

After you get off the cart, the guards begin calling out names, looking for members of the Stormcloaks. The prisoner caravan you are part of is destined for the small Empire stronghold of Helgen. You were taken prisoner after running into an Imperial Army ambush while crossing the border to Skyrim.

The game begins with you in Imperial custody, alongside Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak, Ralof, and a horse thief named Lokir.

Follow Hadvar or Ralof to the village of Riverwood.Get equipped and fight your way to a secret exit from Helgen.Either have the Stormcloak Ralof or the Imperial soldier Hadvar escort you through Helgen Keep.Follow Hadvar to shelter from the raid.
