Katta Castellum
The capital city of the Combine Loyalists on Luclin, one of two splinter groups of the Combine Remnant, named after Imperator Tsaph Katta.
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
The first of the Combine cities established on Luclin, Katta Castellum was formed when a group of Combine loyal to Tsaph Katta fled Norrath. The city is built on the cliffs of the Tenebrous Peaks mountain range that overlook the Twilight Sea. Access to the city is guarded on one side by a great wall and guard towers carved of native mountain stone, and on the other by the cliffs and Twilight Sea.
The residents of Katta Castellum have established a temporary government structure. The top level of government is the Concilium Universus, an elected council of nine officials that govern according to their interpretation of the wills of the Great Emperor Tsaph Katta. Directly under the command of the Concilium Universus are eighteen governors who carry out the orders of the council within the city.
The city militia, known as Validus Custodus also answers to the Concilium. Every able bodied young man spends time in service of the Validus Custodus and many remain in the ranks of the militia for the entirety of their lives.
Katta Castellum's inhabitants reflect the diversity of the Combine Empire of old. All races and cultures are tolerated and respected, with the exception of those who fall under the dark persuasion.
One unique race, the vampyres, live secret and desperate lives. In constant fear of the Validus Custodus, the vampyres often flee the city walls upon their creation. However, some have successfully escaped the knowledge of the Validus Custodus and retain an inconspicuous existence within the city. The eternal night aids the young vampyres in concealing their true natures, but older vampyre tend to have characteristics that make them easily identified. In any case, no vampyre is expected to survive long within the walls of Katta Castellum, as the Validus Custodus are vigilant in their hunts of the undead.
Map
From the EverQuest Atlas: The Maps of Myrist (SOE, 2002).
Official Lore
4Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
Liberus Acrylia Arma
Liberus Acrylia Arma This moon of Luclin that we of the Combine Empire have made our home is host to a number of wonderous minerals, gems, and ores. The most fascinating of these ores is Acrylia which seems to possess an innate enchantment perhaps the handiwork of the mysterious Goddess Luclin herself.
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Today I met a gentleman of the palace. . . Behari. As his name implies, he travels often on palace business, to and from Katta Castellum bearing messages of utmost importance to the King himself.
Read the full sourceDon2Marais
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Notes- Rifkin I am still unclear what has driven these people, these Recuso, from the city. I was successful in tracking down a man named Rifkin in the northern part of Shadowhaven keeping to himself at the end of the bar. One of the few to ever make it out or Marus Seru, he offered me a deal.
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4Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
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Field notes
Adventuring notes from the atlas — what to watch for and what the zone offers. Flavor, not lore.