Bring Cheer to Tamriel during the New Life Festival In-Game Event
Celebrate New Life
The New Life Festival in-game event begins this Thursday, December 16 at 10AM EST, and continues until Tuesday, January 4 at 10AM EST. To join the joyful fete, acquire the New Life Festival quest from the in-game Crown Store and use it to make your merry way to the New Life Herald Breda, found south of the city of Windhelm, Eastmarch. You can also teleport directly to the New Life Festival tent via the portal found at Impresario locations.
New Life Herald Breda
Complete the intro quest and you’ll unlock 10 special daily quests (nine from Breda and one from Petronius Galenus) that see you travel across Tamriel and bring cheer to its myriad inhabitants. Give and Receive Each time you successfully complete a New Life Festival daily quest, you’ll receive a New Life Festival Gift Box as a reward. Within these cheerful curios, you’ll have a chance to receive some of the following goodies: • Skinchanger Motif chapters • New Life recipes • New Life collectibles (packaged in Runeboxes and tradeable): o Sword-Swallower's Blade memento o Juggler's Knives memento o Fire-Breather's Torches memento o Mud Ball Pouch memento o Nordic Bather's Towel costume o Colovian Filigreed Hood hat o Colovian Fur Hood hat o Snowball Buddy pet o New Powderwhite Coney pet o New random page for the Nord Carved Armor style
Even better, each time you tear open a New Life Festival Gift Box, you have a chance to also receive one of two types of Charity Writs: • Deep Winter Charity Writs—Complete to unlock pages from the Skaal Explorer outfit style. • Imperial Charity Writs—Complete to unlock pages from the Rkindaleft Dwarven Weapon Style. Complete any 12 of the above Charity Writs and you will also unlock the “Newly Charitable” Achievement and Crystalfrost skin. Impresario & Event Tickets During the event period, the first time you complete a New Life Festival daily quest, you’ll receive three Event Tickets in addition to your Gift Box and other rewards. This means you can earn up to 60(!) Event Tickets during this event, allowing you to acquire the following items from the Impresario event vendor: • All three Unstable Morpholith pet fragments o Deadlands Flint, Rune-Etched Striker, and Smoldering Bloodgrass Tinder • All Deadlands Scorcher skin fragments o Rune-Scribed Daedra Hide, Rune-Scribed Daedra Sleeve, and Rune-Scribed Daedra Veil • All Deadlands Firewalker personality fragments o Vial of Bubbling Daedric Brew, Vial of Scalding Daedric Brew, and Vial of Simmering Daedric Brew • All Dagonic Quasigriff mount fragments o Smoke-Wreathed Gryphon Feather, Black Iron Bit and Bridle, and Black Iron Stirrups • All Doomchar Plateau house fragments o Scorching Pillar, Searing Column, Molten Key, Profane Pedestal, and Unholy Tablet • Bound style pages for the Nord Carved Armor outfit style • The Powderwhite Coney pet • Group Repair Kits Phew! As you can see, we’re bringing back the fragments for all of 2021’s quarterly event rewards, allowing you to catch up and complete previously available morphs. This is also your first and final opportunity to collect all the fragments for the Doomchar Plateau house.
Claim your very own piece of Oblivion!
Learn more about how morphing collectibles and upgrade fragments work in our guide article and keep an eye out for future in-game event news.
Bring Cheer to Tamriel (and Oblivion) Celebrate the end of another amazing year of adventure and help spread merriment to all four corners of Tamriel during the New Life Festival event and you’ll enjoy bonuses to XP and earn unique rewards while doing so! How are you celebrating New Life this year? We’d love to see your holiday homes and seasonal outfits during the New Life Festival period, so don’t hesitate to share them with us via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
The New Life Festival in-game event begins this Thursday, December 16 at 10AM EST, and continues until Tuesday, January 4 at 10AM EST.
Save On Blackwood, Base Game, & More During Our Black Friday Sale!
You can save up to 67% on the Blackwood Chapter and more during our Black Fredas 2021 sale!
Save Now!
The Black Fredas (also known as Black Friday) sales have returned, giving you the opportunity to save big on both The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood (up to 67% off) and The Elder Scrolls OnlineStandard Edition (up to 70% off) and pick up an all-new Crown Store bundle.
This sale is now live for all platforms, including Xbox (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S) and PlayStation (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5) consoles and PC/Mac (Elder Scrolls Online Store, Bethesda.net, Steam, and Stadia), and includes all versions of the Blackwood Chapter (Collection, CollectionCE, Upgrade, Collector’sEditionUpgrade), giving you the opportunity to experience the cataclysmic Gates of Oblivion year-long adventure and uncover the Prince of Destruction’s latest schemes.
Unsure which version of the game is right for you? The BlackwoodCollection (including the Collector’sEdition version) provides access to the Blackwood Chapter, base game, and all previous ESO Chapters, making it ideal for new players. However, if you’re an existing player, you can grab the BlackwoodUpgrade (or the Collector’sEditionUpgrade) to get instant access to the new zone, Companions system, and story.
Explore the Blackwood zone
Visit our Buy Now page and select your edition to get started. Note that these sale prices are available for a limited time during the Black Friday period and end on different dates depending on your platform and territory:
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A New Limited-Time Bundle
Starting Wednesday, November 24 at 10AM EST, the new Black Fredas Bundle 2021 will be available in the in-game Crown Store during the Black Friday period.
This unique bundle includes the Chalkhide Kagouti mount, 10 Experience Scrolls, 10 Riding Speed Lessons, 10 Riding Capacity Lessons, 10 Fortifying Meals, 10 Soul Gems, and 50 Tri-Restoration Potions—phew!
The Black Fredas Bundle 2021
You can find this bundle within the Featured section of the in-game Crown Store, and it’s available only from Wednesday, November 24 at 10AM EST, until Monday, November 29 at 10AM EST.
In addition to the new bundle, we’ve also put all Crown Store pets (not including Inventory pets or Collector’s Edition pets) on sale at up to 25% off from now until Monday, November 29 at 10AM EST. If there’s a cute critter or faithful friend you’ve always wanted to own, now is the time to grab a pet on sale!
Black Fredas Returns to Tamriel
Whether you’re a veteran or new player, you can save big on ESO and the Blackwood Chapter, plus pick up an amazing new bundle during the Black Friday period (and throughout the rest of November)—don’t miss out!
ESO Live: November 19 at 4PM EST/9PM GMT with ItsIffy_ & Gracefully Lyris
Delve into the Deadlands with special guests from the ESO Stream Team!
Tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesda this Friday, November 19 at 4PM EST/9PM GMT as Community Managers Jess Folsom and Gina Bruno venture into Mehrunes Dagon’s volatile realm and explore the new Deadlands zone with two very special guests from the ESO Stream Team: ItsIffy_ and Gracefully_Lyris!
Together, they’ll journey into the zone’s two unique biomes and discover some of its unique locations and challenges. Whether you’re interested in seeing more of ESO’s most-recent story DLC, want to watch the team struggle with wandering Havocrel Executioners, or simply enjoy having a laugh with some of ESO’s talented Stream Team members, this is the show for you!
As usual, the team will also discuss the very latest ESO news and host a giveaway. Take note, Twitch Drops will be enabled, so don’t forget to link your account. This special ESO Live will be live in Oblivion this Friday, November 19 at 4PM EST/9PM GMT on Twitch.tv/Bethesda—we’ll see you there!
ESO Live is your official Elder Scrolls Online stream, hosted on Twitch.tv/Bethesda by ESO’s Community Manager Gina Bruno and Senior Community Manager Jess Folsom.
Delve Into Tamriel’s Dungeons During the Undaunted Celebration & Earn Bonus Loot
Show no fear of beast or blade, and you can earn unique rewards during the Undaunted Celebration in-game event. We are Undaunted!
Take the Pledge
The Undaunted Celebration begins next Thursday, November 18 from 10AM EST, and it runs until Tuesday, November 30 at 10AM EST. During this in-game event, you can earn bonus rewards when completing any of ESO’s challenging four-player PvE dungeons.
Get started by jumping into any dungeon in the game (via your map, Activity Finder, or the dungeon’s overland entrance) or by completing the introductory quest titled “Glory of the Undaunted” (found in Crown Store).
Tackle the Gates of Oblivion dungeons (and more) for bonus rewards
Earn Shiny Rewards
When you slay a dungeon’s final boss during the event period, it will drop a unique Undaunted Reward Box, containing a host of valuable items and consumables that can include treasure maps, survey reports, valuables (to sell to vendors), crafting materials, motif style pages, Undaunted Keys, and more.
If you can’t take on a dungeon right now, don’t fear! You can also earn one Undaunted Reward Box a day by completing Bolgrul’s daily Undaunted delve quest. You can find Bolgrul within any Undaunted Enclave.
Glorious Undaunted Reward Boxes
The first time you defeat a dungeon’s final boss each day, it will drop a Glorious Undaunted Reward Box (instead of a regular Reward Box)that has a chance toinclude the regular Reward Box items and is guaranteed to contain an Opal Weapon Style page. Note that while the only way to get a guaranteed Opal Weapon Style drop is within a Glorious Reward Box, there’s still a (rare) chance you might find one in a regular box, too!
The Opal Weapon style pages can include the Iceheart, Lord Warden, Nightflame, and Swarm Mother styles, however, for the first time, you can also acquire the Chokethorn Opal Weapon Style.
During the event period, when defeating the final boss within certain dungeons on veteran hard mode, you also have a bonus chance to receive an Opal Monster Mask Style page relevant to that dungeon. You can see the dungeons and mask styles they have a chance to drop below:
Opal Monster Shoulder Outfit Style Page
If you own the non-Opal version of a monster shoulder style, you can also acquire the Opal version of that style with Undaunted Keys from Undaunted vendors. These vendors will also sell mystery coffers that provide random Opal shoulder style pages.
Trade Undaunted Keys for Shoulder Style pages
Impresario & Event Tickets
During the Undaunted Celebration, you can earn two event tickets per account from the first final dungeon boss you defeat per day—make sure you have space! Throughout the event period, the Impresario will stock the following goods:
This is another opportunity to collect the fragments for the Doomchar Plateau house, the Q4 event morphing collectible.
Claim a plot of land in Dagon’s realm of Oblivion
As a reminder, if you wish to acquire this house by the end of the year, you need to have an Unstable Morpholith pet to morph AND all five upgrade fragments. Learn more about how morphing collectibles and upgrade fragments work in our guide article and keep an eye out for future in-game event news.
Tackle Tamriel’s Dungeons
Gather your team and dive into ESO’s PvE four-player challenges and you can earn shiny new loot and bonus rewards for your troubles. Are you geared up and ready to tackle some dungeons during the Undaunted Celebration in-game event? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. We. Are. Undaunted!
The Undaunted Celebration begins next Thursday, November 18 from 10AM EST, and runs until Tuesday, November 30 at 10AM EST.
Discover (or Rediscover) Everything ESO In This New Introductory Video
Learn how to play and what kind of adventures you can expect in The Elder Scrolls Online with this tutorial video for new and returning players alike!
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In this in-depth introductory video, you can discover what kind of gameplay and adventures await you in The Elder Scrolls Online, including breakdowns on character creation and progression, exploration, PvP, group activities, crafting, combat, and much more.
The Elder Scrolls Online is a massive, ever-growing game, and the world you first explored years ago might not be the same one you can experience now. With new adventures, systems, and mechanics added every year, and an roleplaying experience that’s shaped by our players and frequent updates, there’s never been a better time for you and your community to check out this new tutorial video and discover (or rediscover!) ESO for yourselves.
You can learn more about ESOhere, check out additional guides here, and pick it up for yourself right here—have fun!
The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands & Update 32 Now Live on PC/Mac
Experience the cataclysmic conclusion to the Gates of Oblivion adventure in The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands and Update 32.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands and Update 32 base game patch are now live on PC/Mac and Stadia. If you’re a console player, don’t fear. Deadlands arrives on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 consoles on November 16.
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands
Mehrunes Dagon’s plans for Nirn in the Blackwood Chapter were not thwarted, only delayed, and now Tamriel’s heroes must face the Daedric Prince of Destruction within his own realm. The final part of the year-long Gates of Oblivion adventure, Deadlands concludes the exciting saga of ambition and destruction that began with the Flames of Ambition DLC in February.
A Gates of Oblivion Story
In this story DLC, you can explore Dagon’s plane of Oblivion and the mysterious city of Fargrave while unraveling the Daedric Prince’s ultimate plans for Nirn and the people of Tamriel. In your adventures, you’ll experience tales and locations that showcase the life and society of those who call Oblivion home and be challenged by all-new encounters and threats.
The Daedric Prince of Destruction awaits
While featuring a unique, standalone storyline, Deadlands also contains three bonus quests that are only unlocked if you complete the Blackwood and Deadlands main questlines first. During these exclusive quests, you’ll finally have your opportunity to confront Mehrunes Dagon himself and put a stop to his dread plans … for now.
Deadlands Zone & Fargrave
Chaotic, perilous, and unrelenting, Dagon’s realm of Oblivion is a dangerous world where only the strong survive. In this new zone, you can venture into the regions known as the Burn and Sever, two equally volatile aspects of the Daedric Prince made manifest. Explore two unique biomes in the Deadlands
When exploring the Deadlands, you’ll encounter the vicious followers of Dagon and those few who’ve eked out an existence in this hellscape. With new delves to investigate, world bosses to vanquish, and a host of stories to experience, the Deadlands is a world unlike any other in The Elder Scrolls Online. Luckily for you, you can find refuge beyond Dagon’s reach.
A player hub and “safe haven” in a realm between realms, the mysterious city of Fargrave is home to both mortal and Daedric residents alike, living and working in relative harmony. This bizarre city serves as the base of your operations as you explore and continue your adventures.
Fargrave, home to mortals and Daedra alike
In Fargrave, you’ll encounter new allies, such as the heroic Anchorite or mysterious Madam Whim, and learn more about those who call Oblivion home. Check out our recent previews on thezone and stories for more on the kind of experience waiting for you in the Deadlands.
New Challenges and Rewards
As you quest and explore in both the Deadlands zone and Fargrave, you’ll find no shortage of new challenges to overcome, including the patrolling Havocrel Executioners, hulking giants who walk Dagon’s realm in search of outsiders and require large groups to vanquish.
Dagon’s most-fearsome warriors guard his realm
This zone also includes a host of stand-alone quests to complete, memorable characters to encounter, and a series of unique rewards that include item sets (three crafted and three zone), Oblivion-touched collectibles, and Achievements—a bounty of loot and glory for those willing to set foot in Dagon’s realm.
How Do I Get the Deadlands?
The Deadlands DLC is free for all ESO Plus™ members and available for purchase for 2,000 crowns from the in-game Crown Store (listed under DLC). Note that if your ESO Plus membership lapses, you will lose access to the DLC until you renew or purchase the DLC with crowns, but you won’t lose any items or progress you earned while you had access. The Deadlands Collector’s Bundle
Releasing in tandem with the base DLC, the Deadlands Collector’s Bundle is also available in the in-game Crown Store for 4,000 crowns and includes the Nightmare Bear mount, the Deadlands Bantam Guar pet, and Crown Experience Scrolls. You can find the Deadlands Collector’s Bundle in the Featured section of the Crown Store.
Getting Started in the Deadlands
When you have access to the Deadlands DLC, you can begin your exploration of this volatile part of Oblivion by the following methods:
Once you set foot in Dagon’s realm, you can explore the new zone (including Fargrave), begin the DLC’s storyline, or simply explore—it’s up to you! The first time you enter the zone, you’ll receive the Oblivion Explorer’s Headwrap collectible completely free as a bonus reward.
Prepare to explore Oblivion
Update 32 Base-Game Patch
Also releasing alongside the DLC is the Update 32 base-game patch. This free update for all existing ESO players includes a host of new features, bug fixes, and improvements.
Armory System
Designed to help you effortlessly switch builds, the new Armory System allows you to quickly swap a character’s attributes, abilities, items, Champion Points, and more. With the Armory Station (free from the in-game Crown Store) you can set, equip, and organize your character’s builds from the comfort of your home.
With this system, you can engage in different activities more-easily and reduce the amount of time spent re-customizing your character. In addition to the free Armory Station, you can also acquire an Armory Assistant from the in-game Crown Store for crowns and purchase additional Armory Slots, too (you always start with two for free).
Curated Item Set Drops
Part of an ongoing effort to reduce the amount of grind required to collect ESO’s many powerful sets, Update 32 also introduces a curation system that changes the way items drop. Now, when you defeat a monster, the system attempts to drop set items that you don’t already have in your collection.
With this change, you can more quickly complete your set collections and perfect your builds, dramatically reducing the amount of frustration that comes when hunting specific item set rewards. Note that some drops will remain completely randomized (such as those found in dungeon chests or items tied to specific bosses). You can find more on curated drops and the Armory System in our preview article—happy item hunting!
For everything arriving with Update 32, check out the patch notes section on our official forums.
Bring Destruction to the Deadlands
The Gates of Oblivion year-long saga ends in fire with The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands, and it’s time to take the fight to Mehrunes Dagon himself and explore one of the most inhospitable and dangerous realms of Oblivion. Are you ready and willing to battle the Prince of Destruction’s forces on his home turf? Are you looking forward to the incredible new features arriving free as part of Update 32? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
The Gates of Oblivion epic concludes with the Deadlands DLC game pack and Update 32, now available for PC/Mac and Stadia* and coming November 16 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, and PlayStation®5.
ESO Live: October 29 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST—Matt Heafy & Brad Derrick Talk Music
ESO’s Audio Director Brad Derrick and Trivium’s lead vocalist Matt Heafy join the team to talk about their love of music, ESO, and how the two have been combined.
Tune in to ESO Live on Twitch.tv/Bethesda this Friday, October 29 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST, as Community Managers Jess Folsom and Gina Bruno host Matt Heafy, the lead vocalist and guitarist for heavy metal band Trivium, and Brad Derrick, ESO’s Audio Director, to talk all things related to both the video game and music industries.
Together they’ll discuss their combined love of gaming and music, their history with the Elder Scrolls, and their experience working together during an ongoing partnership that has already inspired the music video for their newest single, The Phalanx, and this amazing bard song:
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The team will also discuss the latest ESO news (Deadlands is right around the corner) and give away some incredible loot throughout the stream. Twitch Drops will also be enabled, so don’t forget to link your account! This ESO Live will Daedrock out Friday, October 29 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST, on Twitch.tv/Bethesda—we’ll see you there!
ESO Live is your official Elder Scrolls Online stream, hosted on Twitch.tv/Bethesda by ESO’s Community Manager Gina Bruno and Senior Community Manager Jess Folsom. Photo by Sarah Dope.
Get Access to DLCs, the Craft Bag, & More during the ESO Plus Free Trial
You can enjoy ESO Plus™ membership free from now until October 25 with no strings attached!
The ESO Plus Free Trial
The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live until Monday, October 25, at 10:00AM EDT. During the trial period, you can enjoy the following ESO Plus benefits:
In case you missed out, both the Flames of Ambition and Waking Flame DLCs are available via ESO Plus membership, giving you access to all four Gates of Oblivion dungeons (The Cauldron, Black Drake Villa, Red Petal Bastion, and the Dread Cellar) during the trial period! For more on the benefits of membership, check out our ESO Plus guide. Note: The monthly crown stipend and ESO Plus deals are available only to paid members (not free trial members).
Eager to get started? Here’s what you need to do: No credit card info is required to preview ESO Plus during the free trial.
Enjoy the Benefits of Membership
With boosts to XP and gold, access to the beloved Craft Bag, and the chance to experience both Gates of Oblivion dungeon DLCs for free, it’s time to finally check out ESO Plus. Are you planning to enjoy the benefits of membership during this latest free trial? Let us know via @Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live and will run until Monday, October 25, at 10:00AM EDT.
A Frightful Fete Comes to Tamriel with the Return of the Witches Festival
Unlock unique collectibles and goodies by slaying Tamriel’s monsters during the Witches Festival in-game event!
A Ghoulish Gala!
The Witches Festival begins next Thursday, October 21 at 10AM EDT, and will run until Tuesday, November 2 at 10AM EDT. During this spoopy spectacle, you can acquire unique event-specific rewards including Plunder Skulls, boosts to XP, Event Tickets, and collectibles.
To take part in the frightful festivities:
Earn Repulsive Rewards
During the Witches Festival, when you defeat a boss monster, you’ll receive a Plunder Skull container in addition to your regular rewards. These bloodcurdling boxes have a chance to contain some of the following items:
Drink from the cauldron to transform into the undead
Even better, the firsttime you slay each different type of boss, you’ll receive a special Dremora Plunder Skull that can contain the above items and has a chance to also include these additional rewards, too:
Depending on the type of boss you defeat, you’ll receive one of two different Dremora Motif pages:
No matter what monsters you hunt during the Witches Festival event period, you’ll always receive bonus rewards for your efforts!
In addition to the above goodies, this year’s event also introduces a new daily quest, titled Plucking the Crow. This new quest is available each day from Witchmother Taerma, who is within Olyve’s Brewery AND at every Impresario tent in Tamriel. Her daily quest charges you with collecting 50 Cursed Feathers, found within Plunder Skull containers. Once you have collected all 50, you can transform them into an effigy that you can then use to transport yourself into a special realm to battle a new world boss monster—good luck!
The Impresario & Event Tickets
Throughout the Witches Festival event, you can earn up to two Event Tickets from the first boss monster you defeat each day, allowing you to earn up to 26 tickets total. Don’t forget to loot those dropped tickets or you might lose them! For this event, the Impresario will stock the following items:
This is your first opportunity to begin collecting the fragments for the Doomchar Plateau house, the Q4 event morphing collectible.
Claim a plot of land in Dagon’s own realm!
Don’t forget, to acquire this house by the end of the year, you’ll need to have an Unstable Morpholith pet to morph AND all four upgrade fragments. Keep an eye out on announcements for 2021’s remaining events! Learn more about how morphing collectibles and upgrade fragments work in our guide article.
Share Your Spooky Creations with Us!
Do you have a haunted house or ghastly outfit that you love to show off during Tamriel’s spooky season? Share your creations with us via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and we might share some of our favorites with the rest of the community and on elderscrollsonline.com!
Stalk all the creatures that go bump in the night during the Witches Festival, and you’ll earn a host of exciting event-specific goodies, collectibles, and Achievements. So get ready to hunt monsters, collect Plunder Skulls, and earn some freaky new rewards—we’ll see you in Tamriel!
The Witches Festival in-game event begins Thursday, October 21 at 10AM EDT, and will run until Tuesday, November 2 at 10AM EDT.
ESO Live: October 15 at 4PM EDT—Jake Stormoen & Steve French Join the Show!
The voices of Mehrunes Dagon, Destron, and more join the community team to talk about bringing their characters to life in The Elder Scrolls Online!
Watch ESO Live on Twitch.tv/Bethesda this Friday, October 15 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST, as Community Managers Jess Folsom and Gina Bruno are joined by actor Jake Stormoen (voice of Destron and the Adoring Admirer) and voice actor Steve French (voice of Mehrunes Dagon) to talk about their careers, voice acting in the games industry, and their characters in The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood and The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands. If you’d like to learn more about how we work with our amazing voice actors to bring ESO’s many characters to life in game—don’t miss this show!
As always, we’ll also discuss the latest ESO news, host a giveaway (including a Mehrunes Dagon statue signed by Steve!), and have Twitch Drops enabled during the show, so don’t forget to link your account. This special ESO Live is going live on Twitch.tv/Bethesda this Friday, October 15 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST.
ESO Live is your official Elder Scrolls Online stream, hosted on Twitch.tv/Bethesda by ESO’s Community Manager Gina Bruno and Senior Community Manager Jess Folsom.
