Epilogue ( Skyrim ) Epilogue is a quest available in . This quest does not show up in the quest log . It is a sequence of dialogue that serves as the final strand of the main quest . To initiate the quest , simply speak to Tsun in order to return to Skyrim . Shor ' s Blessing . Once Alduin has been defeated , speaking to Tsun will cause him to explain that he can return the Dragonborn back to Nirn . Once they accept this offer , Tsun will grant the Dragonborn the Call of Valor shout , which can summon an ancient Nord hero to aid in battle . After imparting the words of power , Tsun summons Shor ' s might and returns the Dragonborn to the Throat of the World . Return to Nirn . Upon arriving at the Throat of the World , Paarthurnax and many other dragons will be there to meet the Dragonborn . Paarthurnax sits atop the Throat ' s Word Wall , greeting the Dragonborn with grief . The conversation ends as Paarthurnax leaps off the wall and ascends to the skies . Paarthurnax pauses in mid - air , and will face the Dragonborn . Paarthurnax , along with the other dragons , continues to circle around the Throat of the World . Eventually , he and the other dragons leave one by one . Next , Odahviing lands , greeting the Dragonborn . Odahviing then ascends high into the sky , and circles the Throat of the World alone . This marks the end of the main questline . Return to High Hrothgar . If the Dragonborn returns to High Hrothgar , the Greybeards will all be gathered at the conference table waiting for them . Arngeir will rise and address the Dragonborn . Upon completion of this passage , if the Dragonborn speaks to Arngeir again , there will be a new dialogue option . If Paarthurnax was killed , it ' s possible the Greybeards will be inhospitable and won ' t speak to the Dragonborn . The Blades . Regardless of whether Paarthurnax has been killed or not , the Dragonborn can return to the Blades , where Esbern tells them Delphine has been worried about them since the rumors that they flew out of Whiterun on a dragon . The two are happy to hear that Alduin is dead and that the Dragonborn ' s destiny has been fulfilled . If Paarthurnax has not been killed , the two insist they are not ungrateful for all that has been done , but repeat that they must stay true to their oath as Blades , and so cannot aid the Dragonborn further until they kill Paarthurnax and close the pages on a dark chapter in history with the death of both brothers . Alterations . Killing Paarthurnax . If Paarthurnax is killed before Dragonslayer is completed , the epilogue ' s script will not appear in - game . Upon returning to the Throat of the World , several dragons will fly overhead but Paarthurnax will not be there . Calling Odahviing . If the shout " Call Dragon " is used , and Odahviing is summoned , talking to him will result in him admitting that he is no longer ashamed of his defeat , as not even Alduin himself could stand against the Dragonborn ' s Thu ' um , and that Alduin ' s lordship has been passed to the Dovahkiin . Callbacks to the first meeting . If , during the Dragonborn ' s first meeting with Paarthurnax , they stated that they do not believe in destiny , Paarthurnax ' s dialogue is quite different : If , during their first conversation , the Dragonborn asserted that the next world will have to take care of itself , Paarthurnax will remind them of this if they claim that the world is better off without Alduin :