The first Dragon. Yolnahkriin was used as a test for other Dragons to follow.

From understanding and developing the tech needed for Flying Monsters to be used, to helping create documentation and best practices for other teams who had interest in these large creatures.

Outside of technology needs for a flying dragon, making sure these creatures felt momentous, impactful, and dangerous was just as important to the player experience.

Designed in tandem with Yolnahkriin, creating new gameplay opportunities and mechanics for another dragon was a team effort.

Large bosses like this can fit many ideas from many disciplines.

One of the most design expensive encounters. Falgravn became a test bed for Flying Monsters on different rigs than Dragons and a workhorse for testing new gameplay features, such as ESOs first true Chain Lightning.

Created visually and thematically first before gameplay became involved.

An elemental creature that has the largest footprint of any monster in the game, this boss taught myself and other designers many things about relative size between players and monsters, and visual direction for creatures that consume most of the players camera.

Traps and dangers that are tied to the landscape. While not a playing facing monster, these Geysers were a good practice for how to engage players without something attacking them and a strong way to do story telling through level design.