Burning Woods
Scorched Kunark woodland still smoldering from an ancient meteor impact; the crater of the eternally burning orb sits at its center.
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
The name of this forest is believed to have originated during the end days. When the once lush evergreen woodland was incinerated and smoke from the conflagration darkened the entire continent. Slightly southeast of the center of the woods lies an enormous crater that still holds in its depths the orb which impacted the earth with deadly force. The origins of this mysterious, eternally smoldering sphere remain unknown, but it is believed that this impact is what ultimately led to the wood's fires that, to this day, continue to eat at the remnants of the flora that had at one time flourished here.
The Burning Woods is bordered by the volcanically active range of Skyfire to the north, and the beautiful-yet-dangerous plains of the Dreadlands to the east. Within the dark depths of the fire-plagued woodland, the imperial compound of the fledgling Sarnak nation, Chardok, remains safely concealed and guarded by both natural threats of the forest and Sarnak guards that zealously protect its gates.
Map
From the EverQuest Atlas: The Maps of Myrist (SOE, 2002).
Field notes
Adventuring notes from the atlas — what to watch for and what the zone offers. Flavor, not lore.