Alik'r Desert (Online)

For other uses, see Alik'r Desert.

The Alik'r Desert is a vast desert 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."

―Loading screen^[src]

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 centralised 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.

Cities

Dark Anchors

Dungeons

Aldunz (delve)
Coldrock Diggings (delve)
Divad's Chagrin Mine (delve)
Lost City of the Na-Totambu (public dungeon)
Sandblown Mine (delve)
Santaki (delve)
Volenfell (group dungeon)
Yldzuun (delve)

Housing

Mundus Stones

Points of Interest

Set Stations

Unmarked locations

Ash'abah Pass
Aswala Stables
Baandari Camp
Badwater Mine
Goat's Head Oasis
Shore Cave
Volunidai's Manor
Wind Scour Temple

Wayshrines

World Bosses

Traveling merchants

Main article: Traveling Merchant

Traveling merchants are characters who walk specific routes in the zone who offer merchant services. The Vestige can buy general merchant items, sell any sellable item, and repair damaged armor for a fee.

Jambi – Road between Bergama and Leki's Blade
Jomer the Sharp – Road between Sentinel and Rain Catcher Fields

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. 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.

Show: Alik'r Desert Story Quests

#	Name	Location	Quest giver	Reward
1	Risen from the Depths	Sentinel Docks	Captain Albert Marck	Gauntlets of the Ra Gada
2	Word from the Throne †	Sentinel	Throne Keeper Farvad	N/A
2	Rise of the Dead	Sentinel	Fahara'jad Royal Messenger Watch Captain Zafira	N/A
3	The Impervious Vault	Impervious Vault Sentinel	Prince Azah	Yokudan Epaulets of the Withered Hand
4	In Search of the Ash'abah	Morwha's Bounty	Fahara'jad	N/A
5	Morwha's Curse	Morwha's Bounty	Talia at-Marimah	N/A
6	The Initiation	Ash'abah Pass Morwha's Bounty Yokudan Palace	Marimah	Helm of the Ash'abah
7	Ash'abah Rising	Tu'whacca's Throne	Talia at-Marimah	N/A
8	A Blessing for the Dead †	Tu'whacca's Throne	Hadi Mura	N/A
8	Tu'whacca's Breath	Tu'whacca's Throne	Throne Keeper Farvad	Windcaller's Sash
9	A Reckoning with Uwafa	Tu'whacca's Throne	Throne Keeper Farvad	Throne Keeper Coif Skill point
10	The Scholar of Bergama	Bergama	Throne Keeper Farvad	N/A
11	Gone Missing	Bergama	Qadim	Justice Longbow
12	Trouble at Tava's Blessing	Tava's Blessing	Meriq	N/A
13	Tracking the Hand †	Tava's Blessing	Scout Yanul	N/A
13	Alasan's Plot	Tava's Blessing	Talia at-Marimah	Staff of Withering Skill point
14	Shiri's Research	HoonDing's Watch	Shiri	N/A
15	March of the Ra Gada	HoonDing's Watch	Throne Keeper Farvad	Champion's Curiass
16	Trials of the Hero	HoonDing's Watch	Throne Keeper Farvad	Mantle of Honor
17	The Search for Shiri	Satakalaam	Captain Rawan	N/A
18	Imperial Incursion	Satakalaam	General Thoda	Liberator's Spaulders of the Order of Diagna
19	Amputating the Hand	Motalion Necropolis	General Thoda Talia at-Marimah	Saturah's Hubris Skill point
20	Restoring the Ansei Wards	Impervious Vault	Ansei Halelah	Ansei Greatsword
21	Kingdom in Mourning	Evermore	Fahara'jad	N/A

† Some quests are designed to direct the Vestige to the beginning of the zone's story or the next phase of the story chronologically. Once the quest they direct to has been completed, they will no longer be available to start.

Show: Alik'r Desert Side Quests

Name	Location	Quest giver	Reward
A Winner for Onwyn	Duneripper Downs	Onwyn	N/A
An Ill-Fated Venture	Lost City of the Na-Totambu	Letter to Tavo from Nahrina	N/A
Badwater Mine	Badwater Mine	Samsi af-Bazra	N/A
Crawling Chaos	Kulati Mines	Kasal	Arachnid Gauntlets
Feathered Fiends	Kozanset	Gold Coast Scout	Harpy Feather Shirt
Honoring the Dishonored	Tears of the Dishonored	Darius	Zariya's Sorrow
Lady Laurent's Favor	Salas En	Stibbons	Leg Guards of Loyalty
Left at the Altar	Bergama	Jagnas	Brigandine of Bergama
Malignant Militia	Saltwater Militia Camp	Uhrih	Saltwater Cinch
Master of Leki's Blade	Leki's Blade	Disciple Tafa at-Makela Leki's Disciple	Master's Sharpsword
Monkey Magic	Sentinel	Suspicious Monkey	N/A
Past Due	Coldrock Diggings Kozanset	Promissory Note	N/A
Past in Ruins	Ancestor's Landing Na-Totambu's Landing	Herminius Sophus	Curse-Breaker's Boots
Revered Ancestors	Tu'whacca's Throne	Ramati at-Gar	Armiger's Protector
Satak was the First Serpent	Goat's Head Oasis	Hayazzin	Serpentskin Gloves
Secrets of the Lost City	Lost City of the Na-Totambu	Paldeen	Yokudan Totem
Seize the Moment	Sentinel	Ildani	N/A
Snakes in the Sands	Ogre's Bluff	Letta	N/A
Temple's Treasures	High Temple Satakalaam	High Priest Zuladr	Tava's Mercy
Tharayya's Trail	Aldunz Santaki Volenfell Yldzuun	Tharayya's Journal, Entry 2	N/A
The Nature of Fate	Rain Catcher Fields	Anjan	Dunerunners
The Nature of Fate: Part Two	HoonDing's Watch	Hadoon	Inspired Cowl
The Oldest Orc	Salas En	Gurlak	Mauloch's Cleaver
The Real Snake	Letter to Fadeel	Kozanset Sandblown Mine	N/A
The Search is Over	Divad's Chagrin Mine Sentinel	Armin	N/A
Thwarting the Aldmeri Dominion	Salas En	Lady Clarisse Laurent	Greaves of Firsthold
Trapped in the Bluffs	Ogre's Bluff	Jarrod	Caravan Chain
Trouble at the Rain Catchers	Rain Catcher Fields	Overseer Jahi Rajesh	Raincatcher Pantaloons
Undying Loyalty	Artisan's Oasis	Musi	Sandwalker's War Boots
Warship Designs	Tava's Blessing	Jeromec Lemal	Ashlander Axe
Whose Wedding?	Sep's Spine	Aqabi of the Ungodly	Wildur's Oath Ring

Show: Alik'r Desert Dungeon Quests

Name	Location	Quest giver	Reward
An Ill-Fated Venture	Lost City of the Na-Totambu	Letter to Tavo from Nahrina	N/A
Blood and Sand	Volenfell	Tharayya	Duneripper Ancient Crown Skill point
Secret of the Lost City	Lost City of the Na-Totambu	Paldeen	Yokudan Totem

Note: Quests related to delves are categorized as side quests.

Items Sets

Main article: Item Sets

Overland

Pieces from overland sets are acquired from bosses, Dark Anchor chests, locked chests and as quest rewards. Public dungeon bosses drop a shoulder or hand piece, or a weapon; delve bosses drop a waist or foot item; world bosses drop a head, chest or leg piece, or weapon; and Dark Anchor chests drop a jewelry piece. Locked chests can give any random set item.

Set	Effects	Type
Robes of the Withered Hand	2 Items: Adds 3 (Base Value) Magicka Recovery. 3 Items: Adds 25 (Base Value) Maximum Magicka. 4 Items: Adds 28 (Base Value) Maximum Health. 5 Items: When you are within 28 meters of an enemy you are in combat with, and the enemy dies, you heal for 28 (Base Value) Health and gain 38 (Base Value) Magicka. This effect can occur once every 3 seconds.	Light Armor
Sword-Singer	2 Items: Adds 25 (Base Value) Maximum Stamina. 3 Items: Adds 3 (Base Value) Weapon Damage. 4 Items: Adds 19 (Base Value) Weapon Critical. 5 Items: Adds 13 (Base Value) Weapon Critical to your Two Handed abilities.	Medium Armor
Order of Diagna	2 Items: Adds 28 (Base Value) Maximum Health. 3 Items: Adds 28 (Base Value) Maximum Health. 4 Items: Adds 4% Healing Taken. 5 Items: Adds 5% Healing Taken. 5 Items: Gain Minor Vitality at all times, increasing your healing received by 8%.	Heavy Armor

Dungeon

Dungeon sets are acquired from loot drops in the zone's group dungeons. Head pieces of monster helm sets can only be acquired from completing the corresponding group dungeon on veteran difficulty. There is no guarantee that the piece will be of the preferred weight class (heavy, medium or light). Shoulder pieces of monster helm sets can only be acquired at Undaunted Enclaves in exchange for keys earned from pledges.

Set	Effects	Dungeon	Type
Treasure Hunter	2 Items: Adds 25 (Base Value) Maximum Magicka. 3 Items: Adds 19 (Base Value) Spell Critical. 4 Items: Adds 19 (Base Value) Spell Critical. 5 Items: Adds 3 (Base Value) Spell Damage. 5 Items: Gain Major Prophecy at all times, increasing your Spell Critical rating by 2,629.	Volenfell	Light Armor
Crusader	2 Items: Adds 25 (Base Value) Maximum Stamina. 3 Items: Adds 3 (Base Value) Stamina Recovery. 4 Items: Adds 25 (Base Value) Maximum Stamina. 5 Items: Increase the duration of the dodge chance bonus of Roll Dodge by 0.3 seconds.	Volenfell	Medium Armor
Duneripper's Scales	2 Items: Adds 28 (Base Value) Maximum Health. 3 Items: Adds 4% Healing Taken. 4 Items: Adds 4% Healing Taken. 5 Items: While you are blocking, you Physical and Spell Resistance are increased by 123 (Base Value).	Volenfell	Heavy Armor

Crafted

Crafted sets are obtained by crafting them at the appropriate location. Crafted sets require a minimum number of traits researched into an item to craft it as a part of the set.

Set	Effects	Traits needed	Location
Alessia's Bulwark	2 Items: Adds 34 (Base Value) Armor. 3 Items: Adds 28 (Base Value) Maximum Health. 4 Items: Adds 34 (Base Value) Armor. 5 Items: When you take damage from a melee attack, you have a 15% chance to reduce the attacker's Weapon Damage by 6 (Base Value) for 5 seconds.	5	Alezer Kotu
Song of Lamae	2 Items: Adds 34 (Base Value) Armor. 3 Items: Adds 24 (Base Value) Armor. 4 Items: Adds 28 (Base Value) Maximum Health. 5 Items: When you take damage while you are under 30% Health, you deal 88 (Base Value) Magic Damage to the attacker and healing for the damage done. This effect can occur once every 3 seconds.	5	Rkulftzel
Vampire's Kiss	2 Items: Adds 3 (Base Value) Health Recovery. 3 Items: Adds 28 (Base Value) Maximum Health. 4 Items: Adds 4% Healing Taken. 5 Items: When you kill and enemy, you heal for 204 (Base Value) Health over 6 seconds.	5	Artisan's Oasis

Skyshards

Main article: Skyshards (Online)

Sixteen Skyshards can be found in the Alik'r Desert totalling 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.

#	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 include quests and finding locations. Achievements are separated into categories and their progress is viewable from the journal. Earning achievement provides the Vestige some amount of points. Points earned only apply to the character that earned the achievement. Some achievements unlock unique rewards such as trophies or dyes.

Show: Delves

Achievement	Description	Points	Reward
Aldunz Ruins Explorer	Explore and clear the Aldunz Ruins	10	N/A
Alik'r Desert Cave Delver	Discover and clear all six caves in the Alik'r Desert	15	N/A
Coldrock Ruins Explorer	Explore and clear Coldrock Diggings	10	N/A
Divad's Chagrin Mine Explorer	Explore and clear Divad's Chagrin Mine]]	10	N/A
Sandblown Mine Explorer	Explore and clear the Sandblow Mine	10	N/A
Santaki Ruins Explorer	Explore and clear the Santaki Ruins	10	N/A
Yldzuun Ruins Explorer	Explore and clear the Yldzuun Ruins	10	N/A

Show: General

Achievement	Description	Points	Reward
Alik'r Desert Angler	Catch all 12 rare fish in Alik'r Desert	5	N/A
Alik'r Desert Master Explorer	Discover and clear all six caves and strikig locales in the Alik'r Desert	50	Ash'abah Hood Grey
Alik'r Desert Pathfinder	Discover all of the striking locales in the Alik'r Desert	5	N/A
Alik'r Desert Skyshard Hunter	Find all 16 Skyshards in the Alik'r Desert	15	N/A

Group Dungeons

Achievement	Description	Points	Reward
They Were Just Rusty	Defeat the Veteran Guardian Constructs in Veteran Volenfell, after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.	50	N/A
Veteran Dwarven Construct Slayer	Defeat 300 Dwarven Constructs in Veteran Volenfell.	10	N/A
Veteran Treasure Hunter Slayer	Defeat 250 Treasure Hunters in Veteran Volenfell.	10	N/A
Volenfell Assassin	Defeat the Desert Lion, Quintus Verres and the Monstrous Gargoyle, Tremorscale, the Unstable Construct, and the Guardian Council in Veteran Volenfell within twenty minutes of starting the dungeon. Timer starts when players engage the first group of treasure hunters.	50	N/A
Volenfell Conqueror	Complete Veteran Volenfell by defeating the Desert Lion, Quintus Verres and the Monstrous Gargoyle, Boilbite, Tremorscale, the Unstable Construct, and the Guardian Council.	15	Bust: Tremorscale
Volenfell Survivor	Defeat the Desert Lion, Quintus Verres and the Monstrous Gargoyle, Boilbite, Tremorscale, the Unstable Construct, and the Guardian Council in Veteran Volenfell, without suffering a group member death.	50	N/A
Volenfell Vanquisher	Defeat Quintus Verres, Tremorscale, and the Guardian Council at Volenfell.	10	Trophy: Tremorscale

Show: Public Dungeons

Achievement	Description	Points	Reward
Lost City Conqueror	Defeat all of the champions in the Lost City of the Na-Totambu.	50	N/A
Lost City Vanquisher	Defeat three of the champions in the Lost City of the Na-Totambu.	10	N/A
Na-Totambu Group Event	Solve the puzzle of the Guardians in the Lost City of the Na-Totambu.	50	N/A

Show: Quests

Achievement	Description	Points	Reward
Alasan's Devastation	Defeat Alasan and restore the Ansei Wards.	5	Reconstructed Necromantic Focus
Alik'r Desert Adventurer	Complete 42 quests in the Alik'r Desert.	50	Standing Ansei Statue
Ash'abah Hero	Defeat the Withered Hand and reclaim all the Ansei Wards.	5	Kneeling Ansei Statue
Consecrated Groud	You put the dead to rest in Alik'r.	15	Alik'r Lapis Replica of Shattered Ansei Sword
Uwafa's Ruination	Defeat Uwafa and reclaim the Ansei Wards.	5	Tu'whacca's Brazier

Show: World Bosses

Achievement	Description	Points	Reward
Duneripper's Downfall	Defeat the duneripper, Mother Sands, at the Lost Caravan.	5	N/A
Hag Upheaval	Defeat the Hag Sisters, Igazkad, Orochar, and Ukha, at the Hag Camp.	5	N/A
Korignah's Bane	Defeat Korignah the harvester in the Forsaken Hearts Cave.	5	N/A
Lonely Papa's Doom	Defeat the giant Lonely Papa, at the Giant Camp.	5	N/A
Mummy King Murderer	Defeat the Mummy King at King's Rest.	5	N/A
Saint Slayer	Defeat the golden saint, Staada, at the Lesser Circle.	5	N/A

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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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

References

↑ Dialogue with Fahara'jad during "Rise of the Dead" in The Elder Scrolls Online
↑ Loading screens in The Elder Scrolls Online
↑ Events of The Elder Scrolls Online
↑ Wind and Sand
↑ Events of "Risen from the Depths" in The Elder Scrolls Online
↑ Events of "Tu'whacca's Breath" in The Elder Scrolls Online
↑ Events of "Amputating the Hand" in The Elder Scrolls Online

[1] Dialogue with Fahara'jad during "Rise of the Dead" in The Elder Scrolls Online

[2] Loading screens in The Elder Scrolls Online

[3] Events of The Elder Scrolls Online

[4] Wind and Sand

[5] Events of "Risen from the Depths" in The Elder Scrolls Online

[6] Events of "Tu'whacca's Breath" in The Elder Scrolls Online

[7] Events of "Amputating the Hand" in The Elder Scrolls Online

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