Lore:Ilayas

Ilayas Ruins
Type	Ayleid Ruin
Continent	Tamriel
Province	Valenwood
Region	Malabal Tor (Broken Coast)
Appears in	ESO

Ilayas ca.2E 582

Ilayas Ruinsis a ruined citadel built on a seaside hill ofMalabal Tor,in the province ofValenwood.The keep is occupied by an ancient order of lightning wizards called theStormwardens,who defend the coast from foreign invasion and operate an ancientAyleidartifact called theSphere of Storms,a potent orb that utilizesweather magicto manipulate the waves of the coast and supply water for crops.The entire ruin was built around the focus of the Sphere of Storms, and the Stormwardens will go through great lengths to protect it.

History

The fortress of Ilayas was built many years into theMerethic Era,centuries before theAlessian Slave Rebellionoccurred in1E 243,and it was also active during the golden years of theAyleid Empire,roughly betweenME 850andME 900.The Ayleid lords of Ilayas were represented with a storm-cloud symbol.The storm mages that lived in Ilayas were called the Stormwardens and they used the Sphere of Storms, much like other defense outposts across theCyrodiliccoast.Ilayas was an active settlement amidst the Ayleid Diaspora that came after the slave rebellionand while the Ayleid order continued to survey the keep, the order eventually incorporated the localBosmeruntil the remnants of the Ayleid society merged with the locals and seemingly went extinct. The modern-day Stormwardens are sworn to protect the sphere at all costs and they have learned how to use it from their predecessors.

At some point in time, the province of Valenwood was incorporated into theAldmeri Dominion,and so theThalmorenlisted the Stormwardens to safeguard the Strident coast.In2E 582,Ilayas was sacked by theMaormerbrigand force, theSea Vipers,in allegiance with a former member of the Stormwardens,Firras.In his defiance against the Aldmeri Dominion, he hoped to take control of the order from his superior,Cirnean.A local ranger enlisted the help of anadventurerto break the siege against Ilayas and rendezvous with the Stormwardens. First and foremost, the adventurer acquired the Sky-Key to the keep and was able to delve into Ilayas where they met with Stormwarden Cirnean. They told them that they needed to restore the Sphere of Storms with the thunderstones of aStorm Atronach.Once they recharged the sphere, the adventurer escaped the ruins of Ilayas while cutting down Firras along the way. The Sphere of Storms was secured, but the Stormwardens were sealed inside the keep for however long.

Gallery

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  Stormwarden Cirnean

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  A Stormwarden Ranger

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  Master Stormwarden Faranwe

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  The nearbywayshrine

See Also

• For game-specific information, see theElder Scrolls Onlinearticle.