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</noinclude>:''The wizard-lords of House Telvanni have traditionally isolated themselves, pursuing wisdom and mastery in solitude. But certain ambitious wizard-lords, their retainers, and clients have entered wholeheartedly into the competition to control and exploit Vvardenfell's land and resources, building towers and bases all along the eastern coast. According to Telvanni principles, the powerful define the standards of virtue''. — ''[[Lore:Great Houses of Morrowind|Great Houses of Morrowind]]''

:''"House Telvanni matches the disposition of my brother Sotha Sil -- iconoclastic, profane, unconventional."'' – {{Lore Link|Vivec (god)|Vivec}}{{Ref|Dialogue in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]] during the [[Morrowind:Hortator and Nerevarine|Hortator and Nerevarine]] quest, after receiving [[Morrowind:Wraithguard|Wraithguard]] from him and inquiring about "people of Morrowind".}}

{{Lore Link|House Telvanni}} is one of the {{Lore Link|Great Houses}} of {{Lore Link|Morrowind}}. It {{MWTense|governs|governed}} the Telvanni District of eastern Morrowind, and {{MWTense|administers|administered}} the eastern portion of the {{Lore Link|Vvardenfell}} District from its council seat in {{Lore Link|Sadrith Mora}}. The house comprises mainly highly egocentric and ambitious mages, and is known to many as the house of the master wizard.{{ref|name=DBFathryon|[[Dragonborn:Talvas Fathryon|Talvas Fathryon's]] dialogue in [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]]}} Here, it {{MWTense|is|was}} common to rise through the ranks by eliminating or otherwise 'indisposing' other members. Of the Telvanni lords, only Master Aryon of {{Lore Link|Tel Vos}} {{MWTense|- the youngest and newest councilor -|}} {{MWTense|seems|seemed}} able to look beyond the end of his own nose and at the concerns of other people; the rest {{MWTense|want|wanted}} little more than to be left alone to their research and ambitions. The other members {{MWTense|are|were}} similarly isolationist in outlook and {{MWTense|do|did}} not intend to be presided over by any of the other institutions, predominantly the {{Lore Link|Mages Guild|Guild of Mages}}.

The Telvanni, in general, {{MWTense|do|did}} not interact with other Houses or Guilds, nor {{MWTense|do|did}} they have many enemies save for Abolitionists and the Imperial Mages Guild. In the Second Era, they refused to join the {{Lore Link|Ebonheart Pact}}, much to the chagrin of the other houses.{{Ref|name=AskAnythingEbonheart2|[http://elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2012/11/26/ask-us-anything-ebonheart-pact-part-2 Ask Us Anything: Ebonhart Pact (Part 2)]}} On the other hand, the Telvanni {{MWTense|do|did}} not have the usual hatred of vampires that most other factions {{MWTense|have|had}}, and some of their lords and Mouths {{MWTense|are|were}} willing to speak to them; wizards {{MWTense|do|did}} not fear vampires nearly as much as others {{MWTense|do|did}}.<includeonly>{{MWTense|<br />

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

All of the Telvanni Councilors on Vvardenfell {{MWTense|live|lived}} in great towers (which {{MWTense|require|required}} levitation to ascend), with one leader in each of their main towns: Sadrith Mora, {{Lore Link|Tel Aruhn}}, Tel Vos, {{Lore Link|Tel Mora}}, and {{Lore Link|Tel Branora}}. None of the Telvanni towns {{MWTense|are|were}} on the {{Lore Link|Silt Strider}} routes; the only transport available to them {{MWTense|is|was}} by boat, except for Sadrith Mora itself. Being the only Telvanni town with a significant Imperial presence, it {{MWTense|can|could}} be reached by Guild Guide from another Mages Guild to the nearby Imperial-controlled {{Lore Link|Wolverine Hall}}.{{ref|name=Morrowind|Events of [[MW:Morrowind|Morrowind]]}} On the mainland, House Telvanni lands {{MWTense|include|included}} the fort of [[Lore:Firewatch|Firewatch]], east of Tel Mora, and Port Telvannis, located on the islands to the northeast of the mainland which extend out into the [[Lore:Padomaic Ocean|Padomaic Ocean]].<!-- [[Lore:Telvanni Isles|Telvanni Isles]] that {{MWTense|extend|extended}} east into the [[Lore:Padomaic Ocean|Padomaic Ocean]]. -->{{ref|name=AnniMap|[[:File:MW-map-Morrowind Concept.jpg|Concept map]] of Morrowind, released during the Tenth Anniversary of TES}}

The city of Sadrith Mora {{MWTense|is|was}} the district seat of the Telvanni on Vvardenfell, even though the Archmagister, Gothren, {{MWTense|does|did}} not live there, but {{MWTense|resides|resided}} in nearby Tel Aruhn. Sadrith Mora {{MWTense|is|was}} home to the Council Hall, in which each Telvanni lord {{MWTense|is|was}} represented by a lieutenant with the title of "Mouth". In general, the actual lords themselves {{MWTense|live|lived}} in their own towers and {{MWTense|do|did}} not attend the Council. Even Master {{Lore Link|Neloth}} of Tel Naga, who {{MWTense|resides|resided}} nearby in Sadrith Mora, {{MWTense|does|did}} not attend the Council. Some great Telvanni {{MWTense|have|}} opted out of the rat race for power within the Council entirely due to their isolationism. But, among those who actually {{MWTense|care|cared}} about who the leader {{MWTense|is|was}}, the ever-procrastinating Archmagister Gothren of Tel Aruhn, few ever {{MWTense|voice|voiced}} their opinions.{{ref|name=Morrowind}}

House Telvanni {{MWTense|is|was}} among the staunchest defenders of slavery, which they {{MWTense|see|saw}} as an ancient {{Lore Link|Dunmer}} right.{{ref|name=BBoGHT|{{Cite book|Brown Book of 3E 426}}}} Their ideals and desires, evidently not concerning themselves, {{MWTense|are|were}} left to the slaves to obey. However, both Khajiit and Argonians, the two most common slave races, {{MWTense|may|could}} join House Telvanni and advance with the same level of respect as other races.{{ref|name=Morrowind}} Many of the towns, notably Sadrith Mora and Tel Aruhn, {{MWTense|house|housed}} slave markets. Telvanni holdings {{MWTense|are|were}} also worked by slaves, whereas the other Great Houses {{MWTense|prefer|preferred}} to use generic workers. Unsurprisingly, Telvanni {{MWTense|are|were}} strong enemies of abolitionists.

Of the fate of the Telvanni lords of mainland Morrowind, little is known: however, of those on Vvardenfell, it is known that Archmagister Gothren of Tel Aruhn refused to recognise the Nerevarine as Hortator for House Telvanni - choosing instead a fight to the death, which he lost. Aryon of Tel Vos, by contrast, was the Nerevarine's greatest supporter in House Telvanni: and the others - Neloth of Sadrith Mora, Therana of Tel Branora and Dratha of Tel Mora - all were persuaded to back the Hortator. After the fall of Dagoth-Ur, it is known that Arch-Mage Trebonius Artorius of the Mages Guild demanded that the remaining Telvanni councillors be assassinated, as the price for his retirement and replacement by the Nerevarine as head of the Mages' Guild: however the Nerevarine appears not to have complied with the request, for one at least - Neloth - is known to have survived, although he was shortly afterwards to leave Morrowind and move to Solstheim. (In any case, Artorius was himself given official Imperial orders to retire shortly afterwards, although his own fate is disputed - Skink-in-Trees-Shade of Sadrith Mora claims that he left his post quietly, while Edwinna Elbert of Ald-ruhn claimed that he challenged the Nerevarine to a duel for his position and lost his life.) The Morag Tong had an outstanding writ on Therana's life, which the Nerevarine may have been the only one brave enough to attempt to carry out - it being generally accepted that she would be little loss to the house, with her advanced age and senility. Aryon himself was scheming at the time to fill the vacancy created by Gothren's death (and was backed by Baladas Demnevanni of Gnisis, whom he had persuaded to join the Council), and planned to introduce many reforms to Telvanni ethics and practices: although he would not stand against the Nerevarine if the latter were interested in the job - however the Nerevarine left Morrowind not long afterwards. The subsequent documented existence of a Telvanni ship named ''The Pride Of Tel Vos'' indicates that Tel Vos, Aryon's tower and town - originally a comparatively small and unimportant settlement - had risen to become a place to be proud of: and therefore that Aryon must have been held in considerable respect by the Telvanni at some point, since Tel Vos was nothing without him. So it seems he must have achieved his aim, however briefly (even though his subsequent fate is undocumented since the Oblivion Crisis.)

During the [[Lore:Oblivion Crisis|Oblivion Crisis]] in {{Year|3E 433}}, the Telvanni did their best to close the Oblivion Gates on Vvardenfell, but it was to no avail and the Daedra swarmed the land.{{ref|name=OBrumor|Rumor in Oblivion: ''"I have heard things are bad in [[Lore:Vvardenfell|Vvardenfell]]. The Telvanni do their best to close the gates, but it is to no avail."''}} During the same year, a Telvanni Arch-Mage [[Lore:Frathen Drothan|Frathen Drothan]] turned rogue and gathered a band of mercenaries called the Drothmeri army in an attempt to topple Imperial rule. He led an expedition to {{Lore Link|Sundercliff Watch}} in the [[Lore:Valus Mountains|Valus Mountains]] of [[Lore:Cyrodiil|Cyrodiil]] to search for [[Lore:Mehrunes' Razor|Mehrunes' Razor]], but he was slain by the [[Lore:Hero|Champion of Cyrodiil]] before he could retrieve the artifact.{{ref|name=Oblivion|Events of [[OB:Oblivion|Oblivion]]}}

The Telvanni suffered greatly during the [[Lore:Red Year|Red Year]] in the early [[Lore:Fourth Era|Fourth Era]]. All of the settlements on Vvardenfell were obliterated, but the Telvanni survived and attempted to rebuild. Morrowind was then invaded by the Argonians of [[Lore:Black Marsh|Black Marsh]], and in an act of revenge for centuries of slavery, the Argonians focused on wiping out the weakened House Telvanni. Circa {{Year|4E 6}}, the last remaining stronghold of the House was sacked by the Argonian invasion force and Great House Telvanni fell. It is documented that some survivors attempted to flee aboard ''The Pride of Tel Vos'', a ship which was later found wrecked along the coast of Skyrim, east of [[Lore:Winterhold (city)|Winterhold]]. By this account, a single heir of the house survived: Brandyl Tenvanni, son of Lymdrenn Tenvanni, who was found as an infant by Argonians. He grew up in Black Marsh under the name Brand-Shei.{{ref|name=LTJ|{{Cite book|Lymdrenn Tenvanni's Journal}}}} Brelyna Maryon is also a descendant of House Telvanni.{{ref|name=Brelyna|[[Skyrim:Brelyna Maryon|Brelyna Maryon]]'s dialogue in Skyrim}} There are surviving, or new, Telvanni mage lords who still have holdings on Vvardenfell,{{ref|name=NelothDB|[[DB:Neloth|Neloth]]'s dialogue in [[DB:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]]}} although it is unknown what or where they are.

In {{Year|4E 16}} the King of [[Lore:Skyrim|Skyrim]] sympathetically gave the island of [[Lore:Solstheim|Solstheim]] to the Dunmer refugees.{{ref|name=DBLoad|[[Dragonborn:Loading Screens|Loading Screen captions]] from [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]]}} Neloth had also traveled there to research the ash deposits from [[Lore:Red Mountain|Red Mountain]], bringing much of Morrowind's exotic flora and fungi to the now partially ash-damaged island. During his time there, he has been studying Heart Stones, fallout originating from the center of Red Mountain, and has learned how to use magic to weave living things from the ash.{{ref|name=Garyn|[[DB:Garyn Ienth|Garyn Ienth]]'s dialogue in [[DB:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]]}}

By {{Year|4E 201}}, Neloth had finished growing the settlement of [[Lore:Tel Mithryn|Tel Mithryn]] on Solstheim. Though the people of Solstheim view him as possibly mad, he was still well respected by the other Telvanni wizards. He often took apprentices, though he used them in painful experiments more often than he actually taught them. Neloth planned on returning to Vvardenfell after finishing research on the [[Lore:Ash Spawn|Ash Spawn]], which started to appear on the island after the Red Year. Tel Mithryn and the Redoran-governed city of [[Lore:Raven Rock|Raven Rock]] remained cordial, with the two settlements content to ignore each other.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:MW-place-Telvanni Council Hall.jpg|The Council Hall in Sadrith Mora, the district seat of House Telvanni on Vvardenfell, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
File:MW-place-Tel Mora.jpg|The Telvanni town of Tel Mora, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
File:MW-quest-Telvanni Hortator.jpg|The six councilors of House Telvanni, Vardenfell District, in {{Year|3E 426}}, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
File:MW-npc-Telvanni Sharpshooter.jpg|A Telvanni Sharpshooter, as seen in [[Morrowind:Morrowind|Morrowind]]
File:DB-place-Tel Mithryn.jpg|The Telvanni tower of Tel Mithryn, as seen in [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]]
File:DB-npc-Neloth2.jpg|Master Neloth, as seen in [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]]
</gallery>

==See Also==
*For more information, see the [[Morrowind:House Telvanni|Morrowind article]].

==References==
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