The Grey
Airless vacuum on Luclin's northwest, carved from the Scarlet Desert by the Shissar to repel airborne plague; dominated by Ssraeshza's blue-black pyramid.
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
The Grey is a large expanse of vacuum space located in the northwestern hemisphere of Luclin. The Grey was originally part of the Scarlet desert, but when the Shissar arrived on Luclin, they created the vacuum in hopes of securing themselves against airborne plagues such as the Green Mist that befell them on Norrath.
The terrain is comprised of grey sand that presumably originated in the Scarlet Desert. The sky is perpetually filled with grey and black clouds caused by the vacuum and magical energies. At the heart of the vacuum stands a great pyramid built of a blue-black metallic substance that was constructed by the Shissar. This ominous structure is the Temple of Ssraeshza. The entrance to the pyramid is hidden beneath a veil of perpetual shade cast by the towering structure and the immobile position of Ro in the heavens.
Many sand dunes still exist in The Grey just as they did hundreds of years ago when the Shissar first arrived, the absence of moving air having left them in a perpetual state of calm.
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.