Exploring Tamriel: The Trees and Ruins of Grahtwood

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The  Elder Scrolls Online  allows players to explore the world of Tamriel however they choose. In this playthrough, I started with the Aldmeri Dominion faction. This short exploration of the Grahtwood zone will give an idea of what challenges one could encounter in the faction’s third area and some points of interest not to miss out on.  

Grahtwood is currently the seat of the Aldmeri Dominion. Queen Ayrenn has decreed that the tree city of Elden Root will serve as the faction’s capital. The region consists primarily of a deep verdant forest that contains the Bosmer (Wood Elf) tree homes and various ancient ruins. Those exploring the deeper parts of the wood can expect to encounter a large variety of wildlife and spirits. Spriggans, lurchers, thunderbugs, giant wasps, spiders, nereids, alits, giant bats, monkeys, and lycanthropes are just to name a few. Don’t forget to watch out for the occasional skeever as well that lurks among the ruins.   

Upon first arriving in Grahtwood, I sighed as I peered at the port of Haven from the ship. The journey to the port town was pleasant enough, but we arrived to find it under attack by a group known as the Jackdaws. The captain, fearing for her ship, refused to approach the shore due to the ongoing conflict. With the attacking pirates seemingly intent on holding the port, there was nothing for it but to jump over the rail with a quick thought of “For the Queen!” and swim to shore.  

Once on dry land, I quickly located some of the surviving marines. Haven was completely overrun, and while I did what I could, others may have better luck than I did in resolving the conflict. I did find a couple of things concerning while speaking with the locals. General Endare pulled the Jade