Tolfdir (Skyrim)

 is a mage at The College of Winterhold in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He teaches apprentices of the College. In the Dragonborn's first class at the College, he instructs the apprentices on the proper use of Wards. He provides the Dragonborn with a Lesser Ward spell, free of charge, if that particular Spell Tome has not been read previously. Any time thereafter, he serves as the Master-level trainer for Alteration, residing in the Hall of the Elements studying the Eye of Magnus.

Tolfdir's second lesson takes the apprentices to Saarthal, where the Dragonborn stumbles upon a secret passageway while collecting magical artifacts. Tolfdir accompanies the Dragonborne as a Companion from this time, until the Eye of Magnus is discovered at the passageway's end.