ESO:Grahtwood

This region is the southern heart of the Wood Elves' great forest, and home to more of the gigantic graht-oaks than any other part of Valenwood. Its capital, now also the capital of the entire Aldmeri Dominion, is Elden Root.

Zone: Grahtwood (lore page)
Skyshards	16
Location
Southeastern Valenwood

Grahtwood

Grahtwood is a large region deep in the jungles of Valenwood, and the location of the Aldmeri Dominion's capital, Elden Root. An area in Grahtwood was devastated by Molag Bal long ago, and it remains there to this day.

Places

Elden Root, capital of the Aldmeri Dominion

Cities

• 20x20px Elden Root — A city in eastern-central Valenwood, in the Grahtwood region, and the capital city of the Aldmeri Dominion.

Settlements

• 20x20px Brackenleaf — A grove in southeastern Grahtwood, north of Haven.
• 20x20px Cormount — A town in northern Grahtwood, north of Elden Root.
• 20x20px Gil-Var-Delle — A giant ruined tree in western Grahtwood, west of Elden Root.
• 20x20px The Gray Mire — A community of Argonian refugees in southern Grahtwood, just east of Southpoint.
• 20x20px Haven — A port city in southeastern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Karthdar — A small settlement in northeastern Grahtwood, southeast of Cormount.
• 20x20px Redfur Trading Post — A town in northwestern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Reman's Bluff — A rocky escarpment located southwest of Redfur Trading Post in northwestern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Southpoint — A city in southwestern Grahtwood.

Caves, Ruins and Mines

• 20x20px Cave of Broken Sails — A cave in southern Grahtwood, west of Haven.
• 20x20px Falinesti Winter Site — The winter location of Falinesti, in central Grahtwood, just west of Elden Root.
•  Goldfolly — A ruin in northwestern Grahtwood, south of the Redfur Trading Post.
• 20x20px Laeloria — An Ayleid ruin in central Grahtwood, north of Elden Root.
• 20x20px Ossuary of Telacar — A graveyard in eastern Grahtwood, east of Elden Root.
• 20x20px Reliquary of Stars — An Ayleid ruin in northern Grahtwood, west of Cormount.

Battlefields, Cemeteries and Crypts

• 20x20px Bone Orchard — A large cemetery in southwest Grahtwood, northeast of Southpoint.

Dungeons

• 20x20px Burroot Kwama Mine — A kwama mine located just west of Elden Root containing thunderbugs.
• 20x20px Elden Hollow I — A group dungeon found under Elden Root in central Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Elden Hollow II — A group dungeon found under Elden Root in central Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Lair of Maarselok — A group dungeon within the mountain valleys of Tenmar, is entered from a lake northeast of the Ossuary of Telacar.
• 20x20px Mobar Mine — A mine just south of Elden Root in Grahtwood containing bandits.
• 20x20px Ne Salas — An Ayleid ruin south of Elden Root and west of Haven containing Covenant soldiers.
• 20x20px Root Sunder Ruins — A set of Ayleid ruins between Elden Root and Haven in Grahtwood.
• 20x20px The Scuttle Pit — A cave in eastern Grahtwood, north of Haven and east of Elden Root containing spiders.
• 20x20px Vinedeath Cave — A cave in northeastern Grahtwood, east of Elden Root containing spriggans and stranglers.
• 20x20px Wormroot Depths — An Ayleid ruin in the northwest corner of Grahtwood containing Daedra.

Group Bosses

• 20x20px Hircine's Henge — A small camp in central Grahtwood, southwest of Elden Root.
• 20x20px Lady Solace's Fen — A small swamp in central Grahtwood, just east of Elden Root.
• 20x20px Nindaeril's Perch — A small cove on the western shore of Grahtwood, north of Southpoint.
• 20x20px Poacher Camp — A small camp in northern Grahtwood, between Elden Root and Redfur Trading Post.
• 20x20px Thugrub's Cave — A small cave in northern Grahtwood, northwest of Redfur Trading Post.
• 20x20px Valanir's Rest — A small graveyard in central Grahtwood, west of Elden Root and east of Gil-Var-Delle.

Dolmens

• 20x20px Green Hall Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point northeast of Elden Root in eastern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Long Coast Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point west of Haven in southern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Tarlain Heights Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point northwest of Elden Root in northwestern Grahtwood.

Mundus Stones

• 20x20px The Lord — A Mundus Stone found in Grahtwood, Stormhaven, and Deshaan.
• 20x20px The Mage — A Mundus Stone found in Grahtwood, Stormhaven, Deshaan, and Cyrodiil.
• 20x20px The Tower — A Mundus Stone found in Grahtwood, Stormhaven, Deshaan, and Cyrodiil.

Points of Interest

• 20x20px Battle of Cormount Memorial — A monument west of Cormount in northern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Boar's Run Overlook — A hill southeast of Karthdar in eastern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Faltonia's Mine — An abandoned mine south of Redfur Trading Post in northwestern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Fisherman's Isle — An island in southeast Grahtwood, east of Haven.
• 20x20px Forked Root Camp — A small hag dwelling north of Elden Root in central Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Sacred Leap Grotto — A cave north of Haven in eastern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Sweetbreeze Cottage — A house in southern Grahtwood, south of Elden Root.
• 20x20px Tarlain Bandit Camp — A camp in western Grahtwood, north of Gil-Var-Delle.
• 20x20px Temple of the Eight — An old temple in central Grahtwood, northwest of Elden Root.
• 20x20px Vineshade Lodge — A building in southeast Grahtwood, northwest of Haven.

Player Houses

• 20x20px The Gorinir Estate — A large player house in northeastern Grahtwood.
• 20x20px Grand Topal Hideaway — A player house reachable by boat from Fisherman's Isle.
• 20x20px Snugpod — A small player house in southern Elden Root.

Wayshrines

•  Cormount Wayshrine — Located just southwest of Cormount.
• 20x20px Elden Root Temple Wayshrine — Located at the Elden Root Temple, on an island in the lake northeast of Elden Root.
•  Elden Root Wayshrine — Located in the center of the lowest level of Elden Root.
•  Falinesti Winter Wayshrine — Located south of the Falinesti Winter Site.
•  Gil-Var-Delle Wayshrine — Located a ways north of Gil-Var-Delle.
•  Gray Mire Wayshrine — Located northeast of The Gray Mire.
•  Haven Wayshrine — Located in northeastern Haven.
•  Ossuary Wayshrine — Located south of the Ossuary of Telacar.
•  Redfur Trading Post Wayshrine — Located across the road southwest of the Redfur Trading Post.
•  Southpoint Wayshrine — Located east of Southpoint.

Unmarked Locations

• The Aquifer — The Imperial sewer system of the port of Haven.
• The Middens — A cave system under the roots of the Elden tree.
• Old Creepy Cave — A cave in southern Grahtwood, north of Haven and just east of Vineshade Lodge.
• The Orrery — An ancient Ayleid ruin in the city of Elden Root.
• Sarandel's Carnival — A roadside carnival hailing from Auridon and ran by Sarandel.
• Volunidai's Manor — An estate located in southeastern Grahtwood, northeast of Haven.

Quests

Quest Map

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Grahtwood

The Great Tree

Unsafe Haven

Trouble at the Tree

The Honor of the Queen

Fit to Rule

The Grip of Madness

Lost in Study

Heart of the Matter

A Lasting Winter

The Orrery of Elden Root

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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

• The Great Tree: Head to the Aldmeri Dominion's capital at the request of the queen.
•  Unsafe Haven: Reclaim Haven from pirates.
•  The Honor of the Queen: Discover why the Khajiiti Embassy project has been stalled.
• Fit to Rule: Restore the Orrery for the ratification ceremony to take place.
  •  The Grip of Madness: Discover why a town's citizens are killing each other.
  •  Lost in Study: Discover why the artifacts in the Reliquary of Stars have recently become active.
  •  Heart of the Matter: Recover the Heart of Anumaril.
  •  A Lasting Winter: Recover Rajhin's Mantle before the Jade General finds it.
•  The Orrery of Elden Root: Attend Queen Ayrenn's ratification.

Alternate Story Pointers

• Trouble at the Tree: Seek out the Bosmer king in Elden Root.

Long Coast Side Quests

• Bosmer Insight: Go on a spirit journey and learn the ways of the forest.
• Brackenleaf's Briars: Join the ranks of Brackenleaf's Briars.
• Carnival Conundrum: Help a carnival get back to business.
• Forever Bound: Free an Imperial spirit from his own binding ritual.
• Forgotten Soul: Rescue a stranded researcher from deep within an ancient ruin.
• If the Dead Could Talk: Recover the journals of a research team from an overgrown ruin.
• Keeper of Bones: Help an exiled skeleton save his friends.
• A Little on the Side: Recover the goods needed for the inn's "side business".
• Lost Treasures: Find the inn workers who are lost in the marsh.
• Luck of the Albatross: Help an Altmer captain overcome a mutiny.
• Passage Denied: Deactivate the Covenant portal in the depths of an old ruin.
• Scars Never Fade: Investigate the Argonian refugees in the Gray Mire.
• A Silken Garb: Rescue a Bosmer from a spider pit.
• The Wandering Minstrel: Help find a lost minstrel.

Green Hall Side Quests

• The Blacksap's Hold: Suppress the Blacksap Rebellion.
• Eyes of Azura: Rescue a priestess from the hands of Molag Bal.
• Forbidden Love: Piece together an ancient love letter.
• Pact Advocate: Restore the Green Pact in Karthdar.
• Phantom Guilt: Discover the source of a cursed amulet.
• Rare Imports: Find and deliver a delayed cargo shipment.
• Storgh's Bow: Find a bow stolen by a false friend.
• The Unquiet Dead: Free the Mages Guild acolytes trapped in the Ossuary of Telacar.
• Until Death: Help find a woman's missing husband and their dog.
• Wanted: Sgolag: Collect on the bounty of Sgolag.

Tarlain Heights Side Quests

• Ancient Stones, Ancient Words: Recover fragments of an ancient Ayleidoon tablet.
• Blood Hunt: Clear out the vampires in Goldfolly.
• Caring for Kwama: Recover a kwama researcher's lost research.
• A Chief Concern: Deal with the leader of the bandits attacking Barkbite.
• Enemies at the Gate: Help the Barkbite Wood Orcs with their "curse" and bandit problems.
• The Enemy Within: Find the culprit behind the Barkbite "curse".
• Flipping the Coin: Join a group of thieves and steal a legendary treasure.
• The Innkeeper's Daughter: Help an innkeeper find his kidnapped daughter.
• Light in the Darkness: Help an old scholar research an Ayleid well.
• A Lucrative Scheme: Expose the schemes of a Tarlain bandit.
• The Wakening Dark: Rid Gil-Var-Delle of the God of Schemes' influence.
• The Wounded Wood: Help heal the scarred ruins of Gil-Var-Delle.

Dungeon Quests

• Ancient Remains: Investigate Wood Orc activity in the ruins beneath Elden Root.
• Consuming Darkness: Delve into Oblivion and save Bakkhara.
•  Elden Hollow Pledge: Explore Elden Hollow and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)
•  Veteran Elden Hollow Pledge: Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing Veteran Elden Hollow. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)

Skyshards

Clue	Location		Notes
Granted safe haven by the mages.	In Haven, on the ground on the western side of the Mages Guild hall.	(map)
The shrine of the south leads north.	Between Southpoint and the Bone Orchard.	(map)
Cooling off on the way to the Tower.	By a pond northwest of the Tower Stone.	(map)
Where the road to the root is an isle.	On a small island east of Elden Root, near an Ayleid ruin overgrown with vines.	(map)
Atop falls that feed the temple.	South-southeast of Karthdar, on top of the eastern waterfall.	(map)
Spotted from a treehouse vantage.	Southwest of Karthdar, west of a treehouse, under the root/road.	(map)
A doorway to trolls near Redfur.	Southwest of Redfur Trading Post Wayshrine.	(map)
Among ancient words in the stones.	On an island west of the Lord Stone.	(map)
Above a seasonal site of return.	East of Falinesti Winter Site, In the ruins.	(map)
Where Covenant forces pour forth.	In Ne Salas top small room.	(map)
A scrabbling, a skittering, a scurrying.	In The Scuttle Pit halfway in on the left wall.	(map)
Six-legged thunder invades.	In Burroot Kwama Mine Room almost at the end.	(map)
Not yet dead on the vine.	In Vinedeath Cave main room left side.	(map)
Stolen starlight in wormy depths.	In Wormroot Depths, main room south of entrance.	(map)
Mined by the bandits of Mobar.	In Mobar Mine, main room.	(map)
Crocs claimed a meal in the sunder.	In Root Sunder Ruins room left of the main hall lots of crocs.	(map)

Sets

Overland

Set Name	Bonuses	Armor Weight
Syrabane's Grip	2 items: Adds 1-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Adds 1-129 Spell Damage 4 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Magicka 5 items: When you block a Flame, Shock, Frost, or Magic Damage ability, you restore 10-860 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 1 second.	Light Armor
Ranger's Gait	2 items: Adds 1-129 Stamina Recovery 3 items: Adds 9-833 Weapon Critical 4 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Stamina 5 items: Adds 1-129 Stamina Recovery 5 items: Reduce the effectiveness of snares applied to you by 50%.	Medium Armor
Green Pact	2 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 1-129 Health Recovery 4 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 5 items: While you have a food buff active, your Max Health is increased by 29-2500 and Health Recovery by 2-250.	Heavy Armor

Dungeon

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Light Speaker	2 items: Adds 9-833 Spell Critical 3 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 1-129 Spell Damage 5 items: Adds 5-450 Spell Damage to your Restoration Staff abilities.	Elden Hollow	Light Armor
Barkskin	2 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 1-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 17-1487 Armor 5 items: Reduces the duration of immobilizations and snares applied to you by 50%. When an immobilization or snare is applied to you, heal for 23-2000 Health and restore 11-1000 Stamina. This effect can occur once every 5 seconds.	Elden Hollow	Medium Armor
Undaunted Bastion	2 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 17-1487 Armor 4 items: Adds 17-1487 Armor 5 items: When you taunt an enemy while you are under 60% Health, gain a damage shield that absorbs 160-13760 damage for 6 seconds. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.	Elden Hollow	Heavy Armor
Chokethorn	1 item: Adds 1-129 Magicka Recovery 2 items: When you use a heal ability, you have a 15% chance to summon a strangler sapling that heals you or an ally for 225-19565 Health over 4 seconds. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.	Elden Hollow I	Monster Helm Sets
Nightflame	1 item: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Magicka 2 items: When you heal yourself or an ally, you have a 10% chance to summon a totem for 6 seconds that heals you and your allies within 5 meters for 29-2525 Health every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.	Elden Hollow II	Monster Helm Sets

Crafted

Set Name	Traits Needed	Bonuses	Crafting Sites
Armor of the Seducer	3	2 items: Adds 1-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Adds 12-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 1-129 Magicka Recovery 5 items: Reduces the cost of your Magicka abilities by 10%.	Temple of the Eight in Grahtwood Fisherman's Island in Stormhaven Berezan's Mine in Deshaan
Torug's Pact	3	2 items: Adds 1-129 Spell Damage 3 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 4 items: Adds 17-1487 Armor 5 items: Decreases weapon enchantment cooldown and increases non Oblivion Damage enchantment potency by 30%.	Fisherman's Isle in Grahtwood Hammerdeath Workshop in Stormhaven Lake Hlaalu Retreat in Deshaan
Twilight's Embrace	3	2 items: Adds 14-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 9-833 Spell Critical 4 items: Adds 1-129 Spell Damage 5 items: Increases your healing received by 10%.	Vineshade Lodge in Grahtwood Windridge Warehouse in Stormhaven Avayan's Farm in Deshaan

Maps

A map of Grahtwood

Gallery

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  Map of the region

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  Bosmer temple

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  Grahtwood tree

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  Tree bridge

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  Molag Bal's destruction

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