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For other uses, see Alik'r Desert.

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[]

"Though there are fertile fields on the coast near the capital city of Sentinel, it is the arid expanses of the interior that have captured the hearts of the rugged Redguards. The Alik'r is rich in mineral resources, but its fierce creatures and harsh terrain are daunting to most."
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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.

Wayshrines Dungeons Points of Interest

Wayshrine Icon Aswala Stables Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Bergama Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Divad's Chagrin Mine Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Goat's Head Oasis Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon HoonDing's Watch Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Kulati Mines Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Leki's Blade Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Morwha's Bounty Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Satakalaam Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Sentinel Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Sep's Spine Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Shrikes' Aerie Wayshrine

Delve Icon Aldunz
Delve Icon Coldrock Diggings
Delve Icon Divad's Chagrin Mine
Public Dungeon Icon Lost City of the Na-Totambu
Delve Icon Sandblown Mine
Delve Icon Santaki
Group Dungeon Icon Volenfell
Delve Icon Yldzuun

Set Stations Mundus Stones Dark Anchors Striking Locales

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

Mundus Stone Icon The Ritual
Mundus Stone Icon The Thief
Mundus Stone Icon The Warrior

World Event Icon Hollow Waste Dolmen
World Event Icon Myrkwasa Dolmen
World Event Icon Tigonus Dolmen

Locale Icon Aswala's Remembrance
Locale Icon Duneripper Downs
Locale Icon Easterly Aerie
Locale Icon Hatiha's Camp
Locale Icon Na-Totambu's Landing
Locale Icon Wayfarer's Wharf

World Bosses Housing Unmarked locations

Boss Icon Forsaken Hearts Cave
Boss Icon Giant Camp
Boss Icon Hag Camp
Boss Icon King's Rest
Boss Icon Lesser Circle
Boss Icon Lost Caravan

Housing Icon House of the Silent Magnifico
Housing Icon Sisters of the Sands Apartment

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 Quest Icon Zone quests
Zone Quest Icon Pointer quests
Online Quest Icon Side quests
Solo Dungeon Icon Solo dungeon quests
Group Dungeon Icon Group dungeon quests
Online Quest Icon Faction quests
Companion Icon Companion quests
  • Green with Envy HI
  • Paths Unwalked NE
Online Quest Icon Prologue quests
Online Quest Icon Event quests

Characters[]

Random encounters
Traveling merchants

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
Dungeon
Monster
Craftable

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.

# Description Location
1 Sentinel of a domed tower. Tower on the northwest side of the Sentinel Bazaar.
2 Shedding shame in the oasis. On an islet north of Divad's Chagrin Mine Wayshrine.
3 Across the ruin from the Warrior. Southmost structure at Salas En.
4 Stored on a Bergama roof. Roof of Magistrate Sumla's House in Bergama.
5 Walltop view of the broken blade. West side of Leki's Blade.
6 Beside a drydocked stern. Drydocked ship south of Tava's Blessing.
7 Left out in the open by Kozanset Mages. Roof of the Mages Guildhall in Kozanset.
8 Near a paid feather-finder. Before the broken bridge east of the Lost City of the Na-Totambu.
9 Tears shed for a toppled spire. Northeast structure at the Tears of the Dishonored.
10 Second stop on her search for the Pearl. Westmost chamber of Aldunz.
11 Buried respite from desert heat. Northeastmost tunnel of Coldrock Diggings.
12 Dig deep, don't be embarrassed. Center chamber of Divad's Chagrin Mine.
13 Blown down a mine shaft. Northeastmost tunnel in Sandblown Mine.
14 A caravan's wreckage marks the path. Eastmost tunnel of Santaki.
15 Trapped within the steam closet. Eastmost chamber of Yldzuun.
16 Monumental find in the Lost City. Bottom section in the centre area of the Lost City of the Na-Totambu.

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.

Character Journal Icon Character
Skyshards
  • Alik'r Desert Skyshard Hunter
Dungeon Journal Icon Dungeons
Public Dungeons
  • Lost City Conqueror
  • Lost City Group Event
  • Lost City Vanquisher
Group Dungeons
  • Volenfell Vanquisher
Veteran Dungeons Journal Icon Veteran Dungeons
General
  • Volenfell Conqueror
Death Challenges
  • They Were Just Rusty
Slayer Challenges
  • Veteran Dwarven Construct Slayer
  • Veteran Treasure Hunter Slayer
Speed Challenges
  • Volenfell Assassin
Survivor Challenges
  • Volenfell Survivor
Exploration Journal Icon Exploration
Daggerfall Covenant
  • Aldunz Ruins Explorer
  • Alik'r Desert Cave Delver
  • Alik'r Desert Master Explorer
  • Alik'r Desert Pathfinder
  • Coldrock Diggings Explorer
  • Divad's Chagrin Mine Explorer
  • Duneripper's Downfall
  • Hag Upheaval
  • Korignah's Bane
  • Lonely Papa's Doom
  • Mummy King Murderer
  • Saint Slayer
  • Sandblow Mine Explorer
  • Santaki Ruins Explorer
  • Yldzuun Ruins Explorer
Fishing
  • Alik'r Desert Angler
Quests Journal Icon Quests
Daggerfall Covenant
  • Alik'r Desert Adventurer
  • Uwafa's Ruination
  • Alasan's Devastation
  • Ash'abah Hero
  • Consecrated Ground

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.

Fish Source Quality
Alewife Saltwater Fine
Banded Killifish Lakes Fine
Bonefish Saltwater Superior
Cutthroat Eel Foul water Fine
Desert Pupfish Lakes Superior
Driftfish Saltwater Fine
Lungfish Lakes Fine
Midget Salmon Foul water Superior
Sablefish Saltwater Fine
Sand Eel Foul water Superior
Sand Moray Foul water Fine
Saw Belly Lakes Fine

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Interactive map[]


Appearances[]

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