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Quests are tasks the Dragonborn can perform in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Various actions, such as talking to people, reading books, etc., can initiate quests, allowing for rewards to be gained by completing them. Rewards may include gold, items, increases of skill levels. Successfully completing a quest for a person makes them friendly to the Dragonborn, opening opportunities in many cases to recruit followers or make marriage proposals.

The "main quest" denotes tasks the Dragonborn is compelled to complete as part of the game's main story. Other quests can be performed for a guild or faction, while others are considered side quests, which skirt on the periphery of the game's plotlines. Not all the quests are visible in the Journal; some of them, such as selling crops or chopping wood, are hidden.

As with most of The Elder Scrolls titles, there are quests for each of the Daedric Princes of Tamriel, excluding Jyggalag. Unique to Skyrim are Radiant Quests, quests which are initiated as part of the radiant story artificial intelligence system. These quests can be repeated an infinite number of times, allowing for never-ending gameplay. These quests can be useful for leveling up faster and/or getting gold or loot.

Two separate questlines were added to the game with the official plug-ins, Dawnguard and Dragonborn. For coverage of these quests, see Quests (Dawnguard) and Quests (Dragonborn).

Interface

The list of active and completed quests can be viewed through the journal in the menu.

The interface listing all quests can be activated through the map menu or by accessing the Journal directly. The PC versions of the game allow the journal (pressing "J") to be accessed directly, while consoles open the journal, game settings, etc. through the same button. Quests are listed by faction and relevance to the main quest first, and alphabetically second. Thus, quests in the main quest appear first, but quests involving the Thieves Guild appear later. Miscellaneous quests are grouped together on a separate menu, accessible from the very bottom of the list of quests.

Most quests can be completed in any order, upon activation. However, quests markers will not appear on the world map, on the compass, or in-game unless they are marked as active in the interface. Simply selecting the affirmation button activates the quests, once it has been highlighted in the list. Completed lists are listed at the bottom of the quest menu, below a divider. The names are greyed out, and the bullets next to the objectives are filled, indicating successful completion, or marked with a red cross, indicating failure. Some quests are mutually exclusive (e.g., the Dragonborn cannot join the Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks at the same time), so failure is not uncommon. In the menu, quests that are partially completed also have their objectives greyed out or ticked off. Optional tasks within the quest are labeled as such in the list as well.

Main quest

Main article: Main Quest (Skyrim)

The main quest of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim involves the investigation and resolution of the Dragon Crisis, as foretold by the Elder Scrolls. Two factions must be joined in order to progress the main quest, the Blades and the College of Winterhold. "Paarthurnax" is completely optional and can be completed after the main quest. "Season Unending" operates under special conditions; completing it halts the Civil War questline, while completing the Civil War questline causes this quest not to appear, since it is no longer necessary.

Act I

• Unbound
• Before the Storm
• Bleak Falls Barrow
• Dragon Rising
• The Way of the Voice
• The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller

Act II

• A Blade in the Dark
• Diplomatic Immunity
• A Cornered Rat
• Alduin's Wall
• The Throat of the World
• Elder Knowledge
• Alduin's Bane

Act III

• Season Unending
• The Fallen
• Paarthurnax
• The World-Eater's Eyrie
• Sovngarde
• Dragonslayer
  • Epilogue

Faction quests

Quests performed for the various factions are not considered part of the main questline. Choices made during faction quests are non-canonical, lore-wise. Each faction contains several radiant quests which can be completed an innumerable amount of times.

Dark Brotherhood

• Delayed Burial
• Innocence Lost
• With Friends Like These...
• Sanctuary
• Mourning Never Comes
• Whispers in the Dark
• The Silence Has Been Broken
• Bound Until Death
• Breaching Security
• The Cure for Madness
• Recipe for Disaster
• To Kill an Empire
• Death Incarnate
• Hail Sithis!

Contracts

• Contract: Kill Beitild
• Contract: Kill Narfi
• Contract: Kill Ennodius Papius
• Contract: Kill Lurbuk
• Contract: Kill Hern
• Contract: Kill Deekus
• Contract: Kill Ma'randru-jo
• Contract: Kill Anoriath
• Contract: Kill Agnis
• Contract: Kill Maluril
• Contract: Kill Helvard
• Contract: Kill Safia

Side quests

• Locate the Assassin of Old
• Honor Thy Family
• Dark Brotherhood Forever

Other quests

• Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!
• Where You Hang Your Enemy's Head

College of Winterhold

• First Lessons
• Under Saarthal
• Hitting the Books
• Good Intentions
• Revealing the Unseen
• Containment
• The Staff of Magnus
• The Eye of Magnus

Side quests

• Arniel's Endeavor
• Out of Balance
• J'zargo's Experiment
• Onmund's Request
• Brelyna's Practice
• Rejoining the College
• Forgotten Names

Radiant quests

• Fetch Me That Book!
• Shalidor's Insights
• Aftershock
• Tolfdir the Absent-Minded
• Enchanting Pick-Up
• Restocking Soul Gems

Broken quests

• The Missing Apprentices

Master-level spell quests

• Alteration Ritual Spell
• Conjuration Ritual Spell
• Destruction Ritual Spell
• Illusion Ritual Spell
• Restoration Ritual Spell

The Companions

• Take Up Arms
• Proving Honor
• The Silver Hand
• Blood's Honor
• Purity of Revenge
• Glory of the Dead

Side quests

• Animal Extermination
• Hired Muscle
• Trouble in Skyrim
• Family Heirloom
• Escaped Criminal
• Rescue Mission
• Stealing Plans
• Striking the Heart
• Retrieval
• Totems of Hircine
• Purity
• Dragon Seekers

Thieves Guild

• A Chance Arrangement
• Taking Care of Business
• Loud and Clear
• Dampened Spirits
• Scoundrel's Folly
• Speaking With Silence
• Hard Answers
• The Pursuit
• Trinity Restored
• Blindsighted
• Darkness Returns
• Under New Management

Side quests

• Imitation Amnesty
• Summerset Shadows
• Silver Lining
• The Dainty Sload
• Delivery
• No Stone Unturned

Radiant quests

• The Bedlam Job
• The Fishing Job
• The Numbers Job
• The Burglary Job
• The Heist Job
• The Shill Job
• The Sweep Job

The Blades

• Paarthurnax
• Rebuilding the Blades
• Dragon Hunting

Bards College

• Tending the Flames
• Find Rjorn's Drum
• Find Finn's Lute
• Find Pantea's Flute

Civil War

Main article: Civil War Quests

Imperial Legion

• Joining the Legion
• The Jagged Crown
• Message to Whiterun
• Battle for Whiterun
• Reunification of Skyrim
  • ​A False Front
  • The Battle for Fort Dunstad
  • Compelling Tribute
  • The Battle for Fort Greenwall
  • The Battle for Fort Sungard
  • Rescue from Fort Kastav
  • The Battle for Fort Neugrad
  • The Battle for Fort Amol
  • Battle for Windhelm

Stormcloaks

• Joining the Stormcloaks
• The Jagged Crown
• Message to Whiterun
• Battle for Whiterun
• Liberation of Skyrim
  • Rescue from Fort Neugrad
  • Compelling Tribute
  • The Battle for Fort Sungard
  • The Battle for Fort Greenwall
  • A False Front
  • The Battle for Fort Snowhawk
  • The Battle for Fort Hraggstad
  • Battle for Solitude

Daedric quests

Main article: Daedric Quests (Skyrim)

Prince	Quest	Location	Hold
Azura	The Black Star	Shrine of Azura	Winterhold Hold
Boethiah	Boethiah's Calling	Sacellum of Boethiah	Eastmarch
Clavicus Vile	A Daedra's Best Friend	Falkreath	Falkreath Hold
Hermaeus Mora	Discerning the Transmundane	Septimus Signus' Outpost	Winterhold Hold
Hircine	Ill Met by Moonlight	Falkreath	Falkreath Hold
Malacath	The Cursed Tribe	Largashbur	The Rift
Mehrunes Dagon	Pieces of the Past	Dawnstar	The Pale
Mephala	The Whispering Door	Dragonsreach	Whiterun Hold
Meridia	The Break of Dawn	Statue to Meridia	Haafingar
Molag Bal	The House of Horrors	Markarth	The Reach
Namira	The Taste of Death	Markarth	The Reach
Peryite	The Only Cure	Shrine to Peryite	The Reach
Sanguine	A Night to Remember	Whiterun	Whiterun Hold
Sheogorath	The Mind of Madness	Blue Palace	Haafingar
Vaermina	Waking Nightmare	Dawnstar	The Pale
Nocturnal	Thieves Guild*	Thieves Guild Questline*	The Rift

To earn Oblivion Walker 15 Daedric artifacts must be collected. These can be collected during the above quests, although some outcomes of the quest do not yield artifacts. This is based solely on choices made during quests.

* Does not count towards Oblivion Walker achievement.

Dungeon quests

The following 24 quests relate to specific dungeons and maps. Quests listed with "*" appear as Miscellaneous Quests in the Quest Journal, and are named according to the Official Skyrim Game Guide.^[1]

Quest name	Location	Hold
Medresi Dran and the Wandering Dead	Angarvunde	The Rift
A Love Beyond Death	Ansilvund	Eastmarch
Lost to the Ages	Arkngthamz	The Reach
A Return To Your Roots	Blackreach	The Pale
The Affairs of Hagravens	Blind Cliff Cave	The Reach
Repentance	Darklight Tower	The Rift
Extracting an Argonian	Darkwater Pass	The Rift
Siege on the Dragon Cult	Forelhost	The Rift
Frostflow Abyss	Frostflow Lighthouse	Winterhold Hold
The Pale Lady	Frostmere Crypt	The Pale
A Scroll For Anska	High Gate Ruins	The Pale
Ancestral Worship	Hillgrund's Tomb	Eastmarch
Coming of Age	Ironbind Barrow	Winterhold Hold
Forgetting about Fjola	Mistwatch	The Rift
Hunter and Hunted	Moss Mother Cavern	Falkreath Hold
The Lost Expedition	Nchuand-Zel	The Reach
Telrav's Request	Nilheim	The Rift
Rannveig's Fast	Rannveig's Fast	Hjaalmarch
The Legend of Red Eagle	Rebel's Cairn	The Reach
Lifting the Shroud	Shroud Hearth Barrow	The Rift
Ysolda's Shipment	Sleeping Tree Camp	Whiterun Hold
The Savior of Selveni Nethri	Southfringe Sanctum	Falkreath Hold
Infiltration	Treva's Watch	The Rift
Evil in Waiting	Valthume	The Reach
Silenced Tongues	Volunruud	The Pale
Ashore in a Sea of Ghosts	Yngol Barrow	Eastmarch

Miscellaneous quests

Sorted by place of acquisition: hold, city, or place. Some are actual side quests and have their own quest lines which count towards the "Sideways" achievement. Others are miscellaneous objectives and count toward the "Hero of the People" trophy and achievement.

Eastmarch

Windhelm

Side quests

• Blood on the Ice
• Repairing the Phial
• The White Phial
• Rise in the East

Miscellaneous quests

• Harsh Master
• Find the Thalmor Assassin
• Argonian Dock Workers
• Shahvee's Amulet
• Delivery
• Dungeon Delving
• That Was Always There

Narzulbur

Miscellaneous quests

• The Forgemaster's Fingers

Kynesgrove

Miscellaneous quests

• Find Roggi Knot-Beard's Ancestral Shield

Darkwater Crossing

Miscellaneous quests

• Deliver Sondas's Note to Quintus
• Kill the Bandit Leader

Falkreath Hold

Falkreath

Miscellaneous quests

• Dark Ancestor
• Deliver Berit's Ashes to Runil
• Find Runil's Journal
• Hunter and Hunted
• Kill the Bandit Leader
• Rare Gifts
• Speak to Lod
• Steal the Private Letter for Dengeir

Angi's Camp

Miscellaneous quests

• Composure, Speed, and Precision

Haafingar

Solitude

Side quests

• Lights Out!
• The Man Who Cried Wolf
• The Wolf Queen Awakened

Miscellaneous quests

• Return to Grace
• The Spiced Wine
• Fit for a Jarl
• A Few Words with You
• No News is Good News
• Elisif's Tribute

Dragon Bridge

Miscellaneous quests

• Dragon's Breath Mead

Hjaalmarch

Morthal

Side quests

• Laid to Rest
• Rising at Dawn

Miscellaneous quests

• Rare Gifts

Folgunthur

Side quests

• Forbidden Legend

The Pale

Dawnstar

Miscellaneous quests

• Rare Gifts
• Visit the Museum in Dawnstar
• Salty Sea-Dogs
• Mine Ore
• Dungeon Delving
• Quest all Drunks Have

The Reach

Markarth

​​​​Side quests

• The Lost Expedition
• The Heart of Dibella
• The Forsworn Conspiracy
• No One Escapes Cidhna Mine

Miscellaneous quests

• Skilled Apprenticeship
• The Steward's Potion
• Coated in Blood
• Nimhe, the Poisoned One
• Buy Dwarven artifact
• A Few Words with You
• Delivery to Calcelmo
• Search and Seizure
• Dibella's Shine
• Recover Hrolfdir's Shield
• Quest all Drunks Have
• Quest all Beggars Have

Karthwasten

Miscellaneous Quests

• Sanuarach Mine

Soljund's Sinkhole

Miscellaneous quests

• Soljund's Sinkhole

Left Hand Mine

Miscellaneous quests

• Kolskeggr Mine

Salvius Farm

Miscellaneous quests

• Rogatus's Letter

Old Hroldan Inn

Miscellaneous quests

• The Ghost of Old Hroldan

Dushnikh Yal

Miscellaneous quests

• Gharol's Message

The Rift

Riften

Side quests

• Promises to Keep
• Unfathomable Depths
• The Book of Love

Miscellaneous quests

• Retrieve Grimsever
• The Lover's Requital
• Truth Ore Consequences
• Ingun's Task
• The Raid
• Supply and Demand
• Sealing the Deal
• Stoking the Flames
• Ice Cold
• Hunt and Gather
• Caught Red Handed
• Ringmaker
• Special Delivery

Froki's Shack

Side quests

• Kyne's Sacred Trials

Heartwood Mill

Miscellaneous quests

• Flight or Fight

Ivarstead

Miscellaneous quests

• Grin and Bear It
• The Straw that Broke
• Climb The Steps

Last Vigil

Side Quests

• The Ebony Warrior

Merryfair Farm

Miscellaneous quests

• Bow to the Master

Sarethi Farm

Miscellaneous quests

• Smooth Jazbay

Shor's Stone

Miscellaneous quests

• Mine or Yours
• Special Delivery

Whiterun Hold

Whiterun

Side quests

• Missing in Action
• In My Time of Need
• The Blessings of Nature

Miscellaneous quests

• Andurs' Arkay Amulet
• Greatsword for a Great Man
• Dungeon Delving
• Rare Gifts
• A Few Words with You
• Bullying Braith
• Argonian Ale Extraction
• Salt For Arcadia
• Quest all Drunks Have
• Quest all Beggars Have

Riverwood

Side quests

• The Golden Claw

Miscellaneous quests

• A Lovely Letter
• Quest all Drunks Have
• Quest all Beggars Have

Rorikstead

Miscellaneous quests

• Erik the Slayer

Winterhold Hold

Winterhold

Miscellaneous quests

• Dungeon Delving
• Quest all Drunks Have
• A Few Words with You
• Some Light Theft
• Mine Ore
• Drowned Sorrows

Bounty quests

These can be given by innkeepers when asked about work or rumors. Any of the Jarls or stewards can give these when asked for work. The Bounty Note identifies the type and location of the bounty.

Forsworn

• Kill the leader of Bilegulch Mine
• Kill the leader of Bruca's Leap Redoubt
• Kill the leader of Dragon Bridge Overlook
• Kill the leader of Druadach Redoubt
• Kill the leader of Lost Knife Hideout
• Kill the leader of Pinemoon Cave
• Kill the leader of Red Eagle Redoubt
• Kill the leader of Stony Creek Cave
• Kill the leader of Deepwood Redoubt

Bandits

• Kill the bandit leader at Broken Oar Grotto
• Kill the bandit leader at Four Skull Lookout
• Kill the bandit leader at Halted Stream Camp
• Kill the bandit leader at Nilheim
• Kill the bandit leader at Redoran's Retreat
• Kill the bandit leader at Rift Watchtower
• Kill the bandit leader at Silent Moons Camp
• Kill the bandit leader at Winter War
• Kill the bandit leader at Valtheim Towers

Giants

• Kill the giant at Bleakwind Basin
• Kill the giant at Broken Limb Camp
• Kill the giant at Cradlecrush Rock
• Kill the giant at Secunda's Kiss
• Kill the giant at Sleeping Tree Camp
• Kill the giant at Guldun Rock
• Kill the giant at Steamcrag Camp
• Kill the giant at Blizzard Rest

Dragons

• Kill the dragon at Ancient's Ascent
• Kill the dragon at Autumnwatch Tower
• Kill the dragon at Bonestrewn Crest
• Kill the dragon at Dragontooth Crater
• Kill the dragon at Eldersblood Peak
• Kill the dragon at Lost Tongue Overlook
• Kill the dragon at Mount Anthor
• Kill the dragon at Northwind Summit
• Kill the dragon at Shearpoint
• Kill the dragon at Skyborn Altar

Global

• A Few Words with You
• Delivery
• Gather Wheat
• Quest all Drunks Have
• Rare Gifts
• Some Light Theft
• Fight! Fight!

Creation Club quests

Quest name	Location	Hold
Forgotten Seasons
Forgotten Seasons	Runoff Caverns	The Reach
The Dwarven Crown	Runoff Caverns	The Reach
The Dwarven Horse	Runoff Caverns	The Reach

Trivia

Conflicting quests

• Conflicting quests involve those that prevent other quests from being cleared, and those which bar you from acquiring a full reward from another quest.

First quest	Second quest	Reason
The Straw that Broke	Dark Brotherhood contract: Kill Narfi	As soon as you start Kill Narfi, you will be unable to start or complete The Straw that Broke.
Hearthfire: Build your Falkreath home	Dark Brotherhood contract: Kill Helvard	Killing Helvard may make it impossible to raise Siddgeir's disposition enough to sell you a plot of land in Falkreath. This can be overcome if at any time the Stormcloaks take over and replace Siddgeir as Jarl, otherwise you miss out on a house and some achievements/trophies. You must side with the Stormcloaks to trigger this, for more details see the Civil War article.
The Spiced Wine	Bound Until Death	Initiating quest 2 will render it impossible to complete quest 1
Blood on the Ice	Mourning Never Comes	During quest 2, you are given an extra reward for killing Nilsine Shatter Shield. Doing this will cause her mother to kill herself. This can cause a fair amount of problems with quest progression, so it is best to complete quest 1 first.
Mourning Never Comes	Lost to the Ages	During quest 2 you are required to trek through Raldbthar, where Alain Dufont lives. If you kill him before starting quest 1, you cannot obtain the bonus reward in that quest. Fortunately, he is never hostile, unless provoked, so you can simply bypass him.
Lights Out!	Kill the Bandit Leader for Ahtar	During quest 1 you are required to trek through Broken Oar Grotto, where Captain Hargar lives. If you kill him before starting quest 2, you will never be able to start that quest and be unable to recruit a potential follower.
The Taste of Death	Civil War	If Markarth is handed to the Stormcloaks, quest 1 is nullified.
Delayed Burial	With Friends Like These...	Completing quest 2 will nullify quest 1.
Season Unending	Civil War	Completing the Civil War questline for either side (Imperial or Stormcloak) will nullify quest 2.

See also

• Daedric Quests
• Side Quests
• Radiant Quests
• Quest Items
• Quest Rewards
• Quests in Dawnguard
• Quests in Dragonborn

References

1. ↑ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Guide

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