Lore · Gods of the Pantheon
Solusek Ro, the Burning Prince
Every wizard who ran to Solusek’s Eye for spells, and everyone who crossed the Desert of Ro, has met the Burning Prince’s handiwork.
Fire and nothing else
Solusek Ro’s followers believe fire birthed the world and in fire it will be consumed. They are bold and brash, say what they mean, have no use for social graces and expect respect. Many wizards, seeking raw elemental power, turn to him. He is the son of Fennin Ro, the Tyrant of Fire.
Sources: Allakhazam: Solusek Ro · Library of Erudin: Fennin Ro
The curse on the Elddar
In the Lost Age, Solusek Ro arched the spine of the Serpent Mountains and brought the burning sun down on the Elddar Forest. Over years the rivers dried and the forest became desert; Takish-Hiz fell and the elves fled Tunaria. An official Frostcrypt article adds a quieter consequence: when he raised the Serpent Spine, one clan of hill giants was trapped in the valleys and marshes between the new mountains.
Sources: Library of Erudin: “The History of Norrath” (original EverQuest manual text) · Library of Erudin: Elddar Forest · Library of Erudin: Rallos Zek (Into the Depths of: Frostcrypt)
Rathmana Allim
A later illustrated tale shows the young Burning Prince leaving Fennin’s realm for the first time, his eyes burning with the fury of the sun. Crossing the desert he had made in ages past, he found a lost wizard and, unusually for him, saved the man with flame and magic, because he foresaw a use for the wizard’s descendants many generations later. The wizard, Rathmana Allim, swore his life to Ro.
The Temple at Solusek’s Eye
His only known temple on Norrath sits in a great rift in the northern Lavastorm Mountains, in a south-facing cliff above the lava pit called Solusek’s Eye. Fire elementals, imps, goblins and drakes roam outside. Inside, the Seekers and Keepers keep a surprisingly structured peace among hidden rooms, sudden enemies and unexpected allies.
Sources: Library of Erudin: Solusek Ro (RPG: Temple of Solusek Ro)
Where the sources disagree
- The Rathmana Allim tale appears to be a later-era text, not part of the 1999 game.
Keep reading
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.