Frogster has announced that Patch 1.7, "Return of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom," will launch on June 3. The update will expand the potential of guild castles and and extend the "Ruins of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom" instance with more high-level content and new boss fights.

Once 1.7 goes live, guilds will be able to erect new buildings in their castle yard that will grant the guild special bonuses, such as enhanced riding speed. As you continue to add buildings, stronger contructions will become available. You can view screenshots of some of the buildings in our gallery.

As for the "Ruins of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom," players at level 50 will be able to explore the newly designed area in their quest for new rewards. Also, according to a press release, "the content patch introduces Elite skills for the levels 40 and 45. Pet collectors can rejoice – permanent pets will become available with the update." You can read the full announcement below.

Berlin, 29 May 2009: With the new large Patch 1.7 "Return of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom", Frogster will soon deliver additional new game contents for Runes of Magic. Among other things, this update enlarges the world of the online role-playing game with new expansion potentials for guild castles. Moreover, the instance "Ruins of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom" is extended by a high-level area with new boss adversaries. The release of "Return of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom" is scheduled for 3 June 2009.

With this update, guilds can, for collected resources, erect special buildings in their castle yard. Step by step, these guilds unlock more and stronger constructions from the technology tree. Thus, the workshop is available only after the erection of a school, and powerful rune towers are available to the guilds only if they have considerably advanced the expansion of their castle. All buildings grant the guild special bonuses, from enhanced riding speed through the potential to mine resources up to powerful defensive works, which are in turn tactical elements in the planned guild vs. guild wars.

Players at level 50 can now plan new trips to the "Ruins of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom" again. So far, the dungeon was conceived for adventurers at levels 35 to 40, but this update extends it by a completely newly designed area for high-level groups with new bosses and, of course, new rewards.

Furthermore, the content patch introduces Elite skills for the levels 40 and 45. Pet collectors can rejoice – permanent pets will become available with the update.