Does anyone remember.....
 

I began playing just after velious was released and remember going into West Karana at some point early in my characters life and hunting here for a bit. One time i walked into the zone to see a ton of little "swarmlings". This is when I learned about the "swarm mother" and her little swarmlings that would pop (i remember her popping on top of the miller farm. Killing the swarm mother would grant a blue diamond. I also remember the sky being GREEN and someone shouting in the zone occasionally about some kind of disease? I think she popped in NK as well. Would there be any way to find out exactly what the deal was with her and to implement this into the game for a bit? I remember the lands being purified and the skies going back to normal and the swarm mother never popping again.

Sounds like a GM event. Disease and green sky makes me think Bertoxxulous.

i was on the bertox server....was this the only server it was on? Or was it in reference to bertox the person possibly diseasing the area? this all took place early in my days so i just dont remember (woulda been 2001 when this was happening) this also went on for months....

No it happened on Quellious too. There was a giant (I'm talking larger than an actual giant) scarab beetle named the Swarm Queen too. mobs are listed on Alla in the graveyard. Was a part of the plague event. When the plague was 'cured' it was taken out.

Oh I remember. I hated the Karanas at that time.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/npc.html?id=6954

It was a plague started by Bertox. I want to say it had something to do with the plane of disease, but it's been a long time.

That was one of the few special events that might be worth replicating here because a) it lasted for some months, and b) it killed off Cros Treewind, which is a welcomed cause for anyone who hunts in Qeynos Hills

Danth

The Entire Event later became the story arc of the "Oceangreen Theme" (Early Qeynos) for Seeds of Destruction.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/zone.html?zstrat=612


Yeah it had to do with Bertox's followers trying to destroy the city.

This also involved the spawning of camps of Shady Individuals, right? And the inquisition quests in Qeynos?

Yep same thing

I have always loved Qeynos because it's such a good city. And not because it is good, but because the bad things that "good" invites =)