ZeniMax Showcases Southern Elsweyr In New Elder Scrolls Online Dev Blog
ZeniMax gives The Elder Scrolls Online community a quick preview of Southern Elsweyr ahead of the Dragonhold DLC launch next week. The new zone will be the setting for the epic conclusion of the year-long Season of the Dragon storyline.
“When venturing into Dragonhold’s new zone, Southern Elsweyr, you encounter a land in recovery, beset by threats on all sides. This new zone is similar in size to other DLC story zones, such as Murkmire or Clockwork City, and it is packed full of new quests to complete, challenges to overcome, and sites to explore.”
In addition to the main story quests, Dragonhold will also introduce new world bosses, new crafting stations and gear, and numerous side quests that will reveal the history of the ravaged new zone. “The people of the region are still trying to recover from the devastation of the Knahaten Flu along with wildfires from twenty years ago,” says Dragonhold Zone Lead Jason Barnes. “They can’t seem to catch a break either, as an abundance of pirates and slavers rule almost everything outside of the city walls of Senchal.”
Southern Elsweyr may look a bit rundown compared to the other areas in Elsweyr, but it’s still part of the Khajiit homeland with the same culture, architecture, and atmosphere. “The fun part was leaning into the tragic results of the Knahaten flu and the scorch that followed,” said Art Director CJ Grebb. “We got to take all of that beautiful Khajiiti architecture and get it dirty, break it down, and play with the idea of a people still recovering from the traumatic events of the past. We wanted players to feel the sense of a place that had been through a period of decline and yet was clawing its way back (pun 100% intended).”
And, since it’s still the Season of the Dragon, there’s also angry dragons from the north to deal with along with a dragon-worshipping cult called Order of the New Moon.
Dragonhold rolls out on October 21st for PC/Mac and on November 5th for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Check out The Elder Scrolls Online official site for more info.
