Quests (Skyrim)

Quests are tasks the Dragonborn can perform in . 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 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, and . For coverage of these quests, see Quests (Dawnguard) and Quests (Dragonborn).
==Interface==
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==
The main quest of 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
*Tolfdir the Absent-Minded
====Radiant quests====
*Fetch Me That Book!
*Shalidor's Insights
*Aftershock
*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====
*Stealing Plans
*Striking the Heart
*Retrieval
*Totems of Hircine
*Purity
====Radiant quests====
*Animal Extermination
*Hired Muscle
*Trouble in Skyrim
*Family Heirloom
*Escaped Criminal
*Rescue Mission
*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
*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===
====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==
Prince 	Quest 	Location 	Hold
Azura 	The Black Star 	Shrine of Azura 	Winterhold
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
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* 	Riften 	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.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Guide
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
The Pale Lady 	Frostmere Crypt 	The Pale
A Scroll For Anska 	High Gate Ruins 	The Pale
Ancestral Worship 	Hillgrund's Tomb 	Whiterun Hold
Coming of Age 	Ironbind Barrow 	Winterhold
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
*Dungeon Delving
*That Was Always There
===Narzulbur===
====Miscellaneous quests====
*The Forgemaster's Fingers
===Kynesgrove===
====Miscellaneous quests====
*Find Roggi Knot-Beard's Ancestral Shield
==Falkreath Hold==
===Falkreath===
====Miscellaneous quests====
*Dark Ancestor
*Find Runil's Journal
*Hunter and Hunted
*Kill the Bandit Leader
*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
*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
===Folgunthur===
====Side quests====
*Forbidden Legend
==The Pale==
===Dawnstar===
====Miscellaneous quests====
*Visit the Museum in Dawnstar
*Salty Sea-Dogs
*Dungeon Delving
==The Reach==
===Markarth===
====Side quests====
*The Lost Expedition
*The Heart of Dibella
*The Forsworn Conspiracy
*No One Escapes Cidhna Mine
====Miscellaneous quests====
*Buy Dwarven artifact
*Coated in Blood
*Delivery to Calcelmo
*Dibella's Shine
*Nimhe, the Poisoned One
*Recover Hrolfdir's Shield
*Search and Seizure
*Skilled Apprenticeship
*The Steward's Potion
===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
*Pilgrimage 
===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
*Bullying Braith
*Argonian Ale Extraction
*Salt For Arcadia
===Riverwood===
====Side quests====
*The Golden Claw
====Miscellaneous quests====
*A Lovely Letter
===Rorikstead===
====Miscellaneous quests====
*Erik the Slayer
==Winterhold Hold==
===Winterhold===
====Miscellaneous quests====
*Drowned Sorrows
*Dungeon Delving
==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 quests==
===A Few Words with You===
*Convince Mikael to Stop Bothering Carlotta
*Convince Ranmir to Pay His Debts
*Convince Roggi Knot-Beard to Forget His Debts
*Convince Irnskar to Let Octieve San Off His Debts
*Convince Mulush to Treat the Smelting Workers with More Respect
*Convince Torbjorn to Raise the Argonians' Wages
===Chop Wood===
*Anga's Mill
*Dragon Bridge
*Half-Moon Mill
*Heartwood Mill
*Ivarstead
*Mixwater Mill
*Morthal
*Riverwood
*Solitude Sawmill
*Steamscorch Mine
*Whiterun
===Delivery===
*Deliver Adonato's Book to Giraud
*Deliver Aeri's Note to Skald
*Deliver Berit's Ashes to Runil
*Deliver Idgrod's Note to Danica
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*Deliver Sondas's Note to Quintus
*Deliver Spiced Beef to Voada
*Deliver Stros M'Kai Rum to Falk
===Fight! Fight!===
*Benor
*Chief Burguk
*Chief Larak
*Chief Mauhulakh
*Cosnach
*Rolff Stone-Fist
*Uthgerd the Unbroken
===Gather Wheat===
*Battle-Born Farm
*Brandy-Mug Farm
*Corpselight Farm
*Cowflop Farm
*Dragon Bridge
*Fellstar Farm
*Hlaalu Farm
*Hollyfrost Farm
*Katla's Farm
*Lemkil's Farm
*Merryfair Farm
*Pelagia Farm
*Salvius Farm
*Sarethi Farm
*Snow-Shod Farm
===Mine Ore===
*Dushnikh Mine
*Gloombound Mine
*Goldenrock Mine
*Iron-Breaker Mine
*Kolskeggr Mine
*Left Hand Mine
*Mor Khazgur Mine
*Quicksilver Mine
*Redbelly Mine
*Rockwallow Mine
*Soljund's Sinkhole
*Steamscorch Mine
*Whistling Mine
===Quest all Beggars Have===
*Angrenor Once-Honored
*Brenuin
*Degaine
*Dervenin
*Edda
*Lucia 
*Narfi
*Noster Eagle-Eye
*Silda the Unseen
*Snilf
*Svari
===Quest all Drunks Have===
*Cosnach
*Degaine
*Embry
*Karl
*Ranmir
*Razelan
*Torbjorn Shatter-Shield
===Rare Gifts===
*Brand-Shei
*Captain Aldis
*Lami
*Rustleif
*Siddgeir
*Torbjorn Shatter-Shield
*Ysolda
===Some Light Theft===
*Dengeir of Stuhn
*Malur Seloth
*Stands-In-Shallows
*Brenuin
==Creation Club quests==
==Conflicting quests==
*Conflicting quests involve those that prevent other quests from being completed, and those which prevent the full reward from another quest from being acquired.
First quest 	Second quest 	Reason
The Forgemaster's Fingers 	Any quest granting Blood-Kin status 	The Forgemaster's Fingers is only offered to players lacking blood-kin status. Most quests completed for any orc grants blood-kin status, rendering this quest unable to be completed.
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.
Kill the Bandit Leader for Ahtar 	Lights Out! 	During quest 2 you are required to trek through Broken Oar Grotto, where Captain Hargar lives. If you kill him before starting quest 1, 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.
Compelling Tribute (Stormcloaks) 	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
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