
That set something of a template for its four subsequent expansions, all of which brought a well-known or, at the very least, a commonly name-checked region into the ESO fold, and all of which seemed to raise the stakes with their new questlines. The Morrowind expansion introduced the 3v3 Battlegrounds PvP mode, a new class, new trial, and a bushel of quests to populate the space. It was the familiarity that made it special, like you were logging in and meeting a long-lost friend and finding yourself surprised at how much about them you now remembered with their face in front of you to prompt the memories. You know what, you’re on! I’d welcome your companionship.”Īnd just like that, I’d made a new friend! Our first stop will be collecting his gear from the Battered Dragon Inn, a little dive out in Weye, passed the more popular Wawnet Inn.The Elder Scrolls Online ’s first expansion, back in 2017, reintroduced the region of Vvardenfell to players, a legendarily strange setting from the Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind that proved a real thrill to visit again in this new proxy. Trials: That gave me pause, and I folded my arms behind my back, snout pursed in thought.

I offer you my skills as a Battlemage, and perhaps together, we will make fewer mistakes than we would apart.” Though it may, itself, be a faux-pas, I’d like to propose that we travel together. Ruined-Tail: “Then you understand my dilemma. You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve stuck my foot in my mouth since I washed ashore.” Trials: “I hear ya loud and clear, friend. I am a stranger to this land, and fret over mistakes I would make.” Ruined-Tail: “I wish to see the land of Cyrodiil, but I lack the courage to travel it by myself. Trials: “Sure! Listening costs nothing, and I’m actually good at that!” He fell silent for a moment, and it seemed like he was struggling to find the confidence to ask the question that had plagued him all along. I think you are braver than you give yourself credit for.” Ruined-Tail: “And yet, you seem so at ease around me.

Here I speak so frankly of death, and you make quips about it.” Trials: “Have you tried Sload Soap? That stuff can get anything out!” Ruined-Tail: “A certain fetid scent that cannot be cleansed by a swim in a river. “Probably not a good idea to lead with that line, if you’re trying to make friends.” Ruined-Tail: “I suppose that most people are bothered by the aura of death that seems to follow me like a bad smell.” Ruined-Tail: “You know, that you are the first person who has spoken to me since I arrived at Imperial City.”

He introduced himself as “Ruined-Tail.” He seemed kind of nervous. Do a good job, and there’ll be opportunities for you to move up in the world, kiddo.” Anyway, now that you’re a member, move some hot merch with our fences and keep in touch. Trials: “That last one really needs to be spelled out? Sounds like a jerk-move to steal from poor people.”Īrmand: “We get all types trying to join, so sadly, it does need to be spelled out to some people. Animals and monsters can be slain if necessary, but no people. Trials: “.are you sure I didn’t just join the Mafia Guild?”Īrmand: “As a new member, you must follow our three rules One, never steal from a fellow thief. Trials: “.then why the heck did I go through all of that trouble of joining and clearing your initiation?”Īrmand: “Because we hold a monopoly on moving hot merch.” You have earned the right to join the Thieves Guild.”Īrmand: “Jobs? We’re thieves, not masons or scribes! You’re on your own as a thief.” With book in hand, I returned to the Garden of Daeraloth, where Armand congratulated me.Īrmand: “You have returned with the diary.
