Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast today announced Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark. The first expansion to the free-to-play MMORPG it will include a new level cap, be set in the popular Forgotten Realms setting and introduce the Druid character class.

“2011 was a year of growth for Dungeons & Dragons Online as we celebrated our fifth anniversary and completed a successful launch of the game in Europe,” said Fernando Paiz, Executive Producer of Dungeons & Dragons Online. “2012 is going to be our biggest year yet with a wealth of new content throughout the year including the launch of our first expansion pack. We are very excited to expand into the Forgotten Realms setting with a whole new storyline, level cap increase and the new Druid class!”