i. Major Settlement Spaces

Almalexia (I): As the capital city of Morrowind, the Mourning Hold, and the seat of Ayem and House Indoril, it lords over the surrounding landscape and is of great importance. The High Fane of the Mother overlooks a fork in the River Orethan. It is built on stone mesas of varying heights, where on which the various districts of the city are built upon. It is an embodiment of the social hierarchy established in Determined Law, where lower class districts are often built in between or underneath the main districts of the city (which surround the High Fane). Due to the loss of many Indoril after the Armistice, the southern part of the city was left vacant. While the Indoril by law do not ever “cede” territory, a large number of outlanders have established themselves in these abandoned districts, yet another example of how change is beginning to disrupt native hegemony. Outlanders sometimes (wrongfully) refer to the city as “Mournhold”. The scope of the city is not covered by this document.

Roa Dyr (V): Roa Dyr is the Chapel that governs the Thirr River Valley and is the largest of the remaining Towers, its influence having grown with the loss of other holdings west of the Thirr. It is the home of Muther-sil Indoril Draler Ilvi, who has become one of the most powerful of Indoril’s Illuminated Elders.

Yed Neyn (V): Yed Neyn is one of the Chapels that governs a significant portion of the Yad Orethan and is the seat of Indoril Everi Thanoram It is home to the Sacellum of the Wailing Delve, and a secret base for the Adamant Wing, an order of Indoril extremists. It is located just east of Almalexia.

Nadhyam (V): Nadhyam is the holding of Indoril Ienen Salvu, and lies on the northern border of the Yad Orethan. Below the chapel is the Flowering Temple, a shrine dedicated to the First Toilmer.

Dun Senim (V): Dun-Senim lords over the Vale of Mephala, and is the seat of Indoril Ienen Tomaril. It is highly imposing and one of the more fortified chapels in the district. Its’ presence is to establish Indoril control over the valley, as well as the Gardens-in-Denial to the north (Telvannis). It was rebuilt from the previous chapel at Dun Aamul, which was destroyed by cataclysms from the Red Mountain. Due to Tomaril being heirless, the chapel and its’ territory will revert to family bonestocks, though that hasn’t stopped other Indoril from attempting to assert their control over it.

Mol Murya (V): Mol Murya is the chapel of Orethan’s Mouth, and holds dominion over the area surrounding it. It is the largest chapel in Av-Orethan In accordance with Ordained Law, it is also the Court of the Southern Salt Marches. It is the seat of Indoril Meris Denaven, formerly of the Deshaan, who assumed control upon the extinction of a greater branch of the family.

Id Vano: Id Vano is the chapel for the Indoril player. Unlike other houses, it already exists in Indoril codicies, so it is not technically built, but reclaimed by the player. Of course for all practical reasons the player must overcome this formality, as no structure of the sort exists (it was lost in the Sundering). The player will first need to find the site of the long-lost stronghold, before establishing a nominal presence somewhere near Vvardenfell within the Azurian Straits.

Am Mar/Bis Indaryn/Nadhyam/Naan Av/Iv Sathil/Bet Yhdas (VI): Smaller chapels that are usually (not always, but in the case of our game yes) held by Lay Elders. While they are smaller, their physical size/dominion does not necessarily correlate with the power of whoever occupies them.

Othrensis (III): Othrensis is a major town on the main road to Almalexia. It is the largest settlement in the Yad Orethan, and specializes in the production of dyes extricated from the various fields of the Upper Otrethan. Built upon a shallow mesa, it is dedicated to Llothis, and houses the Shrine of the Passing Departed, a site of religious significance.

Lan Murha (III): Lan Murha is another major town on the east road, on the opposite side of the valley. Situated upon the Mouth of the Orethan River, its’ primarily situated as a trade town, and port of entry for ships en-route to the capital. Inside the town also lies the Shrine of the Last Guide, the site where it is speculated Veloth first caught sight of the Eastern Sea.

Umul (III): Umul is a major town in the Vale of Mephala, east of the chapel of Dun Senim. Originally a neutral Velothi eggmining town, its’ remote location has attracted attention from outlander guilds that have been unable to operate under the hegemony of House Indoril. Due to the dangers that plague the valley, as well as the political intrigue regarding control over the area, the town’s location makes it an ideal source of lucrative contracts.

Vhul (III): Vhul is a town in the Thirr River Valley, focused on the collection and production of Velk Nectar. It falls under the jurisdiction of Indoril Draler Ilvi, who collects the nectar as duty from the locals working his fields. It is home of the Sywit Tong, a local guild attempting to monopolize the recent influx of outlander trade in the region.

Sailen (III possibly II): Sailen is a large town in the Sacred Coast that serves as a major hostel and service node for pilgrims travelling to Necrom. Due to this, it is directly under the administration of the Tribunal Temple, which also gives the player quests in the location. It is also home to the Netchimer’s Arboretum, a place of enlightenment for Temple priests, and the Mausoleum of the Return, where bodies are prepared for their final journey to Necrom. Since no boats go to Necrom, Sailen also serves as a key trade node for vessels passing along the Padomaic Ocean. All pilgrims to Necrom must swear an Oath of Passing, and be blessed by the Majordomo of the Gate, before being allowed to visit the holy city.

Mervayan/Dondril/Ildrim/Id Vnas/Neyr Zhel/Seitur/Ohn (IV): Smaller villages that add flavour, usually cloister-towns for fishmongers, toilmer, and the like. Supports local industry. Some have small shrines or temples as places for locals to worship.

Tahvel/Dreynim/Ayam/Iyam/Thalnys/Dhalaan/Felm Ithil/Selyn/Rilsoan/Velonith/Darum/Nithrim (VI): These are the smallest hovels, and are generally considered inconsequential. They are usually farmsteads that dot the Orethan Valley. They illustrate the Velothi in its’ truest form.

Romithren/Sinramen/Llodnal (V): Monasteries of the Sacred Coast. These are remote places of learning and meditation. Their roles are further defined in the context of the Temple questline, and are unimportant for this document.