Grahtwood

Grahtwood, also known as the Kingdom of Grahtwood,The Founding of Southpoint is a zone in the southeast of Valenwood. Its capital, the massive tree-city of Elden Root, with King Camoran Aeradan on the throne, serves as the capital of the Aldmeri Dominion, hidden away in the impenetrable jungle full of huge graht-oak trees.
==Background==
The capital of Grahtwood, Elden Root, has served as the capital city of the Aldmeri Dominion since its founding and was simultaneously made the provincial capital of Valenwood by the Thalmor.Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Aldmeri Dominion During the Planemeld in 2E 582, parts of Grahtwood suffered attacks from the Daedra which included the total destruction of Gil-Var-Delle.Events of From Dread Daedra Save UsThe Devouring of Gil-Var-Delle
The region, predominantly populated by native Bosmer populations, also features various Orsimer strongholds, locally referred to as Wood Orcs and considered distinct from typical Orsimer,Civility and Etiquette: Wood Orcs I who frequently fend off attacks by organised banditsEvents of "Enemies at the Gate" in as well as Ayleid ruins long since abandoned by their creators. Separate from the native Bosmer and Orsimer are populations of Imperials in and around the city of Southpoint that was founded by the Second Empire. During the Alliance War, a group of Argonians left Black Marsh by sea and made landfall in Grahtwood, creating the Gray Mire.Argonian Refugee's Diary Despite the people of the Gray Mire initially considering attacking local Dominion forces, the Dominion tolerated their presence.Events of "Scars Never Fade" in Khajiit traders also have a presence in the north of the region at Redfur Trading Post, established by Khajiit from Senchal in Southern Elsweyr.Dialogue with Shan-ra in 
==Locations==
The following are locations accessible in Grahtwood 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 centralized 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
 Cormount Wayshrine
 Elden Root Temple Wayshrine
 Elden Root Wayshrine
 Falinesti Wayshrine
 Gil-Var-Delle Wayshrine
 Gray Mire Wayshrine
 Haven Wayshrine
 Ossuary Wayshrine
 Redfur Trading Post Wayshrine
 Southpoint Wayshrine	
 Burroot Kwama Mine
 Elden Hollow I
 Elden Hollow II
 Lair of Maarselok 
 Mobar Mine
 Ne Salas
 Root Sunder Ruins
 The Scuttle Pit
 Vinedeath Cave
 Wormroot Depths	
 Bone Orchard
 Brackenleaf
 Cave of Broken Sails
 Cormount
 Falinesti Winter Site
 Elden Root
 Gil-Var-Delle
 Goldfolly
 Haven
 Karthdar
 Laeloria
 Ossuary of Telacar
 Redfur Trading Post
 Reliquary of Stars
 Reman's Bluff
 Southpoint
 The Gray Mire	
 Bone Orchard
 Brackenleaf
 Cave of Broken Sails
 Cormount
 Falinesti Winter Site
 Elden Root
 Gil-Var-Delle
 Goldfolly
 Haven
 Karthdar
 Laeloria
 Ossuary of Telacar
 Redfur Trading Post
 Reliquary of Stars
 Reman's Bluff
 Southpoint
 The Gray Mire
Mundus Stones	Dark Anchors	Striking Locales 	World Bosses
 The Lord
 The Mage
 The Tower	
 Green Hall Dolmen
 Long Coast Dolmen
 Tarlain Heights Dolmen	
 Battle of Cormount Memorial
 Boar's Run Overlook
 Faltonia's Mine
 Forked Root Camp
 Sacred Leap Grotto
 Sweetbreeze Cottage
 Tarlain Bandit Camp	
 Hircine's Henge
 Lady Solace's Fen
 Nindaeril's Perch
 Poacher Camp
 Thugrub's Cave
 Valanir's Rest
Housing 	Set Stations	Unmarked locations	Unmarked locations
 Grand Topal Hideaway
 Snugpod
 The Gorinir Estate	
 Fisherman's Isle (Torug's Pact)
 Temple of the Eight (Armor of the Seducer)
 Vineshade Lodge (Twilight's Embrace)	
 Fisherman's Hut
 Gate to Greenshade
 Gate to Northern Elsweyr
 Sarandel's Carnival
 The Aquifer
 The Middens
 The Orrery
 To Malabal Tor
 Tunnel to Reaper's March
 Vineshade Lodge Cave
 Volunidai's Manor	
 Fisherman's Hut
 Gate to Greenshade
 Gate to Northern Elsweyr
 Sarandel's Carnival
 The Aquifer
 The Middens
 The Orrery
 To Malabal Tor
 Tunnel to Reaper's March
 Vineshade Lodge Cave
 Volunidai's Manor
==Quests==
Grahtwood features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. The zone story quests tie into the Aldmeri Dominion's overarching storyline and carries on from Auridon before continuing to Greenshade, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in Grahtwood. 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
*Unsafe Haven
*The Honor of the Queen
*Fit to Rule
*The Grip of Madness
*Lost in Study
*Heart of the Matter
*A Lasting Winter
*The Orrery of Elden Root
; Pointer quests
*The Great Tree
*Trouble at the Tree
; Side quests
*A Chief Concern
*A Little on the Side
*A Lucrative Scheme
*A Silken Garb
*Ancient Stones, Ancient Words
*Blood Hunt
*Bosmer Insight
*Brackenleaf's Briars
*Caring for Kwama
*Carnival Conundrum
*Enemies at the Gate
*Eyes of Azura
*Flipping the Coin
*Forbidden Love
*Forever Bound
*Forgotten Soul
*If the Dead Could Talk
*Keeper of Bones
*Light in the Darkness
*Lost Treasures
*Luck of the Albatross
*Pact Advocate
*Passage Denied
*Phantom Guilt
*Rare Imports
*Scars Never Fade
*Storgh's Bow
*The Blacksap's Hold
*The Enemy Within
*The Innkeeper's Daughter
*The Unquiet Dead
*The Unquiet Dead
*The Wakening Dark
*The Wandering Minstrel
*The Wounded Wood
*Until Death
*Wanted: Sgolag
; Solo dungeon quests
*Simply Misplaced
*The Dangerous Past
; Group dungeon quests
*Ancient Remains
*Consuming Darkness
*The Azure Blight 
* Pledge: Elden Hollow I
* Pledge: Elden Hollow II
* Pledge: Lair of Maarselok 
; Faction quests
*Challenges of the Past
* Anti-Venom Agitation
* Ayleid Trinkets in Grahtwood Any other quest of the same group in a different zone may be given by the quest giver.
* Contract: Grahtwood Spree 
* Contract: Grahtwood 
* Crime Spree 
* Dark Anchors in Grahtwood 
* Dark Souls, Mighty Weapons
* Dragon Lore: Icehammer's Vault
* Dragon Lore: Shroud Hearth
* Dragon Lore: Stormcrag Crypt
* File Under D 
* Glory of the Undaunted
* Goblin Demonstration
* Idle Hands 
* Lamia Demonstration
* Lurcher Demonstration
* Madness in Grahtwood
* Plucking Fingers 
* Skeleton Demonstration
* Spider Demonstration
* Sticks and Bones 
* The Covetous Countess 
* Under Our Thumb 
; Companion quests
*Things Lost, Things Found 
; Prologue quests
*The Demon Weapon
*The Coven Conspiracy
; Event quests
* War Orphan's Sojourn
==Characters==
;Traveling merchants
*Geldirel – On the road north of Goldfolly.
*Sabarapa – On the road from Karthdar to Cormount.
*Rehan – On the road between Elden Root and Haven.
*Anirwe – On the road west of Haven.
*Orthalon – On the road east of Southpoint.
*Thallioniel – On the road northwest of Elden Root.
;Random encounters
*Hareglor – A traveler who is having trouble lighting their campfire at random encounters.
*Maenrin – A traveler who is having trouble lighting their campfire at random encounters.
*Mathys – A beggar who can be donated to at random encounters.
*Trader Rabamak – A merchant and horse that can be robbed at random encounters.
==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
*Green Pact (Heavy)
*Ranger's Gait (Medium)
*Syrabane's Grip (Light)
;Dungeon
*Azureblight Reaper (Medium; Lair of Maarselok) 
*Barkskin (Medium; Elden Hollow I & II)
*Dragon's Defilement (Heavy; Lair of Maarselok) 
*Light Speaker (Light; Elden Hollow I & II)
*Undaunted Bastion (Heavy; Elden Hollow I & II)
*Z'en's Redress (Light; Lair of Maarselok) 
;Monster
*Chokethorn (Elden Hollow I)
*Maarselok (Lair of Maarselok)
*Nightflame (Elden Hollow II)
;Craftable
*Armor of the Seducer (Temple of the Eight)
*Torug's Pact (Fisherman's Isle)
*Twilight's Embrace (Vineshade Lodge)
==Skyshards==
Sixteen Skyshards can be found in Grahtwood 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 	Granted safe haven by the mages. 	East side of the Mages Guildhall in Haven.
2 	The shrine of the south leads north. 	Between Southpoint and the Bone Orchard.
3 	Cooling off on the way to the Tower. 	Northwest of the Tower.
4 	Where the road to the root is an isle. 	Southeast of Elden Root by the bridge leading south.
5 	Atop falls that feed the temple. 	South of Karthdar at the top of the eastern waterfall.
6 	Spotted from a treehouse vantage. 	West from Karthdar along the road to Elden Root.
7 	A doorway to trolls near Redfur. 	Outside a cave south of Redfur Trading Post Wayshrine.
8 	Among ancient words in the stones. 	A coastal island far south of Gil-Var-Delle among the Ayleid ruins.
9 	Above a seasonal site of return. 	East side of Falinesti Winter Site before the bluff.
10	Where Covenant forces pour forth. 	Left antechamber before the boss in Ne Salas.
11	A scrabbling, a skittering, a scurrying.	Halfway through the Scuttle Pit.
12	Six-legged thunder invades. 	Next to the boss in Burroot Kwama Mine.
13	Not yet dead on the vine. 	First room after the boss of Vinedeath Cave.
14	Stolen starlight in wormy depths. 	Southwest corner of the first chamber in Wormroot Depths.
15	Mined by the bandits of Mobar. 	On an elevated platform in the northeast of the chamber before the one-way exit door in Mobar Mine.
16	Crocs claimed a meal in the sunder. 	Area left of the first large area when entering Root Sunder Ruins.
==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
*Grahtwood Skyshard Hunter
; Dungeons
;Public Dungeons
*Root Sunder Conqueror
*Root Sunder Group Event
*Root Sunder Vanquisher
;Group Dungeons
*Elden Hollow I Vanquisher
*Elden Hollow II Vanquisher
; Veteran Dungeons
;General
*Elden Hollow I Conqueror
*Elden Hollow II Conqueror
;Death Challenges
*Canonreeve Reaver
*Closing the Book
;Slayer Challenges
*Veteran Alit Slayer
*Veteran Banekin Slayer
*Veteran Darkfern Orc Slayer
*Veteran Lurcher Slayer
;Speed Challenges
*Elden Hollow I Assassin
*Elden Hollow II Assassin
;Survivor Challenges
*Elden Hollow I Survivor
*Elden Hollow II Survivor
; Exploration
;Aldmeri Dominion
*Burroot Kwama Mine Explorer
*Grahtwood Cave Delver
*Grahtwood Master Explorer
*Grahtwood Pathfinder
*Mobar Mine Explorer
*Monsoon Marauder
*Ne Salas Explorer
*Peacemaker
*Poacher Pounder
*Scuttle Put Explorer
*Shagura's Doom
*Thugrub Dissector
*Valanir's Bane
*Vinedeath Cave Explorer
*Water Walloper
*Wormroot Depths Explorer
;Fishing
*Grahtwood Angler
; Quests
;Aldmeri Dominion
*Grahtwood Adventurer
*Hero of Falinesti
*Iconoclast
*Reliquary Retriever
*Southpoint Savior
; Scalebreaker
;General
*Crop Rotation
*Duck and Weave
*Eyes to the Sky
*Lair of Maarselok Vanquisher
*Scalebreaker Explorer
*Scalebreaker Scout
*Stags of Z'en Style Master
;Veteran
*Azureblight Construct Slayer
*Azureblight Infected Slayer
*Blue Thumbed Botanist
*Friend of the Trees
*Garden Master
*Lair of Maarselok Challenger
*Lair of Maarselok Conqueror
*Nature's Wrath
*Scalebreaker Delver
*Scourge Purger
*Selene's Savior
*Shagrath's Shield
*Undying Endurance
*Weed Eater
==Shalidor's Library==
Thirty-two books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Grahtwood and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker. 
*A Werewolf's Confession
*Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer V
*Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer VI
*Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer X
*Arcana Restored
*Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree
*Ayleid Survivals in Valenwood
*Before the Ages of Man: Dawn Era
*Before the Ages of Man: Merethic Era
*Civility and Etiquette: Wood Orcs I
*Common Arms of Valenwood
*Ebony Blade History
*Guild Memo on Soul Trapping
*In the Company of Wood Orcs
*Liminal Bridges
*Magic from the Sky
*Manual of Spellcraft
*Monomyth: "Shezarr's Song"
*Monomyth: Lorkhan and Satakal
*Monomyth: The Myth of Aurbis
*Noxiphilic Sanguivoria
*On the Detachment of the Sheath
*Reality and Other Falsehoods
*The Book of the Great Tree
*The Devouring of Gil-Var-Delle
*The Dreamstride
*The House of Troubles
*The Legend of Vastarie
*The Old Ways
*Varieties of Faith: The Khajiit
*Varieties of Faith: The Wood Elves
*War Customs of the Tribal Bosmer
==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
Bilious Catfish	Foulwater	
Devil Ray 	Saltwater	
Dreughfish 	Lakes 	
Greater Fangfin	Rivers 	
Hog Sucker 	Rivers 	
Koi 	Lakes 	
Magrove Shark 	Saltwater	
Mojarra 	Saltwater	
Snapper Eel 	Foulwater	
Stickleback 	Lakes 	
Swamp Eel 	Foulwater	
Tiger Perch 	Rivers 	
==Gallery==
Secluded waterfall in Grahtwood.jpg|Concept art of Grahtwood.
Elden Root in Grahtwood.jpg|Elden Root from a distance.
Bosmer Temple.jpg|A Bosmer temple in Grahtwood.
Grahtwood Landscape.png|Grahtwood landscape.
Grahtwood Map.jpg|A map of Grahtwood.
===Interactive map===
==Appearances==
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==Notes==
==References==
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