ArenaNet has launched the next chapter of the Living World story of the popular MMORPG game Guild Wars 2. The new update brings the fifth episode of the third Living World season.

In the fifth episode of the season, Asuran prodigy Taimi has made a breakthrough in her anti-Elder Dragon research, but there’s little time to celebrate. The ancient mursaat, Lazarus the Dire, is not what he seems and Marjory Delaqua has returned from her investigation with a desperate warning.

Players will make their way to the next section of the Ring of Fire islands that were first introduced to the game with the second episode of the season that released in September.

The Living World update was first announced last week when the game development studio released the announcement trailer for the new episode. The release of the new content comes hours after the first details and screenshots of the game's second expansion pack were leaked online.

Also included in this update is the introduction of legendary armor sets which were first teased in October. The new legendary armor sets are animated and its appearance will change depending on the state of the character.

If the character is in combat the armor set will change into a bulkier, more protected version. Once the player gets out of combat the armor set will change back to the original state.

The new legendary armor sets are only obtainable through Player versus Environment raids. The new armor sets are also expected to be obtainable in the game's other two game modes at a later date.