Gil - Var - Delle Gil - Var - Delle or Gilverdale is a town located on the western edge of the Grahtwood region , in the province of Valenwood . Gil - Var - Delle is notorious for being completely destroyed by the Daedric Prince of Domination , Molag Bal . Description . Geography . Gil - Var - Delle is one of the bigger settlements in the province of Valenwood , being built from the large trees that inhabit the province . Gil - Var - Delle itself is located west of the city of Elden Root and the Falinesti Winter Site , and north of the city of Southpoint . The ruins of Gil - Var - Delle are vast and is an utter wasteland when compared to the lush greens of the Tarlain Heights . Some paths cut through the ground , where bones and soddy water lurk , as well as , lowlife creatures of Coldharbour such as the Daedrat or Hoarvor . The upper grounds of Gil - Var - Delle have roots jutting out of the ground , as well as , ritual stones from Necromancer groups . Southwest of Gil - Var - Delle is a large pit infested with Harvester s and Daedroth s . History . First Era . In 1E 2920 , sometime around the Four Score War , the King of Senchal was named Dro ' Zel , who was infamous for being the Mad King of Senchal and having the mentality of a child . One fateful day , Dro ' Zel was visited by a bard from Gil - Var - Delle , who told a story of Polydor and Eloisa and the story of Heart ' s Day , which had a grim ending . This ending left Dro ' Zel furious and devastated that the Bard told him such a sad tale . Through dark magic , Dro ' Zel summoned Molag Bal and ordered him to destroy the city of Gilverdale . Molag Bal arrived into Gil - Var - Delle through a powerful red mist , which engulfed the buildings throughout the township . The town of Gil - Var - Delle was left ablaze and in utter ruins . Unfortunately , some people believed that the situation in Gil - Var - Delle was a hoax and that Molag Bal did not destroy the town , but a large fire burned it to the ground . The Devouring of Gil - Var - Delle brought interest to Sotha Sil and Almalexia of the Tribunal . This event led them to the Isle of Artaeum and the Dreaming Cave to discuss with the Daedric Prince about future endeavors such as the one in Gil - Var - Delle . This pact would last for quite sometime until 2E 583 . Second Era . During the Interregnum in 2E 578 , the Order of the Black Worm began to inhabit the ruins of Gil - Var - Delle and establish their ritual sites throughout the wasteland . Mannimarco had made Gil - Var - Delle the base of operations for the Worm Cult in Valenwood and had at one point , captured the Bravilian scholar named Flaccus Terentius . Around the same time , the Planemeld had ravaged the province of Cyrodiil , and the besieged the city of Bravil with his massive army of Daedra . Mannimarco had already expanded his followers throughout the provinces of Tamriel , ranging from the city of Markarth to the Grand Imperial City . Terentius had unfortunately died in a ruined house in Gil - Var - Delle , where his notes were discovered by a courier from the Fourth Legion , who then passed the notes to Abnur Tharn in Cyrodiil . In 2E 582 , the High Ordinators of Mournhold were sent to the ruins of Gil - Var - Delle to force the Worm Cult out of the area and to diminish Molag Bal ' s influence . High Ordinator Danys was sent to Gil - Var - Delle by Almalexia herself to deal with the situation . Danys was in a dire situation and needed help with the situation in ruins , luckily he met a warrior known as the Vestige , and both ended the Worm Cult ' s scheme in the ruins of Gil - Var - Delle . There was a weaker version of a Dark Anchor situated in the middle of Gil - Var - Delle that was used to bring an army from Coldharbour . The Vestige defeated the Harvester guarding the Dolmen , and destroyed the Dark Anchor , relieving the area of the Cult . Danys would return to Mournhold with the mission to Gil - Var - Delle complete .