Helgen

Helgen is the Imperial-controlled town where the storyline begins. It is located south of Riverwood at the southern edge of the Throat of the World. It is destroyed by a dragon, Alduin, just as the Dragonborn is about to be executed.

Interiors[]

Helgen Keep[]

After the World-Eater, Alduin, interupts the Dragonborns beheading, they will be forced to hide inside Helgen Keep.

If the Dragonborn decides to go into Helgen Keep with Ralof, the enemies inside will be predominately the Keeps Imperial Guards.

If they go inside with Hadvar, they will be stopped by escaping Stormcloaks.

In either case, only one room has no changed enemies, that being the Torture Room of Helgen Keep. Inside are the Torturer, the Torturer's assitant, and two Stormcloaks.

Quests[]

Since it is the prologue, the Dragonborn is given their first quest, Unbound, which houses some tutorials, such as lockpicking, combat-including archery, one-handed, two-handed, possibly unarmed, or destruction magic-, and stealth.

Notes[]

If your character enters Helgen immediately after escaping the dragon attack, nothing will have spawned.

If your character returns to Helgen at any point after it was destroyed by Alduin in the opening sequence, you will find it almost completely destroyed by fire and overrun by bandits.

In the assumed to be tavern upstairs, a unique kind of Nord Mead can be found, titled 'Mead with Juniper Berries'. This is a reference to Ralof making an offhand remark, wondering if Vilod, the owner of the tavern, "Still makes that Mead with Juniper Berries mixed in".