For a long time he and his kin had disappeared from the face of Nirn, he was thought to have been killed and buried somewhere southeast of Rifted. However, that all changed when Alduin appears in Helgen and leaves the village in a singed ruin. From there, he resurrected much of his fallen allies, Odaviing being among them. He is not mentioned or shown until near the end of the main storyline. The Dragonborn is instructed by the Blades leader Esbern to capture him using the trap set up in Dragonsreach in Whiterun. After speaking with the Jarl, they reluctantly agree to use the trap as a means to end the Dragon War as soon as possible. The Dragonborn uses a unique shout to lure Odaviing towards the keep, and after a fierce battle, he becomes trapped.