The Elder Scrolls Online’s Halloween-themed Witches Festival event is now live
The Witches Festival is now live in The Elder Scrolls Online until November 2nd.
To get started, visit the Crown Store and pick up “The Witchmother’s Bargain” quest for free. Complete this quest to obtain the Witchmother’s Whistle tool, which can be used to receive a two-hour 100 percent XP buff and summon the “Witchmother’s Cauldron.”
Additionally, players can earn a Plunder Skull for defeating bosses that has a chance to contain a Witch-Tamed Bear Dog pet fragment, Alchemy reagent, and festival-themed furnishings. While defeating a boss for the first time each day drops a Dremora Plunder Skull, which has a chance to contain the following:
- A Witches Festival Writ
- A Glenmoril treasure map or Glenmoril armor outfit style page
- A Grave Dancer weapon style page
- NEW Ghastly Visitation memento runebox
- NEW tradeable style page for the Witchmother’s Servant armor style
Finally, two Event Tickets are available for defeating a boss each day that can be traded at the Impresario for three Soulfire Dragon Illusion pet fragments, the first fragment for the Sacred Hourglass of Alkosh furnishing, event-specific furnishings, and more.
The Elder Scrolls Online is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Stadia.
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