If you've been curious like I have how the Everquest implementers (I assume most of them are gnomes) have decided to explain how the new land Velious was discovered, find out in their promotional history series, "The Twelve Days of Velious". Each day of history will be posted at the official EQ Lore site The Harpy's Head Tavern, so visit now for the first two days and to become intimately familiar, just check back periodically.