Lore:Colovian Highlands

The Colovian Highlands are a hilly, forested region on the northwest outskirts of Colovia and the province of Cyrodiil. The region is known for its ancient forest,  and prominent wine country, specifically for its famously robust red blends.  The Colovian Highlands are a far-off region from the centers of Imperial civilization but some people, such as the well-known Imperial historian,   call the region their home. 

The Colovian Highlands runs along the northwest provincial border, between the southern-innermost banks of the Brena River, the western Imperial Reserve, and the westernmost Jerall Mountains. Colovian cities such as Chorrol and Kvatch lie on the edge of their respective regions before they lead into the highlands, but their county districts extended out there. The Black Road, one of Cyrodiil's major colored thoroughfares runs through the Colovian Highlands before it disappears into the mountains.  
 

History
The Colovian Highlands are riddled with rocky trails, caves, and woodlands with scant examples of civilization. The more south you travel, the more ruins, specifically   can be found. The exact history of these ruins before abandonment is unknown, but the clans of the former cities,   and   were able to escape the  s during the   and found refuge amongst the   during the  .  Some of the forts date back to the early  , when Colovia was ruled by kingdoms such as Kvatch. In one of Colovia's many incursions into  , the  ,  , and   cohorts led by the famed General   of Kvatch traveled south into the region. The details on Thibault's death are unknown but while the Linchal and Ontus cohorts returned north, the Hastrel cohort stayed and built the modern-day township,  . 

After his successful ambush against Emperor   in a low-barring pass, King   of Skingrad and his Colovian forces fled north through the West Weald and eventually, the Colovian Highlands with the   following suit. In the highland forest, Gorieus and his exhausted army was confronted by King   of Kvatch, Rislav's father-in-law, and were defeated within an hour. Disheveled, the Imperial Army fled north into the Imperial Reserve and eventually back into the  . 

When the   broke out and sundered central Cyrodiil, the   advanced onto the region through the   and the Colovian Highlands. The Covenant built their southern gate stronghold on the edge of the Colovian Highlands west of Lipsand Tarn and  ,  as well as a temple to house the  .  Central Cyrodiil was split three ways between the alliances with the northwest taken over by the Daggerfall Covenant. With that being said, only a fraction of the Colovian Highlands fell inside the border, only around   and the aforementioned Lipsand Tarn. 

Before the   in the  , General   and his   from   were amassed in the Colovian Highlands, near Chorrol while Emperor   and General  's armies were gathered. On the 30th of  , General Decianus descended onto the   from the west, taking Lord   by surprise while Jonna's forces were counterattacked from the south by the  . In the end, the Imperial Army was able to re-capture the Imperial City and seize the war from the Dominion. 

Notable Locations
; : The last stronghold owned by the Knights of the True Horn up until their demise in the twilight years of the Third Era
; : A former Imperial outpost and a historical location established back when Kvatch was a kingdom.
; : Known as the Elfs Haunts to the locals of nearby Chorrol, it is a ruin built into the hills that people tend to avoid.
;Shrine of  : The province's shrine to the   of Debauchery and Revelry.
; : A large Ayleid ruin northeast of Kvatch, whose clan managed to avoid the Alessian Slave Rebellion and flee south into  .

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Notes
The   is native to the Colovian Highlands, as well as a common sight between Chorrol and  . It is known for its intelligence and high spirits. 

See Also
For game-specific information, see the Oblivion article.

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