Here’s the story.

Basically you get all the classes, characters, starting zones, capital cities and teen zones for free.  Considering you can’t unlock the last classes until level 13, this isn’t a huge amount to show.  Still, it takes about 4 hours to get to 20 and the starting zones are pretty sweet.

If you haven’t played Rift, this is a great chance to try it.  In my opinion, it’s the best MMO on the market right now.