Cryptic Studios announces that the Serpent Lantern Adventure Pack is now available for free for Champions Online, the superhero MMORPG. Word is: "Serpent Lantern will take players from the skyscrapers of Millennium City to the jungles of Africa to stop the Supreme Serpent from finding the lost Serpent Lantern and uniting VIPER into one deadly purpose." They add: "The Serpent Lantern adventure pack provides players at every level (11 - 40) with the chance to experience new features, ranging from heroic new storylines, to adventurous new locations, setting the pace for the most exciting and engaging quest our players have ever experienced." This page has details and a video, and the feature list follows.

The Serpent Lantern features all new locations for you to visit, as well as new contacts and enemies to meet including:

• Fulani Okonkwo: a commander within UNTIL and is the first African woman to achieve so high a rank in the organization
• Viperia: She is the daughter of the Serpent God
• The Supreme Serpent: The seemingly ageless leader of VIPER
• The Temple of Nama: Delve into the Temple of Nama to do battle against VIPER's fiercest villains
• Six unlock able costume pieces
• Three new perks and honors for you to earn
• Three brand-new Action Figures: Serpent Mage, Viperia and The Supreme Serpent