Dragon Rising
Meet Irileth at the Western Watchtower outside Whiterun and help bring down the dragon Mirmulnir, then report back to Balgruuf.
- Questline: Main Quest – Act I
- Given by: Jarl Balgruuf the Greater
- Reward: Thane of Whiterun, Lydia as housecarl, the Axe of Whiterun and the use of Shouts
- Where: Whiterun Hold
How to start
Begins when Irileth interrupts Farengar with news of a dragon and Jarl Balgruuf sends you to the Western Watchtower.
Good to know
Loot Mirmulnir and the burnt corpses before you report back, as they vanish when the quest ends. Message to Whiterun in the Civil War cannot be finished until this quest is.