Next time, Everling! Next time!!!

I’ve been having a ridiculous amount of luck clearing up quests this week, leaving very few that Maltheas can complete at his current level. I’ve even let him level twice, with him now on 38, but the end of a tier in EQ2 is always the hardest time. You are still mostly using the same equipment you were at 32, with no upgrades in sight until 40. Still, an Extreme Quester should at least attempt to do any available quests before levelling, even if it turns out rather poorly in the end, for you can often surprise yourself with what you can achieve.

And so it was that Maltheas did resolve to clear up all his Nektropos Castle quests. Nektropos is not for the faint hearts, with most of the dungeon being designed for groups, and heroic enemies abounding. When last he visited, two levels ago, he could not get past the first of the Everling daughters, but it was close enough that it seemed it might be worth a try now. The plan today was to get as far as possible, and do what he could manage. It was not to get as far as this:

Maltheas Meets Lord Maltus Everling In Everquest 2s Nektropos Castle

Maltheas meets Lord Maltus Everling in Everquest 2's Nektropos Castle

It went rapidly downhill from there. A variety of unconnected foes leapt into action to help their Lord, and beat Maltheas into a furry pulp. It’s not particularly surprising, but the end-fight in Nektropos is far more difficult than anything else beforehand. It’ll be all the more satisfying when we finally teach Everling not to be so spooky. It is a fantasticly atmospheric and cleverly put together zone that no EQ2 player should miss, though you should probably be wiser than Malth and take a friend or two along if possible!

It was all good, anyway, as Malth got ten or so quests done, including The Everling Lockets, and is slowly catching up with the competition. It is getting harder and harder to find quests that he can complete though, so there is, to my pain, probably going to have to be a little more levelling in his near-future.

Lord Everling stands alongside Varsoon as annoying roadblocks to progress. Both need killing for several quests apiece, but neither show much sign of dying just yet. Perhaps when Maltheas hits 40 and can check out some new gear.

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