Lore · Gods of the Pantheon
Rallos Zek, the Warlord
Ogres, orcs, giants and goblins all trace their curse back to one god. He never agreed to anything, and he never forgave anyone.
The god who stood apart
When Brell Serilis gathered the gods to divide Norrath, Rallos Zek came but kept his distance. He distrusted all of them and refused the alliance. Even so, he made the giants, fierce beings meant to defend their lands. When Brell proposed a second pact, the Warlord agreed this time and made the ogres and the orcs, bred for battle and conquest.
Sources: Library of Erudin: “The History of Norrath” (original EverQuest manual text) · Library of Erudin: EverQuest RPG Player’s Handbook: History of Norrath (2002) · Allakhazam: Rallos Zek
What his faithful believe
Followers of Zek believe the universe was born in conflict and will end in it, that enlightenment is found only in the heat of battle, and that the dead deserve no respect: if they had been worthy, their hearts would still be pumping blood. In the RPG he appears as a hulking figure in ornate full plate, his race hidden by his helm, allied with Innoruuk and Cazic-Thule and opposed by Quellious and Bertoxxulous.
Sources: Allakhazam: Rallos Zek · Library of Erudin: Rallos Zek
The war he lost
His ogres built the greatest empire of their age and then attacked the Plane of Earth. When they failed, Rallos Zek sent Tallon and Vallon in a second assault. It ended with the Warlord scarred by the wards of the Rathe, his son Eriak stripped of the essence of war, and his children cursed across Norrath. He still wears those scars under his blackened war armor.
The whole story is on The War for the Plane of Earth.
Sources: EverQuest.com: Seeds of Destruction, Unfolding the Lore Part 5 (2008) · Library of Erudin: “The History of Norrath” (original EverQuest manual text)
His last words in Time
In the Plane of Time, Rallos Zek finally faces in person the mortals who have beaten his generals. One of his recorded lines there is short and very him: “My mantle shall never be passed on. . .”
Sources: Library of Erudin: Rallos Zek (Plane of Time dialogue)
Where the sources disagree
- The RPG gives him a bastard sword as his favored weapon; the official Planes of Power scene shows him with a giant flaming axe.
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Retold in our own words from the sources linked under each chapter; short quotes are marked and sourced. The illustration is an original AI-generated painting made for this page alone, not from the game.