Lore:Silatar

Silatar
Type	Island
Continent	Tamriel
Province	Summerset Isles
Appears in	ESO

Silatar

Silatar is a small artificial island in the Abecean Sea, and is part of the Summerset Isles archipelago.

The island was created in the mid-Second Era by an Altmer girl named Aranias, who was born with the power to control the earth. Seeking her parents' approval, the girl raised Silatar out of the ocean, using powerful magic to create a fantastical and beautiful paradise on the island. Everything from the flowers to the island's manor radiated an almost palpable aura of magicka. However, Silatar's beauty feels wrong and unnatural to behold, and Aranias' parents were disapproving when she brought them to live on the island. Aranias went on to be known as the Rock Witch of Silatar, and after she accidentally destroyed a passing ship with her powers, her parents departed the island circa 2E 582 to seek a trainer.

While her parents were away, Bosmer bandits attacked Silatar and burned the farms, and Aranias was forced to drive them off alone. Her parents returned with High Kinlady Estre and the Veiled Heritance, who promised to help. However, Estre sought only to use Aranias as a weapon, and forced her to rip an innocent Bosmer to pieces as a demonstration of her loyalty. After Estre failed to usurp Queen Ayrenn and was killed later that year, the Veiled Heritance sent Aranias to Greenshade with her "trainer", an Altmer named Andur. The Heritance hoped to use her power to kill the Wilderking, a god-king with similar powers who ruled over parts of Greenshade.

Seeking to gain the Wilderking's allegiance, the Aldmeri Dominion sent the Soulless One to prevent the Heritance's assassination attempt. A Bosmer Spinner named Maruin told the tale of Silatar's creation, but in doing so he altered the story—and therefore Aranias' memory, so that she would recognize the Soulless One as a childhood friend who lived with her on the island. In Mariun's telling, Aranias did not face the bandits alone and refused to kill the Bosmer woman, instead killing Andur and trapping the Heritance representatives. Although these events never transpired, the Spinner's magic showed Aranias that the Heritance was her true enemy, and she was able to fulfill her destiny by becoming the next Wilderqueen.

It is unknown what happened to Silatar following Aranias' mantling.

See Also

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