Priests are the “healer types” in EverQuest II, but their roles are not restricted to just healing. There is a “support” type role too, with some nuking capabilities, as well as the occasional bash with blunt weapons. Priest knowledge is based on wisdom, as well as concentration. The old EQ1 role of “heal and med” are quite different while playing a priest in EQII. Many Priests might find that a quick med after every few monsters suffices just fine, and mana regenerates quickly enough, sitting during battle is something that isn’t very necessary.

Role of the Priest

Support/Healing
Nuking/Blunt Damage

Spells - Levels 1-10:

	Instantly heals a chosen ally	Level 3
	Deals instant divine damage to the enemy	Level 3
	Instantly heals a chosen ally for a large amount of health	Level 4
	Allows a priest to create a heroic opportunity using the spells at his or her disposal	Level 5
	An augmentation which increases stamina and defense	Level 5
	Cures poison and disease ailments on the chosen ally	Level 6
	Summons food and drink for the chosen ally	Level 6
	An impairment which decreases enemy strength	Level 7
	Resurrects an ally	Level 8
	An augmentation which grants the chosen ally the ability to breathe under water	Level 9

Key Priest Quests

Dreak’s Cellar Cleanup

Not only does this give a new character of any trade some experience in crafting, for a priest, you also get to obtain a piece of jewelry to enhance your skill in wisdom. “Dreaks Finely Crafted Bracelet” is attuneable and adds +1 to wisdom, +5 to health. You can find Assistant Dreak on the first floor in the mage tower in the center of the Isle of Refuge.

Removing the Orc Menace

Not only does it allow players of any archetype to experience their first “raid” type encounter, it also allows a priest character to obtain a suitable sceptre to use during their citizenship quest. The Acolyte Sceptre does 2-7 one handed blunt damage, and adds +2 to strength and +2 to agility. Nathania Sparklebright will send you and your group members on a journey to slay the main Orc boss in Grimgash’s Lair.

Nathania Sparklebright – All Given Quests

Nathania Sparklebright, on the Isle of Refuge, gives many quests in a series that allows the priest to obtain a decent set of armor. The armor is a good start to completing the citizenship quest and the quests in their village as well, until they are able to advance past there and earn means to gain more powerful gear. She can be found at the edge of the pond by the banker in the center of the Isle.

• Acolyte Tunic - AC9 +2 Wis
• Acolyte Gloves - AC2
• Acolyte Leggings - AC5 +2 Wis
• Acolyte Boots - AC2

Citizenship Quests

Any character would need to do citizenship quests to gain access to the city of their alignment, but a priest would benefit with the Citizenship jewelry, specifically for the + 5 Health, +1 Stamina and +5 Mana. As well as the Citizenship Mace - +2 health, +1 mana.

•  Later, the Priest would want to do the Priest training quest, and the class specific quest, dependent on what class the player chooses.

Classes

At level nine, a player must select a class that their Priest will peruse from that point on. Upon completion of the Class Specific Quest and the advancement to level 10, a player will have successfully transferred from the Priest Archetype to their chosen Class. The three Class choices are:

- Cleric
- Druid
- Shaman

Initiating The Class Quest (Qeynos)

(information provided by Oshee-Mistmoore) 1) Travel to North Qeynos to see Hierophant Aldalad (Loc pos 287 by neg 12.90) located under a large grove a trees in the South Eastern part of the city. Accept the quest to heal the people in Qeynos.

• Travel to Elddar Grove
• Find the Bow and Arrow Shop (Loc pos 585 by neg 18 - there are 2 in the city)
• Hail Armsdealer Nightbow and cure her splinter
• Travel to Graystone
• Seek out Carpenter Jorgie Icearmor (he is with the miners just off the path to the left as you head to Oakmyst Forest )
• Cure his food poisoning

2) Return to Hierophant Aldalad in North Qeynos and hail him, he will give you another quest, the Oakmyst Fairy Quest .

• Return to the Oakmyst where you must kill five Oakmyst Fairies (this quest is easily fulfilled as a group and since reward is non loot-able, all members get credit for the kills. **Note : fairy’s attack in groups of three, some you can pull solo but they are rare)

3) Return to Hierophant Aldalad in North Qeynos to receive your reward (some coin and some experience). Hail the Hierophant again and follow his story, accept his new quest.

• Travel to Peat Bog (access the bog through Nettleville – easy access through the Mariners Bells)
• Kill 5 Toxic Slugs (green to a LV 9 priest ) – Tip: grouping helps so you don’t have to fight over the slugs and every one in the group gets the credit for the kills

4) Return to Hierophant Aldalad in North Qeynos - Hail him and receive your next quest.

• Off to Help the guards of Qeynos (access Antonica through N. Qeynos)
• Leave the city and head down the highway (the map is all blacked out and as you travel you will open up areas)
• Locate the 2 Towers on the highway (Loc of the first tower neg 387 by pos 5 — Loc of the second tower neg 400 by 0 )
• Each tower has an injured guard, visit them both
• From here travel South to the Claymore to heal guard Homrie of gnoll poison

5) Return to Hierophant Aldalad in North Qeynos to choose your class

• Cleric
• Druid
• Shaman