Obsidian Entertainment has revealed that Beast of Winter, the first big DLC pack or expansion for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will be released on August 2nd. The DLC will take players to the ice cold southern regions of the Deadfire Archipelago, where the Watcher is thought to be the "end of all things".
Along with Best of Winter players will get the 2.0 patch, which introduces new Challenge Modes to Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire to test players in "unique and interesting ways", and the free "Deck of Many Things" pack, that adds the "mysterious merchant ship" The Deck of Many Things where players can buy magical items from the East.