Anashti Sul
Anashti Sul, the lost Goddess of Life in EQ2 lore, whose forgotten shrine was discovered by Godking Anuk within the Elddar Empire.
- Type
- Deity
- Attested in
- EQ1EQ2
- Sources
- 18 texts
Overview
Drawn from 1001 Tales of Maj’Dul – City of the Everlasting — in-game book.EQ2Primary · mirrored · best available source
Once in days long passed, days before the green turned to sand, there was a city of secrets. Within this city were promises of life everlasting for those of blind faith. Here the bloom would never wither, here is where the followers of the forgotten prayers came to reside, eternally.
This city was born from the words of an ancient dal, a prophet of the chants of oblivion. How he came to know the shadow of nonexistent powers is unknown, but know he did. He became a prophet in the shadows concealing his pursuit to a faith unknown.
To claim the shadowed faith the prophet abandoned the powers of dal. With his path aimed toward oblivion he was promised life evermore. A true follower of the nonexistent would surely enter evermore, but he would not enter alone.
In whispers of the dark the prophet spoke of the forgotten and her promise of evermore. The silent church was formed under the very gaze of dal. Risking exile the silent church would meet and seek new disciples. But even this was not enough.
The silent church would no longer fear exile, but welcome a life beyond the laws of dal. As silently as they were formed the church crept from the great empire and trekked to the nest of the forgotten. There they built a grand and hidden city, the city of evermore.
Many decades passed and the city of evermore grew. Deep in the great green prospered the prophet’s society rarely accepting outsiders and always silencing those unworthy souls that gazed upon the city of evermore. With great faith and swift brutality the city prospered. Death was soon to come.
The city of the forgotten and everlasting sat in secrecy within the lost lands of the great green of ancient dal. There it would have been evermore if it were not for the conflicts of powers and the demise of the great green.
Overview
Drawn from Palace of the Ancient One — compiled history.EQ1Community article · best available source
On the edge of the Void, there is a palace. It is the remnant of an ancient civilization, cast into the Void long ago in the ancient past. The islands of this palace float on the edge of Nothingness, threatening to be swallowed into nonexistence if they should fall into the center of the Void.
Anashti Sul is somewhere in this palace, assembling another army of creatures to take with her as she fades from the Void. While she races to complete her task before she dematerializes form the Void, time is running out for the forces of Norrath to defeat her.
The voice of Anashti Sul comes from everywhere and nowhere at once, as if she is inside your head. ‘My armies of the Void are routed in disarray,’ she says. ‘But my most loyal followers swear to protect me here in my palace, while I muster another Void army to conquer Norrath!’
You begin on the island of Switchmaster Zaxlyz. Explore the many islands of the Palace of the Ancient One to finally confront the Prime Healer and end her threat forever.
You must defeat Switchmaster Zaxlyz to continue to the next island in your quest to defeat Anashti Sul.
Official Lore
8Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
Tenets of the Blessing - Verse IV
All are worthy in death, all are worthy of the gift, of the relife, of the blessing. Do not be swayed by the living, by the ephemeral coil, by the peaceful lie of life. Through service to her, you are reborn into the purity of death. The everlasting relife beyond the mortal body.
Read the full sourceTenets of the Blessing - Verse V
She is the shepherd. She is the way, and only through service, struggle, and death can you truly embrace your nature. Fear not the pain, dread not the agony, run not from the end of the mortal body, but embrace all that she offers, and serve the bringer of eternity.
Read the full sourceTenets of the Blessing - Verse II
Doomed are those who cherish the life, the living, the flesh. This is the way of the weak, and the arrogant. The suffering of death melts away the impurities of life, leaving behind all that is everlasting and strong!
Read the full sourceTenets of the Blessing - Verse I
The body of the living is ephemeral and weak. Only through relife can one endure. Though the blessing brings suffering, and pain, it is only through this struggle one can appreciate the true life in death.
Read the full sourceTenets of the Blessing - Verse III
She brings to us, the gift, the blessing, the eternal. Embrace her, embrace the pain, embrace the purity of relife beyond death.
Read the full sourceTenets of the Blessing - Verse VI
Decay and death of the body is the truth. Life is but a fleeting glimpse into what real strength is possible.
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Anashti’Sul Diety Quest
You say, “Hail, Plumetor Dul’Sadma” Plumetor Dul’Sadma says to you, “Greetings, mortal. It is little wonder you have come to see me. Now it is time to celebrate, as the Forgotten One is returning to our world once again!” You say to Plumetor Dul’Sadma, “The Forgotten One? You must mean Anashti Sul, correct?”
Read the full sourceThe Shadow Odyssey – Finale Script
…Bayle says to you, “We’ve never known exactly what happened. For a few moments, we had to argue about it with Asharae. She maintained it would probably destroy the Scryona, and she clutched it like a woman might a child.
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2Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
7Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.