Bethesda has great news for The Elder Scrolls Online community that is ready to take the thrills and chills of the season to new levels. According to the latest developer post for the beloved MMORPG, The Witches Festival has cackled its way back into the game and will begin today with plenty to do for everyone. Players will be able to collect event-specific rewards during the spooky spectacle including Plunder Skulls, XP boosts, Event Tickets, and collectibles. The event will be live from now through November 2, 2021.
To take part in the frightful festivities:
- Navigate to the Holiday section of the Crown Store and acquire the free quest.
- Complete the quest “The Witchmother’s Bargain” to receive the Witchmother’s Whistle memento.
- If you completed the quest in previous events, you don’t need to acquire the Witchmother’s Whistle or complete the quest again, and you can use the whistle already found in your Collections menu.
- Use the whistle to receive a two-hour 100% XP buff and summon the “Witchmother’s Cauldron.”
- Use the Witchmother’s Cauldron to transform your character into one of the undead.
- Note that you do not have to use the Witchmother’s Cauldron to gain the XP buff, just the whistle. The Cauldron cannot be summoned in Cyrodiil.
Rewards can be collected across a plethora of game activities including defeating boss monsters with different boss types dropping different Plunder Skulls with different items in them. It will definitely pay to explore the world.
This year’s event also introduces a new daily quest, titled Plucking the Crow. This new quest is available each day from Witchmother Taerma, who is within Olyve’s Brewery AND at every Impresario tent in Tamriel. Her daily quest charges you with collecting 50 Cursed Feathers, found within Plunder Skull containers. Once you have collected all 50, you can transform them into an effigy that you can then use to transport yourself into a special realm to battle a new world boss monster—good luck!
All of the details that any discerning player will want to know can be found on The Elder Scrolls Online official site. Get spookin’!
