<s>
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
–	I-Application
Dragonborn	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
open	O
world	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
,	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Bloodmoon	B-Application
expansion	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragonborn	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
style	O
as	O
Skyrim	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
free	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
at	O
will	O
,	O
pursuing	O
quests	O
at	O
their	O
leisure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
,	O
located	O
off	O
the	O
north	O
coast	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solstheim	B-Application
was	O
a	O
territory	O
belonging	O
to	O
Skyrim	B-Application
until	O
the	O
High	O
King	O
gave	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
Morrowind	B-Application
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
refuge	O
for	O
the	O
Dunmer	O
fleeing	O
Morrowind	B-Application
after	O
the	O
eruption	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Mountain	O
volcano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geographically	O
,	O
half	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
northern	O
Skyrim	B-Application
,	O
covered	O
in	O
icy	O
glaciers	O
and	O
snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
's	O
settlements	O
and	O
buildings	O
also	O
reflect	O
the	O
differing	O
cultures	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nordic	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
featuring	O
architecture	O
similar	O
to	O
Skyrim	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
's	O
main	O
settlement	O
,	O
Raven	O
Rock	O
,	O
is	O
governed	O
by	O
House	O
Redoran	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
Great	O
Houses	O
who	O
rule	O
over	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
and	O
protected	O
by	O
their	O
personal	O
hold	O
guards	O
,	O
the	O
Redoran	O
Guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
defeats	O
the	O
cultists	O
and	O
,	O
upon	O
investigating	O
them	O
,	O
discovers	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
orders	O
revealing	O
their	O
origins	O
:	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
journeys	O
to	O
Solstheim	B-Application
to	O
confront	O
Miraak	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
by	O
chartering	O
a	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Northern	O
Maiden	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
Windhelm	O
to	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
Raven	O
Rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
arriving	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
interrogating	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
about	O
Miraak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
immediately	O
becomes	O
apparent	O
that	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
's	O
population	O
has	O
been	O
unconsciously	O
enslaved	O
by	O
Miraak	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
several	O
runic	O
monoliths	O
called	O
"	O
All-Maker	O
Stones	O
"	O
,	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miraak	O
discovers	O
their	O
presence	O
,	O
incapacitates	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
dismisses	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
inferior	O
before	O
having	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Seekers	O
,	O
guardians	O
of	O
Apocrypha	O
,	O
return	O
them	O
to	O
Solstheim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
return	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
Skaal	B-Application
Village	I-Application
and	O
,	O
advised	O
by	O
the	O
Skaal	O
shaman	O
Storn	O
,	O
performs	O
a	O
special	O
dragon	O
shout	O
on	O
an	O
All-Maker	O
Stone	O
,	O
purifying	O
the	O
monolith	O
and	O
freeing	O
the	O
Skaal	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
denizens	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
from	O
Miraak	O
's	O
control	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
having	O
to	O
contend	O
with	O
Lurkers	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
guardians	O
of	O
Apocrypha	O
,	O
sent	O
by	O
Miraak	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
All-Maker	O
Stones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storn	O
then	O
sends	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
Neloth	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Black	O
Books	O
are	O
relics	O
belonging	O
to	O
Hermaeus	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Prince	O
of	O
Fate	O
,	O
Knowledge	O
,	O
and	O
Memory	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
otherwise	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
keeper	O
of	O
forbidden	O
knowledge	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
Miraak	O
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
Black	O
Books	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
journeys	O
into	O
Apocrypha	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
personally	O
encounters	O
Hermaeus	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
encountering	O
and	O
killing	O
the	O
dragon	O
Krosulhah	O
outside	O
Nchardak	O
,	O
sent	O
by	O
Miraak	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
they	O
return	O
to	O
Skaal	B-Application
Village	I-Application
and	O
persuade	O
Storn	O
to	O
surrender	O
the	O
tribe	O
's	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
Miraak	O
battle	O
,	O
with	O
Miraak	O
sacrificing	O
Sahrotaar	O
and	O
his	O
other	O
two	O
dragons	O
,	O
Relonikiv	O
and	O
Kruziikrel	O
,	O
to	O
replenish	O
his	O
strength	O
until	O
Hermaeus	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
intervenes	O
,	O
fatally	O
impaling	O
Miraak	O
while	O
expressing	O
anger	O
at	O
his	O
rebellion	O
and	O
betrayal	O
of	O
Mora	O
's	O
trust	O
with	O
the	O
knowledge	O
he	O
was	O
granted	O
by	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mora	O
transfers	O
Miraak	O
's	O
soul	O
and	O
power	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
then	O
transported	O
back	O
to	O
Solstheim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Summit	O
of	O
Apocrypha	O
becomes	O
a	O
place	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
exchange	O
dragon	O
souls	O
for	O
recovering	O
perk	O
points	O
to	O
place	O
on	O
other	O
skills	O
,	O
customizing	O
their	O
skills	O
to	O
their	O
liking	O
for	O
other	O
quests	O
both	O
in	O
Solstheim	B-Application
and	O
back	O
in	O
Skyrim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
associated	O
with	O
Dragonborn	O
includes	O
music	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
new	O
tracks	O
composed	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Soule	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragonborn	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
