Lore:Heimlyn Keep

Heimlyn Keep
Type	Settlement
Continent	Tamriel
Province	Morrowind
Region	Stonefalls (Zabamat)
Appears in	Arena, ESO

Heimlyn Keep ca. 2E 582

Heimlyn Keep (sometimes simply called Heimlyn) is a fortified settlement built on a mesa overlooking the Zabamat region in the province of Morrowind. Despite its location far from their main settlements, it is a foothold owned by House Telvanni in central Morrowind. The town serves primarily as a research center where they study ancient magic, weapons, and relics that are too dangerous for circulation. These items are stored in a reliquary underneath it and its guardians have been ages ago from their knowledge.

History

When Heimlyn Keep was founded is unknown, however, it reportedly predated the nearby city of Kragenmoor. In an unspecified time, when the Chimer conflicted with the Dwemer, two mendicant worshippers of Namira, Rendrasa Malena and Adras Velae developed a deadly curse called the Spellplague that proved to dangerous and uncontrollable for use. The Chimer lords bound the weapon in a vault, killed and imprisoned its creators with it. The vault became the Heimlyn Keep Reliquary and its guardian was Keeper Vildras Telvanni.

For generations, members of House Telvanni have chosen caretakers of the keep who also oversee a group of assistants. By 2E 582, the reliquary was cared for by the couple, Beron and Merarii Telvanni. At that time, the Daggerfall Covenant invaded the Stonefalls region and launched an attack on Heimlyn Keep. Though the Telvanni mages held them back as much as they could, the Covenant entered the vault and smashed a relic, unleashing the spellplague. By doing so, people in town became afflicted and after death, they were resurrected as cursed spirits. The caretakers were able to create a potion to cure them but ran out.

An adventurer happened upon the settlement and offered their help. They gathered the potion ingredients for Merarii and created an Etheric Totem, which allowed any remaining assistants and citizens to escape. The adventurer later approached the spirit of Keeper Vildras, who gave them the mission of destroying the mendicant mages and the source of the spellplague, Mendicant Sulinor. After a battle in the reliquary, the threat to Heimlyn Keep was destroyed and the town was saved.

During the Imperial Simulacrum in the late Third Era, the village of Heimlyn Keep was an active settlement. It was ruled by Lady Shelelle and had a rivalry with Riverbridge. Heimlyn Keep was neighbored by several settlements, such as Narsis to the southeast and Oaktown to the west.

Known Rulers

• The Second Era
  • Beron Telvanni and Merarii Telvanni (ca. 2E 582)
• The Third Era
  • Lady Shelelle (fl. 3E 389 – 3E 399)

Gallery

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  Keeper Vildras Telvanni

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  The Heimlyn Keep Reliquary

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  Shrine to Hircine at Heimlyn Keep

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  Heimlyn Keep (Arena)

Notes

• In an early concept map of Morrowind, the town of Heimlyn Keep is shown as an occupied territory of House Hlaalu.
• According to unused text in earlier versions of ESO, Heimlyn Keep was originally a trading settlement owned by House Dres and it was embroiled in corruption. It shared its name with an active volcano to the east known as Mount Heimlyn.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Arena and Elder Scrolls Online articles.

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.