Official Discussion Thread for "A Storm Rises Over Tamriel during ESO’s Upcoming Global Reveal"

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This is the official discussion thread for the blog article, "A Storm Rises Over Tamriel during ESO’s Upcoming Global Reveal Show"

Get ready to discover what adventures await in this year’s Chapter and year-long saga during the upcoming ESO 2022 Global Reveal.
Edited by ZOS_Kevin on 25 January 2022 21:52
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  • Olauron
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    The three ships of three Alliances travel to new adventure. Intriguing.
    The Three Storm Sharks, episode 8 released on january the 8th.
    One mer to rule them all,
    one mer to find them,
    One mer to bring them all
    and in the darkness bind them.
  • colossalvoids
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    Well I wonder featuring tattered alliance banners also...
    Anyway it looks and sounds Fre... Breton as hell, will see what the features will be as third year without good one would be devastating.
  • ZOS_Kevin
    ZOS_Kevin
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    A brand-new Elder Scrolls adventure is coming. 📜

    Tune in to the ESO 2022 Global Reveal on Thursday, January 27 at 3PM EST/8pm GMT on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda to get a first look at the upcoming Chapter, DLCs, and more.
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  • seecodenotgames
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    If the stream is on the 27th, does that mean PTS starts on the Monday 31st?
    Houses on PC EU (newest first)
    67. Dawnwood Village (Gladesong Arboretum) - A village built into a new forest
    66. Undaunted Fortress (Mournoth Keep) - The undaunted have moved into these Orcish Towers
    65. Wedding at Sea (The Fair Winds) - Have a lovely wedding ceremony at sea and relax in the bridal suite in the Captain's Quarters
    64. Alikr Oasis Paradise (Sword-singer's Redoubt) - This grand home was built above a deep well to commemorate their ancestors
    63. Azandars Tea House (Kelesan Ruhn) - A tea shop/cafe in the shape of a life-sized teapot
    62. Sand Castles (Fogbreak Lighthouse) - A literal life size sand castle
    61. Riften Meadery (Old Mistveil Manor) - A new meadery has opened outside Riften
    60. Helene's Writing Room (Golden Gryphon Garret) - A small room for Helene to get some quiet writing time
    59. Picnic at Pelin (Black Vine Villa) - Based on the lore book Picnic at Pelin (A Horror Story)
    58. Almalexias Temple (Forsaken Stronghold) - A Dunmer Tower with a shrine to the three
    57. Pirate New Life For Me (Highhallow Hold) - A pirate tavern where they gift you loot
    56. Woodvine Cathedral (Agony's Ascent) - A living cathedral thriving in the Deadlands
    55. Dark Elf Town House (Quondam Indorilia) - A small and cosy town house on the edge of Mournhold
    54. The Secret Tower (Exorcised Coven Cottage) - A hidden mage tower in the swamps on the Hag Fen
    53. Knight Club (Frostvault Chasm) - A disco in a dwarven mineshaft
    52. Dwemer Cave City (The Erstwhile Sanctuary) - A lost dwarven city has been found deep underground
    51. Alinor Gryphon Aerie (Colossal Aldmeri Grotto) - A place where gryphons are trained
    50. The Charred Towers (Doomchar Plateau) - Deadlands themed fortress with two towers and custom furniture
    49. Argonian Sea Town (Tel Galen) - An Argonian sea port
    48. Daedric Princess Tower (Seaveil Spire) - An underwater tower dedicated to the Daedric Prince Meridia
    47. Fargrave Observatory (Ossa Accentium) - An observatory in the portal realm of Fargrave
    46. Hundings Beach House (Hundings Palatial Hall) - Beach house and hottub
    45. Crystal Gardens (Snugpod) - Enchanted Gardens with crystalline trees
    44. Dawnlight Health Spa (Princely Dawnlight Palace) - Our spa waters are revitalising and ready to heal your aching body
    43. Mountainside Retreat (Pariah's Pinnacle) - An orc mountainside hall with an amazing view
    42. Volcanic Vile Villa (Kushalit Sanctuary) - A private hollowed out volcano for all your mad alchemist needs
    41. Arenthian Water Temple (Strident Springs Demesne) - A relaxing water temple outside Arenthia
    40. Woodland Cottage (Ald Velothi Harbor House) - A house in a tree, but not a treehouse
    39. Winter Snow Meadhall (Enchanted Snow Globe Home) - A winter meadhall has opened to get everyone in the festive mood
    38. Fire and Ice Hotel (Elinhir Private Arena) - An new hotel has opened with an ice bar and a lava room
    37. City of Princes (Pantherfang Chapel) - Citadese is under attack from a dragon invasion. Prince Tarvia is leading the escape through the sewers.
    36. Dark Brotherhood Home (Stay-Moist Mansion) - A Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary found beneath an Argonian village
    35. Volkihar Courtyard (Velothi Reverie) - A castle courtyard modelled on the famous Volkihar Castle in Skyrim
    34. Rada's Summer Getaway (Potentate's Retreat) - A Redguard mansion with a dark vampiric secret in the basement
    33. Cascadia Wine N Dine (Sweetwater Cascades) - Vineyard and meadery with two restaurants and a chapel
    32. Walled Kitchen Garden (Amaya Lake Lodge) - Fresh produce and cut flowers for sale. Hot food served in a family restaurant.
    31. Luckycat Summerhouse (Lucky Cat Landing) - A khajiiti villa with spa and dining
    30. Helene's Boutique (Water's Edge) - The famous dressmaker has opened a new dress shop in town
    29. Alinor Garden Party (Mathiisen Manor) - A party in the flower gardens of a Altmer noble's manor
    28. Markarth Bath House (Stone Eagle Aerie) - A relaxing spa and bath house with an arts and craft centre
    27. Treeboat house (The Gorinir Estate) - No one know how an imperial ship ended up in the treetops
    26. Varlaisvea College (Varlaisvea Ayleid Ruins) - An ancient library has been discovered deep inside an Ayleid ruin
    25. City on the Moon (The Orbservatory Prior) - Moonbase with housing and an inn under the stars
    24. Lakemire Water Gardens (Lakemire Xanmeer Manor) - Relaxing hanging gardens and a fish restaurant beneath the Xanmeer
    23. Hircine's Hunt Club (Hunters Glade) - A relaxing villa for werewolves to feast in the ever refilling hunting grounds
    22. Lost Dwarven Kingdom (Shalidor’s Shrouded Realm) - A lost Dwemer king's palace has been found in a mage's pocket realm
    21. Replaced with 54. The Secret Tower
    20. Topal Fishing Resort (Grand Topal Hideaway) - A resort in the middle of a fishing lake on a private island
    19. Castleton Manor (Alinor Crest Townhouse) - The home of Lord Castleton and his daughter Sonja
    18. Cave of BBQ N Ribs (Earthtear Cavern) - A secret rocky dome, hosts a BBQ and ribs restaurant
    17. Who Lived in a Shoe (The Ample Domicile) - There was an old reach witch who lived in a shoe
    16. Dwemer Party Tower (Hall of the Lunar Champion - Lion's Cradle) - A dwarven flying tower repurposed for parties
    15. A Taste of Alinor (Sleek Creek House) - A small piece of Alinor beside a creek
    14. Lava Submarine Base (Bastion Sanguinaris) - An evil vampire alchemy lab, accessible only via a lava submarine
    13. Spirit-tree Library (Wraithhome) - A library built atop an ancient forest within an ancient Daedric ruin
    12. Golden Beach Palace (Thieves' Oasis) - A dwarven inspired Redguard beach resort
    11. Mad Scientists House (Cyrodilic Jungle House) - Workshop and garage with an experimental De-lore-ean
    10. Big Toy House (Antiquarian's Alpine Gallery) - Two life sized doll's houses and a inn beneath the stairs
    9. Icy Falls Inn (Forgemaster Falls) - Two Nord lodges on a lake, serving mead and fresh fish
    8. Blue-ice Palace (Stillwaters Retreat) - Solitude, but on a frozen lake
    7. Mushroom Manor (Coldharbour Surreal Estate) - Dunmer house built from giant mushrooms
    6. Vampire Academy with wine bar (Daggerfall Overlook) - Come for the nibbles; stay for eternity
    5. Three Pillows War (Grymharth's Woe) - Re-enact the three banners war with pillow forts and floof balls
    4. Treefern House (Moon-sugar meadow) - Giant treefern treehouse
    3. Artaeum Theatre (Grand Psijic Manor) - Tiered Balcony
    2. Imperial Bridal Suite (Linchal Grand Manor) - Wedding venue with bridal suite extension
    1. Dragonguard Penthouse (Jode's Embrace) - 3 Extra floors, with indoor conservatory and top floor gym
  • Ilsabet
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    Well this isn't much, but it's enough to get me excited. Three-banner armada actually working together, and the locale is beautiful. I wonder how much actual seafaring there will be in the gameplay, but either way it's a cool visual. And they're running into a bit of trouble there at the end, so that's suitably ominous.

    Also I'm not sure whether to hope or dread that the evil knight looking guy is someone we know...
    Ilsabet Menard - DC Breton Nightblade archer - Savior of Pretty Much Everything, Grand Overlord & Empress Nubcakes
    Katarin Auclair - DC Breton Warden healer & ice mage
    My characters and their overly elaborate backstories
    Ilsabet's Headcanon
    The Adventures of Torbyrn Windchaser - Breaking the Ice & Ashes to Ashes
    PC NA
  • RandomKodiak
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    Looks good but was more hoping for Redguard over Breton but oh well will be there :)
  • Araneae6537
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    Well I wonder featuring tattered alliance banners also...
    Anyway it looks and sounds Fre... Breton as hell, will see what the features will be as third year without good one would be devastating.

    I wouldn’t mind if they just improve on what we have, maybe even refresh a few dated elements, and then focus on telling a good story in an interesting location. :) New features can be fun but I don’t think it’s needed every year.
  • M_Volsung
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    Ilsabet wrote: »
    Well this isn't much, but it's enough to get me excited. Three-banner armada actually working together, and the locale is beautiful. I wonder how much actual seafaring there will be in the gameplay, but either way it's a cool visual. And they're running into a bit of trouble there at the end, so that's suitably ominous.

    Also I'm not sure whether to hope or dread that the evil knight looking guy is someone we know...

    That knight is Darien's evil twin.
    "In the Deep Halls, Far from Men;
    Forsaken Red Mountain, Twisted Kin;
    Hail the Mind, Hail the Stone;
    Dwarven Pride, Stronger than Bone"

    —Dwemer Inquiries I-III, Thelwe Ghelein
  • Ilsabet
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    M_Volsung wrote: »
    Ilsabet wrote: »
    Well this isn't much, but it's enough to get me excited. Three-banner armada actually working together, and the locale is beautiful. I wonder how much actual seafaring there will be in the gameplay, but either way it's a cool visual. And they're running into a bit of trouble there at the end, so that's suitably ominous.

    Also I'm not sure whether to hope or dread that the evil knight looking guy is someone we know...

    That knight is Darien's evil twin.

    :grimace:
    Ilsabet Menard - DC Breton Nightblade archer - Savior of Pretty Much Everything, Grand Overlord & Empress Nubcakes
    Katarin Auclair - DC Breton Warden healer & ice mage
    My characters and their overly elaborate backstories
    Ilsabet's Headcanon
    The Adventures of Torbyrn Windchaser - Breaking the Ice & Ashes to Ashes
    PC NA
  • BlossomDead
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    Hopefully the servers will be able to cope with this new content. The game is already increasingly unplayable.
  • Chips_Ahoy
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    Meh, if I did not know that it is a new chapter I would think that it is Summerset 2.0.

    I hope there is no other talking skull.
  • RedBranch
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    This teaser already exceeds my expectations for 2022. Looking forward to 1/27!
  • Einstein_
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    will there be something for the PvP community ?
  • MajThorax
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    I wish cities looked actually like this. Instead we get 6 buildings and a tower. Also it looks a lot like Karnaca from dishonored 2.
  • Lumsdenml
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    Chips_Ahoy wrote: »
    I hope there is no other talking skull.

    Same, because he is the best character in the game.
    In game ID: @KnightOfTacoma
    Main: Black Knight of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50/CP 2160 Nightblade NA PC - Grand Master Crafter, adventurer and part time ganker. Rank 35 - Palatine Grade 1
    PVP Main:Knight of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Rank 29 - Brigadier Grade 1 - Ravenwatch veteran. Blood for the Pact!
    Guild: The Disenfranchised - ZZ!
    Obituary:
    RIP Priest of Tacoma - EP Lvl 22 Dragon Knight NA PC Kyne - Lost in the Garden of Shadows.
    RIP.Viscount of Tacoma - EP Lvl 18 Dragon Knight NA PC Kyne - Lost in the war.
    RIP. Squire of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Died of Knahaten Flu.
    RIP Reaper of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Died of Consumption.
    RIP Sovereign of Tacoma - EP Lvl 32 NightBlade NA PC Kyne - Lost at The Battle of Brindle, December 13, 2018.
    RIP Dauphin of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC Kyne - Overdosed on Skooma.
    RIP Wraith of Tacoma - EP Lvl 10 Dragon Knight NA PC - Eaten by a dragon.
    RIP Red Knight of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Died at the Battle of Chalmen, March 18th, 2021.
    RIP Maharajah of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Lost in a sandstorm.
    RIP Vampire Of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Sorcerer NA PC - Fell asleep in the sun. RIP
  • Lumsdenml
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    New PVP content!!!!!

    (I don't believe it, but fingers are crossed)
    In game ID: @KnightOfTacoma
    Main: Black Knight of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50/CP 2160 Nightblade NA PC - Grand Master Crafter, adventurer and part time ganker. Rank 35 - Palatine Grade 1
    PVP Main:Knight of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Rank 29 - Brigadier Grade 1 - Ravenwatch veteran. Blood for the Pact!
    Guild: The Disenfranchised - ZZ!
    Obituary:
    RIP Priest of Tacoma - EP Lvl 22 Dragon Knight NA PC Kyne - Lost in the Garden of Shadows.
    RIP.Viscount of Tacoma - EP Lvl 18 Dragon Knight NA PC Kyne - Lost in the war.
    RIP. Squire of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Died of Knahaten Flu.
    RIP Reaper of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Died of Consumption.
    RIP Sovereign of Tacoma - EP Lvl 32 NightBlade NA PC Kyne - Lost at The Battle of Brindle, December 13, 2018.
    RIP Dauphin of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC Kyne - Overdosed on Skooma.
    RIP Wraith of Tacoma - EP Lvl 10 Dragon Knight NA PC - Eaten by a dragon.
    RIP Red Knight of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Died at the Battle of Chalmen, March 18th, 2021.
    RIP Maharajah of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Templar NA PC - Lost in a sandstorm.
    RIP Vampire Of Tacoma - EP Lvl 50 Sorcerer NA PC - Fell asleep in the sun. RIP
  • VaranisArano
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    Someone should've warned sword-wielding person that dunking people in the drink is how you get heroes coming after you.

    Big TES II: Daggerfall vibes with this one, starting off the Agent's journey with a magic storm at sea and consequent shipwreck.

    Of course, the Vestige is no stranger to surviving shipwrecks either after washing up on the shores of Khenarthi's Roost, Bleakrock Isle, Stros M'Kai, and Vvardenfell.
    Edited by VaranisArano on 5 January 2022 18:52
  • WhiteCoatSyndrome
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    Pyandonea? My main will be pleased if so.
    #proud2BAStarObsessedLoony
    PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
    A useful explanation for how RNG works

    How to turn off the sustainability features (screen dimming, fps cap) on PC
  • johnjetau
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    Me keeping a watch on X-Box social media for any leaks that they may "accidentally" reveal.
  • Alexium
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    Nice teaser! Covenant ship going from Illiac Bay to the some western isles. But why is the Dominion ship coming from the north of Tamriel and the Pact ship coming from the south?

    Anyway I love the Breton theme!
  • MaisonNaevius
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    > Wiki spécialisé sur Cyrodiil / en cour de rédaction <
    https://tescyrodiipedia.blogspot.com/

    - Naevius-
  • TonyRockaroni
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    Pyandonea? My main will be pleased if so.

    And here I thought I'd be the only one thinking this. I distinctly remember a few storm-related quests involving Maormer being encountered several times already. That and the fact they showed an island, and Pyandonea is an island continent. So while everyone else is thinking Breton, my mind is 100% thinking Maormer.
    If the Covenant or other alliances ARE involved, perhaps one or more of them tried to colonize on Pyandonea, and the Maormer decided they didn't like that very much.
  • Araneae6537
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    Pyandonea? My main will be pleased if so.

    And here I thought I'd be the only one thinking this. I distinctly remember a few storm-related quests involving Maormer being encountered several times already. That and the fact they showed an island, and Pyandonea is an island continent. So while everyone else is thinking Breton, my mind is 100% thinking Maormer.
    If the Covenant or other alliances ARE involved, perhaps one or more of them tried to colonize on Pyandonea, and the Maormer decided they didn't like that very much.

    From everything that’s been said, including focus on a playable race that hasn’t had a deep dive yet, it must be Bretons or Redguards (or Bosmer, but unless there are Bosmer elsewhere that live nothing like those in Tamriel I will await Falinesti another year). There was nothing about the watching character that looked Maormer — too short and stocky and that armor looks very Breton and definitely not Maormer. Maybe they play a role, but I would not expect the chapter to be focused on the Maormer.
  • Elsonso
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    Pyandonea? My main will be pleased if so.

    And here I thought I'd be the only one thinking this. I distinctly remember a few storm-related quests involving Maormer being encountered several times already. That and the fact they showed an island, and Pyandonea is an island continent. So while everyone else is thinking Breton, my mind is 100% thinking Maormer.
    If the Covenant or other alliances ARE involved, perhaps one or more of them tried to colonize on Pyandonea, and the Maormer decided they didn't like that very much.

    From everything that’s been said, including focus on a playable race that hasn’t had a deep dive yet, it must be Bretons or Redguards (or Bosmer, but unless there are Bosmer elsewhere that live nothing like those in Tamriel I will await Falinesti another year). There was nothing about the watching character that looked Maormer — too short and stocky and that armor looks very Breton and definitely not Maormer. Maybe they play a role, but I would not expect the chapter to be focused on the Maormer.

    My feeling is that while Maormer could be a potential 11th race in ESO, an introduction to a new race should focus on the story of that race, not some playable race. Going to the land of the Maormer, but not doing a deep dive into that race, would be like heading to Paris and eating only at McDonalds.

    If the intent of the Chapter/Year Story is to deep dive into a playable race that has not had a deep dive, it will need to be something like Breton, Redguard, or Imperial. Those are the three races that have not had a deep dive.

    The content of the video actually supports all three.

    1) Breton... as has been noted, the "armored knight" seems to be wearing Breton-ish gear. This is rather weak, as we know nothing about this person and who they are. For all we know, that is "us", as was the Redguard in the Gates of Oblivion movie. However, they put deliberate clues into the movie, so we also have to look at the clip with that in mind. The Breton-ish armor may indicate the deep dive race as part of the intended hints. It could also be the new motif that is coming out.... :smile:

    2) Redguard... The map at the start of the movie shows water west-ish from Hews Bane and Hammerfell. This is actually the area of the Abecean Sea that is usually claimed by Hammerfell, which includes Stros M'Kai, The Chain islands, Cespar, Herme, Systres, and Pankor. If we are heading into the Abecean Sea, one of these will probably be our destination. Additionally, the ship on the map is undoubtedly departing from Hammerfell, probably Hegathe or Gilane. That suggests a Redguard deep dive.

    3) Imperial... We see three ships of three designs with no clear banners. The design indicates the possibility of the three alliances being involved, but they might just be three ships. If they are coming from each alliance, one has to ask why all three alliances are suddenly out sailing about in the ocean. If we assume that the reason is war related and related to a deep dive, then it is possible that they are heading out to counter an Imperial-In-Exile that threatens all three alliances. This is weak, and not just because Imperials are the *** step child playable race in the game that is universally the enemy.

    The movie told us nothing about the chosen race that has not already been guessed. Even though we know less about the Imperial race than any other playable race, my thinking is that this is between Breton and Redguard. I am still leaning towards Redguard, though.

    Of course, there are other things in the movie that do not point to a playable race. The storms at sea are more the Maormer thing, as we learned in Khenarthi's Roost. That does not mean that Maormer have the exclusive rights to sea storms, if the storms were even made by man or mer.

    The town on the bay is not really specific to any race. It does not appear to be a place in Tamriel, unless they really took artistic license with the flyover approach. It suggests large island, which could be anything from a Yokudan island in the Sea of Pearls, to an island in the Abecean that is larger than it looks. Nalonga, in the south part of the Sea of Pearls, Samara, in the north part of the Sea of Pearls, and Pankor, in the Abecean Sea, have bays that could be represented in the movie.

    Nalonga seems like a top contender to me, as it is large enough to be part of a zone, and as an added bonus, is not rumored to be sunk under the water.

    (And... of course... we are talking ZOS interpretation of existing lore, which may not exactly match what we see on UESP. Additionally, if ZOS heads off into uncharted waters (pun intended) and invents new Lore, we have no way to guess.)
    Edited by Elsonso on 8 January 2022 16:12
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  • Araneae6537
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    @Elsonso I agree about the Maormer. I meant that I highly doubt that we are going to Pyandonea this next chapter but that I could see them being involved even as they were involved with various factions in the base game Dominion storyline.

    Edit: Bosmer have had much less of a deep dive than Imperials or even Redguards, nothing additional at all that I know of except for the Stags of Z’en motif.
    Edited by Araneae6537 on 8 January 2022 21:23
  • Elsonso
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    @Elsonso I agree about the Maormer. I meant that I highly doubt that we are going to Pyandonea this next chapter but that I could see them being involved even as they were involved with various factions in the base game Dominion storyline.

    I was building on what you said about the first part.

    As for the Maormer, that is why I even mention the storm at sea. I have no reason to believe that Sea Elves are in any way involved, except for the storm in the movie. As a lead, that is pretty thin. Anorexic, to paraphrase Martin Riggs. I expect that the storms are central to the story, rather than something that just happens. Thus, Maormer influence is still a possibility.

    It is also possible that the Sload will join us in the story, given the location implied by the movie. They are much closer to where this seems to take place than the Maormer. The movie does not show anything that would suggest this, though.

    What intrigues me about the sea storm is that this could be a hint at the "incursion" event (dolmen, harrowstorm, geyser, etc). If that is the case, it would be unprecedented in ESO if it was actually at sea.
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  • Olauron
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    Elsonso wrote: »
    We see three ships of three designs with no clear banners. The design indicates the possibility of the three alliances being involved, but they might just be three ships.
    One ship has yellow banners, one ship has blue banners, one ship has red sails.
    The Three Storm Sharks, episode 8 released on january the 8th.
    One mer to rule them all,
    one mer to find them,
    One mer to bring them all
    and in the darkness bind them.
  • Elsonso
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    Olauron wrote: »
    Elsonso wrote: »
    We see three ships of three designs with no clear banners. The design indicates the possibility of the three alliances being involved, but they might just be three ships.
    One ship has yellow banners, one ship has blue banners, one ship has red sails.

    When I say "banners", I don't mean the little tiny colored pennants that they have flying. I am talking the banners with the alliance emblem on them.

    The AD ship is probably the Prowler under the command of Captain Jimala. The Prowler flies yellow pennants and has AD banners, but I don't think it is part of the AD navy. I think it is also unique among the ships in Tamriel, as most of them are unmarked.

    The DC ship might be the Spearhead under the command of Captain Kaleen, although I don't think her ship flies the Daggerfall Covenant pennants. I don't think I have ever seen a blue pennant on the mast of any ship in the game, so not sure what that means.

    The EP ship in the video is not a warship. I don't know what it is doing there in the first place.
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    We see three ships of three designs with no clear banners. The design indicates the possibility of the three alliances being involved, but they might just be three ships.
    One ship has yellow banners, one ship has blue banners, one ship has red sails.

    When I say "banners", I don't mean the little tiny colored pennants that they have flying. I am talking the banners with the alliance emblem on them.

    I think that these ships are not necessarily actual ships, these ships may be symbols of players from any alliance.
    Edited by Olauron on 9 January 2022 11:20
    The Three Storm Sharks, episode 8 released on january the 8th.
    One mer to rule them all,
    one mer to find them,
    One mer to bring them all
    and in the darkness bind them.
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    Olauron wrote: »
    Elsonso wrote: »
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    We see three ships of three designs with no clear banners. The design indicates the possibility of the three alliances being involved, but they might just be three ships.
    One ship has yellow banners, one ship has blue banners, one ship has red sails.

    When I say "banners", I don't mean the little tiny colored pennants that they have flying. I am talking the banners with the alliance emblem on them.

    I think that these ships are not necessarily actual ships, these ships may be symbols of players from any alliance.
    Hmm. Maybe, but with Gates of Oblivion, they just picked a seemingly random character to represent the players.

    What bugs me about the three ships is the one that is out of place. What we see are two alliances, and then a third ship. If this is symbolism, then the two capital warships next to that rowboat is something significant. Call the red sailed cork-in-the-water EP, if you want, and that may be what they intend it to represent, but then why did EP send Rigurt's cog while the rest sent warships? EP has big warships, too.

    That said... why can't they be hinting at us seeing ships that we have encountered before? The Prowler shows up all over the place, and I would not find it surprising to see her again in a story that involves the ocean. It would actually make sense to bring both of those ships back, given how they like to reuse characters.

    What I am coming to expect is that the symbolism represents the Vestige is on the little red boat, since that is the one that looks like it just capsized at the end. The player always gets the short end of the stick. In Gates of Oblivion, the player was a prisoner being strung up until Eveli came along. Makes sense that this year, we try to drown until our savior, some overly talkative and annoying NPC quest giver, comes along. :smile:
    Probably Jakarn, since this was accidentally leaked a while back.
    Edited by Elsonso on 9 January 2022 14:26
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