This latest set of Runes of Magic screenshots are part of the 'Battle for Mystery’ which is apparently a new high level quest available from today in the open beta of Runewaker Entertainment's upcoming free to play MMORPG.

This then is the concept of the Daily Quest – these are tasks that are only achievable once a day – requiring a challenging battle with a world boss. The daily quest leads players out of the 'Harf’ trading post to the 'Mystical Altar’, a location up in the highlands of Ystra. This is where they have to overcome the sinister magician Samoge. In the course of the battle, two gigantic stone statues in the form of minotaurs are awakened and brought to life. However, the player ought not to wage the 'Battle for Mystery’ on their own: nothing less than a combat troop of up to 36 players with a level of at least 45 are needed to bring Samoge to his knees. They will also be supported by envoys from the NPC faction 'The Eye of Wisdom’ who have also placed a price on the magician’s head.

Considerable valuable rewards beckon to the raiding party in the event of a victory over the world boss Samoge and his enlivened helpers. Together with epic quality weapons and armaments, players will also bag rare scrolls to help them with rune interpretation which could also help them in increasing the value of their equipment.