New adventures are on the horizon. We're making a major announcement for The Elder Scrolls Online that you'll not want to miss. Get all the details below!



Join us this Wednesday, March 21 at 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00PM EDT to be among the first to learn about the next Chapter for The Elder Scrolls Online. We'll be streaming live from the Twitch headquarters on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda, with ZeniMax Online Studios' own Creative Director, Rich Lambert, so don't miss out on your chance to see what's next for ESO!

Will you be joining us live for ESO's next big announcement? Head on over to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and sound off!

New adventures are on the horizon. We're making a major announcement for The Elder Scrolls Online that you'll not want to miss. Get all the details below!



Join us this Wednesday, March 21 at 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00PM EDT to be among the first to learn about the next Chapter for The Elder Scrolls Online. We'll be streaming live from the Twitch headquarters on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda, with ZeniMax Online Studios' own Creative Director, Rich Lambert, so don't miss out on your chance to see what's next for ESO!

Will you be joining us live for ESO's next big announcement? Head on over to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and sound off!

Get the crew together. It's time for one last job… or maybe three or four! Return to Hew's Bane and the Gold Coast during our Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration Event to earn bonus rewards for Sacraments, Heists, World Bosses, and more. There's never been a better time to be bad!



The Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration Event is now live, and it will run until 10:00AM EDT on Monday, March 12. During this period, you can earn the following for certain unscrupulous activities in both Hew's Bane and the Gold Coast:

• Double reward drops for defeating World Bosses
• Double reward drops for defeating Delve bosses
• Double Defiled Whiskers drops from Maw of Lorkhaj bosses
  • Note: The article previously stated that all drops from Maw of Lorkhaj bosses were doubled - this was incorrect.
• Increased rewards for completing Heists
• Increased rewards for completing Sacraments
• Double harvesting resources from regular crafting nodes (not nodes from Survey Reports)

Whether you stalk the shadows alone, or lead a crack team of fellow rogues, the rewards surely outweigh the risks during the celebration event. Note that the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood repeatable quests do not have bonus rewards during the event period.

Don't have access to the Thieves Guild or Dark Brotherhood DLC game packs? During the event, you can pick both of them up from the in-game Crown Store for just 500 crowns each. That's a saving of 1500 crowns!

Even better, the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Collector's Bundles are also both on sale. These two bundles will be available for 1600 crowns each – a saving of 2400 crowns. 



The Thieves Guild Collector's Bundle includes the Thieves Guild DLC game pack, the Hammerfell Camel mount, the Kindlespit Dragon Frog pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. The Dark Brotherhood Collector's Bundle includes the Highland Wolf mount, the Sylvan Nixad pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. Everything you need to begin your life of crime!

You can get your sticky fingers on both the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood DLC game packs and enjoy bonus rewards now! Are you planning to work outside the law during this criminal event? Just don't get caught! Let us know what unlawful activities you'll be getting up to on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook. 

Get the crew together. It's time for one last job… or maybe three or four! Return to Hew's Bane and the Gold Coast during our Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration Event to earn bonus rewards for Sacraments, Heists, World Bosses, and more. There's never been a better time to be bad!



The Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration Event is now live, and it will run until 10:00AM EDT on Monday, March 12. During this period, you can earn the following for certain unscrupulous activities in both Hew's Bane and the Gold Coast:

• Double reward drops for defeating World Bosses
• Double reward drops for defeating Delve bosses
• Double Defiled Whiskers drops from Maw of Lorkhaj bosses
  • Note: The article previously stated that all drops from Maw of Lorkhaj bosses were doubled - this was incorrect.
• Increased rewards for completing Heists
• Increased rewards for completing Sacraments
• Double harvesting resources from regular crafting nodes (not nodes from Survey Reports)

Whether you stalk the shadows alone, or lead a crack team of fellow rogues, the rewards surely outweigh the risks during the celebration event. Note that the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood repeatable quests do not have bonus rewards during the event period.

Don't have access to the Thieves Guild or Dark Brotherhood DLC game packs? During the event, you can pick both of them up from the in-game Crown Store for just 500 crowns each. That's a saving of 1500 crowns!

Even better, the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Collector's Bundles are also both on sale. These two bundles will be available for 1600 crowns each – a saving of 2400 crowns. 



The Thieves Guild Collector's Bundle includes the Thieves Guild DLC game pack, the Hammerfell Camel mount, the Kindlespit Dragon Frog pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. The Dark Brotherhood Collector's Bundle includes the Highland Wolf mount, the Sylvan Nixad pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. Everything you need to begin your life of crime!

You can get your sticky fingers on both the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood DLC game packs and enjoy bonus rewards now! Are you planning to work outside the law during this criminal event? Just don't get caught! Let us know what unlawful activities you'll be getting up to on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook. 

Ancient monsters rise to plague Tamriel anew in Dragon Bones, The Elder Scrolls Online's newest DLC game pack. Check out everything you need to know about this new adventure and Update 17 in our launch article!



We are thrilled to announce that the Dragon Bones DLC game pack and Update 17 are both live on PC/Mac. This new adventure and base-game update includes:

• Two new dungeons: Scalecaller Peak and Fang Lair
• The Outfit System
• Home Storage
• A new Level-Up Experience
• Combat improvements
• Two new Battlegrounds: Deeping Drome and Mor Khazgur

This new DLC is available free-of-charge for all ESO Plus™ members or for purchase with crowns from the in-game Crown Store. The Update 17 base-game patch arrives free for all ESO players. Want to celebrate the release of Dragon Bones with us? Download the official wallpaper.


With the Dragon Bones DLC game pack, you will be able to explore two all-new four-player dungeons.

Scalecaller Peak

Zaan the Scalecaller has returned with a new patron, the Daedric Prince of Pestilence, Peryite. With her new master's help, she threatens to unleash a deadly new plague upon all of Tamriel. You must enter the long-abandoned temple of Scalecaller, battle your way through plague-twisted monsters and cultists, face the resurrected Dragon Priest, and put a stop to her vile plans.



Fang Lair

The lost Dwarven ruins of Fang Lair were once the final resting place of the mighty dragon Thurvokun. Now, it is inhabited by a dangerous Necromancer cult and their monstrous creations. However, the Blackmarrow Cult wants more than lost treasure: they aim to reanimate the bones of the long-dead Dragon himself! Make your way through the lost site and stop the powerful Necromancer Orryn the Black before he can bring his terrible new weapon to bear on the people of Tamriel.

Both of these new dungeons can be completed in normal or veteran difficulties and contain a veteran hard mode option for those groups who truly want to be challenged. Each dungeon has its own unique rewards, too, including new gear sets, monster sets, achievements, costumes and skins, and, of course, trophies.


The Dragon Bones DLC game pack is completely free to ESO Plus members or available for purchase for 1500 crowns from the in-game Crown Store. To buy the pack, navigate to the in-game Crown Store and find it in the DLC section.

Note that if your ESO Plus membership lapses, you will lose access to the DLC game pack until it is renewed or purchased with crowns. You will not lose any items or rewards you earned while you had access. ESO: Morrowind is not required in order to purchase and enjoy the Dragon Bones DLC game pack.

Dragon Bones Collector's Bundle

In addition to the DLC game pack, the Dragon Bones Collector's Bundle is available for 4000 crowns from the in-game Crown Store.



This bundle includes the DLC game pack, the Fang Lair Courser mount, the Small Bone Dragon Construct pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. You can find and purchase the Dragon Bones Collector's Bundle in the Featured section of the Crown Store.


Once you have access to the Dragon Bones DLC game pack, you can delve into Fang Lair or Scalecaller Peak by the following methods:

• By teleporting directly to the two new dungeons from your map
• By using the Dungeon Finder tool
• By walking up to the dungeons and clicking on the entrance in Bangkorai (Fang Lair) and in Stormhaven (Scalecaller Peak)

Are you inspired by the venerable Dragon Priests of legend? You can dress like the ancient stewards of the dragons with the Renegade Dragon Priest Mask. This new hat will be automatically added to your Collections the first time you set foot in either one of the two new dungeons, completely free!




The Update 17 base-game patch will also arrive alongside the Dragon Bones DLC game pack as a free update for all ESO players. This update contains a host of amazing new features and improvements to The Elder Scrolls Online that everybody can enjoy.

Outfit System

Be who you want to be with the new Outfit System! Now, you can completely customize almost every aspect of your appearance with unique Outfits, regardless of the gear you are wearing. You will have one free Outfit that you can customize at a cost of gold, but should you wish, you can purchase additional Outfits and Outfit Change Tokens (allowing you to save gold) from the in-game Crown Store. To begin customizing your Outfit, locate a new Outfit Station (previously known as Dye Stations).

Check out our Outfit System Basics Guide for everything you need to know!

Home Storage

With Update 17, we are also introducing a new home furnishings type: storage containers. With storage containers, you can finally store bankable items in your own homes, freeing up space from your bank, inventory, or craft bag. You can earn the first of these by leveling a character to level 18 and receiving it as a level-up reward, but there are seven additional containers you can acquire from in-game vendors and the Crown Store.



You can learn more about Home Storage in this feature article.

New Level-Up Experience

In order to help players better understand the game and how to develop their characters, we've introduced a new level-up experience. Now, when you level up in The Elder Scrolls Online, you'll receive unique rewards and helpful gameplay tips to help you on your adventures. In addition to this, we've created a new Skills Advisor tool that you can use to help pick your character's skills and abilities based on a desired archetype.

You can find out more about this new system in our feature article.

Combat Improvements

In addition to the new features above, we've made some dramatic changes to ESO's combat system. These changes include improvements to Synergies, the removal of area-of-effect caps, changes to block costs, changes to cast-time abilities and interrupts, and changes to how Heavy Attacks and the Off Balance mechanic work.

These changes are designed to make combat in ESO even more responsive, tactical, and skillful, and you can learn more about them in our feature article.


Update 17 will also arrive with two brand-new PvP Battlegrounds. These new arenas will test you and your PvP team in new and different ways.

Mor Khazgur

This Orc stronghold has seen more than its fair share of conflict over the ages, but thanks to its precarious ledges and limited visibility, it is now the perfect arena for 4v4v4 battles.



Deeping Drome

Set deep beneath Tamriel, this cavernous arena is illuminated by the glow of the surrounding mushrooms, lighting your way through its tight corners and winding pathways.

You and your allies can access both Battlegrounds via the regular Grab Bag Battlegrounds queue in your Group & Activity Finder. Note that you must have ESO: Morrowind installed in order to participate in Battlegrounds matches.


The dead don't always stay dead. In Dragon Bones, long-forgotten powers have returned to once again plague Tamriel. Will you answer the call of the Undaunted and venture into Scalecaller Peak and Fang Lair? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!

Ancient monsters rise to plague Tamriel anew in Dragon Bones, The Elder Scrolls Online's newest DLC game pack. Check out everything you need to know about this new adventure and Update 17 in our launch article!



We are thrilled to announce that the Dragon Bones DLC game pack and Update 17 are both live on PC/Mac. This new adventure and base-game update includes:

• Two new dungeons: Scalecaller Peak and Fang Lair
• The Outfit System
• Home Storage
• A new Level-Up Experience
• Combat improvements
• Two new Battlegrounds: Deeping Drome and Mor Khazgur

This new DLC is available free-of-charge for all ESO Plus™ members or for purchase with crowns from the in-game Crown Store. The Update 17 base-game patch arrives free for all ESO players. Want to celebrate the release of Dragon Bones with us? Download the official wallpaper.


With the Dragon Bones DLC game pack, you will be able to explore two all-new four-player dungeons.

Scalecaller Peak

Zaan the Scalecaller has returned with a new patron, the Daedric Prince of Pestilence, Peryite. With her new master's help, she threatens to unleash a deadly new plague upon all of Tamriel. You must enter the long-abandoned temple of Scalecaller, battle your way through plague-twisted monsters and cultists, face the resurrected Dragon Priest, and put a stop to her vile plans.



Fang Lair

The lost Dwarven ruins of Fang Lair were once the final resting place of the mighty dragon Thurvokun. Now, it is inhabited by a dangerous Necromancer cult and their monstrous creations. However, the Blackmarrow Cult wants more than lost treasure: they aim to reanimate the bones of the long-dead Dragon himself! Make your way through the lost site and stop the powerful Necromancer Orryn the Black before he can bring his terrible new weapon to bear on the people of Tamriel.

Both of these new dungeons can be completed in normal or veteran difficulties and contain a veteran hard mode option for those groups who truly want to be challenged. Each dungeon has its own unique rewards, too, including new gear sets, monster sets, achievements, costumes and skins, and, of course, trophies.


The Dragon Bones DLC game pack is completely free to ESO Plus members or available for purchase for 1500 crowns from the in-game Crown Store. To buy the pack, navigate to the in-game Crown Store and find it in the DLC section.

Note that if your ESO Plus membership lapses, you will lose access to the DLC game pack until it is renewed or purchased with crowns. You will not lose any items or rewards you earned while you had access. ESO: Morrowind is not required in order to purchase and enjoy the Dragon Bones DLC game pack.

Dragon Bones Collector's Bundle

In addition to the DLC game pack, the Dragon Bones Collector's Bundle is available for 4000 crowns from the in-game Crown Store.



This bundle includes the DLC game pack, the Fang Lair Courser mount, the Small Bone Dragon Construct pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. You can find and purchase the Dragon Bones Collector's Bundle in the Featured section of the Crown Store.


Once you have access to the Dragon Bones DLC game pack, you can delve into Fang Lair or Scalecaller Peak by the following methods:

• By teleporting directly to the two new dungeons from your map
• By using the Dungeon Finder tool
• By walking up to the dungeons and clicking on the entrance in Bangkorai (Fang Lair) and in Stormhaven (Scalecaller Peak)

Are you inspired by the venerable Dragon Priests of legend? You can dress like the ancient stewards of the dragons with the Renegade Dragon Priest Mask. This new hat will be automatically added to your Collections the first time you set foot in either one of the two new dungeons, completely free!




The Update 17 base-game patch will also arrive alongside the Dragon Bones DLC game pack as a free update for all ESO players. This update contains a host of amazing new features and improvements to The Elder Scrolls Online that everybody can enjoy.

Outfit System

Be who you want to be with the new Outfit System! Now, you can completely customize almost every aspect of your appearance with unique Outfits, regardless of the gear you are wearing. You will have one free Outfit that you can customize at a cost of gold, but should you wish, you can purchase additional Outfits and Outfit Change Tokens (allowing you to save gold) from the in-game Crown Store. To begin customizing your Outfit, locate a new Outfit Station (previously known as Dye Stations).

Check out our Outfit System Basics Guide for everything you need to know!

Home Storage

With Update 17, we are also introducing a new home furnishings type: storage containers. With storage containers, you can finally store bankable items in your own homes, freeing up space from your bank, inventory, or craft bag. You can earn the first of these by leveling a character to level 18 and receiving it as a level-up reward, but there are seven additional containers you can acquire from in-game vendors and the Crown Store.



You can learn more about Home Storage in this feature article.

New Level-Up Experience

In order to help players better understand the game and how to develop their characters, we've introduced a new level-up experience. Now, when you level up in The Elder Scrolls Online, you'll receive unique rewards and helpful gameplay tips to help you on your adventures. In addition to this, we've created a new Skills Advisor tool that you can use to help pick your character's skills and abilities based on a desired archetype.

You can find out more about this new system in our feature article.

Combat Improvements

In addition to the new features above, we've made some dramatic changes to ESO's combat system. These changes include improvements to Synergies, the removal of area-of-effect caps, changes to block costs, changes to cast-time abilities and interrupts, and changes to how Heavy Attacks and the Off Balance mechanic work.

These changes are designed to make combat in ESO even more responsive, tactical, and skillful, and you can learn more about them in our feature article.


Update 17 will also arrive with two brand-new PvP Battlegrounds. These new arenas will test you and your PvP team in new and different ways.

Mor Khazgur

This Orc stronghold has seen more than its fair share of conflict over the ages, but thanks to its precarious ledges and limited visibility, it is now the perfect arena for 4v4v4 battles.



Deeping Drome

Set deep beneath Tamriel, this cavernous arena is illuminated by the glow of the surrounding mushrooms, lighting your way through its tight corners and winding pathways.

You and your allies can access both Battlegrounds via the regular Grab Bag Battlegrounds queue in your Group & Activity Finder. Note that you must have ESO: Morrowind installed in order to participate in Battlegrounds matches.


The dead don't always stay dead. In Dragon Bones, long-forgotten powers have returned to once again plague Tamriel. Will you answer the call of the Undaunted and venture into Scalecaller Peak and Fang Lair? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!

The ESO Plus Bonus Event is returning! During the event, everyone can enjoy select benefits of an ESO Plus membership for free, and ESO Plus members can earn up to six free Crown Crates. Read on for all the details!



The ESO Plus Bonus Event will begin at 10:00AM EST on Tuesday, January 9 and run until 10:00AM EST on Monday, January 15. During the event, ESO Plus members can earn up to six free Crown Crates just by logging into the game. If you're not already a member, join us to enjoy select benefits of ESO Plus completely free. Read on for all the details!

To show our appreciation to existing ESO Plus members, we're giving out up to six free Flame Atronach Crown Crates during the event period.

The Flame Atronach Crown Crates contain a red-hot selection of rare collectibles and useful consumables that you can't find anywhere else in Tamriel. In these crates, you can find eye-catching mounts like the Flame Atronach Horse, top-tier experience scrolls, or even unique costumes and skins.



Flame Atronach Horse mount



Infernal Epidermis skin

Find out more about the Flame Atronach Crown Crate season in our announcement article.

To participate in the ESO Plus Bonus Event, simply log into the game with an active paid ESO Plus membership (free trial membership does not count) each day from January 9 until January 15. Note that in order to qualify, each unique login must occur within a 24-hour time period that starts at 10:00AM EST and ends at 9:59AM EST the next day. If you remained logged in over a two-day period, it will only count as one entry! You must completely log out and back into the game; logging out just to the character select screen will not work.

When the event concludes, you'll receive one crate for each day you logged in, up to a maximum of six, by January 18.

If you've never experienced ESO Plus, you can check out almost everything it has to offer for FREE for a limited time with our trial. We think you'll find that an ESO Plus membership certainly has its benefits, including:

• Full access to DLC game packs – new zones, quests, dungeons and more!
  • Includes the Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Shadows of the Hist, Horns of the Reach, and Clockwork City DLC game packs
• A Craft Bag offering you unlimited storage for all of your crafting materials
• Double Bank space for all the characters on your account
• 10% increase to Experience and Gold acquisition, Crafting Inspiration, and Trait Research rates
• Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in player housing
• Exclusive ability to dye costumes
• Double Transmute Crystal storage
• Monthly stipend of 1500 Crowns (available to paid members only)

Here's how to get the ESO Plus trial and enjoy a week of benefits:

• Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
• Navigate to the Crown Store.
• View the “Featured" category.
• Find and select the ESO Plus Free Trial.

It's that easy to enjoy select ESO Plus benefits for the duration of the event!

We're thrilled to bring back the ESO Plus Bonus Event. What aspects of ESO Plus do you find the most useful? Is it the double bank space, or perhaps the Craft Bag? Are you planning to enjoy the trial and check out what ESO Plus membership has to offer? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!

The ESO Plus Bonus Event begins at 10:00AM EST Tuesday, January 9 and ends at 10:00AM EST Monday January 15 on all platforms. 

The ESO Plus Bonus Event is returning! During the event, everyone can enjoy select benefits of an ESO Plus membership for free, and ESO Plus members can earn up to six free Crown Crates. Read on for all the details!



The ESO Plus Bonus Event will begin at 10:00AM EST on Tuesday, January 9 and run until 10:00AM EST on Monday, January 15. During the event, ESO Plus members can earn up to six free Crown Crates just by logging into the game. If you're not already a member, join us to enjoy select benefits of ESO Plus completely free. Read on for all the details!

To show our appreciation to existing ESO Plus members, we're giving out up to six free Flame Atronach Crown Crates during the event period.

The Flame Atronach Crown Crates contain a red-hot selection of rare collectibles and useful consumables that you can't find anywhere else in Tamriel. In these crates, you can find eye-catching mounts like the Flame Atronach Horse, top-tier experience scrolls, or even unique costumes and skins.



Flame Atronach Horse mount



Infernal Epidermis skin

Find out more about the Flame Atronach Crown Crate season in our announcement article.

To participate in the ESO Plus Bonus Event, simply log into the game with an active paid ESO Plus membership (free trial membership does not count) each day from January 9 until January 15. Note that in order to qualify, each unique login must occur within a 24-hour time period that starts at 10:00AM EST and ends at 9:59AM EST the next day. If you remained logged in over a two-day period, it will only count as one entry! You must completely log out and back into the game; logging out just to the character select screen will not work.

When the event concludes, you'll receive one crate for each day you logged in, up to a maximum of six, by January 18.

If you've never experienced ESO Plus, you can check out almost everything it has to offer for FREE for a limited time with our trial. We think you'll find that an ESO Plus membership certainly has its benefits, including:

• Full access to DLC game packs – new zones, quests, dungeons and more!
  • Includes the Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Shadows of the Hist, Horns of the Reach, and Clockwork City DLC game packs
• A Craft Bag offering you unlimited storage for all of your crafting materials
• Double Bank space for all the characters on your account
• 10% increase to Experience and Gold acquisition, Crafting Inspiration, and Trait Research rates
• Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in player housing
• Exclusive ability to dye costumes
• Double Transmute Crystal storage
• Monthly stipend of 1500 Crowns (available to paid members only)

Here's how to get the ESO Plus trial and enjoy a week of benefits:

• Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
• Navigate to the Crown Store.
• View the “Featured" category.
• Find and select the ESO Plus Free Trial.

It's that easy to enjoy select ESO Plus benefits for the duration of the event!

We're thrilled to bring back the ESO Plus Bonus Event. What aspects of ESO Plus do you find the most useful? Is it the double bank space, or perhaps the Craft Bag? Are you planning to enjoy the trial and check out what ESO Plus membership has to offer? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!

The ESO Plus Bonus Event begins at 10:00AM EST Tuesday, January 9 and ends at 10:00AM EST Monday January 15 on all platforms. 

Celebrate the end of another fantastic year in The Elder Scrolls Online with the New Life Festival. This merry event returns with a host of fun quests and festive holiday rewards for all. Find out below how you can celebrate New Life with us and earn free XP-boosting collectibles, acquire style materials and pages, unlock unique furnishings, and more!



The New Life Festival celebrates the death of the old year, and the birth of the new, so it's a holiday of hope and new beginnings. It also marks the Winter Solstice, when Magnus the Sun begins his return, and the days once more start to grow longer.


The New Life Festival begins at 10:00AM EST on Thursday, December 14 and will run until 10:00AM EST on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. In order to join the festivities, acquire the free New Life Festival Scroll from the Crown Store. Use the scroll to find the New Life Herald Breda in a tent just south of Windhelm, Eastmarch. She will give you the initial quest, “The New Life Festival", which will unlock a series of nine uniquely festive daily quests.

If you are having trouble traveling to Windhelm, you can take a boat or cart from the Alik'r Desert or Malabal Tor, travel by road from The Rift, or teleport to a fellow player or guildmate that's already in the area.



Each daily quest has you travel to a specific location to participate in the local traditions of each of Tamriel's nine races. The quests are as follows:

• Castle Charm Challenge (Breton)
• Fish Boon Feast (Argonian)
• Lava Foot Stomp (Dunmer)
• Mud Ball Merriment (Bosmer)
• Signal Fire Sprint (Redguard)
• Snow Bear Plunge (Nord)
• Stonetooth Bash (Orc)
• The Trial of Five-Clawed Guile (Khajiit)
• War Orphan's Sojourn (Altmer)

The first time you complete a New Life Festival quest, you'll unlock the Breda's Bottomless Mead Mug collectible. This mug doesn't only provide a nice swig of ale, but it also confers a two-hour 100% XP boost on your character! This XP boost will stack with any other XP bonuses your character might currently be enjoying (such as those from scrolls or ESO Plus membership).



Breda's Bottomless Mead Mug can be used almost anywhere in Tamriel, except for Cyrodiil and Battlegrounds, so you won't need to return to Breda's tent for an XP buff top off during the festivities. Note that once the New Life Festival ends, you can continue to enjoy the tasty beverage, but it will no longer bestow the XP boost.


Of course, it wouldn't be a New Life Festival without gift-giving! Every time you complete one of Breda's daily quests, you will receive a New Life Festival Gift Box.

A New Life Festival Gift Box typically contains random items such as crafting materials, consumable mementos, and Wolfsbane Incense, the Skinchanger style item. However, they will also have a chance to contain rarer items, including:

• Skinchanger Motif chapters
• New Life recipes
• New Life collectibles:
  • Sword-Swallower's Blade memento
  • Juggler's Knives memento
  • Fire-Breather's Torches memento
  • Mud Ball Pouch memento
  • Nordic Bather's Towel costume
  • Colovian Filigreed Hood hat
  • Colovian Fur Hood hat
• A wide variety of lights, lamps, and lanterns for your home to celebrate the Signal Fire Sprint
• Roguish Draughts of Stealth and Escape to celebrate the Trial of Five-Clawed Guile

All of the above collectibles come packaged in Runeboxes which can be traded with other players or, in keeping with the spirit of the season, presented as gifts. The New Life Festival Gift Boxes are a great way to spread some holiday cheer.


Finally, during the New Life Festival, you can make your house a holiday home with two merry new furnishings from Heralda Garscroft, the Holiday Achievement Furnisher. Each new furnishing has a cost in gold, and requires a specific New Life Festival achievement to be unlocked:

• The New Life Bonfire – Available for 10,000 gold once you complete the “Snow Bare Plunge" achievement
• The New Life Celebrant's Standard – Available for 2,500 gold once you complete the “New Life Celebrant" achievement

You can find Heralda in Grahtwood, Stormhaven, and Deshaan. If you're unsure whether you've completed the required achievements, check the Achievements section of your Journal for more information. The New Life Festival achievements can be found under Holiday Events.


The New Life Festival celebrates the beginning of the new year as well as years past. Join in the merriment by visiting Breda and picking up her holiday quests. And don't forget, there are a host of New Life Festival-themed items available in the in-game Crown Store this month, including an especially festive holiday mount. Check out our Crown Store Showcase for all the details!



Are you going to take part in the New Life Festival? Share your festivities with us on Twitter @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook! We can't wait to see everybody get into the spirit of the season. Happy holidays!

Celebrate the end of another fantastic year in The Elder Scrolls Online with the New Life Festival. This merry event returns with a host of fun quests and festive holiday rewards for all. Find out below how you can celebrate New Life with us and earn free XP-boosting collectibles, acquire style materials and pages, unlock unique furnishings, and more!



The New Life Festival celebrates the death of the old year, and the birth of the new, so it's a holiday of hope and new beginnings. It also marks the Winter Solstice, when Magnus the Sun begins his return, and the days once more start to grow longer.


The New Life Festival begins at 10:00AM EST on Thursday, December 14 and will run until 10:00AM EST on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. In order to join the festivities, acquire the free New Life Festival Scroll from the Crown Store. Use the scroll to find the New Life Herald Breda in a tent just south of Windhelm, Eastmarch. She will give you the initial quest, “The New Life Festival", which will unlock a series of nine uniquely festive daily quests.

If you are having trouble traveling to Windhelm, you can take a boat or cart from the Alik'r Desert or Malabal Tor, travel by road from The Rift, or teleport to a fellow player or guildmate that's already in the area.



Each daily quest has you travel to a specific location to participate in the local traditions of each of Tamriel's nine races. The quests are as follows:

• Castle Charm Challenge (Breton)
• Fish Boon Feast (Argonian)
• Lava Foot Stomp (Dunmer)
• Mud Ball Merriment (Bosmer)
• Signal Fire Sprint (Redguard)
• Snow Bear Plunge (Nord)
• Stonetooth Bash (Orc)
• The Trial of Five-Clawed Guile (Khajiit)
• War Orphan's Sojourn (Altmer)

The first time you complete a New Life Festival quest, you'll unlock the Breda's Bottomless Mead Mug collectible. This mug doesn't only provide a nice swig of ale, but it also confers a two-hour 100% XP boost on your character! This XP boost will stack with any other XP bonuses your character might currently be enjoying (such as those from scrolls or ESO Plus membership).



Breda's Bottomless Mead Mug can be used almost anywhere in Tamriel, except for Cyrodiil and Battlegrounds, so you won't need to return to Breda's tent for an XP buff top off during the festivities. Note that once the New Life Festival ends, you can continue to enjoy the tasty beverage, but it will no longer bestow the XP boost.


Of course, it wouldn't be a New Life Festival without gift-giving! Every time you complete one of Breda's daily quests, you will receive a New Life Festival Gift Box.

A New Life Festival Gift Box typically contains random items such as crafting materials, consumable mementos, and Wolfsbane Incense, the Skinchanger style item. However, they will also have a chance to contain rarer items, including:

• Skinchanger Motif chapters
• New Life recipes
• New Life collectibles:
  • Sword-Swallower's Blade memento
  • Juggler's Knives memento
  • Fire-Breather's Torches memento
  • Mud Ball Pouch memento
  • Nordic Bather's Towel costume
  • Colovian Filigreed Hood hat
  • Colovian Fur Hood hat
• A wide variety of lights, lamps, and lanterns for your home to celebrate the Signal Fire Sprint
• Roguish Draughts of Stealth and Escape to celebrate the Trial of Five-Clawed Guile

All of the above collectibles come packaged in Runeboxes which can be traded with other players or, in keeping with the spirit of the season, presented as gifts. The New Life Festival Gift Boxes are a great way to spread some holiday cheer.


Finally, during the New Life Festival, you can make your house a holiday home with two merry new furnishings from Heralda Garscroft, the Holiday Achievement Furnisher. Each new furnishing has a cost in gold, and requires a specific New Life Festival achievement to be unlocked:

• The New Life Bonfire – Available for 10,000 gold once you complete the “Snow Bare Plunge" achievement
• The New Life Celebrant's Standard – Available for 2,500 gold once you complete the “New Life Celebrant" achievement

You can find Heralda in Grahtwood, Stormhaven, and Deshaan. If you're unsure whether you've completed the required achievements, check the Achievements section of your Journal for more information. The New Life Festival achievements can be found under Holiday Events.


The New Life Festival celebrates the beginning of the new year as well as years past. Join in the merriment by visiting Breda and picking up her holiday quests. And don't forget, there are a host of New Life Festival-themed items available in the in-game Crown Store this month, including an especially festive holiday mount. Check out our Crown Store Showcase for all the details!



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