Sony Online Entertainment is pleased to announce that signups for beta testing of Echoes of Faydwer, the 3rd expansion for EverQuest II, are now open. Prospective adventurers can sign up and have a chance to see or even play as the Fae, the new playable race in Echoes of Faydwer, as well as tour the new zones, many of which are taken from the original EverQuest, such as Greater Faydark, Steamfont Mountains and Butcherblock Mountains.

Beta registration is open to current EverQuest II subscribers. To sign up for the beta, visit http://eq2beta.station.sony.com/beta_reg/register.jsp to register. The first wave of players approved for the beta will be allowed in on Wednesday, September 20.