A Cornered Rat
A Cornered Rat: find the paranoid old Blade Esbern hiding in the Ratway beneath Riften before the Thalmor get to him. Walkthrough and tips.
Region Skyrim
The northernmost province of Tamriel, homeland of the Nords, divided into nine holds.
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Diplomatic Immunity
Diplomatic Immunity: sneak into a Thalmor party in Solitude, slip away from the guests and steal Elenwen's secret files. Walkthrough, gear tips and the escape.
A Blade in the Dark
A Blade in the Dark: Delphine reveals she is one of the last Blades, and you watch Alduin raise a dragon from its grave at Kynesgrove. Walkthrough and tips.
The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller
The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller: raid Ustengrav for the Greybeards' final trial – only to find the horn already gone. Walkthrough, the gate puzzle and the Word Wall.
The Way of the Voice
The Way of the Voice: climb the 7,000 Steps to High Hrothgar, prove your Thu'um to the Greybeards and learn two new words of power. Walkthrough and tips.
Gerdur
Gerdur owns Riverwood's lumber mill and is Ralof's sister – the woman who helps you after Helgen if you escape with the Stormcloaks.
Alvor
Alvor is Riverwood's blacksmith and Hadvar's uncle – the man who helps you after Helgen and teaches many players their first smithing.
Irileth
Irileth is Jarl Balgruuf's sharp-tongued Dunmer housecarl, who leads the guards against the dragon at the Western Watchtower.
Bleak Falls Barrow
Bleak Falls Barrow is the ancient Nordic tomb above Riverwood – bandits, draugr, a claw door puzzle, the Dragonstone and your first Word Wall.
Dragonsreach
Dragonsreach is the jarl's palace at the top of Whiterun – a great hall built, according to legend, to hold a captured dragon.