#sleeper's tomb

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The Surprising And Allegedly Impossible Death Of EverQuest's 'Unkillable' Dragon

Rare today are opportunities for gamers to step outside the prescribed outlines of a developer’s intended gaming experience, especially in MMORPGs. Back in the early 2000s, anarchic players eagerly hunted down the virtual unknown, where possibility and impossibility were deadlocked within some specter of the original game.

It was only after our misadventure to Sleeper’s  Tomb that I learned the crazy history of this zone, and the fan lore that comes with it. What at time that would have been to be online! Who remembers this?

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Laksial immediately set to work when he entered Sleeper’s Tomb, resurrecting our fallen ally. “Give the intern a raise!” I said. I think Khassy’s new mercenary is officially one of us now.  Regrouping, I announced that it would be best to get going to our next destination-- Kael Drakel.

“Will this zone also have AMAZING must-see beaches that KILL me?” Triisu asked, daggers in her eyes. Yup, I’m never going to live this one down. She added that it was a glowing dragon that killed her in there.

“GLOWING DRAGON?” “Several glowing dragons.”

;________; and we don’t have any pics of that??!

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‘So, what do you suppose are behind those doors,” I asked Khassy. Whatever it was was strong enough to take down one of us in a flat minute.

“Open those doors and you’re dead,” came Triisu’s warning from the beyond. “I died in two hits.”

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“If I die, remember my name,” said Triisu.

“lol, we will,” I chuckled. Really– I thought she was joking! You know, making some dramatic words before forging a path through the great unknown without me.

“SOOOOOOOOOOOOO DON’T ENTER.”

Uh oh. Too late.

We entered.

“Oh no. Is Triisu Dead?”

I had to ask the question because I just couldn’t believe it. That had to be a changeling’s corpse, right?!

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Given Triisu’s reaction upon entering the tomb, I wasn’t in any hurry to follow after her.

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“Manticore crossing!”

We all stopped and let it pass. At least, long enough for Triisu to see something shiny and run up to it.

“What’s that? It’s a DRAGON!” She said as she got closer.

Your Guildmate Triisu has Completed  The Sleeper’s Tomb Traveler Achievement.

“OMG. THIS IS FREAKY GUYS.”

Reading the achievement, I realized with disappointment that this wouldn’t be a cool side quest; it was where we had been headed for all along.

“Any beaches?” I joked.

“NOPE.”

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“Where are we going next?” Triisu asked.

“Some place called ‘Sleeper’s Tomb.’“

“What’s it like there?”

Internally I shrugged, but I decided to venture a guess so that she wouldn’t mutiny. We’d already lost the itinerary, after all.

“It’s got great beaches. Maybe.” I said.

“’This place has great beaches maybe,’” Triisu parroted. “Said NO brochure EVER.”

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Sleeper's Tomb: The Awakening.