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Rodcet Nife

37 stories · 14 guilds · 25 players · years 1999–2005

GUILDS: <Exiled Legion>, <Covenant of Peace>, <Legion of Rodcet Nife>, <Thelyn Amar>, <Avatars of Discord>, <Brotherhood of Steel>, <Arcane Legacy>, <Altered Destiny>, <Ascent>, <Eastern Keep>, <Echoes in Eternity>, <Anthology>, <Conviction>, <Dol Amroth>
PLAYERS: Honch, Rhyno, Feylin, Sinclaire, Server, Satao, Dyvim, Glayde, Delheru, Sultania, Zinf, Corona, Jaja, Korban, Ascent, Carol, AoD/AL/EL, Sethric, Jeet, Multiple, Eelyen, Chauey, Vosh, Dol Amroth / Echoes in Eternity, Guderian
  1. 1.
    Honch, Xanatax, Morbos and others formed Exiled Legion to do planes content outside the domination of AoD/AL. They would go on to kill Innoruuk and Cazic Thule independently. A notorious 3-day Plane o...
    Honch · <Exiled Legion> · Plane of Fear
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    Covenant of Peace formed as one of the first influential guilds on Rodcet Nife, led by Rhyno with Dyvim, Mirax, and Axine among the key figures. The guild would eventually fall to internal disagreemen...
    Rhyno · <Covenant of Peace>
  3. 3.
    Feylin, a druid of the Legion of Rodcet Nife, became the first player to reach level 50 on Rodcet Nife. The race to max level was fierce in those early days, and druids had a natural advantage with th...
    Feylin · <Legion of Rodcet Nife>
  4. 4.
    June 1999 — Sinclaire (later known as Vosh) of Thelyn Amar obtained the first Soulfire on Rodcet Nife. The Soulfire quest was one of the most coveted paladin quests in early EverQuest, requiring exten...
    Sinclaire · <Thelyn Amar>
  5. 5.
    April 27, 1999 — Rodcet Nife opened its doors. Within months, 12 guilds had formed, representing the first organized groups on the server. Among them: Brew Masters, Covenant of Peace, and others who w...
    Server
  6. 6.
    Avatars of Discord formed under Satao's leadership, drawing key figures from across the server: Dyvim, Axine, Asian, Morghul, Malsheen, Ailennin, Nails, Kimmy, Armanthus, and Lofwyr. AoD would become ...
    Satao · <Avatars of Discord>
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    October 16, 1999 — A mostly AoD/Arcane Legacy force led by Dyvim took down Lady Vox for the first time on Rodcet Nife. Nagafen had been killed earlier by a semi-pickup raid, but Vox required more coor...
    Dyvim · <Avatars of Discord> · Permafrost
  8. 8.
    December 18, 1999 — AoD/AL killed Innoruuk in the Plane of Hate. The Plane of Hate was brutal territory in Classic EQ — death meant a corpse run that could take hours, and wipes were devastating. Sou...
    Dyvim · <Avatars of Discord> · Plane of Hate
  9. 9.
    October 1999 — Brotherhood of Steel formed, mostly by BatMUD players with Glayde as the leader. Many future Ascent officers would pass through BoS — including Delheru, Honch, Reia, and Vesi. The BatMU...
    Glayde · <Brotherhood of Steel>
  10. 10.
    December 20, 2000 — AoD/AL/EL killed Yelinak, the ancient dragon, for the first time on Rodcet Nife. Velious had opened just weeks earlier on December 4th, and the alliance raced to conquer the new co...
    Delheru · <Avatars of Discord> · Western Wastes
  11. 11.
    Sultania led popular pickup raids to kill high-end content, sparking huge server-wide conversation about official rotations and "planar calendars." The democratic approach clashed with AoD/AL's domina...
    Sultania
  12. 12.
    After Ruins of Kunark launched, the core of Arcane Legacy — Zinf, Ryne, Moglit, Ghime, and Strago — transferred to Veeshan to join Fires of Heaven, clearly ahead of the leveling curve on RN. Zinf dele...
    Zinf · <Arcane Legacy>
  13. 13.
    After Kunark launched, Feylin and Arkmaru argued about who hit level 60 first. Meanwhile, the new owner of Ghime's character leveled to 60 and started "Ghime's Club" — exclusive deep Sebilis runs with...
    Feylin · Sebilis
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    September 10, 2001 — Altered Destiny (formed from the merger of Brotherhood of Steel and Souls of Relevance) allied with Dragon Knights to take down Trakanon. Corona and Glayde led the charge. The sam...
    Corona · <Altered Destiny> · Trakanon's Lair
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    February 17, 2001 — AoD/AL/EL killed Zlandicar in the Dragon Necropolis. Internal tension was growing within the alliance — Exiled Legion was becoming a burden, and AoD itself was split between factio...
    Delheru · <Avatars of Discord> · Dragon Necropolis
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    After Honch guild-deleted Exiled Legion, he reformed with Delheru, Mairi, Difa, and Sethric (Feylin) as officers. Xanatax, Thun, Reia, and Braelyia rounded out the influential core. Ascent introduced ...
    Honch · <Ascent>
  17. 17.
    April 15, 2001 — The infamous "Jaja post" leaked Ascent logs discussing leaving the AoD/AL/EL alliance. War erupted between AoD/AL/EL and Ascent, with Dragon Force and Eastern Keep siding against Asce...
    Jaja · <Ascent>
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    June 25, 2001 — Ascent started breaking into the North Wing of Temple of Veeshan with kills of Ikatiar and Eashen. By August 6, they had killed Aaryonar and pillaged the Temple. On August 18, Ascent k...
    Delheru · <Ascent> · Temple of Veeshan
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    June 28, 2001 — Korban of Ascent obtained the first primal weapon on Rodcet Nife. Primal weapons dropped from the Velious dragons and were among the most powerful items in the game at the time. Sourc...
    Korban · <Ascent> · Kael Drakkal
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    August 18, 2001 — Ascent killed Vulak'Aerr, the final boss of Temple of Veeshan and the apex of Velious content. This cemented Ascent as the undisputed top guild on Rodcet Nife. AoD/AL/EL killed Vulak...
    Ascent · <Ascent> · Temple of Veeshan
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    June 4, 2001 — Carol caused a scandal in Eastern Keep, resulting in a mass exodus of members. Two days later, Echoes in Eternity formed around the departing members, with Jeet as leader. Later, Carol ...
    Carol · <Eastern Keep>
  22. 22.
    October 14, 2001 — AoD/AL/EL killed the Ventani warders, releasing the Sleeper — Kerafyrm. This was one of EverQuest's most legendary server-wide events. Once the Sleeper was released, it could never ...
    AoD/AL/EL · <Avatars of Discord> · Sleeper's Tomb
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    October 13, 2001 — Ascent completed the Dain Frostreaver IV war event for Sethric. The Dain war was one of the most complex events in Velious, requiring massive coordination and the ability to fight o...
    Sethric · <Ascent> · Kael Drakkal
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    December 2001 — Dol Amroth and Echoes in Eternity teamed up to take down Cazic Thule, and an alliance was born. While Ascent dominated the server firsts, DA/EiE quietly built a consistent raiding forc...
    Jeet · <Echoes in Eternity>
  25. 25.
    Dyvim led a massive alliance of every guild on the server in the first serious attempt at Tunare — everyone was invited except Ascent. Despite the numbers, the encounter required coordination that a p...
    Dyvim · <Avatars of Discord> · Plane of Growth
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    May 31, 2001 — Ascent and AoD/AL/EL relations hit their tightest point in a legendary 5-hour standoff at the Dain for killing rights. Neither side would back down. This was the peak of the Age of War ...
    Ascent · <Ascent> · Kael Drakkal
  27. 27.
    A record of the first players to reach key milestones in each class on Rodcet Nife: **Bard** — First 50: Asian <AoD> · First 60: Singer <Bards of Norrath> · First 65: Baelt <Ascent> **Cleric** — Firs...
    Multiple
  28. 28.
    June 14, 2002 — Ascent killed Emperor Ssra, the final boss of Shadows of Luclin. The path there was brutal: Xerkizh the Creator (Dec 29, 2001), Tunare (Jan 6, 2002), Arch Lich (Feb 18), Avatar of War ...
    Ascent · <Ascent> · Ssraeshza Temple
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    July 16, 2002 — Ascent killed Aten Ha Ra in Vex Thal, completing the Shadows of Luclin end-game. This was the pinnacle of the Age of Ascent — no guild in Rodcet Nife history had been so far ahead of t...
    Ascent · <Ascent> · Vex Thal
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    Ascent tore through Planes of Power at a blistering pace: • Mithaniel Marr — Nov 9, 2002 • Bertox — Nov 22 • Agnarr — Nov 23 • Rallos Zek — Dec 22 • Solusek Ro — Dec 29 • Fennin Ro — Jan 17, 2003 • Xe...
    Ascent · <Ascent> · Plane of Time
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    July 19, 2002 — Anthology formed, composed mostly of Valde Amicitia members and AoD members who didn't immediately join Ascent. Led by Eelyen with Mdien, Esperonsa, and Doraf. They would later merge w...
    Eelyen · <Anthology>
  32. 32.
    When Planes of Power launched on October 29, 2002, Chauey of Ascent was the first to reach level 65 on Rodcet Nife. The Planes of Power era would see Ascent race through the planar progression faster ...
    Chauey · <Ascent>
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    October 6, 2003 — After Reign of Swords split, Conviction formed under Dissonant's leadership with Vosh and Llew (both returned from retirement) as highly influential members. Conviction moved fast — ...
    Vosh · <Conviction>
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    July 27, 2003 — Ascent killed Quarm in the Plane of Time, completing the Planes of Power progression. Quarm was the final boss of the expansion and one of the most challenging encounters in EverQuest ...
    Delheru · <Ascent> · Plane of Time
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    August 31, 2004 — Dol Amroth and Echoes in Eternity defeated Zun Muram and entered Tacvi, achieving the server first. Ascent, plagued by bugged encounters in Txevu and a mass exodus to the WoW beta le...
    Dol Amroth / Echoes in Eternity · <Dol Amroth> · Tacvi
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    May 4, 2005 — Guderian of Echoes in Eternity became the first to complete an Epic 2.0 on Rodcet Nife (Paladin). Just eight days later, the server would cease to exist. Source: Delheru's Rodcet Nife T...
    Guderian · <Echoes in Eternity>
  37. 37.
    May 12, 2005 — Rodcet Nife merged with Quellious and became Quellious. The community voted: • Quellious: 44% • Rodcet Nife: 29% • Dozekar: 14% • No Preference: 13% Six years of history — the guild w...
    Server
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