Najena
A dungeon fortress carved by the dark wizard Najena in the Lavastorm Mountains.
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
Carved into the face of the largest peak in the Lavastorm Mountains, Najena's lair is a dark compound that has fallen into ruin. Constructed in a lost age for a purpose long forgotten, Najena is now a desolate structure of crumbling pillars and deteriorating walls. However, the compound has been recently revived for a most nefarious purpose.
The brilliant Teir`Dal magician and rumored niece of Cristanos Thex, Queen of the Teir`Dal, has occupied Najena. Undead constructs, summoned elementals, unnatural spiders and subdued ogre and Teir`Dal servants roam every inch of the withering compound, violently defending their mistress' territory from all intruders.
In addition, creatures of unknown and presumably unnatural origin called the Tentacle Terrors dwell in the uppermost levels of the ruined compound. They are infamous for their ability to siphon the life force out of their victims, using the energy to heal their own wounds.
In a hidden section of the compound, veiled by a false wall in a small dungeon room, resides the lair of the creature known as Bonecracker – an undead froglok necromancer that has a loose alliance with Najena. Many of Najena's Teir`Dal servants lurk in the Bonecracker's sinister domain where they aid him in his gruesome experiments upon the unfortunate adventurers they manage to capture alive.
Overview
No EQ2 source leads this topic — its EQ2 accounts are listed below.
Map
From the EverQuest Atlas: The Maps of Myrist (SOE, 2002).
Official Lore
1Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
Najena’s City
You say, ‘Hail, Archpriest Del`Maque’ Archpriest Del`Maque says, in Elder Teir’Dal, ‘Hmmm.’ He motions to his two followers to be still. ‘This one will not trouble us, I think.’ He turns to face you. The years have not been kind to his ancient face, but his age does not bring weakness. He eyes you with a fierce gaze.
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5Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
5Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.
Field notes
Adventuring notes from the atlas — what to watch for and what the zone offers. Flavor, not lore.