Skyrim:Captain Valmir

Captain Valmir disguised as an Imperial officer

Captain Valmir (Imperial) (RefID: 0007E5B7)
Location	Forelhost
Race	High Elf	Gender	Male
Level	4	Class	Thalmor Warrior
RefID	0007E5B7	BaseID	0007E5B6
Other Information
Health	127	Magicka	56
Stamina	62
Primary Skills	Illusion
Morality	No Crime	Aggression	Aggressive
Protected	Yes
Voice Type	MaleSlyCynical
Faction(s)	CrimeFactionRift

Captain Valmir (Stormcloak) (RefID: 00090F06)
Location	Forelhost
Race	High Elf	Gender	Male
Level	4	Class	Thalmor Warrior
RefID	00090F06	BaseID	0007E5B4
Other Information
Health	127	Magicka	56
Stamina	62
Primary Skills	Illusion
Morality	No Crime	Aggression	Aggressive
Protected	Yes
Voice Type	MaleSlyCynical
Faction(s)	CrimeFactionRift

Captain Valmir disguised as a Stormcloak officer

Captain Valmir is a High Elf who claims to be an officer of either the Stormcloaks or the Imperial Legion depending on which faction you have joined. He is found at the campsite in the courtyard of the ruined fortress of Forelhost. He asks for your help when you encounter him; speaking with him begins the quest.

When disguised as an Imperial officer, Valmir wears a full set of Imperial light armor and wields an Imperial sword. When disguised as a Stormcloak officer, he wears a full set of Stormcloak officer armor and wields a leveled war axe which may be up to steel in quality. In both cases, he also carries a torch, a potion of minor healing, and the key to the entrance of Forelhost.

Captain Valmir knows the Destruction spell Flames, and the Restoration spell Fast Healing.

Related Quests

• Siege on the Dragon Cult: Enter the ruins of Forelhost and defeat Rahgot to recover his mask for Captain Valmir.

Quest-Related Events

If approached he will say:

"You there! As an officer of the Imperial Legion, I require your assistance to complete my mission."

What mission?

"The General has sent me to obtain a powerful weapon for the war effort. This was the last great bastion of the Dragon Cult, and their leader's mask was reported to be quite powerful."

General Tullius never mentioned you...

"Oh... well... of course they'd disavow all knowledge... spies are everywhere."

...

"Are you going to help me with my mission? I need someone very capable."

What can you tell me about Forelhost?

"It seems that after the strength of the Cult was broken in the Dragon War a last contingent came here to create a stronghold and regroup. King Harald's forces crushed stragglers here the during the First Era and it has been haunted ever since, but the specifics of the siege are unclear."

What can you tell me about the Dragon Cult?

"They were among the first men to arrive from Atmora and they worshipped certain animals as avatars of the Gods; Dragons being foremost. And for their bloody sacrifices, the Dragons gifted their priests with terrible power. But their cruelty was too great for men to bear, and they rose up in what would be called the Dragon War and the Cult swept from the land."

If it will help the cause...

"Very good."

If approached again:

"What are you waiting for? Get in there and find that mask."

I haven't found the mask yet.

"Well then, what are you waiting for? Get in there and earn your pay."

Why aren't you going in there?

"Me? No, I'm too important to the war effort to risk life and limb in there... Besides, that's what I'm paying you for."

I've found the journal of Skorm Snow-Strider.

"And what? You couldn't read it yourself? Fine, give it here a moment."

He will then read the journal:

"Let's see... found the Dragon Cult... laid siege... people already dead... poisoned themselves... blah, blah, blah... ah! Here it is! So the Dragon Cult poisoned their own well, which explains the ghosts. However, Skorm thought the well was the key to entering the inner areas. That all happened in the First Era, so the well should be clear of poison by now. It says the key to the well is likely somewhere in the crypt."

When you exit Forelhost you will see him speaking to an Imperial or Stormcloak soldier depending on your allegiance:

Captain Valmir: "The research I've done seems to indicate that Skorm Snow-Strider left part of his journal here after laying siege. I believe it should indicate how to enter the blocked off sections of the stronghold. I should warn you, Forelhost is quite haunted, but I'm sure you can handle it. Return to me here once you've obtained the staff."

Imperial Soldier: "Wait, it's haunted? I don't like ghosts... let me think about this for a minute... Wait... who in the blazes is this?"

Captain Valmir: "Oh! Um, he he... Hold on... I... I can explain..."

Imperial Soldier: "Valmir, you rat. You're not a soldier at all! Must be one of the Thalmor!"

Captain Valmir: "The research I've done seems to indicate that Skorm Snow-Strider left part of his journal here after laying siege. I believe it should indicate how to enter the blocked off sections of the stronghold. I should warn you, Forelhost is quite haunted, but I'm sure you can handle it. Return to me here once you've obtained the staff."

Stormcloak Soldier: "Wait it's haunted? I don't like ghosts... let me think about this for a minute... Wait... who in the blazes is this?"

Captain Valmir: "Oh! Um, he he... Hold on... I... I can explain..."

You will then have to kill both Valmir and the soldier.

Notes

• Before you enter Forelhost proper for the Siege on the Dragon Cult quest, you can pickpocket Valmir's Orders from him, which reveal that he was actually an agent sent to retrieve a mask and return it to Labyrinthian. Killing him at that stage of the quest counts as a murder.
• If you have yet to join either faction in the civil war questline by the time you meet Valmir, his disguise of choice will depend on whether you followed the Stormcloak soldier Ralof or the Imperial soldier Hadvar during the quest Unbound.