Jon Battle-Born

"People have forgotten humor, poetry and romance. I love a good sword fight as much as the next man, but there's more to life."

- Jon Battle-Born

Jon Battle-Born is a Nord living in Whiterun.

Background
His clan, the Battle-Borns, are known supporters of the Empire. He can be seen around Belethor's General Goods. Perhaps, out of his relationship with Olfina Grey-Mane, he seems unimpressed with the civil war. He is implied to be a bit of a romantic (or at least less of a traditional Nordic warrior) compared to the rest of the family, both in his appreciation of Nordic culture and his disdain for the war-oriented Nordic mindset.

Related quests

 * Missing in Action

Trivia

 * Jon Battle-Born is romantically involved with Olfina Grey-Mane, this can be seen by pickpocketing the "letter from Olfina" from him. The story is likely to be allusion to the Romeo and Juliet story.
 * Jon can be used in the quest Missing in Action to acquire the Imperial Missive directing the player to Thorald Grey-Mane. However, you need to pickpocket the letter above and confront him to utilize this.
 * Jon is the author of Letter from Jon
 * Sometimes when talking to his sister at the Battle-Born Farm, she will say that he wishes to join the Bards College as a short response. However, speaking to her again, she says that he wished to join the Bards College before he died, although she never mentioned this in her response a few seconds ago, meaning that Jon had died in those 2 or 3 seconds.

Quotes

 * "Well met, kinsman." (To Nord characters)
 * "May your sword be sharp, and your tongue sharper!"
 * "What do you want, milk-drinker?" (If player sides with the Stormcloaks, or followed Ralof out of Helgen).
 * "Well met, traveller." (To non-Nord characters)
 * "You know what's wrong with Skyrim these days? Everyone is obsessed with death."

Bugs

 * When talking to Amaund Motierre in The Bannered Mare during the Dark Brotherhood quest, he will appear in the room for just a few seconds and then disappear.