Ultimate Galen and Y’ffelon Zone Guide
Galen and Y’ffelon Area Description
Enclaves of Stonelore and Eldertide druids occupy the vast wilderness of Galen, while House Mornard controls the city of Vastyr. If High Isle is the heart of business and politics, Galen is the archipelago’s soul.
Contents
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What Is A Crafting Set Station?
A crafting set station is a crafting area that allows you to craft a specific set piece of armor. Often there are additional requirements, like a number of traits that must be researched before you can make an item of a specific set. While you can make generic pieces at crafting set stations, these are the only areas where you can the specific set that is listed. There is one exception – attunable crafting tables (which are ‘tuned’ to replicate set stations) can be obtained and placed in houses for use.
On your map, crafting set stations appear with a blackened crafting icon when you are close to a location. Once the set station has been visited, the icon turns white.
Galen and Y’ffelon Crafting Set Stations
- Fort Avrippe – Chimera’s Rebuke
- Oaken Forge – Claw of the Forest Wraith
- Old Port Mornard – Old Growth Brewer
How To Obtain Overland Set Pieces
Players are rewarded for each boss kill with item/items from that boss’s loot table.
- Delve bosses drop a waist, foot, or another unique item piece.
- Overland World Bosses drop a head, chest, leg, weapon, or unique item piece.
- Public dungeon bosses drop a shoulder, hand, weapon, or unique item piece.
- Chests at Dark Anchors or Dolmens drop a jewelry set piece.
Even with Curated Item Set Drops, bosses with a specific loot table will only drop curated items from their own loot table. Treasure chests have a chance to grant any set piece from the zone they are found in. Click here to learn more about curated set drops.
Galen and Y’ffelon Overland Armor Sets
- Back-Alley Gourmond (light armor)
- Phoenix Moth Theurge (medium armor)
- Bastion of the Draoife (heavy armor)
Galen and Y’ffelon Mythic Items
Mythic items are powerful items that have special bonuses for every single piece. These items are available by completing groups of master difficulty Antiquity leads.
What Is A Delve?
A delve in The Elder Scrolls Online is in essence a small dungeon. Delves usually contain a few enemies, at least one ‘boss’, and a skyshard. Delves can generally be completed solo. If you are a new player, you may want to explore delves with a friend. Most delves have an associated quest that you can get just inside or near the entrance. This quest is more a side story to the main quest of the area but does offer rewards for completing it.
On your map, delves appear with a blackened single torch. Once the delve is completed (by defeating the boss or bosses), the delve icon turns white.
Galen and Y’ffelon Delves
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There are 2 delves in Galen and Y’ffelon.
Embervine
Shaky Job Prospects
Outside the entrance to Embervine, you will encounter Hierot Birlan. He is performing a mineral survey for House Mornard but needs help with the Firesong Druids that are occupying the Embervine cave. The druids are using magical crystals to open fissures. Destroying the crystals will stop them.
Embervine Location
Travel slightly southeast of the Llanshara Wayshrine to find Embervine delve. The entrance can be tricky to locate as it in recessed in a cliff wall. This delve includes one boss and one skyshard as notated on the map.
Exploring and defeating the boss will reward you with the Embervine Explorer achievement.
Inside Embervine
Embervine is inhabited by shalks, bull-horned magma frogs, and many Firesong Druids. There are several levels including the Upper Vista, the Outer Caverns, the Inner Caverns, and the Upper Jungle. The skyshard is located on the Jungle Overlook and the easiest way to reach the delve boss is to drop down from the skyshard location.
Traux the Ancient and Druid Rerlas
When you first encounter Druid Revlas and Traux the Ancient, Traux tongue-lashes the Druid and appears to swallow him. Traux the Ancient is a large bull-horned magma frog. Traux kicks, jumps, spits poison, and tongue lashes. He also creates small aoes with flaming rocks. Avoid the aoes as much as possible. Ranged attacks work well. Once Traux is defeated, Druid Revlas reappears. He uses ranged attacks with a flame staff. He also summons Magma Familiars to battle for him. Focus on the familiars, and the druid is easily defeated.
Completing Shaky Job Prospects
After destroying the druid crystals and defeating the delve, return to Hierot. He rewards you with gold and the Crystalbreaker’s Belt. This is a heavy armor waist piece that is part of the Bastian of the Draoife.
Bastian of the Draoife
- 2 items adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
- 3 items adds 1206 Maximum Health
- 4 items adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
- 5 items Blocking an attack grants you a stack of Inflection for 10 seconds, up to 3 stacks max. You can gain up to 1 stack every 0.5 seconds. Increase your Magicka and Stamina Recovery by 106 per stack of Inflection.
Fauns’ Thicket
“The Fauns’ Thicket herd is rowdy. They play and hunt throughout the day, then bray for most of the night! Did Y’ffre have to make Fauns so noisy?” — Druid Madena
Fauns In Peril
Outside the entrance to Fauns’ Thicket, you will find Druird Edaen. She tells you a wolf pack threatens the existence of the fauns and asks you to plan fast-growing seeds to replenish the fauns’ food supply which will hopefully replenish the herd.
Fauns’ Thicket Location
Travel south from the Y’free’s Path Wayshrine to find Fauns’ Thicket.
This delve has one level, one boss, and one skyshard as notated on the map.
Exploring and defeating the boss will reward you with the Fauns’ Thicket Explorer achievement.
Inside Fauns’ Thicket
Fauns’ Thicket is unusual in that it’s not a normal delve. It’s more an open area in Galen and Y’ffelon. The enemies in this delve are wasps, spriggan senches, and spriggan ravagers.
Bahltur
Bahltur is a primal ursauk, a bear-like creature. He is a heavy hitter. He also jumps and bites and creates aoes that will fear you. Avoid them whenever possible. Ranged attacks work well.
Completing Fauns In Peril
After you have planted the seeds at the locations specified you will leave Faun’s Thicket to meet with Druid Edaen again. She will reward you gold and the Thorncaster’s Lava Staff which is part of the Back-Alley Gourmand armor set.
Back-Alley Gourmand
- 2 items adds 657 Critical Chance
- 3 items adds 657 Critical Chance
- 4 items adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
- 5 items While you have a food buff active, your Critical Damage and Critical Healing is increased by 13%
What Is A World Boss?
World bosses are powerful enemies often with their own unique abilities. They sometimes require groups of players to overcome. World bosses in DLC zones are significantly harder than other base game bosses.
On your map, world bosses appear with a blackened skull and crossed swords icon. Once the world boss is defeated, the world boss icon turns white.
Galen and Y’ffelon World Bosses
There are 2 world bosses in Galen and Y’ffelon.
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The Endling at the Grove of the Chimera
Travel either southwest of the Embervine Wayshrine or northwest of the Eastern Shores Wayshrine to locate the Grove of the Chimera.
Mechanics Notes
The Endling is a chimera made of three unique creatures – a gryphone, lion, and wamasu. As you approach the grove, you’ll see the endling is sleeping within a protective bubble. To release him, you must first defeat each creature individually along with other Firesong Druids. The Endling is very powerful creating large aoes, painful bites, leaps, and he creates ground shocks. You must avoid the aoes and direct attacks whenever possible. Ranged attacks work well.
Achievement Earned
The first time you defeat this world boss you will earn the Endling Ender achievement.
Timbershade at the Valley of the Watcher
Travel south of the Trappers Peak Wayshrine to find the two Eldertide Theurges at Amenos Basin along the shoreline.
Mechanics Notes
Timbershade is a forest wraith that was once created to be a guardian of nature but has since gone rogue. He is accompanied by a Guardian Spriggan who is channel to him. You must first kill the Guardian Spriggan to release Timbershade. Once released he uses heavy hits, jumps, and spits poisons. He summons strangers, spiders, and bristleback boards to aid in battle. Spriggans also appear and several at a time channel to him. These cannot be interrupted but instead must be defeated. While this is happening the entire area fills with poison but once they are defeated, the poison clears. As a group, it is important to prioritize the spriggans, and then the rest of the adds.
Achievement Earned
The first time you defeat this world boss you will earn the Timbershade Tumbler achievement.
What Is A Wayshrine?
Wayshrines are shrines that were built to honor the Divines by being a safe haven point where players can revive if you die while adventuring in Tamriel. Once you visit a wayshrine, it becomes available on your map for you to use to fast travel at no cost. You can also travel to any unlocked wayshrine from anywhere in Tamriel for a price paid in gold. This price reduces with time and also can be reduced by champion point allocations. Each zone begins with one available wayshrine.
On your map, wayshrines will appear with a blackened wayshrine icon when you are close to its location. Once the wayshrine has been visited, the icon turns white.
Galen and Y’ffelon Wayshrine Locations
There are 7 wayshrines in Galen and Y’ffelon.
- Eastern Shores Wayshrine
- Embervine Wayshrine
- Glimmertarn Wayshrine
- Llanshara Wayshrine
- Vastyr Wayshrine
- Vastyr Outskirts Wayshrine
- Y’free’s Path Wayshrine
What Is A Zone Daily Quest?
Zone daily quests are daily repeatable quests throughout Tamriel. Each zone has its own dailies which are usually given by a NPC. Typically zone dailies include completing activities in delves, killing world bosses, or completing zone-specific tasks.
On your map, zone daily quests appear as blue highlighted arrows. Once completed the arrow disappears until the next day.
Galen and Y’ffelon Zone Daily Quests
There are three types of zone daily quests in Galen and Y’ffelon. You can find the NPC quest givers west of the Yastyr Wayshrine in the area marked on the map.
Juline Courcelles will give you a daily zone quest involving one of Galen and Y’ffelon’s delves.
Druid Gastoc will give you a daily zone quest involving one of Galen and Y’ffelon’s world bosses.
Druid Aishabeh will give you a daily zone quest involving one of High Isle’s volcanic vents.
What Is A Skyshard?
Skyshards are glowing crystals that provide you with 1/3 of a skill point. Collecting 3 skyshards grants you 1 skill point which can then be used for abilities and/or passives. High Isle and Amenos offers 18 total skyshards.
On your map, skyshard will appear with a blackened skyshard icon when you are close to its location. Once the skyshard has been collected, the icon turns white but then disappears from your map.
Once you collect all the skyshard from the zone, you will earn the Galen and Y’ffelon Skyshard Hunter achievement.
Galen and Y’ffelon Skyshard Locations
There are a total of 6 Skyshards in Galen and Y’ffelon.
Skyshard #1 – at the end of upward path on a wooden balcony
Skyshard #2 – south of Llanshara along the path
Skyshard #3 – in a rocky area west of Tuinh
Skyshard #4 – in a rocky area on top of a hill
One skyshard is also found in each of the delves. Maps with exact locations are provided in that section.
What Is A World Event?
World Events in this zone are Volcanic Vents. These are volcanic fissures that plague the local area. Stonelore Druids are working to seal the fissures. When a volcanic vent is active you can see a smoke plume from a distance. Like other world events, there are several waves of enemies and then finally a mini-boss. When the mini-boss is defeated, a Volcanic Cache will appear. This cache is like a chest which contains gold and other loot and also contains a jewelry piece from the area.
On your map, world events will appear with a blackened world event icon when you are close to its location. Once the event has been defeated, the icon turns white.
Galen and Y’ffelon World Event Locations
There are 5 world events in Galen and Y’ffelon.
- Eastern Shores Volcanic Vent
- Farpoint Volcanic Vent
- Llanshara Volcanic Vent
- Telling Stone Volcanic Vent
- Vastyr Outskirts Volcanic Vent
On your map, when a world event is active, the crossed swords icon will appear and flash behind the world event icon.
What Is A Lore Book?
Shalidor’s Library is a collection of lore books in Tamriel. Reading lore books within this collection increases your Mages Guild rank.
On your map, lore books will appear in your compass as you near it. Once collected, it will disappear. You can track your collection under the zone guide.
Galen and Y’ffelon Lore Book Locations
There are a total of 10 lore books to be found in Galen and Y’ffelon. There are a few books that can be found in other locations throughout Tamriel. If you’ve already found them in the other locations, they will appear on your Galen and Y’ffelon list as found.
- Lore Book #1 – Guide to the Daggerfall Covenant – on a crate on the dock near the water
- Lore Book #2 – Varieties of Faith: The Bretons – on a table inside Castle Mornard on the second floor near the stairs
- Lore Book #3 – Wyresses: The Name-Daughters – on a rock bench at the top of the stairs in Glimmerton
- Lore Book #4 – The Knightly Orders of High Rock – on a rock at the top of a plateau
- Lore Book #5 – The Bretons” Mongrels or Paragons? – on the ground next to a sleeping mat
- Lore Book #6 – Wayrest, Jewel of the Bay – near the path on the ground by a rock pillar
- Lore Book #7 – Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 3 – in Vastyr in the Mages build on a bookshelf
- Lore Book #8 – Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 6 – on a crate under a shelter
- Lore Book #9 – Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 10 – on a table under a shelter
- Lore Book #10 – Flesh To Cut From Bone – on the edge of the fire pit
What Is A Treasure Map?
Treasure Maps are rewards that show the location of special chests that can only be seen when you have the map in your inventory. You must travel to the specific location, dig the dirt mound, and then a chest will appear for you.
Treasure Map locations do NOT appear on your map. You can slot the maps for quick access to compare your location.
This map uses the chest icon to denote the location.
Galen and Y’ffelon Treasure Map Locations
- Treasure Map I – under large tree roots up an embankment
- Treasure Map II -to the left of a set of stairs on an embankment
Tales of Tribute Clues
You will be randomly rewarded with clues as you play Tales of Tribute matches. These clues, when used, will upgrade a Tales of Tribute card. You can earn clues for decks you do not yet have. To ‘use’ a clue, you will need to find its location and open the Tribute Treasure Box.
Druid King Vestments Clue
This clue will upgrade a card in The Druid King Deck.
Sail to Galen and its icy home Where ground boils and earth groans Neath gnarled, root-formed bridges Find knotted loops of glowing stones Walk with grace on new-formed rocks To the base of my cracked eye Player, here lies your card Listen close to isle’s cry
This Tribute Treasure Box is located in Galen and Y’ffelon.
Travel east from the Llanshara Wayshrine. Look for the small structure on the lava rocks.
Galen and Y’ffelon Summary
In addition to the main quest line, Galen and Y’ffelon also offers many side quests, acquire zone-specific armor sets, visit points of interest, and striking locales.
Galen is the northernmost island in the Systres chain. It is also a home to thick jungles and an active volcano, Mount Firesong.
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