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(Photo : Facebook/Star Wars: The Old Republic) "Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Eternal Throne" is slated for release this coming Dec. 2.

BioWare has had the habit of releasing epic story-driven trailers for the MMO "Star Wars: The Old Republic." This time, a new expansion called "Knights of the Eternal Throne" will continue the story of the previous one that is "Knights of the Fallen Empire," not to mention show an epic trailer with a tragic story in it.

Based on an article from Kotaku, the trailer explains the story of on Senya, a Knight of Zakuul and also ex-wife of the antagonistic Emperor Valkorian. While the previous trailer of "Knights of the Fallen Empire" focused on the emperor's twin sons, this time the trailer of "Knights of the Eternal Throne" showed the trailer for his and Senya's daughter Vaylin.

The trailer showed a young, blonde girl named Vaylin bonding with her mother Senya and, a few seconds later, featured her having innate Force powers. As she grew, her powers were uncontrollable even during training nearly killing a trainer. Emperor Valkorian took interest and took her away from Senya to be "conditioned."

The next scene showed individuals in white robes constantly trying to "condition" her to be dark warrior. Being burdened by this, Senya tried to rescue Vaylin but only to be rejected by her daughter. Years have passed, and carnage followed Senya's daughter. It was up to the mother's task to end her daughter's carnage as the trailer ended with the two crossing lightsaber blades.

For the expansion's mechanics and systems, on the other hand, "Knights of the Eternal Throne" has bunch of new features will be mentioned here straight from Bioware's official site:

• YOUR PERSONAL "STAR WARS" STORY - Step into your own "Star Wars" story from BioWare, featuring nine chapters, five new levels and two new planets woven into an epic saga where you fight to rule the galaxy.
• MAKE DYNAMIC DARK VS. LIGHT SIDE CHOICES - Decide the future of the galaxy and determine the fate of your allies and enemies - your every action drives the galaxy closer to the light or dark side of the Force.
• START YOUR SAGA HERE - Be The Outlander, a Level 65 veteran of the Great Galactic War, and embark on a handcrafted story-driven saga.
• RULE WITH GALACTIC COMMAND - Grow your influence as you ignite light and dark side enemies, battle new Uprisings and unlock the most powerful rewards - all starting at Level 70 in the new and ongoing Galactic Command system.
• BATTLE WITH ALLIES IN NEW UPRISINGS - Join with up to three allies in erupting action-packed battles and confront the galaxy's most notorious adversaries rising to challenge your influence in Galactic Command.
• PLAY YOUR WAY - Choose to play any story chapter or battle in three new challenge levels - Story, Veteran, or Master mode - whatever suits your playstyle!

Additional benefits related to the expansion will be given to players who subscribe to "Star Wars: The Old Republic" from Oct. 25 to Nov. 27. Subscribing on or before Oct.25 will allow players to access the infamous bounty hunter and mercenary Shae Vizla, while continuing to subscribe during Nov. 27 will grant players the Rapid Recon Walker. And finally, being subscribed throughout the entire period from Oct. 25 to Nov. 27 will give players access to "Knights of The Eternal Throne" three days prior to the release.

"Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne" is slated for release this coming Dec. 2.

Here is the trailer: