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Grahtwood, also known as the Kingdom of Grahtwood,[1] is a zone in the southeast of Valenwood. Its capital, the massive tree-city of Elden Root, with King Camoran Aeradan on the throne, serves as the capital of the Aldmeri Dominion, hidden away in the impenetrable jungle full of huge graht-oak trees.

Background[]

"This region is the southern heart of the Wood Elves' great forest, and home to more of the gigantic graht-oaks than any other part of Valenwood. Its capital, now also the capital of the entire Aldmeri Dominion, is Elden Root."
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The capital of Grahtwood, Elden Root, has served as the capital city of the Aldmeri Dominion since its founding and was simultaneously made the provincial capital of Valenwood by the Thalmor.[2] During the Planemeld in 2E 582, parts of Grahtwood suffered attacks from the Daedra which included the total destruction of Gil-Var-Delle.[3][4][5]

The region, predominantly populated by native Bosmer populations, also features various Orsimer strongholds, locally referred to as Wood Orcs and considered distinct from typical Orsimer,[6] who frequently fend off attacks by organised bandits[7] as well as Ayleid ruins long since abandoned by their creators.[3] Separate from the native Bosmer and Orsimer are populations of Imperials in and around the city of Southpoint that was founded by the Second Empire.[1] During the Alliance War, a group of Argonians left Black Marsh by sea and made landfall in Grahtwood, creating the Gray Mire.[8] Despite the people of the Gray Mire initially considering attacking local Dominion forces, the Dominion tolerated their presence.[9] Khajiit traders also have a presence in the north of the region at Redfur Trading Post, established by Khajiit from Senchal in Southern Elsweyr.[10]

Locations[]

Main article: Locations (Online)

The following are locations accessible in Grahtwood 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 Cormount Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Elden Root Temple Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Elden Root Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Falinesti Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Gil-Var-Delle Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Gray Mire Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Haven Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Ossuary Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Redfur Trading Post Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Southpoint Wayshrine

Delve Icon Burroot Kwama Mine
Group Dungeon Icon Elden Hollow I
Group Dungeon Icon Elden Hollow II
Group Dungeon Icon Lair of Maarselok SB
Delve Icon Mobar Mine
Delve Icon Ne Salas
Public Dungeon Icon Root Sunder Ruins
Delve Icon The Scuttle Pit
Delve Icon Vinedeath Cave
Delve Icon Wormroot Depths

Mundus Stones Dark Anchors Striking Locales World Bosses

Mundus Stone Icon The Lord
Mundus Stone Icon The Mage
Mundus Stone Icon The Tower

World Event Icon Green Hall Dolmen
World Event Icon Long Coast Dolmen
World Event Icon Tarlain Heights Dolmen

Locale Icon Battle of Cormount Memorial
Locale Icon Boar's Run Overlook
Locale Icon Faltonia's Mine
Locale Icon Forked Root Camp
Locale Icon Sacred Leap Grotto
Locale Icon Sweetbreeze Cottage
Locale Icon Tarlain Bandit Camp

Boss Icon Hircine's Henge
Boss Icon Lady Solace's Fen
Boss Icon Nindaeril's Perch
Boss Icon Poacher Camp
Boss Icon Thugrub's Cave
Boss Icon Valanir's Rest

Housing Set Stations Unmarked locations

Housing Icon Grand Topal Hideaway
Housing Icon Snugpod
Housing Icon The Gorinir Estate

Crafting Station Icon Fisherman's Isle (Torug's Pact)
Crafting Station Icon Temple of the Eight (Armor of the Seducer)
Crafting Station Icon Vineshade Lodge (Twilight's Embrace)

Pin Icon Border Crossings
Pin Icon Fisherman's Hut
Pin Icon Sarandel's Carnival
Pin Icon The Aquifer
Pin Icon The Middens
Pin Icon The Orrery
Pin Icon Vineshade Lodge Cave
Pin Icon Volunidai's Manor

Quests[]

Main article: Quests (Online)

Grahtwood 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 Auridon before continuing to Greenshade, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in Grahtwood. 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.

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
  • Things Lost, Things Found BW
Online Quest Icon Prologue quests
Online Quest Icon Event 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 Grahtwood 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 Granted safe haven by the mages. East side of the Mages Guildhall in Haven.
2 The shrine of the south leads north. Between Southpoint and the Bone Orchard.
3 Cooling off on the way to the Tower. Northwest of the Tower.
4 Where the road to the root is an isle. Southeast of Elden Root by the bridge leading south.
5 Atop falls that feed the temple. South of Karthdar at the top of the eastern waterfall.
6 Spotted from a treehouse vantage. West from Karthdar along the road to Elden Root.
7 A doorway to trolls near Redfur. Outside a cave south of Redfur Trading Post Wayshrine.
8 Among ancient words in the stones. A coastal island far south of Gil-Var-Delle among the Ayleid ruins.
9 Above a seasonal site of return. East side of Falinesti Winter Site before the bluff.
10 Where Covenant forces pour forth. Left antechamber before the boss in Ne Salas.
11 A scrabbling, a skittering, a scurrying. Halfway through the Scuttle Pit.
12 Six-legged thunder invades. Next to the boss in Burroot Kwama Mine.
13 Not yet dead on the vine. First room after the boss of Vinedeath Cave.
14 Stolen starlight in wormy depths. Southwest corner of the first chamber in Wormroot Depths.
15 Mined by the bandits of Mobar. On an elevated platform in the northeast of the chamber before the one-way exit door in Mobar Mine.
16 Crocs claimed a meal in the sunder. Area left of the first large area when entering Root Sunder Ruins.

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
  • Root Sunder Conqueror
  • Root Sunder Group Event
  • Root Sunder Vanquisher
Group Dungeons
  • Elden Hollow I Vanquisher
  • Elden Hollow II Vanquisher
Veteran Dungeons Journal Icon Veteran Dungeons
General
  • Elden Hollow I Conqueror
  • Elden Hollow II Conqueror
Death Challenges
  • Canonreeve Reaver
  • Closing the Book
Slayer Challenges
  • Veteran Alit Slayer
  • Veteran Banekin Slayer
  • Veteran Darkfern Orc Slayer
  • Veteran Lurcher Slayer
Speed Challenges
  • Elden Hollow I Assassin
  • Elden Hollow II Assassin
Survivor Challenges
  • Elden Hollow I Survivor
  • Elden Hollow II Survivor
Exploration Journal Icon Exploration
Aldmeri Dominion
  • Burroot Kwama Mine Explorer
  • Grahtwood Cave Delver
  • Grahtwood Master Explorer
  • Grahtwood Pathfinder
  • Mobar Mine Explorer
  • Monsoon Marauder
  • Ne Salas Explorer
  • Peacemaker
  • Poacher Pounder
  • Scuttle Put Explorer
  • Shagura's Doom
  • Thugrub Dissector
  • Valanir's Bane
  • Vinedeath Cave Explorer
  • Water Walloper
  • Wormroot Depths Explorer
Fishing
  • Grahtwood Angler
Quests Journal Icon Quests
Aldmeri Dominion
  • Grahtwood Adventurer
  • Hero of Falinesti
  • Iconoclast
  • Reliquary Retriever
  • Southpoint Savior
Group Dungeons Journal Icon Scalebreaker
General
Veteran

Shalidor's Library[]

Main article: Shalidor's Library

Thirty-two books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Grahtwood 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
Bilious Catfish Foulwater Superior
Devil Ray Saltwater Fine
Dreughfish Lakes Fine
Greater Fangfin Rivers Superior
Hog Sucker Rivers Fine
Koi Lakes Fine
Magrove Shark Saltwater Superior
Mojarra Saltwater Fine
Snapper Eel Foulwater Fine
Stickleback Lakes Superior
Swamp Eel Foulwater Fine
Tiger Perch Rivers Fine

Gallery[]

Interactive map[]


Appearances[]

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Any other quest of the same group in a different zone may be given by the quest giver.

References[]

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