Horizons: Empire of Istaria

Horizons takes place within the world of Istaria -- filled with cities and towns, castles and strongholds, villages and mystical structures, in environments ranging from tropical jungle and arctic tundra to windswept plains and mountainous wilderness.

Whether adventuring by themselves or questing with a group of friends, players are free to choose their own path and encouraged to create their own stories.

Fierce warriors, arcane spell casters and challenging combat will rule the frontier lands, but skilled craftspeople will play an absolutely critical role in overall character and world development.

Nine playable character races will be available when Horizons launches this Fall; Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Fiends and yes --- Dragons are among them.

Each player character can be further customized with a near endless variety of visual tweaks, including gender, ethnicity, age, skin color, body and facial types, hair styles and color as well as wings, horns and other exotic alterations associated with select species.

In Horizons, players will be able to select from a number of base adventuring schools such as, Warrior, Healer, Wizard and Scout as well as base crafting schools, including Blacksmith, Gatherer, Outfitter and Scholar.

Guilds and player communities have become the lifeblood of today's MMORPG and Horizons will revolutionize support for these critical game play elements with a number of new and innovative features as well as refined and improved approaches.

Friends and guild mates can cooperate to build frontier towns, bustling merchant communities or even mighty defensive castles along the borderlands.