Lore:Umbriel

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Umbriel
Type Plane
Realm Oblivion
Demonym(s) Umbrielian
Umbriel
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Umbriel at the Imperial City

Umbriel was a floating island contained within a pocket realm of of Oblivion. It was split from the Fields of Regret, Clavicus Vile's realm, by Umbra.

Umbriel invaded Tamriel in 4E 48, first appearing far off the coast of Black Marsh south of Lilmoth. It was summoned there by the rogue Hist of Lilmoth, which was able to communicate to the similar trees native to Umbriel. It travelled north to Scathing Bay and then west to the Imperial City in an attempt to free itself from Vile's realm using metaphysical power of the White-Gold Tower.

Umbriel was ultimately transported to the realm of the Hist, where it settled deep into the boggy ground, supported by the thick covering of trees.

History[edit]

As of 4E 201 the Sleeping Tree, a strange leafless tree, was found in Whiterun Hold in Skyrim. Several legends exist about the origins of the Tree. Some say that a piece of rock was blasted from Red Mountain during the Red Year and landed in Skyrim, and the Tree grew from the resulting crater. Others, however, say that it grew from a spore that fell from a "floating island", referring to Umbriel, in which case the Tree could be one of the Hist of Umbriel. It was the source of a legal drug known as the Sleeping Tree Sap.

Notable Places[edit]

  • Fringe Gyre - A region on a cliff on the outside edge of Umbriel, wrapping around it. It is filled with trees that seem to be related to The Hist, including one especially tall one. The trees produce what Umbriel needs, such as different types of fruit and even things like iron. Tree-tenders take care of the trees and harvest these plants.
  • Ghol Manor - One of the manors of Umbriel, served by Qijne's kitchen. Lord Ghol is known to dislike boring food.
  • Glass Forest - The "glass forest" is the name that Sul and Attrebus gave to a webbing of a glasslike material found at the top of the city. The glass tubules can be controlled making them move or immobilize an enemy.
  • Kitchens - The Kitchens (called "vehrumasas" in Umbrielic) are where food is made for the lords and ladies of Umbriel. The lower kitchens make food for the minor lords, who have more earthly palates, while the upper kitchens work for higher lords, who require food made of spiritual essences. Qijne's kitchen, which is one of the lower part, mainly has walls lined with ovens, with the center of the room containing pits of hot stone, counters and cabinets, and cages and baskets hanging from chains from the ceiling. One end has tables for more delicate work. Toel's kitchen, by contrast, only has one pit and oven, but plenty of red granite countertops with alchemy apparatuses, and is mostly dedicated to preparing soul essences - both for the lords of Umbriel and for the trees of the Fringe Gyre.
  • Lower Middens - The Lower Middens are essentially a gigantic trash room, where the refuse from the kitchens that doesn't wind up in the sump goes and is eaten and digested by worms, likely before being used for some other function. These are split into four main middens; Bolster Midden (midden with the "richest scent")

See Also[edit]

  • Umbriel — A summary of information from the Greg Keyes novels.

References[edit]


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