Arngeir Arngeir is an Elder Nord and powerful Greybeard who serves as the instructor and mentor in the Way of the Voice for the Dragonborn and others , like Ulfric Stormcloak . He also serves as a general spokesman for the Greybeards since the others cannot speak without using the Thu ' um . He and his fellow Greybeards live at High Hrothgar . He can be found meditating in one of the wings of High Hrothgar , sleeping in the bedroom at the western end of High Hrothgar , or in the High Hrothgar Courtyard behind the building . Interactions . He is one of the only two Greybeards that will talk with the Dragonborn or any other inhabitant of Tamriel , the other being Paarthurnax . After the Dragonborn retrieves the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller , he can be asked where to find a Word of Power by asking " " Have you located any Words of Power ? " " Then there are two possible replies : " " We heard a whisper of a Word . Give me your map , and I will show you where its echo can be found " " - with that , a location will be added to the map and a miscellaneous objective will be added to the Journal . If he has no locations to show you , Arngeir will say : " " There is only silence right now . Perhaps later we will hear one of the lost Words . " " If the Dragonborn speaks to him about the Blades wanting Paarthurnax killed , he will respond by calling them bloodthirsty barbarians and will mention his warning to the Dragonborn about the Blades when the Dragonborn asked about the Dragonrend shout . If asked about what the Blades said about Paarthurnax , he will reveal that what they say is true , but will explain that all dragons served Alduin and that , had it not been for Paarthurnax , the rebellion against Alduin would have failed . If the Dragonborn says they will not kill Paarthurnax , he will respond saying that Kynareth bestowed the gift of wisdom on the Dragonborn and urges them to continue on their path . If this is done before Season Unending , when Delphine says that the Blades deserve to be there because they sent the Dragonborn down that path , he will counter saying they ( The Greybeards ) know what path the Blades put the Dragonborn on , but they have chosen a different path . He will then say that Paarthurnax is safe from the Blades ' malice , to which Delphine says " for now " and that the Blades ' memory is long . Should the Dragonborn say that they are still unsure of what to do , Arngeir will highlight the need to think the decision through carefully , but will still praise the decision by saying , " " Doing nothing can be the wisest choice , although strangely often the most difficult . " " If the Dragonborn chooses to kill Paarthurnax , Arngeir will reprimand them for doing so . He will say , " " This is how you repay our trust ? ! Paarthurnax ' s trust ? ! His noble spirit . . . the wisdom of ages . . . his deep understanding of our existence . . . all gone and for what ? A mindless vendetta urged on by a cabal of Akaviri barbarians ! Begone , before even my philosophy is tested beyond the breaking point . We are men of peace . You are not . " " The Dragonborn will be essentially denounced by the Greybeards , and they cannot be asked to help find Word Wall s . If this is done before Season Unending , he will talk to the Dragonborn again during the quest , but afterwards , the only dialogue will be " " We have nothing to say to each other . Paarthurnax ' s murder is beyond my powers of forgiveness . " "