The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough Delphine and the Thalmor Embassy

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Delphine and the Thalmor Embassy

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 81

An armored dragon will raise another from the dead to attack you. Your companion will charge to their inevitable death, and if you're a low level, you should hide behind a rock and wait for Delphine to engage (she'll literally rip the poor thing apart.)

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 82

Once Delphine does all the work, just step in and left click. Everybody will just forget about Delphine, the Dragonborn killed the dragon!

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 83

Delphine will then tell you everything you'll ever want to know about anything then give you an invitation for some espionage.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 84

Ignore her quest for now and return to Hrothgar (fast travel!). Talk to Arngeir and he'll thank you for the horn and teach you the rest of Unrelenting Force.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 85

He'll also yell at you a lot. Just sit there and wait for them to shut up. Now, your Unrelenting Force will be supercharged and basically anything that gets hit by it will be literally blasted away and take extreme fall damage. Afterwards, headback to Delphine.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 86

Delphine will then lead you back to her dungeon and point you to Solitude where you'll have further instructions.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 87

Upon entering Solitude there'll be a neat event about someone getting their head chopped off.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 88

Your informant will be in the Winking Skeever Inn.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 89

Once you find Malborn, he'll tell you to give him some items that he can sneak into the party. Technically you can sneak in basically everything but you should definitely take your weapon and some potions.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 90

After Malborn runs off, head to the Farm just outside Solitude and meet with Delphine who'll give you some clothes to wear and tell you to get into the carriage.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 91

You'll have to abandon Lydia, and all your armor, then get in the carriage to head to the embassy.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 92

Once in the Embassy, turn to Razelan on the bench and give him some booze and ask him to make a scene, then talk to Malborn who'll lead you into the back.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 93

Malborn will show you where all your smuggled items are and give you a good-luck.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 94

If you're a wood-elf, you can find some Thalmor armor and simply WALK without hindrance to Elenwen's place, or if you can sneak you can do this easier, however I made a fat lazy orc who gets detected as soon as an elf smells him.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 95

It's honestly better to fight your way out if you're a low level as the Thalmor are nothing but hot butter to levels 10 and below. Just remember to equip their armor after you murder some.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Walkthrough - The Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim 96

Keep moving till you head outside to some more Thalmor which you should kill, then head to Elenwen's Solar, look for the chest filled with books, then head to the interrogation dungeon where the quest tracker leads you. Take the Esbern book in there, then free the prisoner and return to Delphine.

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