Lore:Gandranen Ruins

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Gandranen
Type Ayleid Ruin
Continent Tamriel
Province Black Marsh
Region Shadowfen
Appears in ESO
Gandranen

Gandranen Ruins, or simply Gandranen, is a Barsaebic Ayleid ruin located in the fetid mires of Shadowfen, in the province of Black Marsh.

History[edit]

Gandranen was built by an Ayleid sorcerer who worshipped Hermaeus Mora, and thus loved the knowledge books provided. She built a series of magical halls to attract books no matter where and when they were published.[1] This resulted in the atemporal presence of anachronistic books such as the Fourth Era book, Ruminations on the Elder Scrolls, which was encountered by scholars in the Second Era and had its anachronisms written off as errors produced during the book's transcription.[2] A notable example of a book that was affected by the library of Gandranen was The Lusty Argonian Maid. During the Interregnum, Telenger the Artificer researched the origins of The Lusty Argonian Maid, and discovered that the tale has existed in various forms across Tamriel for ages. There are many different versions of the story told by traveling bards, each with a slightly different title and premise, but the same structure and plot.[3]

Gandranen was the site for burial for one of the Fenlords, Ayleid necromancer kings who were thought to have been wiped out by Alessia's rebellion, or left Nirn after they created the Crown of Ascension. The Crown is believed to be a tomb where the Fenlords encased themselves in ice to wait out the long ages, while others think it is a jewel-encrusted crown that reveals all places and possibilities at once. Regardless, their tombs are crawling with their slaves who serve as their undead guardians, whom were executed and resurrected when they rose up against their masters.[4]

Second Era[edit]

Circa 2E 582, a Khajiiti treasure hunter by the name of Zahra entered Gandranen to find the Crown of Ascension. An adventurer aided the Khajiit and retrieved the Crown from the tomb, where it was taken to Alten Corimont to be appraised.[5] That same year, the Golden Skull of Beela-Kaar was being sought after two opposing grounds, the Blackguards and the Cyrodilic Collections. The Blackguard divided the map to the skull in two and one made their way into Gandranen, where he was quickly overwhelmed by the undead and the map fragment was recovered from his corpse.[6]

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gandranen Ruins loading screen in ESO
  2. ^ Differences between the ESO and Skyrim versions of Ruminations on the Elder Scrolls
  3. ^ The Argonian Maid—An Oral Tradition — Telenger the Artificer
  4. ^ Zahra's dialogue in ESO
  5. ^ Events of Riches Beyond Measure in ESO
  6. ^ Events of The Cursed Skull in ESO
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