Isle of Balfiera (Daggerfall)

This island in the Iliac Bay has been used for centuries as a neutral meeting place for diplomatic negotiations and treaty signings by the kingdoms of High Rock. It is also famous for the engimatic structure known as Direnni Tower, a cricular tower soaring hundreds of feet into the air. The traditional ruler of the island is known as the Castellan of Balfiera, perhaps reflecting his original role as commander of Direnni Tower, which was used as a fortress, palace, and prison by the infamous Direnni Hegemony. Even more curiously, the hereditary Castellans are High Elves, the only known Elven ruling family remaining in human lands. The Castellans continue to reside in the Tower, though its true provenance and purpose remains a mystery. A recent archaelogical study, using the newer techniques of divination and sorcery of the Third Era, has pushed the Tower's construction date back to around ME2500, making it by far the oldest structure in Tamriel. Although it has been much modified and added on to over the years, its core is a smooth cylinder. The Tower is believed to extend at least as far beneath the surface as is now visible above, although its deepest bowels have never been systematically explored.