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Temple of Droga

The Temple of Droga is the ancient goblin religious center in the Frontier Mountains of Kunark, a vast underground complex connected to the Mines of Nurga.

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Home ofrace:goblinLocated inzone:frontier-mountains
At a glance
Type
Zone
Levels
15-40
Inhabitants
Goblins
Notable NPCs
Chief Rokgus
Attested in
EQ1
Sources
8 texts

Overview

Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — Droga, Temple of zone description.EQ1Primary · official

The goblin tribes invaded Kunark when they heard of the fall of the Iksarian Empire. Landing in the north, they quickly pushed themselves into the forests, hills, and every crack of the Frontier Mountains. They have established two city-mines, Nurga and Droga, and numerous outposts. They are divided into three warring tribes, which occasionally unite – Bloody Guts, Mountain Death, and Cleaving Tooth. They are resourceful and multiply quickly, giving them some advantage over the Sarnak and the Giants.

The Droga mine is a deep, expansive system of dark dirty tunnels and caverns, which spread out in every direction. Deep within the Droga mines rests Death Hollow, the lair of the Mountain Death Goblins and their chief, Rokgus.

The entrance to Droga is carved in the side of a solid rock mountain in the northeastern corner of the Frontier Mountains. Inside, there is a long tunnel called the Main Hall, fortified with rock and wooden gates, that leads deep into the mountainside. At the end of the Main Hall is the Outpost Droga, which is the hub of Droga's mining activity.

Droga is the larger of the two mines and used much more than the neighboring Nurga. The structures of Droga and Death Hollow are made mostly with rock and stone brick, while the few buildings that make up the Outpost Nurga are made of old, rotting wood.

Goblin slaves toil endlessly in the mines, while goblin "Whip-Crackers" keep them in line. The mine tunnels, shafts, and caverns are very roughly carved through the rock and dirt of the mountain. Old, rotting support beams help prevent some cave-ins, especially deep in the mines. In the Droga mines, some of the more used tunnels have stone block walls and supports.

Maps

2

From the EverQuest Atlas: The Maps of Myrist (SOE, 2002).

Level 1
Map of Temple of Droga — Level 1
Level 2
Map of Temple of Droga — Level 2

Official Lore

2

Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.

EQ1Primary · officialPrincipal account

Ogres are dumb

In-game bookVerant/SOE

Ogres are dumb by Zuqbert of Droga Dear dumb Ogres and Thungar, Droga want make new friends and grow to prospersity in Kunark against our enemies. But we thik Ogres are dumb and no want help from big dumb like rocks people like you. Stay away from Droga.

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EQ1Primary · mirroredMajor source

Digmaster Duggert, Frontier Mountains

NPC dialogueVerant/SOE

"I am certainly lucky to be alive this day hail and well met. The goblins in the Temple of Droga have been a constant thorn in my peoples side and we need to strike back at them. Will you help us strike back?" "I am glad you will help. Here is what I need for you to do for me.

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Further sources

2

Lore that mentions this in passing.

Community articles

3

Fan-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.

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