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ESO Chronological Timeline Guide - Best Way to Play the Story

Welcome to the Chronological Timeline Guide for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). Here you will find all the information you need to know in order to play ESO in a chronological order. Since the One Tamriel update in 2016, players can now explore the game in whichever way they like, but some players would also enjoy playing the game in chronological order. The game doesn’t necessarily teach you this and leaves you all the options to enjoy it whichever way you like.

In this Chronological Timeline Guide for ESO we will show you exactly how to play ESO the way it was released, which makes a lot of sense in the long run, as some NPCs will respond to you in ways which you would not have experienced if you didn’t do it in a chronological order.

Remember that at any point you can decide you no longer want to follow this Chronological Timeline Guide for ESO and switch it up, or explore Tamriel with your friends. You are at no time bound to this and if you decide that you want to explore new things, you always can.

Also, you do not always have to travel to a specific location in order to start a quest, or a DLC quest. You can also get them from your Collection tab, but we suggest you try to find the NPC, as this has a bigger immersion factor.

The numbers you see below are the order in which you would visit these places if you were to play them chronologically!

Aldermi Dominion	Zone
1	Khenarthi's Roost
2	Auridon
3	Grahtwood
4	Greenshade
5	Malabal Tor
6	Reaper's March

Ebonheart Pact	Zone
1a & 1b	Bleakrock Island & Bal Foyen
2	Stonefalls
3	Deshaan
4	Shadowfen
5	Eastmarch
6	The Rift

Daggerfall Covenant	Zone
1a & 1b	Stros M'kai and Betnikh
2	Glenumbra
3	Stormhaven
4	Rivenspire
5	Alik'r Desert
6	Bangkorai

Number	DLC	Zone
X	Base Game	Coldharbour
7	Base Game	Craglorn
8	Base Game	Imperial City
9	Orsinium	Wrothgar
10	Thieves Guild	Hew's Bane
11	Dark Brotherhood	Gold Coast
12	Morrowind	Vvardenfell
13	Clockwork City	Clockwork City
14	Summerset	Summerset
15	Murkmire	Murkmire
16	Elsweyr	Northern Elsweyr
17	Dragonhold	Southern Elsweyr
18	Greymoor	Western Skyrim & Blackreach
19	Markarth	The Reach & Blackreach
20	Blackwood	Blackwood
21	Deadlands	Deadlands

You can also pick up Zone DLC and Chapter story quests from your Collections tab in stories. Oftentimes it isn't necessary, sometimes it's a bit hard finding the NPC in the game, which is why you might pick it up directly from the tab.

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Achievements related to this guide

Name	Description
Soul Shriven Style Master	Learn the Soul Shriven style book, found by completing Cadwell's Silver.
Soul Shriven in Coldharbour	Complete Main Quest Chapter 1.
The Harborage	Complete Main Quest Chapter 1.5.

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