Torval the Pilot



 Torval the Pilot (also known as Topal the Pilot) was an Altmer explorer who discovered the Niben River and charted Tamriel's sea lanes in the Merethic Era. Torval sailed into Topal (which was subsequently named after him) and up through the Niben River until he was deep in Cyrodiil. Here he taught the beastfolk natives how to read and write in exchange for the Eight Islands (the site of the Imperial City and White Gold Tower). Father of the Niben was an epic describing Torval's exploration, but only fragments of this poem have survived. He is the patron saint of Leyawiin, where a statue of him can be found in the southwest corner of the town.