Flying Squirrels Lore

[betatester7]

<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Dear Lore Devs</span></p><p>Can we get some squirrels  lore please? ....please? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Where are they coming from?</p><p>What do they eat?</p><p>etc...</p>

[Kizee]

<p><span ><p>Where are they coming from? <span style="color: #ffff00;">The trees</span></p><p>What do they eat? <span style="color: #ffff00;">Nuts</span></p><p>You're welcome. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></span></p>

[Cronyn]

<p><cite>Hissyfit@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span><p>Where are they coming from? <span style="color: #ffff00;">The trees</span></p><p>What do they eat? <span style="color: #ffff00;">Nuts</span></p><p>You're welcome. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></span></p></blockquote><p>This.</p>

[Owwiee]

<p>Short and too the point... not overly wordy....   +1 IMO</p>

[Morghus]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Hissyfit@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Where are they coming from? <span style="color: #ffff00;">The trees</span></p><p>What do they eat? <span style="color: #ffff00;">Nuts</span></p><p>You're welcome. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>This.</p></blockquote><p>Awesome. Now cook up some lore for us to have Drakota flying mounts. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" /></p>

[ttobey]

<p>I thought they came from Frostbite Falls.</p>

[Arbreth]

<p>Dear gods... do not let them into Kelethin...</p>

[DuneWarrior]

<p><cite>betatester7 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Dear Lore Devs</span></p><p>Can we get some squirrels  lore please? ....please? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Where are they coming from?</p><p>What do they eat?</p><p>etc...</p></blockquote><p>is it worth the time? it will be ret-conned along with inquisitors, assassins and the rest of them in a few months <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> .. only thing we need now is lore telling us why Swashbucklers cant use Squirrels.. just to make it totally logical</p>

[Cusashorn]

I thought they came from the minds of a twisted developer.

[Kynre]

<p>I am sure that Cronyn has a storyboard somewhere...</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Considering their average size I would say they would need to live in Kunark Redwoods.</span></p>

[Dragoneyes]

<p><cite>Cronyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Hissyfit@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Where are they coming from? <span style="color: #ffff00;">The trees</span></p><p>What do they eat? <span style="color: #ffff00;">Nuts</span></p><p>You're welcome. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>This.</p></blockquote><p>Just proves SOE have lost the plot on EQ2 lore if this is the responce we get ..but then again the lore of the game went pear shaped with the release of SF.</p>

[betatester7]

<p>hmm I like the theory that they came from Kurnak</p>

[Talathion]

<p>I like how they were just made up and thrown into the game.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p><cite>Talathion@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I like how they were just made up and thrown into the game.</p></blockquote><p>This. There's hardly any explanation for the great majority of station cash items.</p>

[screenid]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Talathion@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I like how they were just made up and thrown into the game.</p></blockquote><p>This. There's hardly any explanation for the great majority of station cash items.</p></blockquote><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" />  As long as the main story Arc is good... I don't care about the rest =-)</p><p>The Squirrel mount is cool.   The Art work and animation is amazing.   I am glad I was able to get on SC.</p><p>Lore-  Some Erudite was goofing around  in his Lab again =-)~  fill in the rest. </p>

[troodon]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I thought they came from Frostbite Falls.</p></blockquote><p>No one has LOL'd at this yet? </p><p>I did, ttobey.  I did.</p>

[Gungo]

<p>Squirrel lore is easy</p><p>GFAY and the growth floret caused massive acorns in kelethin and massive butterflys WHY NOT massive squirrels.</p>

[Rorasis]

<p>They came from a desire to sell more smedbucks.  When it comes to smedbucks, SOE doesn't really give a rat's rump as to what fits in Norrath and what doesn't.  The sabertoothed giant flying squirrel is merely the most recent example.</p>

[Rakna]

<p><cite>Rebaleo@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>They came from a desire to sell more smedbucks.</p></blockquote>

[axl_2baz]

<p><cite>Gungo@Crushbone wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Squirrel lore is easy</p><p>GFAY and the growth floret caused massive acorns in kelethin and massive butterflys WHY NOT massive squirrels.</p></blockquote><p>Exactly what I thought the first time I heard of it.</p><p>25meters mushrooms are not more illogical than 2-3meters squirrels.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p>Many types of fungus can grow indeffinitely as long as it has a food source to keep going, so I can buy having 25 foot tall fungus a lot more than a giant squirrel.</p>

[Talathion]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Many types of fungus can grow indeffinitely as long as it has a food source to keep going, so I can buy having 25 foot tall fungus a lot more than a giant squirrel.</p></blockquote><p>Also the angel wings have no lore applied to them at all either...</p>

[screenid]

<p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" />  And the Squirrel ...he ate from the great mushroom and was changed.   His size increased and the dormant sabertooth DNA was awakened.  </p><p>This squirrel maintained its good nature and bonded with the races of norrath.  </p><p>Gliding fun</p><p>Antonica is a great zone</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm6D85dkLY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm6D85dkLY</a></p>

[Iskandar]

<p>As much as I love well-crafted lore, I can't help but read this thread and chuckle....</p><p>Norrath is a big place. I'm sure there would be billions of animal species that exist there, just as they do here on Earth. When you look out over your lawn, do you see every single one of the millions of insects, reptiles, avians, and mammals that share that property with you? Do you know the exact specifics of their lifecycle, their discovery, and their evolution? On Earth, most people simply don't pay the majority of them any attention, if they even know of their existence -- and in Norrath, they're just not modelled and animated, because a full ecosystem would be a MASSIVE and completely unnecessary resource hog.</p><p>Personally, I'd rather see more lore on the many anonymous named mobs we have running around, the dungeons we pilfer daily for treasure, or more on the history of the cities and prominent locals where we live, rather than pressing for a 4,000 word lore backstory on a squirrel.</p><p>What's next, demanding indepth lore behind those seagulls that fly around in my guild hall's courtyard? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/49869fe8223507d7223db3451e5321aa.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Cocytus]

<p><cite>Arbreth wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Dear gods... do not let them into Kelethin...</p></blockquote><p>You ever see the episode of South Park where Guinea Pigs were on the loose?</p><p>Norrath is in serious danger. We need to get working on some Perubian flute bands, like NOW.</p>

[Laiina]

<p><cite>Hissyfit@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span><p>Where are they coming from? <span style="color: #ffff00;">The trees</span></p><p>What do they eat? <span style="color: #ffff00;">Nuts</span></p><p>You're welcome. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></span></p></blockquote><p>With fangs like that, they must be some really vicious nuts. Ninja Acorns?</p>

[Meirril]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Many types of fungus can grow indeffinitely as long as it has a food source to keep going, so I can buy having 25 foot tall fungus a lot more than a giant squirrel.</p></blockquote><p>You realize that all the plants you see in Lfey are just fungus and creaper vines right? No actual trees. Now if a mushroom is that big, and creaping vines are that big, how big is an actual tree?</p><p>All the creatures found in Lfay are bigger than they should be. Especially Will-o-wisps. The Bloom of Growth wrought mysterious changes without Tunaire to guide it. Maybe Woushi was breeding his own army of giant flying squirlls to crush the Komoriff? Who knows...</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p><cite>Meirril wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Many types of fungus can grow indeffinitely as long as it has a food source to keep going, so I can buy having 25 foot tall fungus a lot more than a giant squirrel.</p></blockquote><p>You realize that all the plants you see in Lfey are just fungus and creaper vines right? No actual trees. Now if a mushroom is that big, and creaping vines are that big, how big is an actual tree?</p><p>All the creatures found in Lfay are bigger than they should be. Especially Will-o-wisps. The Bloom of Growth wrought mysterious changes without Tunaire to guide it. Maybe Woushi was breeding his own army of giant flying squirlls to crush the Komoriff? Who knows...</p></blockquote><p>The brownies are still the same size... as are the centaurs and the will-o-wisps and the fairies.</p>

[Meirril]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Meirril wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Many types of fungus can grow indeffinitely as long as it has a food source to keep going, so I can buy having 25 foot tall fungus a lot more than a giant squirrel.</p></blockquote><p>You realize that all the plants you see in Lfey are just fungus and creaper vines right? No actual trees. Now if a mushroom is that big, and creaping vines are that big, how big is an actual tree?</p><p>All the creatures found in Lfay are bigger than they should be. Especially Will-o-wisps. The Bloom of Growth wrought mysterious changes without Tunaire to guide it. Maybe Woushi was breeding his own army of giant flying squirlls to crush the Komoriff? Who knows...</p></blockquote><p>The brownies are still the same size... as are the centaurs and the will-o-wisps and the fairies.</p></blockquote><p>Huh? The brownies are still the same size, but the rest? Compaire fairies and will-o-wisps near the brownie camp to fairies in Oakmist Forest and Will-o-wisps in Commonlands. The fairies are twice the size, and the will-o-wisps are dramatically larger. The centaurs in Lfay are almost twice as big as the centaurs in Thundering Steppes.</p><p>Also the bixies are giant compaired to bixies in EQ1, but that doesn't appear to be unique to Lfay. </p>

[Kentros]

<p><cite>Hissyfit@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Where are they coming from? <span style="color: #ffff00;">The trees</span></p><p>What do they eat? <span style="color: #ffff00;">Nuts</span></p><p>You're welcome. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Don't forget that they also like helping Chewbacca kill Na-zi's:</p><p><img src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/209/e/0/chewy_comission_fur_on_fur_by_gamefan84.jpg" width="765" height="990" /></p><p>(<a href="http://gamefan84.deviantart.com/art/comission-fur-on-fur-172151625?">http://gamefan84.deviantart.com/art...-fur-172151625?</a>)</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>The only thing we're missing regarding flying squirrels is the distinct lack of a moose.</p>

[Loxus]

<p><cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The only thing we're missing regarding flying squirrels is the distinct lack of a moose.</p></blockquote><p>Boris LOOK! ...Is Moose and Squirrel!  Is always Moose and Squirrel!</p>

[Aneova]

<p>Hammy > then all squirrels</p><p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/298907665_5c46da6c6e.jpg" width="500" height="313" /></p><p>my apologees mods if the previous hammy image was not appropriate with hammy having the "rabid squirrel" look.</p>

[thephantomposter]

<p>Forget the lore, my Troll loves the size of them and drools at the thought of roasting one over a fire!</p><p>Taste like chicken? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Cyliena]

<p><cite>Hissyfit@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span><p>Where are they coming from? <span style="color: #ffff00;">The trees</span></p><p>What do they eat? <span style="color: #ffff00;">Nuts</span></p><p>You're welcome. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p></span></p></blockquote><p>Since Aurelis has since moved on, I'll take her spot in requesting a book filled with this awesome lore. Make sure it's a super fancy book with particle effects, thanks!</p>

[Shrivan]

<p><cite>Rebaleo@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>They came from a desire to sell more smedbucks.  When it comes to smedbucks, SOE doesn't really give a rat's rump as to what fits in Norrath and what doesn't.  The sabertoothed giant flying squirrel is merely the most recent example.</p></blockquote><p>+1</p>

[Celline-Layonaire]

<p><cite>Helhand@Vox wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Rebaleo@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>They came from a desire to sell more smedbucks.  When it comes to smedbucks, SOE doesn't really give a rat's rump as to what fits in Norrath and what doesn't.  The sabertoothed giant flying squirrel is merely the most recent example.</p></blockquote><p>+1</p></blockquote><p>Yeah I know they feel weird and are for $medbuck. Anyone surprised ? I think none.</p><p>But, can you have any logical and plausible reasons on why Norrath <strong>can't</strong> have them, in lore standpoint or something ? </p><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" />  (like, "Ya I have evidences. the Nameless didn't create squirrels according to this quest dialogue/book !"   )</p><p>....And don't worry. They won't add Gundam or Mcdonald thing in this universe.  </p>

[Gungo]

<p><cite>Celline-Layonaire wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Helhand@Vox wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Rebaleo@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>They came from a desire to sell more smedbucks.  When it comes to smedbucks, SOE doesn't really give a rat's rump as to what fits in Norrath and what doesn't.  The sabertoothed giant flying squirrel is merely the most recent example.</p></blockquote><p>+1</p></blockquote><p>Yeah I know they feel weird and are for $medbuck. Anyone surprised ? I think none.</p><p>But, can you have any logical and plausible reasons on why Norrath <strong>can't</strong> have them, in lore standpoint or something ? </p><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" />  (like, "Ya I have evidences. the Nameless didn't create squirrels according to this quest dialogue/book !"   )</p><p>....And don't worry. They won't add Gundam or Mcdonald thing in this universe.  </p></blockquote><p>The LORE is pretty easy and no book needs to be written.Lfay is a mutated place by the floret of growth with giant mushrooms, trees, butterflies, bees and other giant animals. Its not hard to say well looks like those squirrels in that tree got mutated as well.</p>

[Gungo]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Meirril wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Many types of fungus can grow indeffinitely as long as it has a food source to keep going, so I can buy having 25 foot tall fungus a lot more than a giant squirrel.</p></blockquote><p>You realize that all the plants you see in Lfey are just fungus and creaper vines right? No actual trees. Now if a mushroom is that big, and creaping vines are that big, how big is an actual tree?</p><p>All the creatures found in Lfay are bigger than they should be. Especially Will-o-wisps. The Bloom of Growth wrought mysterious changes without Tunaire to guide it. Maybe Woushi was breeding his own army of giant flying squirlls to crush the Komoriff? Who knows...</p></blockquote><p>The brownies are still the same size... as are the centaurs and the will-o-wisps and the fairies.</p></blockquote><p>Have you seen the butterflies? Kelethin is FULL of giant trees and MASSIVE acorns.Now what animals eat those giant acorns? Squirrels!!!!</p><p>Also you do realize brownies are not only magical but FROM THE PLANE OF GROWTH. Why would the floret effect them if they are ALREADY IMBUED BY THE PLANE OF GROWTH.</p><p>Also will of wisps are suppose to be tiny. In eq2 they are already HUGE.</p><p>Centaurs I have no idea why they werent effect much by the growth floret. Maybe they are from the plane of growth and maybe they havent been around the floret long enough. Regardless the centaurs in lfay are larger then those found in thundering steppes.</p>

[Celline-Layonaire]

<p><cite>Gungo@Crushbone wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Celline-Layonaire wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Helhand@Vox wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Rebaleo@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>They came from a desire to sell more smedbucks.  When it comes to smedbucks, SOE doesn't really give a rat's rump as to what fits in Norrath and what doesn't.  The sabertoothed giant flying squirrel is merely the most recent example.</p></blockquote><p>+1</p></blockquote><p>Yeah I know they feel weird and are for $medbuck. Anyone surprised ? I think none.</p><p>But, can you have any logical and plausible reasons on why Norrath <strong>can't</strong> have them, in lore standpoint or something ? </p><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" />  (like, "Ya I have evidences. the Nameless didn't create squirrels according to this quest dialogue/book !"   )</p><p>....And don't worry. They won't add Gundam or Mcdonald thing in this universe.  </p></blockquote><p>The LORE is pretty easy and no book needs to be written.Lfay is a mutated place by the floret of growth with giant mushrooms, trees, butterflies, bees and other giant animals. Its not hard to say well looks like those squirrels in that tree got mutated as well.</p></blockquote><p>You are spot on, hehe. When there's no lore to back these squirrels up but also no reason to not have 'em, we rely on the common sense, right?  Then I'm fine with that.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /> </p>

[Hexfyre]

<p>I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?</p>

[Amanathia]

<p>It seems to me that there are already GIAANNTTT acorns in kelethin, plenty big enough for giant flying squirrels to eat.</p>

[Amanathia]

<p>It seems to me that there are already GIAANNTTT acorns in kelethin, plenty big enough for giant flying squirrels to eat.</p>

[Crickett]

<p><cite>betatester7 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Dear Lore Devs</span></p><p>Can we get some squirrels  lore please? ....please? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Where are they coming from?</p><p>What do they eat?</p><p>etc...</p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">No!</span></p><p>1. They come from the Stork. (Silly)</p><p>2. (I'm not going to tell you everything) Check the poop samples.</p><p>3. (etc.) Originally a cross between a Kerran and an Ogre (It was one h*ll of a party let me tell you!) it's believed a</p><p>    Gnomish Geneticist also got hold of some Orc DNA, a set of frog legs, and another cross between a Dwarf and Fae (or</p><p>    Arasai). What happened next, well your guess is as good as mine but no one in ANY of the cities will talk about it.</p><p>OR...actually It's a gift from Bristlebane, shaddup and laugh a little guys...<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't!</p>

[Pink_Poodle]

<p>They remind me of Scrat from Ice Age.</p><p>Also considering Destiny of Velious... you know, snow and stuff...</p><p><img src="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/LoveAddict_01/scrat.jpg" width="250" height="223" /></p>