"The Runnyeye Citadel" Zone Guide

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Contents

• Overview
• Minimum Level
• Zones within Runnyeye Citadel
  
• Quests and Quest Starters
• Heritage Quests Involving Runnyeye Citadel
  
• Soloing Opportunities
• Opportunities for Groups

Overview

Deep within a mountain overlooking the Enchanted Lands, surrounded
by the mighty goblin forces lies the Runnyeye Citadel.  Among the
horrid slime and filth of this stronghold lies unspeakable evil and
untold adventure.    The goblin clan has built a massive
army of minotaurs and specialized war boars to protect its lower levels
from those seeking treasures within its dark halls.   A band
of adventurers brave enough to fight their way through waves of such
horrors to the heart of this fortress would be faced with even greater
evils such as freakish Evil Eye's or even the Goblin's responsible for
cooking whatever foul meals sustain them..   Perhaps even the
bravest will venture into mighty Overlord Baylzuthak's throne room and
combat the challenges he presents.

Minimum level:

There is no minimum level for this zone, but it is recommended for
groups between the levels of 30 and 45.  This is as standard as a
dungeon can get and was developed with pretty much groups in
mind.  The entrance may provide a few solo targets of opportunity
but you won't get very deep without encountering some Heroic
groups.   The Overlord's Throneroom Instance at the very
bottom of the zone is also designed for groups.   If you can
get a group in there this zone provides great experience, loot, and a
number of quests.   This is also one of the best known places
to work on your Evil Eye Lore and Legend and Goblin Lore and Legend
Quest.



NOTE:  The Overlord's
Throneroom has an access quest called "The Secrets of Runnyeye" that is
no longer required.

Zones Inside the Runnyeye Citadel:

• Two additional
  instances lies within Runnyeye Citadel.  One is called "The
  Overlord's Throneroom."   This instance at 175, -228 is a
  series of locked rooms that are unlocked by defeating named creatures
  that spawn.  It ends with a final battle of Lord Baylzuthak
  himself.  The second is the Chamber of Rulgax at 179, 191which is
  another series of rooms that involve the deaths of many evil eyes and a
  final battle with a named Evil Eye Rulgax. style="font-weight: bold;">
  
  

Quest Starters:

• Collection quests:
  • Runneye Citadel
    provides the ability to work on numerous collection quests.  You
    should be able to start and complete them by examining the glowing "?"
    symbols found on the
    ground.  Check out the href="http://eq2.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=132&meid=183">Ten
    Ton Hammer Collection Guide for more info.
• Lore and Legend:
• href="http://searchcgi.tentonhammer.com/searcher.exe?Query=Lore+Legend+Evil+Eye&GameType=eq2&SourceType=quest&button=Search%20"
  target="_blank">Lore and Legend - Evil Eye quest: 
  Collect this Lore and Legend book by looking convieniently in Runnyeye
  itself.  Not to deep in the zone at approximately -23, -56 you'll
  find a metal box that you can click to give you the book.  Read it
  to begin the quest.
• href="http://searchcgi.tentonhammer.com/searcher.exe?Query=Lore+Legend+Goblin&GameType=eq2&SourceType=quest&button=Search%20"
  target="_blank">Lore and Legend - Goblin: 
  Collect this Lore and Legend book by going to the Enchanted
  Lands.   In one of the houses next to the Western Gate at
  281, -245 you will find a bookshelf that you can click to give you the
  book.  Read it to begin the quest.
  
• Normal quests:
  • href="http://searchcgi.tentonhammer.com/searcher.exe?Query=Goblin+Rampage&GameType=eq2&SourceType=quest&button=Search%20"
    target="_blank">Goblin Rampage:  This quest is begun by
    examining a pot in Runneye
    Citadel at +50, -169 and requires you to kill 200 goblins within the
    zone.   Quest reward is a choice of chest pieces for each
    type of armor.
    
  • href="http://searchcgi.tentonhammer.com/searcher.exe?Query=Evil+Eye+Rampage&GameType=eq2&SourceType=quest&button=Search%20"
    target="_blank">Evil-Eye Rampage: This Quest is begun by
    examining a dead
    evil-eye in Runneye Citadet at +187, +117.  Quest reward is
    a choice of leg armor for each type of armor
  • href="http://searchcgi.tentonhammer.com/searcher.exe?Query=Goblish+Tongue&GameType=eq2&SourceType=quest&button=Search%20"
    target="_blank">Claiming the Goblish Tongue: 
    This Quest is begun by a dropped  Goblin Territory Marker. 
    Examining will begin the quest.  Note you are unable to have more
    than one marker in your inventory at a time so examine them as soon as
    you recieve them.
  • href="http://searchcgi.tentonhammer.com/searcher.exe?Query=Dead+Man%27s+Warning&GameType=eq2&SourceType=quest&button=Search%20"
    target="_blank">Dead Man's Warning: This
    quest is begun by examining a skeleton near Fairy Dryisilia at -97,
    70.   It will require you to kill an unspecified number of
    Evil Eyes until the quest updates.   The reward in addition
    to a little experience and money is the ability to utilize a
    teleportation area at the bottom of the zone that will send you back to
    the Enchanted Lands.
    
• Access Quests
  • href="http://searchcgi.tentonhammer.com/searcher.exe?Query=Secrets+Runnyeye&GameType=eq2&SourceType=quest&button=Search%20"
    target="_blank">Secrets of Runneye:  This is
    an optional access quest as the access requirement has actually been
    removed from the instance.  This quest is begun by speaking to the
    Fairy Dryrisilia in Runneye at location -97, -70.
    

Heritage Quests Involving the
Runnyeye Citadel:

• href="http://eq2.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=542&meid=145"
  target="_blank">Bone Bladed Claymore:  This
  Quest begins when you are level 40 in Stormhold.   At -150,
  -96 is a hanging sword which you will examine. The reward is the Bone
  Bladed Claymore or the Electrified Bone Bladed Claymore.  
  You will visit the anvil in Runnyeye at least once.

Soloing Opportunities:

Soloing Opportunities in
this zone are very limited if non-exsistant.   Any soloing
would be done against heroic encounters.

Grouping Opportunities

Around level 30-35:

• With a group you should be
  able to get just past Bog Tower crossing taking out minotaurs and
  goblins along the way.  If you can get through the forge room into
  the clay puddle area the golems there will provide great experience and
  treasure drops.
  

style="font-weight: normal;">Around level 35-39 style="font-weight: normal;">:

• Your group should be able
  to delve much deeper into Runneye.   You should be able to
  move past the clay puddle and into Horguz the Hoarder's room for plenty
  of minotaurs to kill.  You might even be able to work your way
  down to the second level and begin to take on the Evil Eyes and some of
  the higher level goblins.  This would be a great time to start the
  Goblin and Evil Eye Rampage quests if you haven't yet.
  

Around level 40-45:

• Your group should now be in the heart of Runneye and in fear of
  nothing.  Evil Eyes, the Goblin Chef,  the Forgemaster, and
  many others should have fallen to your blade.   This would
  also be a great time to try out the The Overlord's Throneroom and
  Chamber of Rulgax instances. style="font-style: italic;">
  
  

Thanks for reading the TTH EQ2
Runneye Citadel zone guide and don't forget to tip your Minotaurs!

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