


Go to Dragonsreach to prepare and spring the trap with the help of Jarl Balgruuf or Jarl Vignar Gray-Mane, depending on the current allegiance of Whiterun. At the moment you learn the shout, your journal is updated to reflect Season Unending as complete, even if you had never actually started that quest. If you did not have to do Season Unending, you are instead sent to Paarthurnax, who provides you with the same information as Esbern, including the same Call Dragon shout. Upon telling you the name of the dragon, you will automatically learn a new Call Dragon shout. Esbern has uncovered the name of one dragon in their records, Odahviing. This means you will have no way of negotiating the truce and must instead end the civil war through battle.Īfter the peace treaty negotiations have been completed (see the quest Season Unending for further details), you will learn that you can use a Shout to summon a dragon, as all dragon names are Words of Power.

This option actually becomes possible once either side of the civil war controls at least eight of the nine Holds: if you have joined the Stormcloaks, you must have started or completed the "Liberate Haafingar" objective of Liberation of Skyrim and if you have joined the Imperials, you must have started or completed the "Regain Eastmarch" objective of Reunification of Skyrim. If the civil war has been settled for either the Imperials or the Stormcloaks, the jarl will allow you permission upon speaking with him.This starts the quest Season Unending, which will now have to be completed before you can proceed with The Fallen.

You have to get both sides to agree with a truce by speaking to both Ulfric Stormcloak and General Tullius. If the civil war has not been settled for either side, the jarl will at first be hesitant and tell you he can't capture a dragon with the ongoing war threatening his hold.Depending on your progress in the civil war, there are several options for what can happen next: Go to Whiterun and speak with the Jarl of Whiterun. If you decide to speak with Esbern, you will start the optional quest Paarthurnax. When the topic is discussed, they will all tell you that Dragonsreach was once used to capture a dragon. Speak with Paarthurnax, Arngeir, or Esbern to proceed. You must track down one of his minions to find Alduin again. When you have defeated Alduin, he will fly off. Talk to Paarthurnax, Arngeir, or Esbern.ĭetailed Walkthrough The Civil War.
