Online:Advisor Borodin

The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995
Jump to: navigation, search
Advisor Borodin
Home Settlement Nimalten
Location Riverside Inn
Race Nord Gender Male
Reaction Friendly
Advisor Borodin

Advisor Borodin is the Nord advisor to Thane Fjora. You will find him upstairs at the Riverside Inn in Nimalten during the related quest.

Related Quests[edit]

Quest-Related Events[edit]

After you spoke with Thane Fjora, you will need to speak with him upstairs at the Riverside Inn to find clues about the Worm Cult activities however he doesn't have a high opinion of the thane:

"Let me guess: you're looking for Worm Cultists, right?"
Yes, I am.
"Well, here we are! We're all Worm Cultists. Hah! Everyone in Nimalten worships worms and dances with Daedra."
You haven't learned anything, then?
"I've learned that the thane needs to settle down. Having a troubleshooter come all the way out here? Because Fjora had a fight with her housecarl? Shameful. It makes Nimalten look bad. I'm thinking we need a new thane."
Thanks.

Speaking to him again (if you spoke with him first):

"Under the table, just there! Did you see that? It was a Worm Cultist!"

Speaking with him again (if you spoke with him after Golun):

"Did you hear that? I think the Worm Cult are crawling around on the roof!"

Speaking to him after addressing Aera Earth-Turner when she arrives at the inn (If you spoke with Borodin after Golun):

"The murderer propped Betar up. They wanted us to see him. I'm thinking this was a warning."

He will appear after you enter Nimalten Barrow and teleports you to the bottom of the barrow, which is infested with Worm Cultists.

Advisor Borodin: "My bretheren move to take Nimalten. They need you out of the way."
Advisor Borodin: "I doubt I could take you in a fair fight. Luckily, I don't have to."

You will hear him as you traverse the barrow.

Anchorite Borodin: "While I keep you busy here, the thane gets a final recruitment offer. If she refuses, she dies."

You will encounter him at a chamber near the surface. You can kill him, then leave the barrow.


Anchorite Borodin
Home Settlement Nimalten
Location Nimalten Barrow
Race Nord Gender Male
Health 127,470 Difficulty ON-misc-Boss 1.png
Reaction Hostile Class Necromancer
Other Information
Faction(s) Worm Cult
Anchorite Borodin

Anchorite Borodin reveals himself as a member of the Worm Cult working as an undercover agent. You will be forced to kill him after he betrays you during the related quest.

Skills and Abilities[edit]

Necrotic Spear
A basic ranged attack that does minor magical damage.
Summon the Dead
The enemy often begins combat by summoning a zombie or a skeleton. If killed, another one will be summoned to replace it.
Empower Undead
The enemy channels a buff on a nearby humanoid undead (e.g. skeletons, zombies, even bone colossi) that causes that enemy to do twice the damage. This spell appears as a green glow around the hands of the buffed enemy, as well as the necromancer. This spell can be interrupted to set the enemy off balance.

Bugs[edit]

  • Upon entering the barrow, when Borodin walks up to you, he will be using a staff-walking animation despite not holding a staff in-hand at the time when doing so. ?