East Empire Trading Company The East Empire Trading Company , also known as the East Empire Trading Co . , or the EETC , was a powerful , multi - national , " monopolistic mercantilist " trading company in Tamriel , that is controlled by the Empire . It is also a joinable faction in expansion , and is also encountered in . History . Third Era . When exactly the East Empire Company was founded is unknown , but it first appeared in . It is however known that it has existed at least for 5 centuries in 4E 201 , meaning that it has existed since at least 3E 134 . In the year 3E 427 , the East Empire Company had holdings on Vvardenfell district of Morrowind , with Ebonheart and Caldera being noteworthy locations . They also sought to expand to Solstheim due to the large quantity of Raw Ebony which was found there . In a few months , the town known as Raven Rock was built , where employees of the Company started mining for Ebony . Though some competition existed between the lawful ruler of the land , Carnius Magius , and his second - in - command , Falco Galenus , this proved to ultimately be no problem for the Company ' s interests . The ebony that the town yielded was exported to Windhelm in Skyrim . Only 5 years later , the town was home to over 30 people , most of which relied on the mine for an income . The town was nearly exclusively Imperial , though some Nord s were drawn to the town as well due to the value of the ebony . Prior to the Oblivion Crisis breaking out , the Nords of Solstheim sought to conqeur the island of Solstheim , fighting against the garrison of Raven Rock , which was stationed at Fort Frostmoth . Though many Imperial soldiers died , the Nords were unsuccesful in claiming the island . It is unknown if the wealth of Raven Rock played a part in this . When the Oblivion Crisis did take place , it was said that Raven Rock was spared most of its damage due to there being no record of Oblivion Gate s on Solstheim . As a result , everyone was still going to work as they had done the years before . What happened to the guard force stationed on Solstheim is contradicted . While " History of Raven Rock , Vol . I " claims that the bulk of the Legionnaires stationed on Solstheim were recalled to Cyrodiil , Chancellor Ocato of the Elder Council said that he had been pleading for troops for Cyrodiil for weeks , but was not granted them due to the Imperial army already being fully committed in the other provinces . Ocato also did not want to risk the other provinces becoming upset and resulting in a full - scale political crisis by him recalling the Legions . Fourth Era . After the Oblivion Crisis had ended and the Fourth Era began , House Redoran , which had lost Ald ' ruhn , negotiated with the Company on being allowed entry to the town . The Company agreed , and the Redoran began to follow the mining live . The situation was well under control until in 4E 5 , the Red Mountain erupted , resulting in the garrison at Fort Frostmoth being wiped out . While the Company itself had created a wall while constructing Raven Rock , it was destroyed by the events of the eruption . Most of the population of Raven Rock was , ironically , saved by working in the mine , as the people were safe from the blast . Due to the destruction of Fort Frostmoth , there were only a few guards , as the others had died during the eruption . Due to this , Brara Morvayn brought in the Redoran Guard to replace the fallen Imperial soldiers , and have been guarding the city ever since . During this time , the ash storms from the eruption made life on Raven Rock difficult . As such , Brara Morvayn proposed to construct the Bulwark , a wall surrounding Raven Rock in defense against the ash storms . Morvayn ' s idea was quickly accepted and funded by the company , and resulted in the population being able to work as they had done before . In 4E 10 , the Company asked Gratian Caerellius to go to Solstheim due to the uncovery of a Nordic burial under the Raven Rock Mines , due to him being from Solstheim originally . This investigation would prove to be a waste of time , however , as Gratian died when he tried to take the Bloodskal Blade with him to the outside world , due to being beset by Draugr . In 4E 16 , when Skyrim offered Solstheim to the Dunmer people , the Company had to abandon the settlement due to Morrowind being independent from the Empire . As a result of the power changing hands from the Company to the Redoran , most Imperials left the town and returned to Cyrodiil . In 4E 201 , a local Dunmer of Raven Rock , Fethis Alor asked in a letter to Vittoria Vici if the Company wanted to buy his business on Raven Rock , but was declined due to the Company not seeing any financial advantage to setting up business on the island of Solstheim . In Skyrim , the Thieves Guild was trying to gain some influence in the company , but were ultimately unsuccesful . At the same time , the Company itself had problems with pirates , resulting in Solitude ' s Warehouse not getting new shipments , and the office in Windhelm not being able to function . Due to the lack of soldiers as a result of the Skyrim Civil War , the company itself had limited forces to spare . Sending troops out would result in less security for the company . Aside from which , they did not know the base of operations of the pirates , nor did they think attacking single ships would solve the problem . It turned out that Clan Shatter - Shield had been hiring the Blood Horker pirates to raid the East Empire Company ' s ships , while their own shipments would gain more profit due to the lack of alternatives . After the pirate issue was resolved , the Company would not dock ships in Windhelm , but Solitude regained its trade , Windhelm would now be used for paperwork . Locations . The East Empire trading company has holdings in many eastern territories of the Cyrodilic Empire , such as Morrowind , Skyrim and Solstheim . The company owns the East Empire Company Warehouse just outside of Solitude and offices in Windhelm . It has a monopoly over trade in the Eastern Provinces , this is primarily due to the fact that the company is chartered by the Emperor of Tamriel , whose Legions also protect it . Trade . The East Empire Company also controls the trade of kwama eggs , Telvanni Bug Musk , mazte , sujamma and other local products of Morrowind as well as imports , such as flin and Cyrodiilic Brandy . The high price of flin imports may be attributed to the Company ' s complete control on prices , due to lack of competition . In Morrowind , they have made the trade of Raw Ebony and Dwemer artifacts illegal . Those under the employ of the Company can get certificates which are worth a number of gold . These certificates can be used to pay off bounties . Influences . Many senior ranking officers in the company are seen as corrupt and are resented by some people in the provinces , who see the businessmen as Imperial colonials robbing the local resources . The East Empire Company provides employment and financial stability to the Empire . House Hlaalu and the East Empire Company , who owns the Caldera Mining Company , in the town of Caldera , compete over ebony business . Offices . The East Empire Company has offices in Ebonheart , Caldera , Fort Frostmoth and the new ebony mining colony in Raven Rock on Solstheim in Morrowind . In Skyrim , the Company has offices in Windhelm and a large warehouse and offices under Solitude . It is headquartered in the Imperial City in Cyrodiil and has large warehouses in the Waterfront District of the city . Every company chapter is headed by a Factor who directs and controls the affairs of the company in his region . As a high - ranking official of the company , they have the right to construct an estate on the company premises , such as the large Factor Estate adjacent to the company ' s ebony mine inside of Raven Rock . Joining the East Empire Company . During the events of , it is possible for the Nerevarine to join the company by interacting with Carnius Magius and rise in their ranks to complete quests . Quests . Solstheim . This quest splits into 2 questlines after the quest " Making a Choice . " Quests for Falco are marked labeled ( Falco ) and quests for Carnius are labeled ( Carnius )