Garridan Stalrous Garridan Stalrous was a lord and knight of Cyrodiil . He was said to have been a fair and kind ruler . History . Garridan Stalrous was the ruler of the settlement known as Farmantle Glens , a community consisting largely of farmers . He lived in a stone keep , alongside the rest of his people , in the northern Jerall Mountains . When a great drought hit the community the twenty - seven families who lived there were starving . Garridan ' s own grain supply was also in low supply , only being able to sustain himself for a few months before the crisis would also affect him . Searching for a solution to the problem Garridan hired the best sages he could find , and with the gold that remained he bought as much grain from the surrounding communities to sustain his own people . A month had passed , and winter came closer to Garridan ' s lands . Garridan ' s patience was coming close to a breaking point , and the lord had considered selling his keep and belongings if it meant the survival of his people . Then a sage appeared at Garridan ' s keep with a possible solution . The sage informed the ruler of an artifact known as the " Everflow Ewer " . This ewer would pour water endlessly , and was said by some to have been created by the divines , while others claimed it was a sorcerer who created it . Regardless of its origins , Garridan knew this artifact would save his people from starvation . He , alongside his squire and the sage , made their way to the location of the ewer , Frostfire Cave . After days of travel , the three had come to the cave known as Garridan used Refined Frost Salts to go through a special door , coming to the Frostfire Glade . The sage had spoken truly , in the middle of an enclove , surrounded by rocks , the ewer stood , with water filled to the top . Garridan , who was eager to return with the ewer and end the hunger at Farmantle Glens , took the ewer . After Garridan had taken the ewer , the ground began to shake , the trees appeared to be bending away from the altar , and the sky , which was blue at first , turned gray . Then , suddenly , one of the standing stones near the altar exploded , and a Frost Atronach appeared . Garridan , being a knight , told his squire to run while he himself drew his sword . Still holding the ewer , Garridan tried to damage the creature , but only barely damaged it . Garridan kept swinging at the creature , hoping to damage it , but his attacks were futile . Then , in one hit , the atronach punched the lord , resulting in Garridan falling down and dropping his blade . Being unarmed , Garridan looked at the atronach , which was raising its arm to kill the lord . In a reflex , Garridan kneeled and held the ewer in his hands in a defensive position , resulting in the atronach hitting the ewer . With the ewer destroyed , water began to flow everywhere , and froze instantly due to the cold , resulting in Garridan being entombed with his enemy in the ice . Garridan , being locked in place , started to cry . He knew he had failed to protect his people , and that they would starve . His tears were frozen as they fell , and would later be searched for by several people , including S ' drassa . Moments after Garridan had been frozen , his squire noticed that the air near the altar had become very cold , and he decided to make his way back to the lands of his lord . When he arrived at Farmantle Glens , the families were waiting for him . While he was ready to announce the news of the death of his lord , the farmers were overjoyed , as a week before his arrival , a blueish rain began to fell , resulting in their crops growing like there had never been a drought . The squire knew that a week ago Garridan was frozen in ice , and his tears also had a blueish tint to them . As such , he linked the events together , and thanked Mara . Tears of the Savior . During the final days of the Third Era , S ' drassa of the Leyawiin Mages Guild was searching for precious gems , and had come across Garridan ' s Tears . He tasks the Hero of Kvatch with finding 6 tears in return for a reward of .