Tamriel Rebuilt:Aanthirin

Crossed by Veloth, who tamed its tumbling river, and rift by the creation of the Inner Sea, which shattered its mountains and linked the river to the Sea of Ghosts, Aanthirin has always had a central role in Morrowind's history. So too now that its status as Morrowind's crossroad has made it the focus of a bitter trade and territorial dispute between the dominant House Indoril and ascendant House Hlaalu. Divided between those houses, linked by Imperial trade interests and Temple authority, one thing is clear: though its river now flows gently and farms are abundant, Aanthirin itself has yet to be tamed. A Temple stronghold, Almas Thirr, sits in the middle of the region and regulates most of the province's trade. —Tamriel Rebuilt

● Aanthirin Weather Table ●
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Aanthirin

Map of the Aanthirin region

Aanthirin is a lush orange-green region in the Mournhold District of Morrowind. It contains Morrowind's largest lake, Lake Andaram, and is divided by the Thirr River as it flows out to the Inner Sea.

Its largest settlement is the city of Old Ebonheart, though Almas Thirr and Hlan Oek are the largest settlements in the "true" region (see notes). As the central region of Morrowind, Aanthirin has many borders; from north going clockwise to south they are: Azura's Coast, Sundered Scar, Alt Orethan, and Deshaan Plains. From south going clockwise to north they are: Coronati Basin, Armun Ashlands, Roth Roryn, and Ascadian Isles.

The majority of the region is officially released, with the exception of some cells to the south and east of Lake Andaram.

Places

A list of places found in the Aanthirin region.

Settlements

Metropolises (Tier I)

• Old Ebonheart — The main Imperial hub in Morrowind, built on the ruins of the historical Ebonheart.
  • Ebon Tower — The main Imperial hub in Morrowind, built on the ruins of the historical Ebonheart.

Large Cities (Tier II)

• Almas Thirr — A large Tribunal Temple city and pilgrimage site spanning the Thirr River.

Towns (Tier III)

• Hlan Oek — A riverside town with a foul reputation.

Villages (Tier IV)

• Aimrah — Great House Indoril's outpost on Lake Andaram.
• Dondril — A farming village surrounded by a palisade, south of Old Ebonheart.
• Idathren — A quiet fishing village on the west bank of the Thirr River.
• Indal-ruhn — A rundown riverside port, handling inbound freight for Great House Hlaalu.
• Vhul — An Indoril town known for brewing punavit.

Outposts (Tier V)

• Hlaalu Ferry — A small Hlaalu outpost built to facilitate waterborne trade.
• Nav Andaram — A tiny settlement on the shores of Lake Andaram.
• Oran Plantation — A large plantation in the Aanthirin region.
• Roa Dyr — A chapel-city of Indoril located in east Aanthirin near Thirr river.

Hamlets (Tier VI)

• Aren Manor — A secluded clifftop manor, guarding both an eggmine and a secret.
• Balathren — A netch farm north of Aimrah, in Aanthirin.
• Dassur-Kur Lookout — A small Hlaalu tower near Oran Plantation, meant to watch the Thirr River and surrounds for escaped slaves.
• Eravan — A tiny Aanthirin village in the shadow of Roa Dyr.
• Felms Ithul — A velk farming settlement on the east bank of the Thirr River.
• Llaran Farm — A Corkbulb farm north of Oran Plantation.
• Mundrethi Plantation — A major plantation owned by Lethys Mundrethi.
• Passur-Sur Lookout — A small Hlaalu tower, meant to watch the Thirr River and surrounds for escaped slaves.
• Pyr-Ilu Lookout — A small Hlaalu tower north of Mundrethi Plantation.
• Rethil Farm — A small hackle-lo farm northeast of Oran Plantation.
• Rilsoan — A small fishing village on an island in the Indoril part of the Aanthirin region.
• Saveri — An ash yam and corkbulb farming settlement in the hills east of Roa Dyr.
• Selyn — A settlement of farmers south of Roa Dyr.
• Velonith — A rural settlement with both mining and agricultural interests.
• Vyr-Moran Lookout — A small Hlaalu tower near Oran Plantation, meant to watch the Thirr River and surrounds for escaped slaves.
• Vys-Ishra Lookout — A small Hlaalu tower on an island near Mundrethi Plantation.

Dwellings

• Duvana's Shack — An empty shack and farm east of Old Ebonheart.
• Garvs and Fedura Ovav's Shack — A small farmhouse between Dondril and Vhul.
• Helseri Farmhouse — A small comberry farm to the south of Oran Plantation.
• Revea Telam's Shack — The home of the skills trainer Revea Telam, west of Vhul.
• Velk Camp — A velk herders camp some way to the east of Old Ebonheart.
• Vorus Odathil's House — The house of the hunter, Vorus Odathil.

Ancient Indoril Ruins

• Llodayna — A small and abandoned tower of the Indoril.
• Tur Julan — An extensive ruin of the Indoril, infested with a large variety of high-level Daedra.

Caves

• Adhuhartis — A small cave south of Mundrethi Plantation's slave market.
• Aimmund — A crystalline cavern containing a nasty surprise.
• Balhadarshad Den — An apparent Sixth House site, and one of the few places where Corprus has made it to the mainland.
• Burraburiash — A den of smugglers engaged in trades with the Dreugh.
• Ghand — A medium-sized cavern northwest of Oran Plantation.
• Git — A small cave, home to the self-professed alchemist Margia Sycora.
• Haddut Cave — A kagouti den in the hills of western Aanthirin.
• Ibbanud — A partially-flooded and mudcrab-infested cavern northeast of Indal-ruhn.
• Ishi-Dur — A small critter-filled cavern southeast of Old Ebonheart.
• Kadanuran — A small cavern on the Thirr River containing hints of ancient Indoril occupation.
• Kanasami — A flooded cavern that provides an entrance to Adryn Ancestral Tomb.
• Kuriki — A cavern of bandits and aspiring troll-trappers.
• Manumnabi — A small cavern, near Felms Ithul, home to the Nix-Mother and her Nix-Hound pack.
• Massanud — A cave near Rilsoan that harbours an entrance to a Dwemer ruin.
• Massaunus — A small cave under the nose of the Mundrethi Plantation that is home to smugglers.
• Nalmunabi — A bandit cave set at the start of the river that runs east of Old Ebonheart.
• Napali — A small cave beside Lake Andaram where the sorceror Massitha has made her temporary home.
• Nebulud — A sprawling cavern east of Old Ebonheart, that intersects both a Dwemer Ruin and an Ancestral Tomb.
• Salka Cave — A small cave rich in mushrooms and mole crabs.
• Soudi — A river cave and Where-Stars-Are-Drowning's hideaway.
• Sulindon — A secretive fisherman's hideaway.
• Tremelanit — A smuggler's cave north of Vhul.
• Udanasit — A cavern near Almas Thirr, with Dwemer ruins concealed within.
• Uttumilk — A large cavern southwest of Oran Plantation containing multiple Dridrea Spawnlings.
• Yadamsi — A waterlogged cave east of Oran Plantation, home to skooma smugglers.
• Yamniban — A small cavern, southeast of Roa Dyr, and inhabited by bandits.
• Zeddan — A small cave south of Indal-ruhn, home to bandits and captive slaves.

Daedric Ruins

• Andarannipal — A partly flooded ruin on the southern shores of Lake Andaram.
• Emmurbalpitu — A shrine to the Daedra Prince Azura, located in Aanthirin.
• Hadrumnibibi — A shrine to the Daedra Prince Malacath, on the east banks of the Thirr River.
• Ikinammassu — A shrine to an unknown prince on the eastern edge of Aanthirin, under investigation.
• Varashimmus — A shrine to the Daedra Prince Molag Bal under inspection by the Mages Guild.

Dreugh Citadels

• Paruddma's Maw — A bewildering labyrinth in the depths of Lake Andaram.

Dunmer Strongholds

• Hlorandus — A dangerous Aanthirin ruin containing a small army of bandits.

Dwemer Ruins

• Bthung — A Dwemer ruin east-northeast of Old Ebonheart.
• Bthungtch — A Dwemer ruin on the west bank of the Thirr River.
• Nchal-Marschend — A Dwemer ruin nestled upon a motherlode of gold ore.

Grottoes

• Aimur Grotto — A Lake Andaram grotto containing plentiful pearls and Dreugh.
• Andasamsi Grotto — A cavernous grotto in Lake Andaram, containing Dreugh.
• Balk Grotto — A small grotto in the Thirr River.
• Elaraddu Grotto — A large crystal-filled cavern beneath Lake Andaram's surface.
• Ibana Grotto — A tiny chimney-like grotto southeast of Aimrah
• Khalammu Grotto — A flooded cavern providing escaped slaves with a route into Old Ebonheart.
• Kur Grotto — A grotto in Lake Andaram that contains an entirely flooded ancestral tomb.
• Malarnubi — The riverbed home of the Lich, Hautharmo, and entrance to the hidden ruin of Emmurbalpitu.
• Mabit Grotto — A smuggler's cavern south of Felms Ithul.
• Mersavalu Grotto — A small, flooded cave southeast of Roa Dyr.
• Mirou Grotto — A large grotto near Rilsoan, which contains the flooded entrance to an ebony mine.
• Mulabaddon Grotto — A Dreugh-filled grotto northwest of Aimrah, in Lake Andaram.
• Rabawia Grotto — A mudcrab-filled grotto west of Nav Andaram, and home to the Mudcrab King.
• Selal Grotto — A freshwater grotto and the home of a runaway.
• Sobbitana Grotto — A cavernous grotto on the bed of Lake Andaram.
• Suppiluliumas Grotto — A flooded cavern filled with Dreugh and large mushrooms, where lies the final resting place of a thief.
• Vartalit Grotto — A small, deserted grotto within sight of Hlan Oek.
• Yenmmend Grotto — An Aanthirin grotto riddled with slaughterfish and lush with kelp.

Mines

• Aren Eggmine — A Hlaalu-operated egg mine in Aanthirin, owned by Lord Aren.
• Ilvi Mine — A glass mine in Aanthirin owned by Indoril Ilvi of Roa Dyr.
• Muddunshipal Egg Mine — A partially flooded egg mine at Velonith in Aanthirin.
• Munat Egg Mine — An Indoril Ilvi-owned egg mine in Aanthirin southeast of Balathren.
• Ohimbi Mine — A topaz mine submerged beneath the waters of Lake Andaram.
• Shubattu Mine — An abandoned mine on the eastern fringe of Aanthirin, overrun with undead.
• Suldun Egg Mine — An vampire-occupied Aanthirin egg mine, west of Indal-ruhn.
• Vandasir Egg Mine — An Indoril Ilvi-owned egg mine in Aanthirin northeast of Dondril.

Ships

• Andresian Dreugh — A wreck with a cargo of beverages, deep in the waters north of Almas Thirr.
• Diligent Faith — A vessel in the service of Indoril Ilvi, docked in Aimrah.
• Disturbed Shipwreck — A former Dres vessel settled deep on the Andaram lakebed.
• Galisa's Pike — A pirate vessel captained by Captain Galisa, docked at Mundrethi Plantation's slave market.
• Glinting Moth — An East Empire Company ship docked outside Almas Thirr's Hall of Tribute.
• Niben's Wind — An East Empire Company ship moored in Old Ebonheart.
• Orphaned Shipwreck — A former slaving vessel, sunk in the Inner Sea north of Old Ebonheart.
• Overrun Shipwreck — An unfortunate vessel beached upon the walls of Andarannipal.
• Paruddma — A freighter captained by Obedur Marvus, currently docked in Aimrah.
• Pride of Narusia — A Hlaalu ship filled with slaves and docked in Old Ebonheart.
• Riverbed Shipwreck — A shipwreck in the Thirr River, near Felms Ithul.
• Skaarling Queen — A small ship in Old Ebonheart, offering travel by boat to nearby settlements.
• TEM Princess Morgiah — A galleon of the Imperial Navy, docked in Old Ebonheart.
• Whispered Tenet — A slaver's ship docked at Roa Dyr.

Tombs

• Dadrys Ancestral Tomb — A small tomb due southwest of the Oran Plantation, inhabited by both undead and Orc looters.
• Daravel Ancestral Tomb — A small tomb northeast of Aimrah.
• Dothril Ancestral Tomb — A partially looted tomb still populated by defiant undead.
• Drothril Ancestral Tomb — A tomb littered with ectoplasm, high on the cliff northwest of Roa Dyr.
• Edryn Ancestral Tomb — A small tomb south of Almas Thirr, inhabited by undead.
• Helvi Ancestral Tomb — A capacious and richly-appointed tomb on the southern shore of Lake Andaram.
• Indosi Ancestral Tomb — A small tomb on the southern fringes of Aanthirin.
• Irano Ancestral Tomb — A compact tomb on the road west of Vhul.
• Nerethril Ancestral Tomb — A small tomb filled with undead, found northwest of the Oran Plantation.
• Orando Ancestral Tomb — A tomb southeast of Roa Dyr, containing a valuable Indoril Helmet.
• Radobar Ancestral Tomb — A middling sized tomb on the road south of Idathren.
• Rathryon Ancestral Tomb — A tomb directly east of Dondril, populated by undead.
• Ravith Ancestral Tomb — A small tomb southeast of Mundrethi Plantation, inhabited by undead.
• Sadri Ancestral Tomb — A gem-filled tomb on the river east of Old Ebonheart.
• Saldro Ancestral Tomb — A partially flooded tomb east of Vhul.
• Sarvayn Ancestral Tomb — A medium-sized tomb on the road between Velonith and Aimrah.
• Sevil Ancestral Tomb — A two-room tomb northeast of Mundrethi Plantation, where smugglers have set up shop.
• Ules Ancestral Tomb — An expansive tomb on the Thirr River that contains a sacred relic of St. Felms.
• Vulunith Ancestral Tomb — A medium-sized tomb south of Tur Julan.

Velothi Towers

• Ald Volos — A tower northeast of Aimrah, home to the wizard Ralam Othravel.
• Haliwaran — A walled tower overlooking the road between Old Ebonheart and Dondril.
• Mirba — A haunted tower once ruled by Telvanni necromancers.
• Serynthul — An Tribunal Temple infirmary within a cliffside Velothi tower directly east of Old Ebonheart.
• Sittali — A dangerous tower adorning the hill east of Roa Dyr.
• Vys-Assanud — A monastery dedicated to St Aralor, with a dark secret.

People

Name		Race	Class	Level	Health	Magicka	Alarm	Fight
Gadave Darys		Dark Elf	Pilgrim	7	77	94	0	30
Hengor the Outlaw		Wood Elf	Archer	10	93	94	0	45
Indoril Thols		Dark Elf	Noble	10	93	108	100	30
Ja'Jabba		Khajiit	Rogue	8	80	92	0	30
Llanehra Androthi		Dark Elf	Rogue	6	67	88	0	83
Loni		Wood Elf	Scout	13	126	106	0	30
Nedalor Ilves		Dark Elf	Hunter	4	56	84	95	30
Nirmeni Ieneth		Dark Elf	Spellsword	5	63	92	0	30
Orgog gro-Mogok		Orc	Slave	8	100	72	90	30
Sainat Hassanibi		Dark Elf	Hunter	6	66	88	0	30
Turedus Esdrecus		Imperial	Thief	18	128	134	0	90
Urns Gordayn		Dark Elf	Hunter	3	50	84	30	30
Yavan Ajurnsar		Dark Elf	Scout	4	67	86	0	30

Notes

• Technically, Old Ebonheart is in its own region to allow unique regional sound effects, but in all other ways it is part of Aanthirin and so is listed here.
• This region was originally called Thirr River Valley. Before being renamed to Aanthirin, the name was almost changed to Middle Thirr instead.

See Also

• For more background information, see Tamriel Rebuilt's planning document for Aanthirin.