AAdventure theme

I think that the adventures will somehow relate to shipbuilders, Or some type of water creature.. Maybe even have the rat races like someone has previously mentioned.. They need Shipbuilders and Supplies to build the ship that will carry all of norrath. So I am assuming that the adventures will have us collecting supplies for them, possibly even a whole new Slew of quests that will require killing In Dulaks or anywhere else that has pirates and water themes.. Just my 2cp though
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Edited, Fri Nov 7 19:25:49 2003

Eyes to the Sea

The leaders of the Wayfarers Brotherhood -- Morden Rasp, Nedaria Debeian, and Tondal Di'Xevar -- stood together in the East Commonlands tunnel, looking over the heads of jolly Wayfarers Brotherhood initiates to where Calliav sat quietly in a darkened corner with his back to the commotion. For days, Calliav had been fiddling with a stockpile of mystical gems and stones that brotherhood members were turning up. For the past few hours he had been arranging the gems and stones in runic patterns all about him and mumbling incantations like none had ever heard.

"Calliav sure 'as been quiet of late, ain't 'e? I wonder what's goin' on in that wild mind of 'is, hm?" Morden said as he glanced from Calliav to his closest friends who stood facing him.

"He is greatly troubled Morden, but he's also doing his best to find us answers...even though we already know some answers he seeks," Nedaria's eyes turned to the floor as she uttered the words.

"Now Nedaria, chin up, eh? The time will come for us to tell Calliav more about ourselves, but for now we must focus on these tales and visions of peril that 'e keeps spoutin', hm?" Morden suggested as he rested his scarred right hand on
Nedaria's gently sloping shoulder.

Tondal interrupted.

"Morden, my logic tells me that Calliav must be going mad again. That side of my mind just can't fathom that we are in any great danger," Tondal paused a moment before he caught Morden with the intensity of glowing violet eyes. "But, I confess, my heart tells me that all he says is true. It also tells me that Calliav and this unseen foe he speaks of are what brought us together in the first place."

"Aye Tondal. I know ye are a big believer in fate. I won't dismiss what ye say, but I think we're best of friends because we have like hearts, not because of grand design...but then, perhaps I'm more salty than I ought to be, eh? I been thinkin' there's a brambly path ahead of us, me friends, but I 'ave no doubts that we'll find our way if we stay true to each other, hm?" Morden grinned in his usual optimistic fashion.

It was then that a blinding flash of blue light filled the tunnel. A shockwave of magic followed it and blew everyone off their feet. In an instant, Morden, Nedaria, and Tondal found themselves tangled together on the tunnel floor next to a wall.

In the aftermath, an eerie quiet saturated the tunnel. Soon after, groans echoed throughout the caverns as everyone gathered their wits and stood up, all eyes reflecting confusion and concern.

Suddenly an agonized cry broke the stillness. It was a familiar voice.

Morden was on his feet and moving before anyone could discern the source of the pained wailing. He was running toward a faint glow at the back of the tunnel. It was Calliav.

As Morden approached, his jaw dropped in surprise and horror. An eerie light pulsed out of Calliav's skin as he lay writhing on the tunnel floor.

"NEDARIA! Get over here please, NOW!" Morden yelled. It was seconds before Nedaria forced her way through the growing crowd of onlookers.

Nedaria stopped still when she saw him.

"I've never seen anything like this Morden. Ever," she said, as she started to kneel next to Calliav, afraid to touch him.

Calliav shuddered and choked out some words.

"Mord...en...Morden...hear me..."

"What is it sprite? Are ye alright? Ye look a darned mess mage," Morden said, trying to lessen the biting mood of fear in all of them.

"I've seen... ahh... our... path. You... mu... must... build... great... sh... ship... bigger... biggest... all of Nor... Norrath must... make a journey," Calliav curled up and coughed. The magical light from his flesh began to ebb some.

"A ship? What is this? We've already got the Thorn of the White Rose, me friend. Why would I need another?"

"Trust in...me. I have seen what we... must... do. We are making... a... journey... as one... west... one purpose... all must come together. Please... we must... be... quick... doom... death..." Calliav's voice trailed off and his eyes rolled back. His body went still.

Nedaria forgot her reservations and bent over Calliav, resting her hand on his forehead trying to read or sense what happened to him. As she focused her mind, her eyes shut so tightly that deep wrinkles carved into her weathered face. Tondal pushed his way to where Nedaria and Morden stood, his eyes settling on them both, flickering with worry.

Nedaria's voice was muddled and trembling as she spoke from under her robe's hood, still crouched next to Calliav.

"He's gone. He's drawn within his mind, I believe. I can't reach him and I doubt anyone can. I must say, I do not know what to make of this at all, except one thing Morden," she stood up and faced Morden and Tondal. "We must do as he asked."

"I won't question ye Nedaria. Not now. I've not seen anything like this meself," Morden stated firmly. Tondal nodded as he rubbed his aching shoulder that had slammed into the tunnel wall with the blast of magic.

Just hours after Morden put his adventurers to task, Wayfarers Brotherhood scouts returned to him with a perfect location to build a ship. Morden had made it clear that the Wayfarers Brotherhood wouldn't be building just any ship, but one as big and as beautiful as any of Norrath's cities.

Not fully understanding the purpose of his new ship, Morden felt he should spare no expense. He put out a call for the best and brightest of Norrath's engineers and shipwrights to be ready.

No named critters that i have see in the zone , accepted the wayfarers, this zone is obviously uncompled, can't wait to see what soe has instore for it

a number of interesting no drop foraged items from this zone as well that are tradeskill items ....

didnt get to stay long had to go kill stuff elsewhere.

All I can say is .. sweeeeeeeet.

As a ranger, and a player who came to EQ very late in the games history, I have never been able to get in on many of the zones at their inception (many of the newer ones are just too darn high in level for me).

Starting with Luclin, every new expansion is allowing me more opportunities to be among the first in a zone to explore as a ranger should and have fun doing it. I am just glad there is one more outdoor zone worth going to, too bad that most, if not all of them have no XP modifier like dungeons. Even so, I hope that Sony keeps them coming. Can't wait to get home to try this one out.

Upon reading the 'storyline' in the game, it said that Calliv (who conviently goes into a coma after this vision) tells the Wayfarers that they had to build a boat... a HUGE boat for all to get on to go on a journey. Reportedly a boat as big as a city!

Opens up possibilities..

Hunted there for a couple hours in wolf form. Just like Jaggedpine, no adds. Griffawns dropped meat, bears, wolves, and panthers dropped pelts, none below medium quality. Also, a few no-drop animal specific items dropped while I was there.

Definitely going to be a new LDON dungeon coming up at some point in time, I'm hoping it's Gnoll themed (I still can't fathom why they didn't have a Gnoll themed one in original release, Blackburrow is one of the most popular zones ever, fit all their criteria). Morden Rasp is there.

Zone itself has a few interesting points. There's a small cave complex filled with Cavern Grizzly's and a Magnificent Grizzly (didn't drop anything special, but I'd guess it at level 38-40, other Grizzly's probably around level 30-36). The ocean is using new water effects that look really nice, I hope all zones have this texturing used as opposed to what currently exists.

Most of zone is either aggro animal mobs like Grizzlys, Silverfur Wolves and some cat I didn't catch the name of, or non aggro wildlife like Sea Turtles and Cove Frogs.

Probably would be an EXCELLENT zone to level in with a small group of 30s. Due to sheer volume of aggro and small size of zone, a group would be preferable to manage adds, but Druids/Rangers could probably have a field day soloing here (I would imagine this could be a new solo spot for Druids/Rangers ala Stonebrunt).

Either by mistake or design trying to port out of JP to SFG ported me instead to new zone, it is also accesible from the cave at far end of zone kinda close to poacher camp across the river. Zone out to BB still worked though.

Also in the patch information on eqlive...it states:

- Check with the Town Crier of your home town for news. There is information about the recent activities of the Wayfarers that should prove interesting.

I just went there to day. I'm a 51 war on prexus and everything conned green but non the less the graphics are nice to look at. Waterfalls, seaturtles, frogs and other creatures inhabit this zone. No quests that i could find talked to morden rasp.

I bet it was in the patch announcement, remember the line about checking the papers about a new wayfarers activity? They just didnt come out and say exactly what it was.