Contract: Kill Hern

Hern is an NPC located in Half-Moon Mill. He is married to Hert.

There is a quest to kill Hern given by the Dark Brotherhood. The player is to assassinate him. However, during dialogue, there is little indication that Hern or Hert are vampires (it is implied that Hert is also a vampire by Astrid), nor in terms of fighting.

When fighting Hern, he uses a Steel Axe, and even upon being Disarmed with something such as the Disarm Shout, he will pull out a dagger, or proceed to use his fists. Hert behaves in a similar fashion, making it very unlikely to contract Vampirism through combat.