Alik'r Desert (Online)

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The Alik'r Desert is a vast desert zone spanning much of Hammerfell including the northern coast in The Elder Scrolls Online. It is a scorching, arid wasteland where ancient ruins and deadly creatures lie hidden in the shifting sands. The only major center of civilization is the city of Sentinel, ruled by King Fahara'jad, and its surrounding towns.^[1]

Background[]

The Alik'r Desert stretches from the Hammerfell coast along the Iliac Bay to the central lands and while rich in resources, it is extremely inhospitable.^[2] Dotted along the desert dunes are ancient settlements, ruined structures, old caves including abandoned cities left behind by the Dwemer and Ayleids.^[3] While deserts are considered useless places to avoid by those beyond Hammerfell, the Redguards hold the Alik'r in great reverence for its history and cultural impact.^[4]

In 2E 582, a necromancer cult known as the Withered Hand was responsible for raising dead Redguard and Yokudan warriors from their tombs. With many unwilling to fight against the undead incursions out of fear of being cursed for striking the dead, the Redguards enlisted the help of the Vestige to end the attacks by defeating the Withered Hand.^[5] The Withered Hand had displaced the Ansei Wards that protected the buried dead from necromancy. Thus, by returning the Wards, the Withered Hand would be powerless.^[6] After recovering the Wards, the Vestige was able to defeat the leaders of the Withered Hand and end the crisis.^[7]

Locations[]

Main article: Locations (Online)

The following are locations accessible in the Alik'r Desert and, with the exception of unmarked locations, are discoverable on the map. Points of Interest serve as locations with unique side quests, while cities serve as the centralized areas with multiple sublocations and act as a hub for services and merchants. Explanations of the types of locations are provided in the main locations page.

Quests[]

Main article: Quests (Online)

The Alik'r Desert features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. The zone story quests tie into the Daggerfall Covenant's overarching storyline and carries on from Rivenspire before continuing to Bangkorai, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in the Alik'r Desert. Side quests are non-sequential and can be completed in any order, except where one carries on from another, and repeatable quests can be completed multiple times: weekly for arenas and trials and daily for all others. Pointer quests are optional zone quests that send the Vestige to the tarting location of another zone quest.

Zone quests

Pointer quests

• A Blessing for the Dead
• Favor for the Queen
• Kingdom in Mourning
• Shiri's Research
• The Search for Shiri
• Tracking the Hand
• Trouble at Tava's Blessing
• Word from the Throne

Side quests

Solo dungeon quests

• Chateau of the Ravenous Rodent
• Proving the Deed

Group dungeon quests

• Blood and Sand
• Pledge: Volenfell

Faction quests

Companion quests

• Green with Envy ^HI
• Paths Unwalked ^NE

Prologue quests

• The Dragonguard's Legacy

Event quests

• Signal Fire Sprint

Characters[]

Random encounters

• Erimroth – A traveler having trouble lighting their fire during random encounters.
• Ila – A merchant with a horse who can be robbed during random encounters.
• Miruin Burr-Hair – A traveler having trouble lighting their fire during random encounters.
• Wallows-In-Sand – A beggar who can be donated to during random encounters.

Traveling merchants

• Jambi – On the road between Bergama and Leki's Blade.
• Jomer the Sharp – On the road between Sentinel and Rain Catcher Fields.

Item Sets[]

Main article: Item Sets

Item sets are related armor and weapons that, when worn together, provide unique benefits. Overland sets can be acquired from world bosses, world events, delves, public dungeons and containers and as quest rewards; dungeon sets can be acquired from within group dungeons; monster sets can be acquired from the final boss of veteran group dungeons and Undaunted Enclaves; and crafted sets can be created at specific locations across the zone.

Overland

• Order of Diagna (Heavy Armor)
• Robes of the Withered Hand (Light)
• Sword-Singer (Medium)

Dungeon

• Crusader (Medium; Volenfell)
• Duneripper's Scales (Heavy; Volenfell)
• Treasure Hunter (Light; Volenfell)

Monster

• Tremorscale (Volenfell)

Craftable

• Alessia's Bulwark (Alezer Kotu)
• Song of Lamae (Rkulftzel)
• Vampire's Kiss (Artisan's Oasis)

Skyshards[]

Main article: Skyshards (Online)

Sixteen Skyshards can be found in the Alik'r Desert totaling in five skill points with one left over. The zone guide provides clues as to the location of each Skyshard, but many can be found simply by exploring and watching for the distinctive pillar of light they emit. Skyshards will appear on the map and compass when the Vestige is close to one and will remain discovered on the map even if it was not collected.

Achievements[]

Main article: Achievements (Online)

Achievements can be earned by completing specific tasks such as completing quests and discovering locations. Achievements are separated into categories and their progress is viewable from the journal. Earning achievement provides the Vestige a number of points, and some achievements unlock unique rewards such as furnishings that can be bought from Achievement Furnishers or collectibles.

Shalidor's Library[]

Main article: Shalidor's Library

Thirty-two books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in the Alik'r Desert and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker.

Fish[]

Main article: Fishing (Online)

Fish can be caught from fishing hotspots, ideally with the correct bait. Common fish will be caught most often while rare fish and alternative bait are rare catches. Each zone has unique rare fish than can be caught from hotspots. Slaughterfish and trodh can be caught from foul hotspots, dhufish and longfin can be caught from saltwater hotspots, silverside perch and spadetail can be caught from lake hotspots, and salmon and river betty can be caught from river hotspots. Chub, minnow, shad and fish roe can be caught and used as bait from foul, saltwater, lake and river hotspots, respectively.

Gallery[]

Alik'r Desert loading screen.

Alik'r Desert landscape.

Alik'r Desert concept art.

Map of the Alik'r Desert.

Interactive map[]

Appearances[]

• The Elder Scrolls: Arena
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (mentioned only)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (mentioned only)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (mentioned only)
• The Elder Scrolls Online

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