Lore:Ayleid Ruins

Garlas Malatar, an Ayleid ruin in Cyrodiil

Main article: Elven Ruins

Ayleid ruins are all that remain of the city-states and settlements of the Ayleids. They are a common sight in Cyrodiil, the Ayleid Empire's seat of power. Due to migration events such as the Scouring of Wendelbek and the Ayleid Diaspora, ruins can also be found outside of Cyrodiil, in Valenwood and High Rock, with some also present in Hammerfell, Elsweyr, and Black Marsh. Most of these ruins still have functioning Welkynd and Varla stones.

Many Ayleid settlements continue to be inhabited even after the disappearance of the Ayleids. They often serve as lairs for outcasts such as bandits and necromancers, while some, such as the Imperial City and Stormhold, have been renovated and function as modern settlements.

Black Marsh

A map showing the rough locations of most Ayleid ruins in Tamriel

Region	Location	Image
Blackwood	Plateau of the Traveler
	Sariellen's Sword
	Twyllbek
	Vunalk
	Xeemhok's Lagoon
Shadowfen	Gandranen Ruins
	Loriasel
	Relleis Lor
	Nen Ria
	Varakun
	Silyanorn
	Sul
Murkmire	Vakka-Bok

Cyrodiil

Region	Location	Image
Blackwood	Arpenia
	Atatar
	Borderwatch Ruins
	Rellesel Retreat
	Shardius's Excavation
	Telepe
	Veyond
	Welke
Colovian Highlands	Delodiil
	Hrotanda Vale
	Lipsand Tarn
	Nonungalo
	Talwinque
	Trumbe
	Varondo
Gold Coast	Beldaburo
	Garlas Agea
	Niryastare
	Garlas Malatar
	Wayshrine Ruin
Great Forest	Anga
	Breakneck Cave (just the door)
	Ceyatatar
	Elenglynn
	Lindai
	Moranda
	Narfinsel
	Nenyond Twyll
	Piukanda
	Pothole Caverns
	Sardavar Leed
	Vindasel
	Wendir
	Wenyandawik
Heartlands	Abagarlas
	Belda
	Culotte
	Fanacasecul
	Imperial City
	Ancient Underground
	The Old Way
	White-Gold Tower
	Nagastani
	Sercen
	Vanua
	Vilverin
Jerall Mountains
	Echo Cave
	Ninendava
	Rielle
	Sedor
Nibenay Basin	Hame
	Mackamentain
	Malada
	Nornal
	Ondo
	Vahtacen
	Varsa Baalim
	Wendelbek
Nibenay Valley	Anutwyll
	Bawn
	Morahame
	Nenalata
Valus Mountains	Dark Fissure
	Fanacas
	Kemen
	White Fall Mountain
West Weald	Miscarcand
	Nornalhorst
	Silorn
Other Locations	Celediil
	Narlemae
	Rivercrest Tunnels

Elsweyr

Region	Location	Image
Reaper's March	Fardir's Folly
	Thormar

Hammerfell

Region	Location	Image
Alik'r Desert	Salas En
Bangkorai	Nilata Ruins
	Rubble Butte
Craglorn	Balamath
	Molavar
Gold Coast	Varlaisvea

High Rock

• • Bangkorai
    • Bisnensel
    • Silaseli Ruins
  • Betnikh
    • Carzog's Demise
    • Eyearata
    • Moriseli
  • Glenumbra
    • Dwynnarth Ruins
    • Spindleclutch
    • Enduum
    • Par Molag
    • Silumm
  • Stormhaven
    • Moravagarlis
    • Norvulk Ruins
  • Rivenspire
    • Erokii
      • Doomcrag
      • Ceynaril
      • Edesel
      • Varlasel
    • Lorkrata Ruins
    • Orc's Finger Ruins
    • Veawend Ede
  • Wrothgar
    • Thukhozod's Sanctum

Valenwood

Region	Location	Image
Grahtwood	Elden Hollow
	Laeloria
	Ne Salas
	Ossuary of Telacar
	Reliquary of Stars
	Root Sunder
	The Orrery
	Wormroot Depths
Greenshade	Arananga
	Carac Dena
	Hectahame
	Ilmyris
	Marbruk Outlaws Refuge
	Moonhenge
	Pelda Tarn
	Rulanyil's Fall
Malabal Tor	Abamath
	Belarata
	Black Vine Ruins
	Chancel of Divine Entreaty
	Ilayas
	Shael
	Tempest Island
Reaper's March	Senalana
	The Vile Manse (Swallowed City)	[[File:|center|frameless]]
	Thormar
	Vinedusk Village

Coldharbour

• • Library of Dusk
  • Aba-Loria
  • Aba-Darre
  • The Lightless Oubliette

Other

• • Stirk
  • Eld Angavar
  • Kwyrothil
  • The House of Morilatta
  • The Forgotten Halls
  • The Halls of the Ancients
  • The Haunted Ruins
  • The Lost Tomb
  • The Old Crypt
  • The Ruins of Abadabala
  • The Ruins of Varlasel
  • The Tomb of Ostarand
  • Valasha's Maze
  • Varondil's Crypt

Translated Names

Below are the names (and their translated meanings, where available) of Ayleid settlements throughout Tamriel.

Abagarlas - Forbidden Cavern Abamath - Forbidden Home Anga - Iron/cold Anutwyll - (Anu's?) Well Arananga - "King/'s Iron/Cold" Arpenia - [the] nobility Atatar - Fatherwood/s Bisnensel - New Water Halls Ceyatatar - Shadow of the Fatherwood/s (also called "Ceya-Tar") Delodiil - Granted Land Eld Angavar - Old Ironwood Gandranen - Gift of Water Garlas Agea - Cavern of Secrets Garlas Malatar - Cavern/s of the High Wood/s Hame - Home Hectahame - Home of the Exiles Laeloria - Throat of Darkness Lipsand Tarn - Soapstone Delve Loriasel - Darkness (Dark?) Hall Malada - [the] High Fane Molavar - Fire Mouth Morahame - Forest/Daedra Home Moranda - [the] Long-Dark Moravagarlis - Dark in the Depths (Falmeri) Moriseli - (Wooded?) Halls Nagastani - Dead (?) Narfinsel - (?) Hall Naril Nagaia - Final Death Nenalata - Water of Light

Nen Ria - Water (?) Nenyond Twyll - Graywater Well Par Molag - "Fire Fist/Grip" Pelda Tarn - (?) Delve Relleis Lor - Dark River Rielle - Beauty (from the term "Tam-riel") Sardavar Leed - (this settlement was formerly called Sard) Sercen - Earth Silaseli - Shining Halls Silyanorn - lit. acorn, used by Barsaebic to mean library Trumbe - (possibly related to the Falmeri "trumbi", meaning "[the] protections [of]") Twyllvarlais - Well of Stars Varsa Baalim Cava Arpenia - [the] nobility Veawend Ede - Sea Journey's End Veyond - (?) Gray Vindasel - (?) Hall Welke - (possibly related to "Wel", meaning "child", and "Welkynd") Wendelbek - Journey of El Bek (?) Wendir - Journey (?)

Gallery

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  Varlaisvea

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  Varlaisvea's indoor crystal pool

Notes

• For more information, see the Oblivion, ESO, and Blades articles.