Skyrim Dragonborn DLC to Include Dragon Riding and a Return to Morrowind?

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Lee Bradley

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s next add-on will allow you to ride dragons and maybe even return to Morrowind, say the latest reports.

Inquisitive PC players have been rooting around in the game’s code following the most recent update and found some telling files, named “DLC2” and “Dragonborn.” 

Also contained within the code are dragon riding animations. Apparently you’ll be able to jump on the back of a dragon a ride the scaly bastard around, casting magic as you go!

This geek’s brain just exploded.

There’s more too. Wrapped up in the game’s code is evidence to suggest that Dragonborn  will add new locations too, with quest markers found for Solstheim, Telvanni, Castle Karstaag, Raven Rock and Miraak Temple. 

Solstheim and Raven Rock are locations to the east of Skyrim and share the same frosty environments. Telvanni, meanwhile, is the name of one of the six great houses of Morrowind, the setting for The Elder Scrolls III. 

Castle Karstaag is a little more mysterious. Karstaag is the name of a giant monster creature that appeared in The Elder Scrolls III expansion, Bloodmoon. But Karstaag Castle? Thats a first for the series.

In addition to all this there’s also entries for Bonemold, Chitin, Nordic and Stalhrim armour varieties. 

Be excited.

[via OXM]

Comments
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  • I was just itching for more Skyrim DLC. I don't care much for mounts, but Morrowind? Fuck. Yes.
  • Great news, I hope it comes soon, perfect game for autumn.
  • Sweet.
  • Not bad, been wanting some more dlc for this
  • This news. It pleases me.
  • Please please please make it be going back to Morrowind.
  • Ohhhhhh yeah!
  • hahaha just told my mate who has this on ps3, his face was priceless hahahahha ill be getting this day 1
  • #Winning. Seriously can't wait for this.
  • want want want want!!!!!!!
  • Castle Karstaag is actually the castle on Solstheim in wich the giant lived, right next to Mortrag glacier where you fight Hircine. Many of the Dunmer from Vvardenfell fled to Solstheim after The Red Year so it would make sense for the remainder of the Telvanni to make a comeback there, although the Argonians wiped most of the members out. Can't wait! :D
  • Wish I was as interested in ES as you to know what all that meant # 11. That said, does this mean we're seeing the highlights of Morrowind, with that supposed to be the biggest ES game in the history of the series. And could it point to the possibility of a graphical overhaul but leaving the systems intact? Eh probably not, but I can dream unless it's one of the original titles that work. In which case, I'll make that dream true myself another day. Have yet to play Skyrim but I get these as they come out. Should be good.
  • Can't fcukin wait
  • #11 You are correct.
  • I never played elder scrolls III before. what was so special about morrowind?
  • Morrowind was without doubt the game I sunk the most time into just jumping to get my acrobatics skill higher. I love that game and still him the theme to my kids when I rock them. Can't freakin wait. Morrowind!
  • nice stuff!...one of the best franchise!!
  • Yes! Love Morrowind, I have fond memories of sitting and watching my brother play that years ago.
  • The excited noise I just made did not sound human.
  • Look forward to it
  • Wrong. Remember when everyone was all like... " Hearthfire? OMG Zombies". All this dlc does is let you invest stock in local and foreign trade. There is a chance, however, that if the Dragonborns stock portfolio drops that he will instantly and automatically seek out a cliff and jump off, killing himself.
  • Morrowind was the sh*t. Dragon riding gives you a hard on.
  • this sounds way better then skyrim farm sim. this dlc is instabuy :D
  • Now this would be a DLC I would buy day 1. Can't say the same for Hearthfire.
  • I loved chitin armor
  • Morrowind huh? wait...........NO THE CLIFFRACERS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
  • news made my day!
  • @1 How can you not be bothered about riding a dragon?!
  • Oh God, yes. I would kill to set foot on my old stomping grounds again. I'd give anything to pay a visit to Balmora, although it's probably an ashy wasteland. Why did Bethesda have to go and destroy Morrowind?
  • @26 i hear there aint any cliffracers any more lol
  • @ 29, Bethesda destroyed Morrowind? I'll take that HD remake please lol. I've been wanting to revisit Morrowind for awhile now.
  • I just sold this after the let down of Dawnguard and whatever that house add on was. Hope this blows so i don't have to buy it again.
  • @32 So you bought the dlc and then sold the game? Don't you think that you're a little commited to it at that point? You know, after sinking like 25 bucks into it? Anyways, i hope it's fun so i can go back on skyrim and enjoy it again, and also so I can laugh knowing you're going to have to buy it once again.
  • Morrowind? Then take my money away for this DLC!!
  • oh it feels so good.
  • Some of you keep knocking Hearthfire, but I bought both it and Dawnguard the day they launched...and I spent hours doing Hearthfire stuff, and have yet to even start Dawnguard's questline.... Anyways, more dlc for this amazing game is always welcome, especially if they keep using the ideas from the jam session they held. Brilliant idea and execution so far.
  • Just one step closer to claiming a house in Red Mountain as my house. All is going according to plan.
  • When is this dropping? After dawngard I have taken another break from skyrim. Need to get back in there
  • @ 38, seeing how quickly Hearthfire came out after its files were discovered, I'd say this will drop either last week of October or mid-November.
  • Holy shit yes.
  • #36 I won't spoil anything for you but all I can say is accept the free gift of power, you will be pleased
  • okay, if its really going to morrowind then ill better finish skyrim. id preorder this dlc!
  • wait is this only for the pc?
  • @43 well not for ps3, thats for sure... (sorry, im so so sorry but i couldnt resist)
  • well maybe itll drop for the xbox at some point, it has too damnit
  • to* even
  • You know, I come to this site expecting to read news about ya know....the xbox360. Guess I shouldn't assume anything
  • @43, no....? All is says in regards of PC is that PC gamers are the ones who found out about this DLC's coding. As all other DLC's, it'll come first to Xbox.
  • Sorry im a bit behind but will the PS3 not get any DLC for this game?
  • Doubt that this will be Morrowind, probably just Solstheim. This, and more, was all leaked on UESP the same week as a lot of the Dawnguard details came out. Also Castle Kaarstag was an area in game where the eponymous giant actually was. It also hosted "the missing pauldron"...if you played Morrowind and expansions as much as me you will know the significance of that.
  • I was pretty happy with Dawnguard, so if this looks as substantial I will defo pick it up. Will help me on my quest of finding high level dragon too, though I wish they patched that one already LOL
  • @50 (myself) I tell a lie, there is a Castle Karstaag in game but you do not meet the lord of the castle until the final stretch of the Bloodmoon storyline-I had to load it up on my Original Xbox and explore Solstheim a bit again after reading this.
  • I just came
  • @#48 Im hoping so
  • Awesome!!!
  • If these PC slueths are on to something this is good news!
  • @ 54, in case you check back to this article...I just saw a video that explained the DLC being exclusive for Xbox for the usual, 30 days, before being available on PC.
  • Morrowind came out in 2002 so this may be a something special to celebrate its 10th anniversary.It would be cool to explore a destroyed Morrowind since Red Mountain exploded.Litarally Elder Scrolls meets Fallout. OT:Morrowind will always hold a special place in my heart.My first experience in the ES series and still my favorite.
  • Morrowind? yes, yes, and yes. Played it for like 3 summers straight. Like 58 said, I will always have fond memories of that game. When GOTY released on xbox i nearly creamed my pants.
  • yes yes yes got both of the dlc and loved them the more the merrier for me love skyrim it rocks
  • @#57 sweet thanks bro that makes me happy. I just assume it would stupid to deprive xbox players of dlc, its easy money for them and good times for us.
  • Any of you who sold your game you're nuts.
  • [POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!] @26, The cliffracers were all killed off by the Dark Elf Jiub, the guy from the Prison Ship at the beginning of Morrowind. The cliffracers were the main cause for the Blight spreading from Red Mountain as they could just fly over the Ghostgate. Jiub became Saint Jiub for the deed and is mentioned in Oblivion (He lived in Kvatch during the Oblivion Crisis). There is a quest in the Dawnguard DLC for Skyrim involving him too.
  • Riding a dragon whilst wearing Chitin armor!! YES!
  • The dragon riding would indeed be amazing, but im still itching for a real DLC quest wise. DawnGuard was fun for what it was but wasn't as massive as Past DLCs(Shivering Isles anyone)Either way im looking forward to a new skyrim DLC, its been too long since my gaming nights have been completely dedicated to this game :(
  • I liked morrowind I have the GOTY but there were a few things I hated about it the graphics could've been better and the fighting system sucked until you got your skill up since trying to kill a mudcrab took forever I would love a 10th anniversary remake with the new graphics and fighting system I think they should make that happen
  • Sh-wing!
  • I hope they don their win hat and go with the Morrowind idea.
  • When exactly is this comming out? and is it for xbox?
  • WHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • It's being released December 4th for the Xbox, not too sure about any of the others though
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