A Look at the Drakkin

Today, SOE released some images of the new Drakkin race in action. Here are those screenshots, as well as some history about the Drakkin.



After Venril Sathir's curse was released into the Nest and destroyed the dragon eggs, it was clear that the future of dragonkind was in danger.  With the next generation of dragons lost forever, Veeshan's bloodline was in jeopardy. Six dragons who were children of the Nest proposed a plan to their elders -- the creation of a race to protect dragons and the Wyrmqueen's bloodline, something they had seen done once before.

The six dragons were scoffed at by the elders of the Nest, but they were so adamant with the idea that the elder dragons ordered their exile so their ideas would not gain a foothold.  To the elders, it was unthinkable.  The six left the Nest and ignored the decree of the elders.  They settled in the nearby Serpent Spine Mountains to carry out their plan to create a new race to protect the existence of Veeshan's bloodline on Norrath.  They would create a race of dragon-touched humans and call them Drakkin which means “Dragon Child” in the language of the elders.

They called themselves the Circle of the Crystalwing, defining themselves as the future of dragonkind.  The six dragons in the Circle:  Venesh the Greenblood; Draton`ra, Master of the Void; Keikolin, Bringer of Enlightenment; Mysaphar, Seeker of All; Atathus the Red Lord; and Osh`vir the Windspirit. 

In human form, the dragons traveled to Freeport and combed through the taverns and inns, looking for the right humans to suit this new race. The honorable dragons found many who sympathized with their plight and plans and agreed to help right the wrongs that mortals inflicted on dragons of the Nest by unleashing Venril's curse.  Many humans considered it a great honor. The darker dragons were not so willing to negotiate and simply took the human subjects they desired.  Each human taken was touched by the magic of a single drop of dragon’s blood across their cheek.

In only a matter of months, the dragon-touched humans began to experience changes, a coming-of-age that became known as the Awakening.  It is then that the latent strengths they inherit from their dragon bloodline surface and they have a burning desire to better understand them.  Their hair takes on new texture and color – the same color as the dragon who touched them.  Parts of their skin show small, toughened scales, and runic patterns representing their new race began to show on their face, torsos and legs – all in the color of their dragon progenitor.  Delicate horns appear in patterns on their foreheads. They are the essence of beauty to most who see them.

As their new traits develop, the drakkins yearn to meet their parents.  They find themselves on a pilgrimage into the Serpent Spine Mountains. Their final destination is the ancient abandoned ogre city of Nokk, now alive with drakkin who call it Crescent Reach.

As they enter the Dragon’s Grove of the great stone city where their parents await them, their human past is lost forever.  It is from their parents that the drakkin learn their purpose – to live and grow stronger to protect the future of Veeshan's bloodline on Norrath.  With their new identity affirmed, their drakkin life truly begins.








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they fck up agin
# Aug 15 2006 at 1:50 AM Rating: Decent
Looks like u put Boy George and Marlyn Mansion in a blendor and called it dragon touched looks more like Herion touched to me. Thought the lore was dragon touched would seam to me if u was dragon touched and u was there gaurds then the dragons would like u to at least look more like them and act more like a dragon. Give them the skin color of the dragons they protect with horns real scales not tats add a tail maybe crap do something original not saying u have to make them look like a half dragon since they arent but at least give us something that looks like dragon kind not a sand elf on herion


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drakkins
# Aug 14 2006 at 9:00 PM Rating: Default
drakkins arnt hybrids there just a little bet of dragon and the bee looking things are bixes from what it looks like and bixes arnt a halfbried
i for one like the drakkins from the pics cant wait to make one they look cool to me
Okaaaaay
# Aug 14 2006 at 8:06 PM Rating: Decent
Um, after reading all those posts there really aren't too many good jokes to make. Oh I know, they look like heroin induced, zombie homosexuals with a drop of mick jaggar's blood on their cheek. Heheh, seriously i'm no flamer, but these guys sure are. Perhaps if there was a cool new class like a battle mage or something this would pique my interest. All i can say is lame, lame, lame SOE. Sheesh, the half human, half bee creatures from some of the other screenshots look cooler, at least they have wings and cool antennae. Will i buy it, perhaps if the new zones offer some interst but the Drakkin sure aren't doing a good job of selling this thing.

Edit: Perhaps SOE hasn't shown their whole hand i guess, but the base models are still lame. "In only a matter of months, the dragon-touched humans began to experience changes, a coming-of-age that became known as the Awakening. It is then that the latent strengths they inherit from their dragon bloodline surface and they have a burning desire to better understand them. Their hair takes on new texture and color – the same color as the dragon who touched them. Parts of their skin show small, toughened scales, and runic patterns representing their new race began to show on their face, torsos and legs – all in the color of their dragon progenitor. Delicate horns appear in patterns on their foreheads. They are the essence of beauty to most who see them."



Edited, Aug 14th 2006 at 9:13pm EDT by razorron
did matt damon make his own?
# Aug 14 2006 at 6:52 PM Rating: Default
wth is this? no...like really what.... the.... hell is this? number 1 is like a chick... number 2 is... well i dont really know what number 2 is... and number 3 is Matt Damon as a Monk
did matt damon make his own?
# Aug 14 2006 at 6:55 PM Rating: Default
you missed one
Drakkin Models
# Aug 14 2006 at 2:39 PM Rating: Default
DRAKKIN - The word conjures up a fantasy race that could be part Dragon / Part hybrid race, maybe human, elf or dwarf...

DRAKKIN - If you say it slowly and emphasize the kk, its sounds dark and brooding, with sulty overtones...

DRAKKIN - A Hidden valley, a secret race of protectors, living in an ancient long abandoned Ogre City...

DRAKKIN - "WHAT THE FOOK" are these graphics monstrosities Everquest is trying to throw at us in the latest expansion, they look like Skinny Cat walk models with Jazzed up hair and plenty of make up. Please tell me that they are throwing us a Red-Herring and keeping the final graphics a secret, because these ballet dancing freaks (Sorry Ballet Dancers, not trying to upset you) look like they belong in my daughters Barbie goes Horse Riding game.

DRAKKIN - Listen up game developers, if you honestly think that the the graphic models you have created are supposed to feed the imagination of the players who pay your wages then you are sorely WRONG !!
not happy
# Aug 14 2006 at 12:45 PM Rating: Decent
Sadly I must say.. I'm not impressed at all.. SOE really needs to try and stop pushing out 2 expansion every six months or so, and try work on the ones that are already out.. I mean come on.. at least try to fix bugs and problems that are over 3 years old. IMHO LDoN could of been way better than what it was / is .. but SOE just dropped it like a bad habbit and pushed out GoD, which if I remeber right came out about 4 months and some change after LDoN.. and for the love of god.. STOP TRYING TO MAKE AND IMPORTING THINGS FROM EQ2 TO HERE!!!
models
# Aug 14 2006 at 11:48 AM Rating: Default
the new models i think they wanna add is the armor robes and stuff
Ziggy stardust hehehe
# Aug 14 2006 at 9:09 AM Rating: Decent
So basically you guys are saying you like the new models, right? :-)

Hey, I wonder if the female ones will look like Bjork? Yippee!!

No seriously, didn't they say this is part of an ongoing process to revamp ALL the character models eventually? Meaning these might get a revamp within that as well? Plus, don't they evolve as they gain in levels? Maybe this is all wishful thinking on my part.

Just remember - these are still HUMANS.. just human that got some dragon blood on their cheek. Right? Right??

*breaks out into song: "Ground Control to Major Tom...."



Edited, Aug 14th 2006 at 10:14am EDT by ladymills
So Sad...
# Aug 14 2006 at 8:55 AM Rating: Decent
These are sad looking, as in people put a Ldon Sand Elf with a tatoo and a bit more work on the armor. There is like nothing else different about them where that dragon part of them???? Drakkin's are looking very retarted right now.
Hungry lookin little boogers
# Aug 14 2006 at 6:32 AM Rating: Default
Sorry but I just wish they where bigger and more muscular. Look like crack heads to me. It will however add some fun role playing chasing them around with my barbarian and calling them names. David Bowie and Matt Damon cracked out, gothed out and tatood. Maybe they went on a trip to Sturgis and bad things happened to them hmmmmm.
Don't get my wrong...
# Aug 13 2006 at 10:31 PM Rating: Decent
They have sweet armor, I'll play one if I can smack a full helm on it that covers it's face :-P
not so bad
# Aug 13 2006 at 10:05 PM Rating: Default
well u guys dont have to play drakkin its just there if u do im sure theres gonna be content for every one since it goes to 75 now
good job soe
# Aug 13 2006 at 10:04 PM Rating: Default
i thank you soe this is gonna mak emy everquest more fun .
i fo rone can not wait for the new race they are so sweet looking and if the other people would take a few to read the storey line might understand it better you all did good on the new race i liek an di for one will be first in line for new race thank you .
good job soe
# Aug 17 2006 at 6:16 PM Rating: Default
Anonymous wrote:
i thank you soe this is gonna mak emy everquest more fun .
i fo rone can not wait for the new race they are so sweet looking and if the other people would take a few to read the storey line might understand it better you all did good on the new race i liek an di for one will be first in line for new race thank you .


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Another Sony let down
# Aug 13 2006 at 7:51 PM Rating: Default
While I know lore says they are Dragon touched Humans... this is just plain disapointing. It looks like they put some thought into the armor scheme for them but the basic models themselves looks like poor LDoN recyles. Love how my montly fee goes to corporate exe's bonuses and not improving our online experience...
Models
# Aug 13 2006 at 6:24 PM Rating: Decent
Now I dont post much but this is truley sad... make them look more like dragons
these suck
# Aug 13 2006 at 5:19 PM Rating: Default
Bummer ive been saving a spot just so i could mske one of these and now i see this.:(
To the anonymous post below me.
# Aug 13 2006 at 2:34 PM Rating: Decent
yes, i do understand that, but all they did was take a LDoN Sand Elf model and put tatoos on it. They could of at least made it more original, and a little more burly, instead of anorexic. But if i read the lore right, at the end it says when they reach the Dragon's Grove (in the new lvl 75 zone) the lose their human part completely, maybe they lok different too????? They better or there is no chance i'm buying this expansion.
not half dragon
# Aug 13 2006 at 2:01 PM Rating: Default
Each human taken was touched by the magic of a single drop of dragon’s blood across their cheek.
dont u read there not a half dragon half human more of a evoloved human with a little bit of dragon blood in them
WEEEEEAAAAAK
# Aug 13 2006 at 8:22 AM Rating: Decent
Now Billy, Where did the dragon touch you?
Basically these new characters discourage me even more from buying the new expansion =/ i swear all they did was mix half elf with a little goblin and painted on him. put a drakkin next to a goblin shroud, u might think they are related >.<

Edited, Aug 13th 2006 at 9:24am EDT by DemonDragoon
new race blows
# Aug 13 2006 at 8:02 AM Rating: Decent
rip off the dragon idea from HORIZONS mmopg game those dragonns rocked
yes i vote these suck also my 5 year old with paintshop pro HAS done better.
WTF??
# Aug 12 2006 at 9:37 PM Rating: Default
1 looks GAY 2 is that a MALE or Female?
This thing...
# Aug 12 2006 at 8:37 PM Rating: Decent
If this thing is part dragon, why not make a 10 armed Burynai and call it part Kobold?
graphics
# Aug 12 2006 at 4:08 PM Rating: Default
ok i got all excited for what? a race that looks like a human? i thought it'd be like a dragon or something, now, im not excited....
Sony
# Aug 12 2006 at 3:03 PM Rating: Default
Needs to get it's act together if they wanna keep this game going. *hint* it isn't by cranking out crap every 6 months.
ugh..
# Aug 12 2006 at 11:33 AM Rating: Decent
This 'new race' really.. well just looks like Marilyn Manson after he cut his hair. Dont like it one bit
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