Misty Thicket
The Misty Thicket is a small forest neighboring the dungeon of Runnyeye Citadel and the Halfling city of Rivervale. It is relatively safe for hunting and is a great source of food for the Halflings who live nearby. Yet there are a few smallers bands of somewhat aggressive humanoids who live in the woods and often pose minor problems for the people of Rivervale.
The forest itself is split into two sections by a large stone wall known as the Wall of Serillis, and formerly known as the Great Wall of Cetelt. The wall serves as a barrier to protect the citizens of Rivervale from Clan Runnyeye who inhabit the nearby bastion.
A famed Human adventurer named Cetelt, who had retired to live in the area of Misty Thicket, set his followers to build the great wall. Some say he had them do it out of his great concern for the Halfling people, as the wall protects them from the Goblins of Clan Runneye. The Goblin citadel can be found on the other side of the wall - called the "bad side" by the Halflings. Others, however, seem to think that Cetelt devised the project as a "make-work" opportunity for his followers who, to Cetelt's chagrin, continued to follow him throughout most of his lifetime, begging him to fulfill their need for a hero and leader.
The wall was later dedicated by the local halflings to Brell Serillis – one of their chief gods, along with Karana, and Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane.[1]
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Dangers
This has to be one of the safest zones that exists in the game. There is one simple reason for this, the wall. It divides the zone into two distinct areas, the newbie area to the east and the higher level area to the west. Because of this division, the newbie area has no random high level monsters wandering around to attack an adventurer. The area to the west is also relatively safe because the guards are very close by.
There are two spots in the newbie area that are dangerous if you wander near them, however, which are the ruins placed very close to the city. The rats and skeletons within the ruins are highly aggressive and will attack in packs.
About the only other large danger in this zone is a goblin wizard named Mooto, who is significantly more powerful than others of his kind and aggressive.
Benefits
The biggest benefit is explained above, this zone is very safe. Many people call it the best newbie zone in the game (myself included). There is good hunting here, a fair number of quests for the halflings to engage in. Many halflings stay within this zone for their entire time as a newbie and up until around 10th level, when they start to spread out, although I think this is excessive, it is possible.
The other perk is that you can buy and sell goods without having to zone, which is a plus.
Traveling To and From
To the east lies the halfling city of Rivervale. The path leads the way through to the break in the wall, which is heavily guarded by the halflings. Past this, the camps of the Runnyeye goblins litter the countryside. On the western edge lies the entrance to the home of the Runnyeye band of goblins.
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Forageable Items
Bestiarum Vocabulum
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Items
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Quests
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TODO: Look into whether we are missing "Terrorantula Quest" and "Mooto's Proof Quest"
Zone Revamps
Note: FV Classic and Kunark servers are on the original version of the zone pre-revamp.
| Original Patch Date | Expansion Era | Notes |
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| July 5, 2007 | The Buried Sea | 1st revamp. Graphic overhaul, zone file replaced. "Misty Thicket Revamp: Halflings across the world of Norrath rejoice as the hills of Misty Thicket flourish into a new paradise." Also see Misty Thicket - Past and Present |
References
- ↑ Taken from "Misty Thicket - Past and Present". Published 22 June 2007. Available at https://www.everquest.com/news/imported-eq-enus-50476. Last accessed 15 January 2022.
