Trion Worlds has kicked off its Ascend-a-Friend Referral Program, which is a great way to get your friends into Rift. If you log into your account on the official Rift site, you'll see the new Ascend-a-Friend promotion button. Click it to obtain your unique recruitment link, which you can share with anyone to give them a 7-day free trial and permanently link your accounts.

If your friends end up purchasing the game after playing through the trial, you'll get some in-game items depending on how many players you recruit to Rift, ranging from a pet to a mount! You can see all the prizes in the above image. They won't be available until Update 1.2 launches tomorrow, May 10.

UPDATE: Check out some new screenshots of the Ascend-a-Friend rewards in our gallery.

Of course, your friends get some rewards as well. Not only will they get "The Chosen" title, but they'll be linked to your account forever. Once linked, you and your friend will always be able to teleport to one another’s locations once every thirty minutes.