Who is this family

[Raevin]

Ooooh... Sneaky, sneaky Vhalen...

[xentavius]

oh what a tease!!!! awesome nonetheless!

3. How many wives did Rikantus have in his lifetime?

While awaiting completion of the castle in Freeport his Wife Alana Everling and two sons, Ollix and Maltus, perished through odd events or illnesses. Rikantus moved the...

Coffins to the bottom of the castle?

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[selch]

What's the deal with Rikantus in Antonica, in a hidden valley, near tombs of a few?

 

[SageGaspar]

He has a series of quests that actually leads you to A Calling in the Forest eventually. I think in beta people said it used to be a prerequisite for getting A Calling in the Forest, but it was eventually dropped, so not many people end up doing his questline.Whether he's Rikantus Jr. or Rikantus of yore is anyone's guess, unless I missed part of the lore.

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[Quasicroa]

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SageGaspar wrote:

He has a series of quests that actually leads you to A Calling in the Forest eventually. I think in beta people said it used to be a prerequisite for getting A Calling in the Forest, but it was eventually dropped, so not many people end up doing his questline.Whether he's Rikantus Jr. or Rikantus of yore is anyone's guess, unless I missed part of the lore.

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Don't recall anything in game that gives any hint at there being more than one Rikantus Everling.

Since it is known that he has two sons and 6 daughters of which we know all 8 of their names it should be safe to say that the only Rikantus Everling is their father who has taken up residence in Antonica.

Having that much known it just leaves one big question. Is he residing there in life or undeath? As you meet his childern in the castle most appear as ghosts or zombie forms, but a few like Maltus and himself do not appear to be undead. Maybe they are indeed dead/undead and I'd say who knows, but we all know that Vhalen does.

Now Vhalen did just state that Maltus was indeed dead so that much is answered. However, he is carrying on his fathers (as well as his own?) work in undeath. For what continued purpose though?

Now between Rikantus's quests, the quests inside the castle, "The Monsters" book, and the few HQ's that involve the family it leaves a lot more questions than it does answers.

Though with various bits and peices we learn that the sole reason we are lead into the castle is to be guniea pigs(or much worse). It is apparent that the plan is to tempt adventurers, etc into seeking these riches and rare artifacts, and through this lure we find ourselves heading toward the castle and into Rikantus deceptive trap without question.

Rikantus obviously is in Antonica to ensure that a constant stream of parts....er guniea pigs make their way to his castle. Which is why I also have felt for a long time that the person you meet out in Nek forest with "calling in the forest" is part of this deception as well.

We did learn that one of the machines Maltus is working with uses supplied body parts to create animations(something like that). Which would be all the patchwork men outside/inside the castle. What purpose though does such a machine warrent. Making abominations from spare parts just for the sake of doing so? Or is there much, much more that this machine was intended to do?

While my reaction was that Rikantus should have more than met his natural lifespan by now I for some reason just have the feeling that maybe he is very much alive. Just the combination of everything we knows give me a feeling of such. A lot of the various things he seems to be experimenting with give the feeling that he is/was seeking a "Fountain of Youth" of sorts.

Maybe all of those spare parts help supply and renew his own body so that he keeps living, or maybe through the use of his dolls he is transfering his spirit around into new host bodies. "The Monsters" was indeed a very odd read, and just leaves you wondering what else he could or would do with such knowledge.

In the end maybe I am just a crackpot with an overactive imagination trying to fill in the gaps between the known and unknown without knowing anything at all about what I am talking about.

Either way you be the judge and let your own imaginations try to come to terms with what is going on with this family. At least until Vhalen stops having fun toying with us and gives us more concrete info.

Vhalen your half statements that trail off unfinished only make this whole thing have even more questions, but then that is your whole intent. Even so its just wrong...wrong, wrong, WRONG!

[DreamerClou]

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Vhalen wrote:

I waited and waited... and waited. No one seemed to be able to answer my questions. So, before this thread is about to enter the realm of Ethernere, or even worse...The Void, I will provide some answers.

1. Where did Rikantus get his fortune from?

Nektropos Castle was created ages ago by wealthy landowners from Freeport. This was the House of Everling. The family established the castle within Nektulos Forest and maintained a curios shop of rare mysterious artifacts within Freeport. This was well before the rule of Sir Lucan. The Everlings then...

2. How many of Rikantus' children actually lived in Nektropos Castle?

Theeral and Rikantus had 6 daughters and each daughter grew up knowing a personal guardian. The daughters and their guardians were always together. As the daughters grew older they wished to be released from the eyes of the guardians, something the guardians saw as a travesty. Rikantus released them from service and sent them on their way. This would be...

3. How many wives did Rikantus have in his lifetime?

While awaiting completion of the castle in Freeport his Wife Alana Everling and two sons, Ollix and Maltus, perished through odd events or illnesses. Rikantus moved the...

4. Is Rikantus dead?

Let's not answer this one. Sorry.

 

 

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A few of those curious trinkets can be found in the secret room beyond the library.  I remember seeing the Cauldron from the Sea Tower of Al'Kabor in there.  And it "talks" as well lol.  The library itself has a bunch of lore in it about the castle.  There are 2-3 quests plus a couple other "readable" only books.

[wayfaerer]

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Quasicroako wrote:

Having that much known it just leaves one big question. Is he residing there in life or undeath? As you meet his childern in the castle most appear as ghosts or zombie forms, but a few like Maltus and himself do not appear to be undead. Maybe they are indeed dead/undead and I'd say who knows, but we all know that Vhalen does.

Now Vhalen did just state that Maltus was indeed dead so that much is answered. However, he is carrying on his fathers (as well as his own?) work in undeath. For what continued purpose though?

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There is conflicting logic and information here.Vhalen has stated that Maltus was dead, and that is corroborated by the "Excerpts from Lord Everling's Diary" found inside Nektropos. In that diary, Rikantus wrote that Ollix and Maltus had "passed beyond my grasp" and that his wife Alana's heart was broken after the death of their sons.But then the entire of the Flesh Bound Tome seems to be a journal of Maltus returning to reclaim his "rightful riches", in Nektropos Castle. This journal was seemingly written after the rest of his family had died (or moved on in the possible case of Rikantus). It also seems to have been written by someone who was very much alive, as it mentions him waking up in a cold sweat, and spending restless nights in bunks etc. These do not sound like things that a creature of death would suffer from!It may be that he is now undead and "living" in the bowels of Nektropos. But when he journeyed to Nektulos after the fall of Neriak, and wrote that tome, he was definately alive.

[Quasicroa]

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wayfaerer wrote:

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Quasicroako wrote:

Having that much known it just leaves one big question. Is he residing there in life or undeath? As you meet his childern in the castle most appear as ghosts or zombie forms, but a few like Maltus and himself do not appear to be undead. Maybe they are indeed dead/undead and I'd say who knows, but we all know that Vhalen does.

Now Vhalen did just state that Maltus was indeed dead so that much is answered. However, he is carrying on his fathers (as well as his own?) work in undeath. For what continued purpose though?

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There is conflicting logic and information here.Vhalen has stated that Maltus was dead, and that is corroborated by the "Excerpts from Lord Everling's Diary" found inside Nektropos. In that diary, Rikantus wrote that Ollix and Maltus had "passed beyond my grasp" and that his wife Alana's heart was broken after the death of their sons.But then the entire of the Flesh Bound Tome seems to be a journal of Maltus returning to reclaim his "rightful riches", in Nektropos Castle. This journal was seemingly written after the rest of his family had died (or moved on in the possible case of Rikantus). It also seems to have been written by someone who was very much alive, as it mentions him waking up in a cold sweat, and spending restless nights in bunks etc. These do not sound like things that a creature of death would suffer from!It may be that he is now undead and "living" in the bowels of Nektropos. But when he journeyed to Nektulos after the fall of Neriak, and wrote that tome, he was definately alive.

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Hmm...It has been a long time since I have done "the calling in the forest" quest, but I don't recall it actually naming any one person. I know it goes on with a Dark Elf twist to it, but the Everlings at least visually in game are Humans not Dark Elfs.

Using Vhalen's post above "While awaiting completion of the castle in Freeport his Wife Alana Everling and two sons, Ollix and Maltus, perished....." that would mean that if the tome is indeed in reference to Maltus that he would most likely have traveled to and spent time at the castle before it was fully completed then, and before his own death. Thats about the only way I could see the story arc's lining up.

[Zoren Northwood]

I'm surprised no one noticed that one of Rikantus' wives -- specifically the one who gave birth to his six daughters -- was named Theeral.  The NPC involved in the Calling in the Forest quest was Theeral the Nomad.

[Cael]

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Zoren Northwood wrote:I'm surprised no one noticed that one of Rikantus' wives -- specifically the one who gave birth to his six daughters -- was named Theeral.  The NPC involved in the Calling in the Forest quest was Theeral the Nomad.

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ooooo, more mystery. This is so fun lol

[Geekyone]

Yep, and once you do the quest to reunite the two...then you're in for a surprise!

[Quasicroa]

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Zoren Northwood wrote:I'm surprised no one noticed that one of Rikantus' wives -- specifically the one who gave birth to his six daughters -- was named Theeral.  The NPC involved in the Calling in the Forest quest was Theeral the Nomad.

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It's been a long time since I have did that quest and while I may not have remembered the Nomad's name allowing me to put that part together(nice job btw) fully I did say in my post above "Which is why I also have felt for a long time that the person you meet out in Nek forest with "calling in the forest" is part of this deception as well."

At least now I know why I kept feeling that their was a link with the Nomad as well.

[Zulian]

OK, I'm working on "The Fleshbound Tome Speaks Again" as I write this, and I have a couple questions/comments...1)  How long ago did all these people live?  According to Vhalen, the castle was created "well before" Lucan came to power...So we're talking 100s of years?  Everling's journal is dated 3145 when speaking of the death of his sons, but /time in game lists this as year 0, so that does a fat lot of good.  I know it used to so a normal date, can anyone give me an estimate of what it is now?2)  Do we know who/what killed the 6 daughters?  One of Everling's Journal Entries (The one that says the sons "past" on), says "I was forced to watch the horror.....my own children.....before my eyes......I live now only to avenge them......."3)  Who's Drusis?  In the Fleshbound Tome, when Maltus enters the first bedroom, he talks of feeling comfort, and a great love for the place.  Then he says "I hear the name Drusis."4)  Finally, where's it revealed Theeral is the mother of the six Everling daughters?  Just curious   On a related note, anyone with a 20ish alt who could run through the Calling of the Forest quest and log the dialogue?  It might give us some clues...OK, enough questions, now, comments.  First, one of the entries in the Flesh Bound Tome is indeed signed "Maltus Everling."  Also, the very last page says "Welcome to the master" (This is after it's led you to Maltus).  This seems to indicate that the entire thing was a trap.  Somehow you get Maltus' journal, and it leads you right to him.  Now, Ollix is obviously in on the ruse, though he is a ghost while Maltus is corporeal.  Then there's of course the hermit.Second, it would appear Vhalen dropped a bit of a hint to Rikantus' state of being.  "3. How many wives did Rikantus have in his lifetime?"  This would imply that Rikantus, if it is him in Antonica, is in some state of undeath.Third, Maltus' state of being...Maltus, son of Rikantus, "perished" in Freeport.  It could be over-analyzing, but any number of things could have happened to Maltus.  The Everlings were deeply into the dark arts, and Freeport isn't the safest city to begin with.  But even if he did survive his "death," there's no natural way he could still be alive in the present, assuming Alana was in fact a human.  So I think it's safe to assume Maltus is also in some sort of undeath, or the Maltus currently in the castle is not the son of Rikantus.  The issue I can't seem to resolve is that Maltus never lived in Nektropos Castle (At least, I assume not, as Vhalen said he died while the castle was still being built), so I don't know how to explain his reaction when he walked into the bedroom (Which I quoted above, about Drusis).  It seems a lot like a memory, but if it wasn't Maltus', who was it?And there's one final issue...I don't think the devs are this sadistic (Even the one who created the beetle herding quest in DoF), but we have to consider the Fleshbound Tome is total B.S.  It was a trap to lead us to Maltus, so we can't be sure it wasn't entirely fabricated.OK, that's it for now, but I'm going to go talk to Rikantus now, so I might have more later

[xentavius]

I ran a friend thru Nek castle while mentoring  this weekend and it was a great time! More so after reading this thread!So many subtle hints and clues about what was going on there right out in the open...I'll see if I can parse any dialogue I found. I was actually missing about 6 or 7 quests from that zone so I have a reason to go back.. not to mention agreeing to help my friend camp freaking Billy....Speaking of Billy, anyone have info on his story? hehe

[DreamerClou]

Great post Zulian.  You raise some great questions and thoughts.

[Lings]

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xentavius wrote:I ran a friend thru Nek castle while mentoring  this weekend and it was a great time! More so after reading this thread!So many subtle hints and clues about what was going on there right out in the open...I'll see if I can parse any dialogue I found. I was actually missing about 6 or 7 quests from that zone so I have a reason to go back.. not to mention agreeing to help my friend camp freaking Billy....Speaking of Billy, anyone have info on his story? hehe

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There's an easier way than camping to get billy, though I won't say it...

I will however say that there seems to have been some conflict between at least two of the sisters.

Try going back there past Archfiend Izzoroth after you have the nightblood language. and try killing Jenni's pet before killing her.

I'm a little unclear about Maltus... he isn't a ghost as ghoulbane refers to it.... but he couldn't possibly be alive (unless the Maltus you kill is an imposter...) and every time I was there the everlings were classified as golems, and were susceptable to golem tactical master abilities (golem master's sinister strike, etc.)never understood that.....

[Vhalen]

Yes... what or who is that Maltus guy? Who is really in control of that castle? And the sisters, some do have conflicts with each other. Well, 'did' have conflicts. The daughters each had their own interest to occupy their time in the castle. Lord Everling rarely let them visit the village or Freeport.

Jenni Everling: Animals fascinated Jenni Everling.  She would go into Nektulos Forest and return with wounded animals to care for and later release.  She used to spend most of her time in her tower playing with her pet bear named Everling.

Deidre Everling: Deidre was a constant help to the groundskeepers of Nektropos Castle.  So much so, they worked together to add a garden into her tower.

Sheila Everling: The eldest daughter, Sheila, was very concerned with pomp and circumstance. She was by far, the fairest daughter of them all. Her favorite pastimes were trying on the latest fashions and attracting the attentions of her father’s troops. Unbenknownst to all, she also was quite a skilled rogue. She learned her craft from one of Lord Everling's frequent guests to the castle. This guest is rumored ot have been a member of the Ebon Mask of Neriak.

Crysta Everling: The youngest daughter, Crysta, was an artist.  She spent days at a time in her painting studio. Some say she hid secrets of the castle within some of her paintings.

Elise Everling: Elise was a free spirited tomboy. She spent her time training with the guards and finding trouble to get into.

Melanie Everling: Melanie shared her father’s fascination with all things occult.  She was very absent-minded and would often forget to whom she was speaking to in the midst of a conversation.

 

[Quasicroa]

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Vhalen wrote:

Sheila Everling: Unbenknownst to all, she also was quite a skilled rogue. She learned her craft from one of Lord Everling's frequent guests to the castle.

This guest is rumored ot have been a member of the Ebon Mask of Neriak.

 

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Only one that I know of to fit that is none other than Dorn B'Dynn.

Who was around then and still is now.

[Luthorn]

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Quasicroako wrote:

Only one that I know of to fit that is none other than Dorn B'Dynn.

Who was around then and still is now.

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I'm not sure about that.  Whenever Dorn would attack, be killed, or would kill you in EQ1, he would mention the Indigo Brotherhood, not Ebon Mask.  He would say something like, "Hardly a worthy opponent.  The Indigo Brotherhood deserves a more challenging battle"...

Of course, that could have been just a cover, and he was secretly a member of Ebon Mask...rogues tend to be that way.

I've not encountered him in EQ2 (he's in a raid instance, right?) so maybe there is some new information that I'm not aware of.

 

[xentavius]

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Lingsch wrote:

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xentavius wrote:I ran a friend thru Nek castle while mentoring  this weekend and it was a great time! More so after reading this thread!So many subtle hints and clues about what was going on there right out in the open...I'll see if I can parse any dialogue I found. I was actually missing about 6 or 7 quests from that zone so I have a reason to go back.. not to mention agreeing to help my friend camp freaking Billy....Speaking of Billy, anyone have info on his story? hehe

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There's an easier way than camping to get billy, though I won't say it...

I will however say that there seems to have been some conflict between at least two of the sisters.

Try going back there past Archfiend Izzoroth after you have the nightblood language. and try killing Jenni's pet before killing her.

I'm a little unclear about Maltus... he isn't a ghost as ghoulbane refers to it.... but he couldn't possibly be alive (unless the Maltus you kill is an imposter...) and every time I was there the everlings were classified as golems, and were susceptable to golem tactical master abilities (golem master's sinister strike, etc.)never understood that.....

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I do know the way you mean =)Didn't the Archfiend say one of the sisters summoned him? I'll look for the dialogue when I get home and post it.

[Jebaris]

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Vhalen wrote:

 Lord Everling rarely let them visit the village or Freeport.

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What is the village?

[Quasicroa]

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Luthorn wrote:

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Quasicroako wrote:

Only one that I know of to fit that is none other than Dorn B'Dynn.

Who was around then and still is now.

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I'm not sure about that.  Whenever Dorn would attack, be killed, or would kill you in EQ1, he would mention the Indigo Brotherhood, not Ebon Mask.  He would say something like, "Hardly a worthy opponent.  The Indigo Brotherhood deserves a more challenging battle"...

Of course, that could have been just a cover, and he was secretly a member of Ebon Mask...rogues tend to be that way.

I've not encountered him in EQ2 (he's in a raid instance, right?) so maybe there is some new information that I'm not aware of.

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hmm...you know you may be right. Its been a long time since seeing him in EQ1, but he is the only one that comes to mind for me.

Now I am really curious though, because I would think that this rogue would have been someone a bit more known.

 

[DreamerClou]

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Vhalen wrote:

Yes... what or who is that Maltus guy? Who is really in control of that castle? And the sisters, some do have conflicts with each other. Well, 'did' have conflicts. The daughters each had their own interest to occupy their time in the castle. Lord Everling rarely let them visit the village or Freeport.

Jenni Everling: Animals fascinated Jenni Everling.  She would go into Nektulos Forest and return with wounded animals to care for and later release.  She used to spend most of her time in her tower playing with her pet bear named Everling.

Deidre Everling: Deidre was a constant help to the groundskeepers of Nektropos Castle.  So much so, they worked together to add a garden into her tower.

Sheila Everling: The eldest daughter, Sheila, was very concerned with pomp and circumstance. She was by far, the fairest daughter of them all. Her favorite pastimes were trying on the latest fashions and attracting the attentions of her father’s troops. Unbenknownst to all, she also was quite a skilled rogue. She learned her craft from one of Lord Everling's frequent guests to the castle. This guest is rumored ot have been a member of the Ebon Mask of Neriak.

Crysta Everling: The youngest daughter, Crysta, was an artist.  She spent days at a time in her painting studio. Some say she hid secrets of the castle within some of her paintings.

Elise Everling: Elise was a free spirited tomboy. She spent her time training with the guards and finding trouble to get into.

Melanie Everling: Melanie shared her father’s fascination with all things occult.  She was very absent-minded and would often forget to whom she was speaking to in the midst of a conversation.

 

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Awesome thanks Vhalen!  I love this background information.

[Jait]

Hrmm I remember reading quite a bit on the Ebon Mask ages ago.  The only prominent member I remember is "Kard".  Other than that just your random Ebon_Assassin00.  Interesting stuff though.

[syous01]

To continue this mystery I add the following questions..

1. The Guards - Were they human? The daughters didn't like having the guards all the time and the guards were displeased when they were relieved from their duty. Maybe something happened?

2. The nightblood, the lamia, and the robots. These are all creatures from the shadowed man faction and are in Nek Castle. What connection is there? Perhaps this is why he Everling is trapping adventurers into his castle? They need more test subjects it seems. Maybe, just some of these Everlings are puppets inhabited by shadowed men?

3. One of the sisters had a pet bear. Shadowed men often inhabit bears. Thus the castle was ifniltrated.

[Vhalen]

I love this thread! Will it ever die? I like to think of it as just another one of Everling's undying creations.

Don't confuse the guardians of the daughters with the guards of Nektropos Castle. The guards were called the Crusaders of Everling. They were in part, a gift from a Teir'Dal ambassador that befriended Rikantus during the days of his research in the little known underworld of Subtunaria. These crusaders were actually a long term detachment from the depths of this ambassador's homeland. Why?

The guardians of the daughters... well, that is something different. They come from somewhere other than most of the other Everling servants. They come from a place once visited by Rikantus during his research around the globe. One servant was greater than the rest. This master servant directed the others. His name was Plimptos. 

[Zulian]

Whoa, I just googled Plimptos, and found this:http://p200.ezboard.com/fotherworlds31279frm6.showMessage?topicID=12.topic Two things:  First, anyone know where that came from?  I've never seen it before, but it's the only result Google came up with.  Whatever it is, it does seem to fit in with what we know about the castle.-Second:  If I were named Plimptos, I'd probably have a lot of built up rage too, and having my manhood cut off would certainly not help the situation.

[DreamerClou]

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Zulian wrote:Whoa, I just googled Plimptos, and found this:http://p200.ezboard.com/fotherworlds31279frm6.showMessage?topicID=12.topic Two things:  First, anyone know where that came from?  I've never seen it before, but it's the only result Google came up with.  Whatever it is, it does seem to fit in with what we know about the castle.-Second:  If I were named Plimptos, I'd probably have a lot of built up rage too, and having my manhood cut off would certainly not help the situation.

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Isn't that called something when you google something and only one query comes up?  lol

[DreamerClou]

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Zulian wrote:Whoa, I just googled Plimptos, and found this:http://p200.ezboard.com/fotherworlds31279frm6.showMessage?topicID=12.topic Two things:  First, anyone know where that came from?  I've never seen it before, but it's the only result Google came up with.  Whatever it is, it does seem to fit in with what we know about the castle.-Second:  If I were named Plimptos, I'd probably have a lot of built up rage too, and having my manhood cut off would certainly not help the situation.

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Wow Zulian, that message board link was a great find.  It contains a lot of awesome background information on a LOT of places and people.  Plimptos...it seems his manhood was removed because he was the head protector of the daughters.  Turned out to be a bad mistake I see...  Anyway, I loved that thread.  Someone should sticky that somehow.

[syous01]

Taken from the above link.

Legend holds that Nektropos Castle was once the home of the wealthy Lord Everling and his many fair daugters their maids and his brave and dedicated soldiers. Everling adored his daughters above all else (some say too much) and constanly fretted for their safety and ignored the troubles of state. At the birth of each one he arranged the creation of a Eunuch to protect her. As they reached adulthood an uprising occured, led by the hugely fat lead eunuch, Plimptos, who sought revenge on Everling for his lost manhood. Plimptos obtained magical powers from a magic sword planted on him by angry townsmen who had lost everything due to Everling's proccupied rule. Plimptos slashed everyone to bits- except Everling, whom he punished by leaving unharmed amid the carnage of his loved ones. Some say the sword was lost amid the rubble in the stuggle. Everling began to crack as he tried to collect the pieces of his beautiful daughters. Eventually Everling stored his troops and daugter's parts in the cold underground dungeon catacombs of Nektropos. His madness and grief gave way to Wizardry as he stiched up the pieces again and again and after many ages, successfully reanimated them all. Unfortunately after all that time he couldn’t quite remember what went where and whose parts went with who…