The Nameless
The supreme primordial entity in EQ cosmology who created the universe, the gods, and all of Norrath; exists outside space and time and is the origin of all divine power.
- Type
- Deity
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- EQ1EQ2
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- 20 texts
Overview
Drawn from From the Library of Norrath — official article.EQ1Primary · official · best available source
Creation of Norrath
In the beginning, all that existed was void. Empty of all, whether it be time or space. A vast and endless nothingness cloaked in a deep and all consuming silence.
Within this void existed "The Nameless", a power so incredible that in the entire universe, it knew only itself to exist. It had no idea why it was there, just that that it was.
In the quiet expanse of the void, it sent itself out and searched the void to find something different. And there it was, a pocket of space and therein lay the flow of time.
When The Nameless stepped into the space, something terrible but wonderful, something terrifying but exciting happened. It detected the elements of space and time.
The Nameless, knowing nothing of these things, freed what was in there so it could spread out in all directions, filling the space that had been empty for so long with a force that had no boundaries.
Forces touched each other and the emptiness filled with swirling energies, light and heat touched emptiness. Energies collided and crashed, were born and died and became new and different... none of those having been seen ever before started to form planets that differed in size and structure. Also created were stars to watch over this new creation.
Overview
Drawn from Norrath's Creation — in-game book.EQ2Primary · mirrored · best available source
Ages of Norrath In the beginning, all that existed was void. Empty of all, whether it be time or space. A vast and endless nothingness cloaked in a deep and all consuming silence.
Within this void existed The Nameless, a power so incredible that in the entire universe, it knew only itself to exist. It had no idea why it was there, just that it was.
In the quiet expanse of the void, it sent itself out and searched the void to find something different. And there it was: a pocket of space, and therein lay the flow of time.
When The Nameless stepped into the space, something terrible but wonderful and exciting happened. It detected the elements of space and time.
The Nameless, knowing nothing of time or space, freed them so they could spread out in all directions, filling the void that had been empty for so long. The force that occurred had no boundaries.
Forces touched each other and the emptiness filled with swirling energies, light and heat-touched emptiness. Energies collided and crashed, were born and died and became new and different... none of these things had ever been seen before. They started to form planets that differed in size and structure. Also created were stars to watch over this new creation.
But the whole chaos needed order, shaping and a fine touch. And so The Nameless created The Gods of Power.
Official Lore
3Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
The History of Norrath
From the Dawn of Time to the Present Day: The History of Norrath It is said that outside of space and time an entity known only as the Nameless exists, and that this being created all that there is and was and will be.
Read the full sourceThe Nameless
This being of ultimate power has no name and is unknown to most of Norrath. It has no image in which to create others, nor does it have a personality as even deities would. It is simply a driving force which causes universes to exist. Or not to exist, at its own whim.
Read the full sourceNorrath's Creation
Ages of Norrath In the beginning, all that existed was void. Empty of all, whether it be time or space. A vast and endless nothingness cloaked in a deep and all consuming silence. Within this void existed The Nameless, a power so incredible that in the entire universe, it knew only itself to exist. It had no idea why it was there, just that it was.
Read the full sourceFurther sources
4Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
12Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.