Indie Sandbox Villagers And Heroes Reveals A New Expansion, Character Class, & Novella

villagers and heroes a tale of earth and sea logoA new class is coming to Villagers and Heroes when “A Tale of Earth and Sea” rolls out on the indie sandbox MMO’s servers. Mad Otter revealed the new expansion on the game’s official site over the weekend.

“For the first time in Villagers & Heroes’ history, we are bringing a new character class into the game! The Shaman excels at offensive combat and support alike, focusing on either protective Earth magic or rejuvenating Water spells. But do not be fooled, for the Shaman is no mere spellcaster - she also leaps into combat with ferocious strength, relying on all manner of axes, polearms and hatchets to decimate her enemies.”

The expansion will also overhaul character bodies to give them a more fantasy-inspired look. New skin colors, faces, eyes, clothing, and skin textures will also be introduced when the expansion comes out. Mad Otter will be releasing bits and pieces of information about the upcoming expansion over the next few weeks.

In the meantime, Mad Otter also published a novella revealing the Shaman’s backstory that might just pique your interest. You’ll find that on the Villages and Heroes official site.

"Exactly when, or in what distant land the first Shaman originated from, will forever be shrouded in mystery, for their kind, like their home, was obliterated by evil Mallok during the Shadow Years. Like so many who perished or were lost during that nightmarish era, when darkness engulfed the ravaged world and vile beasts, at their master’s bidding, roamed the wasteland inflicting ever more chaos, the culture of the Shaman, their noble traditions and history, was destroyed.

And yet, the mighty Shaman rose again because of two descendants, twin sisters, born after the fall of Mallok when light had been restored to the world. But had it? For though the great realm of Ardent, where righteous warriors and hunters, wizards and priests had joined together to create a land in which peace and order, friendship and kindness were said to pervade, there instead lurked a sinister cruelty at its heart. For fear and distrust of outsiders was rampant. Instead of Mallok’s vile beasts roaming the world, violent mobs of hysterical citizens intent on punishing any they deemed different from themselves militantly patrolled the kingdom at the behest of their king. It was a time of bloody persecution and intolerance, and it was into this cruel world that the twin Shaman sisters were born.

Hunted and reviled, cast into a foul prison to rot and die in along with so many other innocents, theirs is a tale of much hardship and suffering, and of discovery. As strange powers unknown to them begin to emerge within each of the sisters, powers as great as those of their oppressors, the twins embark upon a journey of exploration in which the full glorious weight of their Shaman birthright is revealed to them. But what place are there for Shaman in a twisted world which condemns them? Destroy the oppressors or seek other paths? A new line of Shaman will flourish and rise again. Find out how, and at what cost, in A Tale of Two Sisters."