Key Takeaways
- Ornaments in the Elder Scrolls: Buildings provide trivial benefits such as reducing food consumption or increasing happiness.
- The effect of decorations, so using multiple decorations with the same bonus can be very beneficial.
- Choose decorations based on your own needs, such as reducing fuel consumption or increasing gold in the order.
Decorations in the Elder Scrolls: The palace was not just for decoration. In addition to adding a very useful flair to what would otherwise be a dark and gloomy interior, decorations have a passive bonus that they only grant to the surroundings.
These advantages vary according to the purpose, some help to produce some materials happen faster, some give help in battle, etc. A little help is better than no help, and there is a time and place for all of them. But some decorations will be more useful than others.
The effects of decorations are cumulative, so using multiple decorations that provide the same/similar benefits can be very beneficial.
8 Garden Nook
Reduce food consumption
The Garden Nook is the top decoration that reduces food consumption for the average person, with each Garden Nook doing so by two percent. It doesn't make a huge difference, but the more common population you have, and the more of them you have, the bigger the effect. There are other decorations that have the same effect on eating, so make sure you get the one that will help you at your best.
This is one of the smaller effects of decoration, but still, if you are having trouble keeping your bag and you have a few simple people, it can help. Often, there are other things that will work better. That said, you might like the way it looks! Your castle should make you happy; if you like it, fix it.
7 Lantern Array
Fuel consumption is reduced by 3 percent
Similar to the Garden Nook, the Lantern Array reduces one resource's consumption, this time reducing the amount of fuel all camps burn. If there is no oil, your castle stops, and especially if there is no food, everything will get worse. If you have trouble keeping your oil in place (which can be a particular problem during an eclipse), this may be a good option.
There are other ornaments that provide similar results, and as always, make your decision based on your situation. This is the best decoration of its kind, but if you are looking for a special difference, the Wall Garden reduces the use of cooking oil.
6 Sword banner
Increase the happiness of ordinary people
The happier your people are, the better. This reduces the chance of someone having suicidal thoughts, which would otherwise destroy the castle. Banners affect the happiness of different groups of people, so give them to your most or least happy people.
When you're making decisions on the throne, if there's a part of the person (or a topic you really don't like) that you're always against, it's okay to have a banner that keeps their feelings in check most of the time. than not.
5 Green Dragon Egg
+3 Gold from Order
More gold, after all, is better than less gold, and you'll get more gold if you place dragon eggs around your castle. For every green dragon egg you place, you will get three extra gold for each order you complete.
These commands are generally very easy to make, requiring minimal attention to what you produce and adjusting accordingly. These can go a long way and really start to fill your bag.
4 Red Grimoire
Increase the health of the highest noble by 2
A story (almost) as old as the game itself. The more health you have, the harder it is for things to hit you hard and knock you out. You often send adventurers into battle, and keeping them healthy will make them ready to go back out there and fight again.
Each Red Grimoire increases the health of your prince. These two points will not make much difference, but start to accumulate more of them, and it will become more difficult to knock out.
3 Purple Grimoire
Increase the Magicka of Nobles by 10
The higher a character's Magicka is, the more damaging spells and elemental attacks are. This will benefit those with staves the most, considering they use magic attacks the most. But it will increase the component aspect of some weapons, which may include things like battleaxes.
Collect a few of them, and your wizard, in particular, will do more damage and wipe out waves of enemies faster. This will take some of that pressure off your shield bearer and get you a few rounds of Sheogorath's Hat.
2 Hanging garden
Increase Stamina
Stamina increases your character's weapon damage. This will make a noticeable difference to any character you have, but mostly to those who use axes, knives, or bows. Shield bearers will still get some help from this, but their main focus should be on tanking damage rather than dealing with it.
Like the Purple Grimoire, this will make a huge difference in battle and help you wipe out waves of enemies faster. Combine this with the extra damage from the Purple Grimoire, and many enemies will be unstoppable.
1 Steel Armor Stand
Increase the effect of healing potions by three percent
Sometimes, you will fight and have to use healing potions. When this happens, it means that the war is not going well. But, the more help the potion provides, the better your chances of grinding out the fight and coming out on top.
Adding a few Armor Stands effects will make that difference and turn a spell that won't keep you on your toes into a potion that gives you almost full power. Keep your adventurers on their toes, keep them fighting, and you'll go far.
