Esbern (Skyrim)

 "You'll have to speak up. I'm a little deaf in my right ear."

- Esbern

Esbern is one of the last remaining Blades, the powerful order of knights and warriors who served as bodyguards to the Septim Emperors. They were also known throughout Tamriel as the eyes and ears of the Emperors.

Interactions
The option to recruit followers is available through a dialog from Delphine after completion of Alduin's Wall. After recruiting three followers, Esbern will offer an option to hunt Dragons. After completing the first Dragon hunt, Esbern will exchange Esbern's Potion for one Dragon Bone and Dragon Scales. He will also provide the Dragonslayer's Blessing.

If Esbern's door in the ratway warrens is knocked on before the plotline, he will say things like, "Go away! I'm very dangerous!"

Early life
As the second last of the Blades, Esbern has been monitoring the ancient prophecies of Tamriel and had predicted the return of the Dragons under Alduin, the Nordic God of Destruction whose return would lead to the destruction of Nirn. He also has the title of Blades Archivist and knows a great deal about the nature of the Dragon Threat in Skyrim. He is closely associated with Delphine, another Blade operative. He is being persecuted and, therefore, is very cautious.

Present
Esbern is the guide and advisor of the Dovahkiin (Dragonborn), the chosen one ordained to fight Alduin and his servants after the release of Alduin and the dragons back into Tamriel nearly two hundred years after the Oblivion Crisis.

Quests

 * A Cornered Rat
 * Alduin's Wall
 * Dragon Research

Multiple followers
See the main article Multiple Followers.

Esbern is one of the quest characters that can be exploited to be a follower throughout Skyrim along with another follower of choice.

Behind the scenes

 * In Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Esbern is voiced by the Swedish actor Max von Sydow. He is famed for his acting in movies such as The Seventh Seal, The Exorcist, Minority Report, Flash Gordon, Robin Hood, Conan the Barbarian, Shutter Island, and Strange Brew. In the trailer, Max von Sydow voiced Esbern as the narrator.

Appearances


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