Ondolemar

"There are so few pleasures in life as fine as your company."

- Ondolemar

Ondolemar is an Altmer, or in his words "Superiorly bred mer", and a member of the Thalmor. Ondolemar is the leader of Thalmor interests in Markarth, but mainly to root out all Talos worship in the city. He resides in Understone Keep where he paces back and forth just outside the Jarl's throne with two Thalmor Soldiers. When the Stormcloaks attack Markarth, he is not to be found anywhere.

Personality
He has the typical haughty Thalmor attitude of Elven superiority over Man.

Talos worshipper
Ondolemar sends the Dragonborn to locate evidence of Ogmund's Talos worship. He also appears at Elenwen's party at the Thalmor Embassy, and may offer them assistance in the form of a distraction. If the Dragonborn has been killing Justiciars before meeting Ondolemar, he may attack on sight, and the guards do not intervene. If Ogmund dies or is killed, a courier may deliver a Letter of Inheritance to the Dragonborn from Ogmund. The amount bequeathed is 100, 10 of which is taxed by the Jarl's court.

Fate
If the Dragonborn sides with the Stormcloaks during the Civil War, a coffin in the Understone Keep's Hall of the Dead contains Hooded Thalmor Robes and Ogmund's Amulet of Talos (provided he was killed for Ondolemar). This suggests that the Thalmor operative was slain during the Stormcloaks' invasion of Markarth.

Related Quests

 * Diplomatic Immunity

Trivia

 * Ondolemar explains the Bosmer name and Aldmeri contribution even if the Dragonborn is Bosmer him/herself. This is seen when asked about the 'superiority of the Mer'.