The Fallen
Quest
The Fallen is part of the Main Quest questline. You can start it by completing Alduin's Bane. Rewards include Word of Power: 4, Word of Power: Od, and 1 additional reward.
How to start
- Finish Alduin's Bane.
Associated locations
| Esbern's Vault |
| High Hrothgar |
Actors
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Arngeir | - |
| Esbern | - |
| Odahviing | - |
| Paarthurnax | - |
Objectives in order
Journal entry
After I defeated Alduin on the top of the Throat of the World, he fled from me. I need to locate his lair so I can finish him off, once and for all.
Talk to Paarthurnax
Talk to Arngeir
Talk to Esbern
Journal entry
After I defeated Alduin on the top of the Throat of the World, he fled from me. One of his dragon allies may be able to tell me where he's gone. I've learned that Dragonsreach, the Jarl's palace in Whiterun, was once used to imprison a dragon. I need to persuade the Jarl of Whiterun to help me trap a dragon in Dragonsreach.
Talk to the Jarl of Whiterun
Journal entry
After I defeated Alduin on the top of the Throat of the World, he fled from me. One of his dragon allies may be able to tell me where he's gone. I've learned that Dragonsreach, the Jarl's palace in Whiterun, was once used to imprison a dragon. If I can arrange a truce in the civil war, the Jarl of Whiterun has agreed to help me trap a dragon in Dragonsreach. Then I can interrogate the dragon and learn the location of Alduin's lair so I can finish him off, once and for all.
Get Greybeards' help in negotiating a truce
Journal entry
After I defeated Alduin on the top of the Throat of the World, he fled from me. One of his dragon allies may be able to tell me where he's gone. The Jarl of Whiterun has agreed to help me trap a dragon in Dragonsreach. Then I can interrogate the dragon and learn the location of Alduin's lair so I can finish him off, once and for all.
Learn Shout to call Odahviing
Prepare trap for Odahviing
Call Odahviing to Dragonsreach
Defeat and trap Odahviing
Journal entry
After I defeated Alduin on the top of the Throat of the World, he fled from me. One of his dragon allies may be able to tell me where he's gone. With the help of the Jarl of Whiterun, I've trapped the dragon Odahviing in Dragonsreach. Now to interrogate Odahviing and learn the location of Alduin's lair so I can finish him off, once and for all.
Interrogate Odahviing
RewardsWord of Power: 4Word of Power: OdWord of Power: V3ng
Journal entry
After I defeated Alduin on the top of the Throat of the World, he fled from me. One of his dragon allies may be able to tell me where he's gone. The Jarl of Whiterun has agreed to help me trap a dragon in Dragonsreach. I've learned a Shout which is the name of one of Alduin's allies, which should serve to bring him to the Dragonsreach courtyard so I can trap him there. Then I can interrogate the dragon and learn the location of Alduin's lair so I can finish him off, once and for all.
RewardsWord of Power: 4Word of Power: OdWord of Power: V3ng
Journal entry
After I defeated Alduin on the top of the Throat of the World, he fled from me. One of his dragon allies may be able to tell me where he's gone. With the help of the Jarl of Whiterun, I've trapped the dragon Odahviing in Dragonsreach. Odahviing revealed that Alduin's lair is located in the ancient temple of Skuldafn, which is only accessible by air. Odahviing has offered to take me there, in return for his freedom.
Rewards
| Location | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reward | Word of Power: 4 | - |
| Reward | Word of Power: Od | - |
| Reward | Word of Power: V3ng | - |
Related quests
Map
Technical data
- Quest ID
- MQ301
- Form key
- skyrim.esm:0x044c56
- Source plugin
- Skyrim.esm
- Stage indexes
- 0, 1, 10, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27, 30, 40, 50, 70, 120, 125, 150, 180, 200, 220, 230, 240