Eastmarch (Online)

Eastmarch is one of the Nine Holds of Skyrim, located in the east of the province, and is one of the four oldest holds known collectively as the Old Holds. The zone shares a border with the Rift to the south, Morrowind to the east and Bleakrock Isle is located to the northeast of the hold, just off the coasts of Solstheim and Vvardenfell.Events of 
==Background==
The zone stretches from Skyrim's jagged, northern Velothi Mountains and the frozen Sea of Ghosts into the southern volcanic tundra, which is inhabited only by a few hardy settlers, and formidable creatures, including giants, mammoths, trolls and even vampires. Locals sometimes exchange whispers about the dangerous menaces that stalk the land. Hot springs, giant camps and ruins are common throughout the south of Eastmarch while the north of the zone is much more civilized, thanks to the presence of the ancient city of Windhelm and the surrounding towns and villages.
Despite its size and importance, Eastmarch only has one major city, Windhelm, which sits at the mouth of the White River which flows out into the Sea of Ghosts. The Windhelm docks provides a vital link to trade with the rest of the Ebonheart Pact, and there are several small fishing fleets in operation. The Velothi Mountains, which span the entire eastern tip of Skyrim, create a natural border with Morrowind. The mountains are impassable, save for one pass outside of Fullhelm Fort north of Fort Virak in Stonefalls, that leads into and out of the Rift.
Eastmarch covers much of Skyrim's eastern border with Morrowind. The surrounding holds are Winterhold to the north, the Pale and Whiterun to the west and The Rift to the south.Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Skyrim
Central Eastmarch is a volcanically active area, plains with steaming gas leaking in between cracks in the ground, colorful, mineral filled bodies of water, and geysers. The far west of the hold, a cold, snowy tundra, resembles much of the rest of northern Skyrim and the northern tundra is where the hold's capital Windhelm lies. The east is composed of the Velothi mountain range, which extends all the way down to Stonefalls in Morrowind.
==Locations==
The following are locations accessible in Eastmarch 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	Points of Interest
 Cradlecrush Wayshrine
 Fort Amol Wayshrine
 Fort Morvunskar Wayshrine
 Jorunn's Stand Wayshrine
 Kynesgrove Wayshrine
 Logging Camp Wayshrine
 Mistwatch Wayshrine
 Skuldafn Wayshrine
 Voljar Meadery Wayshrine
 Windhelm Wayshrine
 Wittestadr Wayshrine	
 Direfrost Keep
 Frostvault 
 Hall of the Dead
 Icehammer's Vault
 Old Sord's Cave
 Stormcrag Crypt
 The Bastard's Tomb
 The Chill Hollow
 The Frigid Grotto	
 Bonestrewn Crest
 Cradlecrush
 Cragwallow
 Fort Amol
 Fort Morvunskar
 Jorunn's Stand
 Kynesgrove
 Lower Yorgrim
 Mistwatch
 Mzulft
 Skuldafn
 Thulvald's Logging Camp
 Voljar's Meadery
 Windhelm
 Wittestadr	
 Bonestrewn Crest
 Cradlecrush
 Cragwallow
 Fort Amol
 Fort Morvunskar
 Jorunn's Stand
 Kynesgrove
 Lower Yorgrim
 Mistwatch
 Mzulft
 Skuldafn
 Thulvald's Logging Camp
 Voljar's Meadery
 Windhelm
 Wittestadr
Set Stations	Mundus Stones	Dark Anchors 	Striking Locales
 Crimson Kada's Crafting Cavern (Vampire's Kiss)
 Hammerhome (Alessia's Bulwark)
 Tinkerer Tobin's Workshop (Song of Lamae)	
 The Ritual
 The Thief
 The Warrior	
 Frostwater Tundra Dolmen
 Giant's Run Dolmen
 Icewind Peaks Dolmen	
 Bitterblade's Camp
 Cragwallow Cave
 Darkwater Crossing
 Giant's Heart
 Hermit's Hideout
 Ragnthar
 Thane Jeggi's Drinking Hole
World Bosses	World Bosses 	Housing 	Unmarked locations
 Ammabani's Pride
 Dragon Mound
 Dragon's Hallow
 Rageclaw's Den
 Ratmaster's Prowl
 Swiftblade's Camp	
 Ammabani's Pride
 Dragon Mound
 Dragon's Hallow
 Rageclaw's Den
 Ratmaster's Prowl
 Swiftblade's Camp	
 Enchanted Snow Globe Home
 Frostvault Chasm
 Grymharth's Woe	
 Dark Water Temple
 Raldbthar Great Lift
 Hfirorg Farm
 Mzark Cavern 
 New Life Tent
 Priestess Hodyette's Camp
 The Grinning Horker
 To The Rift
==Quests==
Eastmarch 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 Stormhaven before continuing to The Rift, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in Eastmarch. 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
*Shadows Over Windhelm
*The Konunleikar
*Windhelm's Champion
*One Victor, One King
*Blindsided
*Sleep for the Dead
*Sleeping on the Job
*The Pride of a Prince
*The War Council
*Our Poor Town
*Lifeline
*A Right to Live
*The Better of Two Evils
*Eternal Slumber
*Gods Save the King
*Making Amends
*A Council of Thanes
*Snow and Flame
*Songs of Sovngarde
; Pointer quests
*Of Councils and Kings
*Our Poor Town
*Sneak Peak
*Sounds of Alarm
*Swamp to Snow
*Victory at Morvunskar
; Side quests
*A Brother's Revenge
*A Cure for Droi
*A Dying Wish
*A Friend in Mead
*Alchemical Analysis
*Bath Time
*Best of the Best
*Collector of Pelts
*Dark Deeds
*Dear Cousins
*Do Kill the Messenger
*For Kyne's Honor
*Giant Problems
*In Search of Kireth Vanos
*Kireth's Amazing Plan
*Labor Dispute
*Land Dispute
*Lost Crown
*Merriment and Mystery
*Mystery Metal
*Nature's Accord
*On a Dare
*Party Planning
*Pilfered Urn
*Relative Matters
*Security Details
*Shrine of Corruption
*Strange Allies
*The Siege of Cradlecrush
*Torn Asunder
; Solo dungeon quests
*Chateau of the Ravenous Rodent
*Proving the Deed
; Group dungeon quests
*Lock and Keystone 
*Nobles' Rest
* Pledge: Direfrost Keep
* Pledge: Frostvault 
; Faction quests
* Contract: Eastmarch Spree 
* Contract: Eastmarch 
* Crime Spree 
* Dark Anchors in Eastmarch
* Dragon Lore: Icehammer's Vault
* Dragon Lore: Stormcrag Crypt
* Icy Intrigue in Eastmarch
* Idle Hands 
* Madness in Eastmarch
* Plucking Fingers 
* The Covetous Countess 
* The New Life Festival
* The Winds of Kyne
* Under Our Thumb 
; Companion quests
*Between a Rock and a Whetstone 
; Prologue quests
*The Dragonguard's Legacy
*The Coven Conundrum
*A King's Retreat
; Event quests
* Snow Bear Plunge
==Characters==
;Random encounters
*Alander Stickyfoot – A traveler who is having trouble lighting their campfire during random encounters.
*Maenrin – A traveler who is having trouble lighting their campfire during random encounters.
*Nael – A beggar who can be donated to during random encounters.
*Sahaz – A merchant who can be robbed during random encounters.
;Traveling merchants
*Gulfa Red-Beard – On the road between the Dragon Mound and Thulvald's Logging Camp.
*Narfar War-Wolf – On the road leading south from Jorunn's Stand into the Rift.
*Yrning Earth-Turner – On the road from Crimson Kada's Crafting Cavern and Darkwater Crossing.
==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
*Akaviri Dragonguard (Heavy)
*Fiord's Legacy (Medium)
*Stendarr's Embrace (Light)
;Dungeon
*Draugr Hulk (Medium; Direfrost Keep)
*Icy Conjuror (Light; Frostvault) 
*Magicka Furnace (Light; Direfrost Keep)
*Mighty Glacier (Heavy; Frostvault) 
*The Ice Furnace (Heavy; Direfrost Keep)
*Tzogvin's Warband (Medium; Frostvault) 
;Monster
*Iceheart (Direfrost Keep)
*Stonekeeper (Frostvault) 
;Craftable
*Alessia's Bulwark (Hammerhome)
*Song of Lamae (Tinkerer Tobin's Workshop)
*Vampire's Kiss (Crimson Kada's Crafting Cavern)
==Skyshards==
Sixteen Skyshards can be found in Eastmarch 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 	Nestled beside Morvunskar's royal tomb. 	Against the mountain east of the lower entrance into Fort Morvunskar.
2 	Giants despoil the village below. 	Shortly southwest of Giant's Heart.
3 	Leave the hollow to cure the chill. 	Northeast of the Chill Hollow.
4 	Strewn between tusks near the barrow. 	North of the intersecting roads at Bonestrewn Crest.
5 	Deside a bridge to Amol. 	Northeast of Fort Amol by the far end of the east bridge.
6 	Lost in ruins beyond the grotto. 	South of the Frigid Grotto and west of Lost Knife Cave.
7 	Mzulft's secrets are not all underground. 	Above the entrance of Mzulft.
8 	Attempting to spy on Aelif. 	Against the inside face of the mountain southwest of Jorunn's Stand.
9 	Stashed near a farm in icy winds. 	Southwest of Icewind Peaks Dolmen behind the east-most house.
10	An illigitimate child's reading material. 	North-most chamber of the Bastard's Tomb.
11	Search the slipperiest places in the hollow.	South-most section of the Chill Hollow.
12	Three eyes gleam, a frigid prize. 	South-most section of the Frigid Grotto.
13	Crashed from the sky to open the vault. 	West-most chamber of Icehammer's Vault.
14	Old Sord excelled at hide-and-seek. 	South-most section of Old Sord's Cave.
15	Among the dead, sheltered from storms. 	West-most chamber of Stormcrag Crypt.
16	Near a throne in the Hall of the Dead. 	Central chamber of the Hall of the Dead.
==Achievements==
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
*Eastmarch Skyshard Hunter
; Dungeons
;Public Dungeons
*Hall of the Dead Conqueror
*Hall of the Dead Group Event
*Hall of the Dead Conqueror
;Group Dungeons
*Direfrost Keep Vanquisher
; Veteran Dungeons
;General
*Direfrost Keep Conqueror
;Death Challenges
*A Dish Served Cold
;Slayer Challenges
*Veteran Draugr Slayer
*Veteran Frozen Skeleton Slayer
;Speed Challenges
*Direfrost Keep Assassin
;Survivor Challenges
*Direfrost Keep Survivor
; Exploration
;Ebonheart Pact
*Ammabani Ambusher
*Armene's Bane
*Bastard's Tomb Explorer
*Beralagr Hunter
*Chill Hollow Explorer
*Eastmarch Cave Delver
*Eastmarch Master Explorer
*Eastmarch Pathfinder
*Frigid Grotto Explorer
*Icehammer's Vault Explorer
*Mannskadi's Maulder
*Old Sord's Cave Explorer
*Rageclaw Hunter
*Ratmaster Crusher
*Stormcrag Crypt Explorer
;Fishing
*Eastmarch Angler
; Quests
;Ebonheart Pact
*Blood Feud
*Giant-Friend
*Eastmarch Adventurer
*Skald-King's Arrow
*Skald-King's Salvation
; Wrathstone
;General
*Coldsnap Style Master
*Collateral Damage
*Drop Testing
*Frostvault Vanquisher
*Rat Race
*Running the Right Angles
*Three Sheets to the Wind
*Wild Walloping
*Wrathstone Dungeoneer
*Wrathstone Explorer
;Veteran
*A Variety of Vermin
*Cold Potato
*Frostvault Challenger
*Frostvault Conqueror
*Relentless Raider
*Safe Keeping
*Smash and Grab
*Vault Cracker
*Veteran Centurion Slayer
*Veteran Riekling Slayer
*Wrathstone Delver
==Shalidor's Library==
Thirty-two books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Eastmarch and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker.
*All About Giants
*An Accounting of the Elder Scrolls
*Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer I-B
*Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer VIII
*Dreamwalkers
*Flesh to Cut from Bone
*Guylaine’s Dwemer Architecture
*Ode to the Tundrastriders
*On Stepping Lightly
*Opusculus Lamae Bal ta Mezzamortie
*Orcs of Skyrim
*Second Invasion: Reports
*Spirits of Skyrim
*Tamrielic Artifacts, Part One
*Tamrielic Artifacts, Part Three
*Tamrielic Artifacts, Part Two
*The Adabal-a
*The Amulet of Kings
*The Battle of Glenumbria Moors
*The Book of Dawn and Dusk
*The Brothers’ War
*The Cantatas of Vivec
*The Cleansing of the Fane
*The Crown of Freydis
*The Exclusionary Mandates
*The Five Far Stars
*The Last King of the Ayleids
*The Order of the Ancestor Moth
*The Stormfist Clan
*The Ternion Monks
*The Totems of Hircine
*To Posterity
==Fish==
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
Char 	Lakes 	
Eastmarch Pike 	Lakes 	
Ghost Haddock 	Saltwater 	
Golem Shark 	Saltwater 	
Ice Fish 	Rivers 	
Ice Remora 	Foul water	
King Sturgeon 	Lakes 	
Modoc Sucker 	Foul water	
Pigfish 	Saltwater 	
Snipe Eel 	Foul water	
Steelhead 	Rivers 	
White River Fish	Rivers 	
==Gallery==
Eastmarch Screenshot.jpg|Eastmarch landscape.
Eastmarch (Online).png|The barren landscape of southern Eastmarch.
Eastmarch Map.jpg|A map of Eastmarch.
Eastmarchfullmap.png|Eastmarch map with all locations discovered.
===Interactive map===
==Trivia==
*The outline of Eastmarch on the map of Tamriel does not match that of other media such as that which is seen in and the Tamriel Anthology Map. Responding to this in a post on June 19, 2015, entitled 'Eastmarch and Skuldafn appear to be wrong, geographically, in Elder Scrolls Online,' then-ZeniMax Online Studios Loremaster Lawrence Schick wrote, in the character of Phrastus of Elinhir, "Our latter-day Nords are not well known for the scholarly attainments, and cartography is not one of their strongpoints. On their maps, sites of great importance—to Nords, that is—are often distorted and exaggerated. So it is with the eerie aerie of Skuldafn, which holds great significance for our superstitious northern brethren. They have never been comfortable with the fact that the Dark Elves hold the west coast of the Inner Sea all the way up to Blacklight; in some cases their maps elide that fact entirely. But it is there nonetheless."Lawrence Schick's Posts
==Bugs==
* Wolves along the bluff near Cragwallow Cave may disappear randomly, including in the middle of combat.
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