Prerequisites: Complete Civil War Quest: Message to Whiterun

Intersecting Quests: Civil War Quest: Message to Whiterun, Civil War Quest: Reunification of Skyrim

Locations: Whiterun, Dragonsreach

Characters: General Tullius , Imperial Soldier, Jarl Balgruuf the Greater, Jarl Hrongar, Legate Quentin Cipius , Legate Rikke, Whiterun Guard

Enemies: Stormcloak Soldier

Objectives: Meet with Legate Rikke, Defend the barricades, Destroy attackers, Defend the drawbridge, Defend the Main Gate, Report to the Jarl of Whiterun

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Objective: Meet with Legate Rikke

Target: Legate Rikke, main entrance gate of Whiterun

Legate Quentin Cipius tells you to get down to Whiterun’s main gate and repel those filthy Stormcloak attackers! Your rendezvous is with Legate Rikke, whom you should seek out immediately.

You find her watching over the main gate to the city, giving a stirring speech to the assembled troops on the path below. She tells you this is an important day for the Empire and for all of Skyrim. You now have one important task: the defense of Whiterun!

Objective: Defend the barricades

Objective: Destroy attackers

Defensive Stratagems: Defend and Destroy!

You are now engaged in an all-out siege of Whiterun. This battle is lengthy and confusing, and you can easily become a casualty rather than a champion of this war. However, the following tactics should help minimize your risks as you become embroiled in this skirmish...