Namco Bandai Games has listed a number of new characters for Dark Souls II. These new characters help sets the world of Drangleic.

• 3 old ladies and the Housekeeper: Milibeth.
• Emerald Herald, the mysterious lady.
• One of the few Drangleic survivors who wanders endlessly with his furniture on his back: Merchant Hag Melentia.
• A cursed lost undead blacksmith: Blacksmith Lenigrast.
• Maughlin the Armourer, a Merchant from the West.
• A cursed Knight from Mirrah: Lucatiel of Mirrah.
• An apostol called blue knight: Blue Sentinel Targray.

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Along with the new characters, lots of new items, features and places have also been shown off via some new screenshots.

• The Deep Pit, a complicated 3 dimensional map.
• An Iron-Barred Gondola that will lead the player to new adventures.
• Majula, a place at the extremity of Drangleic.
• A Human Effigy, an item that could save more than one life.
• And much more

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Dark Souls II, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will be released in North America on March 11, 2014 and across Europe on March 14, 2014. A PC version will be released at a later date.