• New weapons, armor, spells and shouts. Join the Dawnguard and wield new crossbows and create your own arrows, bolts and dragon bone weapons. Use new weapons, armor, spells, and shouts, including the Soul Shattering shout that rips the souls from your enemies and turns them into your minions.
• Become a Vampire Lord. Side with the vampires and become a Vampire Lord yourself. Float above the ground, turn into bats, levitate enemies, sucking the life out of them, and more. Vampire Lord has its own perk system that can be upgraded.
• Werewolf perks added. Playing as a werewolf now has its own upgrade system, including Bestial Strength, Animal Vigor, and Wild Foraging.
• New locations and creatures. Choose from two new fortresses to upgrade and call home: Castle Volkihar or Fort Dawnguard. Explore lost valleys and travel to the new realm of Oblivion, the Manger of Souls. Fight new creatures such as Death Fires, Gargoyles, Armored Trolls, and new vampires and dragons.
• Change Your Appearance. Visit Ratway in Riften and find a woman who can change your appearance by altering your face or hair.

• Explore beyond Skyrim – Leave the province of Skyrim and head to the offshore island of Solstheim. Encounter Dark Elf settlers from Raven Rock and native Skaal as you unravel the mystery of the Dragonborn’s return.
• Become the ultimate Dragonborn – Harness the power of the Voice by facing off against the first Dragonborn. Use new shouts and spells, including the Dragon Aspect – allowing you to summon the inner power of a dragon to deal colossal blows and amplify other shouts.
• New Powers – Discover dark powers as you travel to the new Daedric Realm. Collect books of forbidden knowledge and choose new paths for your skills and abilities.
• New dungeons, creatures, weapons and more – Dress up in armor made of bone and chitin and wield Stalhrim weapons as you traverse countless dungeons. Battle menacing enemies such as Ash Spawn, Rieklings, and more.

• Choose Your Land – Choose from estates in the salt marshes of Hjaalmarch, the forests of Falkreath, or the vast tundra of The Pale. More ambitious landowners can purchase multiple plots of land and begin building a real estate empire.
• Customize your home – Expand your home by choosing different combinations of rooms, including an armory, an alchemy tower, a kitchen, a trophy room, and more. Grow plants in the new greenhouse, raise fish in the hatchery, place your magic enchanter in the spell tower, or show off your latest conquests in the trophy room. Add additional elements such as stables, mills, smelters, gardens and more.
• New goals and interactions – Guard your home from unwanted visitors such as kidnappers, armed bandits, or a plague of skeevers. Turn almost any follower into your personal steward to improve and protect your home. And if you need more help, hire a personal bard or usher to ease the burden of home ownership.
• Adoption – turn your house into a home with Hearthfire’s new adoption system. Adopt children and discover new ways to interact with your family. Play games with your kids, let them have pets, and gain new bonuses from having a family.

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