Deshaan (Online)

For other uses, see Deshaan.

Deshaan is the southern zone of Morrowind in The Elder Scrolls Online bordering Shadowfen in Black Marsh as well as Stonefalls to the north. Its fertile, ash-enriched plains surround the Tribunal Temple, the center of Dunmeri culture. A significant portion of Ashlanders can be found in the south and center of the zone, such as in Muth Gnaar and Ghost-Snake Vale.^[1]

Background[]

"The fertile valleys of Deshaan are home to lush fungal forests, deep kwama mines, and broad pastures where netches and guar graze. But all pales before the magnificence of Mournhold, home of the Tribunal and capital of the Ebonheart Pact."

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The city of Mournhold is located in Deshaan, the center of Dunmeri culture, the location of the Tribunal Temple, and the capital of the Ebonheart Pact, as well as the capital of Morrowind.^[2]

An Akaviri army entered Deshaan in 2E 572 in the hopes of sacking Mournhold. However, they were met by an army led by Almalexia herself and were driven back to Stonefalls. As the battle raged on, a Nord army led by Wulfharth the Ash-King and Jorunn the Skald-King caught up with the invaders and hoped to take revenge on the Akaviri for sacking the city of Windhelm. This was the first time a Nord army had entered Morrowind since the Battle of Red Mountain.^[3]

A fourth army of Argonian Shellbacks led by a trio of Argonian battlemages entered the fray, and the three combined armies drove the Akaviri led by Ada'Soom Dir-Kamal into the sea near the city of Ebonheart, where they drowned by the thousands.^[4]

Locations[]

Main article: Locations (Online)

The following are locations accessible in Deshaan 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.

Wayshrines	Dungeons	Points of Interest
Eidolon's Hollow Wayshrine Ghost Snake Vale Wayshrine Mournhold Wayshrine Muth Gnaar Hills Wayshrine Mzithumz Wayshrine Obsidian Gorge Wayshrine Quarantine Serk Wayshrine Selfora Wayshrine Shad Astula Wayshrine Silent Mire Wayshrine Tal'Deic Grounds Wayshrine West Narsis Wayshrine	Darkshade Caverns I Darkshade Caverns II Forgotten Crypts Knife Ear Grotto Lady Llarel's Shelter Lower Bthanual Taleon's Crag The Cauldron ^FoA The Corpse Garden Triple Circle Mine	Bthanual Deepcrag Den Eidolon's Hollow Malak's Maw Mournhold Muth Gnaar Mzithumz Narsis Obsidian Gorge Selfora Shad Astula Shrine of Saint Veloth Silent Mire Tal'Deic Fortress Tribunal Temple Vale of the Ghost Snake
Set Stations	Mundus Stones	Dark Anchors	Striking Locales
Avayan's Farm (Twilight's Embrace) Berezan's Mine (Armor of the Seducer) Lake Hlaalu Retreat (Torug's Pact)	The Lord The Mage The Tower	Lagomere Dolmen Redolent Loam Dolmen Siltreen Dolmen	Coiled Path Landing Hlanii's Hovel House Dres Farmstead Old Ida's Cottage Redoran Pier Shrine to Saint Rilms Smuggler's Slip
World Bosses		Housing	Unmarked locations
Caravan Crest Dire Bramblepatch Druitularg's Ritual Altar Grove of the Abomination Mabrigash Burial Circle Short-Tusk's Hillock		Flaming Nix Deluxe Garret Quondam Indorilia Velothi Reverie	Mournhold Sewers Fang Spires Gate to Stonefalls Secret Cavern Telvanni Peninsula Passage To Shadowfen Volunidai's Manor Vox's Hollow

Quests[]

Main article: Quests (Online)

Deshaan features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. The zone story quests tie into the Ebonheart Pact's overarching storyline and carries on from Stonefalls before continuing to Shadowfen, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in Deshaan. 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

Side quests

Solo dungeon quests

Group dungeon quests

Faction quests

The Final Round
Ancestor Wards in Deshaan^{[note 1]}
Contract: Deshaan Spree ^DB
Contract: Deshaan ^DB
Crime Spree ^TG
Dark Anchors in Deshaan^{[note 1]}
Glory of the Undaunted
Idle Hands ^TG
Madness in Deshaan^{[note 1]}
Plucking Fingers ^TG
Reeling in Recruits
Taking Them to Tusk ^DH
The Covetous Countess ^TG
Under Our Thumb ^TG

Companion quests

Light the Way to Freedom ^NE
Tempting Fates ^NE

Prologue quests

Characters[]

Random encounters

Evien – A merchant who can be robbed at random encounters.
Kylian Astier – A traveler having trouble lighting their campfire during random encounters.
Mihra af-Abadiran – A traveler having trouble lighting their campfire during random encounters.
Nedasilf Too-Bold – A beggar who can be donated to during random encounters.

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

Armor of Truth (Heavy; Darkshade Caverns I & II)
Dagon's Dominion (Medium; The Cauldron) ^FoA
Foolkiller's Ward (Heavy; The Cauldron) ^FoA
Netch's Touch (Light; Darkshade Caverns I & II)
Strength of the Automaton (Medium; Darkshade Caverns I & II)
Unleashed Ritualist (Light; The Cauldron) ^FoA

Monster

Craftable

Skyshards[]

Main article: Skyshards (Online)

Sixteen Skyshards can be found in Deshaan 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	Free from quarantine.	Outside of the southside of the Quarantine Serk wall, west of Short-Tusk's Hillock.
2	A Hlaalu victory in Narsis.	Behind the Hlaalu Kinhouse in Narsis.
3	a river view on Muth Gnarr's outskirts.	Between Muth Gnaar and Hlanii's Hovel.
4	A twin falls in Mournhold.	Upriver before the waterfall from the west bridge of Mournhold.
5	Near the remnants of a House caravan.	Outside the entrance to Mzithumz.
6	Follow the river that snakes south to its source.	End of the river leading far south, southeast of Taleon's Crag.
7	Search neat the caravan with three eyes.	Outside of Darkshade Caverns, shortly west.
8	The right tower is Tel'Deic's left.	North side of the southeast tower in Tal'Deic Fortress.
9	Where ships dock and mushroom Mire.	West before the crags from The Crafty Monkey ship moored near Silent Mire.
10	Where the dead walk, no memories linger.	The east hallway in the north of the Forgotten Crypts.
11	Lend me your ear.	On the exit side of the on-way door at the end of Knife Ear Grotto.
12	Where a lady seeks kwama before the storm.	In the second section in Lady Llarel's Shelter.
13	Asleep in the depths, the Dwemer awakens.	Northmost point of Lower Bthanual.
14	Mine your step where the water drops in.	In the second section of the Triple Circle Mine.
15	Go from Crags to riches.	In the central chamber of Taleon's Crag.
16	Where corpses till a garden of sand.	In the second section of the Corpse Garden.

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
Skyshards

Deshaan Skyshard Hunter

Dungeons
Public Dungeons

Forgotten Crypts Conqueror
Forgotten Crypts Group Event
Forgotten Crypts Vanquisher

Group Dungeons

Veteran Dungeons
General

Death Challenges

Deadly Engine
Well Out of Warrenty

Slayer Challenges

Speed Challenges

Survivor Challenges

Exploration
Ebonheart Pact

Abomination Slayer
Bittergreen Obliterator
Corpse Garden Explorer
Deshaan Cave Delver
Deshaan Master Explorer
Deshaan Pathfinder
Druitularg's Bane
Knife Ear Grotto Explorer
Lady Llarel's Shelter Explorer
Lower Bthanual Explorer
Mabrigash Shade Destroyer
Sharpfang Killer
Short-Tusk Hunter
Taleon's Crag Explorer
Triple Circle Mine Explorer

Fishing

Deshaan Angler

Quests
Ebonheart Pact

Deshaan Adventurer
Plague Eater
Plague Ender
Temple Knight
Vox Slayer

Flames of Ambition
General

Bullseye!
Daedric Demolitionist
Flames of Ambition Explorer
Flames of Ambition Scout
The Cauldron Vanquisher
Waking Flame Style Master

Veteran

Can't Catch Me!
Cultist Slayer
Curtain of Fire
Flames of Ambition Delver
Glob Security
Hold It Together
Master of Messes
Subterranean Smasher
The Cauldron Challenger
Hot-Footed
Relentless Justice
Schemes Disrupted
The Cauldron Conqueror
Watcher Slayer

Shalidor's Library[]

Main article: Shalidor's Library

Thirty-two books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Deshaan 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
Cutthroat Trout	Rivers	Fine
Deshaan Chub	Rivers	Fine
Gibberfish	Saltwater	Fine
Gourami	Lakes	Fine
Ide	Lakes	Fine
Monkfish	Saltwater	Fine
Mouthbrooder	Rivers	Fine
Mud Lampray	Lakes	Superior
Mustard Eel	Saltwater	Fine
Old Man Gar	Lakes	Superior
Pikeblenny	Saltwater	Superior
Toadstool Tilapia	Rivers	Superior

Gallery[]

Interactive map[]

Trivia[]

Unlike other zones of its scale, Deshaan has no traveling merchants.

Appearances[]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (mentioned only)
- The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal (Mournhold only)
An Elder Scrolls Novel: The Infernal City (mentioned only)
The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls: Legends (mentioned only)

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Any other quest of the same group in a different zone may be given by the quest giver.

References[]

[note_1-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Any other quest of the same group in a different zone may be given by the quest giver.

[1] Events of The Elder Scrolls Online

[2] Guide to the Ebonheart Pact

[3] The Second Akaviri Invasion

[4] Jorunn the Skald-King

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