Steamfont Mountains
The dangerous gnome frontier zone adjacent to Ak'Anon; home to clockwork constructs, kobolds, minotaurs, and the rogue gnome Meldrath the Malignant.
- Type
- Zone
- Allegiance
- The Underfoot — Brell's makers
- Levels
- 1-25
- Inhabitants
- Harpies,Plague Rats,Onyx Drakes,Minotaurs,Rogue Clockworks,Earth Elementals
- Notable NPCs
- Meldrath the Mad
- Attested in
- EQ1EQ2
- Sources
- 64 texts
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — Steamfont Mountains, The — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
Named for the natural geysers and springs found in its rocky peaks, these mountains surround the gnome city of Ak'anon. It is known that dragons had once dwelled here, for the fossilized remains of a very young dragon can be viewed inside a small valley. The presence of Steamfont's drakes also indicate that the region may once have had some greater significance to the children of Veeshan. However, that history was lost long before the arrival of the elves or the surfacing of the gnomes.
Today, Steamfont acts as a training ground for young gnomish pupils, as well as for those elves and dwarves that brave the dangerous trek through the Lesser Faydark. Minotaurs from the mines of Meldrath are among the most challenging foes due to their social and cooperative nature.
The mountains of Steamfont are bordered by the Lesser Faydark to the east, and the gates to the glorious subterranean city of Ak`anon to the far west – gates installed safely within a mountain face and heavily guarded by some of Ak`anon's most renown warriors.
Overview
Drawn from Steamfont Mountains — compiled history.EQ2Community article · best available source
Lore
The Steamfont Mountains are named for the natural geysers and springs found in its rocky peaks. It is known that the dragons had once dwelled here, for the fossilized remains of a very young dragon can be viewed inside a small valley. The presence of Steamfont's drakes also indicates that the region may once have had some greater significance to the children of Veeshan. However, that history was lost long before the arrival of the elves or the surfacing of the gnomes. The gnomes claimed the Steamfont Mountains, and dug their home city of Ak'Anon out under the mountains.
During The Rending, the Gnomes lost control of the city of Ak'Anon to their clockwork servants. They currently live in an outpost located in the caldera of an extinct volcano, and work towards reclaiming their hometown.
Geography
Maps
Steamfont Mountains POIs 2.jpg|Steamfont Mountains POIs Map steamfont.png|Steamfont Mountains travel map
Travel
Map
From the EverQuest Atlas: The Maps of Myrist (SOE, 2002).
Official Lore
12Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
Secrets of Faydwer – Unfolding the Lore: Part 1 - 8/24/07
The clockwork armies of the evil gnomish necromancer Meldrath the Malignant gather in the Steamfont Mountains, awaiting his order to invade the kingdom of Ak'Anon. The launch of his great air fortress Mechanotus has torn open the earth, exposing new paths into unexplored regions of the ancient continent of Faydwer.
Read the full sourceChaos in Steamfont Incident Reports – 11/16/07
Chaos in the Steamfont Mountains The sounds of gnomish cheers and clockwork gears echoed throughout the continent of Faydwer as the Steamfont Mountains transformed its appearance - but was there an unknown cost to this new paradise? Hordes of brownies and renegade steamworks have recently been spotted roaming throughout the area.
Read the full sourceChaos in the Steamfont Mountains – 11/02/07
Chaos in the Steamfont Mountains The sounds of gnomish cheers and clockwork gears echo throughout the continent of Faydwer as the Steamfont Mountains transformed its appearance - but was there an unknown cost to this new paradise? Hordes of brownies and renegade steamworks have recently been spotted roaming throughout the area.
Read the full sourceSteamfont Mountains: Past and Present - 10/19/07
Steamfont Mountains Revamp The sounds of gnomish cheers and clockwork gears echo throughout the continent of Faydwer as the Steamfont Mountains transforms its appearance. Read part of the lore surrounding this area and view a photo gallery look at the changes that were made. Background Lore: Named for the natural geysers and springs found in its rocky peaks,…
Read the full sourceLobal's Cures for Undeath
Lobal Postugger's Cures for Undeath The practices of our unsavory kin that dwell in the mines of malfunction have caused a plague of undead. In order to help us rid the Steamfonts of the monstrosities my rogues and I have developed some concoctions that will rapidly increase the rate of decay in non-living tissue.
Read the full sourceSecrets of Faydwer – Unfolding the Lore: Part 10 - 11/02/07
…Exposed to Norrath by the launch of Meldrath's Fortress Mechanotus, the Dragonscale Hills rise up to the south of the Steamfont Mountains. Though seemingly a peaceful vista, the Dragonscale Hills are rife with danger from the native inhabitants, many of whom are not happy about the intrusion of adventurers into their lands. Kirkoten Fortress
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Meldrath: The Mad
Meldrath and his apprentices, exiled from Ak'Anon and collectively dubbed the Asylum of the Mad, began construction of a fortress deep in the Steamfont Mountains. For years the Asylum of the Mad constructed clockwork war-machines, far more advanced than any clockworks previously constructed by the tinkers, that plagued the Watchmen of Ak'Anon.
Read the full sourceSecrets of Faydwer Game Update Highlights! - 11/13/07
…The clockwork armies of the evil gnomish necromancer Meldrath the Malignant gather in the Steamfont Mountains, awaiting his order to invade the kingdom of Ak'Anon. The launch of his great air fortress Mechanotus has torn open the earth, exposing new paths into unexplored regions of the ancient continent of Faydwer.
Read the full sourceEverQuest Secrets of Faydwer Preview - 11/09/07
…The clockwork armies of the evil gnomish necromancer Meldrath the Malignant gather in the Steamfont Mountains, awaiting his order to invade the kingdom of Ak'Anon. The launch of his great air fortress Mechanotus has torn open the earth, exposing new paths into unexplored regions of the ancient continent of Faydwer.
Read the full sourceOn the Town of: Ak’Anon - 12/05/07
…Ak'Anon, home of the gnomes, is a maze of tunnels beneath the Steamfont Mountains on the continent of Faydwer. The entrance is dug into the face of one of the mountains and is guarded by warriors of both clockwork and mortal build. Dark and grand with carvings and jewels, the city is filled with the strange machinery of gnomes, and powered by cold water.
Read the full sourceFrom the notes of Gimblestan, Vol. XIV
…Once into the Steamfont Mountains, I produced the first of my new toys, a portable location detection unit. I call it a COMPASS, after my wife Compassvna, who never can seem to orient her way anywhere. The design is quite simple. Taking a pie tin, I filled it with a flask of water.
Read the full sourceThe Telescope
…Brona Frugrin says, 'Well met, _______! What brings you out this way? Are you interested in becoming an observer? No, you look like the adventuring type. The wilds of the Steamfont Mountains are as far as my body goes. But through my [duties] as an observer, my mind travels the cosmos.' You say, 'What are your duties?'
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38Lore that mentions this in passing.
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Community articles
13Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.
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Field notes
Adventuring notes from the atlas — what to watch for and what the zone offers. Flavor, not lore.