14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at Obsidian and publishing partner Paradox Interactive are announcing that they are planning to launch The White March - Part 2 expansion for Pillars of Eternity at some point in late January of next year, completing the narrative of the title and delivering a range of new content to explore.
Once again, the location for the adventures is the snow-covered The Eastern Reach region, and gamers will be able to find and use an entirely new companion, Meneha, a powerful barbarian that can enhance the offensive capabilities of any group.
Gamers who get The White March - Part 2 will also be able to use new abilities for all the included classes and the quests offered are designed to introduce new lore and to explore storylines that gamers are already familiar with.
Obsidian is also saying that the level cap for all Pillars of Eternity characters is increased, and a new Story mode is coming to the role-playing game, designed to make it easier for gamers to see the narrative by allowing them to move faster through the game.
The White March - Part 2 is directed by Josh Sawyer and the story arc is created by Eric Fenstermaker and Carrie Patel, ensuring a level of quality that the fanbase has come to expect from the studio.
Obsidian says that the expansion will close the first chapter of the universe, which might be a hint that more extra content is planned for 2016 and beyond, taking gamers to other areas of the world.
Pillars of Eternity features an entirely new fantasy setting with limited links to Dungeons & Dragons
The first part of The White March was well received by fans and managed to deliver some interesting new areas and quests when compared to the core story of the role-playing game.
Since Pillars of Eternity was launched in March of this year, it has managed to move more than half a million copies to gamers.
Obsidian has attracted funding for the title, which includes an entirely new fantasy setting with some innovative ideas, using Kickstarter.
The world will be familiar to fans of the genre but also has some surprises for those willing to explore it.
Fans have pitched in more than 4 million dollars (3.6 million Euro), a record at the time for crowd funding for a video game.
The studio is at the moment working on a tabletop title based on Pillars of Eternity, called Lords of the Eastern Reach, which should be out next year.
Carrie Patel, Eric Fenstermaker, and Paul Kirsch are also working on full novels linked to the Eora setting, exploring elements that were not shown in the video game.
Obsidian and Paradox have not said whether there are plans to create a full sequel for Pillars of Eternity relatively quickly or if they are more interested in expanding the universe slowly, using expansion packs and other products.
The two companies have said that they plan to listen to the feedback that the fan base is offering to make sure that each new feature and experience delivers the quality that they are expecting.