Gold Coast (Online)

The Gold Coast, once known as the Strident Coast,Antique Map of the Gold Coast is a zone in . It is located on the western coast of Cyrodiil facing the Abecean Sea and its land borders are greatly defined by Varen's Wall stretching from the mouth of the Brena River to the near west of the Strid River.Events of 
==Background==
Despite being the cradle of Varen's Rebellion in 2E 576 which resulted in the deposition of Emperor Leovic by Varen Aquilarios, the Gold Coast remains largely unaffected by the collapse of the Second Empire and the resulting Alliance War, mostly due to the strength of the political triumvirate of Anvil, Kvatch and the Order of the Hour.Order of the Hour The Governor of Anvil, Fortunata ap Dugal; Count of Kvatch, Carolus Aquilarios; and Primate of the Order of the Hour, Artorius, maintain a delicate political balance that is increasingly frayed. While the Order of the Hour initially reformed to protect the Cathedral of Akatosh, they quickly expanded their authority and influence following a rise in murders, much to the chagrin of the cities,Dialogue with Count Carolus Aquilarios during "Dark Revelations" in and although Kvatch remained nominally a part of the Empire, Anvil declared itself a free city under Governor ap Dugal.Loremaster's episode of ESO–RP ZOS Interview
==Locations==
The following are locations accessible in the Gold Coast 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	Set Stations
 Anvil Wayshrine
 Gold Coast Wayshrine
 Kvatch Wayshrine
 Strid River Wayshrine	
 Black Drake Villa 
 Depths of Malatar 
 Garlas Agea
 Hrota Cave	
 Anvil
 Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
 Enclave of the Hourglass
 Knightsgrave
 Kvatch	
 Colovian Revolt Forge Yard (Pelinal's Wrath)
 Marja's Mill (Kvatch Gladiator)
 Strid River Artisans Camp (Varen's Legacy)
Striking Locales	World Bosses	Housing 	Unmarked locations
 Anvil Lighthouse
 At-Himah Family Estate
 Beldaburo
 Garlas Malatar
 Jarol Estate
 Varen's Wall Gatehouse	
 Kvatch Arena
 Tribune's Folly	
 Linchal Grand Manor
 The Erstwhile Sanctuary
 Varlaisvea Ayleid Ruins	
 Dasek Moor
 Fort Strand
 Gate to West Weald
 Gottshaw Inn
 Louna's Farmhouse
 Sharp Stick Camp
 The Withered Rose
==Quests==
The Gold Coast features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. 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.
; Zone quests
*Voices in the Dark
*Signed in Blood
*Welcome Home
*A Lesson in Silence
*Questions of Faith
*A Special Request
*Dark Revelations
*A Ghost from the Past
*The Wrath of Sithis
*Filling the Void
; Side quests
*A Cordial Collaboration
*A Profitable Venture
*Debts of War
*Honest Work
*Litany of Blood
*Pious Intervention
*The Sweetroll Killer
*The Vampire's Prey
* Buried Evil
* Looming Shadows
* The Common Good
* The Roar of the Crowds
; Group dungeon quests
*Burning Secrets 
*The Guiding Light 
* Pledge: Black Drake Villa 
* Pledge: Depths of Malatar 
; Faction quests
* Contract: Alik'r Desert Spree
* Contract: Alik'r Desert
* Contract: Auridon Spree
* Contract: Auridon
* Contract: Bangkorai Spree
* Contract: Bangkorai
* Contract: Deshaan Spree
* Contract: Deshaan
* Contract: Eastmarch Spree
* Contract: Eastmarch
* Contract: Glenumbra Spree
* Contract: Glenumbra
* Contract: Gold Coast Spree
* Contract: Grahtwood Spree
* Contract: Grahtwood
* Contract: Greenshade Spree
* Contract: Greenshade
* Contract: Malabal Tor Spree
* Contract: Malabal Tor
* Contract: Reaper's March Spree
* Contract: Reaper's March
* Contract: Rivenspire Spree
* Contract: Rivenspire
* Contract: Shadowfen Spree
* Contract: Shadowfen
* Contract: Stonefalls Spree
* Contract: Stonefalls
* Contract: Stormhaven Spree
* Contract: Stormhaven
* Contract: The Rift Spree
* Contract: The Rift
* Sacrament: Sewer Tenement
* Sacrament: Smuggler's Den
* Sacrament: Trader's Cove
==Characters==
;Traveling merchants
*Illia Polus – On the road from Anvil to Varen's Wall Gatehouse.
==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
*Flanking Strategist (Medium)
*Hide of Morihaus (Heavy)
*Sithis' Touch (Light, Medium, Heavy)
;Dungeon
*Auroran's Thunder (Light; Depths of Malatar) 
*Drake's Rush (Heavy; Black Drake Villa) 
*Frozen Watcher (Heavy; Depths of Malatar) 
*Kinras's Wrath (Medium; Black Drake Villa) 
*Scavenging Demise (Medium; Depths of Malatar) 
*True-Sworn Fury (Light; Black Drake Villa) 
;Monster
*Encratis's Behemoth (Black Drake Villa) 
*Symphony of Blades (Depths of Malatar) 
;Craftable
*Kvatch Gladiator (Marja's Mill)
*Pelinal's Wrath (Colovian Revolt Forge Yard)
*Varen's Legacy (Strid River Artisans Camp)
==Skyshards==
Six Skyshards can be found in the Gold Coast totaling in two skill points. 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	On a lonely isle staring out across the Abecean. 	The island west of Anvil.
2	Proudly displayed near the caretaker's home. 	Southwest of the Colovian Revolt Forge Yard.
3	Nestled in the arm of the eastern watchtower. 	In the ruins between the Kvatch Wayshrine and Varen's Wall Gatehouse.
4	Pulled from the ground in a strange harvest. 	In the abandoned home east of the Enclave of the Hourglass.
5	Hidden away where only spelunkers will find it. 	Northeast cavern of Hrota Cave.
6	A treasure of the Gold Coast, kept in a stolen vault.	Easterb chamber of Garlas Agea.
==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.
; Dark Brotherhood
;General
*Assassins League Style Master
*Bane of the Gold Coast
*Dark Brotherhood Skill Master
*Dark Brotherhood Style Master
*Gold Coast Master Angler
*Gold Coast Tourist
*Litany of Blood
*Minotaur Style Master
*Order of the Hour Style Master
;Exploration
*Anvil Murder Spree
*Blackest Sacrament
*Blood Tour
*Conquer the Kvatch Arena
*Defeat Limenauruus
*Defender of the Gold Coast
*First Contract
**Tenth Contract
**Thirtieth Contract
*First Cut
**Twenty-Fifth Cut
**One-Hundredth Cut
*First Sacrament
**Seventh Sacrament
**Fifteenth Sacrament
*Flawless Sacrament
*Garlas Agea Explorer
*Gold Coast Cave Delver
*Gold Coast Master Explorer
*Gold Coast Pathfinder
*Gold Coast Skyshard Hunter
*Hidden Sacrament
*Hrota Cave Explorer
*Kvatch Murder Spree
*Lonely Sentinel
*Perfect Sacrament
;Quests
*Assassin
*Brethren Benefactor
*Dark Discovery
*Dark Initiate
*Dark Investigator
*First Blood
*Gold Coast Adventurer
**Gold Coast Grand Adventurer
*Gold Coast Connections
*New-blade
*Sermonizer Subduer
*Silencer
*Wrath of Sithis
; Wrathstone
;General
*Depths of Malatar Vanquisher
*Meridian Style Master
*Reaping Rainbow
*Soul Mates
*Wrathstone Dungeoneer
*Wrathstone Explorer
;Veteran
*Color Blind
*Depths Defier
*Depths of Malatar Challenger
*Depths of Malatar Conqueror
*Hide and Seek
*Ice Breaker
*Lackluster
*Out of Formation
*Purified
*Skating the Ice
*The Speed of Light
*Throwing Shade
*Veteran Purified Slayer
*Veteran Stone Watcher Slayer
*Wrathstone Delver
; Flames of Ambition
;General
*Black Drake Villa Vanquisher
*Flames of Ambition Explorer
*Flames of Ambition Scout
*True-Sworn Style Master
;Veteran
*Amphibians Arrested
*Ardent Bibliophile
*Black Drake Villa Challenger
*Black Drake Villa Conqueror
*Breaking Ranks
*Eviction Notice
*Flame Beast Slayer
*Flames of Ambition Delver
*Salley-oop
*Shake It Up
*Snuffed Out
*Speed Reader
*True-Sworn Slayer
*Unsigned
==Shalidor's Library==
Eight books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in the Gold Coast and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker.
*Ayleid Inscriptions Translated
*Eulogy for Emperor Varen
*Flesh to Cut from Bone
*Proper-Life: Three Chants
*Sithis
*The Adabal-a
*The Cleansing of the Fane
*Trials of Saint Alessia
==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
Black Anvil Loach 	Foulwater	
Bullface Wingfin 	Rivers 	
Ghastly Batfish 	Foulwater	
Gold Coast Crayfish	Rivers 	
Hammer Boombil 	Lakes 	
Longmouth Pike 	Rivers 	
Palatine Sabertooth	Lakes 	
Rattail 	Saltwater	
Scorpionfish 	Saltwater	
Sleeper Shark 	Saltwater	
Spiny Frogfish 	Foulwater	
Spotted Bass 	Lakes 	
==Gallery==
===Maps===
Kvatch (Online).png|Kvatch.
Gold Coast (Online).png|Gold Coast during nighttime.
Gold Coast (from Malabal Tor).png|The Gold Coast seen from Malabal Tor.
Gold Coast Map (Online) Pre-Patch.png|The Gold Coast before its inclusion.
The Gold Coast Loading.png|Loading screen.
===Interactive map===
==Trivia==
*There are no traveling merchants in the Gold Coast.
*Fort Sutch and Lord Drad's Estate as seen in are present on the map but not accessible.
==Appearances==
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==References==
es:Costa de Oro (Dark Brotherhood)
fr:Côte d'or (Online)
ru:Золотой берег (Dark Brotherhood)
Category:Online: Zones