The Elder Scrolls Online - Exploring Tamriel: Fire, Ash, and Invasions

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The  Elder Scrolls Online  allows players to explore the world of Tamriel however they choose. I started with a High Elf Nightblade in this playthrough and have recently completed the Aldmeri Dominion faction. But I still have much more to explore as my adventures continue through the lands of the Ebonheart Pact. This short exploration of Stonefalls will give an overview of the environments and some of the challenges players will encounter in the Ebonheart Pack’s first main area.  

I rode out of Bal Foyen straight into a city under siege. Davon’s Watch lies on the northeast coast of Stonefalls and is surrounded by plains stripped by fire and buried in ash. To say much of eastern Stonefalls is bleak can be an understatement due to the active volcano Ash Mountain. Travelers exploring the region will mostly run into guar, netches, alits, and kagouti as the common wildlife.

Davon’s Watch is an essential strategic military location for the Ebonheart Pack. It guards the coast against invasion. When I arrived at the gate, the defenders had recently repelled invaders from the Daggerfall Covenant. Passing the gate, I encountered Commander Holgunn, who was organizing the defenders. While the current attack was mainly over, a Dunmer named Tanval Indoril was already formulating plans to help drive off future raids that involved some form of ritual magic.

I offered to help but was quickly told that the best use of my talents would be to investigate a nearby cave within the city’s proper that had been a source of recent rumors. After a short investigation, It shocked me to find a gateway to a pocket plane known as Crow’s Wood. This small part of the Evergloam, the realm ruled by Daedric Prince Nocturnal, is inhabited by various