:''Butcherblock is the newbie/teen zone for the dwarves of Kaladim and the elves of Greater Faydark.''
:''Butcherblock is a large newbie/teen zone for the dwarves of Kaladim and the elves of Greater Faydark. The docks, once frequented by (slow and very unreliable) boats, now contain gnomish translocators who port players to destinations in the Ocean of Tears, Freeport and the Timorous Deep.''
*Crushbone
*Crushbone
:''The local newbie dungeon for the various races of elves from Greater Faydark. The boss mobs, Emperor Crush and Ambassador Dvinn, were once (and still are to an extent) a staple of in-game discussion and badinage. It is in Crushbone, referred to colloquially as "CB", that many players learn how to code their first hot-key, usually containing the message "Train to Zone!"''
:''The local newbie dungeon for the various races of elves from Greater Faydark. The boss mobs, Emperor Crush and Ambassador Dvinn, were once (and still are to an extent) a staple of in-game discussion and badinage. It is in Crushbone, referred to colloquially as "CB", that many players learn how to code their first hot-key, usually containing the message "Train to Zone!"''
Revision as of 05:44, 16 February 2006
EverQuest, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is set in a fantasy world which is divided into more than 200 zones. Zones are playable areas of the EverQuest universe that can be accessed by players. They are connected to other zones by 'zone lines' and crossing over to another zone is called 'zoning'. Zoning can take from several seconds to more than a minute, depending on the player's computer. Zones are in essence the smallest unit of seamless playable area in the game which are stored on the player's hard drive. An area such as a city might be comprised of three or four zones, while a large zone might contain an entire city and a vast forest. Zones represent a wide variety of geographical features that can be found in EverQuest, including plains, oceans, cities, deserts, and alternate planes of existence.
With the many expansions for EverQuest released over the years, there is a noticeable difference in the appearance of older zones and newer zones, which tend to have better graphics and some advanced featured such as interactive objects or scripted events with non-player characters. One of the newer features is 'instanced zones', introduced in Lost Dungeons of Norrath. These are zones where the adventuring party or raid can have an 'instance' of the zone all to themselves, and several instances can exist simultaneously.
Zones are somewhat difficult to categorize because of the nature of EverQuest. The game is constantly being updated by downloadable patches and has seen as many as nine expansions. Some of the newer expansions added new zones to previously existing continents while creating new continents and alternate planes of existence. Some zones have been added through free downloadable patches in between the release of expansions, and a few zones have been removed after the release of expansions. Because of the overlapping of categorization by geography and by expansions, zones are listed here in a sort of compromise.
Several fall into generic categories, however. For instance, virtually every starting city has its own local newbie zone (levels 1-5), a local teens zone (5-15 or so), and a local newbie dungeon (5-20 dungeon).
The Old World comprises three continents: Antonica, Faydwer and Odus. Most, but not all of the zones were present in the original EverQuest as released in March1999.
Antonica
Befallen
Befallen is located to the west of the Commonlands. It is a crypt filled with undead beings that can be accessed easily but to get deeper that the first floor one has to jump through a well (deadly) or try to get a key from a named mob. Befallen is the local newbie dungeon for Freeport.
Beholders Maze (Gorge of King Xorbb)
This is a passage between west and east side of Antonica. It joins East Karana with Runnyeye, and was part of a popular route to bypass Highhold Pass. With the Planes of Power expansion released, this zone is almost entirely obsolete.
Black Burrow
The home of the gnolls harassing Qeynos humans and Halas barbarians. This is an underground place which also serves as a travel path between the Qeynos Hills and Everfrost. Black Burrow is the local newbie dungeon for Qeynos.
Cazic Thule
A dungeon in the Feerrott. A temple to the god Cazic Thule, inhabited by Lizardmen and various other jungle and swamp denizens. Was originally designed for players in their late 20s through their 50s, but was later revamped into a zone for players level 55+.
East Commonlands is the local teens zone for Freeport and Neriak, equivalent to North Ro.
Eastern Karana
The eastern quarter of the Plains of Karana. Possibly the most dangerous of the zones due to the various hostile animal life, griffins and evil eyes. Adjacent to Highpass Hold, Beholders Maze and Northern Karana.
Eruds Crossing
Erud's Crossing is the sea between the continents of Odus and Antonica, and offers a way to travel from the city of Erudin to the city of Qeynos. The boat passes alongside a volcanic island in the middle of the sea that is the home of some Kerrans. It is also famous for the number of Will-O-Wisps that wander on the island. Near the island is a sunken boat surrounded by sharks.
Everfrost Peaks
An Arctic zone split into two halves. One is an icy gorge surrounded by mountains. The other is a tundra area. Everfrost has one of the highest assortments of mobs to be found in the entire game, from the newbie area to the ice giants. Everfrost is adjacent to Halas, Blackburrow and the dungeon Permafrost.
Feerrott
Freeport East
Freeport North
Freeport West
Freeport is located at the eastern edge of the Antonica continent and its port offers a (painfully slow) way to travel to the Faydwer continent across the Ocean of Tears. This is a human city, the starting city of many humans of all classes. A part of the city is a kind of bazaar which was once used as a trading place by players (although, since the introduction of The Shadows of Luclin expansion, it is seldom used and most trade occurs in The Bazaar which lies off the Nexus instead). The guards in East Freeport and West Freeport are a somewhat evil group called the Freeport Militia. Their sworn enemies, the Knights of Truth, are the guards in North Freeport. There is a system of underground tunnels enabling travel through the city by those unfriendly to the guards. The city was originally known as Wielle and constructed by the Caerthielian empire (before the rise of the Combine Empire). It was then part of the Elddar forest.
Gukta, Outpost of Marr
The city of the Frogloks, formerly the home of the Trolls and known as Grobb, but was invaded by the Frogloks as part of the events that happened after the release of The Legacy of Ykesha expansion. The surviving Trolls have now moved to Neriak Foreign Quarter. This zone has been reclaimed by the Trolls after the War shortly before Depths of Darkhollow Expansion release, driving the frogloks to reside in a test city in the Rathe Mountains
Halas
The city of the Barbarians.
Highpass Hold
Highpass Keep
Innothule Swamp
Innothule Swamp serves as the newbie zone for Gukta.
Jaggedpine Forest
Kithicor Forest
Kithicor Forest is probably what is left from the old Elddar Forest together with Nektulos Forest. It is connected to the West Commonlands, Rivervale and Highpass Hold making it an important travelling zone for adventurers travelling by road from the east coast of Antonica to the middle of the continent. At day it is safe to travel through it, although some bixies and orcs can be dangerous to lower level characters. Presumably, the original intention was to provide a newbie zone for young Halflings from Rivervale; however, the generally poor hunting conditions (forest fog, limited visibility, etc) prevented the zone from ever being used as such. When the Plane of Hate (home of Innoruuk) opened with the Battle of Bloody Kithicor, the undead came to the Kithicor Forest and continue to roam it by night. The forest is inhabited by zombies and ghouls every night, making it a dangerous and edgy place for the traveller, most of whom are wise enough to wait until morning before making the crossing.
Lake Rathetear
Lavastorm Mountains
Revamped in early 2005, connects to Sol A (Soluseks Eye), Sol B (Nagafens Lair), the Temple of Soulusek Ro, Najena and Nektulos Forest.
Lower Guk
Lower Guk is only accessible through Upper Guk. The zone itself is split in two areas, Dead side, on account of the number of undead frogloks (led by the Ghoul Lord), and Live side, home of minotaurs and froglok nobles lead by the Froglok King. They are the ruins of the Ancient Guk city and consists of a vast network of dark tunnels. In the original game (before any expansions were released), it was one of the two top zones in the game (with Nagafen's Lair). It was never safe to adventure alone in it and only groups of level 40 or higher can get deeper inside. The undead frogloks are socially organised as they have a king, preacher and a savant.
Misty Thicket
Misty Thicket is a newbie and teen zone for Halflings from Rivervale. The Wall, a safety barrier that divides the zone between the newbie creatures and the teen creatures, is a source of pride and fanatical devotion within Rivervale.
Nagafen's Lair (Solusek B)
Nagafen, or formally, Lord Nagafen, is a fiery dragon from the early days of EverQuest whose lair is in the dungeon of Solusek B. Nagafen has a legion of underlings including fire giants, kobolds, bats, and spiders. Nagafen is a fire dragon and uses a mixture of his voracious claws and fire to defeat his foes. As the game has progressed, the players became more powerful than Nagafen. Now a skilled high-level player could probably kill the dragon all alone if he were not protected by enchantments that would teleport such strong players (above 52) out of his lair once they struck him.
Najena
A low-mid level dungeon full of undead, elementals and ogres. The dungeon was created by the dark elf sorceress Najena. The ever popular Journeyman Boots originally dropped here as a regular loot item.
Nedaria's Landing
Nektulos Forest
Nektulos Forest is the newbie zone for the Dark Elf city of Neriak.
Neriak 3rd Gate
Neriak Commons
Neriak Foreign Quarter
Neriak, home of the Dark Elf race.
Northern Desert of Ro
The North Ro desert provides newbie to teen level hunting for Freeport characters.
Northern Karana
Oasis of Marr
Oasis was the original next step for teen characters who graduated from their newbie hunting in North/South Ro. Oasis contains a couple notable landmarks: the Orc Highway (a stretch of desert with a near constant parade of orcs for late teen characters), and the spectre tower (with the mysterious inscription on its summit). For the Kunark expansion, the docks in Oasis found use in shuttling evil characters to the evil outpost in The Overthere. For the Lost Dungeons expansion, Oasis received an entrance to an instanced dungeon.
Ocean of Tears
A vast ocean between Antonica and Faydwar, home of several small islands. With the recent removal of the boats, few players travel through Ocean of Tears any longer. Trivia: The entire zone is backwards in the east-to-west direction; the continent of Antonica is west of Faydwar, but the Antonica-to-Faydwar boat travels westward, and vice versa.
Oggok
The city of the Ogres.
Permafrost
Home of Lady Vox, the ice dragon and formerly one of the highest two dragons in the original game.
Qeynos Aqueducts
An underground maze of sewer tunnels, a newbie to teen zone for evil Qeynos characters. Also home to the evil factions in Qeynos.
Qeynos Hills
The local newbie/teen zone for Qeynos and Surefall Glade.
Qeynos North
Qeynos South
Qeynos is a human city on the west coast of Antonica.
Rathe Mountains
After the War shortly before Depths of Darkhollow Expansion release, the Frogloks were removed from Grobb and now live in a test city in teh Western portion of this zone. A good place to find Hill Giants in the Eastern part of the zone.
Rivervale
Rivervale is home to the race of halflings. As a consequence of the buildings being constructed for characters of shorter stature, players of races less vertically challenged may experience some difficulties entering or exiting some of the buildings and facilities of the city. It adjoins the zones of Misty Thicket and Kithicor Forest.
Runnyeye
The local newbie dungeon for Halflings. It has been revamped once since inception.
Solusek's Eye (Solusek A)
A mid-level dungeon for characters who have graduated from the surrounding Lavastorm.
Southern Desert of Ro
A newbie/teen zone for characters emerging from Innothule Swamp.
Southern Karana
Splitpaw Lair (Infected Paw)
Possibly the only zone to have been entirely revamped not once, but twice. Originally a newbie dungeon equivalent to Black Burrow, it was rarely used due to the lack of nearby bind spots, a particular hindrance to early characters who typically die frequently. A bind area was later added to North Karana and the zone revamped to a mid-high dungeon, but it continued to be unused. Again the dungeon was revamped to a ultrahigh level dungeon, but the poor risk/reward ratio means that Splitpaw continues to carry the stigma of a zone that simply can't find an audience.
Surefall Glades
Surefall Glades is the home of Human and some Half-Elf Rangers and Druids.
The Temple of Solusek Ro was made available as a free download on October 13, 1999. The residents of this zone offer many quests, and everyone can safely enter the temple from Lavastorm Mountains. It is not usually used as a combat zone, although players may have to fight there to acquire some powerful items. The most important quests made available in the zone are the class specific armors. These were introduced to replace the Rubicite Armor which was removed from the game when this zone was implemented. Nowdays, with new expansions, these items are comparatively a lot less powerful.
The Arena
The Arena is a huge circular stone building with no roof. The only entrance and exit is a small tunnel that leads to Lake Rathetear. Upon entering the zone, the traveler would then move into a huge cirular area between the outer rock wall and the arena itself. The only entrance into the Arena proper is on the opposite side of the building, to make sure players do not stumble into the actual fighting ground by accident. Moving into the entrance one sees huge stands, and in the center of the grounds is a huge square platform, where the actual fighting will take place. The Arena used to be the main site for many events in the game including online weddings, guild wars, etc. On many occasions there were many events organized by game masters as well. However, the zone is mostly abandoned. As of the time of the release of the Dungeons of Norrath expansion, a portal to the Plane of KNowledge was added, making this zone semi popular again.
The Caverns of Exile (Solusek C)
Originally one of several "pocket zones" (zones which were appended to existing dungeons on a temporary, but as yet continuing, basis)
The Forgotten Halls
Upper Guk
Originally the local newbie dungeon for Grobb when it was inhabited by trolls, who did not coexist peacefully with the frogloks of Guk. With Grobb (now Gukta) inhabited by their fellow froglok brethren, the frogloks of Upper Guk are no doubt resting more easily.
West Commonlands
Western Karana
Faydwer
Ak'Anon
Ak'Anon is the city of the Gnomes.
Butcherblock Mountains
Butcherblock is a large newbie/teen zone for the dwarves of Kaladim and the elves of Greater Faydark. The docks, once frequented by (slow and very unreliable) boats, now contain gnomish translocators who port players to destinations in the Ocean of Tears, Freeport and the Timorous Deep.
Crushbone
The local newbie dungeon for the various races of elves from Greater Faydark. The boss mobs, Emperor Crush and Ambassador Dvinn, were once (and still are to an extent) a staple of in-game discussion and badinage. It is in Crushbone, referred to colloquially as "CB", that many players learn how to code their first hot-key, usually containing the message "Train to Zone!"
Dagnor's Cauldron
Essentially a large donut-shaped lake with a jagged spire in the center, Dagnor's Cauldron is a teen zone for the various races on Faydwar. An underwater dragon patrols the southern waters, and the entrance to the Estate of Unrest can be found here. The bleak and jagged landscape is unfriendly to visitors, often hiding goblins around the next cliff. However, a hardy but mixed band of heroes known as the Fab Four have pitched their tent here to assist players in need.
Felwithe
Felwithe is the city of the High Elves.
Greater Faydark
Greater Faydark is the lower end forest zone in Faydwer, and is adjacent to Lesser Faydark, Felwithe, Crushbone, and Butcherblock Mountains. Greater Faydark houses the Wood Elf city of Kelethin, made up of numerous platforms on trees to hold the buildings. Greater Faydark is a zone which allows for levels 1-12 or so to level up off by killing the orcs, bats, rats, spiders and skeletons which roam the zone. After level 12, Crushbone is the logical progression for players seeking to slay higher level orcs.
Kaladim North
Kaladim is the city of the Dwarves.
Kaladim South
Kedge Keep
Kedge Keep is located off of Dagnor's Cauldron where its entrance is under water. It is wholly an underwater dungeon, the character entering must be able to ensure that he or she can continue to breathe, either by use of a spell, or by an item which allows the player to breathe. Kedge Keep existed in the game for several months before being itemized (ie, no loot on successful battles), so it developed an early stigma of being both a difficult and rewardless zone.
Lesser Faydark
Mistmoore Castle
The castle of the vampire Mayong Mistmoore. At one point revamped into a zone for characters of level 65+ although sunsequently rolled back. At the time of the Depths of Darkhollow Expansion release, this zone was returned to its original state being 30's - 40's.
Steamfont
Steamfont, a series of mountain ranges near Ak'Anon, is the newbie/teen zone for the gnomes who are born there.
Unrest
The Estate of Unrest is a haunted mansion and grounds, suitable for teen to midlevel characters. Garanel Rucksif was a dwarf who went insane and his ghost still roams the premisis. Some time after the DoN expansion, Unrest became available as an instanced quest zone of variable level.
The city is mainly known for its palace, home of to some of the most powerful magicians of Norrath, and location of its bank. There is also a library from which may be purchased spells of great power, some of which cannot be obtained elsewhere. No direct paths exist between docks, the palace and the main city, instead they are connected by magical gems that teleport the visitor from one place to the other. The zone being a city, there are few things to fight, although one can find sharks at the docks or try to fight with the Erudin guards. The boat leads to Erud's Crossing whereas the back side of the city lead to the mysterious Toxxulia Forest.
Kerra Island
Kerra Island is located close just off mainland of the Odus continent (one can swim to it easily). It can be accessed from the west coast of Toxxulia Forest, then entered by way of an underground path to enter the zone itself. The island is a shelter for the Kerran race after they were chased from the mainland by the Erudites. The Kerran queen and her court are heavily guarded but the city is peaceful to newcomers. Most players have never visited the island, and know little about Kerrans. This is probably because the island is well hidden (it can't be seen from the coast) and conveniantly accessible only by Erudites, who usually leave Odus to go to Qeynos to continue their adventures.
Paineel
Paineel is the city of the Heretics, a breakaway faction of Erudites who practice necromancy.
Ruins of Old Paineel (The Hole)
Stonebrunt Mountains
Toxxulia Forest
The forest is usually the logical place for new Erudites' first adventures. The darkness makes it hard to start a career and Kobolds will attack Erudites on sight. From the west coast it is possible to swim to the Kerra Island. In a downloadable patch, a new city was added to the end of the Forest: Paineel which also leads to The Hole. The druid and wizard teleporters to access the Odus continent are located in the middle of the forest.
Warrens
The local newbie dungeon for Paineel, the Warrens is a vast underground tunnel system occupied by a race of kobolds. The most notable aspect of the Warrens is that it was a preliminary test of the Trivial Loot Code on live servers.
Planes
Plane of Fear
The home of Cazic-Thule, the God of Fear. The Plane of Fear was the first alter plane in EverQuest, and represented the ultimate achievement for hardcore players at that time; it was the first zone specifically designed to extend the 'end game' experience, and it was the first zone to effectively limit which players could access it (by level, in this case). Because of the high numbers of mobs which gather around the portal into Fear, break-ins were considered exceptionally dangerous, although more recently better-geared and prepared players tend to have trivialised the risk factor.
Plane of Hate
The home of Innoruuk, the God of Hate. The Plane of Hate had been revamped since it was first released and is now a completely different zone than it used to be. Two versions of the zone were for a while both accessible on the Test Server, hence the newer version being called Plane of Hate B.
Plane of Sky
The Plane of Sky is contains many powerful denizens and is famed for the length of time it used to take for a raid to clear it. There are many quests both originating and involving the Plane of Sky. Before being made available to players, the Plane of Sky was the home base for the EverQuest Guide Program.
Kunark
The continent of Kunark was introduced in The Ruins of Kunark expansion in March2000. The Kunark expansion was ordered from an online Verant store and then shipped directly to players, many of which did not receive their box until several days past the opening date. Due to the inability of Verant to handle this volume, later expansions employed different forms of distribution.
Dungeon home of the Sarnak race, and to characters proving their loyalty to the Sarnaks.
Chardok, Halls of Betrayal (Chardok B)
Originally one of several "pocket zones" (zones which were appended to existing dungeons on a temporary, but as yet continuing, basis)
City of Mist
Crypt of Dalnir
Dreadlands
The Dreadlands is an open grassland linking the Firiona Vie outpost with much of the rest of the continent. Twin spires serve as the teleportation foci for wizards and druids, but are now nearly obsolete. Karnor's Castle is in the middle of the zone.
Emerald Jungle
Field of Bone
Firiona Vie
Firiona Vie, known also as FV, is a zone bordering on several other Kunark zones. The city of Firiona Vie was once a High Elven outpost, and the destination of the Elven boats from Timorous Deep. Following the war with the drolvargs, however, the elves fled to the east side of the zone. The zone itself is in fact much larger than the city which occupies only a fraction of it.
Frontier Mountains
Kaesora
Karnor's Castle
The home of Venril Sathir, a boss mob which features prominently in a number of epic encounters, as well as many undead creatures.
Kurn's Tower
Lake of Ill Omen
Mines of Nurga
Old Sebilis
Skyfire Mountains
Swamp of No Hope
Temple of Droga
The Overthere
The Overthere contains an outpost for the evil races to use as a base in their exploration of Kunark.
Timorous Deep
Trakanon's Teeth
Veeshan's Peak
When The Ruins of Kunark was released, Veeshan's Peak was the hardest zone of the game. It is the fortress of the Ring of Scale faction of dragons and is inhabited by six dragons: Druushk, Hoshkar, Nexona, Phara Dar, Silverwing and Xygoz. To access the zone, you need to do a long and difficult quest to obtain a key. Players are then able to pass through the portal located in Skyfire Mountains. Once inside, players have to keep moving constantly as it full of Racnar and Lava Drake which are quickly (2 minute respawn timer) replaced once they are killed. When the zone was new, teleportation was not possible inside the zone, the players had to clear the zone to the end to get out of it. This restriction was lifted several years later, and players can now exit the zone by any of the usual methods. Recently the zone had been revamped and a new, though no less difficult, quest has been added for obtaining the key.
Veksar
Rumored to have been originally an all underwater dungeon similar to Kedge Keep in the original Kunark expansion, but limitations in underwater AI caused the zone to be dropped from release. It was later added as a free download sometime around the Planes of Power expansion.
Warsliks Woods
Velious
The continent of Velious was introduced in The Scars of Velious expansion in December2000. Due to the shortcomings of the distribution of the Kunark expansion by Verant, the Velious expansion was instead sold by third party resellers.
Cobalt Scar
Crystal Caverns
Dragon Necropolis
Eastern Wastes
Great Divide
Iceclad Ocean
Icewell Keep
Kael Drakkel
Home of the Kromzek and Kromrif giants.
Kerafyrm's Lair (Sleeper's Tomb)
This zone is the source of many legends among EverQuest players. The Sleeper's Tomb was at the time of the expansion the most difficult zone in the game. After all four guardians of the Sleeper, Kerafyrm, have been killed, it awakes and goes on a rampage killing all in its path. Kerafyrm himself was not intended to be killed, (though on one occaisionhe was). After that the zone's name changes to Kerafyrm's Lair on that server.
Prior to The Shadows of Luclin, on most servers, the EverQuest community gathered and traded equipment in the East Commonlands zone, Greater Faydark, or sometimes the bazaar area of North Freeport. Each player would announce its offering to the whole zone and wait for interested people to contact him. Players had to stay behind their computer and manually manage each transaction. With The Shadow of Luclin expansion, Sony implemented an automatic trading system only available in the Bazaar, which is located off the south of the Nexus. The zone itself is not particularly big but features vendors, bank and stables. Due to the number of players gatehred there, The Bazaar is notorious for lag and slow response times. Users can buy trading bags and put in the things they wish to sell, be it armor, weapon or quest items. They then choose a price for each item and switch to Trader Mode. Once in Trader Mode you appear to other players as a standard vendor, and your customers can then buy you things. An interface allows one to search for items available for selling.
The Deep
The Grey
A vast wasteland of grey rock, this zone is completely airless. The vast majority of the inhabitants lie immediately beneath the surface, hidden from view until they erupt to attack the hapless passerby.
The Maiden's Eye
The Nexus
The receiving gateway for transportation from Luclin to Norrath down below. Carved out of solid rock, there are various tunnels leading to separate teleportation pads, each catering to a different location in Norrath. The Nexus proved to be the pivotal moment in EverQuest when players could travel between continents without the need for a 45-minute boat ride, or obtaining a ride from a fellow teleporting player. Like the transcontinental railroads, Norrath suddenly became a much smaller place. The Nexus also developed the concept of the singular 'common zone', a place where every player can safely rest, find groups, sell wares, provide directions from a known location, and generally socialize outside of a combat environment. The Nexus was made obsolete by the Plane of Knowledge in the Planes of Power expansion.
The Scarlet Desert
The Tenebrous Mountains
The Twilight Sea
The Umbral Plains
Vex Thal
Vex Thal was the highest dungeon in the game with the Luclin expansion.
Torden, the Bastion of Thunder, more commonly known as BoT, is the home of Agnarr the Stormlord. Killing him is part of the quest to be flagged for the Tower of Solusek Ro. It is primarily an XP grind zone for characters between 62 and 65, and the mini-bosses and the wing-bosses are extensively farmed as they are a reliable source of Ethereal & Spectral Parchments (which are used in the Planes of Power Spell quests for level 60 -65 spells) and (what was once) high-level armour, a type known as "Ornate"
Doomfire, The Burning Lands
Also known as the Plane of Fire, it is the home of Fennin Ro. His essence is required in the creation of the time key, the Quintessence of Elements.
Drunder, Fortress of Zek
Also known as the Plane of Tactics, it is the home of Rallos, Vallon and Tallon zek. These three gods are for access to the Tower of Solusek Ro.
Eryslai the Kingdom of Wind
Also known as the Plane of Air, this is the home of Xegony. Her essence is required in the creation of the time key, the Quintessence of Elements. Interesting to note that male tanks have been cited as being unable to tank her because of her "boobie taunt"
Halls of Honor
The Halls of Honor are the home to Mithaniel Marr's army. In these halls three tasks must be completed in order to gain entrance to Mithaniel Marr himself, who resides in a zone off of Halls of Honor The Temple of Marr. This zone is used greatly by kiting classes in order to kite because of a large rectangular area near the entrance of the zone. It is also a zone favoured by mid-level 60s enchanters as a place to practice various charm solo strategies.
Lair of Terris Thule
Also known as Plane of Nightmare B, this is a small zone in which Terris Thule resides. It is solely for the fight against her, and only a few other mobs populate this zone.
Plane of Disease
Plane of Disease is the home of Grummus, a demi-deity linked to Bertoxxulous. This zone is a good spot for kiting and charming because of large areas free of mobs and the great number of mobs in the zone. Grummus is required for the flag to enter Crypt of Decay
Plane of Innovation
Plane of Justice
The Plane of Justice, also known as "PoJ", is one of the least demanding of the Planes of Power, and entrance mobs are a staple of most players XP in the mid to late 40s. It is also the site of "The Trials of Execution" an AA and planar progression quest.
Plane of Knowledge
With the popularity of the Nexus as a 'common zone', the Plane of Knowledge was specifically designed to be the next generation of 'common zone', with tradeskill vendors/tools, banks, guildmasters, teleports to every city, and an access hub to later expansions. Once available only to players who bought the Planes of Power expansion, the role of the Plane of Knowledge eventually became so prevalent that Sony later made it available to everyone. Some players cite this zone as being the downfall of what some would call "old school" EverQuest because it creates easy access to nearly the entire game.
Plane of Nightmare
Plane of Storms
Plane of Time A
Plane of Time B
The Plane of Time was the hardest zone in the game at the time of The Planes of Power expansion. One had to go through all the other zones in the expansion and kill all of the gods in order to get access. The act of killing the boss mob of Time, Quarm, was the zenith, at one point, of EverQuest activity.
These instanced zones were added by the Lost Dungeons of Norrath expansion in September2003. All of them are geographically located on the Old World continents of Antonica and Faydwer. The zones come in five themes as listed below, whith minor variations in dungeon layout, which are in fact separate zones, therefore the expansion contains 48 separate zones.
These zones were added by the Dragons of Norrath expansion in February2005. This expansion was similar to the Lost Dungeons of Norrath in that much of the content is instanced zones, with a quested theme, success in which brings a reward in the form of either radiant crystals (for a good expedition) or ebon crystals (for an evil expedition), which can be accumulated and traded with merhcants for spells and equipment.
With the patch from June 29, 2005 the (revamped) tutorial now supports players up to lvl 10 (used to be lvl 5 prior to the patch).
Shadowrest
A Graveyard zone, it allow players whose corpses have decayed, after 7 days, to retrieve them. The zone can be accessed by talking to one of the appropriate NPCs who will transport the player there.
