I'm pretty sure I got this link from the p99 forums originally but it seems relevant:
From 12-01-99
Topic: MYSTERIES OF NORRATH! A MUST READ AND REPLY FOR ALL EVERQUEST PLAYERS! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
http://www.oocities.org/theroyalnorr...uard/rok1.html
This includes classic myths like the Lake Rathe Monster, etc.
There was another link I was looking for but can't find. It was a webarchive of pre-release speculation about the game. Less relevant but still totally awesome.
I think some of the best dead ends in EQ are represented by the transition from Beta to Live. The Beta storyline was bomb:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/wiki/beta_lore
The tribes of Trakanon is my shit.