Fans of The Elder Scrolls Online have been waiting for the arrival of the Dark Brotherhood since the beginning, and now we have our first peek at the deadly assassination faction’s arrival in the game.

In addition to the brief first trailer for the DLC, some information on it has also been revealed, including confirmation that players will get to visit the locations of Anvil and Kvatch for the first time since The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

First Look at Dark Brotherhood

Your talent for homicide has been noticed, and an invitation has arrived “” to join the Dark Brotherhood in The Elder Scrolls Online! You’ll visit the Gold Coast, the westernmost region of the old Empire, where you’ll find opportunity, intrigue”¦ and murder.

As with our previous updates, Dark Brotherhood will come in two parts: the DLC game pack, and the base game patch. Below is a brief summary of what you can expect in each. We’ll be going into more detail about the DLC game pack and base-game patch very soon including the release dates, pricing and much more.

Dark Brotherhood DLC Game Pack Features & Content

Join the Dark Brotherhood and become an assassin for hire

Visit the Gold Coast, available to characters of all levels, where you can explore Anvil and Kvatch for the first time since The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Hours of exciting story content and quests that will have you revisiting your favorite areas of Tamriel

New, repeatable quest content involving Contracts and the Black Sacrament

Challenging new group bosses and delves to conquer

A new passive skill line exclusive to members of the Dark Brotherhood

Unique costumes, motifs and item sets inspired by the deadly Dark Brotherhood

Base Game Patch Features & Content

The removal of Veteran Ranks

Poison-Making, for those who want to be especially nasty to their enemies

Toggle-able nameplates for all characters

Character name display for Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Item locking to help prevent accidental deconstruction of your most valuable items

Further improvements and new features to the Grouping Tool including a group ready check, vote-to-kick system, and updated queue timer

Tons of updates to the Crown Store including additional character slots, motif previews, and hats

Crafting bags for ESO Plus members

Improvements and adjustments to Item Traits

Ongoing Cyrodiil performance improvements

Sanctum Ophidia Trial scaling, rebalancing and the addition of a Normal and Veteran mode

Balance improvements to combat and gameplay abilities including the Fighters Guild skill line, Vampires and stamina abilities

“¦and more!

In addition, we have numerous changes and improvements for previous DLC game packs including a new District capture system for Imperial City, and rebalancing for the Imperial City dungeons.

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[Source: Bethesda Softworks]