From my notes:
Odus is continuing the void storyline, and bringing it to a close. It will tell us what happened to change the Erudites to how they are now, and give more lore/backstory about both the Kerra and the Ratonga (apparently there have been a LOT of requests for more Ratonga lore), as well as Al’Kabor and Al’Rod — backstory for Paineel too. Hinted that the Rime are somehow involved? There will be a ‘new’ villian — hinted at both the Rime and Sathir, so not sure. They said that Odus is part of an overarching storyline that has yet to be told, and that what happened in the past will be reflected upon the future.
They plan to bring back forum quests around the lore, and interweave those with in-game lore events. They indicated that Kerafym is not gone. Also, that dragon from Icy Keep will be back, all grown up, before the expansion — a two group raid, that they indicated was not intended to be particularly difficult, and is not tied directly to Halas.
The Erollisi storyline begun in February continues, they reminded us of the Innoruk quest line stating that ‘The daughter of hate, crowned in treachery, sealed the fate of Valor’s twin’ and thus the opening of the Shard of Hate leads to the opening of the Shard of Love.
Other odds and ends: Kaitheel was surprised at how upset people were at Gardy Giftgiver having been beaten up, and we can expect a quest line around him this forthcoming Frostfell. There are no new deities being added with Sentinal’s Fate, but that does not preclude more arriving before or after. Minor deities may also return to the world, though not necessarily able to be worshiped (also, they aren’t extending the deity quest lines another tier). Currently the LoN dev team is entirely separate from those of EQ and EQ2, and the lore does not tie well; they would like better integration. Considering adding some small quest lines such that one is challenged to a card game in a tavern, which will trigger a LoN scenario.
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