Knight-Paladin Gelebor

"May the light of Auri-El illuminate your darkest hour"

- Gelebor

 is one of the last living Snow Elves alongside his brother, Arch-Curate Vyrthur. He has served as a sentinel at the Chantry of Auri-El for thousands of years.

Background
Gelebor's exact age cannot be determined, but he is believed to have been present before the Nedic conquest of Skyrim in the First Era, when the Snow Elf civilization was a wealthy and prosperous society.

During this time, he served as a Knight-Paladin for the Chantry of Auri-El, the epicentre of worship in the Snow Elf faith and a retreat for those that wished to become enlightened. He was responsible for protecting the Chantry and everything in it until he dies.

War
Following the war with the Nedes, most of his race was either wiped out or forced into hiding. Eventually many of his kin took refuge with the Dwemer, a subterranean race of mer. The Chantry itself was quite isolated, so much of the worldly affairs occuring in Skyrim passed them by. Only about a hundred or so Snow Elves remained within the Chantry by the time the Snow Elves of Skyrim and Solstheim were hunted to extinction, but the Chantry managed to remained a secret to the Dwemer and the Nedes for many years.

Ironically, the downfall came from Falmer - the twisted race the Snow Elves who had taken refuge with the Dwemer had become. They eventually discovered Gelebor and the remaining followers of Auri-El and swarmed the Chantry in vast numbers until they were completely overrun. Gelebor led a small group of paladins, but they were no match for the Falmer's sheer numbers. They even found a way to breach the Inner Sanctum where his brother, the Arch-Curate resided. In the end, Gelebor and his brother were the only two Snow Elves who survived.

Sentinel
In the centuries that followed the genocide of his race, Gelebor stayed true to his oath as a Knight Paladin and continued to tend to the Chantry. He became estranged from his brother Vyrthur who remained at the Inner Sanctum as he believed the Falmer had corrupted him when the Chantry was attacked. He has never been able to unable to confront him however, as he believes leaving the Wayshrines within the Chantry unguarded would be violating his sacred duty. Over the years, countless travellers and adventurers discovered the Chantry while searching for Auriel's Bow. Gelebor requested the same thing from each of them - the death of his brother in return for the bow. None have ever been successful.

Touching the Sky
He can be encountered in Darkfall Cave at the shrine of Auriel when searching for Auriel's Bow and will ask the Dragonborn to kill his brother, who he believes has become corrupted by the Falmer.

Upon completion of the quest, he will offer to make Sunhallowed Elven Arrows from normal Elven arrows. Gelebor can only change 20 arrows at one time.

Quests

 * Touching the Sky

Trivia

 * He prefers not to be referred to as a Falmer since the word Falmer has gained a negative connotation in recent times.
 * He wears a unique unobtainable set of Ancient Falmer Armor without pauldrons.
 * He can't be attacked or pickpocketed whatsoever.

Bugs

 * If his dialogue is rushed through by rapidly pressing the action button the first time meeting him, he will turn around to activate the wayshrine but then stop and stand there doing nothing.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard