Dragon Rising

Overview

 * Prerequisite: Bleak Falls Barrow (Quest)
 * Quest Giver: Jarl Balgruuf
 * Reward: Dragon Shout
 * Reputation Gain: N/A

Background
"A dragon was sighted at a watchtower near Whiterun. Jarl Balgruuf sent me along with his housecarl Irileth with reinforcements. The dragon attacked us and we killed it. When I approached the dragon's corpse, I absorbed some kind of power from it. When I returned to Whiterun, the Jarl thanked me for my service. I am now Thane of Whiterun with my own personal housecarl."

A Dragon Sighted
Talk to the Jarl of Whiterun about your reward for the quest before and you will be interrupted by a guard. He says a dragon has been sighted by the watchtower near Whiterun. The Jarl asks you and Irileth to go there to kill the dragon.

Dragon
Meet Irileth at the front gates of Whiterun and talk to her. Follow Irileth to the watchtower with some Whiterun guards. Once you get there you find the Watchtower half destroyed by a dragon. Irileth will then tell everyone to spread out and look around. At the entrance of the watchtower a survivor tells you that the dragon just left, but he'll be back soon. Once the dragon comes back, kill it.


 * It is difficult to do anything about the dragon while it's flying above you. Eventually it will land, and you can do some serious damage to it. In the meantime, try to avoid its fire breath - it does a lot of damage.

Go towards the dragon corpse and you will absorb powers from it. The guards will notice, and start calling you "Dragonborn". If you ask, they will explain. You now have the power to shout, so give it a try.

Irileth will tell you to go back to the Jarl.

Promotion
While approaching or already in the city of Whiterun you will hear shouts, the Jarl tells you that that is the Greybeards calling you. and that you have to go there at once. The Jarl crowns you Thane of Whiterun and assigns Lydia to you as a housecarl. You now also have the option of buying a house in Whiterun for the cost of 5000 gold.

Der Aufstieg des Drachen