The folks over at worthplaying have put out a new preview on the upcoming Everquest II expansion, Echoes of Faydwer. To check it out, click [here].

The Dwarven city of Kaladim is still structurally intact; however, it's a war zone, and as a result, its tourism board has been having a tough time of late attracting sight-seers. Castle Mistmoore has been given a facelift and is more dangerous than ever. (Mayong Mistmoore wiped out our entire press-group in one shot. He's cranky. I remember, on a raid long ago, sneaking into his bedroom through a secret door in his bathroom. Perhaps he has a long memory.) The Estate of Unrest will make an appearance as well, now as an end-game raid instance. Essentially, all the places we remember fondly from our days in EverQuest are back, only much more freaky-deaky than before.

Four pages have been added on the Gameradar site. For the folks that want to read it, click [here].

A short excerpt is below.

Fans will recognize the new continent, Faydwer from the original EverQuest. But a lot has changed since the Shattering, a cataclysmic event where Norrath’s moon erupted, showering the land with meteors. During your adventures, you’ll get to find out what happened on Faydwer since then as Echoes of Faydwer connects the dots between the lore of EverQuest and EverQuest II for the first time.

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Most of our time was spent leveling up and questing with our new Fae in Faydwer’s starting area, the Greater Faydark. It’s a lush and colorful forest, teaming with life. Many of the early quests involved fighting off the Crushbone Orc menace and investigating a strange disease which was poisoning the peaceful wildlife of the forest.

Very very good expansion, it is a must to get.