Lillandril Lillandril is one of the eight major cities in the province of the Summerset Isles , situated on the northwestern coast of the Isle of Summerset . Lillandril is the home of the Sapiarchs , a group of Altmeri Scholars that are talent in various topics , including Ceremoniarchy and the Altmeri Regal Praxis . The leaders of the province go here to before becoming Kings or Queens . Description . Geography . Lillandril is a port town found in the northwestern peninsula that overlooks the Eltheric Ocean , essentially the great unknown of the west . The city - state of Lillandril is built atop of cliffs overlooking the Ocean . The area itself is not well suited for the settlement as big as Lillandril , so the city is not as large as other city - states in the province ( i . e . Skywatch and Alinor ) . It is walled - off , with a single road connecting it to the rest of the Summerset Isle . The nearby fortress of Sea Keep serves as a regional bulwark for Lillandril , being almost larger than the city it protects . The main gate of Lillandril is located on the eastern end of the city ; there is a path that derives from the road leading to the gate , which leads into the Lillandril Docks . After the gate is the lower town square , which connects to the docks and the rest of the city , here is the Shrewd Brew , the local inn . The main road rotates to the top and goes south towards the end of the hill . The northern town square holds the local guilds , such as the Mages Guild chapter , which is very prevalent in Lillandril . Continuing onto the road will lead to the entrance of the Sapiarchs ' Labyrinth , which is disconnected from the city , being found an island off the coast . The only way to the College is through a portal , which is at the end of the street . Near the portal is the local seat of power , as well as an overlook of the southern town square . History . First Era . Sometime in 1E 470 , a group of Elves discovered a flask on the coast near Lillandril . They learned that the flask can absorb magicka and so they used it , realizing the value it possessed . They took jobs from the Barons of the province , using it to keep the power of the Wood Elves in Valenwood in check . Fearing that Bosmer assassins would attack them , the group of Elves fled to Daggerfall where they tried to sell it to the Direnni Clan of the Isle of Balfiera . The flask was named the Flask of Lillandril , becoming infamous across the Abecean Sea . On their way to Daggerfall , the ship crashed near the island of Stros M ' Kai , where it would be lost for several years . The Flask was very powerful , as well as , dangerous . It would garner the attention of Clavicus Vile , the Daedric Prince of Wishes . The Flask would come into the possession of Cyrus the Restless , a legendary warrior that defeated the Third Empire ' s presence on Stros M ' Kai in 2E 864 . Which paved the way for Hammerfell ' s integration in the Empire . The Flask had fallen into obscurity after that . Third Era . During the Imperial Simulacrum from 3E 389 to 3E 399 , Emperor Uriel Septim VII was imprisoned along with Talin Warhaft in the Deadlands by Jagar Tharn . Tharn planned for months to capture the throne , and he was able to achieve so in ten years . Tharn had a powerful weapon called the Staff of Chaos , and he split it into nine pieces and scattered them across Tamriel , the staff was the only thing keeping Uriel Septim and Warhaft in Oblivion . A warrior escaped his clutches and traveled all corners of Tamriel to retrieve the missing pieces . The hero was known as the Eternal Champion , and he assembled the staff and defeated Jagar Tharn at the Imperial Palace . The Eternal Champion had at one point visited the city of Lillandril in their quest to recover the pieces . The city of Lillandril was under the rule of King Corridalf . The Eternal Champion reached the city of Lillandril on their quest to find the fifth piece of the Staff . Through the visions of Ria Silmane and rumors from the people , the Champion had traveled to the northern coast , to the city of Lillandril in the province of the Summerset Isles . There the traveler ventured to the local Mages Guild where they met Corim Ashlen , the loremaster of the Guild . Ashlen gives the Eternal Champion a proposition where if they retrieved a diamond from the priests of the Temple of the Mad God , then he would reveal the location of the piece . After defeating the priests at their stronghold , Ashlen showed the way to the Crystal Tower , a mystical tower located in the eastern end of the Island . It was there that the Eternal Champion had obtained the fifth piece of the staff . The Champion had moved on to find the sixth piece of the staff somewhere in Tamriel .