The Elder Scrolls Online : Tales of Tamriel - Vol . I : The Land The Elder Scrolls Online : Tales of Tamriel - Vol . I : The Land is a 232 - page book published by Bethesda Softworks on April 21 , 2015 . Appearance . The book itself is mainly a brown to maroon color , with the most reddish area being at the center , within ouroboros with metallic silver lion , dragon , and eagle heads arranged in a circular , clockwise pattern . A thin , shiny , golden border lines the edges of the front cover . The covers the bottom quarter or so of the book , which contains the title in golden print . The jacket is a tan color with a texture resembling old parchment , and also has the title of the book written on it as well as a red wax seal of the ouroboros . The back cover features a smaller version of the ouroboros but no additional detail , and the side cover again holds the ouroborus along with the title , " Tales of Tamriel - Book I : The Land " , both of which are in gold . Contents . Both the inside front and back covers are filled with a brown map of Tamriel . The continent is a light shade of brown , and the ocean is one slightly darker . It gives the names of each province in a slightly more red shade , except for Cyrodiil , the names of the Alliances in the Alliance War , and the names of the oceans . " Tamriel " is written in large print on the bottom right - hand corner of the page , directly underneath an eight - pointed compass with only the cardinal direction written being north . The next several pages ' backgrounds are beige with what seems to be light spots of blood spattered over the pages . The table of contents lists 106 chapters , separated into the categories , " History , " " Aldmeri Dominion , " " Daggerfall Covenant , " " Ebonheart Pact , " and Creatures . " Table of Contents . History . ( page 6 ) Aldmeri Dominion . ( page 14 ) Ayleid Cities of Valenwood ( page 16 ) Common Arms of Valenwood ( page 19 ) The Humor of Wood Elves ( page 20 ) Savior of the Altmer ( page 24 ) A Warning to the Aldmeri Dominion ( page 28 ) Auridon Explored ( page 29 ) The Rise of Queen Ayrenn ( page 32 ) Life in the Eagle ' s Shadow ( page 37 ) The Lay of Firsthold ( page 41 ) Notes on Elven Architecture ( page 43 ) The March Explored ( page 44 ) The Eagle and the Cat ( page 47 ) Master Zoaraym ' s Tale ( page 49 ) Khajiiti Arms and Armor ( page 53 ) Thalmor Handbill ( page 56 ) Yours for the Taking ! ( page 57 ) The Green Pact and the Dominion ( page 62 ) Visions of the Green Pact Bosmer ( page 64 ) War Customs of the Tribal Bosmer ( page 66 ) Arboreal Architecture ( page 70 ) In the Company of Wood Orcs ( page 72 ) An Unusual Alliance ( page 74 ) Regarding the Ebonheart Pact ( page 75 ) Daggerfall Covenant . Crimes of the Daggerfall Covenant ( page 76 ) True Heirs of the Empire ( page 77 ) Guide to the Daggerfall Covenant ( page 78 ) Knights of the Dragon ( page 83 ) Legacy of the Dragonguard ( page 84 ) Glenumbra ' s Towns and Cities ( page 86 ) Glenumbra ' s People ( page 87 ) The Battle of Glenumbra Moors ( page 89 ) Ghosts of Glenumbra ( page 90 ) The Knightly Orders of High Rock ( page 94 ) Once ( page 96 ) Tower of Adamant ( page 102 ) Shornhelm , Crown City of the North ( page 104 ) Bloodfiends of Rivenspire ( page 107 ) House Ravenwatch Proclamations ( page 115 ) Bangkorai , Shield of High Rock ( page 116 ) The True - Told Tale of Hallin ( page 118 ) Redguards , History and Heroes ( page 124 ) Sacrilege and Mayhem in the Alik ' r ( page 131 ) An Orc ' s Guide to Tamriel ( page 133 ) Return to Orsinium ( page 134 ) The True Nature of Orcs The Code of Mauloch ( page 139 ) Sacred Rites of the Stonechewers ( page 141 ) On Our Enemies ( page 143 ) Ebonheart Pact . Guide to the Ebonheart Pact ( page 145 ) The Great Houses and Their Uses ( page 150 ) Mottos of the Dunmeri Great Houses ( page 153 ) Stormhold , City of Shadowfen ( page 155 ) On Argonians ( page 156 ) Wet Wilds of Black Marsh ( page 158 ) On the Knahaten Flu ( page 160 ) The Ruby Necklace ( page 162 ) A Pocket Guide to Mournhold ( page 163 ) War of Two Houses ( page 165 ) Sanctioned Murder ( page 168 ) Legend of the Ghost Snake ( page 170 ) The Stormfist Clan ( page 176 ) The Crown of Freydis ( page 178 ) Second Invasion ( page 180 ) The Brothers ' War ( page 183 ) Jorunn the Skald King ( page 185 ) Orcs of Skyrim ( page 188 ) Unexpected Allies ( page 190 ) Rivers of Profit in Riften ( page 192 ) Thenephan ' s Mysteries of Mead ( page 194 ) A Life Barbaric and Brutal ( page 198 ) The Second Akaviri Invasion ( page 201 ) Against the Snakes ( page 203 ) The Road to Sovngarde ( page 204 ) Creatures . Bolga ' s Guide to Island Beasts ( page 205 ) The Fickle Nature of Mudcrabs ( page 207 ) Field Guide to Spriggans ( page 208 ) A Diet of Eyes ( page 211 ) Legend of the Yokudan Chargers ( page 212 ) Troll Slaying ( page 214 ) Living with Lycanthropy ( page 220 ) The Werewolf ' s Hide ( page 221 ) Aspects of Lord Hircine ( page 222 ) Invocation of Hircine ( page 224 ) The Totems of Hircine ( page 225 ) The Legend of Fallen Grotto ( page 226 ) A Werewolf ' s Confession ( page 228 ) Dealing with Werewolves ( page 229 ) Noxiphilic Sanguivoria ( page 230 ) Vampires and their Hunters ( page 231 )