Forum Lore Quests

On May 4, 2006, a Sony EQ2 player by the name of Cushashorn posted | a curious entry in the Lore threads of the Sony EQ2 forums. Many people originally thought the post was merely a bit of fan fiction written by someone with lore knowledge of the Everling family of but it turns out it was a hint at the existence of the first of a new type of quests being added in game based purely on lore, especially obscure lore.

How Cushashorn Found Out
Cusashorn reports "On May 2nd, before Live Update #23 went live, our good friend Vhalen sent me a private message here on the boards." Forum Reward

Hello Cusashorn. I am writing you this PM because you are one of the devoted lore readers of Norrath. I enjoy reading and participating in the many threads in the Lore and History forum. As a nod to all you lore readers I have added my first secret forum quest into Nektropos Castle. It should go in with the next update, but you won't see any mentions of it in the notes. The reward is nothing too great, but for a lore junkie it is a bit nice and may prove useful down the road.

When the update goes live seek the beginnings of Nektropos Castle and find the gift of the resident Brushwuttle. Gaze upon the gift and be swift.

Good luck and should you find it, please share it through hints with your fellow lore junkies of the Lore and History forum.

And with that, Cusashorn began the quest that netted him the game-wide discovery of a.

Game Designer Vhalen's Explanation
In the same thread in which Cusashorn reported the existence of the quest, game designer Vhalen contributed the following regarding the new quest, :

This quest is the beginning of something I always wanted to add... Forum Quests based on lore discussed on the board. I hope to add more in the future. The next is already planned. I will always notify a few of the lore forum participants before it is released. They will not always be the same ones that were clued in before. Not all of the forum quests will be as difficult, or easy, as this one. But I do plan to add more. The purposes behind these quests are to reward those that follow lore, (especially little-known lore), and provide clues to new mysteries. If you are looking for weapons and armor forged by the gods, look elsewhere. These quests are for those that seek knowledge and not riches. I would advise you all not to jump to spoilers, at least not right away. The clues can always be found here. So share clues and help your fellow lore fans. Together, we may just begin to uncover the answers to some age old and forgotten mysteries. As for the wicked idol, it provides clues to understanding a bit about a curse that befell the master of the estate. But it is just one of the many. This castle is filled with curses.

Tony "Sir Lucan" Garcia EQII Game Designer

Known Forum Lore Quests

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