Storyline building resources

[Zugarok]

eqoa.allakhazam.com/

this site has a monster database (albeit incomplete) that gives zones and levels (for some)

[Rhabuka]

The following are some decent sites for Tunarian lore:

A smorgasbord of lore:
my.core.com/~mickiep/lore/lore.htm

More good stuff, including link to the above page:
www.eqoarealms.com/index.php?page=tunaria.htm

Short stories written by EQ players (not quite lore but may give you some class-specific ideas):
www.loreseekers.com/tales.phtml

[Rhabuka]

I haven't looked into this one in depth but there seem to be some good tips here for roleplaying:

www.angelfire.com/tx/afira/roleplaying/handbook/storyline.html

[Zugarok]

Hey Kyrinn is that first site Rhabuka lists, your site? Dang! It is! Good job!!!!

[Kyrinn the Black]

egads I've been found out.

It's a long and drawn out story but the beginning is I wanted to learn how to make a web site so I made one for my old Roleplaying Guild. The site was made with all the knowledge Dreamweaver MX for Dummies had to offer. The end of the story is my friends all left and I forgot about the site being there, until one day I get an email from Mnemosys saying a bunch of sites had linked to it.

I haven't looked at that site in an eternity, almost afraid too. It's been cropping up all over the place now, I really have to update it, I mean REALLY. Out of curiosity I ran some statistics on the site after reading this post and look:

month: reqs: pages:
--------: -----: -----:
Jul 2004: 45902: 5180:
Aug 2004: 35635: 3719:

Busiest month: Jul 2004 (45,902 requests).

Someone should MAKE me update it Zug. That's a lot of bloody people looking at something I forgot was even there.

[Rhabuka]

That certainly is a LOT of people!!!

Wow Kyrinn, I feel embarassed using the term "smorgasbord" to describe it. That truly is a fantastic website. I have looked at maybe 10% of it but I like the design and the choice of content is great. Well done!

What do you feel needs to be updated, just out of curiousity?

[Kyrinn the Black]

It was originaly going to be a guild site but the guild never really took off. I have new maps that I use, the character sketches are out of date. I haven't actualy updated the Lore archive in almost a year. I'm sure there is more out there. The email address on the contact link has not been checked in almost a year. I don't know if it even exists anymore.

I'd like to drop all the guild crap from the site. I would like to update character sketches to characters that actualy still exist and are played. I need to put in an email address that someone actualy checks. I want to finish up my Final Fantasy 1 style EQOA maps and post them too.

Seriously I should do something about that.

[Zugarok]

^^^^ Work Shmork Get to it man!

I wish we were on MF so we could pose infront of evercam and post a picture of us!!!!

[Jwiz]

-BERTOXXULOUS-

Bertoxxulous is the god of disease and death; his alignment is dicordant evil. His title is the Plaguebringer. He associates with oozes, undead and all manner of evil creatures. Bertoxxulous is revered by necromancers and few others, but these worshipers are enough for him.
The Plaguebringer rules from his Crypt of Decay on the Plane of Disease. He has no allies among the gods but several enemies, including Tunare, Rodcet Nife, Karana, Mithaniel Marr and Rallos Zek. When Bertoxxulous appears, he usually looks like a hunchbacked human wearing tattered robes. His body is a rotting corpse with a handsome face on an otherwise grotesque head. His favored weapon is the scythe.


-BRELL SERILIS-

Brell Serilis is neutral, the god of the Underfoot of Tunaria. He is also known as the Duke of Below. Cavern dwellers of all races under every continent claim him as their father, from dwarves to goblins to gnolls. Though members of races who are mortal enemies hotly deny that they sprang from the same god, there is more truth there than anyone would care to admit. Brell Serilis' followers are most at home when underground, lurkingwitin or building onto the miles of caves and tunnels underneath Tunaria.
Brell is allied with Bristlebane and opposed by Veeshan. The Duke of Below takes many forms but is most commonly depicted as a happy dwarf. His favored weapon is the pick. He rules the Plane of Underfoot.


-BRISTLEBANE-

The god of fun and mischief, Bristlebane loves jokes, pranks and having fun. His alignment is discordant neutral. He is also known by his full name, Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane, and as the King of Thieves. Bards, rogues, thieves and entertainers revere him, though any are welcome who appreciate the values of wit, humor, quick thinking and charm. None of his follers may be of orderly allignment.
Bristlebane rules the Plane of Mischief. He has several allies and several foes at any given time, but he doesn't keep track of his enemies enough to forgive his faults. Bristlebane has no set appearance but usually shows up as an entertainer or rogue of some humanoid race when he's causing mischief among mortals. His favored weapon is the dagger.


-CAZIC-THULE-

Cazic-Thule is the god of fear, and his alignment is neutral evil. He is also known as the Faceless. His followers live in fear of his anger. They believe that the only way to escape it is by spreading fear to others in the form of pain, torture and terrorist acts, all designed to cause their victims to live in fear of a sudden, unknown doom. Only lizardfolk tribes worship the Faceless, but his temples and followers are found in many places. His followers are evil.
Cazic-Thule is allied with Rallos Zek and Innoruuk, and he is the enemy of Mithaniel Marr and Erollisi Marr. He rules the Plane of Fear. He appears as a hulking, four-arme, bestial humanoid with a headlike protrusion, but no face. Cazic-Thule has no favored weapon.


-EROLLISI MARR-

Erollisi is the goddess of love;her alignment is neutral good. She is also known as the Queen of Love. Erollisi is the object of worship of many paladins. Her followers promote good and champion the things they love passionately. They are not afraid to fight. In fact, the highest calling of Erollisi worshipers is to die defending something or someone they love. All her followers must be good.
The Queen of Love allies herself with Bristlebane, Rodcet Nife, Tunare, Quellious and her brother, Mithaniel Marr. Her enemies ar Innoruuk, Cazic-Thule, Rallos Zek and Bertoxxulous. Erollisi appears as an attractive young human woman dressed for travel. Her favored weapon is the longbow. She rules the Plane of Love.


-INNORUUK-

Father of the dark elves and champion of destruction, Innoruuk is orderly evil. He is also called the Prince of Hate. His worshipers believe that hate is a driving force within the universe and that the creativity inspired by hate propels the devout to new heights of power.
Kindness, mercy and love are the watchwords of weak fools who fail to understand the true power that awaits them in cruelty. Followers of Innoruuk are all evil and mostly dark elves.
Innoruuk's allies include Rallos Zek and Cazic-Thule, while Quellious, Mithanial Marr and Erollisi Marr are chief among his enemies. Unsurprisingly, the evil god rules the Plane of Hate. He appears as a gaunt, hunched dark elf with a clear gleam of hate in both eyes. His favored weapon is the rapier.


-KARANA-

Karana is the dicordant good god of rain and storms. His title is the Rainkeeper. His followers are those who spend time outside and depend on the benefits of rain for their livlihoods; farmers, herders, druids and rangers. All who worship the Rainkeeper understand the power of storms to destroy, revive and allow fresh starts. They are kind to travelers and often offer aid to any who need shelter for a night. His follers may not be orderly or evil.
Karana is allied with Mithaniel Marr and Tunare; his prime enemy is Bertoxxulous. He appears as a hunched, older human in long robes who leans heavily on his staff. The staff is his favored weapon. He rules the Plane of Storms.


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[Jwiz]

MITHANIEL MARR-

Mithaniel Marr, god of valo, is orderly good. He is known to his followers as the Truthbringer or the Lightbringer. From the Plane of Valor, Mithaniel watches over his creations in Tunaria, providing guidance and strength to paladins and other servants of good and light. In turn, these worshippers live by a moral code that emphasizes truth, honor and charity. His followers may only be orderly good or neutral good in alignment. Mithaniel Marr is the picture of Paladinhood. He has long, flowing hair; wears shining silver full plate and wields a longsword that glows with numerous enchantments.
Mithaniel is allied with his sister Erollisi Marr, and with Karana. Innoruuk, Cazic-Thule and Bertoxxulous are his hated enemies. He also has a friendly rivalry with Solusek Ro. His favored weapon is the longsword.


-PREXUS-

Prexus is god of the seas, a deity of neutral alignment. His title is the Oceanlord. His followers include sailors and fishers across the world. They believe that life began in the water and that one day, when the waters rise and consume the land, the faithful will be saved. His followers work to protect the oceans and teach respect for the awesome power of the sea. Followers of Prexus may not be evil.
Prexus is depicted as a merman wielding a short sword and small shield. His ally is Rodcet Nife, his enemy Bertoxxulous. His favored weapon is the short sword. He rules the Plane of Oceans.


-QUELLIOUS-

Goddess of peace, Quellious is orderly good. She is known as the Tranquil. Her followers seek peace, but their peace is an inner worshipers, and they seek to gain enlightenment and share it with those around them. They know that only through a shared understanding can universal peace be achieved. Her followers are often wanderers, searching for knowledge wherever they can find it. The goddess will not accept dicordant or evil followers.
Appearing as a serene child, Quellious wears simple robes and radiates light. She is allied with Rodcet Nife and Erollisi Marr, and her enemies are Rallos Zek and Innoruuk. Quellious has no favored weapon. She rules the Plane of Tranquility.


-RALLOS ZEK-

God of strength and victory, Rallos Zek is neutral evil. He is also called the Warlord. A god of warriors, Rallos encourages his followers to fight hard and often, and they answer the call. Weakness can be followed only by death according to the theology of Zek, making the division between weak and strong easy to discern. Enlightenment comes only in conflict, when a worshiper learns whether he or she is weak or strong. Zek's worshippers can never be good.
A dark, grasping god, Rallos Zek is allied with Innoruuk and Cazic-Thule. His enemies are Quellious and Bertoxxulous. The Warlord appears as a hulking humanoid in ornamental full plate, wielding an enormous bastard sword. His race is hidden by helm, and it could well be that Rallos prefers to appear as a member of no one race. Rallos Zek's favored weapon is the bastard sword. He rules the Plane of War.


-RODCET NIFE-

Rodcet Nife is the neutral good god of healing. He is also known as the Prime Healer. His followers are gentle, humble people who take the Nife Oath. The oath states that the followers will fight disease and death until one or the other claims him or her. Though gentle, Rodcet worshippers are not passive. They actively seek and end to disease and death; competent paladins and rangers number among them. They believe that with enough faith in the Prime Healer the universe itself shall be mended and death banished. His followers can only be good.
Rodcet appears as a spindly humanoid of no known race, wearing a short robe. He has numerous allies, including Karana, Quellious, Erollsi Marr, and Prexus. Only Bertoxxulous opposes him. Rodcet Nife has no favored weapon. He rules the Plane of Health.


-SOLUSEK RO-

God of fire, Solusek Ro is discordant neutral. He is also called the Burning Prince. Chaotic and destructive, Solusek favors burning away obsticles and impurities. His followers are not necessarily pyromaniacs, but they do tend to follow in his destructive footsteps and are aggresive and fearless as a way of life. They cannot be of orderly alignment.
From his Tower of Sol Ro, Solusek rules from the Plane of Sun. He wears golden ringmail armor and a crown of flame that obscures his countenance, making his face and skin appear featureless and blackened. He wields a spear of fire. He has no allies and no enemies, but he does maintain a friendly rivalry with Mithanial Marr. His favored weapon is the spear.


-THE TRIBUNAL-

The Tribunal is six beings, rather then one, dedicated to justice. Their alignment is orderly neutral. The Tribunal is also known as the Council of Justice. Followers of the Tribunal are grimly dedicated to Justice. Some practice this by becoming guards and magistrates, but many more excercise their faith by becoming roaming vigilantes. However, these worshipers are methodical and just in their actions, fearing retribution by their gods if they punish unjustly. Worshippers of the Tribunal are usually orderly and often good.
Tribunal members live on the Plane of Justice. They wear heavy, hooded cloaks and masks and simple, black clothing. They carry two-handed warhammers. The Tribunal has no allies and no enemies. The Tribunal's favored weapon is the two-handed hammer.


-TUNARE-

Tunare is the goddess of growth and life. Her alignment is neutral good. Her title is the Mother of All. Creator of the high and wood elves, she still looks over and protects her children, and they return her affection by watching over creation, protecing it from any who would despoil nature. Her followers are almost exclusivly elves of some sort and may be of any non-evil alignment.
Closely allied with Karana, Erollisi Marr and Rodcet Nife, Tunare is oopsed to Bertoxxulous. Ruling from the Plane of Growth, Tunare appears as a beautiful older humanoid female wearing flowing robes and a crown of vines and leaves. Her favored weapon is the staff.


-VEESHAN-

This enormous crystalline dragon is considered neutral. She is called the Wurmqueen and the Mother of All Wurms. She created all of dragonkind, including drakes, wyverns and any associated dragon-kin. Information on the Wurmqueen is hard to come by, and her nondraconic warshippers tend to be either bards whose worship of her is as much a quest for information as a reverence for the Wurmqueen herself or more primitive humanoid races who serve Veeshan's children in hopes of receiving wealth and power from dragon-kind.
Veeshan is depicted as an impossibly large dragon of crystal. She lives on the plane of Sky. She neither has nor wants allies, but she feels a deep, smoldering animosity toward Brell Serilis for breaking her claim on Tunare. Veeshan's favored weapons are claws and teeth