Faction in Velious

[curtischoy]

Hallo. I searched the forums for posts related to what I am going to ask but I didn't find anything.

I took a break from EQ during the Velious days so I pretty much missed this expansion except for some NToV and Kael raids when my guild was starting ssra in Luclin. So I don't know much about grouping in it or the factions that are required to get gear.

I know some basics, like there are three main factions. Dwarfs, Giants, and Dragons. And that you can get quest gear from each of them with the right faction.

Are these quest pieces groupable? Basically meaning, should I worry about the factions if I am not going to raid?

Do the factions affect anything other than these quests in addition to what faction normally affects?

Which faction do you like best? For whatever reasons. The gear, you like Kael, you hate Dorfs, whatever.

I'm a newb when it comes to Velious. Any links or info that you could post would be great.

Thank You.