Torval Torval is the capital city of Elsweyr and home of the spiritual leader , the Mane and their home tribe among lavish palaces of massive timber straight from Valenwood . Description . Geography . Sugarcane gardens surround the mane ' s palace where the mane can be found meditating atop their palanquin which is held by Cathay - raht servants . Humans are forbidden to enter these gardens as Moon - Sugar is considered holy to the Khajiit . Warrior Guards protect these gardens as they usually do across Tenmar Forest . History . First Era . In the early first era , Elsweyr was divided into sixteen independent realms . Dominance within the regions was determined by the phases of the moons . When the moons are at Quadrature , Torval is considered dominant among realms . Second Era . Torval was affected by the Knahaten Flu along with the rest of Elsweyr . During the Alliance War , the mane of Torval was Akkhuz - ri . He ruled along with his advisor , Lord Gharesh - ri of Torval . After being influenced by dark khajiiti magic , Akkhuz - ri lost his position as mane and one of his Lunar Champion s , Khali and Shazah was chosen as the new mane of Elsweyr . In 2E 864 , the mane at the time was Nhad - hatta , he has been depicted with long hair - locks from his home tribe . Third Era . An Imperial Diplomat sent by Tiber Septim himself was chased off the sugar - cane gardens despite excepting audience with a Khajiiti ruler . In 3E 153 , an asylum built by the Septim Empire existed in Torval where many donkey - brained nobles including eccentric dukes , mad baroness , touched lords , and daft ladies were held at . Pelagius Septim III was sent to the asylum where he was given his own wing and behaved very well . When he learned that people wanted to see him , he decided the asylum should throw a ball . Many visited Pelagius including Empress Katariah Septim . At one o ' clock , Pelagius decided to retire for the night . Halfway through the stairs , he starts flailing around in hysteria , screaming , laughing , and ordering more wine . Eventually , Pelagius was relocated to another asylum in Black Marsh . During the Imperial Simulacrum , the Eternal Champion had at one point visited the city in their quest for a piece of the Staff of Chaos . The Five Year War was war against the provinces of Valenwood and Elsweyr who were know to have a feud between each other . Prior to the war , Khajiiti Bandits raided caravans bound to Valenwood cities such as Silvenar and Arenthia . This angered the Bosmer and started the first battle of the war , the Slaughter of Torval . The massacre killed Khajiit in the thousands from both the outskirts of Torval and the inner city . Eventually , Khajiit reinforcements came from a local jungle tribe and secured victory for the Khajiit . Ya ' Tirrje has drug smuggling ring all around Elsweyr . In cities such as Torval , Corinthe , and Rimmen . Emperor Pelagius Septim II was given an ultimatum by a Nord representing Solitude . King Mantiarco wanted to make an alliance with the Septim Dynasty by having Princess Galana Septim ' s hand in marriage , regardless of her looks . At the time , Torval was facing a rebellion that needed money to quell . Mantiarco gave millions of gold to Pelagius to end the rebellion but Galana wasn ' t married to Mantiarco . Eventually , Potema Septim married Mantiarco and bore a child with him named Uriel Septim III , the future emperor of Tamriel .