HomeLAN - What sorts of new NPC and creatures will be found by players in the sequel?
AC2 Dev Team - With AC2, we're trying something truly unique. As the players are among the first to reenter the world, there won't be NPCs ready and waiting to sell them supplies--it just doesn't make sense. Instead, we're allowing the players themselves a much greater role, running the economy, crafting and trading items, refurbishing workshops and rebuilding the towns. Certain elements will remain to provide information to quests and such, but these will no longer be the unlikely, automaton NPC figures of old--but rather more interactive parts of the environment, for example spirits and ancient relics.

As for creatures, the original menagerie has certainly expanded. Some are new faces to Dereth, while some are old foes that have twisted and grown more sinister during the Cataclysm. In addition, the monster AI has improved to a tremendous degree; the creatures have advanced into truly worthwhile opponents, pulling out all the dirty tricks they can.