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| name = Beast of Winter
  
| name = Beast of Winter
 
| image = beast-of-winter-logo.png
  
| image = beast-of-winter-logo.png
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| icon = Bow game icon.png
 
| caption =
 
| caption =
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| type = Game
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| type = Downloadable content
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| base_game = poe2
 
| genre = Classic RPG
  
| genre = Classic RPG
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| developer = Obsidian Entertainment
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| developer = [[wikipedia:Obsidian Entertainment|Obsidian Entertainment]]
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| publisher = Versus Evil
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| publisher = [[wikipedia:Versus Evil|Versus Evil]]
 
| platforms = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux
  
| platforms = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux
 
| release_date = August 2, 2018
  
| release_date = August 2, 2018
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| current_version =
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| current_version = 2.0.0
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| curr_subtitle = lax2
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| prev_title = {{laxc}}
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| prev_subtitle = laxc
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| next_title = {{laxd}}
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| next_subtitle = laxd
 
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{{Quote|An ancient feud between eldritch powers goes unresolved in the southern seas, and only you can halt the mounting destruction.}}
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'''''{{Pagename nd}}''''' is the first downloadable expansion for {{poe2}}, released on August 2, 2018. It is available on all the game's platforms for $9.99.
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A preview of Beast of Winter was made available to backers on July 18th, 2018.<ref>[https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/103895-update-52-beast-of-winter-preview/ ''Update #52 - Beast of Winter Preview'']</ref>
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The fifth free DLC {{laxd}}, was released alongside Beast of Winter.
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Although not strictly a companion, the journal entries still state the sidekick [[Ydwin]] as "recommended companion". As she comes from the same place ([[The White that Wends]]) the inhabitants of the DLC island.
   
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'''''{{Pagename nd}}''''' is the first downloadable expansion for {{poe2}}, released on August 2, 2018.
  
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{{DISPLAYNAME:''Beast of Winter''}}
  
 
==Overview==
  
==Overview==
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Far in the southernmost reaches of the Deadfire Archipelago, frost and death have encroached upon the land of the living. You, Watcher, have received a missive from the isle's residents: worshipers of Rymrgand, the god of entropy and disaster. They call you Duskspeaker, a harbinger of the end, and pray you fulfill your destiny.
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{{Description|Far in the southernmost reaches of the Deadfire Archipelago, frost and death have encroached upon the land of the living. You, Watcher, have received a missive from the isle's residents: worshipers of Rymrgand, the god of entropy and disaster. They call you Duskspeaker, a harbinger of the end, and pray you fulfill your destiny.
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* Embark upon an adventure that will take you to Hel itself.
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* Join forces with Vatnir, an Endings Godlike and Priest of Rymrgand, to bring battle to the monstrosities that roam the Beyond.
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* Confront an ancient dragon, whom even the gods fear, before she brings Eora to an icy end.}}
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== Features ==
  
== Features ==
 
* [[Vatnir]], a new party member with companion-like reactivity.
  
* [[Vatnir]], a new party member with companion-like reactivity.
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* [[Neriscyrlas]], a lich dragon and main villain of the DLC.
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===Quests===
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* [[An Honored Guest]]
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* [[To Rise and Decline]]
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* [[Death's Depthless Dominion]]
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** [[The Endless Queries]]
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** [[The Bridge Ablaze]]
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** [[The Drowned Kingdom]]
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* [[Toasting the Dead]]
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* [[The Higher-Ups]]
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* [[The Last Pilgrimage]]
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==New items==
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:''See: [[:Category:Beast of Winter items]]''
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===New weapons===
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{{Cols|3|
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* {{flink|Lax02 sceptre currents rush icon.png|Current's Rush}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 mace superb frostfall icon.png|Frostfall}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 glacierbane war hammer icon.png|Glacierbane}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 axe of woedica icon.png|Oathbreaker's End}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 great sword the twin eels icon.png|The Twin Eels}}
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}}
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===New armor===
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{{Cols|3|
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* {{flink|Lax02 breastplate armor guardians plate icon.png|Guardian's Plate}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 robe harbingers robes icon.png|Harbinger's Robes}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 robe armor high harbingers robe icon.png|High Harbinger's Robes}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 plate armor blackened one dozen stood icon.png|One Dozen Stood}}
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}}
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===New shields===
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* {{flink|Lax02 shield large wintertide bulwark icon.png|Wintertide Bulwark}}
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===New accessories===
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{{Cols|3|
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* {{flink|lax02 betrayal_icon.png|Betrayal}}
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* {{flink|lax02 brooch_of_inevitable_winter_icon.png|Brooch of Inevitable Winter}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 crumbling vambraces icon.png|Corroded Vambraces}}
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* {{flink|lax02 relic_of_magran_icon.png|Detonator Shard}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 eye of rymrgand icon.png|Eye of Rymrgand}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 ring finalitys claim icon.png|Finality's Claim}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 footsteps of the beast icon.png|Footsteps of the Beast}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 cloak frostfur mantle icon.png|Frostfur Mantle}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 hat cult hood icon.png|Harbinger's Hood}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 helm white void icon.png|Helm of the White Void}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 horns of the auroch icon.png|Horns of the Aurochs}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 kaihoa icon.png|Kaihōa}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 neriscyrlas hope icon.png|Neriscyrlas' Hope}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 shepherds sun dial icon.png|Waidwen's Sundial}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 whispers of neriscyrlas icon.png|Whispers of Neriscyrlas}}
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}}
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===New consumables===
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{{Cols|3|
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* {{flink|Lax02 brew batter ysae icon.png|Brew Battered Ysae}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 compassionate soul essence icon.png|Compassionate Soul Essence}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 corrosive soul essence icon.png|Corrosive Soul Essence}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 ekkevit icon.png|Ekkevít}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 glacial ysae icon.png|Glacial Ysae}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 permafrost shard icon.png|Permafrost Shard}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 meppu icon.png|Rymsjódda Lager}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 unstable soul essence icon.png|Unstable Soul Essence}}
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}}
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===New pets===
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{{Cols|3|
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* {{flink|Lax02 pet snow bear icon.png|Fjord}}
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* {{flink|Lax02 pet miniature rime construct icon.png|Frosty}}
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}}
 
== Gallery ==
  
== Gallery ==
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<gallery mode=nolines widths=280>
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<gallery mode="packed">
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File:deadfire-bow-endless-queries-01.png
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File:Deadfire-bow-endless-queries-01.png
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File:deadfire-bow-harbingers-watch-01.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-harbingers-watch-01.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-harbingers-watch-02.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-harbingers-watch-02.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-outcrop-on-high-01.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-outcrop-on-high-01.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-rymrgand-01.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-rymrgand-01.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-temple-of-decline-01.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-temple-of-decline-01.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-vatnir-01.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-vatnir-01.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-bridge-ablaze-01.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-bridge-ablaze-01.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-bridge-ablaze-02.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-bridge-ablaze-02.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-drowned-kingdom-01.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-drowned-kingdom-01.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-drowned-kingdom-02.jpg
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File:Deadfire-bow-drowned-kingdom-02.jpg
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File:Update-52-beastofwinter-2560x1440-wallpaper.jpg
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File:deadfire-bow-keyart-lr.png
  
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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===Trailers===
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{|
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|-
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| <embedvideo service="youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI1XgkTdgq8</embedvideo>
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| <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MF9MWIgT5E</embedvideo>
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|-
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| <small>Teaser Trailer</small>
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| <small>Launch Trailer</small>
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|}
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== See also ==
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* ''Update #53 - Beast of Winter Launch Day'' - [http://eternity.obsidian.net/news/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-update-53---beast-of-winter-launch-day Official Site] [https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/104324-update-53-beast-of-winter-launch-day/ Forums]
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* ''Beast of Winter Available Now!'' - [http://eternity.obsidian.net/news/beast-of-winter-available-now Official Site]
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* ''v2.0.0 Patch Notes'' - [https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/104317-patch-notes-for-200/ Forums]
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* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/821940/Pillars_of_Eternity_II_Deadfire__Beast_of_Winter/ Steam]
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* [https://www.gog.com/game/pillars_of_eternity_ii_deadfire_the_beast_of_winter GOG]
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* [http://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/pillars-of-eternity/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire/addon/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-beast-of-winter Origin]
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* [https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pillars-of-eternity-ii/id1340493247?mt=12 Mac App Store]
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{{references}}
 
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Revision as of 19:40, 25 July 2021

“
An ancient feud between eldritch powers goes unresolved in the southern seas, and only you can halt the mounting destruction.
”

Beast of Winter is the first downloadable expansion for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, released on August 2, 2018. It is available on all the game's platforms for $9.99.

A preview of Beast of Winter was made available to backers on July 18th, 2018.[1]

The fifth free DLC Deck of Many Things Pack, was released alongside Beast of Winter.

Although not strictly a companion, the journal entries still state the sidekick Ydwin as "recommended companion". As she comes from the same place (The White that Wends) the inhabitants of the DLC island.

Overview

Items in italics are quoted directly from the game.

Far in the southernmost reaches of the Deadfire Archipelago, frost and death have encroached upon the land of the living. You, Watcher, have received a missive from the isle's residents: worshipers of Rymrgand, the god of entropy and disaster. They call you Duskspeaker, a harbinger of the end, and pray you fulfill your destiny.

  • Embark upon an adventure that will take you to Hel itself.
  • Join forces with Vatnir, an Endings Godlike and Priest of Rymrgand, to bring battle to the monstrosities that roam the Beyond.
  • Confront an ancient dragon, whom even the gods fear, before she brings Eora to an icy end.

Features

  • Vatnir, a new party member with companion-like reactivity.
  • Neriscyrlas, a lich dragon and main villain of the DLC.

Quests

Side

New items

See: Category:Beast of Winter items

New weapons

New armor

New shields

New accessories

New consumables

New pets

 

Gallery

  • Deadfire-bow-endless-queries-01.png
  • Deadfire-bow-harbingers-watch-01.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-harbingers-watch-02.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-outcrop-on-high-01.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-rymrgand-01.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-temple-of-decline-01.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-vatnir-01.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-bridge-ablaze-01.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-bridge-ablaze-02.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-drowned-kingdom-01.jpg
  • Deadfire-bow-drowned-kingdom-02.jpg
  • Update-52-beastofwinter-2560x1440-wallpaper.jpg

Trailers
Teaser Trailer Launch Trailer

See also

References

  1. ↑ Update #52 - Beast of Winter Preview
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