Jon Battle-Born
Race	Nord
Gender	Male
Level	4
Class	Citizen
Ref ID	0001A68A
Base ID	00013BB1

"People have forgotten humor, poetry and romance. I love a good sword fight as much as the next man, but there's more to life."

―Jon Battle-Born^[src]

Jon Battle-Born is a Nord living in Whiterun.

Background Edit

His clan, the Battle-Borns, are known supporters of the Empire. He can be seen around Belethor's General Goods. Perhaps, out of his relationship with Olfina Gray-Mane, he seems unimpressed with the civil war. He is implied to be a bit of a romantic (or at least less of a traditional Nordic warrior) compared to the rest of the family, both in his appreciation of Nordic culture and his disdain for the war-oriented Nordic mindset. He seem to despise Mikael because of his wrong use of his bard knowledge saying that he only sing for the money and for the women.

Related quests Edit

• Missing in Action

Trivia Edit

• Jon Battle-Born is romantically involved with Olfina Gray-Mane, this can be seen by pickpocketing the "letter from Olfina" from him. The story is likely to be allusion to the Romeo and Juliet story.
• Jon can be used in the quest Missing in Action to acquire the Imperial Missive directing the player to Thorald Gray-Mane. However, you need to pickpocket the letter above and confront him to utilize this.
• Jon is the author of Letter from Jon.
• Sometimes when talking to his sister at the Battle-Born Farm, she will say that he wishes to join the Bards College as a short response. However, speaking to her again, she says that he wished to join the Bards College before he died, although she never mentioned this in her response a few seconds ago, meaning that Jon had died in those 2 or 3 seconds.

Quotes Edit

• "Well met, kinsman." (To Nord characters)
• "May your sword be sharp, and your tongue sharper!"
• "What do you want, milk-drinker?" (If player sides with the Stormcloaks, or followed Ralof out of Helgen).
• "Well met, traveller." (To non-Nord characters)
• "You know what's wrong with Skyrim these days? Everyone is obsessed with death."

Bugs Edit

•  PS3   When talking to Amaund Motierre in The Bannered Mare during the Dark Brotherhood quest, he will appear in the room for just a few seconds and then disappear.

Appearances Edit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)