See full list on en.uesp.net. The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995 Skyrim: Dragonborn: Quests. The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.The series focuses on free-form gameplay in a detailed open world. Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim all won Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets. The series has sold more than 59 million copies worldwide.
Main Quest[edit]
- Dragonborn: Travel to the island of Solstheim to find out what's happening there. ( 20 points/Bronze)
- The Temple of Miraak: Uncover the source of Miraak's power in the Temple of Miraak. ( 20 points/Bronze)
- The Fate of the Skaal: Find a way to free the citizens of Skaal Village.
- Cleansing the Stones: Use the Bend Willshout to cleanse each of the remaining All-Maker Stones.
- The Path of Knowledge: Discover the locations of the Black Books in order to stop Miraak. ( 20 points/Bronze)
- The Gardener of Men: Travel to the realm of Hermaeus Mora to learn the rest of Bend Will.
- At the Summit of Apocrypha: Confront Miraak at the summit of Apocrypha and defeat him once and for all. ( 40 points/Silver)
Raven Rock Side Quests[edit]
- The Final Descent: Find out what happened to the great-grandfather of Crescius Caerellius.
- March of the Dead: Stop the ash spawn attacks on Raven Rock.
- A New Debt: Help Drovas Relvi with his debt to Mogrul.
- Served Cold: Save Councilor Morvayn from an assassination plot.
Raven Rock Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995 Skyrim: Dragonborn: Quests. Clips vs imovie. The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn is the third and final official add-on for the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim. The plot involves traveling to the island of Solstheim and the return of a mysterious former dragon priest called Miraak, one-time ruler of the island.
Skyrim The Elder Scrolls Dragonborn Walkthrough
- An Axe to Find: Retrieve an ancient Nordic pickaxe for Glover Mallory.
- Clean Sweep: Clear the Temple Ancestral Tomb of ash spawn.
- Feeding the Addiction: Convince an innkeeper to let a drunken miner get back to the bar.
- Fetch the Netch: Obtain five samples of netch jelly for Milore Ienth.
- First Edition: Locate an important folio for Cindiri Arano.
- It's All In The Taste: Distribute Sadri's Sujamma to the citizens of Raven Rock.
- Paid in Full: Recover the bonemold formula for Glover Mallory.
- Pain in the Necklace: Find East Empire pendants for Fethis Alor.
- Recipe for Distraction: Locate a hidden stash of Emberbrand Wine for Captain Veleth in Raven Rock.
Skaal Village Side Quests[edit]
- Filial Bonds: Find Wulf Wild-Blood's brother, Torkild, who may have become a werebear.
- Lost Legacy: Travel to Vahlok's Tomb and defeat Vahlok the Jailor.
- A New Source of Stalhrim: Find a blacksmith missing from Skaal Village.
Skaal Village Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Convince Nikulas to stay in Skaal Village: Counsel a young Skaal on the dangers of life as an adventurer.
- Kill the Bandit Leader: Do a favor by slaying a bandit leader. (radiant)
- A New Source of Stalhrim: Find a blacksmith missing from Skaal Village.
- Skaal Village Dialogue: Take Bera's necklace to Runil in Falkreath.
Tel Mithryn Side Quests[edit]
- Azra's Staffs: Retrieve a staff made by Azra Nightwielder for Master Neloth.
- Black Book: The Hidden Twilight: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Briarheart Necropsy: Examine a Briarheart for Neloth.
- Experimental Subject (A): Help Neloth by being a test subject in his experiment.
- From the Ashes: Help Talvas Fathryon by killing an ash guardian.
- Healing a House: Help Elynea Mothren repair the tower of Tel Mithryn.
- Heart Stones: Find a heart stone for Neloth.
- Lost Knowledge: Retrieve the Black Books for Neloth.
- Old Friends: Find the source of attacks on Tel Mithryn.
- Reluctant Steward: Find a new steward for Neloth in Raven Rock.
- Telvanni Research: Extract a sample from an ash spawn for Neloth's research.
- Wind and Sand: Retrieve a copy of Wind and Sand for Neloth.
Tel Mithryn Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
Skyrim Dragonborn Wiki
- Experimental Subject (B): Help Neloth by being a test subject in his experiment.
- Hunting and Gathering: Collect a rare alchemy ingredient for Elynea Mothren.
Thirsk Mead Hall Side Quests[edit]
- The Chief of Thirsk Hall: Help out a Riekling Chief at Thirsk Mead Hall.
- Retaking Thirsk: Help Bujold the Unworthy retake Thirsk Mead Hall.
Thirsk Mead Hall Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Elmus Favor Quest (berries): Retrieve some juniper berries for Elmus.
- Elmus Favor Quest (mead): Retrieve one bottle of Ashfire Mead for Elmus.
- Halbarn Favor Quest: Find some crafting materials for Halbarn Iron-Fur.
- Hilund Favor Quest: Find fifty Riekling spears for Hilund.
Other Side Quests[edit]
- Black Book: Filament and Filigree: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Black Book: The Sallow Regent: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Black Book: The Winds of Change: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Black Book: Untold Legends: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Deathbrand: Find the treasure of Haknir Death-Brand.
- The Ebony Warrior: Locate and defeat the Ebony Warrior.
- Unearthed: Assist Ralis Sedarys in his search for the relics of Ahzidal in Kolbjorn Barrow.
Other Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Black Book: Retrieve a Black Book from a dungeon.
- Hrodulf's Madness: Uncover the secret of Hrodulf's House. (This quest does not appear in your journal.)
- The Kagrumez Gauntlet: Survive the Kagrumez trials to claim a unique prize.
- Sell Stalhrim Armor and Weapons to Ancarion: Sell stalhrim equipment to Ancarion.
- Speak to Ralis Sedarys at Kolbjorn Barrow: Speak to Ralis Sedarys at Kolbjorn Barrow.
- Summoning Karstaag: Summon and defeat Karstaag. (This quest does not appear in your journal.)
- Visit the hunters at Frostmoon Crag: Talk to the hunters at Frostmoon Crag.
See Also[edit]
- All Quests — An alphabetical list of all the quests added by Dragonborn
- Side Quests — Full quests that are not part of a questline
- Miscellaneous Quests — List of all miscellaneous quests, i.e., short quests that are displayed in the 'Miscellaneous' section of your quest log
- World Interactions — Several new world interactions are added by the add-on which do not have their own individual article pages.
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Bethesda Game Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Series | The Elder Scrolls |
| Engine | Creation Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | Xbox 360Microsoft Windows
|
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn is the third and final add-on for the action role-playingopen world video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released by Bethesda Softworks on the Xbox Live Marketplace on December 4, 2012. The Microsoft Windows version was released on February 5, 2013, and the PlayStation 3 version was released on February 12, 2013.[1]
Dragonborn involves the player character (the current Dragonborn) coming into contact with the first Dragonborn, Miraak. The game takes place on the island of Solstheim, previously featured in the Bloodmoon expansion for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
Gameplay[edit]
Dragonborn follows the same gameplay style as Skyrim, with the player free to explore the island of Solstheim at will, pursuing quests at their leisure. New armors, weapons, locations, and enemies have been introduced. A new feature in Dragonborn is the ability to tame and ride dragons. The player can use a dragon to target and attack enemies, but does not have complete control of the flight.[2] New dragon shouts have also been introduced.
Setting[edit]
The expansion is set on the island of Solstheim, located off the north coast of Morrowind. Solstheim was a territory belonging to Skyrim until the High King gave the island to Morrowind to serve as a refuge for the Dunmer fleeing Morrowind after the eruption of the Red Mountain volcano. Geographically, half of Solstheim is similar to northern Skyrim, covered in icy glaciers and snow. The other half is barren, and covered in ash following the Red Mountain disaster. The island's settlements and buildings also reflect the differing cultures, with the Nordic half of the land featuring architecture similar to Skyrim's. The rest of the island follows a Dunmeri (Dark Elves) architectural style, even containing a giant mushroom transformed into a house. The island's main settlement, Raven Rock, is governed by House Redoran, one of five Great Houses who rule over Morrowind, and protected by their personal hold guards, the Redoran Guard.
Plot[edit]
Dragonborn's main quest line is initiated following an attack on the player, the Last Dragonborn, by cultists worshipping someone named Miraak, who is also referred to as First Dragonborn. The player defeats the cultists and, upon investigating them, discovers a set of orders revealing their origins: the island of Solstheim. The player then journeys to Solstheim to confront Miraak and his followers by chartering a ship, the Northern Maiden, out of Windhelm to take them to Raven Rock.
After arriving on the island, the player begins interrogating the citizens of Solstheim about Miraak. It immediately becomes apparent that a majority of Solstheim's population has been unconsciously enslaved by Miraak and forced to work on several runic monoliths called 'All-Maker Stones', scattered across the island. Among the unaffected observers is a Telvanni wizard, Neloth, who directs the player to the Temple of Miraak. The player reaches the Temple and encounters a Nord named Frea, who is immune to Miraak's control, attempting in vain to break his spell over her people, the Skaal. She accompanies the player into the Temple. Inside, the player discovers a 'Black Book', and after reading it, is unwittingly transported into a realm of Oblivion called Apocrypha, where they witness Miraak planning his invasion of Tamriel. Miraak discovers their presence, incapacitates them, and dismisses the player as inferior before having a pair of Seekers, guardians of Apocrypha, return them to Solstheim.
Upon their return, the player visits Skaal Village and, advised by the Skaal shaman Storn, performs a special dragon shout on an All-Maker Stone, purifying the monolith and freeing the Skaal and the other denizens of the island from Miraak's control, while also having to contend with Lurkers, the other guardians of Apocrypha, sent by Miraak to reclaim the All-Maker Stones. Storn then sends the player to Neloth, who reveals that the Black Books are relics belonging to the Daedric Prince of Fate, Knowledge, and Memory, Hermaeus Mora, also known as the 'keeper of forbidden knowledge', and the source of Miraak's power.
Neloth accompanies the player to the Dwemer ruin of Nchardak to retrieve another Black Book sealed inside a complex container. They release the mechanism and learn of a shout called 'Bend Will', which is believed to be instrumental in defeating Miraak. Through the Black Books, the player journeys into Apocrypha again, and personally encounters Hermaeus Mora. Mora explains that if the player wishes to defeat Miraak, he must gain the same knowledge that Miraak possesses. He agrees to impart such knowledge in exchange for the secrets of the Skaal, one of the few remaining pieces of knowledge kept from the Daedric prince to place in his vast library in Apocrypha. After encountering and killing the dragon Krosulhah outside Nchardak, sent by Miraak to eliminate the player, they return to Skaal Village and persuade Storn to surrender the tribe's secrets. If the Water, Earth, Wind, and Beast stones have been freed from Miraak's control, Storn will agree. Despite Frea's protests, Storn communicates directly with Mora, who then proceeds to sap him of his knowledge, killing him in the process in front of the entire village. The player then learns the final word of 'Bend Will', enabling them to defeat Miraak. Automounter 1 4 1.
The player returns to Apocrypha and uses 'Bend Will' to subdue Miraak's dragon, Sahrotaar, allowing them to mount him in flight. Sahrotaar flies the player to Miraak's tower, the Summit of Apocrypha. There, the player and Miraak battle, with Miraak sacrificing Sahrotaar and his other two dragons, Relonikiv and Kruziikrel, to replenish his strength until Hermaeus Mora intervenes, fatally impaling Miraak while expressing anger at his rebellion and betrayal of Mora's trust with the knowledge he was granted by the Daedric Prince. Mora transfers Miraak's soul and power to the player, who is then transported back to Solstheim. The Summit of Apocrypha becomes a place where the player can exchange dragon souls for recovering perk points to place on other skills, customizing their skills to their liking for other quests both in Solstheim and back in Skyrim.
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack associated with Dragonborn includes music previously used in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, as well as several new tracks composed by Jeremy Soule, who composed the soundtrack for several other games in The Elder Scrolls series.[3]
Release[edit]
Dragonborn was originally announced via a trailer on November 5, 2012.[4]Dragonborn was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace on December 4, 2012. The Microsoft Windows version was released on February 5, 2013. The PlayStation 3 version was released on February 12, 2013 in North America, and February 13, 2013 in Europe.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | X360: 82/100[5] PC: 83/100[6] PS3: 82/100[7] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 8.5/10[8] |
| Eurogamer | 9/10[9] |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10[10] |
| GameTrailers | 8.5/10[11] |
| IGN | 8.8/10[12] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 88%[13] |
See full list on en.uesp.net. The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995 Skyrim: Dragonborn: Quests. The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.The series focuses on free-form gameplay in a detailed open world. Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim all won Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets. The series has sold more than 59 million copies worldwide.
Main Quest[edit]
- Dragonborn: Travel to the island of Solstheim to find out what's happening there. ( 20 points/Bronze)
- The Temple of Miraak: Uncover the source of Miraak's power in the Temple of Miraak. ( 20 points/Bronze)
- The Fate of the Skaal: Find a way to free the citizens of Skaal Village.
- Cleansing the Stones: Use the Bend Willshout to cleanse each of the remaining All-Maker Stones.
- The Path of Knowledge: Discover the locations of the Black Books in order to stop Miraak. ( 20 points/Bronze)
- The Gardener of Men: Travel to the realm of Hermaeus Mora to learn the rest of Bend Will.
- At the Summit of Apocrypha: Confront Miraak at the summit of Apocrypha and defeat him once and for all. ( 40 points/Silver)
Raven Rock Side Quests[edit]
- The Final Descent: Find out what happened to the great-grandfather of Crescius Caerellius.
- March of the Dead: Stop the ash spawn attacks on Raven Rock.
- A New Debt: Help Drovas Relvi with his debt to Mogrul.
- Served Cold: Save Councilor Morvayn from an assassination plot.
Raven Rock Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995 Skyrim: Dragonborn: Quests. Clips vs imovie. The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn is the third and final official add-on for the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim. The plot involves traveling to the island of Solstheim and the return of a mysterious former dragon priest called Miraak, one-time ruler of the island.
Skyrim The Elder Scrolls Dragonborn Walkthrough
- An Axe to Find: Retrieve an ancient Nordic pickaxe for Glover Mallory.
- Clean Sweep: Clear the Temple Ancestral Tomb of ash spawn.
- Feeding the Addiction: Convince an innkeeper to let a drunken miner get back to the bar.
- Fetch the Netch: Obtain five samples of netch jelly for Milore Ienth.
- First Edition: Locate an important folio for Cindiri Arano.
- It's All In The Taste: Distribute Sadri's Sujamma to the citizens of Raven Rock.
- Paid in Full: Recover the bonemold formula for Glover Mallory.
- Pain in the Necklace: Find East Empire pendants for Fethis Alor.
- Recipe for Distraction: Locate a hidden stash of Emberbrand Wine for Captain Veleth in Raven Rock.
Skaal Village Side Quests[edit]
- Filial Bonds: Find Wulf Wild-Blood's brother, Torkild, who may have become a werebear.
- Lost Legacy: Travel to Vahlok's Tomb and defeat Vahlok the Jailor.
- A New Source of Stalhrim: Find a blacksmith missing from Skaal Village.
Skaal Village Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Convince Nikulas to stay in Skaal Village: Counsel a young Skaal on the dangers of life as an adventurer.
- Kill the Bandit Leader: Do a favor by slaying a bandit leader. (radiant)
- A New Source of Stalhrim: Find a blacksmith missing from Skaal Village.
- Skaal Village Dialogue: Take Bera's necklace to Runil in Falkreath.
Tel Mithryn Side Quests[edit]
- Azra's Staffs: Retrieve a staff made by Azra Nightwielder for Master Neloth.
- Black Book: The Hidden Twilight: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Briarheart Necropsy: Examine a Briarheart for Neloth.
- Experimental Subject (A): Help Neloth by being a test subject in his experiment.
- From the Ashes: Help Talvas Fathryon by killing an ash guardian.
- Healing a House: Help Elynea Mothren repair the tower of Tel Mithryn.
- Heart Stones: Find a heart stone for Neloth.
- Lost Knowledge: Retrieve the Black Books for Neloth.
- Old Friends: Find the source of attacks on Tel Mithryn.
- Reluctant Steward: Find a new steward for Neloth in Raven Rock.
- Telvanni Research: Extract a sample from an ash spawn for Neloth's research.
- Wind and Sand: Retrieve a copy of Wind and Sand for Neloth.
Tel Mithryn Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
Skyrim Dragonborn Wiki
- Experimental Subject (B): Help Neloth by being a test subject in his experiment.
- Hunting and Gathering: Collect a rare alchemy ingredient for Elynea Mothren.
Thirsk Mead Hall Side Quests[edit]
- The Chief of Thirsk Hall: Help out a Riekling Chief at Thirsk Mead Hall.
- Retaking Thirsk: Help Bujold the Unworthy retake Thirsk Mead Hall.
Thirsk Mead Hall Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Elmus Favor Quest (berries): Retrieve some juniper berries for Elmus.
- Elmus Favor Quest (mead): Retrieve one bottle of Ashfire Mead for Elmus.
- Halbarn Favor Quest: Find some crafting materials for Halbarn Iron-Fur.
- Hilund Favor Quest: Find fifty Riekling spears for Hilund.
Other Side Quests[edit]
- Black Book: Filament and Filigree: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Black Book: The Sallow Regent: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Black Book: The Winds of Change: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Black Book: Untold Legends: Learn the Black Book's hidden knowledge.
- Deathbrand: Find the treasure of Haknir Death-Brand.
- The Ebony Warrior: Locate and defeat the Ebony Warrior.
- Unearthed: Assist Ralis Sedarys in his search for the relics of Ahzidal in Kolbjorn Barrow.
Other Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Black Book: Retrieve a Black Book from a dungeon.
- Hrodulf's Madness: Uncover the secret of Hrodulf's House. (This quest does not appear in your journal.)
- The Kagrumez Gauntlet: Survive the Kagrumez trials to claim a unique prize.
- Sell Stalhrim Armor and Weapons to Ancarion: Sell stalhrim equipment to Ancarion.
- Speak to Ralis Sedarys at Kolbjorn Barrow: Speak to Ralis Sedarys at Kolbjorn Barrow.
- Summoning Karstaag: Summon and defeat Karstaag. (This quest does not appear in your journal.)
- Visit the hunters at Frostmoon Crag: Talk to the hunters at Frostmoon Crag.
See Also[edit]
- All Quests — An alphabetical list of all the quests added by Dragonborn
- Side Quests — Full quests that are not part of a questline
- Miscellaneous Quests — List of all miscellaneous quests, i.e., short quests that are displayed in the 'Miscellaneous' section of your quest log
- World Interactions — Several new world interactions are added by the add-on which do not have their own individual article pages.
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Bethesda Game Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Series | The Elder Scrolls |
| Engine | Creation Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | Xbox 360Microsoft Windows
|
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn is the third and final add-on for the action role-playingopen world video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released by Bethesda Softworks on the Xbox Live Marketplace on December 4, 2012. The Microsoft Windows version was released on February 5, 2013, and the PlayStation 3 version was released on February 12, 2013.[1]
Dragonborn involves the player character (the current Dragonborn) coming into contact with the first Dragonborn, Miraak. The game takes place on the island of Solstheim, previously featured in the Bloodmoon expansion for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
Gameplay[edit]
Dragonborn follows the same gameplay style as Skyrim, with the player free to explore the island of Solstheim at will, pursuing quests at their leisure. New armors, weapons, locations, and enemies have been introduced. A new feature in Dragonborn is the ability to tame and ride dragons. The player can use a dragon to target and attack enemies, but does not have complete control of the flight.[2] New dragon shouts have also been introduced.
Setting[edit]
The expansion is set on the island of Solstheim, located off the north coast of Morrowind. Solstheim was a territory belonging to Skyrim until the High King gave the island to Morrowind to serve as a refuge for the Dunmer fleeing Morrowind after the eruption of the Red Mountain volcano. Geographically, half of Solstheim is similar to northern Skyrim, covered in icy glaciers and snow. The other half is barren, and covered in ash following the Red Mountain disaster. The island's settlements and buildings also reflect the differing cultures, with the Nordic half of the land featuring architecture similar to Skyrim's. The rest of the island follows a Dunmeri (Dark Elves) architectural style, even containing a giant mushroom transformed into a house. The island's main settlement, Raven Rock, is governed by House Redoran, one of five Great Houses who rule over Morrowind, and protected by their personal hold guards, the Redoran Guard.
Plot[edit]
Dragonborn's main quest line is initiated following an attack on the player, the Last Dragonborn, by cultists worshipping someone named Miraak, who is also referred to as First Dragonborn. The player defeats the cultists and, upon investigating them, discovers a set of orders revealing their origins: the island of Solstheim. The player then journeys to Solstheim to confront Miraak and his followers by chartering a ship, the Northern Maiden, out of Windhelm to take them to Raven Rock.
After arriving on the island, the player begins interrogating the citizens of Solstheim about Miraak. It immediately becomes apparent that a majority of Solstheim's population has been unconsciously enslaved by Miraak and forced to work on several runic monoliths called 'All-Maker Stones', scattered across the island. Among the unaffected observers is a Telvanni wizard, Neloth, who directs the player to the Temple of Miraak. The player reaches the Temple and encounters a Nord named Frea, who is immune to Miraak's control, attempting in vain to break his spell over her people, the Skaal. She accompanies the player into the Temple. Inside, the player discovers a 'Black Book', and after reading it, is unwittingly transported into a realm of Oblivion called Apocrypha, where they witness Miraak planning his invasion of Tamriel. Miraak discovers their presence, incapacitates them, and dismisses the player as inferior before having a pair of Seekers, guardians of Apocrypha, return them to Solstheim.
Upon their return, the player visits Skaal Village and, advised by the Skaal shaman Storn, performs a special dragon shout on an All-Maker Stone, purifying the monolith and freeing the Skaal and the other denizens of the island from Miraak's control, while also having to contend with Lurkers, the other guardians of Apocrypha, sent by Miraak to reclaim the All-Maker Stones. Storn then sends the player to Neloth, who reveals that the Black Books are relics belonging to the Daedric Prince of Fate, Knowledge, and Memory, Hermaeus Mora, also known as the 'keeper of forbidden knowledge', and the source of Miraak's power.
Neloth accompanies the player to the Dwemer ruin of Nchardak to retrieve another Black Book sealed inside a complex container. They release the mechanism and learn of a shout called 'Bend Will', which is believed to be instrumental in defeating Miraak. Through the Black Books, the player journeys into Apocrypha again, and personally encounters Hermaeus Mora. Mora explains that if the player wishes to defeat Miraak, he must gain the same knowledge that Miraak possesses. He agrees to impart such knowledge in exchange for the secrets of the Skaal, one of the few remaining pieces of knowledge kept from the Daedric prince to place in his vast library in Apocrypha. After encountering and killing the dragon Krosulhah outside Nchardak, sent by Miraak to eliminate the player, they return to Skaal Village and persuade Storn to surrender the tribe's secrets. If the Water, Earth, Wind, and Beast stones have been freed from Miraak's control, Storn will agree. Despite Frea's protests, Storn communicates directly with Mora, who then proceeds to sap him of his knowledge, killing him in the process in front of the entire village. The player then learns the final word of 'Bend Will', enabling them to defeat Miraak. Automounter 1 4 1.
The player returns to Apocrypha and uses 'Bend Will' to subdue Miraak's dragon, Sahrotaar, allowing them to mount him in flight. Sahrotaar flies the player to Miraak's tower, the Summit of Apocrypha. There, the player and Miraak battle, with Miraak sacrificing Sahrotaar and his other two dragons, Relonikiv and Kruziikrel, to replenish his strength until Hermaeus Mora intervenes, fatally impaling Miraak while expressing anger at his rebellion and betrayal of Mora's trust with the knowledge he was granted by the Daedric Prince. Mora transfers Miraak's soul and power to the player, who is then transported back to Solstheim. The Summit of Apocrypha becomes a place where the player can exchange dragon souls for recovering perk points to place on other skills, customizing their skills to their liking for other quests both in Solstheim and back in Skyrim.
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack associated with Dragonborn includes music previously used in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, as well as several new tracks composed by Jeremy Soule, who composed the soundtrack for several other games in The Elder Scrolls series.[3]
Release[edit]
Dragonborn was originally announced via a trailer on November 5, 2012.[4]Dragonborn was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace on December 4, 2012. The Microsoft Windows version was released on February 5, 2013. The PlayStation 3 version was released on February 12, 2013 in North America, and February 13, 2013 in Europe.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | X360: 82/100[5] PC: 83/100[6] PS3: 82/100[7] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 8.5/10[8] |
| Eurogamer | 9/10[9] |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10[10] |
| GameTrailers | 8.5/10[11] |
| IGN | 8.8/10[12] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 88%[13] |
Dragonborn has received mainly positive critical reception. GamesRadar applauded the number of side quests, and the new weapons and dragon shouts, but dismissed the dragon riding feature as 'gimmicky'.[14]Eurogamer gave the content 9 out of 10, praising the quests, new enemies and new location.[15]Joystiq applauded the amount of content in Dragonborn, including the new settings and enemies, but felt that the narrative was too familiar.[16]
References[edit]
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- ^''The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn' DLC Review'. Multiplayerblog.mtv.com. 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^'Mistersoule on twitter: 'Yes I Did!''. Twitter. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^'Bethesda Confirms Skyrim Dragonborn DLC'. IGN. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn for Xbox 360 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn for PlayStation 3 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^'Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn'. Destructoid. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
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