Lore:Garlas Malatar

Garlas Malatar
Type	Ruin
Continent	Tamriel
Province	Cyrodiil
Region	Gold Coast
Appears in	OblivionKotN

The ruins of Garlas Malatar circa 3E 433

Garlas Malatar, meaning "Cavern of the High Wood" in Ayleidoon, was the westernmost outpost of the Ayleid Empire in the First Era. It was located on a small island along the Gold Coast of western Cyrodiil, northwest of Anvil, and possessed a moderate underground complex. The settlement watched over the Abecean Sea. It fell into ruin and was sealed after the Alessian Slave Rebellion, which resulted in the eventual extinction of the Ayleids.

In 3E 433, Umaril the Unfeathered, once an Ayleid sorcerer-king, returned to Mundus from Oblivion, intent on wiping out worship of the Eight Divines, who were responsible for his original downfall at the hands of the Divine Crusader Pelinal Whitestrake. He reclaimed the ruins to serve as his base, which he populated with an army of Aurorans, the daedric servants of his ally, Meridia. Umaril also created a Dark Orb, a mysterious artifact which protected his inner sanctum and prevented the Aurorans from being banished to the Void as long as they remained in close proximity.

Later that year, following the desecration of several of Cyrodiil's Great Chapels at the hands of the Aurorans, the reincarnation of the Divine Crusader led the reformed Knights of the Nine in an attack on Garlas Malatar. The Dark Orb was destroyed, and, through the use of the Crusader's Relics, Umaril's physical form was once again slain by the Divine Crusader. With the Blessing of Talos, the Crusader used the power of the Eight and One to follow Umaril's spirit and destroy it, preventing him from retreating to Oblivion and defeating him utterly. The knights retreated from the ruins, which continued to be guarded by the remaining Aurorans who were trapped on Mundus.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Oblivion article.