Online:Elden Hollow I

Cave: Elden Hollow I (view on map)
Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Zone
Green Hall, Grahtwood
Location
Beneath Elden Root
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	14
Group Size	4
Bosses	3
Mini-Bosses	3
Veteran Speed Run Target	20 mins
Crafting Stations
Blacksmithing Station
Loading Screen
When the Daedra-worshiping Ayleids were driven from Cyrodiil after Alessia's Slave Rebellion, many of the Wild Elf clans took refuge in Valenwood. One of the foremost of those clans was granted the right to excavate dwelling-halls under Elden Root itself.

Elden Hollow

Elden Hollow I is a group dungeon found under Elden Root in central Grahtwood.

In this version, the Mages Guild is looking into reports of a strange ritual happening within Elden Hollow and need protection from the hostile Wood Orcs of the Darkfern Clan.

You can learn about its location from Venomous Fauridil outside Elden Root, Hel Ra'Lala outside Wayrest, or Thongar the Stout outside Mournhold.

Its final boss, Canonreeve Oraneth, has a chance to drop the Face of the Serpent antiquity lead for the Ring of the Wild Hunt.

Related Quests

• Elden Hollow Objective: Explore Elden Hollow. / You braved the dangers of the Elden Hollow.
  • Ancient Remains: Investigate Wood Orc activity in the ruins beneath Elden Root.
•  Pledge: Elden Hollow I: Explore Elden Hollow I and return Undaunted.
•  Elden Hollow Pledge: Explore Elden Hollow and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)

Characters

Elden Hollow I Bakkhara Dracien Montue Speaks-With-Lights

Enemies

Normal Enemies

• Darkfern Archers, Diggers, Flamerenders, Healers, Maulers, Skeletons and Stalkers
• Justiciar Elanar
• Stranglers and Strangler Saplings
• Spriggans
• Thalmor Adepts and Justiciars

Elite Enemies

• Alits

Minibosses

• Ancient Spriggan, a spriggan
• Nenesh gro-Mal, a Darkfern Orc warrior
• Leafseether, a giant alit

Bosses

• Akash gra-Mal, a Darkfern Orc warrior
• Chokethorn, a giant strangler
• Canonreeve Oraneth, a Thalmor official attempting a Daedric summoning ritual

Layout

Elden Hollow

When you arrive, you'll find yourself in a flooded chamber. Justiciar Elanar is guarding the tunnel leading further into the Hollow alongside two Thalmor Adepts and three Thalmor Justiciars. Two copies of a letter are located on large bricks near the mouth of the tunnel. You'll need to fall down a waterfall to progress. A chest can spawn at the base of the falls.

The first group of enemies consists of one Justiciar, two Darkfern Diggers, one healer and two maulers. A Note from Akash is located atop a crate on the east side of this first room. A chest can spawn next to the crate.

There are more diggers in the next room. The first strangler is located along the wall on the left-hand side. There is a Darkfern Archer on the eastern scaffolding, and a Thalmor Justiciar patrolling the room. A heavy sack can spawn on the western corner on the southern end of the raised platform. Another Justiciar and an archer are standing on the southern scaffolding. There are three diggers and two healers in the north half of this room. Another strangler lies to the south, beneath the scaffolding. Two diggers are also working beneath the scaffolding. In the hallway leading to the next area, you'll find several Darkfern Maulers, a healer and an archer.

A large group of Darkfern Orcs and a few Thalmor agents are in the large room beyond. Another copy of the Note from Akash is located atop a crate on the north side of this room. The door to the next half of the dungeon opens after Akash gra-Mal is defeated. A fully functional blacksmithing station is located near the flaming bone altar Akash is guarding. A Letter to Akash is sitting on top of a bench next to that blacksmithing station. A copy of the lore book, Civility and Etiquette: Wood Orcs I, is located atop a large stone in front of the burning altar.

If you head south from Akash's room, you'll enter a short corridor with spriggans in it. The Ancient Spriggan, mini boss, resides here. Heading north brings you into a corridor filled with Orcs, which you need to pass through in order to progress. This passage opens up to a bridge above the lower section of the dungeon, which leads down into a tunnel with several alits and stranglers in it. You can jump down from the bridge to skip Chokethorn, though this isn't advised if you're running Elden Hollow I for a daily pledge.

The next boss is Chokethorn, a giant strangler located in a partially flooded chamber. The tunnel beyond leads to another large chamber. A book titled Savior of the Altmer, Part 1 is sitting on top of a large, partially broken crate to the left as you exit the tunnel. Savior of the Altmer, Part 2 is located a little further out from the tunnel, atop a crate to the right, closer to the flaming altar. A chest can spawn in the northwest corner of this room, near Nenesh gro-Mal. The bone altar in this room is alight with blue fire. A scroll titled The Realm of Shadows is sat upon the altar. A heavy sack and a chest can spawn near it. When you clear a path to the bone altar, the mages appear to destroy it. The tunnels leading west and north out of this chamber both lead you to Canonreeve Oraneth's dwelling. A heavy sack can spawn to the right of the western tunnel. Savior of the Altmer, Part 3 is located on top of a crate to the left of the northern tunnel. A heavy sack can spawn next to this crate, and a chest can spawn to the right of the northern tunnel.

A giant alit mini boss named Leafseether resides within the northern tunnel. Canonreeve Oraneth lies in the next room, and must be defeated in order to clear the dungeon. When the canonreeve dies, the mages enter the room. On Veteran, the Scroll of Glorious Battle is located just to the right of the door as you enter. If you go behind the dark rift Oraneth has opened up and peer beyond the vines, you'll see a massive Daedric creature pacing beyond.

Books

• Civility and Etiquette: Wood Orcs I by Coristir, Sage Sojourner — An Altmer guidebook outlining the correct social protocols when dealing with the Wood Orcs
• Letter to Akash — A letter from Canonreeve Oraneth to Akash gra-Mal
• Mages Guild Authorization
• Note from Akash by Akash gra-Mal
• Savior of the Altmer, Part 1 by Canonreeve Oraneth — A Canonreeve's justifies her actions in service to ending the Three Banners War
• Savior of the Altmer, Part 2 by Canonreeve Oraneth — A Canonreeve's justifies her actions in service to ending the Three Banners War
• Savior of the Altmer, Part 3 by Canonreeve Oraneth — A Canonreeve's justifies her actions in service to ending the Three Banners War
• The Realm of Shadows
• Time is of the Essence

Sets

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Light Speaker	2 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 3 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: Adds 13-600 Weapon and Spell Damage to your Restoration Staff abilities.	Elden Hollow	Light Armor
Barkskin	2 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 3-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 34-1487 Armor 5 items: Reduces the duration of immobilizations and snares applied to you by 50%. When an immobilization or snare is applied to you, heal for 39-1715 Health and restore 19-858 Stamina. This effect can occur once every 5 seconds.	Elden Hollow	Medium Armor
Undaunted Bastion	2 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 34-1487 Armor 4 items: Adds 34-1487 Armor 5 items: When you use a taunt ability while you are under 75% Health, gain a damage shield that absorbs 328-14127 damage for 6 seconds. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.	Elden Hollow	Heavy Armor
Chokethorn	1 item: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 2 items: When you use a heal ability with a cost, you have a 33% chance to summon a strangler sapling that heals you or an ally for 6986 Health over 6 seconds. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds and scales off the higher of your Max Magicka or Stamina.	Elden Hollow I	Monster Helm Sets

Achievements

There are seven achievements associated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description
Normal
	Elden Hollow I Vanquisher	10	Defeat Akash gra-Mal, Chokethorn, and Canonreeve Oraneth in Elden Hollow I.
Veteran
	Elden Hollow I Conqueror	10	Defeat Akash gra-Mal, the Ancient Spriggan, Chokethorn, Nenesh gro-Mal, Leafseether, and Canonreeve Oraneth in Veteran Elden Hollow I.
	Canonreeve Reaver	50	Defeat Canonreeve Oraneth in Veteran Elden Hollow I, after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
	Veteran Alit Slayer	10	Defeat 100 Alit in Veteran Elden Hollow I.
	Veteran Darkfern Orc Slayer	10	Defeat 400 Darkfern Orcs in Veteran Elden Hollow I.
	Elden Hollow I Survivor	50	Defeat Akash gra-Mal, the Ancient Spriggan, Chokethorn, Nenesh gro-Mal, Leafseether, and Canonreeve Oraneth in Veteran Elden Hollow I, without suffering a group member death.
	Elden Hollow I Assassin	50	Defeat Akash gra-Mal, the Ancient Spriggan, Chokethorn, Nenesh gro-Mal, Leafseether, and Canonreeve Oraneth in Veteran Elden Hollow I within twenty minutes of starting the dungeon. Timer starts when players engage the first group of Thalmor.

Notes

• Before dungeon scaling was introduced in Update 5, Normal Elden Hollow was designed for levels 20–23, and Veteran Elden Hollow was designed for Veteran Ranks 6–10.
• Prior to Update 12, Elden Hollow I was only available in Normal mode, and Elden Hollow II was only available in Veteran mode. These were named Elden Hollow and Veteran Elden Hollow respectively.
• Several books can be found inside the dungeon, mostly featuring the thoughts of Canonreeve Oraneth or the communication between Oraneth and Darkfern Orcs: Letter to Akash, Note from Akash, Savior of the Altmer, and Time is of the Essence.

Maps

Akash gra-Mal Ancient Spriggan Chokethorn Nenesh gro-Mal Leafseether Canonreeve Oraneth A map of Elden Hollow I

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