Cormount Cormount , Archen , or Archen Cormount is a large settlement located within the region of Grahtwood , deep within the province of Valenwood . Cormount was known for a scandal regarding the Camoran Dynasty when members of the Clan begun to live in Cormount , using it as a hideaway from the populous . Description . Geography . Archen has a large Graht - oak tree located in the middle with smaller tree homes located around it . The layout of Cormount is very similar to Lainlyn in the Alik ' r Desert , There are four entrances to Cormount , three to the south of it leading to the rest of Grahtwood and one on the north leading to Reaper ' s March . History . First Era . In the late first era , the city of Archen was a simple trading port . It wasn ' t until the Second Empire stepped in and occupied Valenwood . Haven , along with Falinesti , Elden Root , Silvenar , Haven , and Woodhearth were given independence and became a major power in the region . Second Era . In 2E 406 , the Camoran Dynasty dealt with a scandal where potential heirs at a marriageable age are coming from Cormount . Due to this , many had traveled to Cormount for opportunity , curiosity , and for being cunning . Weddings were held on the regular . These rumors brought even youthful Bosmer from all corners of Tamriel in order to bind their Imperial fortunes to their spiritual home of Valenwood . Nearby Cormount was a ramshackle town known as New Joy where migrants stayed at . Settlers from beyond the borders were known as " migrants " . Tension between both natives and foreigners arose . Worshippers who honor the Green Pact disagreed with the Cyrodiil lifestyle the migrants lived by , while the migrants disagreed with the backwoods lifestyle native Bosmeri live by . Tension between Cormount and New Joy grew even more to the point where in 2E 420 , the settlement of New Joy was burnt to the ground and it ' s citizens were murdered including a Camoran noble . Although nobody took credit for the devastation , it came be assumed that the citizens of Cormount were involved with the massacre . The Camorans used the Razing of New Joy as a political cudgel . In 2E 489 , the Blacksap Movement had grown in popularity throughout the kingdom of Grahtwood and it ' s base was located in Cormount . The group hoped to strength the Wood Elven approach to the Green Pact . After King Camoran Aeradan brought the Aldmeri Dominion to Valenwood , General Endare the Jade Butcher and her Jade Dragoons ventured to Cormount in the night . The soldiers burned down the trees in the surrounding areas and murdered citizens on horse back . The Jade Butcher ' s guard had parents watch as their children were strangled before them . The Blacksap Movement pushed the Jade Dragoons to the ruins to the west . The movement called for the Green to help them . The Jade Butcher had her mages poison the Green . With the lose of a valued ally , the Blacksap fought against the Dragoons who continued their slaughter . This event was known as the Massacre at Cormount . During the Alliance War , the Vestige visited Cormount after repairs on the town . The Vinedusk Rangers arrived into town to quell an remnants of the Blacksap Movement from the Massacre at Cormount . Treethane Iirdel asked the Vestige to help in the cause to which they agree . Iirdel tasked the Vestige to find Camoran Lorchon and Camoran Gorinir . After capturing the two brothers , Cormount was attacked by Gorinir ' s Lurcher s and Wisp s . The Vestige stopped the attack and saved Cormount . Third Era . During the Imperial Simulacrum , the Eternal Champion had at one point visited the town in their quest for a piece of the Staff of Chaos .