Do you remember: Chipped Bone Rod

[stormlord]

Updating with my latest "find". It has to do with the post I made about Sharin Denuen:
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...9&postcount=20

The Sharin Denuen snapshot from Apr 27 2001:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010427...h.shtml?id=600

In that post, I made the argument the image, existing Apr 27 2001 or earlier, shows evidence of hte chipped bone rod being a default item on the vendor list. The image is below:
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While I haven't found any similar images pre-luclin, I did find this one, dated at the latest Jun 25 2002:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020625....shtml?id=4677
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Now, if the wand-looking thing was just loot sold by players to the vendor, why're the loot items exactly the same in both pictures? And why're the item images the same as the default items? I don't see a single non-default item. This supports the conclusion they're default items. Remember, the old client showed items topdown, starting with the default items (available on reset), and ending with player loot.

The chipped bone rod looks the same as the wand-looking thing:
https://web.archive.org/web/20011223...html?item=3616

It's also almost certainly the case the "Uploaded July 24th, 2007" shown on Sharin's modern allah page is the result of switching domains and/or large scale updating in the site. This is because I found other examples of older images in the snapshot archive being shown as "Uploaded July 24th, 2007" on the new Allah pages.

Here's an example from a Jul 31 2001 snapshot:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010731....shtml?id=4901

The new page shows "Uploaded July 24th, 2007":
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/npc.html?id=4901

Don't forget the addresses for the images (and the pages) are different as well. I also strongly suspect everything is copied and stored by the internet archive servers. I say all this to deny any possibility these images aren't somehow matching the date of the snapshot. In all likelihood, these images existed long prior to the snapshot.

This is my latest draft of all the vendors said to have chipped bone rods by Allah:

Merchants listed as having Chipped Bone Rod on modern Allakhazam:
(confirmed) = on p1999, but may or may not have chipped bone rod
(confirmed pre-luclin) = existed on live pre-luclin, but may or may not have chipped bone rod
Alchemy = potions and few components (Mistletoe, Sandalwood, Dufrenite )
Alchemy Supplies = potions and many/some components
Date = last recorded snapshot when chipped bone rod is present in the sell list
Date(!?) = last recorded snapshot when chipped bone rod might be present in the image

Ak'Anon
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy Supplies - a clockwork alchemist (891, -301; lower level of tower on lake near palace)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021106141037/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=72
Erudin Palace
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Apr 27 2001(!?) - Alchemy Supplies - Sharin Denuen (661, 539; bottom floor of palace)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20010427001556/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=600
Firiona Vie
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Alchemy - Shrub Marwood (956, -3323)
Kelethin/Greater Faydark:
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Alchemy Supplies - Merchant Kaeluase (-272, 51)
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy Supplies - Merchant Ueaas (-85, 601; near bank)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021116100643/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=1264
Halas
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Aug 2006 - Alchemy Supplies - Murtog MacYee (124, -364; Yee Majik shop)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20060830211756/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=1469
Neriak Commons
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy Supplies - Marza T'Kix (Neriak Down Under)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021118003257/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=2296
Neriak - Foreign Quarter
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy Supplies - Gambel Quick (253, -60; Gambels' Greens)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021116100133/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=2221
Paineel
__(possible seller in a shop called Poison Petal) // on allah the only alchemist merchant has no chipped bone rod
Rivervale
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy Supplies - Kizzie Mintopp (-229, -217)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021118002432/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=3169
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Apr 2005 - Alchemy - Byl Babbinsbort (-146, -114; near Misty exit)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20050404055613/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=3162
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Alchemy - Bimble Babbinsbort (-162, -118)
South Kaladim
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy Supplies - Baldoleky Rockfinder (254, -186)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021116100524/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=1765
South Qeynos
__(confirmed) Nov 2002 - Alchemy/Spells - Caleah Herblender (Herb store by bank)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021118004346/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=2804
__(confirmed) Sep 2003 - Alchemy Supplies - Drawna Opimsor (Herb store by bank)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20030914111003/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=2801
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy/Spells - Khensol Undesta (Caster's guild: 288, -623)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021118003819/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=2828
Southern Felwithe
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2002 - Alchemy Supplies - Merchant Yisasan (440, -800)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20021118002158/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=841
Thurgadin
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Alchemy Supplies - Frundle Frenkler (-390, 505; next to The Holy Harbinger)
West Cabilis
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Jun 25 2002!? - Alchemy - Jondin (-36, 508)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20020625204600/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=4677
West Freeport
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Nov 2006 - Alchemy Supplies - Olyna Mudel (255, -1847; Torlig's Herbs and Medicines)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20061103162249/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?id=1161
__(confirmed pre-luclin) Mar 2007 - Alchemy Supplies - Torlig Mudel (265, -1837; Torlig's Herbs and Medicines)
____https://web.archive.org/web/20070319212007/http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com:80/search.shtml?id=1166

I'll stop this post by quoting what someone said Sep 12 2001 about finding the Harvest Crystal:
ttps://web.archive.org/web/200201120...html?item=3645

"Well, someone has to click on all the vendors to find ths stuff.

I have no idea which vendor in Kelethin sells this, although I know a number of
vendors around the world that do. Generally, I would expect this to be sold in
the same shops that sell other magic items, like the gate potions, potions of
invisibility, the chipped bone (locate corpse) rods, the cancel magic stones, etc.
There is generally a vendor (sometimes several) in each of the major cities that
sells this. While I know where several vendors are that sell this, describing how
to get to them without going into the game is not easy, and I don't have a lot of
time right now to try to remember where they are located. The one I've most
recently used, though, is Frundle F-something in Thurgadin, I've bought invis
potions there, and she's also the quest NPC that gives the container for making
the Thurgadin gate potion for one of the Coldain quests."