Return to Western Skyrim - ESO

Return to Western Skyrim

Ended: 2 Dec 2026
Gather your cold-weather gear, line up your Antiquity leads, and head back into Western Skyrim. Lore and adventure awaits!

Golden Pursuits Tasks

Complete the Quest "The Antiquarian Circle" in Solitude
Seek out Verita Numida at the University of Gwylim annex in Solitude, and join the Antiquarian Circle.
Acquire 1 Lead
Obtain Antiquity Leads. Leads can be obtained from a wide variety of sources, such as killing delve and world bosses, looting chests, pickpocketing, fishing, stealing from safeboxes, opening Psijic portals, and more!
Acquire 3 Leads
Obtain Antiquity Leads. Leads can be obtained from a wide variety of sources, such as killing delve and world bosses, looting chests, pickpocketing, fishing, stealing from safeboxes, opening Psijic portals, and more!
Use the Antiquarian's Eye 3 Times
Use the Antiquarian's Eye memento to locate your excavation spot inside a dig site. You can find the Eye in the Tools section of the Collections menu after completing the quest "The Antiquarian Circle."
Use the Antiquarian's Eye 5 Times
Use the Antiquarian's Eye memento to locate your excavation spot inside a dig site. You can find the Eye in the Tools section of the Collections menu after completing the quest "The Antiquarian Circle."
Use the Antiquarian's Eye 10 Times
Use the Antiquarian's Eye memento to locate your excavation spot inside a dig site. You can find the Eye in the Tools section of the Collections menu after completing the quest "The Antiquarian Circle."
Loot 3 Treasure Chests, Safeboxes, or Thieves Troves
Watch for treasure chests, safeboxes, and thieves troves, then open them.
Loot 10 Treasure Chests, Safeboxes, or Thieves Troves
Watch for treasure chests, safeboxes, and thieves troves, then open them.
Read 1 Lore Book
Read lore books anywhere across the whole of Tamriel. Lorebooks can be found almost anywhere, just keep your eyes open for books, notes, scrolls, and scraps of paper.
Read 3 Lore Books
Read lore books anywhere across the whole of Tamriel. Lorebooks can be found almost anywhere, just keep your eyes open for books, notes, scrolls, and scraps of paper. 		Antiquities: A Primer
Acquire 1 Bonus Loot From a Dig Site
Acquire bonus loot from dig sites. These additional rewards can be found in the dirt at dig sites. Once you've uncovered your goal antiquity, keep digging!
Acquire 3 Bonus Loot From a Dig Site
Acquire bonus loot from dig sites. These additional rewards can be found in the dirt at dig sites. Once you've uncovered your goal antiquity, keep digging!
Acquire 5 Bonus Loot From a Dig Site
Acquire bonus loot from dig sites. These additional rewards can be found in the dirt at dig sites. Once you've uncovered your goal antiquity, keep digging!
Advance any 5 Antiquity Codex Entries
Advance codex entries by successfully digging up antiquities and sending them off for study at the University of Gwylim's antiquarian annex.
Advance any 10 Antiquity Codex Entries
Advance codex entries by successfully digging up antiquities and sending them off for study at the University of Gwylim's antiquarian annex.
Excavate 5 Antiquities
Scry for, seek out, and excavate antiquities from dig sites. 		Wayshrine Navigation Chart
Excavate 10 Antiquities
Scry for, seek out, and excavate antiquities from dig sites. 		GOLD 2,000x Gold
Harvest 25 Resources
Harvest crafting resources from fallen wood, plants, ore veins, runestones, and other sources.
Earn 1 Rank in the Scrying Skill Line
Earn ranks in the Scrying skill line for Antiquities. See the Skills menu for how to earn skill line ranks.
Earn 2 Ranks in the Scrying Skill Line
Earn ranks in the Scrying skill line for Antiquities. See the Skills menu for how to earn skill line ranks.
Earn 1 Rank in the Excavation Skill Line
Earn ranks in the Excavation skill line for Antiquities. See the Skills menu for how to earn skill line ranks.
Earn 2 Ranks in the Excavation Skill Line
Earn ranks in the Excavation skill line for Antiquities. See the Skills menu for how to earn skill line ranks.
Excavate 1 Epic or Legendary Antiquity
Scry for, seek out, and excavate antiquities from Epic or Legendary quality leads. 		Wayshrine Navigation Chart
Excavate 5 Epic or Legendary Antiquities
Scry for, seek out, and excavate antiquities from Epic or Legendary quality leads.
Kill 50 Foes in Western Skyrim
Kill foes of any type in Western Skyrim or Blackreach.
Kill 100 Foes in Western Skyrim
Kill foes of any type in Western Skyrim or Blackreach.
Kill 2 World Bosses
Kill world bosses.
Kill 4 World Bosses
Kill world bosses.
Complete 1 Quest in Western Skyrim
Complete quests in Western Skyrim.
Complete 3 Quests in Western Skyrim
Complete quests in Western Skyrim. 		GOLD 2,000x Gold
Destroy 5 Dwarven Automata
Destroy Dwarven Spheres, Dwarven Spiders, and other Dwarven automata. These murderous machines patrol the halls of Dwarven ruins.
Destroy 15 Dwarven Automata
Destroy Dwarven Spheres, Dwarven Spiders, and other Dwarven automata. These murderous machines patrol the halls of Dwarven ruins.
Kill 10 Chitinous Foes
Kill mudcrabs, yaghra, dunerippers, and other hard-shelled foes. These repulsive beasts often prowl Tamriel's shores and seaside caves.
Kill 25 Chitinous Foes
Kill mudcrabs, yaghra, dunerippers, and other hard-shelled foes. These repulsive beasts often prowl Tamriel's shores and seaside caves.
Kill 1 Public Dungeon Boss in the Public Dungeon Labyrinthian
Kill Public Dungeon bosses in Labyrinthian, located in Western Skyrim.
Kill 1 Public Dungeon Boss in the Public Dungeon Nchuthnkarst
Kill Public Dungeon bosses in Nchuthnkarst, located in Blackreach.
Kill 2 Public Dungeon Bosses in Western Skyrim
Kill Public Dungeon bosses in Nchuthnkarst or Labyrinthian, located in Western Skyrim.
Kill 2 Delve Bosses in Western Skyrim
Kill Delve bosses in Western Skyrim.
Kill 10 Vampires
Kill vampires. These bloodthirsty fiends often lurk in dark caves and cold, forgotten ruins.
Kill 30 Vampires
Kill vampires. These bloodthirsty fiends often lurk in dark caves and cold, forgotten ruins. 		GOLD 2,000x Gold
Complete Kyne's Aegis 1 Time
Gather your allies and complete the Kyne's Aegis trial, located in Western Skyrim.
Feed 3 times as a Vampire
Feed on a citizen, or fellow Vampire, as a Vampire.
Destroy 1 harrowstorm
Dispel harrowstorms in Western Skyrim, Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns, and the Reach.
Destroy 5 harrowstorms
Dispel harrowstorms in Western Skyrim, Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns, and the Reach.
Craft 30 Items with Any Skill
Craft items using any skill. You can find crafting stations in most major cities.
Craft 1 Dragon's Appetite Item
Craft items from the Dragon's Appetite Item Set. You can find the relevant item set crafting location in Western Skyrim.
Craft 1 Stuhn's Favor Item
Craft items from the Stuhn's Favor Item Set. You can find the relevant item set crafting location in Western Skyrim.
Craft 1 Spell Parasite Item
Craft items from the Spell Parasite Item Set. You can find the relevant item set crafting location in Blackreach, beneath Western Skyrim.

Golden Pursuits Milestones

Complete 5 task(s) Uncommon Ancestral Antiquities Coffer icon Uncommon Ancestral Antiquities Coffer
Complete 5 task(s) Wayshrine Navigation Chart icon Wayshrine Navigation Chart
Complete 10 task(s) Gold icon 10,000x Gold
Complete 15 task(s) Epic Ancestral Antiquities Coffer icon Epic Ancestral Antiquities Coffer
Complete 15 task(s) Treatise on Scrying and Excavation, Major icon Treatise on Scrying and Excavation, Major
Complete 15 task(s) Sovngarde Crate
Complete 20 task(s) Icon icon Ghostsea Coral Crab
Complete 25 task(s) Torc of Tonal Constancy Antiquities Coffer icon Torc of Tonal Constancy Antiquities Coffer
Complete 25 task(s) Sovngarde Crate

Golden Pursuits Completion Rewards

Complete 30 task(s) Ghostsea Reefborn Wolf icon Ghostsea Reefborn Wolf