From the Everquest official Forums:

Attention players: we will perform a general maintenance beginning at 5:00AM PDT* on Thursday, March 31st. The amount of downtime may vary, depending on the service. If the downtime extends beyond four hours, we will update this thread.

This maintenance may impact the following Daybreak services across all games:

• Game logins for all Daybreak games
• Forum & Web logins for all Daybreak games
• Commerce and account management for all Daybreak games

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a game-specific maintenance. There will be no update or patch notes.

Thank you for your patience as we complete this maintenance.

~The Team at Daybreak

Edit: (some site updates)

Updated Items: Screaming Buckler ;  Cyclical Impetuator ;  Raw Crypt-Hunter's Chestpiece ;  Raw Crypt-Hunter's Cap ;  Old Bloodforged Cloth Helm Ornament

Bestiary Updates: Bobo Gleemaker ;  a bloodthirsty pirate ;  Exalted Dromond ;  Darwol's Bounty