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Players enter Telara as resurrected souls
This week at E3 in Los Angeles, Trion Worlds reveals details about the new character-class system in Rift: Planes of Telara. Player characters will represent the souls of fallen Telarans, who have returned from beyond death to combat the return of Regulos, the Destroyer of Worlds.

The Ascended
In Rift: Planes of Telara, players become the Ascended, heroes slain during the great Shade War and resurrected to combat the forces of Regulos. The player has access to many Ascended Powers, the greatest of which is known as Soul Attunement — the ability to commune with, and assume the strength of Heroic Souls from Telara's past.

The four unique Callings define a character's gameplay mechanics and usable equipment: an Ascended can only collect souls that followed the same Calling in life.

Each Heroic Soul has a Soul Tree representing skills that that soul mastered in its mortal life. Using Soul Points, players choose skills from up to three captured souls at a time, molding their Ascended to fit their favorite gameplay roles.

The Soul Attunement system offers players nearly endless customization. In Rift: Planes of Telara, you're encouraged to experiment with many combinations of souls and abilities. Visit the Ascended class-system page to discover the path that's right for you!
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 * Rift Watch Number 1