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ESO Celebrates Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel With Surprise “Alik’r Awaits” Golden Pursuits

Published November 5, 2026

The Elder Scrolls Online marked the Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel reveal with a surprise Golden Pursuits campaign in the Alik’r Desert. “Alik’r Awaits” runs until November 10, 2026, with up to 10 Warrior Wave Crown Crates as rewards.

Bethesda’s reveal of The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel on November 3, 2026 pointed straight at Hammerfell – and The Elder Scrolls Online answered the same day. ZeniMax Online Studios launched a surprise Golden Pursuits campaign, “Alik’r Awaits”, that sends players into ESO’s own slice of Hammerfell: the Alik’r Desert. The campaign is live now and runs until November 10, 2026.

What is Alik’r Awaits?

Golden Pursuits are ESO’s time-limited activity campaigns: you complete a set of tasks and unlock rewards as you go. In its announcement, the ESO team said the campaign was made “in celebration of Bethesda Game Studios’ recent reveal” and invited players to “defend Alik’r”.

Where: the Alik’r Desert zone, the Redguard desert around Sentinel.
When: live since November 3, 2026, ending November 10, 2026.
What you do: up to seven activities in the zone. The exact tasks are listed in-game under Golden Pursuits.
Rewards: up to 10 Warrior Wave Crown Crates in total. Crate contents are random; coverage names items such as the Tava’s Glinting Talon skin.

According to GameRant, Redguard-themed items have also returned to the Crown Store, and a free ESO Plus trial runs alongside the campaign until November 10. Check the in-game store for the details on your platform.

Right before Markarth

The campaign overlaps with ESO’s Season Two, Echoes of Skyrim. On November 9 the Markarth DLC joins the base game, and a “Return to Western Skyrim” Golden Pursuit follows – reported to run from November 9 to December 2. Looking further ahead, Update 52 is on the test server with the new Jerall Pass PvP zone.

Why Hammerfell matters

Sentinel is Hammerfell’s great Redguard port city, and the Elder Scrolls VI teaser quotes a Moth Priest to the “High Queen of Hammerfell”. ESO is currently the only way to explore the province in a modern Elder Scrolls game, so a trip through the Alik’r is a fair way to get a feel for the region while waiting for more news.

In Skyrim, the Alik’r are the Redguard warriors hunting Saadia at the Bannered Mare in In My Time of Need, armed with the curved Scimitar. The Anniversary Edition adds more Redguard steel such as Cyrus’ Sabre and Boneshaver.

Everything confirmed so far about the next main game is collected on our Elder Scrolls VI hub.

Sources: The Elder Scrolls Online – Golden Pursuits: Alik’r Awaits, GameRant (Nov 4, 2026), MMORPG.com (Nov 3, 2026).

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