Arch-Curate Vyrthur

"An impressive display, but a wasted effort. You delay nothing but your own deaths!"

- Vyrthur

Arch-Curate Vyrthur  is one of the last living Snow Elves alongside his brother, Knight-Paladin Gelebor. He is also a vampire, and believes that Auri-El is to blame for allowing him to become infected.

Background
Sometime in the Merethic Era, Vyrthur was turned into a vampire by one of the Initiates of the Chantry of Auri-El. As Auri-El did not protect him from infection, he believed that Auri-El had turned his back on him and cast him aside. In an act of revenge, Vyrthur created the Tyranny of the Sun prophecy, the fulfilment of which would weaken Auri-El's influence on Nirn. All he needed to realize the prophecy was the blood of a Daughter of Coldharbour and Auriel's Bow.

After his transformation into a vampire, masses of Falmer - corrupted, twisted Snow Elves that had been blinded by the Dwemer - stormed the Inner Sanctum. Vyrthur evidently defeated the intruders, freezing them solid within casings of ice.

Touching The Sky
In order to obtain Auriel's Bow, the Dragonborn is tasked by Knight-Paladin Gelebor to fill the Initiate's Ewer at five of Auriel's Wayshrines, in order to unlock the Inner Sanctum where Vyrthur awaits with the bow in his possession. He sends swarms of Falmer and Chaurus to attack the Dragonborn and Serana. Upon his death his final words are "Farewell".

Combat
In battle he uses ice magic that Snow Elves were famed for. Spells such as Ice Spike and Frost Cloak in addition to a unique variant of Vampiric Drain, that also drains stamina, make up the core of his arsenal. He also typically summon a Frost Atronach at the start of a battle. Once his magicka runs dry he switches to his frost enchanted Elven Dagger.

Notable items
Arch-Curate Vrythur wears the only obtainable set of Ancient Falmer Armor. It can be taken from his corpse once he is killed.

Also to be noted, his blood cannot be harvested as part of the quest Discerning the Transmundane, on which his required to obtain a sample of Falmer blood.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard