Lore:Tarvus Indoril

Archcanon Tarvus Indoril
Archcanon Tarvus Indoril circa 2E 582
Race	Dunmer	Gender	Male
Born		2E 362 Morrowind
Died		2E 582 Vivec City
Resurrection		2E 582 Clockwork City
Resided in		Vvardenfell Clockwork City
Next Ruler		Llevule Andrano
Appears in		ESO

Tarvus Indoril was a Dunmer priest who served as the Archcanon of the Tribunal Temple in Vvardenfell in the mid-Second Era. Born into House Indoril, Tarvus was highly devoted to Vivec and became the youngest Archcanon in history. His peers described him as a good man and an excellent priest. He played an important role in the foundation of Vivec City, but at some point he had died in his sleep. Seeing an opportunity, he was subsequently impersonated by Barbas in the events leading up to Clavicus Vile's plot to drain Vivec's divine energy. Following the end of the crisis, he was succeeded by his pupil Llevule Andrano as the Archcanon of the High Fane. Tarvus was subsequently revived by Sotha Sil and became a Proctor of the Clockwork City. He took on much of the same duties he had in his previous role under Vivec, redirecting them in service of Sotha Sil.

History

Tarvus was born to Dunmer parents around 2E 362, and was 220 years old during the time of the Three Banners War. He grew up learning the teachings of House Indoril, the dominant Great House of Morrowind throughout the Interregnum, and initially sought to join one of the Buoyant Armigers or even the Ordinators. However, after personally speaking to Vivec directly, he was persuaded to choose a path as a priest in the Temple. Tarvus began to constantly work hard to prove his devotion to Vivec and the Tribunal as a canon, and was chosen by Vivec to become his Archcanon, the youngest in history.

Around 2E 582, Barbas invented a plot to get his master Clavicus Vile into Sotha Sil|'s Clockwork City. The Nycotic Cult, who worshipped a twisted form of Vile, performed a ritual to summon Sunna'rah, a staff created by Sotha Sil that could drain the divine energy from the Tribunes. On the Forty-third Day of Vivec City's construction, one of the lift-ropes had broken and two tons of stones crashed, causing injuries. It was the work of Barbas' tampering, and Tarvus witnessed the hound at the scene as he went to help the injured. He went to bed so that he could decide on whether to report what he had seen to Vivec, but unexpectedly died in his sleep shortly after.

Later on, the Warrior-Poet convinced the Vestige to investigate what was happening to his divine powers, while Llevule stayed at Vivec's side as the god was growing weaker and weaker. Unbeknownst to everyone, Archcanon Tarvus, who was aiding the Vestige with the investigation, had been secretly replaced by Barbas. After the Vestige finally retrieved Sunna'rah from Chodala, Barbas tricked them into using the staff on Vivec, which drained most of his remaining energy, caused the Red Mountain to erupt, and almost made Baar Dau fall from the sky. Vivec was unaware of the impersonation until that point, and believed that Barbas killed Tarvus, though Barbas stated Tarvus peacefully died in his sleep and Vivec was too "stupid" to notice. Barbas subsequently went to the Clockwork City to prepare for Vile's arrival, but the Vestige and the wizard Barilzar followed and stopped him, then returned the stolen energy to Vivec. With the threat over, Llevule was named the new Archcanon of the Tribunal Temple.

Tarvus was subsequently revived by Sotha Sil, and became a Proctor of the Clockwork City. During his recovery time in the Clockwork Basilica, he accepted an interview from Gabrielle Benele of the University of Gwylim, where Tarvus answered questions on behalf of Sotha Sil.

Due to the procedure responsible for his resurrection, Tarvus believed that he had been granted immortality to witness Sotha Sil's ultimate plan for Nirn-prior. His fate following Sotha Sil's death is unknown.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Elder Scrolls Online article.

Books

• Meet the Character - Archcanon Tarvus by Adjuvant Drumara — An interview conducted with the Archcanon of the Tribunal Temple
• Buoyant Armigers: Swords of Vivec by Tarvus, Archcanon of Vivec — A description of the buoyant armigers
• On Moving Ebonheart by Archcanon Tarvus — A missive on the creation of a new city
• Ordinators: A Comprehensive Guide by Tarvus, Archcanon of Vivec — A guide to a military order

References

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