Dungeon Siege II: Azunite Prophecies, Part Five

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As we continue to move closer to the arrival of Dungeon Siege II in Spring 2005, we are sending along the fifth of the Azunite Prophecies, a series of prophecies recently discovered in the world of Aranna.

These will provide you the first insights into the mysteries present in the world of Aranna.

Historical note: The following fragment from the Scrolls of the Agallan Foothills refers to a large, solitary race, a description that could fit any number of contemporary or recently extinct races. The uncanny reliability of these prophecies leads one naturally to events and peoples in our own time, and fitting candidates include the race of Half-Giants that commonly live alongside the Elves and Dryads. The more esoteric interpretation would be a reference to the reclusive giants of the Agallan Peaks, the legendary craftsmen of the First Age. Little is known of the extant population of this race, if there are any survivors at all. The “ancient heights” reference is too ambiguous to be of any clarifying help at all to scholars. The “great ending” reference is befuddling, however. If it refers to the cataclysm that ended the First Age, then any reference to a contemporary race is impossible.

— Bidelia of Aman’lu

A race of Giants shall be marked by betrayal.

Branded on their flesh, branded on their souls, they shall not know their own markings. But they shall remember the forgotten stars.

Cursed with life, they shall bear the centuries.

Blessed with sleep, they shall forget their birth.

They shall resist the company of mortals, driven on a path to kinsmen unknown. Astute wit in stout frames; the labor of beasts shall be their lot.

Honest souls in honest labor; they shall be the accused.

The solitary sojourners shall look to ancient heights for their redemption.

And it shall not come until a great ending.

Dungeon Siege II, the sequel to the best-selling action-RPG from Gas Powered Games, returns players to the dark fantasy land of Aranna, a land scarred by civil war where the lines between good and evil are blurred. Dungeon Siege II promises to set a new standard for role-playing games by combining an intriguing story-line with intense real-time party combat and cutting edge 3D graphics. For more information about Dungeon Siege II, visit http://www.dungeonsiege.com/.

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