EverQuest II · Destiny of Velious

The Fallen
Swords

A chronological, waypoint-by-waypoint walk across frozen Velious - from the haunted Tower of Frozen Shadow to the Plane of War, where the Duality means to slay a god.

Heroic (group) · raid finale Level 90–97 Starts: Great Divide 8 quests ~55 steps

Before You Begin

This is a group (Heroic) signature line, not a solo path - nearly every chapter sends you into a Heroic instance, and the optional Endgame is a full raid.

Two hard prerequisites in chapter 04. Here, There Be Giants needs you to be able to speak Orcish (for Ullk Heartripper) and to have finished the full Kael Drakkel Timeline - the locked door in the Temple of Rallos Zek won't open otherwise. Knock those out before you start the chapter.

The Signature Chain

Great Divide → Thurgadin → Eastern Wastes / Kael Drakkel → the Fortress of Drunder → the Plane of War
01
Great Divide · Tower of Frozen Shadow

Mystery in the Shadows

Start: Erus Dal'viv in Icy Fingers, Fina's Retreat  -1373, -533, -2268

The lich-queen Tserrina Syl'Tor stirs once more in her tower. Erus needs to know what she intends - and whether it touches the Age's End prophecy.

  • Clear the undead massing around the Tower of Frozen Shadow in the Iceclad Ocean stretch of the Great Divide:
    • Kill 8 undead in Iceclad Ocean.
    • Slay Delhagin the Frightful  -1094, -491, -1583.
  • Return to Erus in Fina's Retreat.
  • Enter the Tower of Frozen Shadow  -1116, -526, -1719 and recover Tserrina's scattered notes:
    • First notes - Shadowed Corridors, 3rd floor (Shadowed Barracks)  15, 217, -20.
    • Second notes - Umbral Halls (Darkness Rising); fall down the hole, run up the spiral ramp  76, 290, -13.
    • Last notes - Umbral Halls (VhalSera's Dominion)  13, 560, 37.
    • Age's End tome - Shadowed Corridors, 2nd floor (Frozen Library)  -94, 75, -72.
  • Return to Erus in Fina's Retreat.
  • Speak with the Duality in Thurgadin, inside the Temple of Brell  475, -211, 245.

Reward: coin - opens the line and your audience with the Duality.

02
Thurgadin & the Great Divide

Sins of the Past

Start: the Duality, Temple of Brell  477, -211, 245

The Coldain dead still fight a war they never finished. To read Tserrina's past you must first help the ghosts of the Great Divide battlefield close it.

  • Speak to General Rost Fellhammer in Thurgadin  952, -303, 313, then Archeologist Ferni in the Great Divide  104, -345, -599.
  • Aid the coldain ghosts - take part in a Ring War public quest on the Great Divide battlefield, then report back to Ferni.
  • Search the southern archaeological camp; speak to Rallin  -790, -370, -231 and escort him back to the Great War battlefield camp, then speak to him again.
  • Find General Rost Fellhammer on the battlefield  482, -200, 63.
  • Defeat the Kromzek attack - 3 giants spawn at level 92.
  • Return to General Rost, then close the chapter with the Duality in the Temple of Brell  478, -212, 248.

Reward: coin · AA experience.

03
Great Divide → Hold of Rime

Reasons and Rime

Start: the Duality, Thurgadin  475, -212, 246

The dragon Yelinak and the god Prexus hold pieces of the truth. To bind them together the Duality needs a Coalescence of Life, drawn from deep inside the Hold of Rime.

  • Take the griffin on the Great Divide docks to Icy Fingers  1333, -540, 409, then speak to Osh, Speaker of Lodizal  -1634, -535, -2428 and the Effigy of Prexus  -1627, -533, -2360.
  • Report to the Duality, speak with Yelinak The Ancient  17, -242, 471, then return to the Duality once more.
  • Find Erus Dal'viv in the Great Divide  1033, -423, 754 and take part in the public quest The Battle of Storm Gorge, then return to him.
  • Enter Hold of Rime: The Fortress Spire, slay Grand Restorer Lingwal, then climb the ladder  -350, 268, 51 and click the golden Coalescence of Life orb above.
  • Return to the Duality in Thurgadin  475, -212, 246.

3-player gate. The Fortress Spire will not let you progress without 3 players in the zone. A cleared instance also works - anyone entering one can click the orb even if they weren't there for the kill.

Reward: coin.

04
Eastern Wastes & Kael Drakkel

Here, There Be Giants

Start: the Duality, Thurgadin  475, -211, 245

The trail of Rallos Zek's hand runs through the Kromzek city of Kael Drakkel. Reading it means parleying with an orc, raiding three giant halls, and shattering an idol.

  • Speak to Roehn Theer in the Stonebrunt Highlands  -238, 250, 59 (requires Words of Shade), then report to the Duality.
  • In the Eastern Wastes, speak to Erus Dal'viv at Nipik's Haven  -1229, -537, 3194, Scout Fipitt  -1148, -348, 2988, and Ullk Heartripper  -932, -360, 2966 (requires Orcish); return to Erus.
  • Cull the giants of the Eastern Wastes: kill 12 Kromzek and 8 Duhjalm.
  • Speak with Glarn Furyheart in Kael Drakkel's Hypogeum  -954, 76, -933, then gather his notes around the open zone:
    • Iceshard Keep  -453, 148, 266 (the open zone, not the instance).
    • Throne of Storms - a book on a shelf  158, 23, 1616.
    • Temple of Rallos Zek - behind a locked door  -442, 160, -2155 (needs the full Kael Drakkel Timeline).
  • Report to the Duality, then enter the Heroic Temple of Rallos Zek instance via the teleporter pad outside the castle  -1407, 21, -762 and destroy the Idol of Rallos Zek; return to the Duality.

Reward: coin · your choice of the Shard of Lost Hope, Signet of Ending Potents, Symbol of the Final Prophet, or Flowing Chain of Dire Omens · unlocks class-specific Focus runes in Thurgadin.

05
The Fortress of Drunder

From the Edge

Start: the Duality, Thurgadin  475, -211, 245 · journal level 97

To be trusted with the Swords of Destiny you must first prove yourself worthy of Drunder - in the three trial-halls of the warring Zek brothers.

  • Speak to Erus Dal'viv  9, 0, 4 and Vilbrog Wrathwind in the Fortress of Drunder.
  • Prove yourself in the Spire of Rage: defeat 15 Sullonites, speak to Dalrinai Heartrage  -3, 102, 99, slay the Daiku warleader Grolla Skullwielder, and report back.
  • Prove yourself in the Strategist's Stronghold: speak with Ellrien Silverblade  16, 0, 93, defeat 12 Avazeks for their feathers, slay Warmaster Korok Hai, and report back.
  • Prove yourself in the Tower of Tactics: defeat Arch-Bishop Rektor and the Daiku wolf mistress Deynka Packlasher.
  • Return to Erus in Drunder, then to the Duality in Thurgadin  475, -211, 245.

Reward: coin · your choice of the Campaigner's Drape of Victory, Cloak of Woven Brilliance, War Minister's Cloak of Glory, or Silver-threaded Tactician's Drape · unlocks class-specific red adornments from Maayla A'nadir in Thurgadin.

06
Faydark, Fear & Drunder

All Roads Lead To...

Start: the Duality, Thurgadin  475, -211, 245

The gods themselves weigh in. With Tunare's and Cazic-Thule's blessing - and the consent of the three Children of War - the temper for the Swords of Destiny can finally be forged.

  • Seek the projection of Tunare in the Greater Faydark  -208, 42, 417, then the projection of Cazic-Thule in the Shard of Fear  88, 5, 376 (mobs con grey at level 90). Return to the Duality.
  • Speak with the three Children of War, each in a private instance off their Drunder door:
    • Sullon Zek - Sullon's Sanctum (via the Spire of Rage door).
    • Tallon Zek - Tallon's Cloister (via the Strategist's Stronghold door).
    • Vallon Zek - Vallon's Retreat (via the Tower of Tactics door - you must not be grouped for this one).
  • Speak to Erus Dal'viv in the Fortress of Drunder  9, 0, 4.
  • Inside Elements of War, gather the temper: 6 Endless Battlefield Soil (ground spawn), 6 Essence of War (trash auto-updates), and the blood of Decorin Bonewing (on his death).
  • Take the ingredients to Grelik Velgorg on the lower level of Drunder, then return to Erus on the upper level.

This chapter forks. Finishing it opens both the raid capstone Endgame (next card) and the solo coda The War of Skyshrine. Take either, both, or neither - the line is considered done here.

Reward: coin · your choice of the Deepwater Mark of Duty, Deepwater Researcher's Sigil, Emblazoned Deepwater Charm, or Rune of the Deepwater Scouts.

07
Plane of War · RaidRaid finale

Endgame

Start: Erus Dal'viv in the Plane of War (zone in from the Fortress of Drunder) · Epic / raid

The Swords of Destiny are forged at last. With the Children of War at your back, you carry them to the throne of their father to end the Warlord himself.

  • Zone into the Plane of War from the Fortress of Drunder and clear the named - except the two Commanders, which must die simultaneously to advance the script (clear all adds first; they fear).
  • Head up the centre to Rallos Zek and click the golden orb on his platform; it becomes the Swords of Destiny. Wait out the dialogue.
  • Slay General Teku (kill his adds to make him attackable). Sullon, Tallon and Vallon then bid you strike.
  • Click the Swords of Destiny behind Rallos Zek to end him.
  • Return to Erus in Drunder, then to the Duality in Thurgadin.

Full raid zone. The Plane of War is raid-tier - bring a raid (and an anti-fear option) for the Commander double-kill. This card is the optional combat climax; the story coda continues on the next card.

Reward: coin · your choice of the Solidified Blood of Rallos Zek, Coalesced Planar Essence, Pure Prayers of War, or Focused Will of the Warlord.

08
Norrath-wide · SoloStory coda

The War of Skyshrine: Keeping Enemies Close

Start: the Duality in Thurgadin  477, -211, 248 · Solo

With Rallos broken, the Duality turns to the coming war for Skyshrine - gathering old allies and old enemies, from Antonia Bayle to Lucan D'Lere, to a hidden meeting that sets the next age in motion.

  • Speak to Yelinak The Ancient  18, -242, 473, then Al'Kabor  477, -211, 248.
  • In the Thundering Steppes, speak to Murrar Shar  -118, -1, 831; run Splitpaw: The Lost Missionaries  174, 4, 1054, then speak to Murrar and to Queen Antonia Bayle by the tower. Report to Al'Kabor.
  • In the Commonlands, click the boulders  675, -51, 451 to enter The Ambush of Lucan D'Lere; kill the 4 encounters and speak to Lucan D'Lere. Report to Al'Kabor.
  • Recover the pages of Tsaph Katta's book:
    • Kylong Plains, Teren's Grasp - from Olmyr Deepwell  1988, 487, -695.
    • Library of Erudin (Stonebrunt Highlands) - a page on the 2nd floor  29, 37, -45.
    • Miragul's Phylactery: The Crucible (Everfrost) - a page in the left room  -104, 0, 24.
  • Report to Al'Kabor, speak to Yelinak and back to Al'Kabor, then use the portal to take part in A Hidden Meeting and report once more.

Reward: coin & status - closes the Fallen Swords and sets the stage for the War of Skyshrine.

Up next: story-wise the thread continues into Chains of Eternity - its signature line, Shades of Drinal, opens with Unexpected Consequences and does not require you to finish this one. For more Velious loot, chase the Coldain faction grind, the Great Divide Ring War, and the Kael Drakkel and Withered Lands timelines.