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The Systres
Type Archipelago
Continent Tamriel
Region Abecean Sea
Subregions Amenos
Galen
High Isle
Y'ffelon
Demonym(s) Systrean
Appears in ESO
The Systres Archipelago, encompassing High Isle, Amenos, Galen, and Y'ffelon

The Systres (also the called the Systres Archipelago, Systres Isles,[1] Systres Islands,[2] and formally the Duchy of Systres)[3] are a group of islands in the Abecean Sea, far to the southwest of Hammerfell and northwest of Summerset Isle.[4] It is one of Tamriel's westernmost regions.[5] The largest island is named High Isle, where House Dufort rules the archipelago from their seat of power in Castle Navire; the jungled prison colony of Amenos lies to the north.[6] The third largest island is Galen to the northwest, where House Mornard operates from the city of Vastyr.[7] The fourth largest island, Y'ffelon, is north of High Isle and northwest of Amenos. It contains a semi-dormant volcano.[8] The nearest islands are Pankor to the northwest and Eyevea to the southeast; another group of three smaller islands are found directly west, southwest of Pankor.

The Systreans are the inhabitants of the Systres Archipelago. They are primarily the descendants of the Breton workers that established themselves on High Isle following the All Flag's Navy raid on Thras.[9] They are major players in maritime trade, have their own knightly orders, and follow a feudal society.[10][11] The other major group of Systreans are the druids, who settled in the archipelago long before other people made it their home.[10] Though they prefer the life of the forest, they have at times have influenced and intermingled with the feudal Bretons.[12][13]

In High Isle, House Dufort sells respite to people looking to get away from mainland Tamriel's troubles.[14] High Isle is considered a home away from home for much of the Breton elite,[14] and nobles treat it like a playground and a resort.[UOL 1][UOL 2] This is reflected in the settlement of Gonfalon Bay being described as pompous.[UOL 3] High Isle elite always dress in their finest to project their status and their barely hidden-ambitions.[UOL 2] The people of the isle of Galen lean more towards a working class population, and they are the most accepting of druidism.[UOL 3] Unlike High Isle which has had its feudal society established long ago from mainland influence, city Bretons are limited to the southern part of the land, with the rest of Galen being untamed wilderness.[11][UOL 3] There Vastyr was built, a city which features of blend of druidic and city Breton architecture, thanks to the House Mornard's connections to Druidism.[11] The undesirables of Systrean society are taken to the lawless prison island of Amenos, where history shows its prisoners are forced into mining its resources.[15] At one point, some were taken to nearby Whalefall to be used for sport.[16][17]

The Bretons of the Systres Archipelago export many raw materials and trade goods,[18] accomplished through logging, mining, and shipbuilding.[15] Especially important is Eltheric Ammonite which washes up in the archipelago's shore. Collectors covet their beauty, while mages use them as an ethical alternative to soul gems for a raw source of magicka.[18] Larimar is another important trade good, a milky-blue gemstone exclusive to the Systres, making it extremely rare and expensive.[19][15] Though it has become a highly coveted rarity overtime,[15] shipments of Frog-Metal from the Systres isle of Amenos are still exported.[20] Druid-crafted volcanic jewelry has also been found exported outside the Systres.[19] As the Systres is an established neutral ground, the Bretons of High Isle greatly profit from their neutrality in conflicts that would otherwise affect the Bretons back in High Rock.[14][21]

HistoryEdit

According to legend Sorrows of the Wind, the Systres was first home to ancient nature spirits of that were either Man or Mer in appearance. When the mortal races started to settle on the archipelago, they remained but stayed hidden.[22] The hermit crabs were the chief inhabitants before humans arrived.[23]

First EraEdit

 
Map of western Tamriel showing the Systres

According to the druids, the archipelago has a special connection to Y'ffre.[24] The Systres were first settled by the Druids of Galen around 1E 330, fleeing the power struggles between the rising Direnni Hegemony and Alessian Order. With the guidence of Druid King Kasorayn, these Breton druids supposedly followed "a song on the wind", which led them to the island of Y'ffelon. However, other legends state they were guided by an Elder Scroll. The druids claim they used the power of the Earthbones to transform the volcanic Y'ffelon into a verdant paradise. After this the druids set out across the Eltheric Ocean, transforming the nearby islands as well. During this golden age the druids fractured into the Stonelore, Eldertide, and Firesong Circles.[25][26]

 
Triquetra Tattoo (around forehead)

Despite their separation, to symbolize their unity matters more and that they share the same goals, the druidic circles came to shaping knot-work into a triquetra,[27] a symbol that would become adopted by civilized Bretons.[28] Kasorayn himself took on the role of an observer after he helped establish the druids on the isle, and only intervened when necessary. The druidic monarchy ended after heretics from the Allwither Order murdered Kasarayn. The heretics are speculated as wanting to seize the Ivy Throne[29] to enact revenge on their former Elven oppressors back in High Rock.[13] Though the Allwither heretics were defeated,[29] prophecy would deem that the title of Druid King remain vacant for thousands of years.[30] The Druid King's symbology would disappear almost overnight.[10][31]

Eventually, the differences in the beliefs of the three major Systrean drudic circles nearly led to conflict. This however was stopped by the appearance of a common enemy, the Sinistral Elves, who arrived on the Systres circa 1E 660 to flee the Yokudans. The Elves constructed a fortress on the isle of Amenos and set out to conquer the other islands from there, but the conflict was temporarily halted with the eruption of Mount Firesong on Y'ffelon in 1E 676, which devastated the Elves and seemingly wiped out the druids. It was comparable to the Sun's Death disaster of 1E 668, and may have even been related given the corresponding dates. Regardless, the Sinistral Elves took over the archipelago, and the druidic circles were forced into hiding. With the coming of the Yokudan Ra Gada in 1E 785, what remained of the Elves were purged, and the Yokudans quickly left the island to go eastward. In the end, only the druids remained.[32]

In 1E 2241 the Colovian King of Anvil, Bendu Olo, called for a fleet to sail against Thras and avenge the Thrassian Plague. Olo was soon joined by the other nations of Tamriel, and the fleet was dubbed the All Flags Navy.[33] The largest shipyards for this new navy could be found on the Systres, centered around Gonfalon Bay and All Flags Islet.[34] Maps from this period were notable for including ports on High Isle that have since become unfamiliar, such as Rockroost and Castle Notte.[35] After the destruction of Thras by the Navy in 1E 2260 a group of Breton and Colovian engineers and laborers remained behind on the Systres, as they had been ordered to construct a monument to the All Flags Navy. This grand edifice would not be completed until more than twenty years later, by which time the laborers had brought over their families and founded villages around the shipyards. Despite the high Breton influence the islands became a part of Colovia as one of Bendu Olo's holdings. When High Rock seceded from the Empire several decades later in 1E 2305 the Colovians refused orders from the emperor to exile its Breton population, claiming it to be too costly.[9]

When Colovia followed High Rock's example and declared independence in 1E 2321, the War of Righteousness broke out.[36] The cost of the ensuing war forced the Colovians to put non-essential territory, leading a group of Breton coin-barons led by Duchess Martinne Guimard to purchase the Systres for an undisclosed sum in 1E 2327. When Duchess Guimard visited the Systres for the first time the following year she dubbed its largest island "High Isle" after the Breton homeland of High Rock.[9]

House Guimard ruled the Systres for one hundred and fifty years before falling into disfavor because of a jilted marriage proposal, leading the islands to fall into the hands of House Mantel. House Mantel's reign was short-lived however, as in 1E 2484 Mount Firesong erupted once more, shattering the shipyards, damaging the All Flags monument, and claiming the lives of nearly one-third of the archipelago's inhabitants, including nearly all of the nobility. Calls for aid to the mainland were ignored, and the Systreans soon found themselves facing starvation and illness, killing thousands. Systrean society was on the brink of collapse when the druids of the Stonelore Circle resurfaced, providing the people with food and fresh water. This prompted a short, but significant renaissance of druidic faith known as "the Green Years". While the druids did not reestablish their rule over the islands they did earn a place of respect and bolstered ranks.[12]

The Systrean pastoral renaissance ended on the 11th of Sun's Dusk in 1E 2704, when the emissaries of the Second Empire arrived onto Gonfalon Bay with an entourage of Breton coin-barons to re-establish the Systres as property of Cyrodiil. These coin barons brought about the immediate return of the island's feudalism, but this time under Reman and later Versidue-Shaie's banner. The Breton overseers cultivated a reputation of joyful compliance and servility as they proudly waved the Potentate's banner in Gonfalon Bay, but behind this facade, they planned their escape from his rule. Several revolts broke out against Imperial rule, most prominently by the Eldertide Circle, but none were successful.[15]

Second EraEdit

In 2E 11 Akaviri Potentate Versidue-Shaie converted the isle of Amenos into a penal colony for Reman-aligned political prisoners, who would be forced to work in the larimar and ammonite mines.[15] By 2E 110, a patriarch of the Breton noble house, Mornard, was instated to be the Imperial Governor of the Systres,[7] with another House, Dufort, arriving to the archipelago in 2E 125. As time passed, both families of the archipelago worked together to turn High Isle into a thriving settlement. Thanks to Dufort ships, Mornard trade flourished into a vast network with operations in every significant Tamrielic port from Northpoint to Falinesti, as well as in Summerset. As Mornard influence grew, officials back in High Rock decided that the Systres needed legitimate noble claims to truly prosper, and would eventually be granted noble titles, with House Mornard becoming Dukes of the Systres as vassals of the Gardner kings of Wayrest and lieges of the Dufort Barons.[37] Once House Mornard gained oversight of the archipelago, they increased their own wealth and power a thousandfold. Already operating mines on Amenos, the duke awarded his house exclusive mining rights to the island and also took control of the prison facilities located there.[7] House Dufort, meanwhile, provided the fast ships Mornard required to get their goods from market to market, and even secured a contract to provide warships for High Rock. The partnership turned into a rivalry between Mornard and Dufort as Mornard's power and influence grew.[37]

The fall of the Empire created chaos across Tamriel. The Systreans had to weather a storm just as bad as the Tamsfolk, as would-be rulers and pretender kings assaulted the archipelago no less than six times in a hundred year span. The sacking of Vastyr in 2E 365 was one of the most violent moments in the island's history, seeing half the city destroyed and most of its citizens scattered to the wilderness.[11]

The following years saw the partnership of the two houses devolve into a rivalry, attributed by some to the madness of Baron Densil Dufort,[37][38] which was only exacerbated by the start of the Interregnum in 2E 430. House Mornard and House Dufort's jockeying for power in the court of Wayrest eventually came to a head in 2E 478, when Duke Ruffe Mornard seized a full third of House Dufort's lands and exiled its leadership to Amenos, claiming sedition against the crown with a raft of forged documents and forced testimony. The Gardners viewed the coup with suspicion but were unable to interfere due to troubles with an ascendant Camlorn.[39]

In 2E 563 the Knahaten Flu reached the Systres, slaying commoner and noble alike. Duke Avrippe Mornard ordered the archipelago sealed off in 2E 565, causing trade to stagnate, which caused Duke Avrippe to fall into disfavor in Wayrest's court. When King Ranser of Shornhelm attacked Wayrest in 2E 566 Duke Avrippe allied with him, forsaking ties of vassalage, but King Emeric of Wayrest managed to bring together an alliance to defeat Ranser. Once matters on the mainland were settled and Ranser had been defeated Emeric turned his eyes to the Systres, stripping Duke Avrippe of his titles and exiling him to Cyrodiil. The duchy was granted to House Dufort, while Avrippe's son Leonard was left with a county and rule over the island of Galen and their operations in Amenos.[37][39][40]

 
A clash with the Ascendant Order on High Isle

The Ascendant Order gained traction as a pan-Tamrielic movement[UOL 4] thanks to the influx of common folk across Tamriel joining, whose lives were ruined by the destruction caused by the Three Banners War. They were drawn in by leaders of the faction, the Ascendant Lord and his Ascendant Magus, who promised them that they would bring down Tamriel's tyrants who grow richer and powerful at the expense of misery and bloodshed.[41] Breton-influenced, the Ascendant Order likened themselves to a knightly order, though most legitimate Orders thought of them as nothing more than well-armed fanatics.[UOL 4] They infiltrated nearly every level of Breton society,[42] and had established the Systres Archipelago as their main base of operations.

In truth, the leaders of the Ascendant Order were nobles, utilizing disgruntled commoners to fulfill their goals. The Ascendant Magus was Count Damard of House Dufort, while the Ascendant Lord was Lord Bacaro of House Volorus from Cyrodiil. Bacaro's partner and children were killed during the conflict of the Colovian Revolt, and when the Three Banners War came around, he had created the Society of the Steadfast to serve as a humanitarian organization.[43] Lord Bacaro later settled in his holdings on the Systres and overtime, built goodwill through his Steadfast Society. He then planned to leverage his reputation to lure the major players responsible for the Three Banners War to their deaths. The result was the Ascendant Order becoming a terrorist organization that failed to assassinate these major players when they visited High Isle for peace talks in 2E 582.[44][25]

 
Conflict on Galen

Concurrently, the druids on Galen were involved in a civil war orchestrated by Bacaro's unwitting pawn, Archdruid Orlaith of the Firesong Circle. When Orlaith failed to become the Druid King and forcibly unify the druids under one banner, Bacaro took matters into his own hands. Ultimately, Bacaro was also a member of House Merchad through his mother's bloodline, a noble house with ties to the last Druid King, Kasorayn. As its last living descendent, he felt it was his birthright claim Ivy Throne of the Druid King, and use it to replace the corruption of the Ruby Throne.[45] The Vestige confronted Bacaro at Mount Firesong, where he had ascended into a false Druid King. Utilizing his newfound power, Bacaro enslaved the dormant spirit of the volcano, which was capable of decimating Tamriel's armies.[46] However, Volorus was defeated, saving the archipelago from destruction.[47][48]

What followed afterward was a more unified Systres Archipelago. The feudal Bretons and the druids that inhabited Galen began talks to build better relations, and the mending of wounds between the feuding noble houses of High Isle and Galen began.[49]

Third EraEdit

The islands were considered to be part of Hammerfell's territory by 3E 427.[50] By the fifth century of the Third Era, druids once again had a presence in the mainland, specifically in the regions surrounding the Iliac Bay.[51][UOL 5] "By the ArchDruid" is a common exclamation by Bretons of this era.[52][53]

GeographyEdit

The Systres Archipelago is a volcanic island chain home to plenty of steam vents, hot springs, and other such features in the islands.[3] The Druids claim to have harnessed the power of the Earthbones to transform the islands, kindling life on every barren rock and bleached coral they came upon.[26] It is said that they have done so on every island on the archipelago, but that their magic never took hold on Amenos.[40] The four biggest islands in the archipelago are High Isle, Amenos, Galen, and Y'ffelon.

High IsleEdit

 
The coast of High Isle, looking towards Y'ffelon
 
High Isle

High Isle is the largest island of the Systres archipelago. High Isle serves as the center of politics and commerce for the island chain, predominantly from the port city of Gonfalon Bay and the Dufort Shipyards.[54] High Isle is the southernmost island of the archipelago as well as the most populated. It is known for its idyllic and vibrant summer landscape and its friendly population. On its southeast coast is the largest city in the region, Gonfalon Bay and deep in its interior is a basin that houses the All Flags Harbor, where the many captains of the eponymous naval fleet gathered for their incursion of Thras. High Isle, like the rest of the archipelago, is volcanic, and there are plenty of steam vents, hot springs, and other such features in the island's back country.[3] The southern half of High Isle is the Sapphire Coast, while the northern is Oakenvald.[UOL 6]

AmenosEdit

 
Amenos
 
An island near Amenos

Amenos is the second-largest island in the Systres Archipelago, an island region in the western part of the Abecean Sea. The island is characterized by a dense, hostile jungle and a hazardous coastline riddled with jagged rocks, unrelenting storms, and dangerous currents. Historically, Amenos has been governed by the Bretons of House Mornard and it has hosted a prison facility since the early years of the Common Era.[40]

Amenos Station, the main settlement on the island is not only the administrative center of the region but also the only safe place in Amenos. Prisoners are sometimes processed and banished into the jungle, where they fend for themselves against other prisoners and the wildlife. Some sort of magic or alchemy prevents convicts from escaping the island so their only choice is to survive the wilderness or die trying.[40][55] Amenos also has protections in place to discourage scrying and portal spells, although it is possible to teleport within the confines of the island with more effort.[56] The Eldertide Circle of druids live throughout Amenos, in places such as the Coral Cliffs[57][58] and whatever magic the druids used to balance nature in the Systres never quite took off in Amenos.[40]

GalenEdit

 
Galen
 
Vastyr

Galen is the westernmost island of the Systres archipelago, which is located northwest of High Isle and west of Y'ffelon.[59] Its main hub is the city of Vastyr, which was controlled by House Mornard during the Interregnum.[60] Druidic ruins on were discovered on Galen, fixing the idea of its Breton history into collective imagination.[9] The Druids of Galen were able to instill magic on Y'ffelon to balance nature and bring life to the land.[26][40] There are a variety of remote parts of the island.[61] Galen has three distinct biomes, from the colonized plains to the south, forests dotted with ruins to the wests, and dark dense jungles of the north.[62] Like the rest of the archipelago, it is volcanic,[3] and this is primarily seen in the area around Embervine, Ivyhame, and Llanshara near Y'ffelon.

Y'ffelonEdit

 
Y'ffelon
 
Mount Firesong

Y'ffelon is a volcanic island of the Systres archipelago, which is located north of High Isle and east of Galen.[59] Amenos is found to the east, separated by the Amenos Passage.[63] Y'ffelon is found in the center of the archipelago, and is dominated by the sacred volcano of Mount Firesong,[32] whose roots run all through the Systres.[64] The entire archipelago is volcanic, and tapping into the earth-energies of the island can lend immense magical power.[65] The Druids of Galen were able to instill magic on Y'ffelon to balance nature and bring life to the land.[26][40]

Minor IslandsEdit

All Flags Islet
An island surrounded by High Isle's great basin and where the All Flags Navy assembled their fleets.
The Colossus of Gonfalon Bay
A giant edifice of Baron-Admiral Bendu Olo built south of Gonfalon Bay.
Dreadsail Reef
A far-off islet surrounded by jagged rocks and inhabited by deadly predators. It was previously untouched for years until it was occupied by the Dreadsail pirates.
Earthen Root Enclave
An island southeast of High Isle. It is a spiritual sanctuary for the druids of the Systres.
Feywatch Isle
A small island lake in the northern parts of the High Isle.
Fogbreak Lighthouse Island
A small island north of High Isle, southeast of Galen, and southwest of Y'ffelon. It houses Fogbreak Lighthouse.
Harbor Island
A very small island connected to the city of Gonfalon Bay by bridge. It holds Gonfalon Gaming Hall.
Molmor Islet
An islet located west of Galen, created by Eldertide Druid Belaigh during the conflict between the Sloads of Thras and All Flags Navy.
Shipwreck Shoals
A small mountain surrounded by shoals. It is known for its dangerous waters and shipwrecks that gave it its namesake.
Spire of the Crimson Coin
A Breton coin-barron fortress on a large island south of Amenos and northeast of Loch Abhain.
Whalefall
A jungle-covered island south of Y'ffelon. It has been mainly used by the jailors on Amenos Station.

PoliticsEdit

The Systres Archipelago has changed hands many times, from the Colovian Estates, to House Guimard, from various versions of the Empire to Bretonic Coin-Lords, and from House Mornard and House Dufort under the Daggerfall Covenant,[1] to the Kingdom of Hammerfell.[50]

ArchitectureEdit

The Systres is home to many beautiful ruins and castles to view, and they are all said to be of old Bretonic style.[10] Gonfalon Bay is described to be a charming port city of pleasant squares and quaint alleyways.[3] Excavation beneath the crowded cobblestones of the modern city of Vastyr have revealed examples of druid tunnels and ancient hovels, Draoife ritual sites, Sinestral war camps, Sword-Singer performance rings, and even the tell-tale signs of Sload slime-warrens.[11] The archipelago is also home to various Druid settlements and ruins.

  • High Isle Architecture

  • Systrean Cathedral

  • Druidic Architecture

FloraEdit

The Archipelago is home to a variety of flora, such as sunflowers, butterweed, daylilies, Systres pine, cypresses[66], Galen sea daffodils, Galen dogwoods, Galen agave, Galen palm, Galen beech, and Galen pine.[67]

  • Sunflowers

  • Systres Pine

  • Galen Dogwood

  • Galen Agave

  • Galen Pine

FaunaEdit

The Systres archipelago is inhabited by creatures such as ornaugs, fauns, hadolids, vulk'esh, chimeras, coral crabs, spriggans, forest wraiths, coral haj motas, and critters such as deer, rabbits, hermit crabs, and foxes.

  • Ornaug

  • Vulk'esh

  • Faun

  • Hadolid

  • Chimera

  • Forest Wraith

  • Coral Haj Mota

Notable LocalesEdit

Gonfalon Bay
The largest settlement on the Systres Archipelago and its main port-of-entry.
Castle Navire
The seat of power House Dufort, located far west of Gonfalon Bay, southwest of All Flags Islet.
Dufort Shipyards
The shipyards for House Dufort located in the northeastern part of High Isle.
All-Flags Islet
An islet in the middle of High Isle, which served as the gathering point for the All-Flags Navy.
Stonelore Grove
A settlement of the Druids of the Stonelore Circle in High Isle.
Amenos Station
A fort town on Amenos' southern coast, across from High Isle. It is Amenos' main settlement and home of the stockade.
Brokerock Mine
An ammonite mine deep in the Amenos jungles, sanctioned by House Mornard.
Vastyr
The largest settlement on the island of Galen.
Glimmertarn
The main Stonelore Circle settlement found on Galen.
Mount Firesong
An active volcano that towers above Y'ffelon.

NotesEdit

GalleryEdit

  • High Isle

  • High Isle

  • Gonfalon Bay

  • Castle Navire

  • Vastyr

  • Castle Mornard

  • Amenos Station

  • Y'ffelon and Mount Firesong

  • Closer view of the islands (right)

  • Map of Systres during the plague

  • Map of Systres around 1E 2260

  • Sketch of High Isle and Amenos

  • Coral of the Systres, present due to the archipelago's proximity to Summerset

See AlsoEdit

BooksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ a b Systres History — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  2. ^ Coral Haj Mota pet description
  3. ^ a b c d e Visitor's Guide to High Isle — Dame Emisse Fairwind
  4. ^ Map of West Tamriel
  5. ^ Map of Tamriel – Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition
  6. ^ Announcing the Legacy of the Bretons Year-Long Saga & High Isle Chapter
  7. ^ a b c History of House Mornard — Dorothea Errard
  8. ^ High Isle Preview—The Zone
  9. ^ a b c d Systres History: Volume 4 — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  10. ^ a b c d Loremaster's Archive - Bretons & High Isle — Lady Arabelle
  11. ^ a b c d e Systres History: Vastyr — Varona Vedralu, Senior Lecturer, University of Gwylim
  12. ^ a b Systres History: Volume 5 — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  13. ^ a b Systres History Addendum: The Druids of Galen — Varona Vedralu, Senior Lecturer, University of Gwylim
  14. ^ a b c High Isle Preview—The Zone from the official ESO website
  15. ^ a b c d e f Systres History: Volume 6 — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  16. ^ Louna Jolvanne's dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  17. ^ Lendanor's dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  18. ^ a b Mysteries of the Eltheric Ammonite — Kaladiran, Arcane Naturalist
  19. ^ a b Oakensoul Ring codex entries in ESO: High Isle
  20. ^ Captured by the Dreadsails — Sailor Lerisa Bruhl
  21. ^ Comments of Maxence, banker — Maxence
  22. ^ Sorrows of the Wind — Bastibien Marolles, Historian
  23. ^ Mulberry Hermit Crab pet description
  24. ^ Druid Audrine's dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  25. ^ a b Druid Ryvana's dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  26. ^ a b c d Systres History: Volume 1 — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  27. ^ Druidic Knotwork Body Tattoos body markings description in ESO
  28. ^ Crafting Motif 93: Ancestral Breton Style — Serge Serlyn, "Military Scholar of Much Renown"
  29. ^ a b Druid King Kasorayn's dialogue in ESO: Firesong
  30. ^ The Annotated Dream of Kasorayn — Zamshiq af-Halazh, Associate Folklorist at the University of Gwylim
  31. ^ Stonelore Circle Effigy in ESO
  32. ^ a b Systres History: Volume 2 — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  33. ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: The Wild Regions — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
  34. ^ Systres History: Volume 3 — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  35. ^ Antique Map of High Isle antiquity codex entry in ESO: High Isle
  36. ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Cyrodiil — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
  37. ^ a b c d History of House Dufort — Kaera Metrick, House Historian and Chronicler
  38. ^ Mad Baron Densil
  39. ^ a b Systres History: Volume 7 — Trilam Heladren, Associate Dean of Eltheric History, University of Gwylim
  40. ^ a b c d e f g Secrets of Amenos — Miramel Charascel, Chairperson of the Gonfalon Bay Historical and Social Society
  41. ^ Meet the Character(s) - The Ascendant Lord and Magus — Adandora, Chronicler-at-Large
  42. ^ The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle & Update 34 Now Live on All Platforms on the official ESO website
  43. ^ The Society of the Steadfast — Phrastus of Elinhir
  44. ^ The Ascendant Storm quest in ESO: High Isle
  45. ^ Lord Bacaro's Journal — Lord Bacaro Volorus
  46. ^ Druid Laurel's dialogue in ESO: Firesong
  47. ^ Events of The Hidden Lord in ESO: High Isle
  48. ^ Events of The Ivy Throne in ESO: High Isle
  49. ^ Sir Stefan Mornard's dialogue in ESO: Firesong
  50. ^ a b Map of Tamriel – Morrowind Codex
  51. ^ Death cutscene in Daggerfall
  52. ^ Breton exclamations in Arena
  53. ^ Breton exclamations in Daggerfall
  54. ^ High Isle loading screen text in ESO: High Isle
  55. ^ Marcelle Dantaine's dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  56. ^ Queen Ayrenn's dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  57. ^ Coral Cliffs loading screen text in ESO: High Isle
  58. ^ Nivathil's dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  59. ^ a b Map of West Tamriel – The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
  60. ^ History of House Mornard — Dorothea Errard
  61. ^ The Sea Elf Threat — Hercian Stalo, Steward at Castle Navire
  62. ^ Elder Scrolls Online Official Twitter account on Biomes of Galen
  63. ^ Captain Tsuzo's Log — Captain Tsuzo
  64. ^ Orbiana Octavianus' dialogue in ESO: High Isle
  65. ^ Burned Research Notes — The Ascendant Magus
  66. ^ High Isle Furnishings
  67. ^ Galen Furnishings
  68. ^ Firesong Developer Preview—The Zone on the official ESO website

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.

  1. ^ a b High Isle Chapter Preview
  2. ^ a b c ESO 2022 Global Reveal
  3. ^ a b c Firesong DLC & Update 36 Preview
  4. ^ a b Elder Scrolls Online's Loremaster, Lead Writer Talk What's To Come In 2022
  5. ^ The Dragon's Eyrie/Daggerfall
  6. ^ Twitch Stream of ESO Live at Home High Isle Dev Discussion, time stamp 1:00:12-1:01:08
  7. ^ After Eight Years, Bretons Finally Take Centre Stage in The Elder Scrolls Online
  8. ^ Exclusive Gaming Trend interview with The Elder Scrolls Online Art Director CJ Grebb
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