Your presentation is outstanding. I love listen to you tell these stories.
@a_doggo14 күн бұрын
Dang. Now I know why my girlfriend enjoyed CoM so much. She actually paid attention to all the lore. I didn't even realize the "ghosts" were lizards. Miss ya, Ruthie. lol
@milat92874 жыл бұрын
"Norrath's Australia" That's brilliant xD
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they have trakaraptors there too...:D
@cc19122 жыл бұрын
How did I miss this? The more you know...
@nathans178718 күн бұрын
What an amazing video! It’s a few years after the fact, but thank you so much for making it!
@KayossSZ4 жыл бұрын
Man. Iksar just straight up have the most interesting lore in the EQ universe.
@villiamkarl-gustavlundberg54224 жыл бұрын
After watching this lore video they became a lot more interesting for sure.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
No kidding! They went from being slaves, to uniting into a massive empire that could threaten dragons and create new life forms, to falling into ruin all in a little over 1000 years. They certainly don't wait around for history to happen, they make it happen.
@KayossSZ4 жыл бұрын
@@lorewhoregalore1393 For sure! You can't run 5 minutes in Kunark without seeing signs of their influence. It's fun to speculate.
@Flea_ip3 жыл бұрын
Really just goes to show you how much care was taken to develop the lore of EQ. So much lore that most of us don't even know about it, but it was still lovingly crafted. I feel like you just don't get this depth of story and lore in current MMOs.
@Tyrarl4 жыл бұрын
I remember this whole story from the Shaman Spear of Fate epic quest! I like this sort of... class-agnostic approach you've taken to telling the story of the City of Mist. You outlined the final third of the epic quest in order without once mentioning it was from a single class quest, and I kind of like that. One thing I'll add that wasn't mentioned was the "mantle" over Torsis, the void of spiritual energy that has been draining the spirits around the city like a black hole. The spirits conclude that it's not due to Rak's behaviour that caused the mantle to form over Torsis, but rather from thousands of Iksar who turned away from Cazic *as a result* of Rak pointing them down that path of indifference to their god. Even with Rak's repentance at the hands of the Shaman who slays him, it's not enough to save Torsis. The city is damned, forever shrouded by the mantle of negative spiritual energy caused not by a single, powerful will like how Miragul created one in Everfrost, but rather by the collective will of the people who fell away from their god and cast aside their spirituality. Thank you for creating this video. It brought back lots of memories of trying so hard to get that spear while not even being in a raiding guild. Though, that said, if I never get Death Touched by one of Cazic's golems again, it'll be too soon. ;) p.s., I love your doodles in the video that poke fun at the subtext of whatever it is you're saying at the time.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
So this script actually had to go through several rewrites because I originally did approach it from the shaman point of view. When I wrote it from that perspective it ended up more focused on what the city is now as opposed to how it got there, who steered it that way and why. It is odd having to take the history from the Spear of Fate epic weapon quest without addressing the True Spirit's concern about the mantel (the whole reason you're trying to put Rak's spirit to rest in the first place and go into his history to do so) but I couldn't find a way to explain it without muddying the waters. I tried to indicate that there is a spiritual withering going on and that the city can't be redeemed without going into a full shammy explanation that would pull focus off of Rak, hopefully it comes across in the video. I suspect that even if the mantel wasn't in place there is no way Cazic would lift the mist and offer the spirits there redemption, just another one of those places that is forever tainted by his touch. I cannot tell you how many times I died in the Plane of Fear for this video! It absolutely lives up to its reputation, and your chosen deity help you with that darn near zone wide aggro radius. I first met Dread when he got chain pulled by trash mobs over to me and I was suddenly dead! Until I need to do the story about the dracholich there or Cazic himself I'm going to steer clear. I sincerely wish anyone going after their shammy epic on a classic server the best of luck! Thank you :D I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@RuneChaosMarine3 ай бұрын
@7:08 "gods i wish i could find that monument shrine." i concur!! kunark is the best.
@RuneChaosMarine3 ай бұрын
this intro was well written. fall in the mountains.
@steftor12044 жыл бұрын
As an Australian, I can confirm.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your expertise! Customs said I have to be at least level 45 before I can visit, for saftey.
@atnasingetnamn28873 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to get into Everquest lore, since it's one of the oldest MMOs still going and I'm so curious how it has developed, and what the old stories were. Your channel is exactly what I'm after- despite having never played EQ myself, I can follow the lore! Wonderful stuff!
@Kealdiax2 жыл бұрын
Your writing for these lore videos is really quite impressive. So entertaining and intellectually stimulating.
@chadwickmccarty49443 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. City of Mist will always hold a spot in my memory for EQ. Decades ago back in EQ's heyday & when I was playing my first visit to CoM was during a mini-raid. I forget which npc, maybe the Black Reaver, but when my screen went total black I had thought my computer monitor had gone kaput lol. No one had forewarned me about that possibility. Afterwards very amusing but at the time very distraught. I tried playing EQ again in 2019, but it just couldn't hold my attention. I think it would with a better companion system.
@beautadlock67034 жыл бұрын
Please keep doing these! They just make me and so many others happy 👏👏😀😀
@lorewhoregalore13933 жыл бұрын
I sure will, and hearing that makes me happy :D thanks!
@askulkingfox4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I've been playing EQ wrong this whole time. There's so much hiding in plain sight! Great video.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@themadgamer45712 жыл бұрын
I was just in City of Mist the other day, one of my favorite zones. Never knew anything about its lore and now I like even more. People say Dark Souls lore is elusive, with how many years Ive played EQ almost on the daily back when, I know Dark Souls lore more. We get so caught up in the grind that we don't hail npcs and end up missing gems of lore. Gonna hail one new npc a day, well one that will give a piece of story.
@dravod1013 жыл бұрын
That was a truly truly awesome story telling. Thank you so much for this.
@Sanguivore2 ай бұрын
I really miss your lore videos. :( I hope you come back someday. You made the best EQ lore videos by a mile.
@theVelvetAlley11 ай бұрын
Wow, this was quite a telling of a tale I was vaguely familiar with. Well done!
@mikemontgomery69774 жыл бұрын
These videos are so fantastic. Thanks a lot, and please keep them coming!!!!
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! Roger that, more lore incoming!
@BringMaCKtoLife4 жыл бұрын
These Videos are amazing, thank you so much for making them
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
and thank you for the nice comment :D
@killval8493 жыл бұрын
Wow this is so bad ass how it ties into the Shaman epic questline. Thanks so much.
@lorewhoregalore13933 жыл бұрын
I know! This was such a fun story to tell, thanks for watching.
@ChroniclerofLore4 жыл бұрын
I was looking for some Everquest Lore. Glad I found your channel. Hope to see more in the future.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Thank you fellow lore person!
@SomeCanine Жыл бұрын
>Find's a crying child in Plane of Fear "Better end her suffering"
@BraveAbandon3 жыл бұрын
The jokes you sneak in are my favorite part lmao. "Just my shovel and my hoe, my dirty dirty hoe." nearly died laughing at that haha! Might have even ended up haunting the city with them!
@novyxl96722 жыл бұрын
You know, if there were cut scenes like this as you explored Norrath it would make the game sooo much more interesting.
@rhyuza5918 Жыл бұрын
i was there as a wee ladd back in 99... trust me we dint need cutscenes. the game itself was cutting edge in terms of game play and difficulty
@kendannon44352 жыл бұрын
I'm at the city of mists right now on Bristlebane. This video made it an even cool place to explore.
@Chris09-w4f Жыл бұрын
Hi, hello, hey. Please make more videos, they are really well done. Seriously, need more of these.
@lumberspecialtiesinc10684 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for doing these
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
and thank you for watching!
@chrisreed523811 ай бұрын
I just found this channel. Amazing, I love it.
@chaos369113 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed listening to your video... great narrator voice.
@novyx13 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! The lore and mystery this game has is so amazing
@Sanguivore3 жыл бұрын
Your channel is so kickass. Glad I found you again!
@zoome94 жыл бұрын
this is great. thanks for the vid.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
and thank you for watching!
@justinbell57714 жыл бұрын
These videos are just amazing!
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
That's so kind, thank you!
@justinbell57714 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a deep dive on the crystal caverns / lost dwarves story. A few of us spent waaaay too much time there at one point.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
@@justinbell5771 I'll be putting out a vote later this month to see what video topic to cover next, maybe it'll be CC!
@Orsuss3 жыл бұрын
That's so cool! I never thought that so much backstory is in this game! Needless to say this game was the best MMORPG I could ever find.
@chiffydragon3 жыл бұрын
This was great! So much I never knew about what went down in Torsis. The art is adorable too. I love the merchant with the raptor moving the cart the most
@Firevine3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, as long as I I've been playing, I didn't know everything that happened before the Mist. That said, I really only ever came here for Jade Reavers. 🤔 Thanks for these videos. You've touched on some things in your videos that I didn't know about even though I've been playing since right after the Luclin launch. Also, your voice is hot. 😍
@michaelmorton65669 күн бұрын
Man wish we had youtube back in 1999 when eq first came out
@Stitchlii2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos so much. I'd love to hear lore about the new Xpac Terror of Luclin
@SuperDiabeetus4 жыл бұрын
please dont stop until youve covered every inch of eq. :D
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Can't stop won't stop!
@SuperDiabeetus4 жыл бұрын
@@lorewhoregalore1393 TY!! :D
@SaturdayMorningBacon4 жыл бұрын
Amazing, absolutely amazing!
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
@krodmandoon34794 жыл бұрын
Radical!
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Groovy!
@derwoodbowen5954 Жыл бұрын
This is the lore for the shaman epic, the Spear of Fate.
@lightningunlimited4 жыл бұрын
YES new lore!
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@Trendle222 Жыл бұрын
wow! awesome vid, i never knew most of this! Subbed!! btw love ur sence of humor lol
@bobbrown59804 жыл бұрын
Love seeing these videos! keep it up :D
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Thank you, sure will!
@BazgrimTV3 жыл бұрын
This is an excellently enjoyable series - please keep it up!
@Sandtauruspig2 жыл бұрын
That was awesome! I love your videos!
@jakeen2294 жыл бұрын
I love finding these Everquest p99 channels, it's like watching Portal over again in the mid 2000s. Wish more people covered Anarchy online or Dark age of camelot. Shame about Asherons call.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Thank you, alot of really great mmo's shut down and have been lost to time unfortunately. I'm glad Camelot is still around though, I never played but seems pretty interesting.
@jakeen2294 жыл бұрын
@@lorewhoregalore1393 Right sis, if you get the chance look up the emulator for Camelot that is not. Do you still play P99?
@lorewhoregalore13933 жыл бұрын
@@jakeen229 Cool, I'll have to check it out. I've actually never gotten onto P99, I'm lurking on the live servers, but to go over the lore for some zones that have been changed I'll probably need to figure out how to hop on.
@jakeen2293 жыл бұрын
@@lorewhoregalore1393 It's super easy, let me know if you need help, actually, you need a copy of EQ titanium. I can send them to you instead of paying 100 bucks on amazon lol My girlfriend doesn't game but we play EQ together from time to time. Just let me know.
@xavierfranco58002 жыл бұрын
You're a good loremaster.
@landonrivers4 жыл бұрын
congrats on the release!
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It was down to the wire to get it out on Halloween ^^; glad I made the deadline (ha, pun)
@sarmstrong70149 ай бұрын
what a great freaking video! I hope you have more! earned the shit out of that sub
@shonuff9181 Жыл бұрын
Love these videos , I miss original EQ
@hashpipe7103 ай бұрын
I need more of these please
@pvpwarlord90123 жыл бұрын
i wanna marry this chic 🤣🙄 best lore video on CoM ive ever seen. ive seen better quality videos done, but they didnt unfold the entire story of the lore, great job!!
@dougsholly93233 жыл бұрын
Fantastic assembly and narration of this lore! If I am not mistaken, the majority of this lore (if not all) is revealed during the Shaman epic quest? I've never done the Shaman, but I have helped with several, and I recognized some encounters for it in the presentation.
@NahThanksImGood4 жыл бұрын
LOL I forgot about the cactus enemies. That was a lot to take in about the city of mists. Its a shame I didn't really get to do more of it when I was playing EQ, I never really started to level up in that game till around Velious came out. I had character ADHD and kept making new characters getting them up to 20s and swapping to another one. Great video, what are you using to play EQ as like a GM / Dev? Genuinely curious as I'd like to go back to the old EQ up to like luclin / planes era and take a look around at level design. There was one place in Freeport sewers that I always wanted to take a peek at but couldn't reach as a player that makes me wonder if anything was up there to this day.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Gotta admit the cactus guys are one of my favorite monsters in Norrath, maybe its their stoic gaze or their weird little feet but darn if I don't love em. I didn't got to COM much in my younger days because the Emerald Jungle terrified my little druid, I actually didn't know about any of its history until I randomly started reading about the shaman epic weapon quest. I play on a live server as a player, and yes I died many, many, times getting the Plane of Fear footage. I don't play to level up anymore, I really just explore the old zones. The biggest problem I have is that some of the zones were redone (the Desert of Ro, Misty Thicket, Freeport) and I will probably have to figure out how to get on Project 1999 and level up there if I want to do videos on those zones, it just wouldn't feel right using the newer ones. I was more of a Qeynos sewers gal myself, but I bet Freeport is hiding some stuff down there too!
@NahThanksImGood4 жыл бұрын
So in reference the mysterious place in freeport, I always wanted to see and even tried levitate my way up there. Was a high up hole with a eerie green glow coming from it. The first day I played EQ I found it and I went and bought a cloth cord rope because I thought I could climb up with it. Boy did I feel silly when I found out that was a belt. (Was hoping you were running your own personal server to sneak around and do what not. I know some people definitely have that going.) I think it was in North Freeport next to the entrance to the paladin's temple one of the side areas. I as a kid was convinced that had to be a secret path to like a GM island. As far as Project 99 goes its pretty easy to get into when I played it many years ago as a bard ironically named Cunning Linguist. The new Freeport area on live servers always bugs me as they changed it so drastically from the OG.
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
@@NahThanksImGood I didn't get a chance to run around in them alot before the 'upgrade', sounds like you found an interesting mystery! And don't feel bad, I got lost in the tunnel leading out of Surefall Glade for an hour because it was too dark and I didn't understand how to up the gamma. Good to know that P99 isn't too difficult to get into, I don't have the resources or techincal knowhow to run my own server but I'll make do!
@MentalGymnastics19804 жыл бұрын
great job!! I love eq lore
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah the more I find the more I love it :D
@MentalGymnastics19804 жыл бұрын
@@lorewhoregalore1393 Wanna get hitched? hahaha
@ricmiddletown76853 жыл бұрын
in the early days next to Lguk one of the worst pathing locations in the game.
@moxifloxi3 жыл бұрын
😍😍
@lorewhoregalore13933 жыл бұрын
^_^
@akagunther4 жыл бұрын
Kunark is Norrath's Australian haha I died 🤣
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
Don't die, you'll lose experience!
@thedragonboss109 Жыл бұрын
8:30 I was thinking the same thing you were
@boot-strapper3 жыл бұрын
Wow, amazing video
@dboydw3751 Жыл бұрын
Great video. ❤
@jessebishop39913 жыл бұрын
pretty much the shaman epic 1.0 story summed up
@gregrussell178710 ай бұрын
3 years this has been out here in the world and I just now see it? I killed NehAshiir so many times never knowing it was even a female. Let alone adulterer who slept with Kirn and had her illegitimate child stolen by CT.
@Skeeterflea Жыл бұрын
So good. New sub
@Misterscout3 жыл бұрын
I need a mosquito that can suck out my soul.
@johnnii2 жыл бұрын
The Lusty Iksarian Queen
@jefism3 жыл бұрын
thank you~
@dagothex Жыл бұрын
Cool channel 😊❤😮
@georgeurness30793 жыл бұрын
very cool!
@saemonno-suke99592 жыл бұрын
The only people who know this lore were Shamans. lmao.
@oxenbarnstokkriii81524 жыл бұрын
so basically Cazic Thule is Yahweh
@oxenbarnstokkriii81524 жыл бұрын
EQ is scandalous
@lorewhoregalore13934 жыл бұрын
So scandalous! I woud expect this kind of thing from the elves more than the iksar.
@SuperDiabeetus3 жыл бұрын
what is the music playing when cazic takes the iksar child?
@P0KEC0RE9 ай бұрын
What server do you play on!
@4psilocybetribe203 жыл бұрын
Why does the queen look like a male issark tho
@Kealdiax2 жыл бұрын
Your writing for these lore videos is really quite impressive. So entertaining and intellectually stimulating.