Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Developer Dave Williams has just released 4 new screenshots of some of the upcoming Culture Armor that will soon be available in AoC. The two screenshots show male and female versions of Acheronian and Stygian armor. Included with the screenshots is a bit of lore explaining their origins.

With the introduction of the new crafting content, players will find that tradeskills as a whole has become more cognizant of Conan lore and the rest of the game in general. One important direction we wanted to take was creating synergy between the different crafts, so that for each pair of professions there is some extra benefit for picking those specific two. We have a great opportunity with crafting to not only enhance the game experience through character customization (both in terms of creating a unique character for players to identify with, and creating useful gear that characters wear), but to encourage players to tell their own stories within the framework of the game world as they explore the content we provide.

• You can view the screenshots and lore here.
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