The developers have just released information on the upcoming Winter 2009 Content Release for Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted. This update will focus on creating new content on the Dalimond Peninsula, concentrating entirely upon tier 2 (levels 21 to 40) experience. That’s big news for those of us who are returning to the game, leveling an alt or brand new to the world of Istaria all together.

Some of the highlights include:

• An entire landscape revamp with some extreme changes
• Almost 200 new quests, including five distinct storylines (each with five or more quests)
• New enemies introduced, old enemies revisited, all tied into storylines
• Four new school/race specific storylines – one for Healing schools, for Mage schools, for Warrior schools, and one for Dragons
• New settlements to explore on the Peninsula
• Two new mini-dungeons, containing sights never-before-seen in Istaria including an entirely new monster race

For more information about this update, visit the Developer Preview here!