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At first, it’s happening so slowly that you barely notice it. Out on the rolling, introductory fields of Limgrave, every encounter, no matter how small, is a risk – one that must be carefully weighted and considered before launching yourself into the fray.<\/p>\n

Every dank, echoing cave you step into could spell your doom, every seemingly sleepy ruin or settlement you pick your way through could be harbouring any number of twisted inhabitants seeking your cold, lonely end. Even out under the vast, open skies of these Lands Between you aren’t safe. Your trusty steed Torrent might speed you from certain dangers, true, but even he isn’t fleet-footed enough to outrun a tornado of dragonfire or a billowing cloud of poison spewed forth by a corrupted sentient flower. In this world, you start as nothing, no-one. <\/p>\n

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At first, it’s happening so slowly that you barely notice it. Out on the rolling, introductory fields of Limgrave, every encounter, no matter how small, is a risk – one that must be carefully weighted and considered before launching yourself into the fray. Every dank, echoing cave you step into could spell your doom, every seemingly sleepy ruin or settlement you pick your way through could be harbouring any number of twisted inhabitants seeking your cold, lonely end. Even out under the vast, open skies of these Lands Between you aren’t safe. Your trusty steed Torrent might speed you from certain dangers, true, but even he isn’t fleet-footed enough to outrun a tornado of dragonfire or a billowing cloud of poison spewed forth by a…<\/p>\n

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