Tarlain Heights Tarlain Heights is a region located in the dark - green forests of Grahtwood region of Valenwood . The De Facto Capital of the region is the Redfur Trading Post , which is located on the northern roads of Tarlain . The Trading Post is owned by the Grahtwood Chapter of the Baandari Clan of Traders . Description . Geography . The Tarlain Heights are located towards the center of Valenwood , and it is close to the borders of Greenshade and Malabal Tor . The Tarlain Heights forest is way above sea level as the city of Gil - Var - Delle is located on cliffs that are well above the Long Coast beaches . The region is bordered by the Green Hall area to the east and the Long Coast region to the south . It also borders the Wilderking Court region to the west and the Xylo River Basin region in the north . Tarlain hosts the most Graht - Oak trees in Valenwood with the only ones being Gil - Var - Delle and Falinesti . History . Second Era . From the Pits of Coldharbour ; Gil - Var - Delle ' s Demise . In 1E 2920 , King Dro ' Zel of Senchal summoned Molag Bal , the Daedric Prince of Domination to destroy the illustrious city of Gil - Var - Delle in the Southern Tarlain Heights for hearing an upsetting tale from a Bard that was from Gil - Var - Delle . Molag Bal appeared up front in town and burned the city to smithereens . By 2E 582 , Gil - Var - Delle was nothing but Deadlands that vaguely resembled a grove . The aftermath of the destruction resulted in a pact between Sotha Sil and the other Daedric Princes were the must not interfere in Mortal Lives . This would later be broken in 2E 583 when Clavicus Vile and Barbas caused trouble on Vvardenfell and the Clockwork City . Trapped in Ruins of Frost ; The Falinesti Winter Site . During the Interregnum in 2E 582 , the First Aldmeri Dominion made a campaign to unite the provinces of Valenwood , Elsweyr , and the Summerset Isles in an attempt to establish an Elven Empire at the Seat of Sundered Kings under Queen Ayrenn . After ending a civil war in Auridon , Queen Ayrenn and her Dominion traveled to Grahtwood to further prove her worthiness to the people of Valenwood and Elsweyr . She needed an operator to control the Orrery in Elden Root , a divine spark to give it the energy it needs , and an Ayleid source of power to give the Orrery life . The Divine Spark need was said to be located in the Tarlain Heights in the Falinesti Winter Site , the city of Falinesti had disappeared long ago , and the Falinesti Faithful has honored the site as a holy place . General Endare of the Jade Dragoons was sent along with her militia to find the Divine Spark known as Rajhin ' s Mantle in the Winter Site . Endare was known for her ruthless and the Massacre of Cormount , so during her visit , she was an overall bully to the Falinesti Faithful . Ayrenn sent her prized warrior , a traveler known as the Vestige , to also gather the necessities as well , both the Vestige and Endare arrived into Falinesti relatively at the same time . The Vestige learns about the story of Nairume and Rajhin and the ruins underneath . Endare had already entered the ruins and the Vestige followed suite , with the help of Nairume ' s spirit , the traveler found Endare and Rajhin ' s Mantle . Endare then became possessed by the Mantle and attacked the Vestige , the Vestige killed Endare and earned the Mantle . The Vestige left Falinesti with one of the pieces need to use the Orrery . Third Era . Tarlain Heights during the Imperial Simulacrum . 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 the span of 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 town of Tarlain Heights in their quest to recover the pieces .