Evil in Waiting

Objectives

 * Collect three vessels
 * Perform the ritual with Valdar
 * Defeat Hevnoraak

Walkthrough
Upon entering Valthume a spirit named Valdar is encountered. The Dragonborn is instructed to collect three vessels in the cave and bring them back to Valdar.

The first vessel can be found in the Valthume area inside the room with the Draugr Overlord that has two holes in the wall to the outside. It's possible that during the heat of the fight, the vessel might get knocked over so search the floor and in the bushes in the room. It looks much like an empty wine bottle, but will be labeled "opaque vessel"; the map arrow will show the location, but there will be no arrow shown in the room.

The second vessel is located in the catacombs in the locked room with a cage; it can be unlocked by pulling a chain trigger after setting the correct combination on the rotating kiosks: dragon, hawk, wolf.

The third vessel can be obtained in the room behind the combination lock door. Behind the third vessel is a word wall.

Upon returning to Valdar he will say that by pouring out the contents of the vessels, the lich entombed in the caves will be deprived from regaining its full power. After the Dragonborn pours the vessel contents into a fount and sits in the throne, Valdar will reanimate the lich, who will still be formidable (according to Valdar).

Valdar then awakens the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak. Like the other Dragon Priests, Hevnoraak casts powerful lightning spells at the Dragonborn and summons Storm Atronachs.

When defeated, Hevnoraak will drop the dragon mask Hevnoraak (armor:25, weight:9, value:891) which makes its wearer immune to both disease and poisons.