Eastern Plains of Karana

Classic Era (added 1999-2000)

The Eastern Plains of Karana is a rough, rocky area that is populated with some very dangerous creatures indeed. It's connected to the rest of Norrath by a long narrow mountain pass on one end, and an impressively large wooden bridge at the other. As dangerous as it is, some intrepid souls make their homes here amongst the various creatures that roam freely. Oh, there's also Sir Morgan and his squire - both of whom also wander throughout East Karana, protecting friends from danger.

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: Cracked Darkwood Shield Related Quests: Shackle of Bronze, Sir Morgan's Armor 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 (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 with Tallus Holton 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. Guards stand and patrol near the shops. 6. Gnolls 7. Haunted Obelisk surrounded by a gnoll reavers. At night, An undead reavers spawn. 8. Farm with farmers 9. Farm with farmers 10. Barbarian Fishing Village, with merchant selling food and other items.

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.

Many a crag spiders spawn here, which can drop up to 10 spider silks at one time, making this a great farming location. A popular hunting place for these spiders are around location #6 on the map

The Haunted Obelisk is a good place to camp a gnoll reaver and at night an undead reaver. The gnolls are spread apart, making them easy to kite. They can be kited back to the shore of the river, where enemies do not spawn or patrol.

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?

Quests - Found 1 quests that start in Eastern Plains of Karana:

Quest Name	Reward	Quest Giver	Minimum Level	Classes	Related Zones	Related NPCs
Sir Morgan's Armor	?

NPCs - Found 93 NPCs that spawn in Eastern Plains of Karana:

NPC Name	Race	Class	Level	Location	Known Loot	Description
A Black Wolf
A Druid
A Griffawn
A Griffon
A Highwayman
A Hill Giant
A Lion
A Lion Patriarch
A Rogue Lion
A Treant
A War Wolf
A Willowisp
A bandit (Eastern Karana)
A bullnose snake
A carrion spider
A chasm crawler
A crag spider
A dark stalker
A gnoll reaver
A gorge hound
A lioness matriarch
A spirit stalker (eastern karana)
Aagron
Adrian
Althele
An Evil Eye (Eastern Karana)
An Undead Reaver
Balthazar
Beanu Mucktail
Bradly
Broon
Burah Mucktail
Chief Sanre`Rexsa
Dark Elf Corruptor
Dark Elf Reaver
Droon
Emhu Mucktail
Fang
Felodius Sworddancer
Ganelorn Oast
Guard Alonso
Guard Butal
Guard Calin
Guard Cloten
Guard Diana
Guard Elias
Guard Gonlo
Guard Juno
Guard Mercyl
Guard Miranda
Guard Peter
Guard Philip
Guard Sara
Guard Sebastian
Guard Silvia
Guard Titan
Guard Tubal
Hibber Mucktail
Hukex Mucktail
Iago
Jekca Mucktail
Klage Mucktail
Leon
Lucetta
Mechi Mucktail
Merchant Silvia
Milea Clothspinner
Nra`Brox Mucktail
Nra`Vren Mucktail
Nre`Glega Mucktail
Nre`Loxe Mucktail
Nuien
Olixen Mucktail
Plur Mucktail
Prark Mucktail
Proon
Shalena Roan
Sharna
Sionae
Sir Morgan
Sorn
Splintered Claw
Squire Wimbley
Stace
Tallus Holton
Tanrak
Tarbul Earthstrider
Teloa
Tenal Redblade
Tholris
Tregil Mucktail
Vance Bearstalker
Yahg Mucktail

Items - Found 10 items that drop in Eastern Plains of Karana:

Item Name	Drops From	Slot	Stats
Bandit Sash Bandit Sash MAGIC ITEM NO DROP QUEST ITEM Slot: WAIST WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Gnoll Scalp Gnoll Scalp WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
H.K. 401 H.K. 401 LORE ITEM NODROP WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Halfling Knife Halfling Knife Slot: RANGE AMMO Skill: Throwingv2 Atk Delay: 42 DMG: 12 WT: 0.5 Range: 60 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU SHM Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Halfling Parts Halfling Parts WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Monogrammed cloth Monogrammed cloth LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: BAR TRL OGR IKS	None?	(None)
Polished Bone Bracelet Polished Bone Bracelet MAGIC ITEM Slot: WRIST AC: 2 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 0.4 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Rain of Karana Rain of Karana MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE	None?	(None)
Sir Gregon's Head Sir Gregon's Head LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Staff Segment Staff Segment LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 4.0 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)