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Innoruuk

The Prince of Hate · Lord of Hate

God of hate; creator of the dark elves from corrupted elves.

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Overview

Drawn from Innoruuk deity description.EQ1Primary · official

Followers of Innoruuk include nearly the entire Dark Elven race who regard him as their "Father." They believe that Hate is a creative force, or rather "THE" creative force in the universe. Creativity born of destruction. Love and kindness are tools for those too ignorant to know what they want or too cowardly to do what is necessary to obtain it. It is only through the total disdain of your enemies that you can gain true power over them. Pity and mercy have no power when confronted with contempt and viciousness. It is the honest belief of the followers of Innoruuk that if they were to hate strong enough they could destroy all of Norrath.

Overview

Drawn from The Age of Monuments (Lore) in-game book.EQ2Primary · mirrored · best available source

Ages of Norrath

It was inevitable that such energies involved in seeding planets with life would attract even more of the gods, and it was the Elves who drew the unwanted attention of Innoruuk, Prince of Hate.

In a decrepit tower overlooking the dark decaying alleys of the Plane over which he ruled, Innoruuk waited, stoking the fire of his Hate until it was a raging inferno. He cursed his fellow gods for not including him in their pact and vowed to make them regret such disrespect.

From the halls of the Elves' fair city, Takish-Hiz, the Prince of Hate snatched away the first Elven King and Queen. In his realm of pain and anger he slowly tore them apart, physically and mentally, over the course of three hundred years. He then gathered the quivering remnants of these beings of light and rebuilt them into his own dark sadistic image, a twisted mockery of Tunare's noble children.

In depositing the Teir'Dal, as Innoruuk's Dark Elven creations would come to be called, back into the Underfoot of Norrath, the seeds for The Prince of Hate's final revenge were sown.

Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane and Cazic-Thule came next to Norrath, and Brell met them, concocting a second pact with these latter gods, wishing another excuse to create more peoples into the world.

Rallos Zek again watched from afar, determined to add to his creation as well, and this time Brell convinced the Warlord to join the pact, assuring him that it was indeed an appropriate time to fulfill his desires.

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Official Lore

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Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.

EQ1Primary · officialPrincipal account

The Crimson Teir

Official articleVerant

The Crimson Teir Innoruuk, God of Hate, created the dark elves by kidnapping the king and queen of the elves, who were created by Tunare, and twisting them to his own image. The result was a cruel subterranean dark-skinned race.

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Profiles

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Name: Zatozia The Torturess Race: Dark Elf Class: Cleric - The Birth - When Innoruuk, the Prince of Hate, abducted the High Elf King and Queen from city of Takish Hiz, he imprisoned them on the Plane of Hate where he tortured and broke them recreating them according to his own design.

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The Age of Monuments (Lore)

In-game bookSOE-EQ2

Ages of Norrath It was inevitable that such energies involved in seeding planets with life would attract even more of the gods, and it was the Elves who drew the unwanted attention of Innoruuk, Prince of Hate. In a decrepit tower overlooking the dark decaying alleys of the Plane over which he ruled, Innoruuk waited, stoking the fire of his Hate until it was a…

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Why We Fight, Chronicle One (House Item)

In-game bookSOE-EQ2

This is the book that was given to me by Mistress Jaeta H'arn of the Order of Nektulos. She says this book is from long before the Cataclysm, and is one of the first books all Teir`Dal children read. The Teir`Dal were once the rulers of the entirety of Norrath. We ruled all the lands and all the peoples contained within them. Even the trees bowed to us.

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Why We Fight, Chronicle One (Book)

In-game bookSOE-EQ2

This is the book that was given to me by Mistress Jaeta H'arn of the Order of Nektulos. She says this book is from long before the Cataclysm, and is one of the first books all Teir`Dal children read. The Teir`Dal were once the rulers of the entirety of Norrath. We ruled all the lands and all the peoples contained within them. Even the trees bowed to us.

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LOYPB5

In-game bookVerant/SOE

I still live. By the power of hate I still walk this plane as a mortal. Innoruuk himself has come and given me pure blood of hate. No disease or toxin shall hurt me now. With this blood I will heal my brethren and we shall conquer our enemies.

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Dearest Brother,

In-game bookVerant/SOE

Dearest Brother, I send you this worshiper of our Lord of Hate as you have requested. I sense that his hate is strong and he will prove to be a valuable member of The Spires of Innoruuk. Sincerely, Your sister, Priestess Zaxun

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EverQuest: You're In Our World Now

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Lanys T`Vyl The Moon of Blood: The moon of blood is the most holy night for Innoruuk's followers and occurs once every twenty-seven months. On this heinous night every follower of Innoruuk must murder a good being to honor his or her god. The dark elves have their own tradition on this night as well.

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knokithbat4

In-game bookVerant/SOE

The screams of ten thousand damned souls filled the world as an immeasurable power opened a rift in the astral barrier. The hearts of even the most evil and twisted creatures in Norrath were suddenly filled with dread and fear from the terrible miasma of evil that spewed forth from the Plane of Hate.

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Summaries

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Lanys Reborn After the events of Bloody Kithicor, the Teir`Dal were left without answers as to what happened to Lanys T`Vyl. The King and Queen of the dark elves charged Vizier D`Kalz, a priest of great power, with the task of finding the answers to their many questions. Vizier D`Kalz calls a gathering at the skeleton stone in Nektulos Forest for all to witne…

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Into the Depths of: Elddar Forest

Official articleSOE/Daybreak · 2010

Into the Depths of: Eldaar Forest Overview Today, the once great city of Takish Hiz lies in crumbled ruins. The once majestic forest city succumbed to the fury of Solusek Ro's wrathful sun, leaving sand and ruins behind. In ancient days, the city of Takish Hiz nestled in the heart of the Elddar Forest.

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Evil Frogloks!

Official articleSOE/Daybreak · 2005

The last few weeks have seen a number of events unfold across the EverQuest servers, particularly relating to Grobb / Gukta, and who will retain ownership of it. The events played out over a period of roughly five weeks, during which the Orcs mounted an attack against the Elves of Faydwer, the Barbarians launched an assault against the mobilizing forces of Yk…

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Child of Hate: Hate is Born

In-game bookVerant/SOE

The Moon of Blood is the most holy night for Innoruuk's followers and occurs once every twenty-seven months. On this heinous night, every follower of Innoruuk must murder a good being to honor his or her god. The dark elves have their own tradition on this night as well. The nobles choose a commoner to mate with and then sacrifice to their dark god.

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Why We Fight, Chronicle One

In-game bookfan-archive

This is the book that was given to me by Mistress Jaeta H’arn of the Order of Nektulos. She says this book is from long before the Cataclysm and is one of the first books all Teir`Dal children read The Teir`Dal were once the rulers of the entire surface and beyond of Norrath. We ruled all the lands and all the peoples contained within them.

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Profiles

Official articleVerant

C H A R A C T E R P R O F I L E S Sionachie Heartsinger The words spoken by Tunare were still fresh in Firiona's mind: "Seek them out, My Child, and restore them as you have been restored. First, find your chronicler. Remember the child who sought you first? Seek that one. She needs you and will be of great importance to you in the days to come.

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Into the Depths of: Guk

Official articleSOE/Daybreak · 2008

Overview of Guk An ancient ruined city located off of Innothule Swamp , legend has it that Guk was once home to the trolls. The upper part of the city is fairly intact and home to numerous frogloks now. The lower section of the city is where the most ancient ruins can be found.

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