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Challenge: Vampire Lord (Requires Dawnguard DLC)

Description: Look at all these mortal milk-drinkers. You want desire immortality and longevity. You want to walk as a lion among sheep, feasting on those who used to mock you and call you a fool with your other vampire friends at Castle Volkihar.

Goal: First, you'll want to be a Dunmer, Altmer or Breton. Dunmer is good at Destruction, Sneak, and Illusion. Altmer is the best race for mage (which most vampires are), and Bretons are good spellswords. Train on all the schools of magic right out of Helgen. Do the College of Winterhold questline or the Dark Brotherhood questline before you get the Dawnguard quest. Once you hear the guards talking about the Dawnguard, or having Durak come up to you in one of the cities, you'll want to initiate the Dawnguard quest right away. Side with the Volkihar Vampire Clan. Don't be a jerk to Serana. Steal any gold you want, or kill them for it. Being an awesome Vampire Lord, you are above the law.

Restrictions: No buying a house in one of the cities. Vampires live in the shadows. (You get a bed in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. Since Babette is a vampire, they'll accept you being one too.) Though you can pickpocket gold, no breaking into houses and stealing. Once you get into Castle Volkihar, or find any vampire armor, you can only wear that like a traditional vampire. You have to wear Vampire Armor or Vampire Royal Armor, and Vampire Boots. Rings and necklaces (including the Amulet of Articulation and Saint Jiub's Locket) are allowed. No dual-wielding, no two-handed weapons, and no sword-and-shield. You can have a sword in one hand and a spell in the other, or two spells in hand.