Ghaz's Plight

[Qaedain]

Just chipping in with some updates:
As of last night, Cyrano and I spent several hours on IRC hashing out some of the finer points of the diagram. This is what we came up with:

1) Veeshan is the dragon at the center.
2) The pact of Brell, Prexus and Tunare joins Veeshan at the center of the circle.
3) The symbol to the left ear of Veeshan represents Antonia Bayle; the three rays of light can be found above the castle on the heraldry of Qeynos.
4) By elimination, the opposing symbol must be that of Lucan D'Lere.

On Antonia:
She represents the "good" half of humanity, and is the protector of Enoxus, the planar-sourced Claymore of Qeynos, which was once wielded by Roehn Theer the Godslayer to keep the gods in check.

On Lucan:
He represents the "evil" half of humanity, and is the wielder of Aeteok, which we know to be Soulfire. Soulfire was also wielded by Roehn Theer the Godslayer to keep the gods in check.

On them both:
The most recent expansion for EverQuest 2 was titled "Sentinel's Fate," and the cover contains both swords combined.

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What we may derive from this symbolism we do not yet know, but it seems the path for us is a little clearer.

OTHER DISCOVERIES:
After deliberation, it has been confirmed that the 1/2 PM symbol is the Rune of Sunder, which foretold the destruction of Luclin. The symbol is also said to have an ancient partner, the Rune of Ethernere at the 3 PM position.

Documents from Rikantus Everling and Valdoartus Varsoon in EverQuest 2 confirm that this is the Rune of Ethernere. Ethernere a "symbol [that] represents a dimensional plane of existence far different than the known planes." Rikantus Everling's soul was divided into three parts by the primal forces of the Ethernere, and he became three separate shades: Rikantus Everling, Antiquitor Kantus Mor'Tael and Rikantus!

Now, in EQ2 lore, Rikantus Everling had a shop in Freeport past:

Although the shop produced an affluent clientele, it was located in the poorer section of Freeport due to its humble beginnings. It is said that it was also the perfect place to move contraband to and from the shop. That section of the city was later razed by the Freeport Office of Landholders by order of Sir Lucan D'Lere. They hired a dwarf crew to do the dirty work, Demolition Guild 426. I doubt you could find any remnants from that curios shop. However, an odd thing has been reported in the back alley taverns and black markets of Norrath, some say they have recently visited the House of Everling. Of course, those people that made such claims must be rathed. That entire section of Freeport was razed approximately three centuries ago and there is no record of a new Everling shop within Freeport. This would seem the case since a few of those few recent patrons have attempted to prove the existence of the shop only to find it was not where they thought it was.

Anything razed in EQ2 approximately "three centuries ago" still exists in the timeline of EQ1.

On the Rune of Sunder, we know several things:

Look to the stone of the Shissar.

"Hail, Antiquitor Kantus Mor'Tael"

Antiquitor Kantus Mor'Tael says to you, "Do I know you? Yes... the rune... the rune is the key."

"The rune of sunder?"

"You! I know you. The mystery begins with sunder."

"What is the mystery behind the rune? Where do I begin my quest?"

"Time is short. The rune is but one. I am... divided."

"No! Do not go."

It was too late. Whatever deeper memory within the man spoke to me, it had faded and he was nothing but a merchant of curios once again.

Rikantus says, "The rune's family awaits."

"What family?", you asked him.

"It is a single key of a great ring."

"What do you mean?"

"My thoughts... they fade and focus. Do not abandon the mystery. Do... not... abandon..."

"Stay with me, Rikantus!"

And one more thing:

On your way to Everling's Laboratory, you stumbled upon Everling's Research Lab and found 6 circles on the floor. You placed the dolls you acquired within. Idol of Everling appeared in the center and you took it. On the bottom of the idol you found an inscription that read, "Mor'Tael of Vul, Merchant of Oblivion, Servant of Theer". When you examined the idol further, you received an odd message, as if a voice had spoken. "Within thickets of fiend and flesh, through a tunnel beyond death... I call to you."

TO SUMMARIZE: The Idol of Everling depics Mor'tael of Vul, a servant of Roehn Theer the Godslayer. Mor'tael was an aspect of Rikantus Everling, the man who entered the Ethernere to avenge his daughters.

I have updated the pictogram with the correct labels.

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