The Cyrodiil open zone — Dying

A player kill and a monster death have different penalties.

Cause of death	Gold loss	Item loss
Another player	10% of carried gold and 10% of each eligible letter of credit’s value	Eligible pack items; the killer may choose one eligible equipped item
Monster, fall or sea	Usual 10% carried-gold penalty	No additional equipment drop

Insured pieces are kept when their policies apply. Potions, lights, rest supplies, food, ammunition, spellbook, wallet, embers and other protected or bound items stay with you. Letters of credit remain in the pack after their value is reduced.

Wagon cargo and companion packs or equipment are storage: no death takes them. A kill by the same player within 30 minutes takes nothing further, including no equipment or gold, and does not spend an insurance policy.

Death timer	Duration
Wait before rising	2 minutes, even after closing the game
Remains lifetime	12 minutes

Your remains stay where you fell and appear on your map under your name. After a monster death in Cyrodiil Map, you return to a town in the same ring. After a player kill, you return to the nearest town outside the zone.

The open Eltheric Ocean Map uses the same loss protections, with depth bands in place of land rings. See Equipment insurance.

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