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The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal was the first expansion for Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
. It takes place in the temple/city of Mournhold, the capital of Morrowind, located in the larger city of Almalexia. The title refers to the three "Living Gods", known as the Tribunal.

Instead of directly modifying the original game world, the city of Mournhold was only accessible by teleportation. While the city of Mournhold appears to be similar to the open-air towns of the original game, Mournhold is actually akin to an interior room. Players cannot levitate while in Mournhold, because levitation would reveal that the "sky" of Mournhold is little more than a ceiling.

The most notable aspect of Tribunal is the modification of Morrowind's journal system. In the original game, a player's journal can become extremely lengthy and cumbersome. Tribunal allows a player to sort his journal by quest (instead of chronologically sorted) in order to determine what is required for a specific quest.

Many players were disappointed with Tribunal, for a number of reasons. Morrowind itself was rich to explore, whereas Tribunal is a small town with little to explore effectively. To make matters worse, Morrowind's open-ended nature was sorely lacking in Tribunal's quests. Regardless of the player's choices, the player must work with two diametrically opposed groups to beat the game. While there are minor optional quests to accomplish, many of these quests are Fedex Quests which require little thought.

Plot

Once Tribunal is installed, the game will start after player taking their first rest after the installation. Player will find him/herself being attacked by an assassin, which is later revealed to be a member of Dark Brotherhood, an assassin's guild based in Mournhold, the capital of Morrowind. Once in Mournhold, the player will investigate the ancient sewer to locate the Dark Brotherhood, complete side quests, find more powerful weapons and armors, and even to explore the clockwork city of Sotha Sil.

Overall, Tribunal is 'supposed' to take place after the events of the main Morrowind plot, though the player can start the game before finishing the main campaign of Morrowind. Released from their immortality, the former Living God Almalexia seeks ways to retain her power. While it is believed during the plot that the secretive God Sotha Sil is behind attacks on the city, it is eventually revealed that Almalexia murdered Sotha Sil and used his biomechanical creatures in order to instill fear in the town.

The player, the reincarnation of former Tribunal ally Nerevar Indoril, is then attacked by Almalexia, who is defeated. If the player murdered Vivec in the course of Morrowind, he essentially accomplishes one of the prophecies of the 'Nerevarine' - the death of the Tribunal

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