The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal
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The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal was the first expansion for Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. It takes place in the town of Mournhold, the capital of Morrowind. The title refers to the 3 "Living Gods", known as the Tribunal.
Instead of directly modifying the original game world, the city of Mournhold was only accessible by teleportation. While the city of Mournhold appears to be similar to the open-air towns of the original game, Mournhold is actually akin to an interior room. Players cannot levitate while in Mournhold, because levitation would reveal that the "sky" of Mournhold is little more than a ceiling.
The most notable aspect of Tribunal is the modification of Morrowind's journal system. In the original game, a player's journal can become extremely lengthy and cumbersome. Tribunal allows a player to sort his journal by quest (instead of chronologically sorted) in order to determine what is required for a specific quest.
Most players were disappointed with Tribunal, for a number of reasons. Morrowind itself was rich to explore, whereas Tribunal is a small town with little to explore effectively. To make matters worse, the open-ended nature of Tribunal's quests was sorely lacking. Regardless of the player's choices, the player must work with 2 diametically opposed groups to beat the game. While there are minor optional quests to accomplish, many of these quests are Fedex Quests which require little thought.
Plot
Overall, Tribunal is 'supposed' to take place after the events of the main Morrowind plot. Released from their mortality, the former Living God Almalexia seeks ways to retain her power. While it is believed during the plot that the secretive God Sotha Sil is behind attacks on the city, it is eventually revealed that Almalexia murdered Sotha Sil and used his biomechanical creatures in order to instill fear in the town.
The player, the reincarnation of former Tribunal ally Nerevar Indoril, is then attacked my Almalexia, who is defeated. If the player murdered Vivec in the course of Morrowind, he essentially accomplishes one of the prophecies of the 'Nerevarine' - the death of the Tribunal.
External link
- The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal (official site) (http://www.elderscrolls.com/index.php?url=/games/tribunal_overview.htm&bg=07)