The Elder Scrolls: Arena is the only game in which players can fully explore Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls Online is planning to have all of Tamriel explorable, and currently has parts of every province and has all of Valenwood, High Rock, and Summerset Isles. As long as you are a member you have access to every DLC new and old. If you want to start the game with as much content as possible, the best solution will be to buy the Greymoor edition.
It will give you access to a total of four large expansions. It is worth noting that buying Summerset, Elsweyr and Greymoor DLCs separately is more expansive than buying the entire set straight away. There is, of course, that typical Elder Scrolls trademark where every NPC has the emotional range of a plank of wood not helped by the fact that voice acting had not yet been inserted into this earlier version of the game but the towering elven architecture and wide open plains were truly graphically stunning.
Well, kind of. The Psijic Order is an ancient organisation in Tamriel which pre-dates the Mages guild and calls the island of Artaeum its home. Those interested in following the main quest will be glad to know that it leads you directly to the Psijic Order so there are no diverging threads here. From what we can tell, the writing of these quests has actually somewhat improved since the base Elder Scrolls Online game was released.
We chose to follow what we believe to be the main quest for Summerset Isles and stuck staunchly to our path, despite coming across several opportunities to begin other quests along the way. We found ourselves gathering intel, donning disguises, sneaking through monasteries, battling otherworldly creatures and visiting other lands all in the space of a couple of hours for just a single quest line.
Crafting is a much deeper experience in the Elder Scrolls Online than it is in a mainline Elder Scrolls title. When the Oblivion Gates began opening all over Tamriel, the Summerset Isles were thrown into anarchy.
Refugees were slaughtered by the thousands. Those who tried to flee by boat found the Daedra had conjured storms to prevent escape and were cut down on the wharves and docks. Many were forced into the raging sea and drowned. Towards the end of what would become forever known as "The Oblivion Crisis," only the legendary Crystal Tower of the High Elves stood fast against the Daedric hordes.
It was there they made their last stand, in the ensuing battle the Altmer Sorcerers and Archers killed so many Daedra that they scaled the walls over mounds of their own dead. It was not enough however, and the Crystal Tower fell, literally torn asunder by Daedric machines. In those final moments, the hordes of Daedra vanished completely.
Though many disputed the Thalmor's miraculous claims, one by one they had their reputations ruined by Thalmor perpetuated rumors and were exiled. Those who continued, even in exile were often assassinated. One such famous example was the great seer-mage Rynandor the Bold. He had commanded the defense of the Crystal Tower, and was considered a great hero of the Oblivion Crisis. Rynandor was quickly assassinated aboard a ship bound for Anvil thereafter.
In 4E 22 , in the wake of the Oblivion Crisis and the resulting Stormcrown Interregnum , the government of the Summerset Isles, a monarchy of which formed a part of the Tamrielic Empire was buckling under the pressure exerted by an angry populace. Many people felt cheated by this foreign power; they stood without the protection of the Legion and were victims of the increasing corruption of the administrative powers left to control the province all while the tax collectors ran the peoples pockets dry, all to cater for the needs of others far away.
They overthrew the rightful Kings and Queens of the Altmer in a violent uprising. Then the first of many pogroms descended on Summerset Isle. They slaughtered any who were not "of the blood of the Aldmer" as well as many remaining dissidents. The Thalmor, following the steps of the Altmeri before them, soon infecting that of neighboring Valenwood , spreading their nationalistic ideas to the Bosmeri peoples. As with the Summerset Isles, the Empire did not concern themselves with the territory, they had more pressing matters to attend to.
By 4E 29 , the Thalmor had gathered enough support to challenge the government of Valenwood, of which was swiftly overthrown, leading to Valenwood becoming part of the Aldmeri Dominion and cutting all ties with the Empire. Given the significance of the moons to the Khajiit in Elsweyr , there was large panic and unrest amongst them.
The Khajiit religion is based loosely on the moons, as it determines the birth patterns of the Khajiit race. When the moons did return, the Thalmor took credit, claiming to have used previously undiscovered Mythic Magics, and the Khajiit considered them their saviors, causing a massive decline in Imperial influence in the region.
A coup then overthrew the Elsweyr Confederacy , creating the two kingdoms of Anequina and Pelletine , which the Aldmeri Dominion accepted as client states. In 4E , tensions between the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion reached a breaking point as the Thalmor denounced the Empire and ordered them to cease espionage, halt militarization and cede a vast amount of land in Hammerfell amongst other demands lest they provoke war.
Both Cyrodiil and Hammerfell were attacked quickly and much to the Empire's surprise, from Elsweyr. The Thalmor moved quickly, taking the city of Leyawiin and besieging Bravil. Hammerfell was disorganized and ravaged by civil conflict, and the southern coast was quickly taken, driving the Empire north across the Alik'r Desert. By 4E , all of the Southern coast of Hammerfell was in Aldmeri hands, with the exception of Hegathe , which was besieged and later taken - as was Skaven.
However, the Aldmeri forces in Hammerfell were severely weakened by their victory and the subsequent advance into the Alik'r; and was withdrawn and focused on Cyrodiil. After a climactic battle, the Imperial City fell to the Aldmeri Dominion. By 4E , the Empire focused the amassed strength of all of its forces on retaking the Imperial City. After the Battle of the Red Ring , the Aldmeri force in Cyrodiil was destroyed and for a while it appeared that the Empire had won.
However, it soon came to their attention that the heavy losses at the Battle of the Red Ring had pushed the Empire's forces beyond continuing the war. A treaty was negotiated which ceded parts of Hammerfell to the Aldmeri Dominion and allowed the Thalmor the ability to outlaw Talos worship throughout the Empire.
This was called the White-Gold Concordat , and was a catalyst for both of the subsequent rebellions in Hammerfell and Skyrim , whose cultures suffered directly as a result of the treaty, much to the amusement of the Thalmor.
This conflict ended in the signing of the White-Gold Concordat , which among other things criminalized the worship of Tiber Septim's god-form. Shortly thereafter, the Dominion sent the Thalmor to intervene in both Hammerfell and Skyrim , empowered by their wish for total rule of Tamriel. Prior to the Dragon Crisis, the influence of the Thalmor in Skyrim is unclear.
It is known that the Dragonborn 's support for either the Imperial loyalists or the Nordic nationalists changed the tide of the Civil War present there. The Altmeri religion is a very interesting one due to its mix of culture, heroes, Aedra, and Daedra.
Doom Drum, or Lorkhan, is their devil figure. The capital of the Isle, Alinor, has been described by human traders as "made from glass or insect wings. A monument to the spirit of the elven people. Within the glittering walls of the Tower are housed the graves of the early Aldmeri settlers, preserved forever as a lasting symbol of the power of the people for that brief moment in history, fully unified.
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