The third episode of Living World Season 1 is now playable for free in your story journal!

The queen is preparing to address her subjects and visiting dignitaries from other cities—but someone else has plans for the queen’s speech! The nefarious villain Scarlet Briar has made herself known to Tyria, and chaos ensues as she unleashes her clockwork minions across the world.

Living World Season 1 content is back in Guild Wars 2 for the first time since 2013, along with new and returning rewards and achievements. All Living World Season 1 episodes are free, permanent additions to the base game and available to all players.

The release also includes updated world boss mechanics for Svanir Shaman, Fire Elemental, Shadow Behemoth, and Jungle Wurm, as well as mistlock instability balance changes and more.

Read today’s update notes on our forums.