This being a (primarily) Ultima-focused website, I haven’t paid too much attention to Beamdog’s Adventure Y…not since January, at least. That was when rumours started to swirl that the company, having successfully remastered both Baldur’s Gate games (as well as the first Icewind Dale), had begun work on a new Baldur’s Gate game set between the first and second entries in the series.

Well, now we know: their efforts have resulted in a large expansion for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, entitled Siege of Dragonspear:

Though Sarevok is dead and his plan for war averted, peace eludes the citizens of Baldur’s Gate. A crusade marches from the north, seizing supplies, forcing locals into military service, and disrupting trade along the Sword Coast. A charismatic warrior known as the Shining Lady leads this army, her background shrouded in mystery. Can the rumors be true—is she, like you, the child of a god?

The closer you get to the Shining Lady, the more you realize your father, the dead Lord of Murder still casts a long shadow upon your path. Baldur’s Gate has put its faith in you, but you must determine whose interests you truly serve before you face the Shining Lady among the ruins of Dragonspear Castle…

Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear adds a new chapter to the Bhaalspawn saga. The events occurring between Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II are at last revealed in this 25-hour expansion pack for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition.

There are two separate quotes from Chris Avellone gracing the front page of the Siege of Dragonspear website, both of which heap praise upon the expansion. The game will be released on Windows, OS X, and Linux, with iOS and Android ports following soon thereafter. Pricing and release date haven’t been announced as yet, although the expansion will require Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition.