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The Dark Heart of Skyrim beats from the depths in The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, the latest adventure in the Elder Scrolls saga.A chilling evil from the First Era awakens, and Skyrim needs heroes. Explore the snow-swept region of Western Skyrim, discover Tamriel's hidden history, and face an ancient vampiric threat as part of a year-long story. An Elder Scrolls Anthology was released in 2013 for the PC. It includes every game in the main series (Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim) along with all the add-ons and expansions for the most recent three.C0DA is an unofficial graphic novel script by former series developer Michael Kirkbride meant to encourage the idea of The Elder Scrolls lore as a living open-source world.
If there's one game that's probably on most gamers' wishlist, it's Elder Scrolls 6. Bethesda is keeping incredibly tight-lipped on the topic however, especially regarding where the Elder Scrolls 6 location would be.
Whether it's Valenwood or Argonia, there's been plenty of speculation as to what the Elder Scrolls 6 setting will be. And now, following Bethesda dropping the teaser trailer at this year's E3, there's even more speculation about where the upcoming game might be set.
Here we take a look at the possibilities and top fan favourites for the Elder Scrolls 6 locations.
A brief history of Elder Scrolls
Of course, the location for the game is more than just a setting, it also gives us an idea of what the game's called.
For example, Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall was set across the High Rock and Hammerfell provinces, while Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind took you to the island of Vvardenfell.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was set in Cyrodil and finally Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took us to… well, Skyrim.
All these locations were featured in the original game, Elder Scrolls Arena. It's the only Elder Scrollsgame to date to allow you to explore the full empire of Tamriel, but sadly because it was 1994 it was very basic and repetitive.
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The original map from Elder Scrolls Arena looks something like this:
In fact, this awesome map from a Reddit user sums up where the events of all the Elder Scrolls events have taken place so far:
All the events of every Elder Scrolls game since have taken place within Tamriel, so it's safe to believe that it'll be the same for Elder Scrolls VI.
With that in mind, here are all the potential Elder Scrolls 6 locations currently up for games within Tamriel.
Elder Scrolls VI: High Rock
Location: One of the more popular fan theories at the moment is that the Elder Scrolls 6 location could be at High Rock. Bordering Hammerfell (see below) and Skyrim, you'll mainly find Bretons of the Tamrielic Empire here. It's a land of powerful mages where children are tested early for magical potential.
Likelihood: Unlikely.
Most of the weight of this theory seems to fall on the fact that the E3 trailer had rocks in it. So, High Rock, because rocks. But hey, sometimes it really is that simple — and the Elder Scrolls 6 developers may want us to be able to work it out.
It's a smaller area than the others, which is probably at odds with the growing worlds that Bethesda can create. But who knows what kind of wizardry Bethesda can pull off with sizes and surrounding areas?
Also at odds with this theory is the saying within the Elder Scrolls universe that once you've visited two High Rock towns, you have an understanding of the country as a whole. Bethesda will want more diversity in its flagship game, but again, who knows what wizardry it'll be able to pull off?
Elder Scrolls VI: Valenwood
Location: Valenwood is a south-western province of Tamriel, west of Elsweyr, south-west of Cyrodiil and east of the Abecean Sea.
Home to the Wood Elves or Bosmer, this is a largely uninhabited forest wilderness. The coastlines are dominated by mangrove swamps and rain forests.
Likelihood: Strong.
Valenwood is one of the spots in Tamriel that Bethesda hasn't yet explored in the Elder Scrolls series beyond Arena. Animal crossing wii.
However, there's also a purportedly leaked memo from within Bethesda back in 2014 that supports a Valenwood location.
The memo allegedly prohibited Bethesda employees from 'using or referencing' a number of terms. These included Fallout: Nuka World, which ended up being part of a Fallout 4 DLC release, Elder Scrolls 6 or something known as Project Greenheart.
Many believe that Project Greenheart is the codename for Elder Scrolls 6 because Greenheart is a city found in the Valenwood region.
Coincidence? Probably not.
Elder Scrolls VI: Elsweyr
Location: Elsweyr is a region of Tamriel bordered by Valenwood on the west, Cyrodiil to the north and east and Argonia to the east.
The province is separated into two nations: Anequina to the north and Pelletine to the South. Anequina is a desert-like badlands similar to Hammerfell. Pelletine, on the other hand, is a mixture of dense jungles and woodlands like Valenwood.
It's the home of the feline race of Elder Scrolls, the Khajiit.
Likelihood: Possible.
Bethesda has regularly said that the setting of Elder Scrolls games tends to be based on which province has the most lore.
There's plenty of information about Elsweyr in the previous games, so could be a great base to build Elder Scrolls 6.
Elder Scrolls VI: Hammerfell
Location: Hammerfell is a vast province to the west of Tamriel. The region is bordered by High Rock to the north, Skyrim to the north-east and Cyrodiil to the east and south-east.
It's a massive region that's covered by mountain ranges, grasslands and even deserts – just for that real mix of terrains.
The Redguards call Hammerfell their home, who are a race of men known for their cunning and skilled swordsmanship.
Likelihood: Strong.
The only issue with Hammerfell being a potential location for Elder Scrolls 6 is that it was partially featured in Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall.
However, at E3 2018, Bethesda released the first teaser trailer for the game, revealing few details beyond a sweeping view of a mountainous region. This could indicate that Hammerfell will be the location for the upcoming sequel.
Hammerfell is an absolutely massive region so there's plenty more that Elder Scrolls 6 could explore.
Elder Scrolls VI: Argonia
Location: The Black Marsh, known also as Argonia, is a region in the south-east of Tamriel. It's bordered by Morrowind to the north, Cyrodiil to the west and protected by both the Topal Sea and the Padomaic Ocean.
It's here that the reptilian Argonians call home, some of which you will encounter in other Elder Scrolls games.
The province is filled with great rivers and impenetrable swamps. It seems to be ruled by the King of Argonia and an Argonian Royal court.
Likelihood: Strong.
Online rumours have speculated that Argonia or the Black Marsh will be the setting for Elder Scrolls 6 for years.
Although there don't seem to be any verified leaks as yet, it is one location that the Elder Scrolls series hasn't yet explored.
Plus, there's plenty of knowledge of the Argonian race in previous games to support the next game exploring their homeland region.
Elder Scrolls VI: Akavir
Location: Akavir or the 'Dragon Land' is one of the only areas in this list that's outside of Tamriel.
It's actually a totally different continent that lies to the east of Tamriel and is the homeland of the Akaviri.
These people are made up of unrelated races, the Snow Demons of Jamal, the serpent men of Tsaesci, the Monkey People of Tang Mo and the Tiger Dragons of Ka'Po'Tun.
Little is known about the continent but it is referenced multiple times throughout the series.
Likelihood: Possible.
If Bethesda thinks the Elder Scrolls series is just retreading old ground in Tamriel, moving to the nearby yet historically connected continent of Akavir definitely has potential.
Elder Scrolls VI: Atmora
Location: Atmora, also known as Elder Wood, is a frozen continent way to the north of Tamriel, across the Sea of Ghosts.
It's described in the Elder Scrolls series as a place of permanent winter, with little life and no sign of habitation.
Likelihood: Very unlikely.
Nothing lives in this land of ice, so what reason would Bethesda have to set Elder Scrolls 6 there?
Elder Scrolls VI: Alinor
Location: The Summerset Isles, also known as Alinor, is an archipelago consisting of three major islands: Summerset, Auridon and Artaeum.
The archipelago is located to the south-west of Tamriel and west of Valenwood in the Abecean Sea.
It's home to the Altmer or High Elves/Western Elves. They're one of the ten default playable races in Elder Scrolls games and are primarily known for their enhanced magic abilities.
Likelihood: Possible.
The High Elves are one of the most popular races in Elder Scrolls, and any player would love to see a game set in their homeland. Bu to be fair, there's already Summerset content in existence.
There's plenty of history when it comes to the Summerset Isles too, which could give a major AAA release plenty of source material.
Plus, there's a couple in Fallout 4 called the Summersets. Is that a little hint from Bethesda?
Last updated on May 20th, 2019
In this Elder Scrolls Online article we're going to be taking a look at some of the bigger changes coming to the MMO, along with some of the smaller ones. Elsweyr releases in just a few days, and we'd be remiss if we didn't give you a heads up of what's in store. We have not covered Class changes in this, and these will be covered by a separate article, since there are simply too many to list here. So, keep your eyes out for that while we fill you in on the changes coming with Elsweyr.
Elder Scrolls Online Elsweyr: 6 Biggest Changes
The first of the major changes to the game probably comes as no surprise since it's been advertised all over the place, and that is the addition of Necromancers to ESO. Players will finally get to summon undead and use the forces of darkness to aid Tamriel.
1. New Class – Necromancer
The Necromancer Class features 3 new Skill Lines: Grave Lord, Bone Tyrant and Living Death, and these are their DPS, Tanking and Healing lines respectively. Though this Class is not a 'Minion Master' type of Necromancer that maybe some players wanted, you can summon at least 1 undead at a time and use corpses to further enhance your spells, some of which use the undead in unexpected ways.
In addition, practicing necromancy in Tamriel is a criminal act. In most cases, mages caught casting necromantic spells can feign ignorance or insist that the spell originates from a different school of magic. Some spells, however, are too horrific to overlook, and any necromantic ability marked as a 'CRIMINAL ACT' is a major crime, and will offend the locals and alert the guards. You can see what these are in your Skill list or on the Wiki.
This Class will only be available to players who purchase the Necromancer expansion, and much like the Warden (at the launch of Morrowind), all early indications are that it will be very powerful at launch. Prepare for the rise of the Necromancer, as you see them spring to life all over Tamriel, including Cyrodiil. This brings us to our next topic: PvP.
2. PvP Artifacts
PvP Artifacts have finally made their way to Cyrodiil in ALL campaigns. These legendary Weapons will replace your entire skill bar with a brand new set of Skills, and your stats will be adjusted accordingly as you become the living embodiment of these Weapons. These will spawn in Cyrodiil 4 or 5 times a day, but whether or not they will make their into Battlegrounds remains to be unseen, however it seems unlikely.
Players will have a small tutorial explaining these weapons led by none other than Sheogorath at each Alliance stater gate (where quest boards are located). There players will learn that you must keep feeding these weapons Alliance Points (repairing structures or resurrecting other players doesn't count) or else the power of the weapon will drain your life, killing your character.
Currently only Volendrung has been added to the game, but more are expected to be added with future Updates, all containing their own unique Skills.
3. Cyrodiil Campaign Adjustments
All currently-existing campaigns will be shut down once Elsweyr launches, and will be replaced with entirely new ones. In keeping with the Season of the Dragon, Zenimax will be introducing 6 brand new campaigns with some additional rules added, all named after Dragons. These are as follows:
- Bahlokdaan: 30 Day No Champion Points & Alliance Locked
- Kaalgrontiid: 30 Day Champion Points Enabled & Alliance Locked
- Yolnahkriin: 7 Day Champion Points Enabled
- Mulaamnir: Levels 10-49
- Imperial City: No Champion Points
- Imperial City: Champion Points Enabled
Alliance Locked Campaigns are a new style of Campaign that's only being applied to 30 day variants. In these Campaigns, each account will only be able participate with, and represent, a single Alliance for the duration of the Campaign. This means no more switching between alts that belong to different factions if you don't like how the map looks.
There are two methods of locking in your Alliance for a Campaign. In both cases, Alliance selection is determined by the Alliance of the character you are currently logged in with. Method 1: Assign a 'home' Campaign in the Alliance War menu. Method 2: Enter Cyrodiil on a Campaign you've not previously joined. Once you've locked in your Alliance, only characters of the same Alliance on your account will be allowed to enter Cyrodiil in that Campaign.
There is no option to change your locked Alliance until the Campaign duration has elapsed. Multiple in-game notifications have been added to warn you when you're about to join an Alliance-locked Campaign. Campaigns not flagged with the 'Alliance locked' rule set remain unchanged. Any character above level 10 from any Alliance can play in those Campaigns at any time.
Imperial City is now its own Campaign and the doors in Cyrodiil have been shut down and no longer work. To get into Imperial City, you simply use the Campaign selection menu. You'll end up in the Sewers just as if you had entered from Cyrodiil. Note that Imperial City now has its own population cap (including the Sewers and Districts) which is now removed from Cyrodiil's population caps. Rejoice!
Guest Campaign will no longer exist as a status, so you no longer need to manage your 'guest' Campaign and are now free to play in any Campaign at will. Note that a Home Campaign status is still needed for earning Leaderboard rewards at the end of Campaigns and participating in Emperorship leaderboards. Emperor Leaderboards have also been adjusted. Once you have served as Emperor in a Campaign, you cannot be crowned as an Emperor for a different Alliance for the rest of that Campaign's duration.
A few other miscellaneous Cyrodiil changes are as follows:
- Melee guards will no longer use Bash or Power Bash.
- The roof of 'cathedral' style Keeps can no longer be destroyed, such as Bloodmayne.
- Towers can no longer be destroyed.
- Siege damage in CP-Enabled Campaigns will now hit approximately 30% harder than prior update adjustments. Damage in No-CP Campaigns remains the same.
4. Guild Finder
Guild leaders now have the ability to list their guild within the Guild Finder, a new tool for connecting players to like-minded guilds. A new section is present within the Guild menu for Recruitment. Here, a guild leader can fill out information about their guild, as well as include a custom headline and a guild description. Once they've provided enough information, they can then list their guild in the Guild Finder. Other players within the guild will be able to see their guild's listing while it is active as well.
5. Skyshard Achievements for Alternate Characters
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Fully completing a Skyshard Hunter achievement on one character will now unlock the ability to purchase that achievement on other characters from the Crown Store. The purchased achievement will award all associated Skillpoints, or any remaining Skillpoints, that your current character has not yet acquired. This is huge because one of the biggest things that prevents players from rolling alts is not the XP needed to reach max level, but the Skillpoint grind. This will give players the option to bypass this all together, albeit for money. Still I'd rather have this option than not, and will probably end up using this on my Necromancer, as I have a ton of Crowns from ESO Plus with nothing to spend them on.
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6. Dragons
Lastly, it wouldn't be the season of the Dragon without actually having Dragons, and now they have finally made their way to Elder Scrolls Online. With the Elsweyr Expansion players will face these terrifyingly huge monstrosities out on the landscape, and they will need all the help they can get to bring them down. Featuring unique mechanics and health pools of 8 figures, Dragons will not be defeated without the help of many players, and they should see tons of action at launch. Imagine Dark Anchors at the release of One Tamriel, but more fun…and with Dragons!
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But that's not the only place players will face them, as they make an appearance in the game's new Trial: Sunspire, as well. There you will do battle with several Dragons, again all with their own mechanics, and all new Trial Sets as rewards. Team up with 11 other to take them down, in Normal, Veteran, or Hard Mode.
Miscellaneous Changes
In this section we'll take a look at some miscellaneous changes coming to the game that are somewhat notable and we felt should be shared. These are as follows:
- Removed the 200ms post global cooldown from cast time abilities. This was done to improve the feeling of using these abilities in rapid succession with other abilities, to allow for a more fluid transition, and less down time between usage. We also made some adjustments to the cast times and power levels of specific abilities, which will be called out on a per case basis in further notes. Note that channeled beam attacks, such as Soul Assault or Radiant Destruction, retain the post global cooldown, but have had them reduced to 100ms rather than 200ms. This was done to prevent animation errors.
- Player abilities that fear targets will no longer cause them to flee in terror. Instead, they will now cower in terror, unable to move while feared. Note that this does not affect abilities that monsters can cast. This should be an interesting change in Cyrodiil to say the least, oil anyone??
- All Immobilizes from player abilities and item sets will now apply Immobilization Immunity once applied, to prevent multiple Immobilizes from applying on the same target. Once an Immobilize from these abilities ends, you gain immunity to Immobilizes for 3 seconds after, similar to the Dodge Roll mechanic. Thank god!
- Befouled: Reduced the maximum value of this star to 35% from 55%. This was done to allow better balance between Healing bonuses and reductions within the CP system. RIP Befoul…
- Decrease Health Enchant (Oblivion damage): Reduced the damage of this enchant by 33%. Probably a needed change.
- Dubious Cameron Throne & Witch Mother's Brew: Reduced the Max Health and Max Resource (Stamina or Magicka) granted by these drinks by approximately 12%. The Recoveries remain unchanged. Damn I have a full stack of Witch Mother's…
- Artaeum Takeaway Broth & Clockwork Citrus Filet: Reduced the Max Health and Max Resource granted by these foods by approximately 15%.
- Shield Breaker: Redesigned this item set so it no longer deals damage when you Light Attack a target with a shield active. Now, it increases your damage dealt by 6% at all times. This effect is doubled when attacking targets with a damage shield active. This is a great change and will see a surge of players using this Set.
- Removed the snare applied from all abilities that deal with character charges, leaps, teleports, or other movements. Removed all minimum ranges from these abilities. Drastically increased the speed of all of these abilities, and increased their auxiliary effects' (damage, debuffs, etc.) range to ensure they always apply to their target. Note: Dragon Leap and its morphs are an exclusion to some of these changes. They will continue to fire a snare, which has new visual effects introduced to it. This is due to the fact it cannot be used in quick succession compared to other instant cast abilities. Dragon Leap has had its speed increased as well, but not as drastically, to ensure the visual fidelity remains.
Final Thoughts
These are some pretty big changes to the game, or I should really say improvements. The addition of Guild Finder will be a god send for new players and those who play less frequently, and should help Guilds in general become more active. I fully expect Guild rosters to see a substantial increase, and that's great news for everyone. Nobody likes being a part of a dead guild, and Guild Leaders can get exhausted from recruiting constantly.
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Cyrodiil has also made some great changes, with the addition of character locks for the 30 day campaigns. This prevents some players from just swapping to the character of the faction that's dominating when things look grim. This should help to keep the longer campaigns more interesting, and with this change (and the the Imperial City change), hopefully decrease queue times to get into them as well.
Removing Guest Campaigns is also a great change, and I'm really looking forward to the increase in Siege damage in CP campaigns. This has been sorely needed for a long long time. What I'm not sold on is the new PvP Artifacts, as there is potential for abuse by factions already dominating. This is something that could go either way, and my guess is that we'll find out real quick.
With the addition of the Skyshard Achievements carrying over to other characters if you pay in the Crown Store I think you will see many more players trying out new characters. There isn't an overabundance of things to spend Crowns on if you're like me and don't care for all the cosmetics, and this seems like a good use of them. I am sure, however, we will see a few people scream 'pay to win' at this addition. It should make for some 'interesting' forum discussion to say the least.
Elder Scrolls 6 Release Date
Stay tuned as we dive into the Elsweyr Class Changes in detail. There were simply too many to fit in this article, so we decided to cover it separately. Elsweyr releases on PC on May 20th, and Xbox One and Playstation 4 on June 4th, 2019.
