ESO: Family Secrets, Bastian Hallix's Final Advancement Quest

The channel's 100th video!

In this run of “Family Secrets,” the Hoarding Hero joins Bastian Hallix for his final companion quest, chasing down the truth about Bastian’s birth family. After learning that he was never meant to stay with the Silvelles, Bastian discovers he was supposed to be taken in by his older sister Clairene, now Countess Clairene Auzin of Wayrest. That revelation sends us to Stormhaven to untangle years of quiet lies and political damage control.

We start in Wayrest at the Cloudy Dregs Inn, where Count Elmonde Auzin is drinking himself sick with guilt. He admits that, after Lord Hallix’s treason, elements of the court wanted the entire Hallix line erased. To protect his new wife and preserve House Auzin, he claimed the Hallix family “no longer existed” and bribed Lord Silvelle with Clairene’s dowry jewels to take in young Bastian. Clairene was told her brother had died as an infant; Bastian grew up believing he had no surviving family at all.

Before there’s time to absorb that, the quest pivots into a rescue. Clairene has been captured by slavers near Koeglin, and their trail leads straight into Koeglin Mine. The mine itself is packed with crates, barrels, sacks, and other containers — very hoarder-friendly — making the crawl more rewarding than the story beats alone might suggest. Between slavers and loot, there’s plenty to keep the run from feeling empty.

After cutting through the mine and freeing Clairene, the quest closes with a restrained but hopeful first meeting between brother and sister — a clean emotional resolution, if a predictable one.

Stepping back, I found Bastian’s entire questline competent but fairly bland and generic, especially when set beside Sharp-as-Night’s companion story, which feels more distinctive and character-driven. “Family Secrets” does its job, wraps things up neatly, and unlocks Bastian’s houseguest status, but it never quite surprises.

0:00 Talk to Bastian Hallix
1:00 Started: Family Secrets
1:09 Find Count Elmonde Auzin in Wayrest
4:53 Talk to Count Elmonde Auzin
5:53 Talk to Bastian Hallix
9:08 Find Slaver Hideout
12:30 Rescue Countess Clairene Auzin
20:00 Escort Countess Clairene Auzin out of the Mines
23:05 Girara
23:30 Escort Countess Clairene Auzin out of the Mines
27:02 Talk to Countess Clairene Auzin
28:31 Listen to Bastian Hallix and Clairene Auzin
29:13 Talk to Bastian Hallix
30:20 Completed: Family Secrets

This Elder Scrolls Online gameplay is presented in native 4K/60 HDR, directly uploaded from PlayStation 5 Pro with no edits or post-processing.