The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online received the expansion Blackwood in June 2021. Since then, you can be supported in battle by companions. The peaceful companions, which have been available since release, cannot use any abilities in combat, but can still enhance your gaming experience. MeinMMO introduces you to the three quirkiest companions.
What exactly are peaceful companions (engl. Non-Combat Pets)? These are the creatures that a player can summon through the collection. Usually, they are relatively small beings that follow you on your journey through Tamriel. However, they do not intervene in combat but provide moral support in your battles.
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Even though companions have existed since release, you can still enjoy them. In March 2019, a peaceful companion was finally introduced in the Crown Store, which is a little different from the other companions.
The Pebble Friend “Rocky”
During the Fool Festival, from March 21 to April 02, the easier-to-care-for companion “Kieselchen” (engl. Rocky) was available in the Crown Store. When I discovered him, I bought him not just for myself. I bought him several times as a gift for friends as well.
He received the affectionate nickname “Buddy Stone” from me and has accompanied me through countless hours in Tamriel.
Unlike the peaceful companions so far, he does not follow you permanently. When you walk a bit, he suddenly pops up in the air next to you and falls to the ground.
In housing, you can only place him and cannot make him move back and forth. However, the next companion I will introduce can do that.
The Sleepy Soul Blight
This is also a quirky companion that resembles a blob more than a living being. You obtain it as a reward for completing the achievement “Gaze into the Abyss” in the Reik. Thus, the region DLC Markarth is required.
For the achievement, you first need to complete the achievement “Far Away”. To do this, you must complete the quest “The End of Eternity” in the Reik. Only then can you obtain the achievement “Gaze into the Abyss” through the quest “Kingdom of Ash”.
The Void Blight has the nickname “Gloopy Goo”. Since I found this name quite fitting and funny, I immediately adopted it.
Unlike Buddy Stone, the movements of the Soul Blight are quite versatile. Sometimes it crawls, sometimes it hops a few meters behind you. When you place it in one of your houses, it makes strange shapes. It stretches out and changes its gooey form.
There is also another companion that looks very similar to the Sleepy Soul Blight. The Voriplasm, which was available during the Murkmire festivities.
The Snowball Friend
The Snowball Friend was a reward during the New Year event. You could obtain it from the respective rune boxes. However, these boxes are still widely available for little gold in the guild stores. So if you are not yet a lucky holder of a snowball, you still have the chance to become one.
Appropriately for my character “Dúmmbatz”, this companion received the affectionate nickname “Dumbball” from me. The original nickname is “Flocke”. However, I found that much too unspectacular and somehow not flat enough.
The movement is similar to that of the Pebble Friend. The snowball also appears in the air next to you after some time and falls to the ground. However, there’s the nice detail that, just like a real snowball, it lands on the ground and remains lying as a rather half-sphere.
Unfortunately, you also cannot assign a movement path to it in housing. But who knows, maybe that will come later.
What is your opinion on peaceful companions? Do you also have a little friend who has been accompanying you through the game for some time? Or are you thinking about getting one of the three easier-to-care-for companions? Feel free to write it in the comments.
In the article The Elder Scrolls Online: How I learned to love the stone, you can find out how one of our authors eventually came to embrace the Pebble Friend after initial disappointment.
