Evil in Waiting The main burial chamber of Valthume with Hevnoraak rising from his tomb. Quest Giver Valdar Location Valthume Reward Hevnoraak (mask) Type Side quest Quest ID dunValthumeQST

"We stand at the tomb of Hevnoraak, who has been dead for many generations. I fear, however, that his return may be at hand." ―Valdar[src]

Evil in Waiting is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in which the Dragonborn must assist the spirit of Valdar to defeat Hevnoraak, a dragon priest inside Valthume.

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Background Edit

A spirit known as Valdar has asked me to collect three vessels in Valthume to defeat the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak.

Objectives Edit

Collect the three vessels Perform the ritual with Valdar Defeat Hevnoraak

Walkthrough Edit

The Vessels Edit

Upon entering Valthume, a spirit named Valdar will be encountered. Valdar will instruct the Dragonborn to collect three vessels in the cave and bring them back to him.

The first vessel can be found in the Valthume area inside the room with the Draugr Deathlord that has two holes in the ceiling to the sky (requires activating a handle across an apparent dead end from an iron gate that causes a hidden door to open as well as the gate). It is visually very similar to an empty wine bottle, but is instead labeled "opaque vessel." The map arrow will show the location and there will be an arrow shown in the room.

The second vessel is located in the catacombs where the three flamethrower pillars are. The room, which can be unlocked by pulling upon a chain, contains a chest and a Giant Frostbite Spider with one to three smaller Frostbite Spiders.

The third vessel can be obtained in the room behind the combination lock door, setting the correct combination on the rotating kiosks: dragon, hawk, wolf will open the door. There is a Word Wall behind the third vessel that gives a word of the Aura Whisper shout.

The Ritual Edit

Upon returning to Valdar, he will say that by pouring out the contents of the vessels, the lich entombed in the caves will be deprived from regaining its full power. After the Dragonborn pours the vessel contents into the sconce and sits in the throne, Valdar will reanimate Hevnoraak, who will still be formidable. (It should be noted that after sitting on the throne, the Dragonborn can immediately exit the throne and find a hiding spot before Hevnoraak appears. This can give stealthy characters a better chance to sneak attack him with a bow.) Valdar then awakens the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak.

Defeating Hevronaak Edit

Hevnoraak casts powerful lightning spells at the Dragonborn and summons Storm Atronachs. Beware of the lightning that Hevnoraak casts on the ground, as it is debilitating to health and magicka.

If the Dragonborn is leveled sufficiently and in possession of a strong bow such as a Daedric Bow and Glass or better arrows, Hevnoraak can be quickly taken down with a few well placed shots. Be sure to search the remains once he is defeated.

When defeated, Hevnoraak will drop his mask, which grants its wearer immunity to both disease and poison.

Journal Edit

Evil in Waiting – dunValthumeQST ID Journal Entry 3 A spirit known as Valdar has asked me to collect three vessels in Valthume to defeat the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak. Objective 5: Collect the Vessels (<GLobal=dunValthumeVesselCollectedCount>/3) 10 Objective 10: Perform the ritual with Valdar 15 Valdar has asked me to collect three vessels in Valthume to defeat the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak. I brought the vessels to Valdar who told me the vessels contained the blood of Hevnoraak. I am to use this blood in a ritual to defeat him. 40 Objective 15: Defeat Hevnoraak 50 Valdar has asked me to collect three vessels in Valthume to defeat the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak. I brought the vessels to Valdar who told me the vessels contained the blood of Hevnoraak. I used the blood to weaken and awaken Hevnoraak, and defeated him. 60 has asked me to collect three vessels in Valthume to defeat the Dragon Priest Hevnoraak. I brought the vessels to Valdar who told me the vessels contained the blood of Hevnoraak. I used the blood to weaken and awaken Hevnoraak, and defeated him. Valdar told me to take his iron mask and faded away. Quest completed

Trivia Edit

If a follower is commanded to sit on the throne, Valdar will release Hevnoraak as normal allowing the Dragonborn to choose a better location to attack Hevnoraak from.

The title is a reference to Bethesda Softwork's game The Evil Within which was in development one year prior to the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and released three years after.

Bugs Edit

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