Online:Maelstrom Arena (place)

Created by the   Fa-Nuit-Hen, it serves as a solo trial where one must defeat waves of enemies and bosses in nine different arenas.

Fa-Nuit-Hen and his Daedric subordinates will be spectating the games from the sidelines, and his assistant Tutor Riparius functions as a merchant between arenas. Each wave will have new sigils of defense, haste, healing, and power spawn, which can be used as temporary buffs. Once an arena is completed, one will be rewarded with a chest containing rewards and the option of travelling to the next arena. 

New arenas progressively become more difficult, and completing the final arena grants a Maelstrom Weapon; completing the arena on veteran difficulty grants a Perfected Maelstrom Weapon.
 
Related Quests
Maelstrom Arena Objective: Survive the Maelstrom Arena. / You survived the dangers of the Maelstrom Arena.
 

Sets
The following sets can be found in the reward chest at the end of each Maelstrom Arena round:
 

Walkthrough
Round 1: Vale of the Surreal
thumb|right|Vale of the Surreal
An arena themed after the Shivering Isles. The environmental hazards here are a blue orb that chases you around doing minor magic damage within a small radius as indicated by a red circle. You have to keep moving to avoid this. The water around the tree in the center also applies a heavy snare, so avoid it. Here you'll face various Daedric and undead enemies, such as:
Various Dark Seducers (Darkbow, Knight, Darkfire)
Clannfear
Scamps
Bone Colossi
Flesh Atronachs
Daedroths
Maxus Elementalists and Militants
The final boss of this arena is a Golden Saint named Maxus the Many.
 
Round 2: ''Seht's Balcony''
thumb|right|Seht's Balcony
An arena themed after the Clockwork City built by Sotha Sil (also known as Seht), set under a clockwork sky. The environmental hazards here are a series of 6 spinning blades that run on 3 tracks across the arena. Getting hit by one will do moderate damage and apply a moderate bleed over time. The center pylon is electrified and standing near it will cause minor electric damage over time. If you stay in the center for too long, the pylon will explode throwing you out towards the edges of the arena, and possibly into a spinning blade. Hitting a switch located at the side of the arena will stop the blades from moving. It will also cause the pylon in the center to emit a healing aura (note that it will also heal any enemies that stand in it). The enemies here are primarily Dwemer constructs, such as
Dwarven Spiders
Dwarven Spheres
Clockwork Sentries
Dwarven Centurions
The boss of this arena is a trio of Dwarven Centurions, each named Centurion Champion.
 

Round 3: Drome of Toxic Shock
thumb|right|Drome of Toxic Shock
This arena resembles an Argonian village in Murkmire. The hazard here is the water around the three islands, which the Queen will randomly electrify throughout the fight. If the Stranglers pull you into the electrified water, you'll take heavy electric damage over time. Kill the Stranglers quickly to avoid this. Here you'll face off against Argonians, Lamia and other swamp-dwelling creatures like
Various Argonians (Warrior, Brute and Summoner Thralls)
Lamias (Lamia Curare, Lamia Domina, and Spectral Lamia)
Giant Snakes
Stranglers
Queen's Pet, a wamasu.
Queen's Champion, an Argonian
Queen's Advisor, a hag.
The boss of this round is the leader of the lamia, aptly named the Lamia Queen.
 

Round 4: ''Seht's Flywheel''
thumb|right|Seht's Flywheel
This round brings you back to the Clockwork City, but now in a chamber deep underground. The enemies are now a mix of Dwemer constructs and scavengers, such as
Dwarven Spiders
Dwarven Spheres
Clockwork Sentries
Various Scavengers (Fire Mages, Ravagers, Overchargers, Healers, Thunder-Smiths)
Achelir, the boss of wave 1. He is a Redguard scavenger who uses flame magic.
Aihrima, the boss of wave 2. She is a Khajiit scavenger who uses shock magic.
Kothheid, the boss of wave 3. He is a Nord scavenger who uses melee and flame magic.
The final boss is a giant Dwarven Spider named The Control Guardian.
 

Round 5: Rink of Frozen Blood
thumb|right|Rink of Frozen Blood
This arena is themed after the Wrothgarian Mountains. The arena is filled with frozen water that will damage you if you stand in it. Stay on the three ice platforms to avoid this. The enemies here include:
Various Huntsmen&mdash;chillbanes, frostbiters, and heartfinders
Troll Breaker, trolls who will not attack you but instead try to break the platforms
Ogres
Deathless Wolves, seemingly undead wolves that are summoned by the huntsmen
Leimenids and Leimenid Oracles, ghostly Nereids
Frost Atronachs
Auroral Guardians, spectral bears
Angirgoth, a female huntsman who is the boss of wave 1
Ogre Elder, an ogre mage that is the boss of wave 2
Aki and Vigi, two giants encountered in wave 3
Bor, a giant who is the boss of wave 3
The final boss is a giant named Matriarch Runa
 

Round 6: Spiral Shadows
thumb|right|Spiral Shadows
This arena is themed after Mephala's realm - the Spiral Skein. Here, five obelisks will emit a glow that repels spider swarms, but these obelisks may be covered with webs spun by enemies. To remove them, you have to kill a Venomous Hoarvor near them, causing them to explode with acid. Alternatively, if a hoarvor is not killed near an obelisk, it will leave behind an acid sac. That sac can be thrown (using a synergy) at webbed obelisks to free them. If all 5 obelisks are freed, they will stun all enemies (including bosses) for 10 seconds, before being covered in webs again. Freeing the obelisks is necessary during the final boss fight, as each obelisk left covered will increase her damage done. The enemies faced are various Spiderkith and insects, such as:
Various Spiderkith (Wefter, Berserker, Venifex, Enervator)
Dire Wasps
Dread Scorpions
Flesh Atronachs
Spiderlings, which can be driven away by drawing them near a glowing obelisk
Webspinners
Venomous Hoarvors, which have to be killed near the obelisks to dissolve any webs covering them.
Void Lurchers
Spiderkith Captain, the boss of wave 3.
Xivilai Toxicoli, the boss of wave 4.
The final boss is a Spider Daedra named Champion of Atrocity.
 

Round 7: Vault of Umbrage
thumb|right|Vault of Umbrage
This arena is themed after an Ayleid ruin in Murkmire. The environmental hazards here are poisonous plants that will explode when you go too near, or if they are forced to explode by the Argonian Venomcallers. The only way to cleanse the poison is to stand in the green pools on either side of the arena. The enemies encountered here are
Various Argonians: (Berserkers, Minders, Venomshots, and Venomcallers)
Feral Argonians
Nix-Hounds
Swamp Trolls
Wamasu
The boss of this arena is the Argonian Behemoth.
 

Round 8: Igneous Cistern
thumb|right|Igneous Cistern
This arena takes place in a volcanic cavern deep underground. The environmental hazards here are frequent lava eruptions that will land on the arena, as indicated by red circles. There are also 3 Warding Stones that have to be broken occasionally, as any enemies indicated with a blue glow will be immune to damage until all stones are broken. The enemies faced here are:
Various Dremora (Caitiff, Dremora Narkynaz, Gandrakyn)
Flame Atronachs
Shalks
Infernal Destoyers, fiery lurchers
Flame Knight, a Xivilai which is the boss of wave 4.
The final boss is a Dremora named Valkyn Tephra.
 

Round 9: Theater of Despair
thumb|right|Theater of Despair
The Theater of Despair is the final round of the arena, and is supposedly based on Mehrunes Dagon's Deadlands. The hazards here are blue wraiths that float across the arena. Touching one will cause cold damage and slow, while touching a golden one provides a boost to your defenses. Touching 3 golden wraiths will allow you to cast the "Spectral Explosion" synergy, that removes all wraiths and stuns all enemies for 10 seconds (including bosses). Additionally, some Dremora will empower a rune in the center of the arena, which will eventually cause a giant Bone Colossus to spawn. The enemies are:
Various Dremora (Beldakyn, Kyngald, Narkynaz, Kynlurker, Gandrakyn)

Animus Crystal
Bone Colossus
Clannfear
Crematorial Guard
Ogrim
Xivilai Ravager, the boss of wave 3.
Ash Titan, a Daedric Titan which is the boss of wave 5.
The final boss of the arena is a Xivkyn named Voriak Solkyn.
 

Notable Items
A Memory Book, Part 1
A Memory Book, Part 2
A Memory Book, Part 3
''Vorgrosh Rot-Tusk's Guide to Dirty Fighting'' (outside)

Achievements
There are three Achievements associated with this location.
  

Notes
The entrance is a small abandoned Orcish fort, complete with a set of stables and sealed well on the outside, and a number of hallways carved inside the mountain, past the gate. The lower hallways are made up of jail cells, with a hole in the wall leading to a small cave containing the Daedric portal to the Maelstrom Arena.
The main realm of the arena is a small Redguard-style manor in an Alik'r-like desert, surrounded by a circular wall of large rocks.

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