Hevnoraak

"In life, Hevnoraak drained his own blood from his body. His goal was to transfer his power back into himself after death, becoming a powerful lich."

- Valdar Hevnoraak is one of the eight Dragon Priests found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Hevno means "Brutal" in dragon language.

History
"Hevnoraak planned his resurrection obsessively before dying. [...] He had a way of enthralling people and built up a loyal army of followers. Good men fell under his spell and were forever twisted. Made... evil. After that, fear was enough to keep them in line."

- Valdar In life, Hevnoraak was a powerful dragon priest who practiced a form of mind controlling magic. Using his power he managed to build up an army of enthralled followers. No matter what torture he inflicted upon his followers, fear was enough to keep them in line and do his bidding. Even in death, they served their master by guarding the catacombs of the ancient tomb of Valthume.

Evidence of the sadistic nature of Hevnoraak can been seen all around Valthume, in the form of various torture devices and implements.

Before his death, Hevnoraak planned his resurrection obsessively. He drained his own blood from his body and planned to transfer his power back into himself after death, thus becoming a powerful Lich. Upon his death, his blood was stored in three opaque vessels that were kept around Valthume. Left alone, Hevnoraak would eventually awaken once he was powerful enough to restore himself.

An Ancient Nord warrior by the name of Valdar discovered Hevnoraak's plan and locked himself within Valthume and bound himself to him in order to stop his re-awakening. Even in death, the ghost of Valdar guards the tomb of Hevnoraak.

Interactions
Hevnoraak can be encountered within the Nordic ruin of Valthume during the quest Evil In Waiting.

Notable items
Upon his defeat, Hevnoraak drops the Hevnoraak Mask - one of the eight mysterious Dragon Masks located throughout Skyrim. Collecting all eight masks is a requirement for the unmarked quest to restore the Dragon Priest Shrine.

He also carries Hevnoraak's Staff.

Strategy
"He will awaken in a weakened state, but the lich is still to be reckoned with. Be ready."

- Valdar


 * As with many dragon priests, Hevnoraak will not attack if you are at close range.
 * For mages, you should summon a strong close range fighter, and whilst Hevnoraak is distracted blast him with destruction magic. This will also be effective for archers who have the Sanguine Rose or other conjuration spells.
 * Mages also be wary that Hevnoraak's staff makes a wall of lightning surrounding him, so magic attacks should not be attempted at close range.

Trivia
Hevn means Revenge in norwegian.

Hevnorakk may speak to Valdar.

Bugs
Hevnoraak will sometimes drop two staves and no mask. The only known way to correct this is to reload a previous save.