Hadvar

Hadvar is a Nord and a soldier in the Imperial Army.

During the quest "Unbound", a group of prisoners are being taken to Helgen. Upon arrival, he and other guards begin calling the names of suspected Stormcloaks, intending to execute them. Dragons begin attacking Helgen, and, in the confusion, Hadvar spots the Dragonborn (the player character) trying to find cover. He asks the player to follow him, but the player also has the option of regrouping with Ralof, a fellow prisoner, to escape. If the player follows Hadvar through the keep, he will reach freedom and Hadvar will direct the player to his uncle, Alvor.Once the Quest is completed, Hadvar suggests the player travel to Solitude to join the Imperial Legion and serve under General Tullius. If you join,you later see Hadvar if you join the imperial legion, when you are taking over some forts, and pillaging wagons.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Tips

 * Hadvar is invincible in the beginning of the game. After you obtain your first weapon, keep attacking Hadvar and you can level up quickly, also in the whiterun follow glitch attack him in the middle of town no guards will attempt an arrest also his "Quest NPC" downed recovery time is almost instant.
 * The best place to do this is in the Cavern just before the bear. Attack him with 1-h weapons, 2-h weapons, and magic to level up Quickly.

Bugs

 * Some players may experience a bug after taking Windhelm for the Legion, where Hadvar follows them around in Whiterun, seemingly for no reason at all, with his sword drawn. He will occasionally say things, such as, "Ha! You're still alive?" or, "Who do you think killed more rebels? You or me?" Though, if you try to speak with him, he will not initiate a dialogue sequence, but will continue to say these lines over and over again. [I believe the reason Hadvar is following the player around is because during one of the raids on stormcloak forts the player must have accidently talked to hadvar and asked him to follow them I know I did and he wont stop following me now. the only fix I know is to load up another save] (keep multiple save)
 * Solution for the above bug is to get as close to him as possible, save the game, exit to the dashboard/xmb/desktop, and load the game back up. He should put his sword away and walk out of Whiterun.
 * Hadvar will not appear as the commander for Rescue from Fort Kastav if Markarth was given to the Stormcloaks during the quest Season Unending.

Hadvar