Online:Zone Guide/Blackwood

BLACKWOOD
Straddling the great Niben River and extending east into the bogs of the Argonian homeland, Blackwood servers as the maritime gate into Cyrodiil — a valuable, if perilous, stretch of territory greatly prized by Khajiit, Argonians, and Imperials alike.

Blackwood Grand Adventurer	The Silent Halls Group Event
Zenithar's Abbey Group Event	Oblivion Obliterator

MAP COMPLETION

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Zone Story Quests

Zone Story Quests are the main story arc for the zone. Completing these quests can award you with skill points, experience, gold, and gear.

• A Deadly Secret: Find and warn former Elder Council members in Blackwood.
• An Unexpected Adversary: Unmask the mysterious faction behind the deaths of former Elder Councilors in Blackwood.
• A Hidden Vault: Find out just what lies within the Daedric vault at Ojel-Bak.
• A Mysterious Event: Crash an exclusive Waking Flame event and find an Ambition.
• Weapons of Destruction: Help the twins gain control of their powers by meeting Sombren's mentor.
• Pyre of Ambition: Defend Fort Redmane against the forces of Mehrunes Dagon.
• Heroes of Blackwood: Attend the celebration thrown for you.

Wayshrines

Wayshrines allow free, instantaneous travel between wayshrines that have been discovered and unlocked. You can also travel directly to any unlocked wayshrine from anywhere in the world for a small amount of gold.

•  Bloodrun Wayshrine — Situated halfway between Farmer's Nook and Bloodrun Cave in northeastern Blackwood. (map)
•  Leyawiin Wayshrine — Located in the southwest portion Leyawiin. (map)
•  Gideon Wayshrine — Located across from the Stable Steed in Gideon. (map)
•  Borderwatch Wayshrine — An Imperial fortress immediately north of Leyawiin in Blackwood. (map)
•  Fort Redmane Wayshrine — Located on a cliff overlooking Fort Redmane in northwestern Blackwood. It is also the closest wayshrine to the Shrine to Nocturnal. (map)
•  Blueblood Wayshrine — Located south of Fort Blueblood. (map)
•  Stonewastes Wayshrine — Located northeast of Stonewastes. (map)
•  Leyawiin Outskirts Wayshrine — Located slightly east of the northern road out of Leyawiin, east of Undertow Cavern. (map)
•  Doomvault Vulpinaz Wayshrine — Located between Doomvault Vulpinaz and Arpenia in the north central area of Blackwood. (map)
•  Blackwood Crossroads Wayshrine — Situated on the road halfway between Leyawiin and Gideon in central Blackwood. (map)
•  Hutan-Tzel Wayshrine — Located northwest of Hutan-Tzel in eastern Blackwood. (map)
•  Vunalk Wayshrine — Equidistant between Vunalk and Plateau of the Traveler in southeast Blackwood. (map)

Cave Delver

Delves are solo-able dungeons found throughout the world. Delves will always contain a single skyshard and a boss who drops item set gear.

•  Undertow Cavern — A partially flooded cave north of Leyawiin. (map)
•  Xi-Tsei — A ruined xanmeer located in southern Blackwood. (map)
•  Doomvault Porcixid — A Daedric ruin located in eastern Blackwood. (map)
•  Arpenia — An Ayleid ruin located east of Fort Redmane. (map)
•  Bloodrun Cave — A cave full of undead situated in the northeast corner of Blackwood. (map)
•  Vunalk — An Ayleid ruin located in eastern Blackwood. (map)

Points of Interest

Points of Interest are self-contained stories that explore the lore, characters, and locations within a zone. These can award you with experience, gold, and gear.

•  Borderwatch — An Imperial fortress immediately north of Leyawiin in Blackwood. (map)
•  Deepscorn Hollow — A cave in Blackwood, located beneath an island along the coast of Topal Bay. (map)
•  Veyond — An Ayleid ruin located northeast of Leyawiin. (map)
•  Doomvault Vulpinaz — A Daedric ruin found in far northern Blackwood. (map)
•  Farmer's Nook — A sleepy farming village in northeastern Blackwood. (map)
•  Hutan-Tzel — An Argonian village in the northeastern corner of Blackwood. (map)
•  Gideon — A city located in Blackwood, on the Black Marsh side of the border. (map)
•  Glenbridge — A pilgrimage site located southeast of Gideon. (map)
•  Stonewastes — An Argonian village in southeastern Blackwood. (map)

Pathfinder

Striking Locales are places of interest within the world. Discovering all of the Striking Locales in a zone will award that zone's Pathfinder achievement.

•  White Stallion Inn — An inn located on the road north of Leyawiin. (map)
•  Shrine to Nocturnal — Located east of Fort Redmane Wayshrine and south of Arpenia. (map)
•  Salvitto Estate — A Nibenese manor located in northeastern Blackwood. (map)
•  Fort Blueblood — An Imperial fort located east of Leyawiin in Blackwood. (map)
•  Plateau of the Traveler — An overlook and old Ayleid ruin located southeast of Glenbridge. (map)
•  Ojel-Bak — A pit in the heart of Sul-Xan territory, in southern Blackwood. (map)

Set Stations

Set Stations are locations in the world where you can craft items with specific item set bonuses.

•  Pentric Run — An Imperial ruin located just north of Zenithar's Abbey with stations for crafting the Diamond's Victory set. (map)
•  Sariellen's Sword — An Ayleid ruin located just west of Hutan-Tzel. (map)
•  Withered Root — An Argonian ruin located east of Stonewastes. (map)

Public Dungeons

Public Dungeons are open world dungeons found throughout Tamriel and beyond. These are designed for four player groups. Completing different parts of Public Dungeons can award you with a skill point, experience, gold, and gear.

•  Zenithar's Abbey — A public dungeon and located across the river north of Gideon. (map)
•  The Silent Halls — A public dungeon situated south of Gideon. (map)

World Bosses

World Bosses are difficult enemies meant to be tackled by a group of adventurers. Defeating a world boss can award you higher tier gear.

•  Shardius's Excavation — An Ayleid ruin and World Boss site in southern-central Blackwood. (map)
•  Toad-Tongue War Camp — A goblin campsite and World Boss location in northern Blackwood. (map)
•  Sul-Xan Ritual Site — A ruined fort and World Boss site in central Blackwood, northwest of Gideon. (map)
•  Old Deathwart's Pond — A natural landmark and World Boss site in northeastern Blackwood. (map)
•  Xeemhok's Lagoon — A natural landmark and World Boss site in southeastern Blackwood. (map)
•  The Shattered Xanmeer — A World Boss site in southwestern Blackwood. (map)

Skyshard Hunter

Skyshards are scattered throughout the world and can be identified by the bright beam of white light they emanate. Discovering three Skyshards will grant you a skill point, which can be used to unlock or morph new abilities.

Clue	Location		Notes
In the ruins of a fort along the coast	In the ruined fort south-east from Leyawiin	(map)
Outside the marshy walls of a fort overrun with enemies	Just west of the Rockgrove entrance, around the fort's corner	(map)
Behind the statue of a warrior	On the walls of an unmarked Ayleid ruin behind White Stallion Inn	(map)
On an island in the sea	On a small island outside the northern wall of Fort Redmane	(map)
Where the floating roads sink beneath the water	On a tiny island by the sunken road north-east of Hutan-Tzel	(map)
Southeast of where the forgotten tower sits	In an unmarked Aylein ruin east of Welke	(map)
Hidden where specters guard a dead fortress	Behind the ruined chapel north of Gideon	(map)
In a place where a misstep leads to a long fall	On a cliff by the western end of the bridge to Vunalk	(map)
Where the rocks pile high and the trees stand tall	On a rock north-west of Stonewastes Wayshrine	(map)
By the island where the haj mota prowls	On an island in the lake west of Gideon	(map)
In a hidden corridor by the blooming red blossoms	In the southern corner of Hist Overlook inside The Silent Halls	(map)	The skyshard is visible from the western part of the courtyard, but you'll need to make way through the xanmeer's interior to get there
On a platform above where the dead and living walk	On a terrace south of Adytum gate in Zenithar's Abbey	(map)
Nestled in the moss where the behemoth stalks	On the ledge overlooking southern entrance in Xi-Tsei	(map)	Southeastern exit from Xi-Tsei's xanmeer and stairs from the boss arena lead there
High above where the Goblins scheme	On a wooden scaffold in the central part of Undertow Cavern	(map)
Watched over by flaming skulls	On a wooden platform north of entrance of Deadlands area in Doomvault Porcixid	(map)	The corridor leading there is accessible from the bridge in the west of Spiral Skein area
Where spiders creep and birds speak	On a ledge in the eastern caves of Arpenia	(map)
In a cave by the false night's sky	On a ledge overlooking central caverns of Bloodrun Cave	(map)
In a rocky alcove, guarded by a vicious wamasu	In a small cave in the northeastern end of Vunalk	(map)

Shalidor's Library Books

Shalidor's Library Books are scattered throughout the world. These books are identified by their distinctive purple glow. Discovering these books will improve your Mages Guild rank and advance the associated skill line.

• Trials of Saint Alessia — Excerpt from a greater work detailing the creation of the Amulet of Kings
• Nine Commands of the Eight Divines — An overview of principles relating to ethics and worship under the Imperial pantheon
• The Order of the Ancestor Moth — A Temple novice's initiatory pamphlet on the Cult of the Ancestor Moth
• Reality and Other Falsehoods — Summary of the basic principles of Alteration magic
• Ayleid Inscriptions Translated by Beredalmo the Signifier — A series of Ayleid phrases and their translations
• Eulogy for Emperor Varen by Lord Abnur Tharn, Chancellor of the Elder Council — A lament for a dead emperor
• House Tharn of Nibenay by Count Opius Voteporix — A volume describing the noble Imperial family of House Tharn
• Freedom's Price — A tragic tale of forbidden love between a Dunmer slavemaster and her Argonian slave
• Varieties of Faith: The Argonians by Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College — An excerpt of Varieties of Faith in Tamriel regarding the Argonian belief system
• Varieties of Faith: The Khajiit by Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College — A summary of the Khajiiti pantheon