noob question. ..Follow

yes, no and maybe.

Most due things like camp named for items or due missions or quests for items or to help others.

mostlly /ach will show you rewards for doing groups of tasks or missions for items
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/wiki/Category:Achievements_%28EQ%29

a lot of peeps are doing the Hero's Journey has some nice items for new to the game.
Hero's Journey Achievements: An Overview
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=5553





some progresion has no faction but some of the best and fastest Experience was from progression tasks.
Some Progresion - unlocked new Zones like HoT

https://everquest.allakhazam.com/wiki/eq:Progression_Through_House_of_Thule
Tier 3 zones can be accessed by completing missions in Tiers 1 and 2.

Some progresion has factions and you had to pick a side to unlock AA's
http://samanna.net/eq.progression/prog.don.shtml
Dragons of Norrath Progression (Evil)
Dragons of Norrath Progression (Good)
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/zone.html?zcont=Dragons+of+Norrath