The Sundering
The cataclysmic breaking apart of Norrath's continents.
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- 23 texts
Overview
Drawn from The Rending — in-game book.EQ2Primary · mirrored · best available source
Tome_of_Destiny
The Rending refers to a time of serious geological disturbance on the planet Norrath, spanning some eighty years and taking up the majority of the 37th century. (The 3600's.) Eyewitness reports at the time described massive chasms and canyons opening in very short periods of time, indicating significant movement or breakage of the planet's crust near populated areas.
Sir Antylus Teraeth in Castleview Hamlet identifies the beginning of The Rending as 3571, and the book Lighting the Torches of Forewarning indicates The Rending ended in 3661, a total duration of ninety years.
Text of The Tome of Destiny
"You were there when it started?" Vinmar asked.
"Aye. The first day." Durgen answered grimly.
"What was it like?"
Overview
Drawn from EQNext – Norrathian History 101 — compiled history.EQ1Community article · best available source
Note: 20,000 years of history in chronological order The Keldarain Era The Age of Awakening
The Keldarain worship The Four (Note: this may need to move into one of the ages below)
The Age of Balance
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Decline
Official Lore
4Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
End of the Rending (House Item)
Preface: The lands lay in turmoil for so many years that many felt they were being punished by the gods. Almost as suddenly as they had begun, the Rending stopped. Why the lands were suddenly calmed is unknown, except to those who believe. This is a story of how the Rending was stopped. Others may tell their own stories, but for the faithful, there can be onl…
Read the full sourceThe Words of Zebuxoruk (Book)
It is my intention to record the events I have witnessed that all mortals may be given an understanding concerning the fabric of reality that we now find ourselves in. Those who were with me in that hour would have no recollection of this most important event transpiring around them.
Read the full sourceAntonica Creature Catalog (QuestReward)
…Before the Rending, Antonica was the name of a very large continent that included the cities of Qeynos, Freeport, Halas, Rivervale, Highhold, Oggok and Gukta. Since the cataclysms that changed the lands, the name "Antonica" refers only to the western half of the continent of Karan. Its major city is Qeynos, which is located on Antonica's western coast.
Read the full sourceThe Age of Cataclysms (Lore)
…The time period known as the Age of Cataclysms included the major events known as The Rending and The Shattering. This age spanned 3571, the beginning of The Rending, and circa 3711, the time of The Shattering of Luclin, a duration of approximately one hundred and forty years. It is unknown precisely how many perished in the upheavals, but it can be assumed t…
Read the full sourceFurther sources
13Lore that mentions this in passing.
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Community articles
5Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.