ESO Launches High Seas of Tamriel Event with Ship Battles and Sunken Loot

What changed#

The Elder Scrolls Online has kicked off its High Seas of Tamriel event, running from September 30 through October 14. Players can begin the event by picking up the starter quest “Raising the Riotous Redress” in the Crown Store. This quest tasks players with helping a ghost pirate, Baron-Captain Olsien Guy Mard, repair his vessel. Completing this opening quest unlocks a daily repeatable activity titled “Bounty of the Abecean Sea,” which can be completed alone or in groups of up to four players.

Completing the daily quest awards Deep Plunder Boxes containing crafting materials, repair kits, Antiquity Leads, treasure maps, and skill line XP scrolls. The first daily quest finished on an account each day yields a Legendary Deep Plunder Box, which guarantees 300 Trade Bars alongside chances at Abecean Sea Privateer weapon style pages and fragments for the Suncleft Grotto Ornaug mount.

In addition to daily quest containers, players can gather special loot from naval and underwater encounters:

• Abecean Spoils of War Chests: Salvaged from Post-Battle Flotsam after winning naval ship battles—with an additional chest granted for sinking the opposing vessel. These containers can yield pirate gold sacks with a rare chance at 1 million gold, unbound sellable Antiquity Leads, and event-themed furnishings.
• Undersea Bosses & Chests: Submerged encounters reward mount fragments, Antiquity Leads, furnishing recipes, and unique High Seas decor items.
• Abecean Saltwater Fishing Holes: Special fishing nodes appear near the anchorage of the Riotous Redress along the Gold Coast near Anvil.
• Impresario Vendor Changes: The event vendor stocks Abecean Sea Privateer weapon styles and morphing collectible fragments in exchange for Trade Bars. ZeniMax has updated the vendor policy so that morphing collectible fragments remain available permanently until the active overarching theme concludes. Currently available items include Sanguine-themed collectibles like the Roseblood Bat pet, Roseblood Wings Recall action, and Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount, with Sanguine house fragments scheduled to debut in future events.

An accompanying Golden Pursuits campaign is also active during the event window.

Why it matters#

The High Seas of Tamriel event expands activities across both surface waters and underwater depths, offering substantial economy incentives including a jackpot drop of 1 million gold pieces and guaranteed daily Trade Bars. Crucially, the modification to the Impresario vendor policy removes the temporary deadline on morphing collectibles, allowing players to catch up on earlier Sanguine-themed fragments during upcoming events like the Witches Festival and New Life Festival.

What to do next#

• Open the in-game Crown Store to collect the starter quest “Raising the Riotous Redress” and unlock the daily repeatable quest.
• Complete “Bounty of the Abecean Sea” daily to collect 300 Trade Bars and earn fragments toward the Suncleft Grotto Ornaug mount.
• Engage enemy vessels on the open water and salvage Post-Battle Flotsam to target gold drops and unbound Antiquity Leads.
• Travel to the Gold Coast near Anvil to cast lines at active Abecean Saltwater Fishing Holes before the event ends on October 14.