Quests (Skyrim)

This page lists all Quests in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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

Dark Brotherhood

 * Delayed Burial
 * Innocence Lost
 * With Friends Like These...
 * Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!
 * Sanctuary
 * Sentenced to Death
 * 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!
 * Where You Hang Your Enemy's Head

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
 * Dark Brotherhood Forever (Radiant Quest)

The 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
 * Daedric Relic
 * Aftershock
 * Out of Balance
 * Finding Tolfdir's Alembic
 * Fetch me that Book!
 * Shalidor's Insight
 * Lost Apprentices (Broken quest)
 * J'zargo's Experiment
 * Onmund's Request
 * Brelyna's Practice

Master-level training quests

 * Alteration Ritual Spell
 * Conjuration Ritual Spell
 * Destruction Ritual Spell
 * Illusion Ritual Spell
 * Restoration Ritual Spell

The Companions

 * Take Up Arms
 * Trouble in Skyrim (Radiant quest)
 * Proving Honor
 * The Silver Hand
 * Stealing Plans
 * Blood's Honor
 * Purity of Revenge
 * Glory of the Dead

Side Quests

 * Animal Extermination (Radiant quest)
 * Hired Muscle (Radiant quest)
 * Family Heirloom (Radiant quest)
 * Escaped Criminal (Radiant quest)
 * Rescue Mission (Radiant quest)
 * Striking the Heart (Radiant quest)
 * Retrieval (Radiant quest)
 * Totems of Hircine (Radiant quest)
 * Purity
 * Dragon Seekers (Radiant quest)

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
 * Deliver Moon Sugar to Ri'Saad
 * The Bedlam Job (Radiant quest)
 * The Fishing Job (Radiant quest)
 * The Numbers Job (Radiant quest)
 * The Burglary Job (Radiant quest)
 * The Heist Job (Radiant quest)
 * The Shill Job (Radiant quest)
 * The Sweep Job (Radiant quest)
 * No Stone Unturned (Skyrim)

The Blades

 * Paarthurnax
 * Recruit Followers
 * Fight Dragons

Bards College

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

Civil War quests
The brewing Civil War in Skyrim is between two main factions, the Imperials and the Stormcloaks. Both sides are essentially the same, with plenty of actors throughout the region relaying the evils of both sides. Minor factions, especially in Whiterun between the Battle-Born and Grey-Mane families, exist throughout the empire. Should you decide to officially take sides, killing one or the other may affect your gameplay.

Imperial Legion

 * Joining the Legion
 * The Jagged Crown
 * Message To Whiterun
 * Defense of Whiterun
 * Reunification of Skyrim
 * ​False Front
 * The Battle For Fort Dunstad
 * Compelling Tribute
 * The Battle For Fort Greenwall or The Battle For Fort Sungard (depending on the outcome of the main quest Season Unending)
 * Rescue From Fort Kastav
 * 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 or The Battle For Fort Greenwall (depending on the outcome of the main quest Season Unending)
 * A False Front
 * The Battle For Fort Snowhawk
 * The Battle For Fort Hraggstad
 * Battle For Solitude

Daedric quests


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

Miscellaneous quests
Sorted by place of acquisition: hold/town, city or place. Some are actual Side Quests and have their own quest lines which count towards the Sideways Trophy/Achievement, others are miscellaneous objectives and count towards Hero of the People trophy/achievements.

Windhelm

 * Blood on the Ice (side quest)
 * Repairing the Phial (side quest - requires The White Phial and Throat of the World)
 * The White Phial (side quest)
 * Harsh Master
 * Rise in the East (side quest)
 * Find the Thalmor Assassin
 * Argonian Dock Workers
 * Shavee's Amulet
 * Deliver Adonato's Book to Giraud Gemane
 * Return Queen Freydis's Sword to Oengul War-Anvil.
 * Plant Viola's Gold Ring in Viola Giordano's House.

Narzulbur

 * Find the Forgemaster's Fingers

Kynesgrove

 * Find Roggi's Knot-Beard's Ancestral Shield

Darkwater Crossing

 * Deliver Sondas's Note to Quintus

Falkreath

 * Steal the Private Letter for Dengeir
 * Destroy the vampire Vighar
 * Deliver Berit's Ashes to Runil

Other

 * Help Valdr clear out Moss Mother Cavern

Solitude

 * Light's Out! (side quest)
 * The Man Who Cried Wolf (side quest)
 * The Wolf Queen Awakened (side quest)
 * Speak to Greta about going to the Temple of Divines
 * Convince Vittoria Vici to release the Spiced Wine Shipment

Dragon Bridge

 * Dragon's Breath Mead

Old Hroldan Inn

 * The Ghost of Old Hroldan

Morthal

 * Laid to Rest (side quest)

Saarthal

 * Forbidden Legend (side quest)

Kjenstag Ruins

 * Open Kjenstag Tomb

Dawnstar

 * Visit the Museum in Dawnstar
 * Rising At Dawn
 * Collecting the fine cut void salts for Captain Wayfinder
 * Mine (or just just obtain) a Quicksilver Ingot and sell it to the mine owner

Soljund's Sinkhole

 * Soljund's Sinkhole of Draugr

Left-Hand Mine

 * Clear Kolskeggr Mine

Markarth (City)

 * The Lost Expedition (side quest)
 * The Heart of Dibella (side quest)
 * Bring The Last Scabbard of Akrash to Ghorza
 * Bring Hjalti's Sword to the Ghost of Old Hroldan
 * Bring the Stallion's Potion to Roerek
 * Bring a Daedra Heart to Moth Gro-Bagol, the Jarl's personal blacksmith
 * Kill Nimhe inside Nchuand-Zel Excavation Site
 * Investigate the Hall of the Dead
 * Bring a Dwarven Helmet to Calcelmo
 * Talk to Mulush about Omluag, at the smelter
 * Speak to Kerah Deliver ring to Calcelmo
 * Speak to Ondolemar about Ogmund's Talos worshipping
 * Retrieve Lisbet's shipment from Deepwood Redoubt
 * Recover Hrolfdir's Shield

Forsworn

 * The Forsworn Conspiracy (side quest)
 * No One Escapes Cidhna Mine (side quest)

Salvius Farm

 * Speak to Rogatus Salvius Deliver a letter to Leontius Salvius

Froki's Shack

 * Kyne's Sacred Trials (side quest)

Heartwood Mill

 * Fight or Flight

Ivarstead

 * Gather 10 bear pelts for Temba Wide-Arm
 * The Straw that Broke
 * Deliver Klimmek's Supplies to High Hrothgar

Riften

 * A Chance Arrangement (side quest)
 * Taking Care of Business (side quest)
 * Promises to Keep (side quest)
 * Recover Grimsever
 * The Lover's Requital
 * Retrieve an ore sample from Shor's Stone
 * Ingun's Task
 * The Raid a Skooma Trade quest
 * Supply And Demand (Side quest)
 * Unfathomable Depths (Side quest)
 * The Book of Love (Side quest)
 * Bring three flawless Amethysts to Talen-Jei
 * Bring 10 Fire Salts to Balimund
 * Speak to Marise Collect 5 Ice Wraith Teeth.
 * Help Wylandriah
 * Retrieve Wylandriah's Soul Gem
 * Retrieve Wylandriah's Ingot
 * Retrieve Wylandriah's Spoon
 * Embarrass Haelga
 * Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Indaryn
 * Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Hofgrir Horse-Crusher
 * Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Bolli
 * Help Madesi with his business
 * Find 2 flawless sapphires for Madesi
 * Find 1 mammoth tusk for Madesi
 * Find Gold Ore for Madesi
 * Deliver the purchase agreement to Kleppr in Markarth

Whiterun
Riverwood
 * Missing in Action (Side quest)
 * In My Time of Need (Side quest)
 * The Blessings of Nature (Side quest)
 * Bring one Mammoth Tusk to Ysolda
 * Talk to Mikael about Carlotta
 * Argonian Ale
 * A Night to Remember
 * The Whispering Door
 * The Golden Claw (side quest)
 * Love Triangle

Winterhold

 * Find the Helm of Winterhold
 * Assist the people of Winterhold
 * Drowned Sorrows

College of Winterhold

 * Enchanting Pick-Up
 * Restocking Soul Gems

Septimus Signus' Outpost

 * Discerning the Transmundane

Blackreach

 * A Return To Your Roots

Bounty Quests
These can be given by innkeepers when asked about work/rumors. Any of the Jarls or their steward/stewardess can give these when asked for work. A Bounty Note will be given to the Dragonborn identifying 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 (Journal entry may say "Valtheim Keep".)

Giant

 * 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 (Journal entry says secunda's shelf)
 * 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

 * Quest all Drunks Have
 * Rare Gifts
 * Some Light Theft
 * A Few Words with You
 * Delivery
 * Investigate the Bards College
 * Dungeon Delving
 * Rebel's Cairn
 * Visit The College of Winterhold
 * Go to Endon in Markarth and pick up the item.
 * Amulet of the Moon