Sony Online Entertainment and Sigil Games Online announced today the special features included in the Collector's & Guild Edition, as well as pre-order details for the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is scheduled to make the journey to retail stores in Q1 2007.

The pre-order box at retail will include early access to the game (a three-day spot prior to its official commercial launch), a special account key that will grant you a unique exclusive in-game scroll that will allow your character to sprint for longer periods of time due to an endurance buff (one per account), an invitation to the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes open beta (for eligible participants, date of open beta not yet determined), access to the guild mail recruitment tool to help you build your guild before launch and a king's ransom of assets, including videos, wallpapers and screenshots. SOE also revealed details on the different packages you can purchase:

AVAILABLE EARLY DECEMBER

Regular Edition - $49.99 MSRP

Packaged in a DVD box, the Regular Edition will include:

- A one month subscription to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Station Players - an array of premium features that give incredible access to characters and guilds by merging the game world with the World Wide Web.

- Your choice of an in-game magical wand to create fireworks or an in-game set of horseshoes with +speed to use once you get your first horse (one per account).

Collector's & Guild Edition Details - $89.99 MSRP

Packaged in a custom leatherette chipboard box, the Collector's & Guild Edition will include:

- An art book featuring many original pieces by seminal fantasy artist, Keith Parkinson.

- A cloth map with an overview and points of interest for each continent.

- A CD featuring the full Vanguard: Saga of Heroes soundtrack.

- A three month subscription to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Station Players - an array of premium features that give incredible

access to characters and guilds by merging the game world with the World Wide Web.

- One of three Hero Cards each granting a unique in-game item (one per account).

- The Jeric card grants a cloak that increases adventuring stats.

- The Eila card grants a cloak that increases crafting stats.

- The Idara card grants a cloak that increases diplomacy stats.

- Your choice of an in-game magical wand to create fireworks or an in-game set of horseshoes with +speed to use once you get your first horse (one per account).

- A Guild Kit which includes:

- An in-game guild trophy that buffs stats for the entire guild* - Ten 10-day buddy keys