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Welcome Divine Brethren, to the 2nd edition of the Beyond Divinity Journal

BEYOND DIVINITY... CHILDREN OF RAAN

The Raanaar are the original inhabitants of the world of Nemisis. These strange looking creatures are similar in many ways to elves, being both taller than the average human and slender in build. They also possess sky blue skin of varying tones. Also, like the elves, they are a fiercely proud and arrogant race, with a naturally haughty look from birth. Even the way they hold their long, thick tails (when clad in sharp armour and adorned with spikes these make formidable battle weapons), is enough to make any normal creature feel unworthy.

It is only elders of this race that are allowed to practice the art of what they call Riftrunning, which allows them to create a temporary doorway to another world that can be open or closed at their command. The actual procedure for opening the rifts is a closely guarded Raanaar secret, taught only to those who reach the highest levels of their hallowed Academy and prove themselves worthy of this ancient and well-preserved knowledge...

Images of the Raanaar Race

New Wallpaper of the Raanaar Warriors
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BEYOND DIVINITY... BACKGROUND

The second Journal of the Divine One. Telling the story of the events leading up to Beyond Divinity.

On one of his excursions, the Damned One bumps into a beautiful witch, and a member of the Black Ring, by the name of Isolde. Even after the Divine One's successful mission against the Black Ring with many destroyed, the Black Ring lived on. The Black Ring continued their belief that the Damned One would return and bring chaos back to Rivellon. The remaining members of the Black Ring knew about the Divine One's plan for the Damned One, so the Black Ring placed Isolde in the path of the Damned One. He fell in love with Isolde as soon as he set eyes on her. Isolde knew that it was too soon for the Damned One to fulfil his role in the prophecies, so she kept the Black Ring and her involvement with them hidden from the Damned One. She started slowly; allowing the Damned One to slowly awaken the powers within him and the lay the foundations for the prophecy to be fulfilled.

The Divine One, in knowing that if nothing is done the Black Ring could regroup, erected the Order of the Divine. Their purpose is to hunt the remaining members of the Black Ring and kill them all. The Divine One comes across Isolde one day, sees that she is a Black Ring member and kills her. What the Divine One does not know is that the Damned One has seen the Divine One kill Isolde right before his eyes.

BEYOND DIVINITY... COMPETITION

The Chess Set competition is over and we now have a winner.

The winner of the chess set is:

Erwin Maes of Dilsen, Belgium

Congratulations Erwin and hope you enjoy the chess set. That will be winging its way to you in no time. For those who didn't win, don't worry as there will be another Beyond Divinity Competition soon.

BEYOND DIVINITY... THE GAME

Beyond Divinity is the next step in the Divinity Universe . Following the success of Divine Divinity back in September 2002, Beyond Divinity follows on the original and enhances the game both in story and in game. What you will see is the RPG game that you, the gamer, have been looking for.

Beyond Divinity has been in development thanks to the fans of Divine Divinity, whose feedback, appreciation and words of encouragement has inspired us to expand the Divinity Universe and continue the adventure

Beyond Divinity has expanded and developed a deep storyline with an interesting twist…

In Beyond Divinity, you become soul-forged with a Death Knight. Your fate is to spend the rest of eternity bonded to this creature of evil, unless you can undo this curse.

You and your unlikely companion embark on a great adventure to unlock the secret of riftrunning… your only answer to this life of darkness!

But that's not all, with an enhanced Divinity engine using the power of Direct X 9, and including features that the fans requested, Beyond Divinity will make this the best RPG experience ever.

BEYOND DIVINITY... SCREENSHOTS

Here are some new screenshots of Beyond Divinity to whet your appetite.

BEYOND DIVINITY... NEWS BYTES

A brief round up of all the latest news.

With love from Larian: IMPRUNNER!

As a free Valentine's gift, Larian Studios is pleased to announce the release of Imprunner, a very addictive game.

In Imprunner, you guide your imp through an ancient ceremony, laid out to capture the heart of your loved one. Seduce your mate by collecting a vast amount of mushrooms and challenging the Floogefrogs.

Play Imprunner and win your copy of Beyond Divinity! Larian Studios will be giving away five copies of its upcoming RPG each week, until the release of Beyond Divinity. The winners will be announced weekly on the Beyond Divinity website.

To read more about it, click here.

Beyond Divinity Preview @ RPGVault

RPGVault took a closer look at our upcoming RPG Beyond Divinity. The article describes the character development, the skill system, the party system, the Battlefields and more.

Here’s their conclusion:

“This game is shaping up to be a solid effort that combines the best of fast-paced combat-oriented RPGs with a decent storyline and inventive questing. The new elements, such as the party system, the summoning dolls and the completely fresh setting, all look like positive additions. The story aspect may be the key to the project. If it proves to be strong and compelling, Beyond Divinity has the potential to provide a role-playing experience that does honor to its well regarded forerunner.”

Read the full preview here.

Beyond Divinity interview @ Real Gamer.co.uk

Beyond Divinity has done an interview with Christophe Heerinckx assistant producer on Beyond Divinity.

Click here to read the full interview.

BEYOND DIVINITY... FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS

We want to make this journal as personal and relevant as possible. If you have any suggestions, comments or the strongest urge to contribute, then contact us at journal@larian.com

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