Blood will flow. Bethesda has released a new video for the hit MMO "The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited," teasing the arrival of the Dark Brotherhood. The faction and game pack will be the next major DLC for ESO once it arrives for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 later this year.
The Dark Brotherhood is one of the most notorious and popular factions among the "Elder Scrolls" fandom. Hopeful members of the organization are generally recruited after committing a murder and are then contacted by the group in some way, shape or form. For example, in "Oblivion," the player will be contacted by a member of the group called The Speaker who gives him or her a mark to kill before they can join. On the other hand, in "Skyrim," players are straight kidnapped in their sleep after completing a specific quest and must kill one of three NPCs before receiving an invitation.
It's not clear if players will need to do something similar, but a quote from a press release suggests that it might: "Your talent for homicide has been noticed, and an invitation has arrived to join the Dark Brotherhood! You'll visit the Gold Coast, the westernmost region of the old Empire, where you'll find opportunity, intrigue ... and murder."
Bethesda has promised to deliver more info about the upcoming DLC in later weeks. In the meantime, it provided a quick list of things to expect once "The Dark Brotherhood" arrives:
DARK BROTHERHOOD DLC GAME PACK FEATURES & CONTENT
- Join the Dark Brotherhood and become an assassin for hire
- Visit the Gold Coast, available to characters of all levels, where you can explore Anvil and Kvatch for the first time since "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"
- Hours of exciting story content and quests that will have you revisiting your favorite areas of Tamriel
- New, repeatable quest content involving Contracts and the Black Sacrament
- Challenging new group bosses and delves to conquer
- A new passive skill line exclusive to members of the Dark Brotherhood
- Unique costumes, motifs and item sets inspired by the deadly Dark Brotherhood
BASE GAME PATCH FEATURES & CONTENT
- The removal of Veteran Ranks
- Poison-Making, for those who want to be especially nasty to their enemies
- Toggle-able nameplates for all characters
- Character name display for Xbox One and PlayStation 4
- Item locking to help prevent accidental deconstruction of your most valuable items
- Further improvements and new features to the Grouping Tool, including a group ready check, vote-to-kick system and updated queue timer
- Tons of updates to the Crown Store, including additional character slots, motif previews and hats
- Craft Bags for ESO Plus members
- Improvements and adjustments to Item Traits
- Ongoing Cyrodiil performance improvements
- Sanctum Ophidia Trial scaling, rebalancing and the addition of a Normal and Veteran mode
- Balance improvements to combat and gameplay abilities, including the Fighters Guild skill line, Vampires and stamina abilities
- …and more!
"Dark Brotherhood" will mark the fourth major expansion for TESO, following "Imperial City," "Orsinium" and "Thieves Guild." Coincidentally, this DLC will include numerous changes and improvements for the older ones, such as adding a new District capture system for "Imperial City" and rebalancing "Imperial City" dungeons.
Check out a trailer for "Dark Brotherhood" below
