Tamriel: Origins

A short hallway from the main stair opens into a high-vaulted chamber lined with tiered stone bookshelves. Each shelf holds clay tablets, thin gold-leaf folios, and crystal cylinders that glow faintly with stored spells. Waist-high Welkynd pedestals cast cool blue light, while a single Varla Stone lantern at the center bathes the room in steady radiance. A massive circular table of white-gold stone dominates the floor, its surface etched with a map of Nibenay trade routes. Three Ayleid scribes in moon-white robes copy records onto fresh crystal sheets, their quills dipped in luminous blue ink. Chief archivist Lliandel oversees the work, his amber eyes narrowing whenever footsteps echo. Two unarmed Nedic attendants—marked by bronze collars—fetch tablets and polish the shelves; one, Dara of the River, secretly memorizes route lists for smugglers. At the rear, a locked iron coffer bears Meridia’s starburst seal; rumor says it contains a treaty with Delodiil.

The library features high-vaulted ceilings, tiered stone bookshelves, and a massive circular table etched with trade routes. The ambiance is illuminated by cool blue light from Welkynd pedestals and a central Varla Stone lantern.