The Plane of Nightmares
Terris-Thule's nightmare realm — dense dark forest of sentient malevolent trees above underground barrows, haunted by mortal victims.
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
The western region of Terris-Thule's domain is a dense forest with many small clearings. A river dissects the forest above and the barrows below, eventually becoming a waterfall that drops into a lake. To the northwest, there is a small cottage that lies in disrepair. Behind the cottage, a modest graveyard services the mortal victims of this realm.
Great gnarly trees with foul twisted visages formed in the patterns of the bark compose much of the dark woodlands. The trees are sentient, powerful, and malevolent beyond comprehension; they will often spring to life as mortal trespassers enter their domain. The entire forest, like the maddening nightmares sent by the plane's horrific mistress, is unpredictable and unquenchable in its hunger. Reports come to New Tanaan with regularity regarding the disappearance of the foolishly brave who travel to this realm.
Terris-Thule's most treasured minions lurk in the southwest caverns, living a dual existence in both astral space and upon the primal world. These include terrifying goblins who infect the minds of all, for none are beyond Terris-Thule's reach.
In the far eastern corner of the Plane of Nightmares there stands a grand plateau of horror. On the surface of the plateau, stones appear to be arranged in a druid circle. If one can overcome the overwhelming feeling of dread inspired by this place, further inspection reveals that the stones pulse with life – and death. Merely gazing upon this unholy ground has been enough to reduce the bravest knights to their knees in the insufferable anguish of eternal, unbreakable nightmares.
Map
From the EverQuest Atlas: The Maps of Myrist (SOE, 2002).
