Esbern (Skyrim)

One of the last remaining Blades, the powerful order of knights and warriors that for centuries served as the bodyguards of the Septim Dynasty Emperors and were known as the Eyes and Ears of the Emperors, in Tamriel Esbern was naturally a warrior of great skill. Having fled the collapse of the Septim Empire following the Oblivion Crisis, Esbern sought refuge from the chaos that had engulfed Tamriel in the icy northern province of Skyrim, the homeland of the Nords. As the last of the Blades, Esbern has been monitoring the ancient prophecies of Tamriel, and has predicted the return of the Dragons under Alduin, the World Eater and Nordic God of Destruction whose return will lead to the destruction of Nirn.

As an elite soldier who had once been under the command of the Septim Emperors, Esbern is the mentor, guide, and advisor of the Dovahkiin of the Dragonborn, a select group of warriors and sorcerers who had been ordained to fight Alduin and his Draconic servants and followers, after the release of Alduin and the Dragons back onto Tamriel nearly two centuries after the Oblivion Crisis.

Behind the Scenes
In Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Esbern is voiced by Max von Sydow, an acclaimed actor of some renown.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim