General:The Elder Scrolls Online: The Dark Heart of Skyrim Announcement Cinematic

The Elder Scrolls Online: The Dark Heart of Skyrim Announcement Cinematic
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Medium/Format	Online Video
Date	January 17, 2020
Creator(s)	Blur Studio Bethesda Softworks
Length	3:25
Hosted By	YouTube

The trailer opens on the Nord hero traveling with a group of armored soldiers: among them is Lyris Titanborn. They find themselves in a village ravaged by a harrowstorm: corpses are strewn about, a gray reliquary lies empty, and a few expended stone husks sit before an Icereach witch's ritual circle. As Lyris moves to examine one of the husks, a shadow moves in the mist, picking off the nameless soldiers one by one. After being hit, the Nord hero closes his eyes and focuses, hitting the one of the invisible assailants when next it strikes and giving Lyris the chance to stomp it into the ground. The pair strike two of the vampires down before a third reveals itself, hissing and disappearing in a swarm of bats.

The swarm flies off into the wilderness, descending through a chasm and making their way towards a monumental keep crowned with towering spires and lit with an ominous orange glow. The vampire lands before a great stone door, which opens upon their approach. The creature kneels, swallowing in fear as they are approached by the looming shadow of a vampire lord. The viewer is afforded a brief glimpse of this figure's red eyes before the trailer ends.

Gallery

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  A harrowstorm ritual circle

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  A stone husk that someone has evidently been used

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  Lyris Titanborn

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  Shadows are moving in the woods

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  A vampire reveals itself

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  The vampire hisses before disappearing in a swarm of bats

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  Lyris Titanborn

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  Greymoor Keep

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  The Ashen Lord arrives