May 2006

May 2006

May 31, 2006

The Progression Server has opened for name reservations. You can log on to the server now and create a name in preparation for the launch on June 28th.

Our items and quests databases are on the receiving end of some tweaking. You may notice some oddities with their displays for the time being.

Most of the new items today are side effects of said tweaking. Here are some updates as we roll out of May:

May 29, 2006

Here are today's updates:

New Bestiary: Rellix ; a mineralized guardian ; a whipping wind ; a petrified naturespirit ; a sand elf academic ; a sand elf commoner ; a sand elf naturalist ; a chest (Key to the Past Task)

New Recipes: Carved Elm Recurve Bow (43/11) ; Carved Elm Recurve Bow (47/12) ; Carved Elm Recurve Bow (39/10)

Scenery Additions: The Accursed Nest: In the Shadows (3) ; The Root of Ro: The Key to the Past (4)

May 26, 2006

This probably caught your eye before reading this update: We have added a new feature to the site: Beginning today (and what we anticipate as every Friday from here on out), we will feature a Player of the Week. This feature has replaced the retiring Thought for the Day (the archives for which will remain here, linked through our history section).

Our first featured Player of the Week is a Wood Elf Ranger named Saraban, from Darkwind Guild on the Antonius Bayle Server. You may already be familiar with this name as it is tagged with credit on countless information pages across the site. Saraban is a regular contributer to the site's content (especially for the high end game), so we thought who better to be our guinea pig..err...first featured player. You can check out Saraban's profile page and gallery here.

OK, another week is down (woo, it's Friday), and we are due a new poll of the week. Last week the question was asked, what was the best Bazaar deal you have ever received? One of the many interesting answers was techlemist's preparation for the Prophecy of Ro expansion's eight additional bank slots. He stocked up on Hand Made Backpack tokens after PoR was announced, only to sell them for more than double the platinum upon release. Now, that's smart business.

For this week's poll we go to something we all have in common: Computer monitors. We ask: What type and size is your (main or best) computer monitor? You can find this poll on our EverQuest Forum.

Victims of Murphy's Law take note: EverQuest live technical support will be closed on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday (if tech support is closed, something will go wrong!)

And with that, here are a bunch of Friday night updates. Have a great weekend.

New Bestiary: an elite guard (The Dead's Claim) ; Commander Windstream ; a wandering zombie (West Commonlands) ; A Dark Assassin Master ; a zombie braineater ; a troll commoner ; Thex Willow ; a Grelian boommaker ; a gelidran icespinner ; Jarl Kevnal ; Voidblade ; Mindbender

New Quests: Ritual Entanglement (Eighth Trial) ; The Dead's Claim

Updated Items: Elddar Scepter of Tunare ; Silverweave Cap of Enmity ; Shiliskin Skin ; Xillsfar Legion Shield ; Shiliskin Hoplite Spear ; Damaged Shiliskin Bone Chips ; Dark Spiritbone Urn ; An Aneuk Tongue ; An Ixt Tongue ; Rat Ears ; A Piece of Rat Fur ; Gloomiron Vambraces ; Corroded Plate Gauntlets ; Djinni War Blade ; Giant Sized Monocle ; Iksar Bandit Mask ; Patch of Shadow ; Stone Amulet ; Wooden Totem ; Copper Band ; Panda Claws ; Deathfist Shoulderpads ; Bead Necklace ; Glowing Heart Stone ; Ceremonial Blighted Robe ; Velium Mastodon Fur Cloak ; A Crystalline Globe ; Gleaming Crystal Scepter ; Arrow ; Donlix's Short Sword ; Dull Bladed Axe ; Slook ; Patonk ; Worn Belt Buckle ; Gold Ticket ; Valorium Belt of Devotion ; Aged Katana of Endurance ; Earring of Diminutiveness ; Troll Pirate Head ; Battlemaster's Reinforced Boots ; A Dark Reaver ; Spell: Expedience ; Blade of the Eclipse ; Irestone Band of Rage ; Beginner Potter Trophy ; Spell: Harnessing of Spirit ; Ancient Fishing Pole ; Last Blood of the Beastlord

Updated Quests: Fire Goblin Runner ; Yegek's Test, Part 2 ; Necromancer Epic: Scythe of the Shadowed Soul ; Taskmaster Earring - Dwarf Male ; Troll Pirate Heads ;

May 25, 2006

Here are a few more updates:

New Items: Dusty Volcanic Shard ; Ash-Coated Belt ; Tenebrous Iolite Stone ; Tenebrous Iolite Shard ; Somber Iolite Stone ; Somber Iolite Shard ; Shaded Iolite Stone ; Opaque Iolite Stone ; Opaque Iolite Shard ; Bundle of Explosive Charges ; Head of Trilanta ; Murky Iolite Stone ; Lurid Iolite Stone ; Faint Iolite Shard ; Dusky Iolite Stone ; Dusky Iolite Shard ; Dim Iolite Shard ; Misty Iolite Stone ; Misty Iolite Shard ; Chainmail Boots of the Avaricious ; Finely Crafted Runequill Set ; Wrought Blade of Hiz ; Tome of Cleaving Anger Discipline ; Tome of Cleaving Rage Discipline ; Drachnid Signet Shield ; Splintering Kobold Shield ; Spell: Courage* ; Spell: Inner Fire* ; Spell: Minor Healing* ; Spell: Minor Shielding*

New Bestiary: Celrak ; The Gloomingdeep Locksmith ; Guard of Gloomingdeep ; Tinkerer Gordish ; Rowyl ; Nura ; Wijdan ; a crate of explosives

New Quests: Drachnid Spies ; A Shiv in the Ribs

Updated Items: Lottery Ticket # 15601 ; Highkeep Royal Suite ; Malgrinnor Captain's Pauldrons ; Phantasmal Lichen-Covered Shortsword ; Phantasmal Clockwork-Crafted Pauldrons ; Otterman Meat ; Charm and Sacrifice ; Axe of the Rabidwolf ; Spell: Infusion of Spirit ; Root Tender Totem ; Shovel ; Spell: Illusion: Dark Elf ; Spell: Illusion: Gnome ; Spell: Illusion: Half Elf ; Spell: Juli`s Animation ; Spell: Illusion: Human ; Spell: Kilan`s Animation ; Spell: Blast of Cold ; Spell: O'Kiels Embers ; Spell: Shock of Lightning ; Spell: Invisibility vs Undead ; Spell: Invisibility vs Animals ; Kobold Necklace ; Spell: Salve

Updated Quests: Princess Lenya ; The Lottery Ticket ; Green Blood Knight's Legplates

Updated Recipes: Koada`Dal Falchion ; Koada`Dal Falchion of Tunare

May 24, 2006

Here is a batch of midweek updates:

New Items: Vengeful Blood-Alloy Linked Shirt ; Vengeful Blood-Alloy Leggings ; Vengeful Blood-Alloy Coif ; Vengeful Blood-Alloy Boots ; Guktan Defenders Sword ; Jagged Fragment of Bloody Steel ; A Donation (2) ; A Donation (3) ; A Donation (4) ; A Donation (5) ; A Donation (6) ; Container of Infectious Reagents ; Gold Runed Shirt ; Girdle of the Forgotten Prophet

New Bestiary: Leaf Dao ; Rainbethel Geogo ; Ritenmon Dogain

New Quest: Welcome Into The Marrs' Hearts

New Recipe: Container of Infectious Reagents

Updated Items: Intricate Bone Ring ; Caynar Nut Stuffed Trout ; The Butcherblock Hammer ; Jerald's Severed Head ; Renaldo's Severed Head ; Hector's Severed Head ; Crown of Stability ; Earring of Frost Reflection ; Dreadspire Gargoyle Heart ; A Donation (1) ; Spell: Divine Light ; Airtight Metal Box ; Diseased Glaze ; Crystallized Teardrop of Vule ; Wolf Hide Gloves of the Corrupt ; Strand of Ether ; Pauldrons of Heroics ; Ethereal Parchment ; Brick of Ethereal Energy ; Dragorn Head Statue Piece ; Sand of Ro ; Graywood Hunter' Stone ; Scarred Bolvirk Skin ; Etched Drachnid Carapace ; Decorated Wurine Hide ; Inked Evil Eye Hide ; Torn and Tattooed Orc Flesh ; Tattooed Shiliskin Skin ; Scarred and Tattooed Skin ; Patch of Dyed Kobold Fur ; Mummified Pigmented Skin ; Thick Grizzly Bear Skin

Updated Quests: Leatherfoot Raiders ; The Painting ; The Donations ; Cargo Clockwork ; Berserker Epic: Kerasian Axe of Ire ; Nerask's Silk Armor (Tier 2) ; Cragbeast Queen: Lodestar

May 23, 2006

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Choker of the Nodgha ; Sylvan Healing Leaves ; Shark Powder ; Nutmeg ; Linked Helm of the Avaricious ; Precious Treasure ; Wristband of the Defender ; Wrist Guards of the Defender ; Wrist Wraps of the Defender ; Bracer of the Defender ; Bracelet of the Defender ; Wreath of the Defender ; Circlet of the Defender ; Helm of the Defender ; Gnollish Holy Symbol ; Gnoll Pitfighter Gloves ; Gnoll Oracle Medicine Bag ; Long Sword of the Defender ; Orb of the Defender ; Bulky Crate

New Bestiary: Gerind Weaponsmith ; Sentry Xyrinn

New Quest: My Precious ; War of Jaggedpine

Updated Items: Stone of the Immortal Pond ; Coif of the Defender ; Spell: Minor Conjuration: Fire ; Inert Potion ; Chunk of Taelosian Rock ; Rain Water ; Steel Torque ; Star Rose Quartz ; Rune of Banding ; Onyx ; Words of the Suffering ; Words of Detention ; Turnip ; Tomato ; Sweet Green Pepper ; Onion ; Hot Red Pepper ; Grapes ; Ginger ; Carrot ; Spell: Invisibility to Undead ; Hero Parts ; Gemstone of Emperor Illsalin ; Bloodmoon

Updated Quests: Dragon Scale Conversion ; Paladin Message ; Zimel's Blades (Quest for SoulFire) ; The Painting ; Custom Naliedin Lute ; Errand for Tonmerk ; Errand for Wolten ; Marr's Ring ; Marr's Ring of Piety ; Adventurer's Stone ; Phylactery Will Get You Nowhere ; Druid Epic 1.5: Staff of Living Brambles ; Alternate Access: Qvic ; Mark of the Spirits ; Spirit Mark Armor ; Arcstone, Isle of Spirits

May 22, 2006

We have added another gallery to our screenshot gallery section: It covers the Halfling High Dive Event which took place on the Bristlebane Server this past Saturday evening, and was submitted by an anonymous individual.

We also have a database note to pass along: We have begun the process of separating instance zones from their static counterparts (title formatting as "Zone: Task Name"). For example, Vishimtar and his cohorts have been taken out of the bestiary listing for The Accursed Nest and dumped into their own listing, The Accursed Nest: In the Shadows. These updates will be ongoing, and any input you have would be valued - particularly information on loot specific to the instance zone, difference in levels and loot of NPCs found in the instance vs those found in the static. As always you can send updates in to Railus or Fleven.

Is it Monday already? What did you do this weekend? Check out bbot's weekend update thread on our EverQuest Forum and spill some details.

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Splintered Nargilore Shard ; Mask of the Takish Blackguard ; Elddar Preserver's Gloves ; Pale Golden-Headed Maul ; Pale Golden-Hafted Maul ; Pale Golden-Bladed Short Sword ; Pale Golden Morningstar ; Pale Golden-Headed Mace ; Blood Master Mask

New Bestiary: Bedida Claygrinder ; Volwen the Unkempt ; a swirling black mass ; Tyrant Izz

New Quests: Orc Invaders ; Harvest of the Deep

New Recipes: Grandmaster's Frostwarded Cuirass ; Pale Golden-Bladed Short Sword ; Pale Golden Inlaid Short Sword Blade ; Pale Golden-Hafted Maul ; Pale Golden Inlaid Maul Haft ; Pale Golden-Headed Maul ; Pale Golden Inlaid Maul Head ; Golden Large Head Kit ; Shimmering Maul Haft

Updated Items: Plant Shoot ; Part of Yaeth's Compendium Pg. 25 (left side) ; Bone Tattoo Comb ; Bracelet of Exertion ; Dark Mist Leggings ; A Shining Stone ; Shard of the Guardian ; Spirit Blessed Leggings ; Delicate Kirin Hoof ; Master's Sleeve Symbol of the Skeptic ; Living Nargil Coral ; Ooze Covered Rubicite Greaves ; Words of Holding ; Spell: Convergence ; Opal Bracelet ; Ebonwood Cudgel ; A Bunch of Optic Nerves ; Iron Bound Tome ; File Mold ; Tome of Leg Cut ; Tome of Bonesplicer Axe ; Salil's Writ Pg. 174 (left half) ; Minor Signet of the Dark Soldier ; Small Block of Clay ; Ceramic Lining Sketch ; Ivory ; Rune of Paralysis

Updated Quests: Tunare Scouts Dagger ; Shadowmane Invasion ; Bone Chips (Felwithe) ; Marsinger Melee No. 1 ; Rogue Epic 1.5: Fatestealer ; The Lost Gnomes ;

May 19, 2006

It's the Friday night update and that means it's poll time. Last week we asked if you intended on giving the upcoming progression server a shot. A majority 46% of voters responded that they would at least give it a try while 40% were not quite as enthusiastic about it.

On that note, a new producer's letter is out which addresses this new server, officially titled The Combine. Chris Lena's letter touches upon how SOE will handle the server's population load as well as the reservation of character names. The letter has been posted on our news board here.

From The Combine Server, we go to this week's poll. This week, we are going to something different: An open-ended question. A forum user by the name of Sorouke has asked: What is the best Bazaar deal you have ever received? (bonus points if it doesn't involve a forgotten "0.") The new poll is up on our EverQuest Forum.

And one final note: If you missed out on the goings-on at E3, check out our E3 Coverage Section, especially Kudane's E3 Montage.

Here are some Friday night updates. Have a very good weekend.

New Items: A Dark and Twisted Sword ; Shar Vahl Cell Key ; Desert Spider Spinneret ; Redblood Ruby ; Thoughtless Bauble ; Spaulders of Tainted Beauty ; Insidious Corruption ; Shimmering Black Pearl ; A Fleshy Sap Root ; A Ripe Sap Root ; A Glowing Sap Root ; A Succulent Sap Root ; Deadly Venom Sac ; Tonic of Heat Affinity V ; Tonic of Heat Affinity IV ; Aelly's Earring ; Aelly's Chain Sleeves

New Bestiary: Dealer Maeline ; Elite Guard Inski ; Elite Guard Lewot ; Elite Guard Lika ; Elite Guard Sarve ; Decurion Ralla ; Princess Velanda ; a shadow crawler (Sverag) ; a soulbreaker (Sverag) ; a shadowed defender ; a bonecaller (Sverag) ; a shadow walker (Sverag) ; an arachnid (Sverag) ; a webspinner (Sverag) ; Captive Coin Accountant

New Quest: Frinkle's Fear of Falling

New Recipe: Master's Stormguard Cuirass

Updated Items: Robe of Living Fungus ; Spirit Blessed Armguards ; Spell: Words of Tranquility ; Duskstone of the Oceans ; Staurolite ; Duskstone of the Sand Flats ; Coldain Pickles ; Sewing Needle ; Backpack Pattern ; High Quality Horse Skin ; Metal Rod ; Arm Band of Melded Rock ; Master's Sleeve Symbol of Storms ; Rune of Coruscation

Updated Quests: Clay Bracelet ; Dolvak's Report ; Tunare Scouts Dagger ; Zimloro's Potion Quest ; Black Burrow Stout (Northern Karana) ; Scout's Mask

May 18, 2006

Here are a few more updates:

New Items: Blood of the Lost Heroes ; Large Bottle of Milk ; Grey Wood Fishing Pole ; Flask of Icy Water ; Dwarf Flesh ; Can of Ice Worms ; King Tormax's Private Reserve ; Kael Drakkel Ale ; Flaming Coldain ; Dragons Blood Braggot ; Coldain Bone Brew ; Composite Treant Laminated Bow ; Eye of Ice ; Encrypted Scout Note ; Zimloro Ingredient List ; Rough-hewn Shackle Key ; Sealed Silver Package ; Brittle Parchment ; Hammer of Shadows ; Cragmaker

New Bestiary: a raging werewolf vindicator (Ghost event) ; a raging werewolf destroyer (Ghost event) ; a Stillmoon water mage ; Suchun, Blood Warden of Solusek ; Blaze ; Char ; an ash gargoyle (Lair of Suchun) ; Ash Gargoyle ; a torrid elemental ; Torrid Elemental ; an efreeti noble (Lair of Suchun) ; Efreeti Noble ; a flame mephit (Lair of Suchun) ; Gateway to Solusek Tower ; Kromzek Warlord ; Gialn Tyanid Skald Melvar ; Time Terror ; Guard Zimmer ; Nichols ; a prisoner (The Bazaar) ; an arena tiger ; a deep orc brute ; a drachnid spiritualist ; a drachnid destroyer ; a drachnid lifedrinker ; a drachnid ritualist (Dreadspire Keep) ; a rampaging bonewalker (Dreadspire Keep) ; a resting Dreadspire resident ; a shambling zombie ; a rotting bookkeeper ; a reanimated elementalist ; a shadowmane warrior ; a lifeless corpse ; a drained corpse ; a shadowmane representative ; Shiliskin Functionary ; a weapon rack ; a rat (Dreadspire Keep) ; a skeletal watcher ; Chief Fragnarg ; Chieftain Eyetaker ; Chattering Bonewalker (Demi-Plane of Blood)

New Quests: Lewena's Favorite Drink ; Irrissa's Pool

New Recipe: Composite Treant Laminated Bow

Updated Items: Wyvern Flesh Pie ; Icy Mushrooms ; Ice Berry Muffin ; A Faded Velishoul's Tome Page (pg. 16) ; A Faded Velishoul's Tome Page (pg. 108) ; Hammer of the Bonewalker ; Shabby Vellum Parchment ; Glowing Shadowspine Rune ; Igneous Rock of Doomfire ; Large Raw-hide Belt ; Gray Orb of Karkahn the Tenth ; Arena Medal ; Time Terror Essence ; A Claw Needle ; Mottled Hide ; High Elf Parts ; Elf Leaf ; Cinnamon Sticks ; Bottle ; Rice ; Spider Legs ; Rat Ears ; Morning Dew ; Gnomish Spirits ; Spiced Cinnamon Powder ; Elven Spirits ; Cinnamon-Spiced Elven Tea ; Spirit Blessed Armguards ; Muramite Leather Band of Conflict ; Discordant Cap of Betrayal ; Cloak of Wishes ; Adorned Earring of Hope ; Staff Piece Number Three ; Staff Piece Number Two ; Two Handed Sword ; Congealed Blood of Redfang

Updated Quest: Solusek's Flower ;

May 17, 2006

Here are some midweek updates:

New Items: Taelosian Garlic Mountain Bread ; Deep Fried Treant Heart ; Bristlebane's Challenge ; Platinum Crested Coldain Historical Seal ; Runed Kromrif Buckler ; Wand of Centering ; Smoldered Gem of Battle ; Charred Darkwood Bow ; Cape of Cremation ; Burning Tree Leaf ; Pauldrons of the Burning Prince ; Earring of the Blood Warden ; Wristplates of Burning Rage ; Gnarlibramble's Heart ; Boiled Rockhopper Egg Recipe ; Rock Hopper Egg ; Taelosian Blended Mocha Mountain Coffee ; Taelosian Blended Mocha Coffee ; Taelosian Blended Mint-Mocha Mountain Coffee ; Taelosian Blended Mint-Mocha Coffee ; Lepracon's Pot of Gold ; Widow's Shroud ; Dented Battleshield ; Essence of Skeletal Rage ; Essence of Spectre Rage ; Bracer of the Scrollkeeper ; Bow of the Elddar ; Ruined Walrus Hide

New Quests: Madrillah the Ancient ; Suchun, the Blood Warden (Raid) ; Dain Frostreaver the First

New Recipes: Box of the Guilty ; Bristlebane's Challenge ; Deep Fried Treant Heart ; Taelosian Garlic Mountain Bread Taelosian Blended Mocha Coffee ; Taelosian Blended Mocha Mountain Coffee ; Taelosian Blended Mint-Mocha Mountain Coffee ; Taelosian Mountain Tea ; Taelosian Blended Mint-Mocha Coffee

Bestiary Updates: a rotting footsoldier ; a skeletal footsoldier (Sverag) ; a spite knight (Sverag) ; a malifigaunt (Sverag) ; an undead footsoldier (Sverag) ; a skeletal defender ; Savage Fury Bloodstump ; Tyrant Gorbizz ; Pack Leader Wildmane ; a fury (Devastation, ogre) ; a fury (Devastation, vah shir) ; a fury (Devastation, barbarian) ; Commander Iszdulor ; an acolyte ; Prince Draknal ; Princess Aisila ; Savage Fury Marie Gronsmar ; a headhunter (Devastation, kobold) ; Chieftain Stone Eater ; Tyrant Yuzz ; Tyrant Blazix ; Commander Varsugan ; a thaumaturge

Updated Items: Sparkling Robe of the Gemsetter ; Granite Amulet ; Taelosian Mountain Tea ; Taelosian Tea ; Leathered Zombie Flesh ; Staurolite ; Rusty Scythe ; Globe of Fear ; Scythe ; Skeleton Tibia ; Bone Chips ; Bloodied Bone Chips ; Undead Legionnaire's Skull ; Blood-fueled Ragestone (HP emphasis) ; Sword Breaker ; Permafrost Snowball ; Sporali Cap ; Gray Orb of Morogone the Thirteenth ; Skill: Champion's Aura ; Arcstone Lavarock ; Bolvirk Bone Spur ; Essence of Kobold Rage ; Spider Silk ; Evil Eye Eyestalks ; Tattered Letter to Imdawl ; Malachite

Updated Quests: Clay Bracelet ; Tris Wallow III ; Skylance: The Laboratory

May 16, 2006

Here is another batch of updates:

New Items: 10 Dose Systemic Destruction ; 5 Dose Systemic Destruction ; Soft Bazu Pauldrons of Flames ; Soft Bazu Collar of Flames ; Spell: Spirit of the Jaguar (Dark Reign) ; Pitted Blade of the Fallen Lord ; Dread Leather Wrists ; Armguards of the Corrupted Mind ; Headband of the Corrupted ; Pristine Trinket ; Charred Pendant ; Ancient Fire-Touched Trinket ; Fury-Forged Dirk of Vehemence

New Bestiary: a ring leader ; a chest (Samples of Corruption)

New Quests: Volkara's Bite (Dark Reign) ; Maggotmiser ; Swirling Bloodspirit ; Ur-Gorlach

New Recipe: Soft Bazu Pauldrons of Flames

Updated Items: Arrow ; Spider Silk ; Crab Meat ; Spell: Spirit of the Jaguar (Norrath's Keepers) ; Blackened Fury Forged Pauldron ; Rage-Scarred Gorget ; Linked Shirt of Stolen Fate ; Shadeforge Gloves ; Scarred Kyv Flesh ; Drachnid Fingerbone Necklace ; Shiliskin Infantry Shield ; Spell: Ancient: Touch of Orshilak ; Tae Ew Blood Vial ; Initiate's Brooch of the Darkened ; Shadowed Stone of Hidden Flame ; Engraved Earring of Endless Rage ; Iron Boots of Tempered Wrath ; Dusty Tome

Updated Quests: Silver Blade of Thunder ; The Demiplane of Blood ; Volkara's Bite (Norrath's Keepers) ; Find Redfang ; The Dreadspire Librarian

May 15, 2006

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Spell: Spirit of Oroshar ; Spell: Chaos Flame ; Ogre Head ; Wristcuff of the Whispering Soul ; Earring of the Elddar ; Boots of the Natureguard ; Bloody Claw of Draazak ; Fishweave Cloak ; Ruby of the Bulwark ; Hero's Token ; Twisted Harmonic Chime ; Twisted Harmonic Chime ; Barbarian Head (Basil's Head) ; Barbarian Head (Garnin's Head) ; Barbarian Head (Paglan's Head) ; A Barbarian Head (Head of Wulfthan) ; Barbarian Head Essence of Orcish Rage ; Essence of Ogre Rage ; Scrykin Bladebreaker ; Notched Ring of Nine Wars ; Torn Parchment (Message from Neriak)

New Bestiary: Bad Water Bill ; Hunter of the West Woods ; Omar the Shiv ; Ranz Whipsting ; a Deep Orc mage ; Azomnuis ; Master at Arms Prizenit ; Loremaster Brightmane ; an imprisoned hero ; Shaman Silktongue ; Vaslaghul Bonelord ; Drogtor Deathmaker ; Pack Leader Longstride ; Commander Helgalir ; Claws of Yar`Lir ; Breath of Yar`Lir ; Wings of Yar`Lir ; a fury (Razorthorn, vah shir) ; a fury (Razorthorn, ogre) ; a champion (Razorthorn, drachnid) ; a mage master ; an elder (Razorthorn) ; a spiritslaver (Razorthorn)

New Recipe: Spell: Ferine Avatar

Updated Items: Powder of Ro ; Orc Head ; Orc Eye ; Holgresh Meat ; Shield of Striding ; Bloody Orc Head ; Dark Steel Warhammer ; Amethyst Shard of Relic ; Hope Stone ; Bloodstained Journal, Vol 1 ; Gnomish Cook Pot ; Chipped Obsidian Shard ; Carved Raptor Fang ; Part of Yaeth's Compendium Pg. 112 (left side) ; Gnomish Sewing Needle ; Glowing Shadowspine Rune ; Diamond ; Cohesion Gem ; Expert's Boot Symbol of Infestation ; Kobold Tooth ; Blue Diamond ; Orc Scalp ; Grubby Fine Parchment ; Bone Chips ; Undead Legionnaire's Skull ; Mrylokar's Vambraces ; Dark Scale Greaves ; Coalesced Mana ; Gray Orb of Kallendro the Fifth ; Gray Orb of Varo the Third ; Exquisite Deep Mushroom ; Deep Orc Eyes ; Diamond of Tirranun ; Sundered Blade ; Black Sapphire ; Scarred Bolvirk Skin ; Dwarf Skull ; Warrior's Blood ; Grinding Powder ; Fine Sand ; Jeweler's Kit ; Square Cut Tool

Updated Quests: Incandescent Wand ; Access to Citadel of Anguish ; Engines of Destruction ; Ikkinz Group Trial #1: Singular Might ; Ikkinz Group Trial #2: Twin Struggles ; Ikkinz Group Trial #3: Tri-Fates Taunting the Brood ; Hero's Challenge ; Become the Vessel (Razorthorn Access) ; Access to the Theater of Blood/Plane of Music

May 12, 2006

It's the Friday night update and that means it's poll time. Last week Relic came out on top as the most visually pleasing Prophecy of Ro zone. This week we ask: Do you intend on playing on the upcoming Progression Server? The new poll is up on our EverQuest Forum.

Ikkinz, once a single zone entry in the database, has been split into seven separate entries for each of the trials. Bestiary and items have been dropped in to their respective zones, a process which should be complete (send an email if you see any holes). We hope to have the Ikkinz quest entries updated over the weekend (as of this writing they are placeholder entries).

Along with Ikkinz, here are the rest of the Friday night updates:

Scenery Additions: Ikkinz, Chambers of Destruction (3)

New Items: Roughcut Band of Rage ; Ukun Heart ; Blood-Stained Mirror ; Dalur Ak-Daal ; Azure Robe of the Diplomat ; Mask of the Forsaken ; Forgotten Artist's Mesh Tunic ; Chunk of Solidified Marrow ; Glimmering Dawnstone ; Gaudy Demonhide Buckler ; Moonstone Mind Scepter ; Dometrius, the Master's Burden ; Spell: Decrepit Skin ; Tome of Destroyer's Volley ; Half-Moon Cut Harmonagate Palladium Pendant ; Square Cut Harmonagate Palladium Pendant ; Pear Cut Harmonagate Palladium Earring ; Trilion Cut Staurolite Velium Earring ; Gem of the Lost Mage ; Belt of the Elementals ; Spell: Puratus

New Bestiary: a harsh wind ; Ur-Tsigrac Lochmaul ; a decaying drachnid ; a shambling monstrosity ; Altaire, Moon`s Reflection ; a furious shadowmane ; an orc manservant ; The Spinstress ; an angry Drachnid ; Blueblood ; Pile of Bones (Righteousness) ; Pile of Bones (Transcendence) ; Pile of Bones (Chambers) ; Pile of Bones (Tri-Fates) ; Pile of Bones (Twin Struggles)

New Quests: The Curse of Ju`rek (Dark Reign) ; Ikkinz: Trial of Singular Might ; Ikkinz: Trial of Twin Struggles ; Ikkinz: Trial of Tri-Fates ; Ikkinz: Trial of Righteousness ; Ikkinz: Trial of Glorification ; Ikkinz: Trial of Transcendence ; Ikkinz: Chambers of Destruction ; Spider's Eye (Dark Reign) ; Scrap Metal (Dark Reign) ; Lair of the Blackwing (Dark Reign)

New Recipes: Spell: Legacy of Zek ; Druzzil's Composite Treant Laminated Bow ; Composite Treant Laminate Bow Staff

Updated Items: Earring of Contemplation ; Black Banded Ring of Evisceration ; Sparkling Ametrine Gemstone ; Relic Shopkeeper's Earring ; Relic Shopkeeper's Ring ; Spell: Strike ; Medium Quality Horse Skin ; Nightmare Eyes ; Druzzil's Composite Treant Laminated Bow ; Black Wing Drake Talons

May 11, 2006

A small note for those of you on the Test Server: Beginning Monday, DirectX9.0c will be required to play on the Test Server. Full details can be found here.

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Spiced Cragbeast Jerky ; Smoked Darkhollow Basilisk Jerky ; Lemon-Buttered Darkhollow Basilisk Jerky ; Garlic-Buttered Darkhollow Basilisk Jerky ; Buttered Darkhollow Basilisk Jerky ; Beer-Braised Hynid Jerky ; Beer-Braised Darkhollow Basilisk Jerky ; Beer-Braised Cragbeast Jerky ; Tunic of Kindling ; Temple Plans ; Beer-battered Horse Meat Steaks ; Beer-braised Horse Meat Steaks ; Garlic-Buttered Horse Meat Steaks ; A Collector's Chetari Ceremonial Staff ; Charred Mantle ; Spell: Moonshadow ; Spell: Anxiety Attack

New Bestiary: Dark Reign Assistant ; Dark Reign Contact ; Norrath's Keepers Contact

New Quests: Ur-Koraag's Trophy ; Best Laid Plans ; Web of Lies ; Lost Comrades ; Rivals ; Clues ; Dragon's Egg (Dark Reign)

Updated Items: Silvery Dragon Scale Fragment ; Golden Dragon Scale Fragments ; Metallic Dragon Shell Fragments ; Iron Boots of Tempered Wrath ; Dreadspire Gargoyle Granite ; Light Amphibian Hide Arms ; Unala's Bauble of Frozen Time ; Chetari Bonecrafted Shield ; Velium Warhammer ; Water Sprite Essence ; Shrunken Head ; Shambling Vines ; Small Brick of Refined High Quality Ore ; Elixir of Clarity X ; Muddy Ring ; Part of Yaeth's Compendium Pg. 94 (left side) ; Ripened Heartfruit ; Words of Dissolution ; Igneous Rock of Doomfire ; Sodalite ; Discordant Scoriae

Updated Quests: Breakdown in Communication #7: Tipt ; Omens of War Spells ; Cragbeast Queen: Lodestar ; Mark of the Spirits

May 10, 2006

If you aren't fortunate enough to be able to get out to the Electronic Entertainment Expo, fear not. Click here to get the latest MMO news and announcements from E3, direct from our reporting staff covering the scene.

Here are some midweek updates:

New Items: Wristband of Kindling ; Tunic of Kindling ; Takish Geomancy Wand ; Boneskull Mask ; Shadeforge Gloves ; Spell: Mind Flay ; Spell: Iceflame Guard ; Spell: Elddar's Grasp ; A Blade of Ravenglass' Victim (1) ; A Blade of Ravenglass' Victim (2) ; A Lance of Ravenglass' Victim ; A Shield of Ravenglass' Victim (Haste) ; A Shield of Ravenglass' Victim (20 ac) ; A Shield of Ravenglass' Victim (15 ac) ; A Spear of Ravenglass' Victim ; Drake Claw

New Bestiary: an ascent storm wing ; a tro jeg entertainer ; a spirit wraith ; lifedrain shadow ; corrupted drake ; mournful spirit ; cloud of concentrated chaos ; Prince Senifal ; Princess Undila ; Queen Suvarla the Sterile

New Quest: Wanted Dead or Alive Crushed Diamond Dust ; Tower Mortar ; Shambling Vines ; Broken Wand ; Vine Quartz ; Gray Orb of Karkahn the Tenth ; Spell: Distill Mana ; Gray Orb of Taroknock the Eighth ; Mark of Entertainment

Updated Items: Crushed Diamond Dust ; Tower Mortar ; Shambling Vines ; Broken Wand ; Vine Quartz ; Gray Orb of Karkahn the Tenth ; Spell: Distill Mana ; Gray Orb of Taroknock the Eighth

Updated Quest: Gather Skins

May 9, 2006

Here are a few more updates:

New Items: Essence of Dwarven Rage ; Dwarf Head ; Dwarf Skull ; Spell: Spear of Ro ; Spell: Ghost of Renewal ; Essence of Vah Shir Rage ; Twisted Chime (first) ; Twisted Chime (second) ; Harmonic Chime ; Tarnished Chime ; Silent Harmonic Chime ; Coalesced Drop of Focused Thought ; Stone of the Immortal Pond ; First Half of a Skylance Symbol ; Second Half of a Skylance Symbol ; Slain Guardian Boots ;

New Quests: Access to the Theater of Blood/Plane of Music ; Cage Kerafyrm

New Bestiary: a dark mystical chest (Discovering the Secret) ; a bouncer ; Arkahn ; Sentinel of Skylance ; Firefeather ; a scrykin historian ; a skylance bookworm ; Assistant Venorin ; Assistant Gareth ; a possessed book ; Soulfury Emmerer ; a spiritualist (Razorthorn) ; a hedge wizard (Razorthorn) ; a bonecaller ; a legionnaire (Razorthorn) ; a Bolvirk elite (Razorthorn) ; a captain (Razorthorn) ; an elite soldier (Razorthorn) ; a stormbreaker (Razorthorn) ; a war mage (Razorthorn) ; a bouncer (Razorthorn, female) ; a bouncer (Razorthorn, male) ; a basher (Razorthorn, male) ; a basher (Razorthorn, female) ; a fury (Razorthorn) ; a chaplain ; a soulbreaker (Razorthorn) ; a shaman (Razorthorn) ; a centurion (Razorthorn) ; a champion (Razorthorn) ; an overseer (Razorthorn) ; a wolf of the north (Razorthorn) ; a Bolvirk hersir (Razorthorn) ; an armsman ; a fanatic ; a shadow walker (Razorthorn) ; Minion of Kotiz

Updated Items: Broken Club of the Warcaller ; Glove of Rallos Zek ; Skill: Master's Aura ; Words of Distress ; Mangled Ixt Tail ; Muramite Residue ; Golem Animation Essence ; Statue Animation Essence ; Prestidigitase ; Broken Stone Thumb ; Blue Diamond ; Essence of Barbarian Rage ; Battleground Soot ; Peridot ; Crushed Diamond Dust ; Crystals of the Firstborn ; Black Orb of Scrykin ; Gray Orb of Morogone the Thirteenth ; Tiny Clockwork Shaft ; Clockwork Gear ; Half-Moon Cut Prestidigitase Velium Ring ; Broken Wand ; Blade Leaf

Updated Quests: The Family Chest Straps ; Berserker Abysmal Armor ; Pottery Freebie: Help Malkidiv ; Wizard Epic 1.5/2.0 Pre-Quest ;

May 8, 2006

Here are today's updates:

Scenery Additions: Qeynos Hills (4) ; West Karana (7)

New Bestiary: a goblin cave guardian ; Guard Burr ; Sonagin Fartide ; Vellanna Hesen ; Tunarshen the Free ; Commander Zemirem ; an ixt steelslayer (Ikkinz) ; an ixt steelslayer pet (Ikkinz) ; an elite ; Commander Herzija ; an overfiend ; a mindtalker ; a hedge wizard (The Devastation) ; Chief Leadfist ; Skald Jergald ; a war mage ; incorporeal shadow ; The Fabled Zorglim the Dead ; Chieftain Spiriteater ; Savage Fury Gundir Smoothiron ; Pack Leader Stoneheart ; Chieftain Darkfur ; a dwarf ; an ogre ; a headhunter (Goblin) ; a stormbreaker ; Chieftain Gnarlfist ; Pack Leader Slash ; Pack Leader Farheart ; Chieftain Coldeye ; Dark Disciple

New Quests: One Shall Rule Them All ; Vengeance for Kotiz

Updated Items: Dark Red Robe ; Head of a Traitor ; 10 Dose Essence of Gnome ; Ice Silk Cloak ; Spell: Shield of the Magi ; Spell: Instill (storebought) ; The Oblong Bottle ; Anizok's Bait Dispenser ; Kobold Head (normal) ; Crystallized Shadow Tunic ; Spell: Spear of Pain ; Shadowmane Pelt ; Words of Capacity ; Bore Axes of the Spirit ; Scrykin Caster's Blade ; Glyphed Greaves of Conflict ; Part of Yaeth's Compendium Pg. 63 (right side) ; Inked Evil Eye Hide ; Evil Eye Eyestalks ; Petrified Heartwood Wristguard ; Swiftcleave, the Flesh Carver ; Ruined Lion Skin ; Lion Meat ; Burnberry ; A Kyv Tongue ; Powder of Ro ; Gray Orb of Morogone the Thirteenth ; Gray Orb of Taroknock the Eighth ; A Symbiotic Larva ; Shaded Blade ; Unholy Scribings (statless) ; Marbled Shard of Relic ; Full Insignia Case ; Purified Nest Water (NO TRADE)

Updated Quests: Health Potion ; Gem Inlaid Gauntlets ; Skylance: The Oubliette

May 5, 2006

It's the Friday night update and that means it's poll time. Last week we asked how many hours per week you spend in EverQuest. The majority of respondents indicated they play anywhere between 16 and 45 hours per week while a whopping 18% play on average at least 46 hours per week, the equivalent of a full time job.

To this week's poll we go: Of the main Prophecy of Ro zones, which is the most visually pleasing? The new poll is now up on our EverQuest Forum.

SOE issued a press release today regarding the upcoming Progression Server. This new server is scheduled to launch in June and will allow players to return to EverQuest's roots. You can read the details here.

Here are some Friday night updates:

Scenery Additions: The Nargilor Pits (4) ; Ocean of Tears (2) ; Plane of Fear (5) ; Reef of Coirnav (6)

New Items: Essence of Troll Rage ; Undead Legionnaire's Skull ; Troll Head ; Troll Head (Lumpin) ; Troll Head (Ratraz) ; Favor of Sullon ; Redblade's Legacy ; Spell: Sha's Legacy ; Slice of Taelosian Apple Mountain Pie ; Slice of Lemon-Orange Pie ; Slice of Lemon Pie ; Slice of Lemon Meringue Pie ; Slice of Apple Pie

Updated Items: Ukun Summoning Idol ; Stone War Axe ; Troll Head ; Happy Love Bracers ; Dented Magnetized Helm ; Noc Brain ; Warbone Chips ; Orc Eye ; Torn and Tattooed Orc Flesh ; Warrior's Blood ; Broken Battle Blade ; Drachnid Head ; Dragorn Blood ; Cape of Woven Steel ; Slugworms ; Reyna's Bloody Earring ; Aneuk Spirit Beads ; Warrior's Blood ; Creeping Silk Strands ; Summoned: Burning Shank ; Saltpeter ; Coarse Spider Silk ; Black Matter Gemstone (Caster) ; Exceptional Zombie Essence ; Discordant Sandals of Betrayal ; A Harshly Spiked Key

Updated Quests: Warrior Epic: Jagged Blade of War ; The Ring of Fire ; Omens of War Spells ; Daosheen the Firstborn [Raid] ; Skylance: The Oubliette ; Engines of Destruction

May 4, 2006

Two bits of news to pass your way today. First, for those of you who subcribe to the Station Access service take note: Subcription fees will be increasing by $3.00 beginning June 1. (Do not panic. EverQuest monthly fees are unaffected.)

And second, SOE's technical support hours are changing. You can read up on those details here.

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Battle-Forged Mace ; Half-Moon Cut Staurolite Palladium Pendant ; Pear Cut Staurolite Velium Pendant ; Marquise Cut Staurolite Velium Pendant ; Square Cut Staurolite Velium Ring ; Marquise Cut Staurolite Velium Ring ; A Friggan Kriggan Doll ; Master's Servolinked Sleeves ; Master's Servolinked Helm ; Master's Servolinked Greaves ; Master's Servolinked Gloves ; Master's Servolinked Cuirass ; Master's Servolinked Boots ; Master's Servolinked Armband ; Journeyman's Servolinked Sleeves ; Journeyman's Servolinked Helm ; Journeyman's Servolinked Greaves ; Journeyman's Servolinked Gloves ; Journeyman's Servolinked Cuirass ; Journeyman's Servolinked Boots ; Grandmaster's Servolinked Sleeves ; Grandmaster's Servolinked Helm ; Grandmaster's Servolinked Greaves ; Grandmaster's Servolinked Cuirass ; Grandmaster's Servolinked Boots ; Grandmaster's Servolinked Armband ; Expert's Servolinked Sleeves ; Expert's Servolinked Helm ; Expert's Servolinked Greaves ; Expert's Servolinked Gloves ; Expert's Servolinked Cuirass ; Expert's Servolinked Boots ; Expert's Servolinked Armband ; Trilion Cut Harmonagate Palladium Earring ; Toebone Necklace

New Bestiary: a kobold defender ; a Shaman (Kobold) ; a Spiritualist (Kobold) ; a grunt (Kobold) ; a headhunter ; a spite captain ; a soul tyrant ; Cragmar ; an aneuk fleshweaver (Vxed)

Updated Items: Hoop of the Enlightened ; Scalded Rat Skin ; Vial of Blackened Blood ; Unkempt Seed Rituals ; Rune of Coruscation ; Tallon Engraved Greatbow ; Scrykin Blood ; Bazu Stone ; Wurine Blood ; Earring of Preserved Restraint ; Blood Quenched Visor of Animosity ; Last Blood ; Crystallized Shard of Doomfire ; Glimmerice, Tserrina's Forgotten Ardor ; Ornate Dragorn Sword Hilt ; Dragon Fin Spikes

May 3, 2006

Change is in the air! This entire post can be found on our news board here:

Allakhazam is pleased to announce that we have added several new sites to our network and have joined them together to form the Zam.com Network which is now instantly the leading content destination for all MMO gamers.

The new Zam.com Network will consist of newly expanded and improved versions of Allakhazam.com and Thottbot.com. In addition, the assets and content of OGaming.com (and the interface sites) and L2Orphus.com will be integrated into the existing Allakhazam network. This will add multiple new games to our site, more than double our personnel and give us the flexibility to add more features, better service and expanded coverage.

In the coming months, we will be upgrading our server infrastructure, expanding our news and editorial coverage, adding sites for more games, and designing even better database services. We are committed to making this the premier destination for the entire MMORPG community.

If you wish to discuss this in our forums, please go to this link.

And here are our regularly scheduled updates:

New Items: Battleworn Symbol of Rage ; Sundering Sword of the Fallen Hero ; Ragestone Adorned Ring ; Hoop of Seething Rage ; Wristbands of Burning Rage ; Wristwraps of Burning Rage ; Hoop of the Dark Hunter ; Band of Seething Rage ; Tunic of the Pine

New Bestiary: Funival the Swift ; Drishak, the Malevolent ; Guard Hobart ; Guard Maddoc ; Guard Vyrinn ; Guard Rahtiz ; Revolt Scout Kaikachi ; Revolt Scout Zajeer ; Flutterwing

Updated Items: Glob of Mud ; Ethereal Silversilk Wristwraps ; Wrathbringer's Chain Leggings of the Vindicator ; Spell: Upheaval ; Earring of Preserved Restraint ; Last Blood ; Iksar Skin Gloves ; Rune of Amalgamation ; Sturdy Wrapped Bow ; Scroll of the Beguiler ; Bundle of Sage Leaves ; Bundle of Clover ; Bundle Aloe ; Last Blood ; Earring of Preserved Restraint ;