From extremely stupid shepherds to haywire nature spirits to horny ship captain ghosts, I never knew what I was going to run into-and was never left wanting for excitement. And, really, the entire time I spent wandering around High Isle was like that. Within the first 15 minutes, I found myself face-to-face with an apprentice mage named Ember, who apparently had a spell or two go wrong-and was rewarded with a brand-new follower for helping her sort things out! Not too long after, I stumbled across a place of healing where the sick-and even the main healer herself-were mysteriously going missing. Despite how mundane and peaceful things might look when you first step foot on the island, things quickly get more hectic the further out you go. And that’s good, because High Isle has plenty of it. Visiting port towns to talk about missing faction leaders and chatting it up with the local druids is fun, but I-like I’m sure everyone else who plays this game-crave adventure. Yeah, I’m not sure that I want to do this, anymore. Political intrigue and greed run rampant within this questline, and, even if following politics isn’t normally your thing, you’ll probably still find yourself getting swept up by all of the exciting things going on. While I’d be lying if I said that there wasn’t any magic at work going on (because there definitely is), High Isle‘s story is less about mortals struggling against otherworldly creatures and more, so mortals struggling against the ugliness that we each have the capacity to carry within ourselves. Ironically, however, the reason why it stands out isn’t because it’s grandiose in any way, but because it’s surprisingly grounded.
The Elder Scrolls has generally had a knack for doing well when it comes to world-building and storytelling, and High Isle’s main questline isn’t any exception. The bad news? Nobody knows where in Oblivion they are-and it’s up to you to help track them down! …You know, if you’re not too busy. The good news? Their plan to capture the faction leaders failed. Just as the VIPs are about to land, they all find themselves hit by a massive-and extremely conveniently timed-storm, knocking them overboard and washing them ashore… where a strange group of, *ahem*, “knights” called the Ascendant Order were waiting to take them captive. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like everyone wants to see this war to be put to an end.
Fortunately, the leaders of each of the factions all seem to be on board with this-both metaphorically and literally-and each set sail for High Rock in order to begin talking things out. Anyway, people are kind of getting sick of it and are looking for a way to end things. So, you know that whole Banner War thing that’s been going on? It’s literally, like, the central overarching storyline in The Elder Scrolls Online, so I’m assuming that, if you play ESO, then you know what I’m talking about. There are plenty of stories unfolding in High Isle, but one of them just so happens to be more important than all of the rest.
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