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Ahh, yes, Everquest. An oldie, but a goodie. Yesterday marked the kicking off point for the launch of Secrets of Faydwer with a new article on EQ PlayersSecrets of Faydwer – Unfolding the Lore: Part 1 which outlines Meldrath the Malignant's basic history. It's a bit sappy and some of the wordplay drags on but it gets the job done. I've never been a big fan of polarizing in Everquest like what you see in Dragons of Norrath with the two factions: the "good" Norrath's Keepers and the "bad" Dark Reign. That seems like oversimplification and really drains some personality from the game world.
On the subject of Meldrath there are actually two Meldraths born as identical conjoined twins. One was abjectly good, so naturally the other was abhorrently evil. While conjoined they balanced each other, kind of like yin and yang. Their mother was never happy with this arrangement and one day Bristlebane, god of thieves and trickery, gave her a magical sword to separate them. Now if you can't see how separating these two turned out to be a really bad idea then, well, what are you doing reading my rantings?
The good Meldrath immediately ascended to a higher plane and ended up making all the nifty automatons in the Plane of Innovation. Meanwhile the evil Meldrath went into exile and began plotting The End of the World for Norrath. Now, don't ask me why the Muramites, who were sending scouts all over Norrath and even up to Luclin, didn't hook up with Meldrath the Malignant. Lhranc and Zordak Ragefire returned to fight and cause trouble thanks to "the power of discord" (I shuddered just having to type that).
I'm sure Meldrath is a self-absorbed asshole but so is Lhranc. That man didn't become the first shadowknight by playing nice.
Secrets of Faydwer will also see the return of Kerafyrm but no details on where he's been or how he fits into the big picture have been released. The expansion just entered beta and is still tentatively scheduled for a November release.
On the subject of Meldrath there are actually two Meldraths born as identical conjoined twins. One was abjectly good, so naturally the other was abhorrently evil. While conjoined they balanced each other, kind of like yin and yang. Their mother was never happy with this arrangement and one day Bristlebane, god of thieves and trickery, gave her a magical sword to separate them. Now if you can't see how separating these two turned out to be a really bad idea then, well, what are you doing reading my rantings?
The good Meldrath immediately ascended to a higher plane and ended up making all the nifty automatons in the Plane of Innovation. Meanwhile the evil Meldrath went into exile and began plotting The End of the World for Norrath. Now, don't ask me why the Muramites, who were sending scouts all over Norrath and even up to Luclin, didn't hook up with Meldrath the Malignant. Lhranc and Zordak Ragefire returned to fight and cause trouble thanks to "the power of discord" (I shuddered just having to type that).
I'm sure Meldrath is a self-absorbed asshole but so is Lhranc. That man didn't become the first shadowknight by playing nice.
Secrets of Faydwer will also see the return of Kerafyrm but no details on where he's been or how he fits into the big picture have been released. The expansion just entered beta and is still tentatively scheduled for a November release.
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