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|Next=[[Skyrim:Before the StormAntes da Tempestade|Before the StormAntes da Tempestade]]|Loc=[[Skyrim:Helgen|Helgen]], [[Skyrim: Helgen_KeepForte Helgen|Forte Helgen Keep]]

|imgdesc=Alduin attacksataca|description=Escape Escapar da custódia [[Skyrim:Legião Imperial Legion|Imperial]] custody and a e do ataque de um [[Skyrim:DragonDragão|dragondragão]] attack.

#Loot containers and bodies for weapons, armor , and basic equipment.

[[File:SR-quest-Unbound 06.jpg|thumb|right|Fellow prisoners, Lokir (left); and Ulfric Stormcloak]] You begin the game to find yourself bound at the wrists and under Imperial guard under Imperial custody in a prisoner caravan, along with Ralof, a [[Lore:Stormcloaks|Stormcloak]] soldier; [[Skyrim:Lokir|Lokir]], a horse thief and [[Skyrim:Ulfric Stormcloak|Ulfric Stormcloak]], leader of the Stormcloak rebellion and Jarl of [[Skyrim:Windhelm|Windhelm]]. Ralof sits across from you, with Lokir next to him and Ulfric to your right.

The carriage soon reaches [[Skyrim:Helgen|Helgen]], a town in [[Skyrim:Falkreath_Hold|Falkreath Hold]] not far from the southern border. At the time of your arrival, [[Skyrim:Siddgeir|Falkreath's jarl]] is loyal to the Empire, and the hold is controlled by the [[Skyrim:Imperial Legion|Imperial Legion]]; , though Stormcloak rebels have a presence in the area.

As you enter Helgen , Ralof will make a comment about [[Skyrim:General Tullius|General Tullius]], who is on horseback by an [[Skyrim:Imperial Captain|Imperial captain]], facing First Emissary [[Skyrim:Elenwen|Elenwen]] and a few other [[Skyrim:Thalmor|Thalmor]].

The carriage will ride through the villiage village and draw to a stop in a central area. The Imperial captain orders you and the other prisoners off the carts, then tells you to proceed to the execution block as your name is called. [[Skyrim:Hadvar|Hadvar]], an Imperial soldier, will first call Ulfric Stormcloak, and then Ralof. When Lokir is called, he will try to flee and the captain will have him shot by an archer. Hadvar will then instruct you to step forward.

The captain will order your death despite your name not being on the list. You will be forced to follow her to the executioner's block and after a brief confrontation between General Tullius and Ulfric Stormcloak a distant noise will echo across the sky. [[File:SR-quest-Unbound 10.jpg|thumb|Right|''"What was that?"'']] The general will dismiss it as nothing and order that the executions begin, and a [[Skyrim:Priestess of Arkay|priestess of Arkay]] will begin to administer the last rites to the condemedcondemned. A stormcloak Stormcloak soldier will interupt interrupt her and is promptly executed, and the captain will then order you to step up to the block. An ominous sound will again echo through the mountains, this time louder. Most of the assembly will be briefly distracted, but the captian captain will not be put off by this. You will be ordered to the block and forced into position, ready to be executed. From that perspective, you should have a view of the headsman and the tower behind him. As the headsman raises his axe, a [[Skyrim:Dragon|dragon]] known as [[Skyrim:Alduin|Alduin]] flies into the scene.

The dragon will descend onto the nearby tower with a crash and proceed to use [[Skyrim:Storm Call|Storm Call]] a special shout that turns the sky red and sends flaming meteors crashing down, which eventually damages the city beyond repair, knocking the headsman to the ground.[[File:SR-quest-Unbound 13.jpg|thumb|right|Alduin begins his attack on Helgen.]]The second shout he uses, [[Skyrim:Unrelenting Force|Unrelenting Force]], will stagger you but Ralof will urge you to your feet to escape, reasoning that the gods may not provide another chance.When you are able to stand, you'll be able to move about freely.

Enter the building far enough so that the door can close behind you. Inside, you'll see some injured Stormcloaks and another tending to them. Stepping onto the carpet in the middle of the small room and turning back around toward the door will position you to observe a conversation between Ralof and Ulfric. At this point you cannot pick-up or interact with items with your hands, as they are bound behind you. No one cuts your bonds.

Both Ralof and Ulfric will urge you to hurry up through the tower. Follow Ralof up the staircase. When a Stormcloak soldier up ahead tells you that some rocks need to be moved out of the way, the wall to your right (southeast) will be blown in by Alduin. He will then attack through the hole with a [[Skyrim:Fire Breath|Fire Breath shout]]shout. Though you cannot perceive it as such, Alduin will shout ''"Toor...Shul!"'' meaning ''"Inferno...Sun"'' in [[Lore:Dragon Language|dragon language]]. This shout will knock Ralof off the stairs, but he will climb back up to you. The gods may indeed be providing you some extra protection, at least for now: You now—you will not be hurt by the shout, even if you don't heed Ralof's warning to step back. Eventually, however, once you venture outside of Helgen, encounters with dragons will prove much more dangerous.

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When Hadvar approaches General Tullius, the general will order him into the keepKeep, announcing a retreat. Telling you to stay close to him, Hadvar will head north, then turn left towards the entrance to the keepKeep.

::Note:Hadvar should be taken seriously when he tells you to stay close to him. If you tag fairly close behind him at this point, Alduin will not harm you. If you choose to lag behind or explore the area, however, you will do so at your own considerable risk. Eventually, Alduin's shouts may hit you between this point and entering the keepKeep. He can use the Fire Breath shout and the less serious [[Skyrim:Unrelenting_Force|Unrelenting Force]] shout. If you are hit with the former, it may or may not kill you. The latter will violently shove you or may send you flying for a short distance. Once you reach the exterior of the keepKeep, if you remain outside for an extended period, Alduin may land and attack with a shout at close quarters or physically with his jaws, an attack that will be fatal.

After running under an archway, Hadvar will encounter Ralof just outside the keepKeep. The two enemies will draw their weapons and prepare to fight before realizing that getting into the keep Keep and away from the dragon is a higher priority.

As Hadvar and Ralof rush to two different but nearby entrances to the keepKeep, and as both call to you to follow them, your journal will update to show the objective of making your way to the keep Keep as completed, and the next objective will appear, presenting you with a choice.

If you choose to go with Ralof, you will discover the body of a dead Stormcloak, [[Skyrim:Gunjar|Gunjar]], in a circular room immediately after entering the keep. After freeing you from your bindings, Ralof will instruct you to recover the gear on Gunjar's body for your own use. While you equip yourself, Ralof will examine the doors. He will discover one door is locked, and the other can't be opened from the side you're on. Luckily, the captain and an Imperial soldier will come through and open the door secured from the other side. Once they open the door, you will be forced to kill them to recover the key to the other gate from their bodies. Don't forget to loot the barracks they came from.

If you choose to go with Hadvar, you will enter the keep to find yourself in the barracks room where Hadvar will cut your bonds and instruct you to loot the room for some equipment. Once you have acquired some gear from the marked chest, he will open a gate and you will follow him down a path to the circular room containing Gunjar's body. Here you will face two hostile Stormcloaks. Once they are defeated, follow Hadvar onward through the opposite door.

:''From here onward the physical path taken by both Hadvar and Ralof is identical. Only the type of enemies and the accompanying dialogue is different: for Hadvar's path you face Stormcloaks, while for Ralof's path you face Imperial soldiers.''

Going through the door onto the now opened-up path, the dragon's activities above will cause the ceiling to fall, diverting you through a door on your left, where you will discover a store room storeroom with two Imperial soldiers/Stormcloaks gathering supplies. After defeating the enemies, Hadvar or Ralof will advise you to go through the barrels for any valuables they may contain.

Continuing down, you will arrive at an interrogation room, where a battle between an Imperial [[Skyrim:Torturer|torturer]], his [[Skyrim:Torturer's Assistant|assistant]], and some Stormcloak soldiers is taking place, prompting you to fight with whichever enemies your escort is not aligned with. If you are with Hadvar, he has a conversation with the torturer, trying to convince him to come; his attempts prove futile, however, as only the assistant torturer follows. If you're with Ralof, he has a quick conversation with the surviving Stormcloaks, who will both choose to join your party. Hadvar/Ralof will then point to a cage with a dead [[Skyrim:Mage|mage]] and several valuables inside it (including mage [[Skyrim:Novice Robes|robes]], and [[Skyrim:Novice Hood|mages hood]] and a [[Skyrim:Sparks|Sparks]] spell tome), offering you several lockpicks, and suggesting you [[Skyrim:Lockpicking|pick the lock]] to get to the items. If you are not near Hadvar/Ralof when he offers you the picks, you will not get them, but there are a couple of picks in the room in the corner that also contains an iron shield and iron mace, as well as four picks inside a [[Skyrim:Knapsack|knapsack]] laying on a small table near the cells. The table also holds a copy of ''[[Skyrim:The Book of the Dragonborn|The Book of the Dragonborn]]''. There are two empty, locked cells on either side of the dead mage, and two other locked cells down the hall(this is a safe chance to practice the lockpicking skill, as well as learning the game mechanic).

*For all intents and purposes, choosing either to side with Hadvar or Ralof doesn't matter, as you aren't locked out of any quest chain. The only difference between the two paths is the availability type of certain loot types and enemies inside the keep, and the presence of certain enemiesrewards given for helping them escape (given during the next quest). At the end, you will still have the option of choosing to side with the Empire or the Stormcloaks.*Both Hadvar and Ralof are essential NPCs at this point, so they cannot die, and will never turn hostile until the quest is finished. This means you can use them to train many of your abilities, without risk of them attacking you or dying. (The only exception of this is if you chose Altmer as your race and cast a fury Fury spell on them.)

{{Bug|Hadvar may start much further away from the prisoner convoy than he's intended to be, or get waylaid by local wildlife and dismount to fight it off and not follow afterwordsafterwards. As a consequence, he will be locked out of Helgen once the gate closes behind the convoy, and will not be present for the proceeding scene. Luckily the quest will proceed as usual, albeit without Hadvar to read off the lists or give commentary (the game will simply skip his dialogues in his absence), and on top of this Hadvar will reappear in his proper place after you exit the inn during Alduin's attack.|confirmed=1}}

{{Bug|If you follow Hadvar/Ralof into the keepKeep, when you escape Helgen later, rather than going with you to Riverwood, he may deviate towards Embershard Mine instead of the Guardian Stones, and not move. This will also cause Sven and Hilde's dialogue to never play.|confirmed=1}}