Beginning with Oathbound, you are charged with finding the source of the Chaos in the surrounding lands that has plagued the people.  You discover various dangers, yet the ultimate challenge comes in the form of Droon, a Cyclops hell bent on destroying the people of Karana.  You must then escort Firiona Vie to Qeynos, only to discover that there are more enemies to dispatch.  The Chaos Lords emerge and you and your comrades-in-arms must do battle to defeat them.

In the Forsworn, the Oathbound band together with allies across Norrath to continue the fight against the Chaos Lords.  New enemies come out of hiding to face you, and you must take each one to task for the evil they have done.  From the Runnyeye Citadel to the bowels of Freeport itself, you take on the minions of Chaos in hope of exterminating the evil from the land.  Lucan D’Lere reveals himself as a Lich, as the battle takes on the Chaos Overlords in a fierce war of good vs. evil.

Due to your success against the forces of Chaos, you become an Inquisitor, charged with putting the question to the Forsworn.  Chaos Masters have been appearing across the lands, intent upon crushing you in their wake as they spread their evil ways across the lands.  New creatures will emerge to bar your way, and you must remain righteous in your heart to defeat them.  Travel from Timorous Deep, home of the Sarnak, to the deepest lairs of Chaos itself in your quest to purge the land of their hordes.

LoN was first announced at Fan Faire in 2007, and subsequently released later that same year with the Oathbound set – which is focused on introducing the four archetypes of Fighter, Scout, Mage and Priest, including a starter deck for each archetype from which players can choose.  Each deck contains 55 digital cards: 1 Avatar, 4 Quests, and 50 Units, Tactics, Abilities and Items.  Players can also use the Deck Builder provided in the client to build decks from their collections – or create their own.

When this new aspect of the EverQuest franchise was introduced, I was dubious about it to say the least.  I was nominally familiar with the World of Warcraft TCG, although I’ve not played it.  So the concept itself was not new to me – yet I was uncertain how this was going to work for me as a player in an MMO.  I don’t pay to sit around online and play card games, you know?  However, once I began to see the cool items players were getting from the Loot Cards found in random booster packs, I determined to acquire some for myself.  Seriously, who doesn’t want an awesome new cloak or a really sexy Warg to ride?

A big drawback for me was the requirement of purchasing a booster pack for $2.99 in order to activate your trade access.  When I inquired why that was, during a casual conversation with an individual from SOE awhile ago, I was informed that this was an attempt at curbing the spammers in the game.  While that is laudable, there are those who choose not to actually play the game, but wish to obtain the items from the Loot Cards.  As a result, however, they must still pay their $2.99 for a booster pack so that they may purchase a Loot item from a player for in-game currency.

All in all, many people will consider the $2.99 well spent – even those of us who have spent that $2.99 hundreds of times over.  (This is where I admit I’m an addict.  I have several thousand cards… trades, anyone?)