The Commonlands in EverQuest II seem to be a favorite place to run around for many players. Perhaps it's due to the lovely valley area, surrounded by towering mountains, and topped with a breathtaking sky. In today's One Shots sent in to us by Helen H., we get to enjoy a wide shot of the area. She writes in: Attached is a screenshot from the Commonlands in EverQuest II at sunset. I was harvesting on an alt and just couldn't resist a screenshot of the lovely scene! It definitely is pretty, with the light fading slowly out of the sky.

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SOE posted a preview of Befallen, one of the classic EverQuest dungeons that will be reborn in EverQuest II's upcoming The Shadow Odyssey expansion. Included are several screenshots of the dungeon along with its background in the game's lore. The aesthetic of the old Befallen seems to be preserved -- and amplified -- in EQ2's newer graphics engine.

The story goes something like this: a bunch of Knights of Marr built the keep in the Commonlands as a headquarters in their quest to chase off the giants and orcs that terrorized the people in the countryside. Their fortress became their tomb, though, as orcs laid siege to the keep. A warrior named Gynok Moltor came to them to help, but it turned out that he had been cursed. He betrayed the Knights and turned Befallen into the dangerous mass grave that it is today.

It's standard fantasy fare. Cool enough, but we're sure most of you just care about the loot.

Here's a game we don't see very often, which is rather surprising as I think it's really a lovely-looking game. This One Shots comes to us courtesy of Istar, who plays a Fury on the Blackburrow server in EverQuest II. As he says, he was running through the Commonlands, enjoying a sunset and decided to share with us. It certainly is very pretty!

Do you have a place that makes you stop to enjoy the scenery while passing by? Perhaps you just like the architecture that the game designers dreamed up? Whatever your reason, we'd love to see your screenshots! Just mail them to us at oneshots@massively.com. Your image could be the next one up!

Contrary to what you may be thinking, no, this isn't a leaked screenshot of a Chronicles of Narnia MMORPG. This image comes to us today from Istar, a level 33 Fury from the Blackburrow server in EverQuest II. Here's what he had to say:

I took [this screenshot] while running through the Commonlands in EverQuest II. I enjoyed the sunset. =)

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