Spiderweb Software, makers of the award-winning Avernum and
Geneforge series, happily announces the release of Avernum 4, the
long-awaited, all-new continuation to the Avernum series. This epic
fantasy-roleplaying adventure returns you to the enormous underworld
nation of Avernum, whose shadowy lands are once again facing horrible
peril.

Avernum is a nation underground. Its pale people live in endless miles
of tunnels, pits, and gigantic caverns. Some come to Avernum to work
the mines. Others come to hunt monsters for their treasure. And some
risk life in the underworld because it is the only place where a person
can be free from the total rule of the Empire.

But life in Avernum just became a lot more dangerous. All at once,
everything has gone wrong. The savages and dark creatures of the
lower tunnels, once beaten into submission, have returned. Gigantic
beasts, shielded by powerful magic, have taken up residence in the
cities, wandering and killing at random. And normally peaceful citizens
have been afflicted by a strange, overwhelming paranoia, making even
regular townsfolk unpredictable and dangerous.

Nobody knows why these disasters have occurred. But you, through
good luck (or bad), have stumbled upon a clue. And thus, you become
involved in a shadowy war and a deadly struggle, which will take you
through strange lands, bandit cities, and the darkest depths of the
underworld. Your mission: discover who has attacked your homeland,
and stop them. Before everything falls apart.

Avernum 4 is an enormous fantasy role-playing adventure. Wander a
gigantic world, full of multitudes of characters, hundreds of side quests,
and traps, tricks, and treasure in every corner. Experience the life of an
adventurer: the fame, the wealth, the hapless townsfolk begging you
for help at every turn! This epic tale is guaranteed to give you weeks of
entertainment, with an impossibly huge world that dares you to uncover
all of its secrets.

System requirements: 100 MB free RAM, 50 MB hard disk space