Skyrim Dawnguard Checklist – Quests, Places & Collectibles

Everything Dawnguard adds to Skyrim in one checklist. Vampire hunters against the Volkihar clan: a questline with two sides, the Soul Cairn, the Forgotten…

Quests

Dawnguard (Dawnguard): From level 10 guards talk about the Dawnguard reforming, and the Orc Durak looks for you in the cities to sign you up. You can also walk into Dayspring Canyon, south-east of Riften, at any level. Reward: Crossbow and 45 steel bolts.
Awakening (Dawnguard): Given by Isran at the end of Dawnguard. Dimhollow Crypt is in the mountains of the Pale, east of Stonehills.
Bloodline (Dawnguard): Serana asks to be taken home as soon as she is free. Leave Dimhollow Crypt by its far exit, past a word wall for Drain Vitality, and take the boat at Icewater Jetty on the north-west coast of Haafingar. Reward: Vampire Lord form and the Necromantic Healing tome if you accept.
A New Order (Dawnguard): Return to Fort Dawnguard after refusing Harkon and help beat off the vampires at its gate. Reward: Sorine and Gunmar settle at the fort as master trainers and merchants, and start handing out jobs.
Prophet (Dawnguard): Follows A New Order: Serana has brought her Elder Scroll to the fort, and only a Moth Priest can read it. Reward: Agmaer, Beleval, Celann, Durak and Ingjard can be taken along as followers.
The Bloodstone Chalice (Dawnguard): Starts by itself once you accept Harkon's gift and he has shown you the Vampire Lord's powers. Garan Marethi waits with the Chalice in the castle. Reward: A place at the Volkihar court, the death hounds CuSith and Garmr as followers and the Chalice's blessing.
Prophet (Dawnguard): Harkon calls the court together after The Bloodstone Chalice and announces that a Moth Priest has come to Skyrim.
Seeking Disclosure (Dawnguard): Begins as soon as the Moth Priest has read Serana's scroll: the prophecy is spread over two more Elder Scrolls.
Scroll Scouting (Dawnguard): Runs alongside Seeking Disclosure, for the Elder Scroll that tells of dragons.
Chasing Echoes (Dawnguard): After the reading, Serana takes you aside: her mother Valerica fled with the second scroll, and the castle's walled-off courtyard is the place to pick up her trail. Reward: The way into the Soul Cairn.
Beyond Death (Dawnguard): Starts when you step toward the portal at the end of Chasing Echoes. Reward: Elder Scroll (Blood) and the shout Summon Durnehviir.
Unseen Visions (Dawnguard): Bring both scrolls to the Moth Priest. Blind now, he explains how someone untrained can read them: the ritual of the Ancestor Moth.
Touching the Sky (Dawnguard): The scrolls show where Auriel's Bow lies: beyond Darkfall Cave, in the far north-west of the Reach. Reward: Auriel's Bow.
Kindred Judgment (Dawnguard): Starts the moment you take Auriel's Bow. The Dawnguard gather for an assault on Castle Volkihar; a vampire simply walks in with Serana. Reward: Harkon's Sword; the Volkihar side also takes over the castle.
Bolstering the Ranks (Dawnguard): Once Prophet is under way, ask Sorine for work. She sends you to Isran, who grudgingly names a priest the fort could use: Florentius Baenius, last seen with the Vigilants of Stendarr at Ruunvald. Reward: Staff of Ruunvald; Florentius joins the fort as a master Restoration trainer and merchant.
Ancient Technology (Dawnguard): Ask Sorine Jurard for work at Fort Dawnguard once A New Order is done. Reward: A levelled enchanted item each time, and new crossbows and bolts in Sorine's stock.
Lost Relic (Dawnguard): Ask Florentius Baenius for work after Bolstering the Ranks. Reward: Dawnguard Rune Hammer, Rune Shield and Rune Axe.
Cleansing Light (Dawnguard): Ask Gunmar for work at Fort Dawnguard once A New Order is done. Reward: Levelled enchanted item.
Hide and Seek (Dawnguard): One of the jobs Gunmar hands out at Fort Dawnguard. Reward: Levelled enchanted item.
Hunting the Monster (Dawnguard): One of the jobs Gunmar hands out at Fort Dawnguard. Reward: Levelled enchanted item.
Preemptive Strike (Dawnguard): One of the jobs Gunmar hands out at Fort Dawnguard. Reward: Levelled enchanted item.
A Jarl's Justice (Dawnguard): Ask Isran for work at Fort Dawnguard once A New Order is done. Reward: Levelled enchanted item.
Rescue (Dawnguard): Ask Florentius Baenius for work after Bolstering the Ranks. Reward: Levelled enchanted item.
Ancient Power (Dawnguard): Ask Feran Sadri for work in Castle Volkihar after The Bloodstone Chalice. Reward: An improved Bloodstone Chalice and three Potions of Blood.
Rings of Blood Magic (Dawnguard): One of the tasks Feran Sadri offers in Castle Volkihar. Reward: Ring of the Erudite, Ring of the Beast and three Potions of Blood.
Amulets of Night Power (Dawnguard): Feran Sadri offers this once your Vampire Lord has the Summon Gargoyle perk. Reward: Amulet of Bats, Amulet of the Gargoyle and three Potions of Blood.
The Gift (Dawnguard): Speak to Vingalmo in Castle Volkihar once you are married to someone who is not a vampire. Reward: Three Potions of Blood or a levelled item.
New Allegiances (Dawnguard): Ask Vingalmo for work in Castle Volkihar after The Bloodstone Chalice. Reward: Three Potions of Blood or a levelled item, and a coffin to sleep in at the target's home.
Culling the Beast (Dawnguard): Ask Fura Bloodmouth or Garan Marethi for work in Castle Volkihar. Reward: Three Potions of Blood or a levelled item.
Deceiving the Herd (Dawnguard): One of the tasks Feran Sadri offers in Castle Volkihar. Reward: Three Potions of Blood or a levelled item.
The Hunt (Dawnguard): Ask Fura Bloodmouth or Garan Marethi for work in Castle Volkihar. Reward: Three Potions of Blood or a levelled item.
Protecting the Bloodline (Dawnguard): Ask Fura Bloodmouth or Garan Marethi for work in Castle Volkihar. Reward: Three Potions of Blood or a levelled item.
Destroying the Dawnguard (Dawnguard): Offered in Castle Volkihar once Kindred Judgment is over. Reward: Three Potions of Blood or a levelled item.
Lost to the Ages (Dawnguard): Read the book The Aetherium Wars, walk into Arkngthamz in the far south of the Reach, or pick up any Aetherium Shard. Reward: One of the Aetherial Crown, Aetherial Shield or Aetherial Staff.
Impatience of a Saint (Dawnguard): Speak to the soul of Jiub, who paces among the ruins of the Soul Cairn rehearsing his memoirs. Reward: Locket of Saint Jiub and a copy of Saint Jiub's Opus.
Find Arvak's Skull (Dawnguard): A soul near the entrance of the Soul Cairn runs up begging you to save his horse, Arvak. Reward: The spell Summon Arvak.
Summon Durnehviir (Dawnguard): After Beyond Death, Durnehviir waits near the Soul Cairn's exit and teaches you to call his name. Reward: All three words of Soul Tear.
Ancient Falmer Tomes (Dawnguard): Pick up any of the four Unknown Books in the Forgotten Vale and show it to Urag gro-Shub at the College of Winterhold. Reward: 1,000 gold per book and a translated copy.

Places

Ancestor Glade (Dawnguard) – Grove: A hidden grove south-east of Falkreath where Ancestor Moths gather. The Dawnguard quest Unseen Visions takes place here.
Arkngthamz (Dawnguard) – Dwemer ruin: Dwemer ruin of automatons, Falmer and chaurus south-east of Dushnikh Yal. The quest Lost to the Ages leads to the ghost Katria, and her unique bow Zephyr is among the treasure.
Darkfall Cave (Dawnguard) – Cave: Troll and spider cave south of Mor Khazgur. During Touching the Sky the wall behind a basin becomes the portal to Darkfall Passage, the only way into the Forgotten Vale.
Castle Volkihar (Dawnguard) – Guild hall: Island fortress of the Volkihar vampire clan under Lord Harkon, and the setting for Bloodline. Once you belong to the family, Fura Bloodmouth trains Two-handed to Master and Ronthil trains Speech to Expert.
Castle Volkihar Balcony (Dawnguard) – Landmark: The castle's second map marker, a fast-travel point added the first time you use the outside door in Valerica's study. It counts as a separate location for Locations Discovered.
Icewater Jetty (Dawnguard) – Dock: Small, remote dock with a boat across to Castle Volkihar, used during Bloodline.
Forebears' Holdout (Dawnguard) – Cave
Dimhollow Crypt (Dawnguard) – Cave: A medium-sized cave east of Stonehills where Serana is trapped.
Dayspring Canyon (Dawnguard) – Realm: Separate outdoor area around Fort Dawnguard, entered through a cave south-east of Riften.
Fort Dawnguard (Dawnguard) – Guild hall: Large fort south-east of Riften and the base of the Dawnguard. It stands in Dayspring Canyon, a separate area.
Redwater Den (Dawnguard) – Shack: Shack north-west of Riften, west of Autumnshade Clearing. With Dawnguard installed it is occupied by bandits and vampires.
Ruunvald Excavation (Dawnguard) – Cave: Medium cave east of Shor's Stone where a group of Vigilants have fallen under Minorne's charm.
Forgotten Vale (Dawnguard) – Realm: A hidden valley of its own, cut off from the rest of Skyrim. It has a word wall for Drain Vitality, and Auriel's Shield is among its treasures.
Soul Cairn (Dawnguard) – Realm: A plane of Oblivion that holds trapped souls, visited in the Dawnguard questline.

Shouts

Drain Vitality: Drains stamina from what it hits, then magicka and health as well as you add words.
Soul Tear: Tears at the target's soul. If it dies within two seconds its soul fills a gem, and with all three words its body rises to fight for you.
Summon Durnehviir: Calls the undead dragon Durnehviir out of the Soul Cairn to fight for you. It needs open ground to land on.

Collectibles

Auriel's Shield (Dawnguard) – Shield: Carried by a Falmer warmonger in the Forgotten Vale Forest, reached through the portal the Ruby Paragon opens.
Aetherial Shield (Dawnguard) – Shield: Forged at the Aetherium Forge at the end of Lost to the Ages.
Dawnguard Rune Shield (Dawnguard) – Shield: One of the three relics recovered for Florentius Baenius in the Dawnguard job Lost Relic.
Amethyst Paragon (Dawnguard): Carried by a Frost Giant on the east bank where the river ends in a waterfall, north-west of the Wayshrine of Learning.
Sapphire Paragon (Dawnguard): Carried by a Frost Giant above the Amethyst giant: take the path up the mountain from there and turn right toward the waterfall.
Emerald Paragon (Dawnguard): Carried by a Frost Giant in a pen the Falmer have fenced off on top of the western canyon, past the Wayshrine of Resolution.
Diamond Paragon (Dawnguard): Carried by a Frost Giant wandering among dead Falmer, on the mountain path just after you leave Glacial Crevice.
Ruby Paragon (Dawnguard): Carried by a Frost Giant frozen in the Inner Sanctum, behind a door that only the Initiate's Ewer opens.
Locket of Saint Jiub (Dawnguard) – Amulet: Jiub's reward for the ten pages of his opus in Impatience of a Saint.
Amulet of Bats (Dawnguard) – Amulet: One of the two amulets recovered for Feran Sadri in Amulets of Night Power.
Amulet of the Gargoyle (Dawnguard) – Amulet: One of the two amulets recovered for Feran Sadri in Amulets of Night Power.
Ring of the Erudite (Dawnguard) – Ring: One of the two rings recovered for Feran Sadri in Rings of Blood Magic.
Ring of the Beast (Dawnguard) – Ring: One of the two rings recovered for Feran Sadri in Rings of Blood Magic.
Aetherial Crown (Dawnguard) – Circlet: Forged at the Aetherium Forge at the end of Lost to the Ages.
Circlet of Waterbreathing (Dawnguard) – Circlet: On a Falmer shaman frozen in the ice at the north end of the Inner Sanctum in the Forgotten Vale.
Conjure Boneman (Dawnguard) – Conjuration: Lies in the Soul Cairn, in the middle of the ring of pathways south-west of the ninth page of Jiub's Opus.
Summon Arvak (Dawnguard) – Conjuration: Taught by the soul who owned the horse, once you bring him Arvak's skull in the Soul Cairn. There is no tome.
Conjure Mistman (Dawnguard) – Conjuration: Lies in the Soul Cairn, next to the seventh page of Jiub's Opus.
Conjure Wrathman (Dawnguard) – Conjuration: Lies in the Soul Cairn, in a building due south of the fifth page of Jiub's Opus.
Necromantic Healing (Dawnguard) – Restoration: A copy lies in Dimhollow Crypt, and Ronthil sells it in Castle Volkihar to those who side with the vampires.
Sun Fire (Dawnguard) – Restoration: Sold by Sorine Jurard at Fort Dawnguard, who only trades with the Dawnguard.
Heal Undead (Dawnguard) – Restoration: Sold by Ronthil in Castle Volkihar, who only trades with Harkon's court.
Stendarr's Aura (Dawnguard) – Restoration: Sold by Florentius Baenius at Fort Dawnguard, who only trades with the Dawnguard.
Vampire's Bane (Dawnguard) – Restoration: Sold by Florentius Baenius at Fort Dawnguard, who only trades with the Dawnguard.
Harkon's Sword (Dawnguard) – Sword: Taken from Lord Harkon's remains at the end of Kindred Judgment.
Dawnguard Rune Axe (Dawnguard) – War axe: One of the three relics recovered for Florentius Baenius in the Dawnguard job Lost Relic.
Dawnguard Rune Hammer (Dawnguard) – Warhammer: One of the three relics recovered for Florentius Baenius in the Dawnguard job Lost Relic.
Auriel's Bow (Dawnguard) – Bow: Handed over by Knight-Paladin Gelebor in the Inner Sanctum at the end of Touching the Sky.
Zephyr (Dawnguard) – Bow: On the fallen tree that spans the chasm in Arkngthamz, where Katria dropped it.
Staff of Ruunvald (Dawnguard) – Staff: Carried by the witch Minorne at the bottom of Ruunvald Excavation, in the Dawnguard quest Bolstering the Ranks.
Aetherial Staff (Dawnguard) – Staff: Forged at the Aetherium Forge at the end of Lost to the Ages.

Achievements

Awakening: Finish the quest Awakening in Dimhollow Crypt.
Beyond Death: Finish the quest Beyond Death in the Soul Cairn.
Kindred Judgement: Finish the quest Kindred Judgment, the last of the Dawnguard story.
Lost to the Ages: Finish the quest Lost to the Ages at the Aetherium Forge.
Soul Tear: Learn all three words of Soul Tear.
Auriel's Bow: Use the special power of Auriel's Bow.
Werewolf Mastered: Take all 11 werewolf perks.
Vampire Mastered: Take all 11 Vampire Lord perks.
A New You: Change your face.
Legend: Defeat a Legendary Dragon.