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Coldharbour is a zone in The Elder Scrolls Online and the plane of Oblivion that is associated with Molag Bal. It resembles Nirn, but the ground is nothing more than sludge; the sky constantly burns, and yet the air is beyond freezing. Even an alternative Imperial Palace is known to be there, but dripping with blood and laden with corpses.[1]
Coldharbour can only be accessed for the first time by one of two ways. The intended method is by completing the main quest "The Weight of Three Crowns," but it can also be accessed earlier by teleporting to a group member already located in Coldharbour or by teleporting to Coldharbour Surreal Estate if it is owned and exiting from there.
Background[]
- "The dreadful Oblivion plane of Coldharbour is a place of death, despair, and infinite cruelty. It is ruled by Molag Bal, the Lord of Brutality and Domination, a Daedric Prince dedicated to enslaving all the mortals of Nirn."
- ―Coldharbour Loading Screen[src]
As Molag Bal's sphere of influence is domination and the enslavement of mortals, and because he is known as the God of Schemes,[2] any mortal entering the realm is captured, enslaved and turned into one of Molag Bal's Soul Shriven, soulless slaves laboring for eternity under Molag Bal's command.[3]
Coldharbour is known for its vast slave pens and laborers; bleak, dead rocky chasms; and twisted, abandoned ruins, some ripped straight out of Nirn such as the Argonian village of Haj Uxith. Daedra are known to wander the realm and to be among the servants to Molag Bal. Some Daedra in Coldharbour include Harvesters, Dremora, Scamps, Soul Shriven and atronachs, though there are a vast number more.[4]
In 2E 582, Molag Bal began trying to merge Nirn with Coldharbour using massive inter-planar machines known as Dark Anchors. With the barrier between realms weakened and the Dragonfires darkened, Molag Bal was able to launch a full-scale invasion of Tamriel.
Locations[]
- Main article: Locations (Online)
The following are locations accessible in Coldharbour 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.
Quests[]
- Main article: Quests (Online)
Coldharbour features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests; the zone story quests tie into the main quest. 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.
- A Bargain with Shadows
- A Graveyard of Ships
- A Misplaced Pendant
- A Thorn in Your Side
- Between Blood and Bone
- Hall of Judgment
- Holes in the World
- News of Fallen Kin
- Old Bones
- Saving Stibbons
- Soul Survivors
- Special Blend
- The Anguish Gem
- The Endless War
- The Library of Dusk
- The Lost Lute
- The Soul-Meld Mage
- The Will of the Worm
- Through the Daedric Lens
- Truth, Lies, and Prisoners
- What the Heart Wants
- Wisdom of the Ages
Characters[]
- Random encounters
- Captives – Generic Nords captured by Dremora across Coldharbour.
- Dark Seducers – Daedra tormenting captives across Coldharbour.
- Dremora – Daedra across Coldharbour fighting Fighters and Mages Guild members, attacking peasant, taking captives and disguising themselves as chests.
- Fighters – Fighters Guild members fighting Dremora across Coldharbour.
- Mages – Mages Guild members fighting Dremora across Coldharbour.
- Peasants – Generic Nords being attacked by Dremora across Coldharbour.
Creatures[]
- Generic
- Critters
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.
- Oblivion's Edge (Medium; Vaults of Madness)
- Rattlecage (Heavy; Vaults of Madness)
- The Worm's Raiment (Light; Vaults of Madness)
Skyshards[]
- Main article: Skyshards (Online)
Sixteen Skyshards can be found in Coldharbour 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 | East of the bastion of deceit. | East of the Tower of Lies. |
| 2 | Discarded from the mages' walls. | South of the Mages Guildhall. |
| 3 | Seek a shattered bridge suspended. | North outer wall section of the Lightless Oubliette, west from Moonless Walk Wayshrine. |
| 4 | Unfit for court. | South wall of the Court of Contempt. |
| 5 | Ejected from the Village. | Outside the entrance to the Village of the Lost. |
| 6 | Among the vessel's burnt cousins. | East of the Everfull Flagon. |
| 7 | In the Chasm's western watchtower. | West portal tower of the Chasm. |
| 8 | Not invited into the plotting wives' home. | Northeast of the Manor of Revelry and northwest of the Risen Court. |
| 9 | Washed to strange shores with the fleet. | Far east of the Lost Fleet, behind the Coral Tower. |
| 10 | Among the bones of Aba-Loria. | Lower room of the west section of Aba-Loria. |
| 11 | Enduring Forgefire's flames. | Northmost chamber of the Vault of Haman Forgefire. |
| 12 | Seek the deepest depravity. | Northwest section of the Grotto of Depravity. |
| 13 | Entombed in the Orchard. | Central north section of Mal Sorra's Tomb. |
| 14 | One of the hunters' many prides. | South section of the Cave of Trophies. |
| 15 | Where endless cries issue forth. | South section of the Wailing Maw on the east side. |
| 16 | Behind disaster-claimed Dunmer hall. | Northeast from the Ruins of Khaj'yahai in the Village of the Lost. |
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.
Character- Skyshards
- Coldharbour Skyshard Hunter
- Wailing Prison Skyshard Hunter
- Dungeons
- Public Dungeons
- Village of the Lost Conqueror
- Village of the Lost Group Event
- Village of the Lost Vanquisher
- Group Dungeons
- Vaults of Madness Vanquisher
- Veteran Dungeons
- General
- Vaults of Madness Conqeuror
- Death Challenges
- New Mayor of Crazy Town
- Slayer Challenges
- Veteran Dremora Slayer
- Veteran Feral Shriven Slayer
- Speed Challenges
- Vaults of Madness Assassin
- Survivor Challenges
- Vaults of Madness Survivor
- Exploration
- Coldharbour
- Aba-Loria Explorer
- Brolsgerbwd's Bane
- Cave of Trophies Explorer
- Centurion's Ruin
- Coldharbour Cave Delver
- Coldharbour Master Explorer
- Colharbour Pathfinder
- Cynhamoth's End
- Daedroth Trio Hunter
- Forgefire Vault Explorer
- Grotto of Depravity Explorer
- Ice Wraith Hunter
- Mal Sorra's Tomb Explorer
- Sthorha's Doom
- Wailing Maw Explorer
- Fishing
- Coldharbour Angler
- Quests
- Coldharbour
- Colharbour Adventurer
- Guardian of the Great Mage
- Light of the Ayleid King
- Meridia's Lightbearer
- Planemeld Sunderer
- Radiant Champion
Shalidor's Library[]
- Main article: Shalidor's Library
Ten books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Coldharbour 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Eel | Foul waters | Fine |
| Bichir | Foul waters | Fine |
| Blue Slimefish | Foul waters | Fine |
| Cavefish | Foul waters | Fine |
| Fang Shark | Foul waters | Fine |
| Ghoulfish | Foul waters | Superior |
| Harbour Gar | Foul waters | Fine |
| Heinous Gar | Foul waters | Superior |
| Moray Leech | Foul waters | Superior |
| Plasm Darter | Foul waters | Fine |
| Stingerpike | Foul waters | Superior |
| Venomfish | Foul waters | Fine |
Trivia[]
- It should be noted that the realm is spelled as Coldharbour, not Coldharbor. Therefore, the British English spelling is used instead of the American English version. This is likely due to ZeniMax's European relation.
- Before the One Tamriel update, each Alliance had its own instance of Coldharbour. This meant that one alliance could not see players from another alliance in Coldharbour.
- Coldharbour can be accessed without completing "The Weight of Three Crowns" by teleporting to someone in the zone, which enables the Hollow City Wayshrine.
- There are no traveling merchants in this zone.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (mentioned only)[1]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (mentioned only)[1]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard (mentioned only)[5]
- The Elder Scrolls Online
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Doors of Oblivion
- ↑ Varieties of Faith in the Empire
- ↑ Events of "Soul Shriven in Coldharbour" in The Elder Scrolls Online
- ↑ Events of The Elder Scrolls Online
- ↑ Dialogue with Serana in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard
- ↑ Dialogue with Alinon the Alchemist in The Elder Scrolls Online: Orsinium
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