Conjuring Candles

When Everquest II first came out there was a very good reason I decided to give it a try. Someone lied to me and told me I could have a unicorn mount. Yeah, that is what brought me to EQ2. I remember camping Oakmyst forest in my younger levels just to catch a glimpse of the unicorn that resides there, and I had hopes that one day when I became a high enough level that I would be giving a quest of trust from this mythical beast that would lead to having my own unicorn friend.

Of course I didn’t put all my faith in this, and since the spirit steeds were then the coolest mount in the game, and they cost the insane amount of 50pp, which at the time was a ton of cash, I thought for sure the unicorn being a far superior being would cost much, much more than that. So it was when I was around level 20 that I decided that I should start saving my money and putting it into what I called my unicorn fund. From that point on I did not spend a dime except for repairs, and saved every last copper to put into this fund. Every time I reached a plat I would put it into my bank and pretend that it wasn’t there. If I needed something I had to have enough in pocket to purchase it, or I would not buy it. So it eventually came to pass that as of last week I had 200pp in my unicorn fund.

I have finally given up on this dream, and have now spent a large portion of this amount on gear, master spells, and a pretty green sparkly horse. My unicorn fund has been deleted and I have finally come to terms after four years of playing this game that there will not be a unicorn for my high elf.

I was grieving over this issue with my guild yesterday when a guild-mate of mine declared that I could get a winged mount in Veeshan’s Peek. I became very excited and my hope was renewed. I instantly proclaimed that no one in the guild would have that pegasus before I did, and that from that point on my DKP was to become my pegasus fund. I was no longer going to bid on any items until I had the Pegasus mount. It was then after rambling on and proclaiming this that I realized that he did not say it was  a pegasus mount, but only said that it was a winged mount. I then asked the dreaded question, “Is it a pegasus, or a sokokar?” In which, he replied of course that it is a sokokar mount in VP. I retracted my oath to not spend any DKP while my guildie tried to comfort me by telling me that the sokokar mount is still a pretty cool mount and looks awesome. I was forced to quickly remind him that I am a High Elf and that any respectable High Elf would not be seen riding on such an ugly beast. It is bad enough that we have to ride them for short periods now and then.

It is such a shame that there is yet to be a mount that is fitting for a High Elf in this game. Perhaps my dream of the unicorn has died, but maybe just maybe there will one day be a pegasus for me to ride. How grand would that be? In fact, how grand would it be if there were a race of beings that could transform into a pegasus with flight powers and enhanced run speed? Perhaps there are still secrets in Norrath left to be undiscovered and not all hope is yet lost.