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Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG scheduled for Windows in the first half of 2006. A mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. Now you can enter the brutal domain of the world’s greatest fantasy hero.

Races

Upon the launch of Age of Conan users will be able to create a character in three different races known as  Aquilonians, Cimmerians and Stygian.  Players will be able to roam by themselves or with their allies meeting both other online users and computer controlled people.  Unlike the typical MMORPG, Age of Conan doesn’t have dwarves, elfs or any other typical types of race.  Each of the three races have their own advantages and disadvantages in each type of class.   Cimmerians are known for their skills with a blade while Stygian’s are known for their magical capabilities so picking your race carefully is a key aspect as it will help or hinder what class you might choose. 

Aquilions- Their kingdom called “Flower of the west” is the jewel of Hyboria.  It is a land with vast cities, great wealth, with a highly enlightened culture.  Although any faith is free from oppression, Aquilionia is a land where the cultures class and chaos is always ensuing.  Unlike other races, an Aquilonian is a character with not many stereotypical features which some users will like.  Many people compare the Aquilonian’s to the Romans because of their high regard for structure and their highly cultured state.  Unlike in Cimmeria where strength is respected and war is in the blood, in Aquilonia scholars are held in high regard and the people are cultured and well educated. 

Cimmerians- If a user’s favorite type of play is to charge in out numbered with blades swinging then the Cimmerian’s might be a race for you.  Cimmeria is a barbaric nation that is in a constant state of war between feuding tribes on this cold and rugged terrain.  Crom is the acknowledge God of Cimmeria and it is told that Cimmerian’s believe that at birth Crom gives them the strength they will need to face life and deal with its struggles.  Cimmerian’s pride themselves on surviving on their own by killing with hands or weapons and they don’t rely on mysterious abilities for anything.  As a Cimmerian, players will be able to dwell into three out of the four archetypes namely, Soldier, Priest and Rogue. 

Stygians- Stygians are ancient people who were born from a culture 1500 years before any other race.  Stygian’s are mysterious and have great magical ability which makes this race perfect for anyone who enjoys casting magic and attacking from afar.  A stygian may also take on the role of a rogue whose job it is to sneak in and grab goodies from all of the upper castles.  Stygians are a diverse group of people who can take may different roads of life and players will find a ton of fun and unique opportunities.  Stygia is split up into three hereditary casters called “The Nobility”, “The Aristocracy” and “The Peasant”.  The noble caste is very few and far between in this age rarely being seen in big cities or traveling around.  Some are known to even spend their entire lives in contemplation in their estates.  These tall, black haired and hawk-nosed Stygians are the true ruling power of the realm and provides the scholars and teachers who take care of the kingdoms many temples and libraries.  The Peasant caste is there to serve the Aristocracy and to please their God Set and even a minor infraction can result in a brutally horrifying death.  Due to their disdain for gruesome weapons, Stygians are more civilized, educated and enlighten folk more focused on their heightened magical ability.  For this reason, the Stygians are the ONLY race that is open to the Mage archetype while also making the Soldier Archetype unavailable to Stygian users.

 

About Age of Conan

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is a fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Norwegian computer, video game developer company Funcom for PC and the Xbox 360. The game launched at 9 p.m. (GMT) on May 17, 2008 in a limited way, being available to those who had pre-ordered the game and registered for early access. The full release of the game for North America was May 20, 2008 and for Europe May 23, 2008 for the PC version. The Xbox 360 version is scheduled to be released a year after the PC release.

Hyborian Adventures is the first installment in the planned Age of Conan series. Age of Conan itself takes place within the continent of the Hyborian kingdoms, a year after the events depicted in Howard's sole Conan novel, The Hour of the Dragon. Hyborian Adventures' release celebrated the 76th anniversary of the Conan franchise.

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