West Gash The West Gash is one of the nine regions that make up the Island of Vvardenfell . The West Gash is a massive grazeland created in a battle between Vivec , the Warrior - Poet and the Ruddy Man . The region gets their name from the fact that it cuts or gashes deep into the area in between the Bitter Coast and Molag Amur . Description . Geography . West Gash takes a large portion of the Western side of Vvardenfell , reach from as far as the northern coast to the Odai River Basin . As mentioned before , the West Gash was the result of the battle between Vivec and the Ruddy Man , which caused the land to gash into southwestern Vvardenfell , creating the modern - day West Gash . The region is very fertile , north towards the Samsi River are large fungal trees with open areas of fresh grazelands , several creatures such as the Nix - Ox and the Bull Netch thrive in the area . The South Gash has the potential of being volcanic since it is not far from the volcanic Molag Amur and the Foyada Mamaea . The North Gash has the same issue , being very close to the local Ashlands and as a result , closer to Red Mountain . Regardless , there are more settlements in the North Gash than in the South . What makes the region valuable to investors from the Empire is the large deposits of Ebony Ore in the southern reaches and the abundance of Northern fish , as well as the trading town of Gnisis . Travelers coming from places such as Blacklight or Windhelm are prone to enter the West Gash , because of its proximity . The West Gash is primarily House Redoran Territory . History . Second Era . During the Interregnum , the Western portion of Vvardenfell was under the occupation of the Great House Redoran , from as far as the Sheogoard Strait to the Balmora Pass on the northern end of the Odai River . Redoran virtually controlled the West Gash , as well as the frontier known as the Bitter Coast . House Hlaalu had operations throughout this area , most notably from the port town of Seyda Neen , in cooperation with the Gold Coast Trading Company from the Colovian West . The two most notable Redoran Strongholds are the towns of Balmora and Gnisis . What was interesting about Balmora was that the city was built in the Hlaalu style with Imperial - esque architecture , without the roof and made out of clay , rather than bug shells like with the Redoran - folk or large mushroom towers like the Telvanni Elves . Balmora became the center of economy in the Vvardenfell West , due to its convenient location , in a pass between Seyda Neen and Ald ' ruhn . The Redoran in Balmora had vast control over the West and would have constant conflicts with the local Ashlander s , at this point , the Ahemmusa Tribe lived in Southern Bitter Coast , before moving to the Grazelands . Because the Elves of Redoran and Hlaalu were a part of the Ebonheart Pact , the alliance would have substantial control over Balmora , Gnisis , Seyda Neen , and other cities . The city of Balmora was ruled by Councilor Eris Releth , a high - ranking member of the Great House Redoran . Eris had two children , both named Veya Releth and Ulvan Releth . Eris was devoted to the well - being of House Redoran , to the point where he had grown astray from his children , this would prove to be his downfall . Ulvan was a high - ranking member of the Redoran Guard and was well - respected for his forgiving and kindly personality . Ulvan was known to be friendly with the local Ashlanders , much to the dismay of the Redoran Council . Eris wanted to test Ulvan ' s loyalty to House Redoran by employing Captain Brivan to have one of his guards kill an Ashlander Merchant and to see if Ulvan would intervene . When Ulvan saw this abuse , he would hastily kill the Redoran Guard in front of the other guardsmen . Ulvan was exiled from Vvardenfell by order of his father but would instead travel to the Ashlander camp located in the entrance to Kudanat . When news of this had reached Brivan , he hired the Khajiit mercenary group known as Ferhara ' s Warclaws to raid the camp and to kill everyone in it , including Ulvan . When Ulvan disappeared for several months with no signs . Veya became concerned and ran away from home to find her brother . This caused Eris and the other councilman to worry and to hire anyone who could find Veya . Veya would join the Morag Tong under the teachings of Naryu Virian , a veteran assassin who was present in Deshaan to fight against the Llodos Plague . Veya , Naryu , and a third traveler were able to uncover the massacre at Kudanat and Eris ' plot against Ulvan . With this information , Veya traveled to the Redoran Garrison located north of Balmora to confront her father about it . In her fit of rage , she murdered her father and was unfortunately defeated by the third warrior . Her fate was left to Virian and the warrior , some say she had died in there as well , while others have said she retreated to the Summerset Isles since Morag Tong agents are meant to kill someone under a contract . Third Era . By 3E 427 , the Southern portion of the West Gash was eventually taken by the Merchant Lords of House Hlaalu , much to the dismay to the nobles of House Redoran . The city of Balmora was occupied by the Hlaalu Elves under the administration of Nileno Dorvayn and eventually , Imperial s of the Septim Empire migrated into the West Gash . This new expansion was the result of the repeal of the Treaty of the Armistice which allowed foreigners to inhabit the Island of Vvardenfell . The Imperial Legion established the Moonmoth Legion Fort outside of the city of Balmora and investors created the township of Caldera , located on the road in between Balmora and Ald ' ruhn . With the abundance of Ebony inside the Caldera Crater , the Caldera Mining Company established an outpost with the area .