Lore:Eld Angavar

(meaning Old Ironwood in  ;  also known as the Golden Path ) is a realm of Nexus Gates connected by floating   architecture. It is an abandoned realm located between worlds, created as a result of  's search for the  . One of the few known entrances to the realm is the still-functioning Gate within the     in  .  

At some point prior to the  , a clan of   Ayleids led by Myndhal invaded the region of Murkmire in southern   in order to steal the souls of the native  s. The Ayleids launched a series of attacks on the  . The tribe was unable to resist the invaders, forcing the tribe's   tree to take a drastic measure: the creation of a "seed", an amber gem which would later be known as the Remnant of Argon, which was capable of holding the souls of the tribe, preventing the Ayleids from harvesting them. In this way, the Hist planned to preserve its tribe and become dormant, only to be awakened when the Ayleid threat to Murkmire was ended.  

Upon learning of the Remnant's creation, and having failed to secure it during its formation, Myndhal attempted to locate it by any means necessary in order to make use of its power. An Ayleid mage named Houtern began to construct  -powered Nexus Gates to traverse Murkmire in search of the Remnant. Over time, this resulted in the creation of a "golden path", a sea of azure gates linking to one another within an otherwise-empty void. However, the Ayleids were ultimately unsuccessful in their search, and were forced to turn to Argonian technology to locate the Remnant.   Through the use of Argonian  , Myndhal theorized that he could create a link to wherever the Hist had hidden the Remnant, and swore to find a way to it even if it would take "hundreds of years". In  ,   traversed Eld Angavar and killed Myndhal, who had become undead and seemed to still be working on a way to uncover the Remnant. 

The location of the Remnant was ultimately lost to time, leaving the souls of the tribe trapped beneath their withered Hist tree, forgotten within the  . Both the local Hists and Argonians all intrinsically knew of the Remnant, though the only thing the Argonians could connect to it was the Hist's feeling of deep sadness. Both the location and true nature of the Remnant of Argon would not be discovered until an individual known as "the Rootmender" came to Murkmire.  The Rootmender was in fact the Vestige, who arrived in Murkmire circa  . With the aid of two Hist-guided champions from the   and the  , as well as a Hist-blessed   named  , the Vestige traversed Eld Angavar and helped resurrect the Root-Whisper Tribe.  

The   subsequently began using the realm to host dangerous gladiator battles to the death. Fighters from all three sides of the   came to the Eld Angavar battleground to fight for the glory of the Fire Drakes, Pit Daemons, and Storm Lords arena teams. 

A similar realm known as Goriseli Moraburo was connected to the ancient Ayleid site at   in Glenumbra, but its connection to Eld Angavar is unknown. 
 

Notes
The Imperial town of   has a Colovian chapel known as the Cathedral of the Golden Path. Whether the Golden Path nexus and the Golden Path cathedral are related is unknown.

See Also
For game-specific information, see the ESO articles on Vakka-Bok Xanmeer and Eld Angavar.

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