Ahtar

Ahtar is a semi-essential male character in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Description
Ahtar is a Redguard who lives in Solitude. There he is the executioner, or headsman, as well as head jailer of Castle Dour. The Dragonborn first encounters Ahtar upon entering Solitude, when he witnesses Ahtar perform an execution.

Location
The easiest way to find Ahtar is after he performs the execution of Roggvir. It should be noted that walking up onto the platform during the execution sequence will turn the guards hostile.

Ahtar may also be found in the Castle Dour dungeon if the Dragonborn is arrested and imprisoned. There he may be found in the room just before the area that holds the evidence and belongings chests. He is not initially hostile while attempting a breakout.

Other locations in Solitude where Ahtar has been known to visit are The Winking Skeever and Jala's House.

Notable Items
Ahtar carries a unique two-handed battleaxe called the Headsman's Axe — the very axe used to execute Roggvir.

Follower
The Dragonborn can recruit Ahtar as a follower after completing his quest to deal with the Bandit Leader of Broken Oar Grotto.

Quests

 * Kill the Bandit Leader of Broken Oar Grotto

Trivia

 * If you kill Captain Hargar by finishing the quest Lights Out! from Jaree-Ra or by cleaning out that cave without quest, he can no longer give you the quest Kill the Bandit Leader and will not be available as a follower. There is another way to lose Ahtar as a follower besides the ways mentioned above, if you find out about Broken Oar Grotto before hand. One way is by talking to one of the tavern owners around the Solitude area about looking for work and they might give you a bounty giving you the quest to kill Captain Hargar causing Ahtar not to tell you about how Captain Hargar escaped his cell. The same result will happen if you talk to Falk Firebeard about looking for work and he might randomly give you the bounty to kill Captain Hargar at Broken Oar Grotto.
 * Ahtar may also not give you his quest if you have an active Kill the Bandit Leader quest from another NPC, even an NPC in an entirely different hold. You may need to finish that quest first before his option will come open.
 * Ahtar may be killed once the civil war questline has been completed.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim