, it's just rarely tied together and touched on.</p><p>I'm hoping to be able to put together some good "OMG my race is rad because of THIS!" kind of quests and such for each race in Freeport.  I want players to be proud of who they are from a lore standpoint, not just "playing a ratonga because they are good wizzies".  Nothing wrong with that, but as an RPer myself, I want a little more meat.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>My Guardian is a Ratonga because Ratongas are the best tanks.</p><p>My Warlock is a Ratonga because Ratongas are the best mages.</p><p>My Inquisitor is a Ratonga because Ratongas are the best priests.</p><p>My Assassin is a Ratonga because Ratongas are the best scouts.</p><p>Ratongas are the best everything, trying to pursuade people that a race OTHER than ratonga could possibly be anything BUT overshadowed by the awesome of Ratonga is a lost cause I'm afraid.  May as well just keep bringing out Ratonga lore really. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p>

[DeBasilisk]

<p>My (insert all character classes here) is an Iksar because Ratonga are delicious.</p>

[Cusashorn]

My (insert all character classes here) is a Human because Ratonga are easy to kill and Humans are superior.

[MurFalad]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Gnomes were another race we discussed internally, too - there's a bunch of stuff out there, it's just rarely tied together and touched on.</p><p>I'm hoping to be able to put together some good "OMG my race is rad because of THIS!" kind of quests and such for each race in Freeport.  I want players to be proud of who they are from a lore standpoint, not just "playing a ratonga because they are good wizzies".  Nothing wrong with that, but as an RPer myself, I want a little more meat.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>I like this direction, it adds a lot more to the game giving our characters and races an identity rather then making them just another wizard or just another guardian.</p><p>It would be very cool if there was some way of developing our characters so that a Froglok guardian was a little different from say a barbarian guardian maybe with our abilities, although that I guess would be a lot of work.</p>

[Aneova]

<p><cite>DeBasilisk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>My (insert all character classes here) is an Iksar because Ratonga are delicious.</p></blockquote><p>I instantly thought of V....</p>

[Kikiriki]

<p><cite>DeBasilisk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>My (insert all character classes here) is an Iksar because Ratonga are delicious.</p></blockquote><p>Hope we give ya a hairball! ><img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>/shakefist!!</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I for one would love to find out more about Trolls, Ogres, Iksar, Arasi, Sarnak and Teir'Dal who live in Qeynos.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I do remember the Good Troll mentioned in the Froglok Racial Quest, also what does that Ogre outside the Mage tower do when he is not being a Demo-piece? </span></p>

[Cusashorn]

<p><cite>Zabjade wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I for one would love to find out more about Trolls, Ogres, Iksar, Arasi, Sarnak and Teir'Dal who live in Qeynos.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;"></span></p></blockquote><p>You mean the ones who betrayed their original homes and society just because they have free will to choose to live there?</p>

[kelvmor]

<p>According to some quest in the Peat Bog, even Qeynos ogres can't resist eating Halflings. Also, the dwarves, as I remember right, hate the ogres as much as the Koada'Dal hate the Teir'Dal. Sarnak, well, they're more believable, as Gorowyn is technically neutral. Pretty much, there's not an NPC in Qeynos that doesn't make derogatory comments to members of the evil races, same for good races in Freeport.</p><p>The best example I can think of (At least for a good race in Freeport) is what this half-elf says: "I've never met a dwarf before. Is it true they're stupid?"</p><p>Also, Representative Klen'Thall says this constantly: "Teir'Dal, in Qeynos? The Koada'Dal will not stand for this!"</p>

[RoninSenshi]

<p>Not to mention we still haven't learned whats up with the Human Templar and Human Monk that sit in the Spires of Hate in Neriak.</p><p>..Just saying.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p><cite>Rivald@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Not to mention we still haven't learned whats up with the Human Templar and Human Monk that sit in the Spires of Hate in Neriak.</p><p>..Just saying.</p></blockquote><p>And they're not going to be since only Freeport and Qeynos exclusively have lore behind the new neutral classes being available and this is how it is intended.</p>