Veeshan's Peak
The volcanic dragon lair on Kunark, holiest site of the children of Veeshan.
- Type
- Zone
- Levels
- 50-65
- Inhabitants
- Guardian Wurms,Lava Drakes,Racnars,Dragons
- Notable NPCs
- Phara-Dar
- Attested in
- EQ1
- Sources
- 20 texts
Overview
Drawn from The Maps of Myrist — Veeshan's Peak — zone description.EQ1Primary · official
Veeshan's Peak is located deep in the Skyfire Mountains, containing a network of giant tunnels and caverns built into a long dormant volcano. An inner chamber of magma in this long extinct volcano serves as the meeting place for the Ring of Scale. The council keeps an aloof, watchful eye on the affairs of Kunark using a network of spies comprised of lesser dragons assuming the form of the race they are infiltrating.
Phara-dar, daughter of the mighty Jeled-dar, leads the Ring of Scale. She is often in her lair or in the Great Council Hall preparing for the next meeting. She controls an army of slaves that the lesser dragons have captured from all over Norrath from within her volcanic compound.
The dragons use slave labor to construct new buildings and fill the ranks of their huge protective army. These slaves include workers and soldiers captured in battle upon the primal world, representing all races from halfling to giant. The slaves are magically controlled by their dragon masters.
There are many other lairs spread throughout Veeshan's Peak. Some are occupied by the lesser dragons that serve Phara-dar, while others function as guest rooms when the Ring of Scale conducts its meetings.
Map
From the EverQuest Atlas: The Maps of Myrist (SOE, 2002).
Official Lore
4Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
Ring of Scale Expansion Preview: Veeshan's Peak
When the Ring of Scale split from the Claws of Veeshan they centered their activities in Kunark. They were the faction that desired freedom of will for each dragon, exiled because they would not condemn mating between dragons of differing elements. They built a stronghold dedicated to Veeshan and have watched over Kunark from there for as long as any can reme…
Read the full sourceCREVeeshanChildren
When Veeshan's brood was beginning its days on Norrath, the dragons determined, among other things, that the Nest would be the breeding grounds for their kind. It was also where five chosen dragons closest to the pure blood of Veeshan would carry on the Nest for all time and pass down their knowledge.
Read the full sourceEmperor Ganak, Trakanon's Teeth
…"You wish to know of Veeshan's Peak?! You are either very brave or very foolish! There is nothing there for the uninvited but a fiery death. I have been away from this plane of existence for a long time yet still I feel the presence of the ancient wurms.
Read the full sourceSebilis and Veeshan's Peak Key Quest
…You say, 'what is veeshan's peak?'. Emperor Ganak says 'You wish to know of Veeshans Peak?! You are either very brave or very foolish! There is nothing there for the uninvited but a fiery death. I have been away from this plane of existence for a long time yet still I feel the presence of the ancient wurms.
Read the full sourceFurther sources
7Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
8Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.
Field notes
Adventuring notes from the atlas — what to watch for and what the zone offers. Flavor, not lore.