ESO:Auridon

The second largest of the Summerset Isles, Auridon has always served the High Elves as a buffer between their serene archipelago and the turmoil of Tamriel. The Altmer of Auridon have been hardened by generations of repelling invaders, pirates, and plagues.

Zone: Auridon (lore page)
Skyshards	16
Location
Second-largest of the Summerset Isles

Auridon

Auridon is the second-largest island in the Summerset Isles and the location of Firsthold, one of the largest Aldmeri cities in the world. It is renowned for its unique architecture and magnificent gardens.

For more information, see the lore article.

Places

Cities

• 20x20px Firsthold — A city at the northwestern corner of the island of Auridon.
• 20x20px Skywatch — A city at the eastern side of Auridon.
• 20x20px Vulkhel Guard — A port city at the southern tip of Auridon.

Settlements

• 20x20px College of Aldmeri Propriety — A school in northwestern Auridon.
• 20x20px Dawnbreak — A town in northern Auridon, just southwest of the College of Aldmeri Propriety.
• 20x20px Glister Vale — A small, secluded vale in central Auridon, due west of the town of Mathiisen.
• 20x20px Greenwater Cove — A town in northern Auridon, due south of the city of Firsthold.
• 20x20px Mathiisen — A town in central Auridon, just southwest of the city of Skywatch.
• 20x20px North Beacon — A lighthouse in northern Auridon, northeast of the city of Firsthold.
• 20x20px Phaer — A small town in the center of Auridon, just south of the town of Mathiisen.
• 20x20px Shattered Grove — A town in central Auridon, just west of the city of Skywatch.
• 20x20px Silsailen — A small town in southern Auridon, just north of the city of Vulkhel Guard.
• 20x20px South Beacon — A lighthouse in southern Auridon, northwest of the city of Vulkhel Guard.

Caves, Ruins and Mines

• 20x20px Castle Rilis — A ruined castle in northern Auridon, north of Firsthold.
• 20x20px Ezduiin — An elven ruin in central Auridon, just northwest of the city of Skywatch.
• 20x20px The Harborage — A cave in the wilderness which the Prophet has adopted as his home and refuge.
• 20x20px Quendeluun — An elven ruin in north-central Auridon, southeast of the College of Aldmeri Propriety.
• 20x20px Tanzelwil — A haunted elven ruin in southern Auridon, due west of the town of Phaer.
• 20x20px Torinaan — An elven ruin located in northern Auridon, just north of Dawnbreak and southeast of Firsthold.

Dungeons

• 20x20px The Banished Cells I — A group dungeon found at the northern tip of Auridon.
• 20x20px The Banished Cells II — A group dungeon found at the northern tip of Auridon.
• 20x20px Bewan — An elven ruin on the western coast of Auridon, just southwest of the town of Dawnbreak containing Sea Viper soldiers.
• 20x20px Del's Claim — A mine in southern Auridon, just northwest of the city of Vulkhel Guard.
• 20x20px Entila's Folly — An abandoned mine in central Auridon, just southwest of the city of Skywatch containing spiders.
• 20x20px Ondil — An Aldmeri ruin in the center of Auridon, just south of the town of Mathiisen containing bloodthralls and skeevers.
• 20x20px Mehrunes' Spite — A Daedric ruin in the northwestern corner of Auridon, just west of the city of Firsthold containing Daedra and Veiled Heritance Soldiers.
• 20x20px Toothmaul Gully — A cave in central Auridon, southwest of the town of Mathiisen.
• 20x20px Wansalen — An Aldmeri ruin in northeastern Auridon, on the western edge of Quendeluun containing undead.

Group Bosses

• 20x20px Heretic's Summons — A small camp located in central Auridon, north of the city of Skywatch.
• 20x20px Heritance Proving Ground — A small camp located in northern Auridon, north of the College of Aldmeri Propriety.
• 20x20px Nestmother's Den — A small cave located in northern Auridon, east of the town of Greenwater Cove.
• 20x20px Seaside Scarp Camp — A small camp located in southern Auridon, just west of the ruins of Tanzelwil.
• 20x20px Soulfire Plateau — A necromantic worship site located in southern Auridon, southeast of the town of Phaer.
• 20x20px Wreck of the Raptor — A shipwreck located in central Auridon, southwest of the town of Shattered Grove.

Dolmens

• 20x20px Calambar Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point west of Mathiisen in central Auridon.
• 20x20px Iluvamir Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point northwest of Vulkhel Guard in southern Auridon.
• 20x20px Vafe Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point southeast of Firsthold in northern Auridon.

Mundus Stones

• 20x20px The Lady — A Mundus Stone found in Auridon, Glenumbra, Stonefalls, and Cyrodiil.
• 20x20px The Lover — A Mundus Stone found in Auridon, Glenumbra, Stonefalls, and Cyrodiil.

Points of Interest

• 20x20px Beacon Falls — An overlook located in northern Auridon, just east of North Beacon.
•  Buraniim Isle — A medium-sized island in central Auridon, just off the coast from the town of Mathiisen.
• 20x20px Eastshore Islets Camp — A small camp located in southern Auridon, south of the town of Silsailen.
• 20x20px Errinorne Isle — A medium-sized island in central Auridon, just off the coast from the city of Skywatch.
• 20x20px Hightide Keep — An abandoned ruin located in central Auridon, on the beach below the cliffs of Skywatch.
• 20x20px Isle of Contemplation — A small island in northern Auridon, just northwest of the town of Dawnbreak.
• 20x20px Maormer Invasion Camp — A small camp in southern Auridon, on the coast west of the city of Vulkhel Guard.
• 20x20px Monkey's Rest — A ruined building in southern Auridon, just northwest of the city of Vulkhel Guard.
• 20x20px Nine-Prow Landing — A cliff on the northern tip of Auridon, located north of Firsthold.
• 20x20px Smuggler's Cove — A small dock in central Auridon, on the coast west of the town of Shattered Grove.

Player Houses

• 20x20px Barbed Hook Private Room — A player apartment in Skywatch.
• 20x20px Mara's Kiss Inn Room — A player room in Vulkhel Guard.
• 20x20px Mathiisen Manor — A large player house in southern Mathiisen.

Wayshrines

•  College Wayshrine — Located across a bridge southwest of the College of Aldmeri Propriety.
•  Firsthold Wayshrine — Located across a bridge just outside the eastern entrance of Firsthold.
•  Greenwater Wayshrine — Located just north of the western side of Greenwater Cove.
•  Mathiisen Wayshrine — Located just northwest of Mathiisen.
•  Phaer Wayshrine — Located just south of Phaer.
•  Quendeluun Wayshrine — Located just south of Quendeluun.
•  Skywatch Wayshrine — Located on the western side of Skywatch.
•  Tanzelwil Wayshrine — Located on the eastern edge of Tanzelwil.
•  Vulkhel Guard Wayshrine — Located at the northern entrance of Vulkhel Guard.
• 20x20px Windy Glade Wayshrine — Located south of Monkey's Rest in southern Auridon.

Unmarked Locations

• Dragonguard Tomb — A concealed Dragonguard burial site.
•  Event Exchange — A tent found north of Vulkhel Guard.
•  Jester's Festival — A tent found north of Vulkhel Guard.
• Olyve's Brewery — The hidden lair of Witchmother Olyve.
• Saltspray Cave — A cave just north of the College of Aldmeri Propriety.
• The Veiled Keep — A hidden ruin located on Errinorne Isle‎.

Connected Realms

• The Refuge of Dread — A pocket plane of Oblivion within Mehrunes Dagon's Deadlands.

Quests

Quest Map

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Auridon

Missive to the Queen

All the Fuss

Ensuring Security

A Hostile Situation

To Tanzelwil

In the Name of the Queen

Rites of the Queen

To Mathiisen

Putting the Pieces Together

The Unveiling

To Skywatch

Back to Skywatch

Lifting the Veil

Wearing the Veil

The Veil Falls

To Dawnbreak

Through the Ashes

To Firsthold

Breaking the Barrier

Sever All Ties

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Key

Paths always enter a quest from the top or left, and leave a quest from the bottom or right.
	Denotes a requisite path or quest. You must complete this before starting the subsequent quest.
	Denotes an optional path or quest. The subsequent story quest can be started without this being completed.
	Denotes an exclusive path or quest. Only one of the connected quests is required, and only one can be completed.
	Denotes a quest which is part of the main story chain.
	Denotes a story quest which is required for Cadwell's Almanac.
	Denotes a missable pointer quest which is part of the main chain.
	Denotes a missable pointer quest which is on an alternate path.
	Denotes a side quest which is required for Cadwell's Almanac.
	Denotes a quest which rewards a Skill Point.

Aldmeri Dominion Story Quests

Iluvamir

•   Ensuring Security: Help Watch Captain Astanya shore up security for the Queen's visit.
•  A Hostile Situation: Bring a traitor to justice.
• To Tanzelwil: Find the queen at Tanzelwil.
•  In the Name of the Queen: Help the queen complete an ancient ritual.
•  Rites of the Queen: Protect the queen as she performs an ancient ritual.

Calambar

• To Mathiisen: Seek out Razum-dar near Mathiisen.
•  Putting the Pieces Together: Scout Mathiisen for signs of the Veiled Heritance.
•  The Unveiling: Help uncover the Veiled Heritance in Mathiisen.
• To Skywatch: Meet Razum-dar in Skywatch.
•  Lifting the Veil: Root out the Veiled Heritance agent in Skywatch.
•  Wearing the Veil: Infiltrate the Veiled Heritance.
•  The Veil Falls: Root out the leaders of the Veiled Heritance.

Vafe

• To Dawnbreak: Travel to Dawnbreak.
• Through the Ashes: Help stop the Daedra from overrunning Dawnbreak.
• To Firsthold: Seek out the First Auridon Marines at Firsthold.
•  Breaking the Barrier: Help the Battlereeve and the Guild gain access to the Firsthold Castle.
•  Sever All Ties: Help save Auridon from the Veiled Heritance and their Daedric allies.

Alternate Story Pointers

• Missive to the Queen: Report to a watchman at Vulkhel Guard.
• All the Fuss: Report to a Watchman at Vulkhel Guard.
• Back to Skywatch: Gather some reinforcements for Firsthold.

Iluvamir Side Quests

• Corruption Stones: Remove the corruption from the ruins of Tanzelwil.
• Depths of Madness: Find Queen Ayrenn's missing entourage.
• The First Patient: Help discover the source of a terrible disease.
• Plague of Phaer: Help distribute the treatment for a terrible disease.
• Unaccounted Crew: Help track down a captain's missing crew members.
• Real Marines: Rescue and rearm the real Auridon Marines.
• Repentant Son: Deliver a son's final words to his mother.
• The Serpent's Beacon: Halt the Sea Viper invasion at the South Beacon lighthouse.
• Silsailen Rescue: Rescue Silsailen villagers from a Heritance attack.
• Teldur's End: Help rescue the local canonreeve.
• The Toothmaul Ploy: Figure out what is going on in Toothmaul Gully.
• Well-Armed Savages: Loot some Altmer weaponry from the Toothmaul goblins.

Calambar Side Quests

• An Act of Kindness: Help free the ancient spirits of Ezduiin from an eternal curse.
• Assisting the Assistant: Gather some parts to repair an Argonian's pet Dwemer construct.
• Final Blows: Destroy the last remnants of the Veiled Heritance.
• The Mallari-Mora: Help Telenger the Artificer recover an ancient relic.
• Preventative Measure: Help an Argonian secure her freedom.
• The Racer: Win a race with a frog.
• Silent Village: Dispel the Daedric influence in the woods of Shattered Grove.
• Spirited Away: Help a mother bring peace to her children by praying at their graves.
• The Veiled Choice: Rescue a Marine's daughter from the Veiled Heritance.
• A Village Awakened: Restore the people and creatures of Shattered Grove.

Vafe Side Quests

• Blessings of the Eight: Help the Torinaan clergy cleanse their holy sites.
• Eye of the Ancients: Reactivate an old Aldmeri harbor defense system.
• Eye Spy: Help disrupt the Covenant troops attacking North Beacon.
• Harsh Lesson: Uncover abuse at a renowned school.
• The Jester's Joke: Help reunite a spirit with his soul.
• Lost Bet: Help a ghost settle an ongoing wager.
• Relic Rescue: Help the relic-keeper protect Torinaan's priceless artifacts.
• Rightful Inheritance: Help the illegitimate son of a High Kinlord prove himself to his ancestors.
• Take Me Home: Help a lost scamp find its way home.
• The Wayward Dagger: Help save a Covenant defector.

Disabled Side Quests

• Faith in the Family: Please add a description for this quest (disabled since early 2014)
• New in Town: Help retrieve some outstanding debts. (disabled since Patch 1.0.1)

Dungeon Quests

•  Banished Cells Pledge: Explore the Banished Cells and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)
• Banishing the Banished: Help imprison the spirit of an evil Altmer.
• The Plan: Return to the Banished Cells and free its keepers from Daedric servitude.
•  Veteran Banished Cells Pledge: Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing the Veteran Banished Cells. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)

Skyshards

Clue	Location		Notes
A landing of noble's blood.	In Vulkhel Guard, on the Manor & Treasury's middle balcony.	(map)
Adorns Valano's terrace.	Second floor balcony of Valano Manor.	(map)	Not easily accessible until Teldur's End quest because the front door of the manor is locked. However, there is a second entrance via ladder on the beach behind the manor that can be used to get in earlier.
Offered to appease riled ancestors.	Southwest of Tanzelwil, overlooking the sea.	(map)
Watching the sky in a tower of swords.	On a balcony of Skywatch's Fighters Guild building.	(map)
Between cursed ruin and shrine.	Between Ezduiin and its corresponding wayshrine, behind a wall.	(map)
Near Merormo's refreshment.	West-southwest of Shattered Grove, outside of Merormo's tower.	(map)
Contemplation's overlook.	On top of a waterfall northwest of the Isle of Contemplation.	(map)
Up and west in the broken dawn.	In a destroyed house in Dawnbreak, on the stairs.	(map)
Gleaming beacon, ship-guide.	On top of the North Beacon lighthouse.	(map)	The way to the top of the tower is somewhat twisty. You'll have to head there for The Wayward Dagger and Eye Spy quests. Don't forget to enter the lighthouse to collect the shard.
Ancient chamber of golden glow.	Inside Bewan, southeastern corner of the delve.	(map)
The Heritance stakes this claim.	Inside Del's Claim.	(map)
Near the folly's end.	Inside Entila's Folly, on top of a platform.	(map)
Held in a corner by the House of Troubles.	Inside Mehrunes' Spite, on the left in the first room.	(map)
Blood-drained thralls stumble past.	Inside Ondil, in a short side passage lined with bookcases.	(map)
Corpses from another age walk here.	Inside Wansalen.	(map)
Hidden home in the gully's wall.	Inside Toothmaul Gully.	(map)

Fish

Fish	Water	Sample Location
Barbel	Lake	Isle of Contemplation
Blackspotted Pike	River	Silsailen
Blue Monkfish	Salt	Bewan
Bristlemouths	River	Beacon Falls
Eucla Cod	Salt	Vulkhel Guard
Ilyadifish	Lake	South of Windy Glade Wayshrine
Mola	Salt	Seaside Scarp Camp
Mudfish	Lake	The Lady
Muskie	River	Phaer Wayshrine
Shimmerpike	River	Nestmother's Den
Sturgeon	Lake	Firsthold Wayshrine
Thrassian Eel	Salt	The Banished Cells

Sets

Overland

Set Name	Bonuses	Armor Weight
Queen's Elegance	2 items: Adds 1-129 Spell Damage 3 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Magicka 5 items: Increases your Light and Heavy Attack damage by 20%.	Light Armor
Twin Sisters	2 items: Adds 1-129 Stamina Recovery 3 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Stamina 4 items: Adds 9-833 Weapon Critical 5 items: When you block an attack, you have a 20% chance to cause all enemies within 5 meters of you to bleed for 162-14400 Physical damage over 10 seconds. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.	Medium Armor
Armor of the Veiled Heritance	2 items: Adds 1-129 Weapon Damage 3 items: Adds 17-1487 Armor 4 items: Adds 9-833 Weapon Critical 5 items: When you interrupt an enemy, you gain 4-400 Weapon Damage for 15 seconds.	Heavy Armor

Dungeon

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Sanctuary	2 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 4 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Magicka 5 items: Increases your healing received by 12% for you and up to 11 group members within 10 meters of you.	The Banished Cells	Light Armor
Jailbreaker	2 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Adds 1-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 1-129 Stamina Recovery 5 items: Gain Minor Expedition at all times, increasing your Movement Speed by 10%.	The Banished Cells	Medium Armor
Tormentor	2 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 4 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 5 items: When you deal damage with a Charge ability, you gain 42-3642 Physical and Spell Resistance and taunt the enemy to attack you for 15 seconds.	The Banished Cells	Heavy Armor
Shadowrend	1 item: Adds 1-129 Magicka Recovery 2 items: When you take damage, you have a 15% chance to summon a shadowy Clannfear for 15 seconds. The Clannfear's basic attacks deal 40-3440 Magic damage and apply Minor Maim to any enemy hit for 3 seconds, reducing their damage done by 15%. This effect can occur once every 15 seconds.	The Banished Cells I	Monster Helm Sets
Maw of the Infernal	1 item: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 2 items: When you deal damage with a Light or Heavy Attack, you have a 10% chance to summon a fire breathing Daedroth for 15 seconds. The Daedroth's basic attacks deal 49-4257 Flame damage. This effect can occur once every 15 seconds.	Banished Cells II	Monster Helm Sets

Crafted

Set Name	Traits Needed	Bonuses	Crafting Sites
Ashen Grip	2	2 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 1-129 Weapon Damage 4 items: Adds 9-833 Weapon Critical 5 items: When you deal melee damage, you breathe fire to all enemies in front of you for 62-5350 Flame damage. This effect can occur once every 4 seconds.	Beacon Falls in Auridon Par Molag in Glenumbra Magmaflow Overlook in Stonefalls
Death's Wind	2	2 items: Adds 17-1487 Armor 3 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 4 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 5 items: When you take melee damage while you are under 35% Health, you knockback and stun all enemies within 8 meters of you for 4 seconds. This effect can occur once every 30 seconds.	Eastshore Islets Camp in Auridon Chill House in Glenumbra Armature's Upheaval in Stonefalls
Night's Silence	2	2 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Adds 1-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 9-833 Weapon Critical 5 items: Ignore the Movement Speed penalty of Sneak.	Hightide Keep in Auridon Mesanthano's Tower in Glenumbra Steamfont Cavern in Stonefalls

Maps

• Each image is relevant to its location, and each number corresponds to the key on the right.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 A map of Auridon

Nine-Prow Landing The Banished Cells Castle Rilis A Skyshard North Beacon Beacon Falls Firsthold Heritance Proving Ground Mehrunes' Spite Firsthold Wayshrine Greenwater Wayshrine A Lorebook Vafe Dolmen Torinaan College of Aldmeri Propriety College Wayshrine Greenwater Cove A Lorebook A Skyshard Isle of Contemplation Wansalen Quendeluun Nestmother's Den A Lorebook A Skyshard Dawnbreak Bewan Quendeluun Wayshrine A Skyshard The Lover Ezduiin A Lorebook Smuggler's Cove A Lorebook Shattered Grove Skywatch Wayshrine Skywatch Hightide Keep A Lorebook Errinorne Isle A Skyshard Wreck of the Raptor Mathiisen Wayshrine Entila's Folly Calambar Dolmen A Lorebook

47. Mathiisen	48. Buraniim Isle	49. Glister Vale	50. A Lorebook
51. A Lorebook	52. Toothmaul Gully	53. A Lorebook	54. A Lorebook
55. Ondil	56. Phaer	57. Tanzelwil Wayshrine	58. Seaside Scarp Camp
59. A Skyshard	60. Tanzelwil	61. Phaer Wayshrine	62. A Lorebook
63. Soulfire Plateau	64. Monkey's Rest	65. Silsailen	66. A Lorebook
67. Windyglade Wayshrine	68. The Lady	69. South Beacon	70. A Skyshard
71. Eastshore Islets Camp	72. Del's Claim	73. Iluvamir Dolmen	74. Vulkhel Guard
75. Vulkhel Wayshrine	76. A Lorebook	77. Maormer Invasion Camp	78. The Harborage

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