Solusek Ro

I cannot stand to be among the council any longer, but I must remain until I uncover all their secrets. The rings are only the beginning of their deception. Above the atrium is a room, sealed off by magic, inaccessible to all but the High Council. Within this room the flame of Ro burns bright and unfiltered.

There are many legends and myths of great heroes and ancient evils from all over Norrath. Here in Freeport, we get travelers from all over the world, and we get their tales as well. The point is that most of these stories are just that, stories and fairy tales. Told to amuse people and frighten children.

Overview of the Desert of Ro The Desert of Ro is a vast and deadly desert that is surrounded by the city of Freeport, Innothule Swamp, the Commonlands, and the Timorous Deep Ocean. A variety of creatures inhabit the desert and the oasis within making it a thrilling place for travelers to adventure. Background Lore Northern Ro

Ambersnout and Ro's Essence In Ashengate Temple in the Reliquary of the Scale, the dragons of the Nest would sometimes take their eggs to be blessed and protected by the power of Veeshan's Scale. More of a ritual and tradition than having any real effect on the eggs themselves, it was something many dragon parents took time to do.

Ruanya Windleaf looks over a strange piece of blue ore and hides it when she sees you approach. ‘Hail Krozman. These are certainly interesting times. We are seeing all sorts of new things these days. I do need to tell you what happened in Takish-Hiz that led to the demise of many of my elven ancestors.

Veldyn's Elven Tale Veldyn was an ordinary Elddar. She lived her long life in peace in the Elddar forest, weaving silk and tending the wounded. She was young in the terms of her people and well loved by all. There was a festival the day that the world ended -- the day Solusek Ro's jealousy brought an end to Elddar prosperity.

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.

Tale of Two Nymphs When Tunare saw her elves come to ruin at Solusek Ro's hands, she shed tears upon the lands. For each tear, a nymph was created. The nymphs came to life to tend to the lands that had been twisted and tortured by Solusek Ro's anger. And for each place where one of Tunare's tears fell, a specific type of nymph was born.

Fire and Water and the Wand The truth of what happened to Marnek Jaull the day the Wand of the Burning Dead caused a mighty explosion can only be told by one -- Hagad Starshine, the only survivor of that day. Hagad was a young Deepwater Knight and squire to the great Sir Toran. During those times, there was a foul Erudite named Kenox who joined the Burning De…

The Windwillow Spirit The great shaman giant, Goru'kar D'Toldan, was killed when Solusek Ro raised the spine of the world along the Serpent River. He went valiantly, not quietly. As the ground shook and cracked around him, Goru'kar used all the magic he could summon from within and around him.

Solusek Ro says, ‘This is absurd, why are we wasting our time and energy on this?! Direct action is needed, now! Banishing Zebuxoruk will not stop the mortals from entering into our planes. Their greed for power will have them soon trampling through our realms!’ Rallos Zek says, ‘On this I agree! We must take action and the time is now.

This is a new ongoing storyline that will be updated each Thursday (pending any oddities) on the EQPlayers website. Feel free to discuss the story over on The Theater section of the EQ official forums. A Scent of Fire discussion . A Scent of Fire Part 1 – March 23, 2007 Part 2 – March 29, 2007 As the conversation continues, Gartekel explains to them how it al…

Overview of Crescent Reach Crescent Reach is a city of stone built within a cliff face with a large crescent-shaped crevasse in its front, called The Hollow. It was once an ancient ogre city called Nokk. When the Circle of the Crystalwing - the six dragons who defied the elders of the dragon's Nest to create a new race - sought a place to start a new race, th…

Research Notations Many have heard of Marnek Jaull, the ancient necromancer who commanded a cult known as the Burning Dead -- all devout followers of Solusek Ro, the Burning Prince. The legends say that Marnek wrote tomes of powerful magics and even created items of great power, the most notable being the Dagger of Marnek and the Wand of the Burning Dead.

To follow the journey traveled by a piece of artwork from the imagination, to paper, then implemented in a game such as EverQuest is truly an interesting adventure.

Scry's Compendium of Destruction I My life has been devoted to the study of power, the power to destroy, to annihilate entire forces with a single wave of fire or ice. Following Solusek Ro has given me insight into the nature of such magic, and perhaps one day I shall be even as strong as he.