Broadsword Online Games have announced plans for a series of in-game events to prepare for the launch of the Time of Legends expansion:

Greetings,

In anticipation of the release the Time of Legends we are kicking off a series of in-game live events to shepherd in this exciting time within Britannia! Check out shard Event Moderator websites and in-game town criers to find out when these events will be held.

As well, they’ve released a new piece of lore, entitled The Silver Gate. Written by EM Malachi, it chronicles the realization by Hawkwind (the Time Lord) that the sorceress Minax has made some new discoveries about what magics she can conjure from within the depths of her fortress, Shadowguard.

Here’s a taste:

Hawkwind, the Time Lord, solemnly watched the Stranger’s actions. When the gate closed, he held his breath for what would come. It might have been minutes, an hour, or a day, but then the world shattered. The mountain range near the tower crumbled and shifted, cutting Stonegate off from the rest of the world. Where the gate had been, mana surged and made the gems vibrate until all, even the diamond, shattered.

The Time Lord pulled back his perspective to see the rest of Sosaria suffering the same Shattering. Mountains crumbled, and islands sank, reshaping the four continents. Mana storms and boiling seas doomed countless species to extinction. In the devastation, empires and kingdoms were lost forever. A single Sosarian timeline splintered into hundreds, one for each shard of Mondain’s cursed gem.

Click on through to read the rest.