Daynas Valen was a Dunmer treasure hunter and mage, who ventured to and whose corpse rests in Folgunthur; his final search for the The Gauldur Amulet.
Background[]
From his journals, Valen was very ambitious in his quest, borderline obsessed with obtaining the amulet. To his own misfortune, Valen had met his end at the hands of the Draugr that guarded the halls of the Nordic ruin.
The Dragonborn finds his body during "Forbidden Legend," with the Ivory Dragon Claw in his inventory. He acquired the Ivory Claw from a collector in Bravil.