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Veya Releth
Home City Balmora
Race Dunmer Gender Female
Reaction Friendly
Other Information
Faction(s) House Redoran, Morag Tong
Veya Releth

Veya Releth is a Dunmer assassin and a daughter of the prominent House Redoran family. She is a Morag Tong apprentice turned trainee currently apprenticed to Naryu Virian. Born to Eris and Tavya Releth, she and her older brother Ulran would sneak out as children to see Naryu training with her blades, growing very close to her. Following Ulran's unexplained exile, she left her family to secretly join the Morag Tong.

On Vvardenfell, Veya Releth murdered Captain Brivan and her father before being confronted and defeated, saving the lives of the Redoran council. Although High Councilor Meriath assumed Veya was killed and the matter was concluded, she was merely gravely wounded, so Naryu was able to bring her back to the Balmora safehouse. Ashur healed her and Naryu made the decision to send Veya to Summerset, parting ways at Vivec City's docks.

Although her mentor's intention was for Razum-dar to take her under his wing on the island of Summerset, Veya abandoned that path after Nocturnal comforted a despairing and lonely Veya in her dreams of Evergloam, promising her that they would "fix the world together". She took the name Tundilwen and became Nocturnal's Earl in the Court of Bedlam.

She later wielded Dawnbreaker, which her mistress stole from Darien Gautier and corrupted, much to his consternation, and fought with it during a last ditch attempt to stop Nocturnal's plans to rewrite reality with the Heart of Transparent Law in the Crystal Tower's mausoleum. Nocturnal brought her back as a powerful shade at the final confrontation atop the Crystal Tower.

Related Quests[edit]

Quest-Related Events[edit]


Of Faith and Family[edit]

Search for the young Morag Tong apprentice in the swamps outside of Balmora and you'll hear:

Veya Releth: "Stupid Warclaws! Now I know how a mouse feels …."
I'm working with Naryu. I have information concerning your brother.
"Oh, right! Naryu mentioned something about that.
Lead on and I'll follow you.
"Unfortunately, there's a mob of those beast-people between here and the cave. I was going to try to sneak past them, but every time I get too close I think one of them catches my scent."
I'll see you in the cave shortly.
Veya Releth: "Meet me in the cave to the north when you finish with the mercenaries."

If you try to speak to her before leaving, she'll repeat:

"Well, what are you waiting for? I can't make a break for the cave until you engage the mercenaries. If they aren't busy with you, they'll spot me before I take three steps!"

Defeat the Warclaws and you'll hear:

Veya Releth: "Up here! Hurry, before more of them show up!"

Enter Mallapi Cave:

"What do you think of my luxurious accommodations? It's got dirt and rock, fungus and a paltry fire … all the comforts of home.
"No, that can't be right.
Wait, someone's coming!"
Get behind me.

After meeting Veya in Mallapi Cave, the councilor sends the Warclaw mercenaries in to find Veya. Naryu appears again.

Naryu Virian: "She can handle herself just fine, hero. Veya, grab your things. It's time to go."
Veya Releth: "Go? Why? What's going on?"
Naryu Virian: "The Warclaws are marching toward this cave, along with half the House Redoran soldiers in Balmora. We need to go now."
Veya Releth: "Damn it, they must have followed us! I'll get my stuff."

Speak to Naryu and she'll suggest the three of you leave by the back exit:

"I've never ventured through the exit, so this will be new territory for the both of us. I'll do my best to try and help though."

Enter the Back Tunnels and she'll remark:

Veya Releth: "Does the ceiling look unstable to you?"
"I'm ready for anything. Well, except if the tunnels cave in on top of us.
What? Nobody's ever ready for a ton of rock to fall on their head!"

Make you're way through the cave and you'll hear:

Warclaw Mercenary: "Search everywhere! Captain Brivan thinks the Councilor's kitten might try to escape through these tunnels."
Veya Releth: "Damn! Those cat bastards are harder to shake than a blind date!"

A little further on, Veya will comment:

Veya Releth: "I can't get captured and taken back to my father, not when I'm this close to finding my brother."

And as you near the exit, she'll say:

Veya Releth: "That must be the way out! I just hope there aren't any Redorans up there."

Exit the cave and you'll see a disturbing sight:

Veya Releth: "Oh no, we're surrounded! And that's my father! What's he doing here?"
Captain Brivan: "Sweep the caves. If you spot Veya, report back to me. She's not to be harmed!"
Councilor Eris: "I prefer that you don't harm the agents I hired, either. There's no need for bloodshed."
Well, I'm not going back without a fight!"
I'll cause a distraction so you can get out of here.
Will you meet with your father after you find your brother?

After distracting Councilor Eris by giving a report to him, you meet up with Naryu and Veya at an Ashlander camp; Veya eager to find her brother.

Naryu Virian: "Well, those certainly aren't Ashlanders, not with those tails!"
Veya Releth: "This is... disturbing..."
You're sure this was an Ashlander camp?
Do you think your brother and the Ashlanders are still here?
I'll look around and see what I can find.
"I really want to help, but Naryu won't hear of it! "We don't get our hands dirty unless there's a writ attached," as she's so fond of reminding me.
Stay out of the way of the Warclaws until I find out where your brother is.

After speaking to Veya, Naryu tries to dissuade her from entering the camp:

Naryu Virian: "Veya, I don't think this is a good idea. We're trying to keep you out of House Redoran hands, remember?"
Veya Releth: "You're not my parent, Naryu! I can take care of myself, even if 'the Mother of Blades' doesn't think so."
Naryu Virian: "Damn it, Veya! You know I hate that title."
Veya finds her brother's body

As you progress through Kudanat Mine you'll hear Warclaws discussing burning bodies and before long you'll discover the corpses of Ashlanders and sadly Veya's brother.

Veya Releth: "Come on! Wait...what's that smell?"
Naryu Virian: "Veya! Stay back. You don't need to see this."
Veya Releth: "What happened here? Oh gods, they murdered these poor Ashlanders!"
Veya Releth: "Oh no, Ulran!"
Veya Releth: "Ulran! Wake up, please. You can't be dead! You just can't!"

Speak to Naryu and tell her about the speaking stone you found on Ulran's body. She'll encourage you to activate it. Do so and Ulran's image will appear and speak:

Ulran Releth: If you're listening to my voice, know that my time is short, and what I have to say is important.

Veya comes over to listen as well.

Veya Releth: "Brother … is that you?"
Ulran Releth: "Everything that happened was a deliberate act to discredit me. I need to report the events so my sister can learn the truth about her brother."

After the message plays out, Veya will exclaim:

Veya Releth: "Ulran! Damn it, what am I supposed to do now?"
"Ulran's not supposed to be dead. That wasn't the way this was supposed to end! What am I going to do now? Damn Ulran for leaving me that damn message! And damn him for dying on me!
Gods, I miss my brother."
I'm sorry for your loss, Veya.
"I still don't understand. Ulran said someone set him up to fall. Who would do such a thing? And why would they do it? Ulran never wanted to hurt anyone!"
It sounds like your brother was a good man.
"So that's why they exiled him? That's why they killed him? He was too damn good? That's the problem!
We've got to find out who did all this. They won't get away with this. I won't allow it!"
We'll find out who did this to him.
"Oh, I'll find them, all right. And when I do, they'll pay for what happened to Ulran. I swear by Mephala's sacred web and the first blood my blade ever tasted, I'm going to avenge my brother."

A Purposeful Writ[edit]

Ashur will convince you to try to comfort the greif stricken apprentice. Enter the safe house and you'll hear:

Veya Releth: "Get out of here, Ashur! I don't need a nursemaid, no matter what Naryu might think!"
Veya Releth: "Oh, it's you. Sorry about that."
Do you want me to leave?
But Naryu told you to stay here.
Do this for me and I promise to stay here."
All right. Where can I find Naryu?
"Well, Naryu wouldn't tell me any specifics, but she trained me well. It wasn't hard to sneak a glance at the writ before she took off.
Her target's at Arenim Manor, out in the swamp. Not far from that smelly cave, actually."
I'll go to Arenim Manor and see if we can delay Naryu's kill long enough to learn anything.
Have you given any thought to your brother's message?
What can you tell me about Captain Brivan?
What did Brivan and Ulran argue about?
"Politics, foreign relations, the Ashlanders—you name an issue and Ulran and Brivan were probably on opposite sides of the argument. It got to the point where I had to ignore both of them or they'd drive me insane."
I told your father what happened to Ulran.
"You … you did? How did he take it? I mean, he didn't know that my brother was dead?"
"Really? I suppose that makes sense. I think he loves us … in his own way.
But what else did he say? Did he know that Ulran had been banished?"

Return to the safe house from Arenim Manor:

"Back again? Took your sweet time. You didn't learn anything, did you? Not that it matters. Ulran's dead and nothing can change that."
Still, I suppose I know a few ways to get people to talk …."
I don't think you should leave the safehouse until Naryu gets back.
"More rules? I thought we were beyond those kinds of limitations?
Look, I need to figure out who's responsible for Ulran's death. House councilors, Redoran soldiers, Ashlanders—whoever it is, they need to pay."

Family Reunion[edit]

Veya Releth
Location Redoran Garrison
Race Dunmer Gender Female
Health 234226
Reaction Hostile
Other Information
Faction(s) House Redoran
Morag Tong

After completing A Purposeful Writ, she'll go right into the next quest:

A few more moments—
I'm going. Either come with me or get out of my way."
All right. I'll help you find the Redoran soldiers.
Besides, to find the soldiers we're probably going to have to carve a path through those cultists. The Morag Tong won't care about that."
I thought Naryu was responsible for your actions?
Don't force me to choose between you and Naryu.
Do you know Vatola Telem?
Why didn't Vatola stand up for Ulran at his trial?
I hope these soldiers remember that when we find them."

Go to the fort and find an agitated Veya:

Have you seen Naryu yet?
We should really wait for Naryu before we do anything rash.
"Fine. You wait for Naryu. I'm going to go and find those soldiers."
All right, we'll handle this your way. Any idea where we should look for the soldiers? / You know the area. Any idea where we should look for the Redoran soldiers?
"We need to find those soldiers. I won't let this chance get away from us."

As you look for clues, she'll comment:

Veya Releth: "A bedroll, still wrapped and ready to use. Standard issue for a Redoran soldier."
Veya Releth: "A Redoran officer's sword. No Redoran soldier would leave that behind willingly."
Veya Releth: "Corporal Darvel … I knew him. But the others, they're civilians. They must have taken Telem's soldiers inside."
"We've got to get inside the stronghold. The Three only know what the cultists have planned for my brother's soldiers.
Ulran wouldn't want them to wind up sacrificed for the glory of a crazed Daedric Prince."

Try to enter the fortress and the door will not open:

Veya Releth: "Locked! Figures. Let's see if one of these damn cultists has a key."

Cut your way through cultists until you find one with a key:

Veya Releth: "There we go. Let's get inside and find the others before it's too late."


Veya Releth: "Let's find the soldiers and get out of here before these stupid cultists realize what's happening."

Veya will run ahead. Suddenly you'll hear:

Vatola Telem: "Who's there? We won't let you take us without a fight! Wait—Veya, is that you?"
Veya Releth: "Thank the Three, you're all still alive!"

Speak to Vatola, who'll tell you to get a key to free him. Veya will stay behind:

Veya Releth: "You find the key. Me and Vatola, we're going to have a little chat while we're waiting."
Vatola Telem: "Veya, I'm just trying to protect you …."
Veya Releth: "From what? The truth? Oh, please! I want to know who did this to my brother."

Deal with Curate Skaliz and you'll hear from elsewhere in the fort:

Vatola Telem: "Veya, wait! You can't leave us like this!"

Return to Vatola and he'll inform you that Veya has fled to Balmora.

Later, at the garrison, you'll find and confront Brivan. As soon as you hear that Councilor Eris is the one that was responsible for Ulran's death, Veya will sneak up behind the captain and stab him:

Veya Releth: "That's for Ulran. Choke on your own blood, you bastard."
Veya Releth: "My father, the entire council, they're all guilty. They all have to die. I have to do this, so stay out of my way."
Naryu Virian: "Veya actually did it. She killed Brivan in cold blood."

Make your way to the meeting hall and you'll be barred by a locked gate. While Naryu tries to get the lock open, you'll be forced to witness the following scene:

Councilor Eris: "Veya, daughter. I'm so sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen."
Veya Releth: "Father, why? Does the House really matter more than your own son?"
Councilor Eris: "I needed to protect Ulran … to prove his loyalty. If I could do it all over again …."
Veya Releth: "But you can't! None of us can …. That's why I have to do this."

As Veya strikes her father, Naryu pleas for her to stop:

Naryu Virian: "Veya, no! That's an order!"

Once the councilor lays in a pool of his own blood, Veya addresses her mentor:

Veya Releth: "I'm not your apprentice any more. The House has grown corrupt, evil. That's why all the councilors have to die."

Fighting Veya:

Veya Releth: "No more rules! No more secrets! House Redoran falls today!
Naryu Virian: "Enough, Veya! This isn't the way."
Naryu Virian: "Veya's down. It's over."

If you chose to keep Veya alive, you'll find her, Naryu, and Ashur in the safe house. Ashur will have mended her wounds. Though you can't speak to her directly, she'll come out of unconsciousness long enough to speak to Naryu:

Veya Releth: "Naryu? What happened?"
Naryu Virian: "Quiet, Veya. Rest now. We can talk later."

Veya may be at the Vivec City docks after the completion of the quest, where you can speak to her:

Veya Releth: "I don't have to go, you know. I can help clean things up around here. I know how to keep a low profile."
Naryu Virian: "This isn't up for debate. You're going."
I'm still glad you showed up though."
Do you think you can put this all behind you?
"I lost my brother, I killed my own father … I probably went crazy there for a while. I don't think I'll ever put this completely behind me. But I'll do what Naryu asks. I'll go away, finish my training. Try to make a new start."
Where is Naryu sending you?
Well, good luck to you, Veya.


Appears only with Summerset

Lost in Translation[edit]

Veya Releth
Location Ebon Stadmont, Cathedral of Webs, Crystal Tower
Race Dunmer Gender Female
Health (?) (The Crystal Tower)
Reaction Friendly → Hostile
Other Information
Faction(s) Court of Bedlam
Veya wielding Duskbringer

She snuffs out Leythen's connection to you, causing his projection to dissipate.

Earl Tundilwen: "Now that Leythen's gone, we can talk freely."

Speak to her.

"I never expected to see you again, but you shouldn't have come here. These words of power, they aren't meant for mortal eyes.
I'm an earl in the Court of Bedlam now. So believe me when I say that Leythen isn't being totally honest with you."
Veya from Balmora? You're Nocturnal's earl? How did that happen?
"That doesn't matter. What matters is that I want to maintain the balance of power among the Daedric triad. If Leythen translates the language and gives Mephala the secret, she'll gain an advantage that could threaten my Prince, Nocturnal."
It sounds like the triad of Daedric Princes isn't as united as we thought.
"Speculate all you want. I'm here to give you a gift. Nocturnal has authorized me to provide you with the meaning of the mysterious phrase.
It's in all our best interests for the Ritemaster to remember where he hid the Heart of Transparent Law."
So what do the words mean?
"The phrase the Ritemaster remembers, the words he keeps hearing, it's a spell to retrieve something hidden.
When the time is right, he just needs to repeat the phrase to reveal the Heart's hiding place."
I'll let the Ritemaster know.
"I wasn't sure how I'd feel if I saw you or Naryu again. Balmora seems like a lifetime ago, and I'm a new person since committing myself to Nocturnal's service.
I wish you weren't involved in this matter."
You knew exactly when and where to contact me. How?
"Artaeum is only as isolated as it allows itself to be. Fire the abyssal pearl allowed the Sea Sload and Mephala to invade the Psijic island. Then you took Leythen, an earl in the Court of Bedlam, prisoner.
We know your moves before you make them."
What does the triad of Daedric Princes hope to achieve?
"Our Princes plan to do away with the laws imposed by other powers. They want to remake Nirn, reshape it to better suit their every inclination.
Of course to do this, all obstacles must be cast aside- including the other Daedric Princes."
And what does the Court of Bedlam get out of all this?
"The Court isn't evil. We wouldn't be a part of something that didn't add to the greater good. When our Princes are done, war and sickness will be eradicated. There will be true peace.
And godhood for the Court, as befits beings of our stature."
(If you spared Veya in Family Reunion) You were suppose to start a new life in Summerset. I don't think this is what Naryu had in mind.
"A new life? More like a new prison! Serving at the feet of a Khajiit to become a slave to the High Elf Queen? No, that's not an existence I could bear.
I follow the shadowy paths of Nocturnal now. She gives me the freedom to be who I really am!"
(If you killed Veya in Family Reunion) You're supposed to be dead. Naryu killed you in Balmora.
"Naryu is a liar and a coward. She pretends to be a cold-hearted killer, but she couldn't bring herself to spill my blood.
Instead, she sent me away. Shipped me off to protect me, she said. To save me. More likely she just wanted to save herself."
How did you wind up in service to Nocturnal?
"I felt abandoned, lost. That's when Nocturnal offered to comfort me. Not the Morag Tong. Not a Khajiit guardian. Not even you.
Nocturnal gave me a purpose and a family. She gave me something to believe in."
You know we're going to stop the triad of Daedric Princes.
"Belief doesn't make something true. You stopped me once, but I'm stronger now. More powerful. As for the Princes, you're barely a speck on a flea that gets casually brushed aside after a minor irritation.
Do what you must. This only ends one way."

She has the last word as she disappears.

Earl Tundilwen: "Tell the Ritemaster. It's a spell of retrieval."

A Necessary Alliance[edit]

You will encounter her again in the Cathedral of Webs.

Earl Tundilwen: "It pains me that it had to end this way, but my Mistress will not be denied."
Leythen: "Butcher! How dare you pretend to care about the men and women you slaughtered!"
Earl Tundilwen: "Every action I performed was in the service of Nocturnal's grand plan."
Darien Gautier: "Leythen, she has my Dawnbreaker. Ask her if she'll kindly return it."

Leythen will attempt to draw information out of the Earl of Nocturnal.

Leythen: "Champion of Nocturnal, what magic is this? I've never seen anything like it."
Earl Tundilwen: "This was always the plan. Nocturnal's plan."
Leythen: "So Nocturnal did betray my mistress!"
Earl Tundilwen: "Your mistress is weak. Come with me and I'll show you what the true power looks like!"

Veya traps Leythen in shadow, freezing him in place.

Leythen: "This magic, it destroys everything! What good is power if there's nothing left to rule?"
Earl Tundilwen: "This is what the Court wanted all along. An end to the old ways. A new beginning."
Leythen: "I won't be party to the death of innocents! I won't—"
Darien Gautier: "Let him go!"
Earl Tundilwen: "Be silent, knight, or I'll let you taste the blade you once carried. I wish to speak to your friend now."

Talk to Veya and figure out what she has to say for herself. You'll have special dialogue for Veya (or "Tundilwen") if you met her before in Balmora in Morrowind.

"I'm sorry it had to come to this, but nothing can stop the magic of the pearls now.
My Mistress offers a small mercy. Leave her to finish her work and she'll kill the Psijics quickly. But if you interfere, you will all suffer before you die."
What are you doing with the abyssal pearls?
"The Sea Sload trinkets? It was an easy matter for my Mistress to alter the magic. To use their ability to siphon life energy and funnel it into the Crystal Tower.
In the end, your own world will provide the power that spells its doom!"
Veya, you can't let Nocturnal destroy the world!
"Stop calling me that! Veya died on a cold, hard floor in Balmora. I'm Tundilwen now, champion of Nocturnal!
As the Crystal Tower fills with power drawn from this dying world, it will provide my Mistress with what she needs to remake reality."
So why betray the other Princes?
"Mephala and Clavicus Vile are fledglings compared to my Mistress! Nocturnal existed before this reality was even imagined, and she will ride its destruction into the next!
This isn't an end—it's a new beginning!"
I'll find a way to stop you.

Once you have spoken with her, she will have the final word before leaving:

Earl Tundilwen: "Good luck with that. Now stay out of the way or death will be the least of your concerns."

The Crystal Tower[edit]

Veya's projection within the Crystal Tower

Veya (or Tundilwen) appears as a projection as you're ascending the Crystal Tower with Leythen and Darien.

Darien Gautier: "Where did she come from?"
Earl Tundilwen: "Nocturnal's started to repair Transparent Law. Soon none of this will matter."
Earl Leythen: "No, you mustn't do this!"
Darien Gautier: "You can't reason with crazy, Leythen. Besides, we've got company!"
Earl Tundilwen: "How observant, knight."

More shadowy creatures then appear, which you need to defeat. Veya/Tundilwen begins losing her patience.

Earl Tundilwen: "Why do you insist on prolonging your pain, Leythen?"
Earl Leythen: "You know nothing about pain!"
Earl Tundilwen: "A pity. I thought we were the same. No matter. Your quest ends here."
Earl Leythen: "She's just trying to slow us down. Meet me up at the gate pedestal!"

As you go through the gate, Veya/Tundilwen appears once more, this time in the flesh:

Earl Tundilwen: "I have to stop you here. All of you."
Earl Leythen: "I wondered if you'd actually show yourself instead of just projecting menacing images."
Earl Tundilwen: "A closed gate won't save them, Leythen."
Earl Leythen: "No, but this will keep you busy for a time."
Earl Tundilwen: "What? No!"

Leythen binds Tundilwen with his magic and teleports off with her, away from the protection of the Resolute Anchor. She will appear again after Leythen's demise.

Darien Gautier: "Nocturnal's realm... we've gotta be nearing the top of this thing."
Earl Tundilwen: "You thought Leythen could stop me? He's only delayed the inevitable!"
Darien Gautier: "Ignore the creepy voice. We have to keep going."

She will attempt to kill you at the Tower Summit Approach.

Earl Tundilwen: "That's far enough! My Mistress can't be interrupted! Her work is too important."
Darien Gautier: "Give me the damn Dawnbreaker back!"
Earl Tundilwen: "Come and get it!"
Veya, defeated

You must then defeat her. When you exhaust her energy, she will fall to her knees.

Earl Tundilwen: "I don't understand. Why didn't the sword protect me?"
Darien Gautier: "Because Dawnbreaker was never intended for you."
Earl Tundilwen: "Meridia's magic is gone. The blade isn't yours anymore, either."
Darien Gautier: "We'll see about that."

She will subsequently be resurrected twice by Nocturnal atop the Crystal Tower as Shadow Veya (or Shadow Tundilwen).

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Old Life Observance[edit]

The spirit of Veya Releth

After her death, the spirit of Veya Releth may return from Aetherius and appear to you during the New Life Festival event quest Old Life Observance when you perform a remembrance ceremony at one of the Old Life shrines.