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Shadowkey

Game Information
Setting	Western Reach, Tamriel
Hero	Soul of Conflict
Begins	3E 397
Development Information
Developers	Vir2L Studios TKO Software
Nokia N-Gage Release Date	Nov 2004
Concept Art • Credits

Shadowkey promotional poster design

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey is a portable spin-off game in the TES Travels series. It is available only on the Nokia N-Gage and N-Gage QD. It takes place in the region known as the Western Reach, which borders the provinces of Hammerfell, High Rock, and Skyrim.

"Shadows are not an absence of light, they are reflections from another world."
-- SKELOS UNDRIEL, SHADOWMAGE

Your village has safely remained just out of reach of The War of the Bend'r-mahk, but now danger strikes from another direction. You must save your village from marauders who are but pawns in the struggle to capture Shadowmage Skelos Undriel -- a piece in a darker and more sinister game. You'll journey through rugged terrain, despoiled temples, bandit lairs, and murderous caverns. You'll fight many foes in your search for the power of the Shadowkeys and the Star Teeth, and your journey will lead you to the Crypt of the Heart where you'll face the ultimate test.

Shadowmage Skelos Undriel is on the run from Battlemage Jagar Tharn, driven from the heart of Tamriel by Tharn's agents, who are in dogged pursuit. Undriel chooses to flee to the Western Reach, an area in the throes of The War of the Bend'r-mahk between High Rock, Hammerfell and Skyrim. The Shadowmage hides himself in the chaos swirling about Dragonstar. Skelos Undriel then hatches a desperate scheme to collect the Star Teeth sown about the region hoping their power is sufficient to thwart Tharn's agents, and perhaps even destroy the Battlemage himself.

Quest Information

• Quests — All the quests upon which you can embark
• Narrative — Brief description of the Shadowkey storyline

Gameplay Information

• Attributes — What are your basic stats?
• Classes — Information about the advantages gained through playing a particular class
• Creatures — A list of creatures and hostile NPCs you may face in the game, fit with pictures, statistics and combat strategies
• Items — Listing of all the items in the game and what they do

• Armor — Information about armor and shields
• Books — A list of all in-game books complete with description and contents
• Consumables — Effects for every consumable item
• Miscellaneous Items — A list of all Miscellaneous Items
• Rings — A list of the only available jewellery, complete with enchantments
• Weapons — Every available armament for use

• Multiplayer — Information on the co-op mode featured in the game
• Races — An Argonian in the ice of the north? It can be done.
• Spells — Listing of all the spells in the game, their effects, and where to find them

World Information

• Map — Scanned version of the map that comes with the game
• Map Schematic — Simplified version of the in-game map
• NPCs — Listing of all the named people in the game
• Places — Listing of all the places found in Shadowkey

Guides and Secrets

• Game Manual — The official game manual
• Shadowkey FAQ — The official FAQ for the game

Miscellaneous Information

• Cheats — Less honest ways of getting what you need
• Concept Art — Archive of concept art released for the game
• Credits — A list of those developers whose hard work you cannot gauge
• Music — Information on Shadowkey's soundtrack
• Wallpapers — Official wallpapers, available in various sizes

Modding

• Shadowkey Files — Mods, utilities, and patches for Shadowkey
• Shadowkey File Formats — Information on the file formats used for game data and save files
• Shadowkey Emulation Guide — A guide on how to emulate Shadowkey on modern PCs
• Shadowkey Asset Viewer — A tool developed to allow Shadowkey models, assets, and creatures to be viewed in a web browser
• Shadowkey Map Viewer — A tool developed to allow Shadowkey maps to be viewed in a web browser

Release Date

†Reviewing contemporary review sources from around the release of Shadowkey reveals major inconsistencies between sources at the time, but of the ones that were still accessible, the November 24 was one of the more prominent dates. IGN and Gamespy list the date as November 24. Just RPG listed November 15 as the release date. Giant Bomb lists November 11, which was the date listed here as the North American release date previously. The Next Level listed November 23, which was the original release date listed on this page when it was first added, and previously listed as the EU release date here. The only official mention of a release date was a November 2004 window. Because of the discrepancies between sources, anything beyond the month and year being November and 2004 is uncertain for now.

See Also

• Unused Content — Content that is unreleased, scrapped, or unavailable to the player through normal gameplay
• Vir2L Website — Official website of Shadowkey
• Shadowkey - The Dragon's Eyrie — Mark Jones portfolio page for his contributions to Shadowkey's development
• TES Travels Subforum — A place on the UESP forums where you can discuss the game