Skyrim: Legend of Dovahkiin/Episodes

These are episodes of Skyrim: Legend of Dovahkiin.

Episodes (2018-2020)

 * 1) Helgen - 11/11/2018 - After illegally crossing the Cyrodiil-Skyrim border, an anonymous Nord male ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time near Darkwater Crossing, where a band of Imperial soldiers led by General Tullius himself have a large posse of Stormcloak Soldiers led by rebel leader and Windhelm Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak, as well as a horse thief by the name of Lokir, held captive. The man is knocked unconscious by an Imperial soldier, only to find himself being escorted to the Imperial-controlled town of Helgen to be executed. However, right at the last minute, the anonymous prisoner gets saved from the intervention of a large, spiky black dragon, which burns Helgen to the ground. In the confusion, the mysterious prisoner and Ralof, a Stormcloak rebel arrested alongside him, escape through the underground Helgen keep, and make it to Riverwood, another nearby town within neutral territory. There, Ralof's sister Gerdur tells the now-escaped prisoner to talk to Jarl Balgruuf in Whiterun to send troops to Riverwood.
 * 2) Whiterun - 12/23/2018 - The hero talks to Balgruuf, who sends troops to Riverwood, then is sent to Bleak Falls Barrow, an ancient nordic ruin, by the court wizard, Farengar Secret-Fire. After retrieving the Dragonstone, Irileth and a guard witness say how there is a dragon attack at the Western Watchtower. Together, and with a group of Whiterun guards, the hero defeats the dragon, known as "Mirmulnir", and the hero discovers he is the Last Dragonborn when he absorbs the soul of the dead dragon.
 * 3) The Greybeards - 03/24/2019 - As he was returning to Whiterun, a voice of thunder came from the sky, shouting "DO-VAH-KIIN!". As the Dragonborn made it back to Dragonsreach, the Jarl of Whiterun says that it was the voice of the Greybeards, monks who study and live by the "Way of the Voice", that live in seclusion in the monastery known as High Hrothgar upon the Throat of the World. The Dragonborn makes his way to the village of Ivarstead, and begins his pilgrimage up the Seven Thousand Steps. After training with the Greybeards and learning a new shout, the Dragonborn is sent to the ancient Nordic tomb of Ustengrav in order to retrieve the war horn of Jurgen Windcaller, the Greybeard founder. He successfully makes it to the main chamber, only to discover that the horn was stolen, and whoever stole it left a note directed to the Dragonborn, as if he were expected.
 * 4) A Blade in the Dark - 05/05/2019 - The mysterious note directs the Dragonborn to the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood, where he discovers that the person who took the horn was none other than Delphine, one of the innkeepers, who he previously noticed had been at Dragonsreach when he returned with the Dragonstone. In order to prove that he is Dragonborn, he and Delphine travel to a hamlet next to Windhelm called Kynesgrove. There, they see the same large black dragon that had destroyed Helgen resurrecting the dragon known as "Sahloknir". After slaying the dragon and absorbing its soul, the Dragonborn earns Delphine's complete trust, and she reveals herself as one of the last remaining members of the Blades. She then tells the Dragonborn that she speculates that Esbern, - former grand archivist of the Blades and an enthusiast of dragon history - is still alive, as a hunch rose following her discovery of dossier files from within the Thalmor Embassy.
 * 5) Alduin's Wall - 07/07/2019 - The Dragonborn's search for Esbern brings him to the city of Riften, where he does a scheme for the Thieves Guild member Brynjolf, who then informs the Dragonborn about the potential location of Esbern, dubbing him as someone who pays well in order for his location to remain secret. The Dragonborn then travels beneath the city in an area known as "The Ratway". In the chambers within, the Dragonborn finds Esbern after slaying a few Thalmor agents. Esbern explains that Alduin has returned and was destined to devour the world. After telling Esbern that he's Dragonborn, he and Esbern leave the Ratway and return to Riverwood, where Esbern shares knowledge of an ancient Blades sanctuary known as "Sky Haven Temple" within the caves at Karthspire, within the Reach. After slaying a new variation of dragon, known as a Blood Dragon, and the resident Forsworn natives living there, they enter Sky Haven Temple and find Alduin's Wall, which explains that a Shout was used to defeat Alduin.
 * 6) Paarthurnax - 09/22/2019 - After learning of the Shout that was used to defeat Alduin, the Dragonborn returns to High Hrothgar, and after giving Arngeir the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller, receives a formal greeting from the Greybeards, being dubbed as "Ysmir", the Dragon of the North, and learns the final Word of Unrelenting Force. Afterwards, he asks Arngeir about the shout used to defeat Alduin. Showing despise for the Blades, he refuses to help, but is convinced when the Dragonborn enforces that he is not their puppet. Arngeir tells the Dragonborn that only their leader, Paarthurnax, could help him with such matters. The Dragonborn is then taught a new Shout, "Clear Skies", in order to clear away the freezing mist that blocks the path to Paarthurnax. However, Arngeir tells the Dragonborn that teaching him that shout was their final gift to him. The Dragonborn uses his new shout to clear the freezing winds on the path of the summit. Eventually, the Dragonborn reaches the mountain's peak, and discovers that Paarthurnax himself is a dragon, but appears ancient and battle-worn, bearing a great beard of horns and ripped wing membranes. Paarthurnax teaches the Dragonborn the first word to the "Fire Breath" shout, pleading the Dragonborn to greet him "not as man, but as Dovah". Afterwards, Paarthurnax explains that it wasn't the Dragonrend Shout that defeated Alduin, but instead an Elder Scroll - an artifact of immense power created, and rightfully feared by, the Gods themselves - that was used to "banish" Alduin within the currents of time. The Dragonborn inquires about where and how he could obtain the Elder Scroll, but Paarthurnax says that he does not know, and that maybe the Dragonborn knows someone else who does know about the scrolls. The Dragonborn then makes his way down the mountain and back to Arngeir, asking him about the Elder Scrolls. Arngeir says that they do not bother with the Scrolls, as they are "instruments feared even by the Gods themselves", and that "such blasphemies are the subject of interest to the mages in the College of Winterhold". The Dragonborn once more makes his way down the mountain, en route to the city of Winterhold.
 * 7) The Ancient Subterranean City - 10/20/2019 - The Dragonborn arrives in the city of Winterhold. Upon approaching the entrance to the College, he is stopped by Faralda, a High Elf mage who says he must show some skill of magic before he can cross. However, the Dragonborn convinces her to let him pass by demonstrating one of his dragon shouts. The Dragonborn is directed to the Arcanaeum, a library owned by an elderly Orc by the name of Urag gro-Shub. After a little bit of trying to convince the stubborn Orc, Urag gives two books revolving around Elder Scrolls to the Dragonborn. One of which is wacky and incomprehensible. Urag states that it was written by one of the College's very own mages, who disappeared in the ice fields north of the College. The Dragonborn heads north, and finds Septimus Signus' sanctuary built into an iceberg. It appeared that the reason why Septimus went missing is because he went insane trying to solve the puzzle of an ancient Dwemer artifact buried within the iceberg. Septimus Signus agrees to help the Dragonborn find the Elder Scroll, but only if he agrees to also help Septimus Signus out by transcribing the knowledge of the Scroll into a Lexicon. Septimus gives the Dragonborn the Lexicon and an Attunement Sphere, then directs him to the Dwemer ruins of Alftand. After facing many new and dangerous threats, such as dwarven mechanical animunculi ranging from various shapes and sizes, and the twisted Falmer, the Dragonborn makes it to the underground world of Blackreach.
 * 8) The Forbidden Scroll - 11/17/2019 - The Dragonborn traverses through the gloomy, cavernous Blackreach, making it to the resting place of the Elder Scroll, the Tower of Mzark. After solving the large, starlight-powered Dwarven puzzle, the Dragonborn retrieves the Elder Scroll from the crystal that contained it. As promised, the Dragonborn returns the Lexicon to Septimus Signus before returning to the Throat of the World. There, Paarthurnax warns the Dragonborn that Alduin senses the power that the Dragonborn now wields, and will be arriving shortly in order to destroy him. The Dragonborn quickly makes his way to the Time-Wound, and reads the Elder Scroll, where he is sent into a trance, seeing the events of the final battle of the Merethic Era's Dragon Crisis, where he witnesses Hakon One-Eye, Gormlaith Golden-Hilt, and Felldir the Old commencing combat with multiple dragons, then arguing about the use of the Elder Scroll, before Alduin himself arrives to confront them at the peak of the Throat of the World. The Dragonborn learns the Dragonrend Shout after the Nord Heroes use it to bring Alduin to the ground. However, even after using it, their attempts at killing him are futile. Gormlaith is killed, and Hakon is crippled, near death, before Felldir uses the Elder Scroll to distract Alduin and "banish" him. The vision ends, and the Dragonborn finds himself looking up at Alduin himself. Alduin mocks the Dragonborn, saying that his "belly is full of the souls of your fellow mortals". A battle then ensues, and the Dragonborn uses Dragonrend to bring Alduin down and ultimately defeat him. Alduin addresses the strength of the Dragonborn, but then states how he can't be killed by normal means in the mortal world, as he is the firstborn of Akatosh, the Chief of the Divines and the God of Time. Alduin retreats, and the wounded Paarthurnax returns to his Word Wall perch. Paarthurnax states that he had won a great battle, and that Alduin's allies would think twice before gaining the courage to face the Dragonborn in battle. The Dragonborn then states that it wasn't a victory, since Alduin escaped, but that maybe one of Alduin's allies could reveal where Alduin went. Paarthurnax then informs the Dragonborn about Whiterun's palace, Dragonsreach, and how it was originally built to hold a captive dragon. If the Dragonborn were able to capture one of Alduin's allies, he would be able to find Alduin and ultimately end him, but the only trouble would be getting the thumbs up from Jarl Balgruuf. As such, the Dragonborn returns to Whiterun, then speaks to the Jarl about the plan. Jarl Balgruuf refuses but will agree to the plan under the condition that temporary peace is made between the Stormcloaks and the Imperials, as he is worried about an attack from either side. The Dragonborn now has to arrange some sort of peace meeting between Ulfric Stormcloak and General Tullius in order to set up a temporary truce until the dragon menace is dealt with.
 * 9) Off to Find Alduin - 01/12/2020 - The Dragonborn makes his way back to the cities of Windhelm and Solitude, convincing both Ulfric Stormcloak and General Tullius to head to High Hrothgar for the peace meeting. After heading back to the monastery, the Dragonborn finds Delphine and Esbern had made it in order to attend the negotiation. Arngeir says they aren't welcome, until Esbern interrupts a grudgeful Delphine, telling the Greybeards that they need to let them attend in order for it to succeed. During the negotiation, territory is swapped between the opposing Stormcloak and Imperial sides, and eventually, a temporary truce is set in motion. At the end of the negotiation, Esbern notifies the Dragonborn that he had discovered the name of one of Alduin's greater dragon allies, and that if he were to use this dragon's name as a shout, he could attract it, as dragons loathe refusing a challenge, especially one coming from the Dragonborn himself. The dragon's name: Odahviing, or "Winged Snow Hunter". After the negotiation concludes, the Dragonborn and Jarl Balgruuf make their way back to Whiterun, to the Great Porch. There, the Dragonborn calls for Odahviing, attracting the massive red dragon to the Great Porch. The Dragonborn once again uses the Dragonrend Shout in order to bring Odahviing to the balcony. Everyone backs up as the unaware Odahviing makes his way into the Great Porch, where the dragon trap is deployed, and Odahviing is ensnared in the trap. While trapped, the Dragonborn approaches the ashamed Odahviing, asking the dragon where Alduin went and how to find him. Odahviing explains how Alduin has made his way to the ancient Nordic tomb of Skuldafn, in order to enter the portal to Sovngarde to regain his strength by feeding on the souls of the dead. However, Skuldafn was high up within the Eastern Mountains, and that he wouldn't be able to reach it. Despite being ashamed of his current position, Odahviing expresses how he feels on Alduin being unfit to rule over the dragons, and that he could fly the Dragonborn to Skuldafn, but not while in chains. The Dragonborn makes his way up the stairs in order to release Odahviing from the trap. Odahviing makes his way towards the edge of the Balcony, but remains in place, keeping to his promise to bring the Dragonborn to Skuldafn. As such, the Dragonborn climbs upon Odahviing's neck, holding onto his horns as Odahviing takes off towards Skuldafn.
 * 10) The Great Battle of Sovngarde - 02/09/2020 - As Odahviing lands, the Dragonborn finds himself within the Eastern Mountains, at the doorstep of Skuldafn, a very large and impressive Ancient Nordic ruin. As Odahviing leaves, the Dragonborn fights his way to the entrance of the temple, slaying draugr and dragons alike, defending the portal for their master. The Dragonborn makes his way through the Skuldafn temple up towards the summit. A pair of dragons remain perched on nearby pillars, watching the Dragonborn as he makes his way up the steps. There, he spots a mysterious undead, floating towards a large circular rift spewing energy. The portal to Sovngarde. As the undead removes the staff from the Portal Seal, it turns to face the Dragonborn. The Dragonborn charges, but the magical power of Nahkriin, the Dragon Priest, almost overwhelms him. A ferocious battle ensues, the Dragonborn tanking through many powerful blows, but he eventually destroys Nahkriin, claiming his staff and mask. The Dragonborn approaches the now-closed rift, and places the staff back into the Portal Seal, once more opening the rift to Sovngarde. The Dragonborn enters the rift, and sure enough, finds himself in the otherworldly plain of Sovngarde, the Nordic Land of the Dead. Within Sovngarde, the Dragonborn spots Alduin flying overhead, the ground shrouded in a thick mist. The Dragonborn is approached by the spirit of a Stormcloak Soldier, who explains that the mist is not just any mist, but a snare created by Alduin to prevent the souls of the dead from finding Shor's Hall. Mid-conversation, Alduin swoops down and grasps the Stormcloak spirit in his large talons, then flying away in order to feast on his catch. The Dragonborn uses Clear Skies in order to find his way through the mist, eventually finding the whalebone bridge, the entry to Shor's Hall, guarded by Tsun, shield-thane to Shor and ancient Nordic God of Trials. Tsun tells the Dragonborn that he cannot allow him to cross the bridge into Shor's Hall until Tsun judges him worthy of the warrior's test. A battle ensues between Tsun and the Dragonborn. Tsun proves to be a very strong adversary, but the Dragonborn bests him in combat, and in return, Tsun grants the Dragonborn passage into Shor's Hall. Upon entering Shor's Hall, the Dragonborn is greeted by Ysgramor, the legendary Atmoran hero, who explains that three Sovngarde heroes await him. As he makes his way into the Hall, the Dragonborn finds out that these heroes are none other than the three Ancient Nords who challenged Alduin upon the Throat of the World and banished him with the Elder Scroll; Hakon One-Eye, Gormlaith Golden-Hilt, and Felldir the Old. Together, the Dragonborn and the heroes exit Shor's Hall, blades in hand, making their way across the whalebone bridge. Together, the four clear Alduin's snare using Clear Skies. After three times, Alduin is forced out of hiding. The battle to determine the fate of the world was now in action. Meteors bombarded Sovngarde's heavenly terrain, setting the landscape ablaze. The sky was filled with shouts as the Dragonborn and the heroes combated Alduin. Using the Dragonrend Shout once more, the Dragonborn was able to cripple Alduin, bringing him to the ground, where the Dragonborn used all his fury, before striking the killing blow to Alduin's head. As Alduin's sharpened scales began to crack and glow, he screamed and roared into the sky, before bursting in a fiery explosion, his flesh and bone dissolving as his soul was torn from his body, and back into the heavens. Sovngarde had been cleansed of Alduin's wrath, and not only that, but the world no longer was threatened by the World-Eater. As the Sovngarde heroes bade farewell to the Dragonborn, Tsun provided him with a special shout, before sending him back to Skyrim. Upon return, the Dragonborn found himself atop the Throat of the World, with many dragons awaiting him. Not to kill him, but to rejoice in his defeat of Alduin, shouting "Alduin is gone!" into the sky. However, one did not celebrate his defeat. Paarthurnax, remaining perched upon the shattered word wall, expressing how he did not feel joyful, but instead somber from the defeat of Alduin, expressing how Alduin was his brother, and that the world would never be the same. However, he was grateful that the Dragonborn had preserved the world for generations to come, and that it wouldn't be the last time he'd ride upon the currents of time. As Paarthurnax lifts off from his perch, he explains how with Alduin gone, he could now spread the Way of the Voice to the rest of the dragonkind. As Paarthurnax flies off, Odahviing lands behind him, and says how the Dragonborn has proven his mastery twice over, and will gladly assist him as an ally in battle, but for now, he would rather remain upon the Throat of the World. The Dragonborn then climbs his way to the peak of the mountain, looking over all of Skyrim, all over Tamriel, before looking into the sky, and shouting "FUS RO DAH!" into the air. At the end of the shout, it fades to black, and the credits roll over.