The Elder Scrolls Travels : Shadowkey The Elder Scrolls Travels : Shadowkey is a role - playing game developed exclusively for N - Gage in the style and scope of its fellow games . It is one of four mobile TES games and is co - published and produced by TKO Software and Vir2L Studios , the sister company of Bethesda Softworks . It features compressed versions of songs from soundtrack . and released on November 11 , 2004 . Plot . The player is an unnamed hero , later to be called the Hero of Azra ' s Crossing , whose village has safely remained just out of reach of the War of Bend ' r - Mahk , but now danger strikes from another direction . The player must save the village from marauders who are but pawns in the struggle to capture Shadowmage Skelos Undriel - a piece in a darker and more sinister game . The player will journey through rugged terrain , despoiled temples , bandit lairs , and murderous caverns , fight many foes in his / her search for the power of the Shadowkeys and the Star Teeth , and the journey will lead the player to the Crypt of Hearts to face the ultimate test . Shadowmage Skelos Undriel is on the run from Battlemage Jagar Tharn , driven from the heart of Tamriel by Tharn ' s agents , who are in dogged pursuit . Undriel chooses to flee to the Western Reach , an area in the throes of The War of Bend ' r - Mahk between High Rock , Hammerfell , and Skyrim . The Shadowmage hides himself in the chaos swirling about Dragonstar . Skelos Undriel then hatches a desperate scheme to collect the Star Teeth sown about the region hoping their power is sufficient to thwart Tharn ' s plans . Setting . This installment of series takes place around where the borders of Skyrim , Hammerfell , and High Rock meet , although the majority of the game takes place in Hammerfell , making it the largest location of any game in the Travels series . The player must travel between the three provinces regularly in order to find the Star Teeth , and find a way to stop Tharn ' s plans . The terrain is heavily mountainous , and much of the game is spent navigating the high peaks of the Druadach and Wrothgarian mountains . Notable locations . Hammerfell . Dragonstar – The northern most major city within Hammerfell that was formed by an organization known as the Merchant Captains and led by the Violet family of traders . In 3E 397 half of Dragonstar is also under the control of Skyrim forces ( who are unaware that they are taking orders from Jagar Tharn ) . Most of the end game events of Shadowkey take place in and around this city . Snowline – A small town located dangerously close to the Hammerfell / Skyrim border on the Hammerfell side of it . While there are no military elements located in this town , representatives of both sides of the current conflict reside here trying to sway the population to join one of the two warring groups . Snowline becomes a hub for much of the mid game quests . Fearfrost – An underground town of peaceful Goblins who ( during the course of the game ) are starting to notice that their leader is beginning to break their peace treaty between the Redguards and themselves . Important events to the main story take place here . Azra ' s Crossing – The starting village for the player , this village is located in a small valley near the High Rock / Hammerfell border on the Hammerfell side . At the start of the game , this town will be under attack by an ( at the time ) unknown force of bandits and their army of giant Rats . High Rock . The Crypt of Hearts – a dungeon located on the border between Skyrim and High Rock . This is the site of the final battle . Skyrim . Lakvan ' s Stronghold – Named after the rogue military of the same name . This military post is located in the mountains on the Skyrim side of the Hammerfell / Skyrim border near the town of Snowline . It is the staging area for the military elements involved in trying to destabilize the northern regions of Hammerfell as well as a base of operations for Tharn ' s representative in the region , Asuul . Though they work together , Lakvan and Tharn do not like each other . Gameplay . " Shadowkey " is a free - roaming game , as expected of games in the Elder Scrolls series . Gameplay is handled with the numeric touchpad on the right side of the N - Gage as well as the d - pad on the left . Additionally , this game allowed ( via Bluetooth ) 2 player co - operative gameplay . The player or players could create characters using a wide variety of races and classes . Combat . The combat in " Shadowkey " is a process of hitting an enemy repeatedly , there are numerous weapons and spells that can be used to attack opponents , and many enemies have access to both spells and weapons as well . Races . There are eight races available in the game , and each have their own abilities and perks . Classes . There are nine classes available . Classes affect what abilities they ' re given , and what equipment they ' re able to use . Multiplayer . This game is one of the few games in the series that features multiplayer , if one player dies in another player ' s world , they ' re kicked from the game .