Brace yourself for the ultimate challenge in online gaming. After a millennium of strife, toil, and struggle, the world of Aerynth suffered a massive catastrophe from which it has yet to recover. You must choose how to survive in this new and treacherous land. Whether the path is to quest alone, build a city, rule an empire or siege enemy kingdoms, you are empowered to follow your calling. Only in Shadowbane, can you truly change your world.

• Physically affect the terrain, buildings, politics, and history of Shadowbane and discover the first MMO with a Dynamic World Model.
• Experience a groundbreaking blend of MMO role-playing and large- scale strategy that blazes new paths of possibility – embark upon quests, run shops, build cities and siege castles in your bid to create or crush empires.
• Build character using a deep multi-classing system (10 races and more than 20 character promotion classes) to create unique combinations of professions, classes, skill, and fighting styles as you progress – for boldly original characters you can’t play in any other world.
• Extensive guild system allows for true social and political maneuvering featuring 13 guild types (such as Wizard’s Tower, Mercenary Company, Thieves Den, Barbarian Clan, and more), probationary member voting, guild ranks and titles, a deep guild allegiance/fealty system, a unique coat of arms creation tool, war declarations and assassinations for the ultimate experience in online political intrigue.
• Incredible story arc covers over five thousand years of recorded history, abounding with legends, epics, and tragedies.
• Detailed magic system with over a dozen schools of magic, from Summoning and Wizardry to Channeling and Psionics (warlockry).
• Complete Personal Housing system allows players to build their own cottages, houses, villas and citadels.
• An elaborate and detailed system for Castle Sieges, including siege weapons, troop formations, guard patrols and the ability to burn cities to the ground.
• Character Multi-classing -- Players can master up to three additional Disciplines from a list of dozens available, like Archery, Blademastery, Wyrmslayer and Stormlord.
• Real time in-game reporting system communicates information with vital statistics and game progress instantaneously to shadowbane.com and official fan sites.
• Fully customizable and easy to use interface.