Elden Root Elden Root or Eldenroot is one of the eight major cities of the province of Valenwood , and it is the capital of both Green Hall and the region of Grahtwood . Elden Root is the largest city in Valenwood , being built around the Elden Tree , a large graht - oak tree that is said to have seeded all of Valenwood . Description . Geography . Elden Root is situated in the central basin of Grahtwood , which is the southeastern quadrant of the province of Valenwood . East of Elden Root is a large lake with branches of the Elden Tree looming over the western bank . A waterway flowing down from the Green Hall region leaks into the basin and areas around the Elden Tree , spewing into the ruins of Elden Hollow and the outside marshes on the southwest end of the tree . On the road in Elden Root North is the local Temple , which is situated on a small lake overlooking the greater basin outside of Elden Root . Elden Root South houses various merchants and even the Altmer Embassy , which is walled - off in the typical High Elven style of architecture . The road along the Elden Tree has the local stables and the Outside Inn , where commoners and passersby go to relax . The city - state of Elden Root takes place mainly within the Elden Tree , a sizeable graht - oak tree in the center of the region . There are two known floors of the Elden Tree . The Ground Level connects to the road surrounding Elden Root , and it is where many merchants settle in Elden Root . The center of the rooms houses a Wayshrine , where people and local tour guides would gather to talk . East of that is the Rededication Shrine , with shrines dedicated to Auri - El , Mara , and Stendarr respectively . Northwest of it is an Ancient Bosmer Shrine where the local Spinner would tell stories to the local populous . South of the Wayshrine is various merchants about weapons and army . A kitchen can be found west of the Spinner ' s Shrine . The Upper Level is the home of the Great Trunk Artisans Court , a vast marketplace with various artisans and crafters operating out of it . In the center of the court is a healthy , blooming tree . North and West of the Court are the Treasury of the Tree , which has two vaults on each side of the floor . Above the Court is the local Fighters Guild and Mages Guild with the path to the Throne Room in between them . History . First Era . Green - Sap & the Perchance Acorn . The earliest records of Elden Root have existed in the first era , and it revolves around the stories of the Towers . The Towers are either natural or artificial structures that stabilize the barrier protecting Nirn from the threats of Oblivion . Green - Sap is one of the towers , and it was grown from the Perchance Acorn , which was the origin of the Graht - oak tree , of which there are many in Valenwood . Elden Root is one of these trees , along with Falinesti and Silvenar , among other settlements . Graht - oak trees are meant to move throughout Valenwood with their own seasonal sites , but Elden Root was bound in Grahtwood . As time went on , the Ayleid s had immigrated to the province of Valenwood in the aftermath of the Alessian Slave Rebellion , living with the Wood Elves of Valenwood . The Ayleid refugees had built a massive city around the Elden Tree , establishing the city - state of Elden Root . King Anumaril & the Maormer Invasion . One of these refugees was King Anumaril of Abagarlas , a worshipper of Molag Bal . Anumaril had met with King Camoran , who should him the Perchance Acorn deep inside the Elden Root . With Segment One , a piece of the White - Gold Tower , Anumaril created the Definite Acorn , and Elden Root was no longer able to move . His purpose was to turn Green - Sap into the new White - Gold Tower , but his plan failed , though it didn ' t fail either . It is a story that is still going on today . But regardless , the city - state of Elden Root had grown to exponential heights until it was sacked by the Maormer of the Western Seas , along with other cities like Woodhearth and Haven . The Elden Tree was besieged , forming the ancient ruins of Elden Hollow . Modern - Day Valenwood & the Alessian Empire . As time went on , the Ayleids had integrated themselves into Bosmeri society , eventually leading to the extinction of the Ayleids . Eldenroot had become a trading post amidst the reign of the Camoran Dynasty . Meanwhile , in the north , the province of Valenwood waged war with the Imperial s of the Colovian West , who would then ally with the Alessian Empire , leading to the Camoran ' s defeat in the conflict . With the death of High King Borgas in the Wild Hunt , the relationship between Valenwood and the Alessian Order was already thin . In order to prevent an uprising in Valenwood , the Empire had given each Treethane throughout Valenwood an independent state within their Empire . Elden Root was one of these settlements along with other townships with Treethanes . The Camoran Dynasty lost substantial influence in Valenwood when the Alessian Empire had given them influence . Second Era . The Rise of King Aeradan & the Aldmeri Dominion . In 2E 580 , the city - state of Elden Root was under the reign of King Camoran Aeradan , who had inherited the throne as a part of the Camoran Dynasty . It was at this time ; the Colovians had invaded the northern end of the province , leaving Aeradan in a dire situation . Looking for help , King Aeradan allied with the First Aldmeri Dominion , bringing them into Valenwood and pushing the Colovians out of the province . Aeradan ' s decision to join the Dominion has left controversy throughout Valenwood . The city - state of Marbruk had left many Wood Elves in the west disgruntled towards the Dominion . At this time , General Endare and the Jade Dragoons had advanced onto the township of Cormount , committing one of the most heinous acts in Dominion history , the Massacre of Cormount . This brought about the second generation of the Blacksap Movement from Cormount , which sought to bring down Aeradan ' s reign in Elden Root . It was , however , brought down by the hands of the Dominion . Elden Root was named the capital of the Aldmeri Dominion due to the city ' s proximity to the warfront in Cyrodiil , for the Alliance War . Plot against the Queen & the Khajiiti Embassy . During the Interregnum in 2E 582 , Queen Ayrenn of the Dominion traveled to the city - state of Elden Root with the intent to enter the Orrery , where it would reveal whether she was a capable leader in the eyes of the Dominion . King Camoran Aeradan prepared for the arrival of Elden Root , where they established an Altmer Embassy for the High Elves of the Dominion . Ayrenn ordered for the construction of the Khajiiti Embassy , but the project was delayed , prompting unrest in the city - state . An Elite Agent of the Dominion had approached the Elden Root Throne Room and spoke with both the King and Prince Naemon , Ayrenn ' s younger brother . Naemon tasked an Elite Agent with investigating the situation and Ambassador Tarinwe , who was at the Altmeri Embassy . The Agent revealed that the Khajiiti Embassy was never planned , it was only an empty promise to make Ayrenn look bad in front of the people . The Agent , with the help of Azareth of the Vinedusk Rangers , were able to expose Tarinwe as an Agent of the Veiled Heritance , and so her trial had begun in Elden Root . But with that out of the way , the Dominion needed to prepare for the official ratification ceremony at the Orrery . The Orrery of Elden Root & the Tragedy of Naemon . With the situation in Elden Root finished , Queen Ayrenn sends the Agent to retrieve three items that could operate the Orrery . To the Long Coast , the Agent had to bring Daraneth , the conservator of the Orrery from Southpoint . To Green Hall , the Agent was tasked to find the Heart of Anumaril , from the ruins of Reliquary of Stars . And from Tarlain Heights , the Agent was tasked to find Rajhin ' s Mantle from the ruins of the Falinesti Winter Site . As time went on , the Elite Agent had gathered the three items , and Daraneth was able to operate the Orrery , and the nobility of the Dominion gathered to witness such an event . One of the people who was denied entrance into the Orrery Chamber was Vicereeve Pelidil , who would later leave for Marbruk . As the Daraneth prepared the Orrery , the Elite Agent had placed the Heart in its respective position . The Agent had donned Rajhin ' s Mantle so that they would not be bound when the process had begun . As the ritual began , Prince Naemon had hastily entered the Orrery to learn whether he was Emperor material . But when he came out , he turned into a vile Ogrim and attacked the bounded ritual attendees including Ayrenn . With Rajhin ' s Mantle , the Elite Agent was freed from the magical bounds and defeated Prince Naemon . Saddened by her brother ' s death , Ayrenn entered the Orrery where she was shown a future , where the Imperial City was under the banner of the Aldmeri Dominion . Ayrenn had fully - established herself as the Queen of the Aldmeri Dominion . Queen Ayrenn sends the Elite Agent to Marbruk , to find the Staff of Magnus . Camoran Anaxemes & the Second Aldmeri Dominion . During the waning years of the Interregnum in 2E 830 , Camoran Anaxemes and other heirs to the Camoran Throne had fought for it for quite some time . Sometime later , the Summerset Isles had invaded Valenwood and established a provisional government which would become the Second Aldmeri Dominion , which would then be lead by the Isles ' claimant to the throne , which is Anaxemes . The Thalmor of the Second Dominion was able to hold the borders along the Strid River and eventually incorporated the Elsweyr Confederacy to the east . The city - state of Alinor served as the capital of the Aldmeri Dominion , while the city - state of Elden Root was made into the capital of Valenwood , taking the position from Falinesti . Since the city - state of Falinesti is changing locations after every season , for convenience sake , Elden Root was made the capital . Elden Root was at one point the seat of power for the Camoran Dynasty , as seen in 2E 582 , but it was changed back to Falinesti when the city had returned from wherever it had disappeared to . Third Era . The Staff of Chaos & the Elden Grove . 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 Eldenroot in their quest to recover the pieces . The city of Eldenroot was under the rule of Queen Ulandra . The Eternal Champion reached the city of Eldenroot on their quest to find the third piece of the Staff . Through the visions of Ria Silmane and rumors from the people , the Champion had traveled to the southern forest , to the city of Eldenroot in the province of Valenwood . There the traveler ventured to the local Castle where they met Queen Ulandra , the wood elven queen of the Kingdom . Ulandra gives the Eternal Champion a proposition where if they defeated Selene the sorceress from her home at Selene ' s Web , then she would reveal the location of the piece . After defeating the Selene at her stronghold , Ulandra showed the way to the Elden Grove , a mystical labyrinth located in the western end of Valenwood . It was there that the Eternal Champion had obtained the third piece of the staff . The Champion had moved on to find the fourth piece of the staff somewhere in Tamriel .