Vivec City ( Morrowind ) Vivec City , also known as Vivec , is a city in . Description . The large city is the capital of the island of Vvardenfell , it is the seat of Dunmer religion on Vvardenfell . It is named after one of the Tribunal gods , Vivec . The city is made of nine cantons . It lies on the southern coast of Vvardenfell , by the Inner Sea . The whole city is guarded by Ordinators . The nine cantons that form the city are Vivec , Foreign Quarter , Redoran Canton , Arena Canton , Hlaalu Canton , Temple Canton , Telvanni Canton , St . Delyn Canton , St . Olms Canton and the Palace of Vivec . The separate cantons are joined by walkways . Each canton is a single sprawling structure , containing many inhabitants , traders , temples , Inns and much more . There are Gondoliers offering , for a small fee , a ride to and from the different cantons . A moonlet can be seen suspended above the Temple ; it is called the Ministry of Truth . Just outside the city , to the north , there is a Silt Strider travel port . To the west , on the other side of the creek , the town of Ebonheart can be found . History . The city is also home to the God , Vivec , who lives in the Palace of Vivec during the events of . Vivec city also houses three of the Great Houses of Morrowind , House Telvanni , House Hlaalu and House Redoran . Following the fall of the Tribunal , Vivec was not considered a god by his people anymore . The Ministry of Truth , a floating meteor that was kept suspended in the air by Vivec himself , completed its fall and destroyed Vivec City , creating a large , flooded crater . Saldus Llervu , who witnessed the event on the mainland , said to have seen the cantons fall apart before being knocked off his feet by the impact ' s power . During the Argonian Invasion , the An - Xileel performed a strange ritual on the crater itself , turning it into what they called the " Scathing Bay . " The waters in the newly formed crater are constantly boiling . When Umbriel flew over it in 4E 40 , legions of dead were said to have rose out of the boiling waters . Locations . The city itself is an artificial archipelago made of a large palace and eight large , multileveled buildings called cantons . Most cantons are divided into four levels . From the bottom up : the Underworks , the Canalworks , the Waistworks , and Plaza . In the foreign quarter , the Waistworks is divided into Upper and Lower sections . There is also the moonlet of Bar Dau , known as the Ministry of Truth . The Cantons . The Underworks are the lowest level of each canton , and provide a sewer system . The Canalworks are used for storage , and there are religious areas , traders , shrines , temples , and tombs . The Waistworks houses residential quarters , pubs , clubs , traders , along with many denizens populating the Waistworks . Stalls can be found , as well as corridors going through the area , often ending or branching in shops or pubs . St . Olms and St . Delyn have living quarters accessible from outside . The top level of the canton is called the plaza . The plaza contains houses , temples , treasuries , Estates , as well as shops and cornerclubs . St . Olms and St . Delyn cantons are home to the guilds , the potters and the glassworkers reside in St . Delyn . In St . Olms , the brewers and fishmongers guilds can be found . The Arena . The Arena Canton is best known for containing an arena and the headquarters of the Morag Tong . The main section of the building is an arena with its fighting pit and hundreds of seats for spectators , it is used for various fighting matches , honorable duels . Feuds , and matters of succession are settled here . The Nerevarine has to fight in a dual in the arena during the main quest . The Waistworks houses the fighter living and training areas , and shop stalls . The Temple . The Temple of Vivec serves as the seat of the Dunmer religion on the island of Vvardenfell . In the southernmost section of Vivec city , the temple spans two unique cantons . The main temple contains the Hall of Wisdom , the Hall of Justice and the High Fane . The Hall of Wisdom is home to the Temple Library , one of the largest libraries in Vvardenfell . Many rare books are stored here . Next to the Hall of Wisdom lies the Hall of Justice , which serves as headquarters and barracks to the Ordinators . Above them , the High Fane can be found . It serves as headquarters for the Tribunal Temple , and houses many of its members , of which the Archcanon . South of the Temple canton , lies the Palace of Vivec , connected to the Temple by bridge . Isolated in deep water , the Palace of Vivec is a stepped pyramid featuring cascading waterfalls and spires . It is home to the god Lord Vivec , one of the pillars of the Tribunal . The Ministry of Truth . Above the Temple , one of the most striking features of Vivec City can be seen , The Ministry of Truth , also known as Baar Dau , it is a large floating satellite hanging above the Temple , suspended only by the power of the god Vivec , and later the Ingenium . The Ministry of Truth is used as an inescapable prison where prisoners that are dangerous to the Tribunal Temple are kept .