Developer ArenaNet has announced that Guild Wars 2 will be introducing a brand new story event featuring an NPC based on a real-life hero.
Supported by the charity organization Children Miracle Network, the free-to-play, massively multiplayer online role-playing game will see 10-year-old April Arellano join Guild Wars 2 during the Extra Life 2022 Game Day event on November 4.
While the event is ongoing donations can be made and all proceeds will go to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. April will also remain a permanent addition to the game.
Every year, the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals identifies a “champion” in their local community and this year it’s April that Children’s Health of Orange County recognised.
April underwent a leg amputation to save her from a life-threatening infection that affected her muscles and now navigates the world with a prosthetic leg. Her parents took April to the hospital at 15 months old after they noticed she had a 105-degree fever and was struggling to breathe. Doctors later determined she was suffering from septic shock which was caused by a primary immune disorder.
Now at 10-years-old, April loves to sing, dance, and perform in local theatre productions. Her full story can be read .
