<s>
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tribunal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
role-playing	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
and	O
further	O
explores	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Living	O
Gods	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Tribunal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
self-contained	O
and	O
complementary	O
experience	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
minor	O
gameplay	O
features	O
including	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
journal	O
and	O
map	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
staff	O
expressed	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Tribunal	O
was	O
influential	O
to	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
future	O
expansions	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
particularly	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodmoon	I-Application
,	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
additions	O
to	O
Tribunal	O
are	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
city	O
,	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mournhold	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
contiguous	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
in	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
area	O
through	O
a	O
teleportation	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
certain	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
levitation	O
disabled	O
to	O
conceal	O
the	O
separation	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
in	O
Tribunal	O
is	O
possible	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
first	O
goes	O
to	O
sleep	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
trigger	O
the	O
initial	O
quest	O
leading	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
be	O
teleported	O
to	O
Mournhold	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribunal	O
also	O
features	O
several	O
minor	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
journal	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
find	O
out	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
Dark	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
in	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
locates	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Brotherhood	O
and	O
completes	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
side	O
quests	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
King	O
Helseth	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Living	O
God	O
Almalexia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almalexia	B-Application
has	O
ruled	O
Morrowind	B-Application
for	O
thousands	O
of	O
years	O
alongside	O
her	O
fellow	O
gods	O
Vivec	B-Application
and	O
Sotha	O
Sil	O
,	O
who	O
call	O
themselves	O
the	O
Tribunal	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
worshipped	O
by	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
visit	O
to	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mechanical	O
creatures	O
called	O
Fabricants	O
suddenly	O
attacks	O
the	O
Plaza	O
Brindisi	O
Dorom	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
leaving	O
,	O
Almalexia	B-Application
appears	O
and	O
alleges	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
killed	O
Sotha	O
Sil	O
and	O
instigated	O
the	O
attack	O
in	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
power	O
and	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
citizens	O
and	O
the	O
Tribunal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driven	O
mad	O
by	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Lorkhan	O
,	O
Almalexia	B-Application
perceived	O
Sotha	O
Sil	O
's	O
silence	O
as	O
mockery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
then	O
forced	O
to	O
kill	O
her	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
Mournhold	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
exits	O
Almalexia	B-Application
's	O
temple	O
in	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Prince	O
Azura	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Lorkhan	O
drove	O
Almalexia	B-Application
mad	O
and	O
made	O
her	O
hunger	O
for	O
more	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
mere	O
mortals	O
cannot	O
become	O
gods	O
without	O
consequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
destroying	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Lorkhan	O
and	O
killing	O
Almalexia	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
continues	O
fulfilling	O
the	O
Nerevarine	O
prophecies	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
Almsivi	O
Tribunal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribunal	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
intended	O
title	O
of	O
an	O
unfinished	O
attempt	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
third	O
Elder	B-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
game	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
title	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
another	O
province	O
of	O
Tamriel	O
,	O
the	O
Summerset	O
Isle	O
,	O
and	O
follow	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Daggerfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Ken	O
Rolston	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
(	O
Tribunal	O
's	O
)	O
basic	O
design	O
dates	O
back	O
to	O
1996	O
,	O
when	O
we	O
nobly	O
and	O
naively	O
imagined	O
we	O
could	O
create	O
the	O
entire	O
land	O
mass	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
in	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
conflicts	O
,	O
characters	O
and	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
quest	O
line	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
design	O
from	O
years	O
and	O
years	O
ago.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Le	O
Fay	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
whilst	O
"	O
the	O
name	O
Tribunal	O
was	O
from	O
early	O
discussions	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Daggerfall	B-Application
,	O
"	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
fuzzy	O
exactly	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
involved	O
in	O
those	O
discussions	O
ended	O
up	O
working	O
on	O
Morrowind	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
Tribunal	O
is	O
not	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
earlier	O
Elder	B-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
contain	O
inspiration	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
earlier	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
adamantium	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
monsters	O
including	O
goblins	O
and	O
liches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Tribunal	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
location	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	B-Application
's	I-Application
description	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
evil	O
(	O
that	O
)	O
resides	O
under	O
(	O
Mournhold	B-Application
)	O
,	O
slowly	O
driving	O
its	O
citizens	O
mad	O
,	O
"	O
loosely	O
relates	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Tribunal	O
in	O
its	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
Clockwork	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Tribunal	O
started	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tribunal	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
a	O
smaller	O
team	O
of	O
15	O
to	O
25	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
40	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
staff	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
work	O
on	O
Tribunal	O
was	O
strained	O
,	O
Development	O
occurring	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
left	O
team	O
members	O
"	O
pretty	O
fried	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
lead	O
designer	O
Ken	O
Rolston	O
expressing	O
becoming	O
"	O
really	O
sick	O
of	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribunal	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
was	O
deliberately	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Vvardenfell	O
in	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
teleport	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
of	O
Tribunal	O
is	O
strongly	O
anchored	O
by	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
god-kings	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
Amalexia	O
and	O
Sotha	O
Sil	O
,	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Mark	O
Nelson	O
stated	O
that	O
initial	O
development	O
of	O
Tribunal	O
's	O
setting	O
involved	O
discussion	O
around	O
"	O
elements	O
we	O
felt	O
were	O
n't	O
fully	O
explored	O
in	O
Morrowind	B-Application
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Howard	O
discussed	O
:	O
"	O
we	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
follow	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Tribunal	O
,	O
(	O
who	O
)	O
get	O
mentioned	O
often	O
in	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
real	O
resolution	O
to	O
what	O
happens	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
story	O
we	O
felt	O
needed	O
exploring.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
significant	O
change	O
consisted	O
of	O
alterations	O
to	O
Morrowind	B-Application
's	I-Application
interface	O
,	O
including	O
sortable	O
quests	O
and	O
map	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
initial	O
statements	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
that	O
Tribunal	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodmoon	I-Application
,	O
was	O
packaged	O
as	O
Morrowind	B-Application
:	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updates	O
to	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
quest	O
journal	O
system	O
were	O
praised	O
as	O
necessary	O
changes	O
to	O
Morrowind	B-Application
's	I-Application
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keith	O
Pullin	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
critiqued	O
the	O
expansion	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
relatively	O
linear	O
affair	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
Tribunal	O
offers	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
scale	O
that	O
made	O
Morrowind	B-Application
such	O
an	O
awe-inspiring	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
similarly	O
stated	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
somewhat	O
strange	O
that	O
Tribunal	O
...	O
is	O
so	O
confining	O
:	O
most	O
of	O
your	O
exploits	O
are	O
confined	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
city	O
,	O
"	O
also	O
critiquing	O
the	O
"	O
underpopulated	O
"	O
nature	O
of	O
Mournhold	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Butts	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
singular	O
,	O
shorter	O
main	O
quest	O
allows	O
for	O
much	O
better	O
pacing	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
you	O
'll	O
rarely	O
lose	O
sight	O
of	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
doing	O
or	O
why	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
intimidated	O
by	O
the	O
openness	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
this	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
comprehensible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
comments	O
we	O
got	O
about	O
Tribunal	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
wilderness	O
exploration	O
"	O
,	O
referencing	O
the	O
self-contained	O
area	O
of	O
Mournhold	B-Application
,	O
which	O
lacked	O
open	O
areas	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodmoon	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pete	O
Hines	O
stated	O
the	O
design	O
approach	O
for	O
Bloodmoon	B-Application
reflected	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
"	O
get	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
political	O
themes	O
in	O
Tribunal	O
"	O
and	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
open-ended	O
area	O
"	O
with	O
lots	O
of	O
creatures	O
and	O
dungeons	O
and	O
loot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
lead	O
Ashley	O
Cheng	O
noted	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
"	O
more	O
conscious	O
of	O
levelling	O
stuff	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodmoon	I-Application
,	O
"	O
reflecting	O
that	O
"	O
Tribunal	O
was	O
pretty	O
tough	O
for	O
level	O
20	O
characters	O
and	O
below	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
