Release Notes
Welcome to the August 2008 Release Notes. This month we are celebrating our 100th content update for Asheron's Call. This is a very special occasion for all of us at Turbine, so we have something special in store for our players.

Ancient Powers
War had finally come to Freebooter Isle. The tropical fortress resounded with the shrieks of combatants, the cries of the wounded, and the ever-present hum of magical energy. Even as the keep’s foundation stones shook with the magical energy unleashed by both besieging and defending forces, two men sat in the deepest subterranean fortress levels and enjoyed a quiet drink in the last few undisturbed moments they had.

Rollout Fiction
The sun set red over Ayan Baqur.  On the southern hill of the city, overlooking the coast, an old man and his nephew sat, cross-legged, and watched the western sky.  Each bore the dust and dirt of a long day on the trail, but only one of them wore the grime in comfort.  Aliester the Loquacious, one of the pre-eminent Isparian scholars of Dereth, was busily dusting off his new traveling boots and complaining under his breath about how dirty they’d gotten.