Direnni Bloodline The Direnni Clan is an aristocratic clan of Altmer and Breton merchants , and became a powerful dynasty in High Rock . They gained most of their power by dealing with Daedra . The family spawned many important political figures , such as Medora Direnni , Lysandus ' court sorceress , and Raven Direnni , who has been said to have created the art of enchanting . Notable Members . Asliel Direnni . Asliel Direnni harkened back to the humble beginnings of Clan Direnni , in the tiny farming village of Tyrigel on the banks of the River Caomus which was then called the Diren , hence the family name . Like all in the Summerset Isles in those days , he was a simple planter of the fields . But while others only grew enough to sustain their immediate kin , even distant cousins of the Dirennis worked together . They would decide as a group which fields were best for wheat , orchard , vine , livestock , or apiary , and thereby always have the best yields of any farm which worked alone , doing the best as it could with what it had . Asliel wrote a book known as " " Compendious Almanac of Reagents , " " and became a member of the Psijic Order sometime in his life . Cygnus Direnni . Known as the " Swan of Tyrigel , " Cygnus was the Direnni Clansmen who discovered the Isle of Balfiera and the Adamantine Tower and claimed them for the Bloodline . Raven Direnni . The witch Raven Direnni , who with her cousins Aiden and Ryain , brought an end to the tyranny of the latter Alessian Empire . It is said that before the Psijics of Artaeum , she created the art of enchantment , learning how to bind a soul into a gem and use that to ensorcel all manners of weaponry . Raven created the " Rules of Eldritch Binding , " which made the reletively new art of enchanting much easier . Aiden Direnni . The warrior Aiden Dirreni , who with his lesser known cousins Raven and Ryain , brought an end to the tyranny of the latter Alessian Empire . He fought and killed the Alessian Emperor Gorieus , who was a military genius and an expert swordsman . He led the Direnni forces to victory at the Battle of Glenumbria Moors , which effectively ended Alessian power . Ryain Direnni . Also known as Ryan , Ryain was a battlemage and diplomat who , with his better known cousin Aiden and his lesser known cousin Raven , held back the armies of the Alessian Order . He was responsible for many of the strategies and tactics used against the Alessians . Ryain had conquered lands as far as Markarth and Elinhir . Pelladil Direnni . Pelladil Direnni was the Imperial Battlemage for the first Akaviri Potentate , Versidue - Shaie , during the Second and Third Era s . He also was responsible for getting the Potentate ' s approval for the Guild Act , without there would not have been all the professional organizations exist today . Pelladil was also known for building the Blackrose Prison . Utheilla Direnni . Utheilla Direnni was the wife of Emperor Magnus I and mother of Pelagius Septim III and Jolethe Septim . She played a role in the defeat of Potema the Wolf Queen during the War of the Red Diamond , and fought with Potema herself on the battlements of the Palace of Solitude . Jovron Direnni . Jovron Direnni was the Imperial Battlemage to the court of the Dunmer Empress of Tamriel , Katariah , assisting her in creating peace in a time of turmoil . He later perished while fighting bravely , and was made a saint by the Elder Council and Imperial Cult . Medora Direnni . Medora was an Altmer of the Direnni Clan . She lived in Direnni Tower , formerly known as the Adamantine Tower . She was the personal sorceress and secret mistress of a former King of Daggerfall , Lysandus . After the death of King Lysandus , the dowager Queen Mynisera banished her from the Daggerfall court . She then went back to her island kingdom , known as the Isle of Balfiera . However , her bad luck did not end there . Nulfaga , in her madness , cursed the tower , where as a result the tower was then inhabited by liches and vampires alike , which made it a prison for Medora . Vorian Direnni . Vorian Direnni was a famous alchemist who was renowned across Tamriel . He was also the author of the famous book " " De Rerum Dirennis " . " For a while , he was an advisor to Emperor Uriel Septim VII , before he was assassinated , and Ocato of Firsthold , the Imperial Battlemage . Peregrine Direnni . Peregrine fought off the Redguard invasion of Balfiera during 1E 907 by merging her very will with the waves of the Iliac Bay . Corvus Direnni . Corvus codified the rules of Conjuration and wrote a rare book known as " " Grimoire . " " He also devised and promulgated the standard " portal " spells now popularized by the Mages Guild ( his work was based on the pioneering research of the Ayleid sorcerer known to history as " The Transmigrant " ) , and theorized that the locations of wayshrines on Tamriel correspond to the pattern of stars in the night sky , because Mundus is a reflection of Aetherius . He believed that the wayshrines could be used as a permanent portal network by which one could travel rapidly across Tamriel .