<s>
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kunark	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
from	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
five	O
hundred	O
years	O
transpired	O
between	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
and	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Kunark	O
has	O
changed	O
in	O
many	O
important	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
cataclysms	O
that	O
occurred	O
during	O
this	O
period	O
in	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
tangible	O
impact	O
on	O
Kunark	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
geography	O
being	O
unrecognizable	O
to	O
those	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
continent	O
from	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
Empire	O
is	O
being	O
rebuilt	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
giants	O
being	O
pushed	O
towards	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sarnak	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
playable	O
race	O
,	O
pushed	O
towards	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
home	O
city	O
,	O
Chardok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arriving	O
in	O
Kunark	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
immersed	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
powerful	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Kunark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sarnak	O
in	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
were	O
an	O
NPC	O
race	O
that	O
inhabited	O
part	O
of	O
Kunark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kunark	I-Application
there	O
are	O
two	O
distinct	O
types	O
of	O
Sarnak	O
:	O
NPC	O
characters	O
who	O
will	O
be	O
familiar	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
;	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
,	O
playable	O
Sarnak	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
"	O
magically	O
engineered	O
"	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Sarnak	O
were	O
hunted	O
by	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
,	O
who	O
saw	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
threat	O
against	O
their	O
rapidly	O
growing	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
these	O
engineered	O
Sarnak	O
were	O
hidden	O
from	O
the	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
and	O
have	O
only	O
just	O
began	O
to	O
emerge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
race	O
and	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kunark	I-Application
brings	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
weapons	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
with	O
The	B-Protocol
Ruins	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Kunark	I-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
quests	O
for	O
a	O
powerful	O
magical	O
weapon	O
,	O
unique	O
to	O
their	O
particular	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
delays	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
San	O
Diego	O
fires	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
,	O
epic	O
weapons	O
were	O
n't	O
in	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kunark	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
content	O
update	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
epic	O
weapons	O
are	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
entitlement	O
that	O
every	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
class	O
will	O
obtain	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
quests	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
include	O
solo	O
,	O
group	O
and	O
raid	B-Protocol
content	O
will	O
require	O
effort	O
and	O
dedication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
weapon	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
quest	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
requires	O
both	O
groups	O
and	O
raids	B-Protocol
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
final	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
is	O
focused	O
around	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
65	O
to	O
80	O
,	O
forming	O
the	O
new	O
endgame	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
indoor	O
areas	O
and	O
dungeons	O
include	O
Sebilis	O
,	O
Karnor	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
Veeshan	O
's	O
Peak	O
,	O
Charasis	O
,	O
Chardok	O
and	O
instanced	O
persistent	O
raid	B-Protocol
zones	O
.	O
</s>
