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:''As a result of its close relationship with the Imperial administration, House Hlaalu has emerged as politically and economically dominant among the Great Houses of Vvardenfell and Morrowind. Hlaalu welcomes Imperial culture and law, Imperial Legions and bureaucracy, and Imperial freedom of trade and religion. Hlaalu still honors the old Dunmer ways -- the ancestors, the Temple, and the noble houses -- but has readily adapted to the rapid pace of change and progress in the Imperial provinces.'' — ''[[Lore:Great Houses of Morrowind|Great Houses of Morrowind]]''

{{Lore Link|House Hlaalu}} {{MWTense|is|was}} one of the five traditional {{Lore Link|Great Houses}} of the settled {{Lore Link|Dunmer}}. It {{MWTense|governs|governed}} the Hlaalu District of western-central [[Lore:Morrowind|Morrowind]] from its ancient capital of {{Lore Link|Narsis}}.{{ref|name=PGE1M|{{Cite book|PGE|1|Morrowind}}}} In the District of {{Lore Link|Vvardenfell}}, the house's council seat {{MWTense|is|was}} located in {{Lore Link|Balmora}}, with other Hlaalu-run towns at {{Lore Link|Suran}}, {{Lore Link|Hla Oad}} and {{Lore Link|Gnaar Mok}}. House Hlaalu {{MWTense|can|could}} be characterized as adaptable and opportunistic, and any morals they might {{MWTense|have can come|have had came}} second to ''business''. {{MWTense||Early in the {{Lore Link|Fourth Era}}, soon after the {{Lore Link|Empire}} released Morrowind, anti-Imperial sentiment and House Hlaalu's association with them amongst the Dunmer led to the stripping of its position as a Great House, and House Hlaalu was removed from the Grand Council of Morrowind.{{ref|name=DBArano|[[Dragonborn:Adril Arano|Adril Arano's]] dialogue in [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]].}} Their position on the council was filled by {{Lore Link|House Sadras}}.{{ref|name=DBMorvayn|[[Dragonborn:Lleril Morvayn|Lleril Morvayn's]] dialogue in [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]].}}}}

The House {{MWTense|is|was}} largely concerned with business and diplomacy, seeking to strengthen ties with at times unconventional allies such as the Empire, and although profit {{MWTense|is|was}} often a primary objective, traditional Hlaalu practice {{MWTense|recognizes|recognized}} the value of a good reputation over money.{{ref|name=GF|{{Cite book|Grasping Fortune}}}} This {{MWTense|is|was}} their great strength - they {{MWTense|are|were}} fast talkers and intelligent traders - and their great liability; most Hlaalu {{MWTense|are|were}} bribable, either with gold or with other favors, with their leaders as no exception. House Hlaalu retainers {{MWTense|are|were}} also masters of thievery, sneaking, lock-picking, blackmailing and backstabbing, both literal and metaphorical. While some councilors {{MWTense|are|were}} honest and fair, others {{MWTense|are|were}} more under-handed and corrupt. However, House Hlaalu's most distinguishing characteristic {{MWTense|is|was}} its willingness to live in harmony with the other races, setting it apart from the other, occasionally xenophobic, Dunmer Great Houses.{{ref|name=GHoM|{{Cite book|Great Houses of Morrowind}}}}<includeonly>{{MWTense|<br />

For more information, see the [[Lore:House Hlaalu|lore article]].|}}</includeonly><noinclude>

:''In the great wind of progress, tradition cannot stand. Grasp fortune by the forelocks. When you see your chances, seize them. When you see a chance to turn a profit, take it. But do not follow money blindly. There is value in reputation, more than many young Hlaalu realize. This value must be carefully balanced against the more tangible coins in any deal. Theft and murder are bad for business. You can steal from someone, but will he trade with you after that? You can't bargain with a dead man.'' — ''[[Lore:Grasping Fortune|Grasping Fortune]]''

Hlaalu public buildings — tradehouses and craft guilds, manors and council halls — {{MWTense|are|were}} designed as simple multi-storied buildings roughly rectangular in plan, featuring arched entrance-ways and modest decorated exteriors. More modest one-story private dwellings {{MWTense|follow|followed}} the same plan, except with less decoration. Hlaalu plantation estates {{MWTense|resemble|resembled}} Temple compounds, with walled precincts enclosing outbuildings for craftsmen and servants, dominated by a grand manor residence in place of a Temple shrine.{{ref|name=GHoM}}

===Friends of the Empire===

Historically, House Hlaalu was rather insignificant in the set ways of [[Lore:Tribunal|Tribunal]]-ruled, pre-Imperial Morrowind. Its holdings were centered around the ancient capital of Narsis in the southern-central region of Morrowind, on the fertile {{Lore Link|Deshaan}} plain.{{ref|name=PGE1M}} House Hlaalu's influence and wealth changed rather dramatically after the Treaty of the [[Lore:Armistice|Armistice]] was signed at the end of the [[Lore:Second Era|Second Era]].

During the [[Lore:Tiber Wars|Tiber Wars]], which led to the foundation of the [[Lore:Third Empire|Third Empire]], House Hlaalu was alone among the Dunmer Great Houses in proposing accommodation to the massing [[Lore:Imperial Legion|Imperial legions]] rather than resistance. After the Armistice was signed, the ruling Lord High Councilor of Morrowind, a member of [[Lore:House Indoril|House Indoril]] who refused to accept the treaty, was assassinated, and replaced by a Hlaalu noble.{{ref|name=OnMw|{{Cite book|On Morrowind}}}} Furthermore, the role of the figurehead Sovereign of Morrowind was also filled by a Hlaalu; first Queen [[Lore:Barenziah|Barenziah]], and followed, after her abdication during the [[Lore:Imperial Simulacrum|Imperial Simulacrum]], by her uncle King [[Lore:Llethan|Athyn Llethan]]. After Llethan's death, the ambitious and ruthless Prince [[Lore:Hlaalu Helseth|Hlaalu Helseth]] of Wayrest took the throne.{{ref|name=PGE3M|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Morrowind}}}}

When previously Temple-owned land on Vvardenfell was opened up for exploration and settlement in {{Year|3E 414}}, Hlaalu managed to grab the lion's share of the best lands in the fertile [[Lore:Ascadian Isles|Ascadian Isles]], and also got awarded the charter to the rich ebony mines in [[Lore:Caldera|Caldera]]. [[Lore:Vedam Dren|Vedam Dren]], another well-known Hlaalu noble, was the Duke of the Imperial District of Vvardenfell at the end of the [[Lore:Third Era|Third Era]]. House Hlaalu was, on the surface, the most in favor of the Empire of all Great Houses, with allies in all the Imperial trade guilds.{{ref|name=Morrowind|Events of [[MW:Morrowind|Morrowind]]}}

These titles and close connections to the Empire and the [[Lore:East Empire Company|East Empire Company]] didn't stop members of House Hlaalu from being involved in the smuggling and slavery business. Several key figures within the House held close ties to local criminal organization the [[Lore:Camonna Tong|Camonna Tong]]; the Camonna Tong's kingpin Orvas Dren was the brother of Duke Vedam Dren, and Orvas directly controlled two Councilors. While Vedam disapproved of his brother's activities he was largely powerless or unmotivated to stop them. Of course, the majority of Hlaalu members were unaware of the connection between their House and the Camonna Tong, and indeed hated and feared the syndicate - for the majority believed they were doing quite well from their trade with the Empire.{{ref|name=Morrowind}}

Externally, House Hlaalu was strongly opposed to slavery, a stance likely encouraged by its relation with the Empire. Despite this, because Morrowind was exempt from anti-slavery laws dating back to the Armistice with Tiber Septim, House Hlaalu used slaves on their plantations; the Camonna Tong also dealt in slaves via connections to [[Lore:House Dres|House Dres]]. The [[Lore:House Telvanni|Telvanni]], however, had a generally low opinion of House Hlaalu, preferring [[Lore:House Redoran|Redoran]]'s spirit and courage over Hlaalu's profit hunger and at times morally questionably dealings. However, despite Hlaalu's utilization of slavery, Ilmeni Dren, the daughter of Duke Vedam Dren, was not just an abolitionist, but a leader within the [[Lore:Twin Lamps|Twin Lamps]] movement. During the rise to power of the Grandmaster of the Vvardenfell House Hlaalu, the Cammona Tong were absorbed and eventually diminished by the new Grandmaster due to efforts aided by Duke Vedam Dren.{{ref|name=Morrowind}} Within the following four years, King Helseth formed an alliance with House Dres and renounced the slave trade entirely.{{ref|name=PGE3M}}

Among the Great Houses, the Hlaalu were also the most friendly towards foreigners, outlanders and non-Dunmer in general. In fact, during the late Third Era, they were the only Great House to have non-Dunmer on their council: senior positions were occupied by two humans, the [[Lore:Imperial|Imperial]] Crassius Curio and the [[Lore:Nord|Nord]] Yngling Half-Troll.{{ref|name=YB|{{Cite book|Yellow Book of 3E 426|ns=morrowind}}}}

===Crisis for the Hlaalu===

:''Their collaboration with the Empire may have given them unrivaled political and economic strength, but their hearts weren't with the Dunmer people.'' - Adril Arano{{ref|name=DBArano}}

House Hlaalu seemed to be on the rise,{{ref|name=PGE3M}} however the advent of the [[Lore:Oblivion Crisis|Oblivion Crisis]] in {{Year|3E 433}} set events in motion that would see the downfall of the Great House. The Empire pulled a vast majority of the Legions out of Morrowind to deal with the gates opening in their homeland of [[Lore:Cyrodiil|Cyrodiil]]. The Dunmer had no standing army at the time, and were left defenseless as the armies of daedra swept across the province.{{ref|name=DBArano}} While House Telvanni were able to close some of the Oblivion Gates, and House Redoran succeeded in creating an army, House Hlaalu was left powerless without the backing of the Empire. The events of the [[Lore:Red Year|Red Year]], {{Year|4E 5}}, brought further destruction to Morrowind as all of the settlements on Vvardenfell were obliterated. Shortly after the eruption of [[Lore:Red Mountain|Red Mountain]], Morrowind came under siege from the Argonians of Black Marsh, again being saved by the army led by House Redoran. House Hlaalu, due to their close ties with the Imperial administration, became the scapegoat for all of the Dunmer people's suffering. As a result, Hlaalu was unceremoniously stripped of its Great House status and dismissed from the Morrowind Grand Council.{{ref|name=DBArano}} House Redoran became the eminent power in Morrowind, taking the position that Hlaalu had held throughout the Third Era. Hlaalu believe that Redoran were instrumental in the reorganization of the council, and have held a grudge ever since.{{ref|name=HRR|{{Cite book|History of Raven Rock, Vol. III}}}}

In {{Year|4E 95}}, the Redoran Guard uncovered a Hlaalu plot to assassinate the Redoran councilor of [[Lore:Raven Rock|Raven Rock]]. This town, and the island of [[Lore:Solstheim|Solstheim]], were given to the Dunmer by the High King of [[Lore:Skyrim|Skyrim]] in {{Year|4E 16}} as a refuge following the events of the Red Year.{{ref|name=DBLoad|[[Dragonborn:Loading Screens|Loading Screen captions]] from [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]]}} The coup was an attempt by Hlaalu to claim Solstheim from House Redoran, and to send a message to the Council that their new leaders were not as mighty as they purported to be. However, the conspirators were executed and the coup was quelled.{{ref|name=HRR}}

== Gallery ==
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File:MW-place-Odai River.jpg|Balmora, the district seat of House Hlaalu on Vvardenfell, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
File:MW-place-Gnaar Mok.jpg|The Hlaalu village of Gnaar Mok, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
File:MW-quest-Hlaalu Hortator.jpg|Leaders of House Hlaalu, Vardenfell District, in {{Year|3E 426}}, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
File:MW-npc-Hlaalu Guard.jpg|A Hlaalu Guard, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
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==See Also==
*For more information, see the [[Morrowind:House Hlaalu|Morrowind]] and [[Online:House Hlaalu|ESO]] articles.

==References==
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