- Name
- Kerafyrm
- Real name
- Gender
- Birthday
- Died
- Franchise
- Aliases
- The Sleeper
Kerafyrm
Kerafyrm is a crystalline dragon from the EverQuest franchise.
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Overview
The wrath of Kerafyrm
In a time long before the events of EverQuest (Game), dragons were the only intelligent creatures on the face of Norrath (Location). And they were all part of one single faction; there was no Claws of Veeshan or Ring of Scale yet. This all changed when two dragons of opposite elements mated, which was strictly forbidden by the council of elders as it was believed to be against Veeshan (Character)'s will. From their egg hatched a crystal dragon, resembling Veeshan herself, whom they named Kerafyrm. When the Arch Priest of Veeshan, Kildrukaun, learned of their defiance, he sentenced the two lovers to death. Ironically, he took pity upon the young prismatic dragon, and took great interest in its growth. It was during this time that the dragons split into two factions and the Ring of Scale left Velious for the continent of Kunark.
The Sleeper's Tomb
Kildrukaun believed that Kerafyrm would lead the Claws of Veeshan in a great civil war against the Ring of Scale and successfully reunite all dragons under the same banner. The council of elders disagreed with this view, as they thought it a great risk to wage war in Kunark leaving Skyshrine (Location) more vulnerable to the storm giants. Kerafyrm quickly became so powerful, ruthless, destructive, and chaotic that the council decided that Kerfyrm had to be stopped or else risk the destruction of the entire world. Kildrukaun disagreed with the council, so he assembled a legion of followers to join Kerafyrm in defiance. Kerafyrm's immense power made the battle more of a fight than it should have been, but they were severely outnumbered by the council of elders. How they subdued Kerafyrm is still a mystery, but death was not an option. The Claws of Veeshan built an elaborate tomb beneath the Eastern Wastes (Location) where they placed four powerful warders to keep watch over Kerafyrm, who became known as The Sleeper.
Kildrukaun and a handful of his supporters survived the battles and escaped to live in secret.
The Age of Turmoil
Events take place during EverQuest: The Scars of Velious.
Hundreds of years later, brave and foolhardy adventurers discovered Sleeper's Tomb beneath the Eastern Wastes (Location) of Velious (Location). The four warders still stood as the last line of defense in this massive tomb, while gigantic golems known as The Progenitor, The Master of the Guard, and The Final Arbiter kept all but the most skilled adventurers at bay. Entrance to the tomb was only made possible by Jaled'Dar's shade in the Dragon Necropolis. Jaled'Dar was the leader of the Ring of Scale that left Velious for Kunark (Location), and in his death seeks vengeance against the Claws of Veeshan. Jaled'Dar offered a key to the tomb to anyone who brought him proof of death of one of the First Brood dragons.
Eventually, these adventurers amassed enough might to slay all four warders, which released Kerafyrm from his prison. He immediately destroyed all the adventurers who survived the battles with the warders, then flew across Great Divide (Location) to Skyshrine (Location) where he initiated a battle with Yelinak, the current leader of the Claws of Veeshan. After slaying Yelinak, Kerafyrm flew away to an unknown part of the world. News of his escape quickly spread across Norrath (Location) and even to Lord Nagafen (Character) and Lady Vox (Character) who had also been sequestered by the elder dragons.
EverQuest's First One-Time-Only Event
Sleeper Released
In the Summer of 2001, a guild by the name of Blood of the Spider on The Rathe server was the first to awaken The Sleeper. By this point, it was clear to most high level guilds that killing all four of the warder dragons that surrounded the Sleeper, that he would be released. But, since those warders dropped loot that was some of the best gear in the game, it was common practice to kill only three of them, then wait for those three to respawn in a week's time before farming them again. Most simply did not want to awaken the Sleeper in favor of obtaining this high end loot once a week, or sometimes on a rotation agreement with other guilds capable of taking down warders. On many servers where such an agreement between guilds had been made, such as Rodcet Nife, the Sleeper was awoken by a guild somewhat secretly or at least unexpectedly. Being put on the server-wide list of guilds that awoke the Sleeper eventually became more important than the loot from the warders.
Kerafyrm vs Yelinak
Once the Sleeper was released, the world of Norrath was changed on that server forever and there were reactions in many zones simultaneously. It was an event that only happened once, which was a first in EverQuest. First of all, at the moment the last warder died, Kerafyrm shouted across the zone "I AM FREE!" and immediately began killing every player in the zone. He was capable of death touching players very quickly, leaving no opportunity for anyone to fight him. The Sleeper then spawned Skyshrine, killing many players there as well, many of which had no idea what was going on. On servers where Lord Yelinak was alive at the time, The Sleeper would make his way to the top of Skyshrine, fight, and slay him. While this was all happening, dragons all around the world of Norrath began to shout warnings of their impending doom at the hands of the awakened Sleeper. Lady Vox and Lord Nagafen were witnessed shouting joy, for with the death of the Claws of Veeshan, their exile in Antonica would be over. After slaying Lord Yelinak, Kerafyrm flew away and was not seen again by players for several years when it was revealed that he had been hiding out in the unexplored regions of Faydwer in the Secrets of Faydwer expansion.
The last server to awaken The Sleeper was the Mac server, Al'Kabor. The community on Mac collectively agreed to never awaken him because the loot on the warders was still some of the best available in the game to them. This is because the Mac version of the game never got an expansion after The Planes of Power expansion. But, when SOE announced that the Mac server would be shut down as of November 18, 2013, the community decided to finally awaken Kerafyrm as the last raid on the server. They also tried to kill him, but were unsuccessful.