eq:The Outer Brood Lore
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Expansion Lore
High in the sky over the hills of the long-ignored Hodstock looms a massive behemoth. A creature so large that it appears to have an entire castle fortress on its back. Terrifying monsters fly down from that fortress. Huge reptiles with massive, deadly claws, fangs, and too many limbs. These beasts wield magic never seen on Norrath nor by any Norrathian. These creatures, dubbed the Outer Brood by the elders of the Circle of the Crystalwing, speak a form of Elder Dragon that even the oldest of dragons barely understand. At first, they seem to have come to parley with the dragons of Norrath, but conversation quickly turns to contempt, and there seems to be no stopping the battles to come. A horde of powerful creatures prepares to assault Norrath to cleanse the world of what their herald calls "A clear failure to follow scripture."
Norrath has faced assault before, but this time the foe is different. Some farseers have spotted what can only be dragons around the great leviathan as it floats at the top of the sky. Beings so large that few elder Norrathian dragons would stand above their knees! All around the massive leviathan flows a force that defies the understanding of any magic users of Norrath, with power exceeding anything they have seen before. Norrathians of all types, mortal and dragon, have banded together to face this unknown power and attempt to drive them back to wherever they came from. Can you lead the charge against such danger, one that has caused even the fiercest elders of the dragon clans to hesitate?
Zone Lore
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'Hodstock Hills
The shores north of Freeport were neglected by both the human city of Freeport to the south and the dark elf city of Neriak to the north. It acted as a buffer, a neutral zone, for the two groups. While the dark elf settlement Gal`Saris and the large halfling city of Bobble-by-Water had long since been abandoned to time, the small villages of Hodstock (inland) and Temby (on the shore) have held small populations and mostly traded with small cargo ships and Freeport directly. The only other people who really made use of this neutral zone were some bandits escaping from the law, trusting the isolation to keep them away from the watching eyes of Freeport or Neriak. They kept to small encampments with trusted partners and, if needed, went to Temby to trade or seek passage.
However, peace for these towns living in the forgotten and neglected Hodstock Hills was not meant to be. While Temby survived the initial assault from the strange golden dragons and their kin, Hodstock village itself was not as lucky and now sits in ruins with many of their people killed before they escaped. In the southeast, the invaders continue their assault. Even more frightening than the invaders is the massive leviathan that hovers beyond the clouds, looming threateningly above the coast of Hodstock and the city of Freeport just a skip away.
Bordering Freeport and Nektulos Forest, the northern villages of Hodstock and Temby were the unfortunate recipients of the first waves of the Outer Brood's invasion force. Hodstock is no longer safe. Temby is now part of the frontlines. Bobble-by-Water, empty for a few centuries, also found its rebuilding efforts stopped before they started. The Tower of Noctix no longer thrums with the power of Nightmares, but what still lies inside?
With Norrath as a whole at stake, alongside Freeport forces and Gal`Saris house forces, many dragon factions have come together to help defend Veeshan's claimed world, taking camp at a location they have dubbed the Wyrmqueen's Ridge. It is the jumping off point to take the offensive against the invaders. Do you seek to help defend our world? Start here.
Do you like nostalgia? I like nostalgia.
For those familiar with EQOA, this zone represents Hodstock and Temby, Mu`Lin's Reach, The Green Rift, and Bobble-by-Water (including Shark Island).
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'Chambers of Puissance
While one beastlord is concerned for the sentience and well-being of the massive creature under the Outer Brood's command, several scouts are looking into the operations of the cavernous bodily chambers, from the flesh, the very blood of the beast, and the heavily exposed heart of the leviathan.
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'Harbinger's Cradle
Into the belly of the beast and quite literally. Now inside the bowels you will have to venture forth and find out what the Aurelians are up to.
After entering the sewer grate you find yourself in the dark cavernous stench filled insides of the harbinger. The Aurealians seem to have a couple operations in this area and it is your job to disrupt them. You will find yourself with a choice leading out of the cradle and it is for you to decide your fate.
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'The Gilded Spire
You’ve worked your way through the bowels of the Harbinger and find yourself in the living quarters and command center of the highest echelon of the Outer Brood. Huge denizens roam these halls, and it would be in your best interest to avoid them as much as possible. The magical studies of the Aurelians can be found here and that information is going to be very useful to the spellcasters of Norrath.
Make your way to the top of the spire and see what dreams may come.
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'Theater of Eternity
The Harbinger? The Leviathan? The Beast? The Behemoth? It matters not what it is called but the first step onto it was a doozy. Now that you have reached it, it is time to take the fight to the invaders. The magical interference happening is making it difficult for the wielders of the arcane to land people safely onto the beast. A forward camp must be established and a firm anchor for teleportation needs to be made if there is to be a counter-offensive.
Once the Norrathians establish a foothold, it is time to infiltrate the behemoth to make your way to the leaders of the Aureate. There must be some way inside that isn’t the foreboding front door that looms over the battlefield, but where? If wandering into no man’s land doesn’t kill you, the creatures picked up along the way surely will.
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'Aureate Covert
This place serves two main purposes. It shelters and houses the servitors of the great golden dragons, whom Norrathians have interpreted as calling themselves “Aurelians.” It also constantly reminds those servitors how magnanimous and powerful their Draconic masters are. It is clear that the structure, while magnificent, does not accommodate the massive outer brood dragons, as they cannot fit into most of the rooms and corridors. Stepping into such a place, a home for lesser creatures, would demean them. There are no doors in the interior here, since privacy is not a consideration for the servitors, and theft is not even a thought. Until the Norrathians started fighting back, the doors leading out to the Theater of Eternity, which served as defensive structures to prevent enemy invasion, were usually open.
Icons to their masters await the servitors at every turn. But behind all the art and glory given to the dragons, there lies a theme of their goddess Veeshan. Even here, the only being considered greater than the golden dragons, is their creator, Veeshan.
everquest: sneak peek into the outer brood
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