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Zombie cats confirmed? New Elsweyr art clues
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So, here's a new datamined image from the upcoming Elsweyr chapter: 
Upon first glance it seems like a bunch of Khajiit civilians fighting a sudden Dragon attack, but if you enlarge the image or look closely you'll notice that their eyes have a blue glow. The same blue glow in fact that the two shady spellcasters (*cough necro hype cough*) use, with one of them even directing a spell at the Khajiit, not the Dragon. We can then note that some civilians are running towards the attacking Dragon, not away from it as common sense would dictate. Conclusion: zombie cats are now a thing.
Unless they are alive and compelled by some mind control spell, the Khajiit in the image are corpses, reanimated by the two Necromancers to attack the Dragon - which is kinda sad but also awesome! Does that mean we'll see Khajiit zombies? There aren't enough Khajiit enemies in the game anyway, apart from a few bandits and Dro-m'Athra so it would be great to see cities overrun with shambling zombie cats. Will Khajiit zombies feature in the storyline? If yes, will they fight alongside us, or will some corrupt necromancer make them fight us instead?
The Dragon is also surrounded by rubble, which could be a simple destroyed city on the map that serves as the backdrop for some story quest, or... could it mean destroyable buildings?
They already utilize destroyable structures in Cyro, so they could reuse the same technology to make Elsweyr and the destructive potential of the dragon threat even more immersive! If Dragon Attacks turn out to be specific cities besieged by dragons at a given time (like dolmen or geyser, but on steroids), we could totally have a collapsed wall and building mechanic like in the image! Or if the Dragons turn out to be World bosses, perhaps they can use some destroyable cover mechanic amongst their abilities (like Domihaus in FH) to make innovative and exciting WB fights in an urban environment. What do you guys think, will we ever see destroyable buildings for PvE purposes, or is that just reading too much into a simple image? 
Upon first glance it seems like a bunch of Khajiit civilians fighting a sudden Dragon attack, but if you enlarge the image or look closely you'll notice that their eyes have a blue glow. The same blue glow in fact that the two shady spellcasters (*cough necro hype cough*) use, with one of them even directing a spell at the Khajiit, not the Dragon. We can then note that some civilians are running towards the attacking Dragon, not away from it as common sense would dictate. Conclusion: zombie cats are now a thing.
Unless they are alive and compelled by some mind control spell, the Khajiit in the image are corpses, reanimated by the two Necromancers to attack the Dragon - which is kinda sad but also awesome! Does that mean we'll see Khajiit zombies? There aren't enough Khajiit enemies in the game anyway, apart from a few bandits and Dro-m'Athra so it would be great to see cities overrun with shambling zombie cats. Will Khajiit zombies feature in the storyline? If yes, will they fight alongside us, or will some corrupt necromancer make them fight us instead?
The Dragon is also surrounded by rubble, which could be a simple destroyed city on the map that serves as the backdrop for some story quest, or... could it mean destroyable buildings?
They already utilize destroyable structures in Cyro, so they could reuse the same technology to make Elsweyr and the destructive potential of the dragon threat even more immersive! If Dragon Attacks turn out to be specific cities besieged by dragons at a given time (like dolmen or geyser, but on steroids), we could totally have a collapsed wall and building mechanic like in the image! Or if the Dragons turn out to be World bosses, perhaps they can use some destroyable cover mechanic amongst their abilities (like Domihaus in FH) to make innovative and exciting WB fights in an urban environment. What do you guys think, will we ever see destroyable buildings for PvE purposes, or is that just reading too much into a simple image? 5
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✭So, here's a new datamined image from the upcoming Elsweyr chapter:
Upon first glance it seems like a bunch of Khajiit civilians fighting a sudden Dragon attack, but if you enlarge the image or look closely you'll notice that their eyes have a blue glow.
On my screen their eyes are the same colour green as the dragons, not blue. As if they are being controlled by it, not the necromancers.
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Yours with paws
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It just seemed odd to me that they'd be fighting the dragons - the Elsweyr prologue heavily implies that releasing the Dragons was part of the Imperial occupiers' plan, so why would the bad guy necromancers be attacking their own secret weapons? Unless the dragons turned on the Imperials as well, so now Elsweyr will have necromancers and dragons fighting with each other while we fight them bothImperials are attacking Elsweyr with an army of necromancers, the more they kill the stronger their army. Of course there would be Khajjits which were risen :P
Perhaps the eyes of the left Khajiit who stands further back are greenish, but the eyes of the right-hand-side Khajiit who is closest to us are definitely blue, enlarge the image and sample the colour, it's blue. I'll concede the left one may have pale green eyes, in which case he's either alive with his natural eye colour, or he's being mind-controlled by the dragon to attack the necromancers while the necromancers are mind-controlling the other Khajiit to attack the dragon *mind blown*... the plot thickens.
On my screen their eyes are the same colour green as the dragons, not blue. As if they are being controlled by it, not the necromancers.So, here's a new datamined image from the upcoming Elsweyr chapter:
Upon first glance it seems like a bunch of Khajiit civilians fighting a sudden Dragon attack, but if you enlarge the image or look closely you'll notice that their eyes have a blue glow.
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✭✭✭SantieClaws wrote: »But how will you tell which of us are zombies and which have just had an enjoyable evening around the bubbler yes?
Yours with paws
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MagicalLija✭✭✭✭✭"It just seemed odd to me that they'd be fighting the dragons - the Elsweyr prologue heavily implies that releasing the Dragons was part of the Imperial occupiers' plan, so why would the bad guy necromancers be attacking their own secret weapons?"
I don't think Abnur Tharn is specifically still part with the Empire. He wouldn't get a khajiit companion if he was killing the race.
Imperials were just a coincidence. Abnur was probably seeking some form of power or knowledge he could gain from the dragons.
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Hmm, good point. I guess we could just...SantieClaws wrote: »But how will you tell which of us are zombies and which have just had an enjoyable evening around the bubbler yes?
Yours with paws
Santie Claws
(AD) Artim X/Xirtām/Måtrix |PC/NA| Casual staff wielding vampire sorcerer/templar/arcanistElectric-Stunhttps://media.giphy.com/media/Av0zcKH3i2BkaY1GXW/giphy.gif/https://c.tenor.com/jQHdFftrgwMAAAAC/tenor.gifElectric-Pets- Roleplay Damage Dealing Build.
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (infused/shock enchant), and Kinras's jewelry (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused/flame/weapon damage enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Boundless Storm, Mages' Wrath, Lightning Flood, Shocking Soul (Shock damage, Class Mastery Signature Script, and Empower), and Power Overload.
- Ability-Bar 2: Storm Pulsar, Streak, Shock Reach, Unstable Wall of Storms, Shocking Burst (Shock Damage, remove 1 negative effect, and interrupt) and Thunderous Rage.
Solo: Use Kinras's chest, replace Mora with Ring of the Pale Order, and use a heavy Slimcraw piece for max critical.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHVjemwxZHI2ZmQ2bTg1ZG0xOTZ3b2QwajBzNGxmaHh6OXRpN3p6YSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/eBgWizk5dmZRS/giphy.gifElectric-Heal- Stress free one bar pet build .
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants. No chest piece), 1 medium Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, medium, Max Mag Enchants), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant ring and necklace (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant), Oakensoul ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)
- Ability-Bar: Daedric Prey, Summon Volatile Familiar, Bound Armaments, Unstable Wall of Storms, Summon Twilight Matriarch, and Greater storm Atronach.
https://media.giphy.com/media/5ibGIHneWS6ek/giphy.gifElectric-Ward- My Healer Build.
- Gear: 5 Spell Power Cure (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (Charged/shock enchant), and Infallible Aether jewelry (arcane with spell damage enchant)/restoration staff (Powered with absorb magicka enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Power Surge, Boundless Storm, Blessing of Restoration, Energy Orb, Twilight Matriarch, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Dark Deal, Overflowing Altar, Elemental Drain, Blockade of Storms, Twilight Matriarch, and Aggressive Horn.
https://media.giphy.com/media/Wa0TGmtDvwW3e/giphy.gifElectric-Vamp- My Meme Tank Build that uses high resistance and variety of wards.
- Gear: 5 Brands of Imperium (All body pieces except Head and Shoulders, with Divine trait, and with Prismatic Defense Enchants), full Iceheart (1 light and 1 medium. Divines and Prismatic Enchant), and Combat Physician jewelry (bloodthirsty with Prismatic Recovery Enchants), Combat Physician restoration staff (Infused with hardening enchant), and combat physician ice staff (Infused with crusher enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Bound Aegis, Deep Thoughts, Boundless Storm, Healing Ward, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Silver Leash (Elemental Drain if healer isn't running it), Bound Aegis, Frost Clench, Blockade of Frost, Empowered Ward, and Temporal Guard.
https://media.giphy.com/media/ukDQiYZzRAxMZKcK86/giphy.gifDawnfang- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (medium chest and body pieces light. All Impenetrable with Prismatic Enchants). Gaze of Sithis and 1 light Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton (light shoulders, and impenetrable with Prismtaic Enchants). Knight Slayer (Swift with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused with oblivion enchant)/restoration staff (infused with oblivion enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Structured Entropy, Boundless Storm, Soul Splitting Trap, Radiating Regeneration, Healing Ward, and Life Giver.
- Ability-Bar 2: Drain Vigor (Elemental Susceptibility), Race Against Time, Rune Cage, Radiant Magelight, Regenerative Ward, and Shatter Soul.
https://media.tenor.com/ogWfvDdsqBIAAAAd/anime-black-clover.gifDuskfang- My casual one bar heavy attack Templar build that primarily utilizes Aedric Spear abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Puncturing Sweep, Aurora Javelin, Toppling Charge, Blazing Spear, Radiant Ward/Breath of life, and Crescent Sweep.
https://media.tenor.com/Jo8aG_ouy_oAAAAd/ac-odyssey.gifEye of the Queen- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Radiant Oppression, Race Against Time, Aurora Javelin, Breath of Life, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/44/1c/fd441c8242af6ec35ada94496feb0901.gifEye of the King- My casual one bar heavy attack Arcanist build that primarily utilizes Herald of the Tome abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Pragmatic Fatecarver, Cephaliarch's Flail, Rune of Displacement, Inspired Scholarship/Evolving Runemend, and The Languid Eye.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOTAzdjV1eTgwbDFmM3lrZmxuMXRqdDR3Y3h1ZDRpajR0M3VjZzQ3NSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/zXmbOaTpbY6mA/giphy.gifPvE Starter Gear- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Race Against Time, Rune of Uncanny Adoration, Evolving Runemend, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://media.giphy.com/media/6CovzgyTig7M4/giphy.gifRace- Gear: 5 Law of Julianos (heavy chest, gloves/belt light, and the rest can be light or 1 medium piece if you're not wearing medium anywhere else on your body. All in training if grinding for XP or divines), Armor of the Seducer or Magnus' Gift head, shoulder, and staves (light with 1 medium piece if you are not already wearing 1 medium Julianos piece. All in training or divines. The staves should be training or infused), and 3 purple Willpower Jewelry with Arcane trait (can be bought from trading guilds for relatively cheap.
- Check tamrieltradecentre.com for the best deals if you're not using a price checking addon).
https://media.giphy.com/media/sdEkeWpiaGz0A/giphy.gifMundus Stones- High elf, since you will not have issues with sustain, but other mag based races are also fine so this is more of a personal choice.
https://media.giphy.com/media/cT3wMhLGQWdKU/giphy.gifCurrent Champion Points- PvP: The Steed for speed. Gotta go fast!
- PvE Healing/Damage: The Thief for decent crit rate.
- PvE Tanking: The Lady to get close to resistance cap.
https://media.giphy.com/media/l4FGDAx6u3hthMhgI/giphy.gifFavorite Foods and Potions- DPS: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Exploiter, Weapons Expert, Fighting Finesse, Master-at-Arms, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Healer Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Hope Infusion, Weapon's Expert, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Tanky Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Ironclad, Enduring Resolve, Reinforced, Duelist's Rebuff, Bastion, Ward Master, Rejuvenation, Fortified.
- PvP Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, Occult Overload, Arcane Supremacy, Bastion, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- PvP Temp/Arcanist: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, From the Brink, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
https://media.giphy.com/media/3otPoTggaYFNd1FdAI/giphy.gif- Parse Food for PvE:(DPS) Ghastly Eye Bowl (increases Max Magicka by 4592 and Magicka Recovery by 459 for 2 hours).
- Gold/Purple Food for Sorc PvP and Meme Tanking:(PvP) Clockwork Citrus Filet (increases Max Health by 3326, Health Recovery by 406 [useful if stage 1 vampire], Max Magicka by 3080, and Magicka Recovery by 338 for 2 hours). Witchmother's Potent Brew (Increase Max Magicka by 2856, Max Health by 3094, and Magicka Recovery by 315 for 2 hours.
- Trash Potions when feeling cheap: Regular CP150 Essence of Magicka pots that I obtain frequently from playing the game or Crown Tri-Restoration Potion obtained from dailies.
- Crafted Potions: Essence of Spell Critical (Bugloss, Lady's Smock, and Water Hyacinth). Without magelight this is my primary means of obtaining Major Prophecy on my Sorc, which increases my Spell Critical Rating. This also heals and restores magicka. Essence of Immovability (Columbine, Corn Flower, and Wormwood). I use this in PvP, since this gives me stealth detection, knockback immunity, and restores magicka (better to use it when competent allies are nearby, since it might reveal that you are surrounded by multiple players in stealth and you will not have an emergency pot available after use). Essence of Invisibility with only 2 ingredients (Blue Entoloma, Namira's Rot, Nirnroot, or Spider Egg). I use this in PvE content that requires stealth and if I need more speed I'll use Rapid Maneuver before using the potion. Essence of Invisibility with 3 ingredients (Blessed Thistle, Blue Entoloma, and Namira's Rot). Very useful in PvP alongside the vampire Dark Stalker passive, since you'll be invisible, ignore movement speed penalty while in Crouch, and you'll have a 30% movement speed boost from Major Expedition (I always have this slotted when riding from point A to B in PvP land, since gankers are always lurking). My templar/arcanist will mostly use Essence of Health (Tri-Stat Potion) Ingredients: (Mountain Flower, Columbine, and Bugloss).
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Yours with paws
Santie Claws
I can always rely on Santie to give me a new perspective on a situation
I am just thinking every khajiit should get the zombie-personality and then we can make a group-photo. I am the volunteer to play the "necro" in that picture.
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Spoilers if you haven't done the PTS Elsweyr prologue"It just seemed odd to me that they'd be fighting the dragons - the Elsweyr prologue heavily implies that releasing the Dragons was part of the Imperial occupiers' plan, so why would the bad guy necromancers be attacking their own secret weapons?"
I don't think Abnur Tharn is specifically still part with the Empire. He wouldn't get a khajiit companion if he was killing the race.
Imperials were just a coincidence. Abnur was probably seeking some form of power or knowledge he could gain from the dragons.The Imperials are occupying parts of EÍlsweyr, notably led by Tharn's sister. Abnur initially seeks out the Wrathstone to find a weapon after he got a tip about its existence, and as we fight our way through the Halls of Colossus after getting the tablet, we encounter her mercenaries who want to obtain the Wrathstone for her. Abnur eventually figures out that the Halls hide dragons, and tries to stop his sister's henchmen from opening the door, but fails and the dragons are released. Abnur then wonders whether it was his sister who gave him the tip to find the Wrathstone in the first place, as finding the Wrathstone and releasing the Dragons seemed to be her plan all along.
So Abnur is separate from the Empire occupying Elsweyr, but the leader of the Empire occupying force in Elsweyr seemingly wanted dragons. That's why it would be odd if the depicted necromancers were Imperials.
Ah, fair point. I guess the artist just took some liberties in depicting necromancers who wield staves and offhand spells... so the destroyable buildings thing and the resurrected Khajiit zombies are probably also just artistic licence. Guess we'll just see basic skeletons being raised, meh. I can still dream thoughmommadani907 wrote: »I find it more interesting that both Necro's have a staff in one hand and a spell in the other. Edited by bluebird on February 11, 2019 10:37PM0
Necromancers on that pic 
