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Auridon is a zone in The Elder Scrolls Online and is the second-largest island in the Summerset Isles, located to the east of Summerset and to the north of Artaeum. Known as the "crown jewel" of the Summerset Archipelago and "gateway to Tamriel," this fair isle is said to have long been home to some of the friendliest and most outgoing Altmer,[1] who have been hardened by generations of repelling invaders, pirates, Sload, and plagues.[2]

Background[]

"The second largest of the Summerset Isles, Auridon has always served the High Elves as a buffer between their serene archipelago and the turmoil of Tamriel. The Altmer of Auridon have been hardened by generations of repelling invaders, pirates, and plagues."
―Audidon loading screen[src]

Auridon is home to the port-cities of Firsthold and Skywatch, and the island is well known for its gleaming spires of marble and glass and beautiful Altmeri architecture.[3][4] For millennia, the infamous slug-like race known as the Sload, of the island of Thras, notorious for their mastery of necromancy, have terrorized the Altmer of Auridon, conjuring beasts of the sea along the coastline, and laying siege to the cities that dotted it. The horrors they have laid upon the land are still remembered today: the Sack of Skywatch in the year 1E 1301 and the War of the Uvichil from 1E 2911 to 1E 2917 are among the most horrific events in Tamriel's history.[5]

Before the creation of the Aldmeri Dominion by Ayrenn in 2E 580, internal strife between Skywatch and Firsthold often sparked into full war during the First Era and early Second Era.[6] The Veiled Heritance, an ethnocentric terrorist organization based in Auridon led by a mysterious person known as the Veiled Queen, made it their mission to bring down Queen Ayrenn and make the Dominion an Altmer-only alliance. They believe that the Altmer are the "rightful rulers" of Tamriel and that they should be ruling over all other races.[7]

Locations[]

Main article: Locations (Online)

The following are locations accessible in Auridon and, with the exception of unmarked locations, are discoverable on the map. Points of Interest serve as locations with unique side quests, while cities serve as the centralized areas with multiple sublocations and act as a hub for services and merchants. Explanations of the types of locations are provided in the main locations page.

Wayshrines Dungeons Points of Interest

Wayshrine Icon College Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Firsthold Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Greenwater Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Mathiisen Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Phaer Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Quendeluun Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Skywatch Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Tanzelwil Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Vulkhel Guard Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Windy Glade Wayshrine

Delve Icon Bewan
Delve Icon Del's Claim
Delve Icon Entila's Folly
Delve Icon Mehrunes' Spite
Delve Icon Ondil
Group Dungeon Icon The Banished Cells I
Group Dungeon Icon The Banished Cells II
Public Dungeon Icon Toothmaul Gully
Delve Icon Wansalen

Set Stations Mundus Stones Dark Anchors Striking Locales

Crafting Station Icon Beacon Falls (Ashen Grip)
Crafting Station Icon Eastshore Islets Camp (Death's Wind)
Crafting Station Icon Hightide Keep (Night's Silence)

Mundus Stone Icon The Lady
Mundus Stone Icon The Lover

World Event Icon Calambar Dolmen
World Event Icon Iluvamir Dolmen
World Event Icon Vafe Dolmen

Locale Icon Buraniim Isle
Locale Icon Errinorne Isle
Locale Icon Isle of Contemplation
Locale Icon Maormer Invasion Camp
Locale Icon Monkey's Rest
Locale Icon Nine-Prow Landing
Locale Icon Smuggler's Cove

World Bosses Event Hubs Housing Unmarked locations

Boss Icon Heretic's Summons
Boss Icon Heritance Proving Ground
Boss Icon Nestmother's Den
Boss Icon Soulfire Plateau
Boss Icon Wreck of the Raptor

Event Icon Event Exchange
Event Icon Jester's Festival
Event Icon Jubilee Bakery Barge
Event Icon Olyve's Brewery

Housing Icon Barbed Hook Private Room
Housing Icon Mara's Kiss Inn Room
Housing Icon Mathiisen Manor

Pin Icon Dragonguard Tomb
Pin Icon Saltspray Cave
Pin Icon The Refuge of Dread
Pin Icon The Veiled Keep

Quests[]

Main article: Quests (Online)

Auridon features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. The zone story quests tie into the Aldmeri Dominion's overarching storyline and carries on from Khenarthi's Roost before continuing to Grahtwood, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in Auridon. Side quests are non-sequential and can be completed in any order, except where one carries on from another, and repeatable quests can be completed multiple times: weekly for arenas and trials and daily for all others. Pointer quests are optional zone quests that send the Vestige to the tarting location of another zone quest.

Solo Dungeon Icon Main quests
Zone Quest Icon Zone quests
Zone Quest Icon Pointer quests
Online Quest Icon Side quests
Solo Dungeon Icon Solo dungeon quests
Group Dungeon Icon Group dungeon quests
Online Quest Icon Faction quests
Companion Icon Companion quests
  • Dead Weight BW
  • Cold Trail HI
  • Cold Blood, Old Pain HI
  • Paths Unwalked NE
  • Adversarial Adventures NE
  • Tempting Fates NE
Online Quest Icon Prologue quests
Online Quest Icon Crafting quests
Online Quest Icon Event quests
Online Quest Icon PvP quests

Characters[]

Random encounters
Traveling merchants

Item sets[]

Main article: Item Sets

Item sets are related armor and weapons that, when worn together, provide unique benefits. Overland sets can be acquired from world bosses, world events, delves, public dungeons and containers and as quest rewards; dungeon sets can be acquired from within group dungeons; monster sets can be acquired from the final boss of veteran group dungeons and Undaunted Enclaves; and crafted sets can be created at specific locations across the zone.

Overland
Dungeon
Monster
Craftable

Skyshards[]

Main article: Skyshards (Online)

Sixteen Skyshards can be found in Auridon totaling in five skill points with one left over. The zone guide provides clues as to the location of each Skyshard, but many can be found simply by exploring and watching for the distinctive pillar of light they emit. Skyshards will appear on the map and compass when the Vestige is close to one and will remain discovered on the map even if it was not collected.

# Description Location
1 A landing of noble's blood. Center balcony of Vulkhel Guard Manor & Treasury.
2 Adorns Valano's terrace. Balcony of Valano Manor, southeast of Silsailen.
3 Offered to appease riled ancestors. Southernmost section of Tanzelwil by the coast.
4 Watching the sky in a tower of swords. East balcony of the Fighters Guildhall in Skywatch.
5 Between cursed ruin and shrine. Immediately southeast of Quendeluun Wayshrine.
6 Near Merormo's refreshment. Shortly northeast of Merormo's Tower.
7 Contemplation's overlook. Northwest of Isle of Contemplation atop the waterfall.
8 Up and west in the broken dawn. Ruined manor in Dawnbreak.
9 Gleaming beacon, ship-guide. Apex of North Beacon.
10 Ancient chamber of golden glow. Southeast corner of the flooded chamber of Bewan.
11 The Heritance stakes this claim. Northwest tunnel stretch of Del's Claim.
12 Near the folly's end. Southeast chamber of Entila's Folly.
13 Held in a corner by the House of Troubles. Northeast chamber of Mehrunes' Spite.
14 Blood-drained thralls stumble past. Eastern chamber of Ondil.
15 Corpses from another age walk here. Southwestern corner of the tunnel adjacent to the final chamber in Wansalen.
16 Hidden home in the gully's wall. Eastern side of the center chamber of Toothmaul Gully.

Achievements[]

Main article: Achievements (Online)

Achievements can be earned by completing specific tasks such as completing quests and discovering locations. Achievements are separated into categories and their progress is viewable from the journal. Earning achievement provides the Vestige a number of points, and some achievements unlock unique rewards such as furnishings that can be bought from Achievement Furnishers or collectibles.

Character Journal Icon Character
Skyshards
Dungeon Journal Icon Dungeons
Public Dungeons
  • Toothmaul Gully Conqueror
  • Toothmaul Gully Group Event
  • Toothmaul Gully Vanquisher
Group Dungeons
  • Banished Cells I Vanquisher
  • Banished Cells II Vanquisher
Veteran Dungeons Journal Icon Veteran Dungeons
General
  • Banished Cells I Conqueror
  • Banished Cells II Conqueror
Death Challenges
  • Cursed Hero
  • Soul Splitter
Slayer Challenges
  • Rilis Dremora Slayer
  • Veteran Bonebreaker I
  • Veteran Bonebreaker II
  • Veteran Daedra Slayer I
Speed Challenges
  • Banished Cells I Assassin
  • Banished Cells II Assassin
Survivor Challenges
  • Banished Cells I Survivor
  • Banished Cells II Survivor
Exploration Journal Icon Exploration
Aldmeri Dominion
  • Anarume Bounty Hunter
  • Auridon Cave Delver
  • Auridon Master Explorer
  • Auridon Pathfinder
  • Bandit Lord Bounty Hunter
  • Bewan Explorer
  • Del's Claim Explorer
  • Entila's Folly Explorer
  • Ghost Captain Crusher
  • Marines Avenger
  • Mehrunes' Spite Explorer
  • Nestmother Eradicator
  • Ondil Explorer
  • Snapjaw's Bane
  • Wansalen Explorer
Fishing
  • Auridon Angler
Quests Journal Icon Quests
Aldmeri Dominion
  • A Rule Unquestioned
  • Auridon Adventurer
  • Sunder the First Veil
  • Sunder the Second Veil
  • Sunder the Third Veil

Shalidor's Library[]

Main article: Shalidor's Library

Thirty-two books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Auridon and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker.

Fish[]

Main article: Fishing (Online)

Fish can be caught from fishing hotspots, ideally with the correct bait. Common fish will be caught most often while rare fish and alternative bait are rare catches. Each zone has unique rare fish than can be caught from hotspots. Slaughterfish and trodh can be caught from foul hotspots, dhufish and longfin can be caught from saltwater hotspots, silverside perch and spadetail can be caught from lake hotspots, and salmon and river betty can be caught from river hotspots. Chub, minnow, shad and fish roe can be caught and used as bait from foul, saltwater, lake and river hotspots, respectively.

Fish Source Quality
Barbel Lakes Fine
Blackspotted Pike Rivers Fine
Blue Monkfish Saltwater Superior
Bristlemouths Rivers Fine
Eucla Cod Saltwater Fine
Ilyadifish Lakes Superior
Mola Saltwater Fine
Mudfish Lakes Fine
Muskie Rivers Fine
Shimmerpike Rivers Superior
Sturgeon Lakes Fine
Thrassian Eel Saltwater Superior

Gallery[]

Interactive map[]


Trivia[]

  • Auridon bears a descriptive and nominal similarity to Moridunon.

Appearances[]

References[]

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