Eastern Plains of Karana

Classic Era (added 1999-2000)

The Eastern Plains of Karana is a rough, partly hilly area on the eastern edge of the Plains of Karana. The area is frequented by many of the rarest and most dangerous creatures in all of Antonica, and is connected to the rest of the world only by two narrow mountain passes and one massive bridge. Some intrepid souls make their homes out here amidst the creatures.

Level of Monsters: 10-30+ Types of Monsters: Lions and Lionesses, Lion Patriarchs, Lioness Matriarchs, Rogue Lions, Crag Spiders, Carrion Spiders, Bandits, Highwaymen, Gorge Hounds, War Wolves, Silvermist Wolves, Dark Stalkers, Gnolls, Chasm Crawler, Bullhorn Snake, Spirit Stalker, Gnoll Reavers, Undead Reavers, Griffawns, Evil Eyes, Griffons, Cyclops, Hill Giants, Treants Notable NPCs: Broon, Proon, Droon, Chief Sanre`Rexsa, Tallus Holton, Sir Morgan, Vexven Mucktail, Emhu Mucktail, Splintered Claw, Tarbul Earthstrider, Tenal Redblade Unique Items: n/a Related Quests: Shackle of Bronze, Sir Morgan's Armor, The Luck of Allix Adjacent Zones: Northern Plains of Karana, Highpass Hold, Gorge of King Xorbb Name in /who: eastkarana Zone Spawn Timer: 6:40 Succor/Evacuate: (0, 0) Just north of #5 and east of North Karana zoneline. ZEM Value: 75 100 (133%)

Map

1. Druid Ring with Druid and Treant 2. Bandit Camp 3. Shops selling Weapons, Food, Goods, and Cloth Armor 4. Sir Morgan (wanders east down the road and back) 5. Shops selling Archery Items and Food 6. Gnolls 7. Haunted Obelisk 8. Farm with farmers 9. Farm with farmers 10. Barbarian Fishing Village

Dangers

This area is frequented by some very dangerous and aggressive creatures, many of which are similar to other areas of the Plains of Karana (hill giants, griffawns) and many more which are unique to this area (the gnoll and undead reavers, gorge hounds and war wolves, evil eyes, lion and lioness royalty). There is a lot of good hunting here, but it comes at the price of being very dangerous.

Given that this is the case, there are few places to hunt safely (other than the edges of the zone) and no real guard to protect you or to run to. Random death is the key here, and with so many creatures running around who are aggressive (it's like you're in an angry zoo) I wouldn't recommend hunting here until you reach 15th level, unless you are very good at avoiding dangers.

Also note the presence of very high level killing machines that are here, like the evil eyes, Broon and cyclops, name gnolls. Even if you're hunting carefully within your level, these can certainly spoil your day.

Benefits

This area provides good hunting from 15th until about 25th level, roughly, as the area is just jam-packed with monsters that you'll be able to hunt. It also is somewhat less crowded than areas that are closer to the main cities. This makes the area good hunting for a careful group.

Sir Morgan is a well-known feature of this area. He is a plate-clad knight who hangs out just east of the bridge from Northern Karana with his squire and offers to guide you to the other side and protect you along the way. His price is fairly cheap, and if you have bad luck avoiding danger, might be worth the price to have this man guide you and keep your hide from harm.

" According to EQ Atlas: Paladan of the Rainkeeper of Qeynos. Sir Morgon, and his apprentice Squire Wimbley, have stationed themselves on the fork of the road near the giant bridge in the eastern plains. For a small price these two knights are willing to lend aid to lost travelers in their search for the highpass cliffs "

Traveling To and From

The southern and western borders of this area are blocked by a vast river that continues flowing westward through the Northern Plains of Karana. The sole way across this is over a massive bridge in the northern part of the western edge, likely built by giants many years ago, if anything can be guessed from the massive scale of the structure.

The pass to Highpass Hold lies on the eastern edge of the zone, through a very long and narrow pass through the mountains. Note that the map is misleading, as it does not show the pass. There are two paths you can take: the low road leads to Milea Clothspinner and eventually a dead end at (-3250, -7515), while the high road takes you to the Highpass zoneline at (-3084, -8331).

One can also travel into the Gorge of King Xorbb, which lies in the northeastern corner. A trail leads past some shops on the way to the Gorge.

Evac/Succor takes you to location 0,0

What's in this zone?

91 NPCs that spawn in Eastern Plains of Karana:

Name	Level	Class	Race	Coordinates	HP
a black wolf	1	Warrior	Wolf	Various	?
A Druid	23 - 27	Warrior	Varies	Need Info	891 - 1018
a griffawn	13-17	Warrior	Griffin	?	299
a griffon	35-37	Warrior	Griffin	Various	1656
a highwayman	11 - 16	Rogue, Druid	Various	-2335, -3737	400
a hill giant	33-37	Warrior	Giant	Various	2477
a lion	10	''Warrior''	Animal	Various	200
a lion patriarch	12-14	Warrior	Lion	?	299
a rogue lion	12-14	Warrior	Lion	(-291, -2599)	264
a treant	23 - 27	Druid	Treant	(976, -8630)	509 - 837
a war wolf	11-15	Warrior	Wolf	(-2667, 45)	231
a willowisp	9-11	Warrior	Will O' Wisp	Various	200
a bandit	9-12	Multiple	Various	| respawn_time = 6:40	264
a bullnose snake	7-9	Warrior	Snake	Various	171
a carrion spider	10-12	Warrior	Giant Spider	Wandering npc.	264
A chasm crawler	11-13	Warrior	Snake	| AC =	| HP_regen =
a crag spider	18 - 22	Warrior	Giant Spider	Various	600
a dark stalker	15-17	Warrior	Wolf	Various	| HP_regen =
A dawnbane serpent	24-27	Warrior	Snake	| AC =	| HP_regen =
a gnoll reaver	14-17	Warrior	Gnoll	Various	375
a gorge hound	15-17	Warrior	Wolf	Various	?
A lioness matriarch	10-12	Warrior	Lion	Various	| HP_regen = 0
a spirit stalker	| agro_radius = 70	Warrior	Wolf	Various	350
Aagron	35	Warrior	Human	(-637, -53)	1575
Adrian	35	Warrior	Human	Need Info	1575
Althele	60	Druid	Wood Elf	(-3658, -1593)	3500
an evil eye	17-19	Enchanter	Evil Eye	(852, -1280)	459
an undead reaver	15-16	Warrior	Gnoll	(-3218, -258)	459
Balthazar	45	Shopkeeper	Qeynos Citizen	(1328, -2722)	2475
Beanu Mucktail	9	Warrior	Gnoll	(-756, -2411)	171
Bradly	45	Shopkeeper	Qeynos Citizen	(-856, -99)	2475
Broon	23	Warrior	Giant/Cyclops	(1132, 885)	759
Burah Mucktail	9	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	171
Chief SaNre`Rexsa	21	Shaman	Gnoll	(-1029, -2392)	651
Dark Elf Corruptor	45	Necromancer	Dark Elf	(-1200, -1450)	~3500
Dark Elf Reaver	45	Shadow Knight	Dark Elf	?	22475
Droon	30-33	Warrior	Giant/Cyclops	Wanders?	~1200
Emhu Mucktail	9	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	171 - 280
Fang	51	Warrior	Wolf	(-3658, -1593)	32000
Felodius Sworddancer	55	?	Wood-Elf	-1242, -4225	?
Ganelorn Oast	50	Ranger	Wood Elf	(-3459, -1785)	13750
Human	??	???	Guard Alonso	Need Info	???
Guard Butal	35	Warrior	Barbarian	Various	~2000
Guard Calin	35	Warrior	Human	(1323, -2682)	1575
Guard Diana	35	Warrior	Human	(-637, -53)	1575
Guard Elias	20	Warrior	Human	?	615
Guard Gonlo	35	Warrior	Human	(1323, -2682)	1575
Guard Juno	35	Warrior	Human	(-748, 103)	1575
Guard Mercyl	35	Warrior	Barbarian	(-3412, -2422)	1575
Guard Miranda	35	Warrior	Human	(1323, -2682)	1575
Guard Peter	35	Warrior	Barbarian	Various	2113
Guard Philip	35	Warrior	Human	(-958, -92)	1575
Guard Sebastian	35	Warrior	Human	(1323, -2682)	1575
Guard Silvia	35	Warrior	Human	(1323, -2682)	1575
Guard Titan	35	Warrior	Barbarian	Various	2133
Hibber Mucktail	11	Warrior	Gnoll	(-965, -2391)	231
Hukex Mucktail	15	Warrior	Gnoll	(-934, -2406)	375
Iago	45	Shopkeeper	Qeynos Citizen	(-695, -134)	2475
Jekca Mucktail	?	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	~350
Klage Mucktail	?	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	~350
Leon	35	Warrior	Barbarian	(-2250, -2450)	2010 - 2122
Lucetta	45	Shopkeeper	Human	(1306, -2757)	2475
Mechi Mucktail	?	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	~200
Merchant Silvia	45	Shopkeeper	Qeynos Citizen	(1309, -2503)	2475
Milea Clothspinner	16	Warrior	Human	(-1800, -6073)	416
Nra`Brox Mucktail	17	Shaman	Gnoll	(-933, -2403)	459
Nra`Vren Mucktail	15	Shaman	Gnoll	(-982, -2433)	375
Nre`Glega Mucktail	12	Shaman	Gnoll	(-934, -2406)	264
Nre`Loxe Mucktail	13	Shaman	Gnoll	(-1006, -2365)	299
Nuien	51	Druid	Half-Elf	-3650, 300	9750
Olixen Mucktail	?	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	~350
Plur Mucktail	?	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	~200
Prark Mucktail	13	Warrior	Gnoll	(-932, -2404)	299
Proon	42	Warrior	Giant/Cyclops	Wanders	6100
Shalena Roan	13-15	Bard	Half-Elf	(1414, -2730)	336
Sharna	45	Shopkeeper	Barbarian	(-3790, -2399)	2475
Sionae	51	Druid	Human	(-2590, -1600)	9750
Sir Morgan	30	Warrior	Human	(-14, 202)	1200
Sorn	45	Shopkeeper	Qeynos Citizen	(1198, -2634)	2475
Splintered Claw	20	Necromancer	Gnoll	?	?
Squire Wimbley	20	Cleric	Human	(-17, 220)	600
Stace	45	Shopkeeper	Human	(1227, -2645)	2475
Tallus Holton	15	Wizard	Human	(1528, -647)	375
Tanrak	45	Shopkeeper	Qeynos Citizen	(1529, -2677)	2475
Tarbul Earthstrider	48	Warrior	Giant/Cyclops	(728, -2347)	7000
Teloa	51	Druid	Half-Elf	-3800, -2860	9750
Tenal Redblade	50	Warrior	Human	(-1765, -6000, 388)	8750
Tholris	???	???	Halfling	(-3658, -1593)	???
Tregil Mucktail	?	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	~200
Vance Bearstalker	53	Warrior	Human	(-2713, -801)	~9000
Yahg Mucktail	?	Warrior	Gnoll	(-981, -2437)	~200