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Once again, for your viewing pleasure (and to highlight the scenery in "Dungeon Siege II: Broken World" in hopes of encouraging more people to take an interest in the game so as to encourage Chris Taylor and GPG to create a DS3), I present a couple of screenshots from the Blasted Valley. Not only the fall foliage, but also the geology (rock formations, mountains, cliffs, etc) and the lichens help add to the beauty of the area. It's a far cry from the gore in the Familiar Surgeons' lairs.

Here are a couple more screenshots from the Blasted Valley.

Here we are entering the Blasted Valley, although you can't see the party well because of the trees (this was intentional, however, because I wanted to show the foliage). I think the scenery in the first part of Broken World is really pleasant in many places, due to the hardwoods in Fall colors.

Here is my current Dryad character in BW Elite, with "Unyielding Preserver" Armor. While it looks better and gives a better AC than the "Nature's Avatar" Unique Mystic Armor, the latter has better bonuses, so I'll probably be wearing that through most of BW Elite (unless I find something better, which I doubt).

Note also my summoned Green Drake (thanks, Elys!).

This screenshot is not as good as I could have gotten, had I been paying closer attention, but I suspect that images of this guy have not been captured often.

Here are a couple of images from my most recent visit to the Pineapples Island. The image depicts a couple of the mysterious statues we all wondered at the sources of in DS1. The file further supports my view of the DS1 areas generally having much more sweeping vistas than the DS2 areas (then again, the DS2 areas usually have so many trees, ferns, and bushes crammed into those locations where you might be able to get a sweeping vista that you often don't even have a very good view of things right next to you; in this regard, DS2 is very baroque).

Here are a couple of semi-random screenshots. In the image can be seen my only pet (aside from several packmules), a Dark Naiad (she's now a young adult, simply from feeding on excess treasure, because I've never taken her out adventuring), my current Dryad character, the Innkeeper in Dalrathia, and my summoned Forest Golem.