Quests (Skyrim)

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

Main Quest
(See: Main Quest (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

 * The Fallen
 * Paarthurnax
 * Unending
 * The World-Eater's Eyrie
 * Sovngarde
 * Dragonslayer

Faction Quests

 * Dark Brotherhood
 * Innocence Lost
 * With Friends Like These...
 * Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!
 * Sanctuary
 * Sentenced to Death
 * 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!
 * Dark Brotherhood Side Contracts
 * Where You Hang Your Enemy's Head
 * Locate the Assassin of Old
 * 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
 * The Companions
 * Take Up Arms
 * Proving Honor
 * The Silver Hand
 * Blood's Honor
 * Purity of Revenge
 * Glory of the Dead
 * 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
 * Greybeards
 * The Way of the Voice
 * The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller
 * The Throat of the World
 * Elder Knowledge
 * The Blades
 * Paarthurnax
 * The Bards College
 * Tending the Flames
 * Find Rjorn's Drum
 * Find Finn's Lute
 * Find Pantea's Flute
 * Temple Quests
 * The Heart of Dibella
 * The Blessings of Nature
 * The Book of Love

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
 * 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
 * A False Front
 * The Battle For Fort Snowhawk
 * The Battle For Fort Hraggstad
 * Battle For Solitude

Forsworn

 * The Foresworn Conspiracy
 * No One Escapes Cidhna Mine

Daedric Quests

 * The Black Star
 * Boethiah's Calling
 * A Daedra's Best Friend
 * Discerning the Transmundane
 * Ill Met By Moonlight
 * The Cursed Tribe
 * Pieces of the Past
 * The Whispering Door
 * The Break of Dawn
 * The House of Horrors
 * The Taste of Death
 * (Darkness Returns) - Thieves Guild
 * The Only Cure
 * A Night to Remember
 * The Mind of Madness
 * Waking Nightmare

Dungeon Quests
The following 24 Quests are quests relating to specific dungeons and maps:

(Note: Quests listed with "*" appear as Miscellaneous Quests in the Quest Journal, and are named according to the Official Skyrim Game Guide
 * 1) Medresi Dran And The Wandering Dead (Angarvunde)
 * 2) A Love Beyond Death (Ansilvund)
 * 3) Composure, Speed, And Precision (Angi's Camp)
 * 4) Leap Before You Look (Bard's Leap Summit)
 * 5) Melka And Petra (Blind Cliff Cave)
 * 6) Repentance (Darklight Tower)
 * 7) Siege On The Dragon Cult (Forelhost)
 * 8) What Lies Beneath (Frostflow Lighthouse)
 * 9) The Pale Lady (Frostmere Crypt)
 * 10) A Scroll For Anska (High Gate Ruins)
 * 11) Ancestral Worship (Hillgrund's Tomb)
 * 12) Forgetting about Fjola (Mistwatch)
 * 13) Hunter and Hunted (Moss Mother Cavern)
 * 14) The Lost Expedition (Nchuand-Zel)
 * 15) The Nilheim Scam (Nilheim)
 * 16) Otar's Mad Guardians (Ragnvald)
 * 17) The Legend Of Red Eagle (Quest) (Rebel's Cairn)
 * 18) Wilhelm's Specter (Shroud Hearth Burrow)
 * 19) The Secret At The Sleeping Tree (Sleeping Tree Camp)
 * 20) The Savior Of Selveni Nethri (Southfringe Sanctum)
 * 21) Infiltration (Treva's Watch)
 * 22) Evil In Waiting (Valthume)
 * 23) Silenced Tongues (Volunruud)
 * 24) Ashore In A Sea Of Ghosts (Yngol Barrow)

Miscellaneous Quests
Sorted by place of acquisition: hold/town, city or place

Eastmarch Falkreath Hold Haafingar Hjaalmarch The Pale The Reach The Rift Whiterun Hold Winterhold Hold
 * Windhelm
 * Blood on the Ice
 * Innocence Lost
 * Repairing the Phial
 * The White Phial
 * Harsh Master
 * Narzulbur
 * Find the Forgemaster's Fingers
 * Kynesgrove
 * Find Roggi's Knot-Beard's Ancestral Shield
 * Falkreath (City)
 * Locate Reyda's remains
 * Solitude
 * Light's Out!
 * The Man Who Cried Wolf
 * The Wolf Queen Awakened
 * Speak to Greta about going to the Temple of Divines
 * Convince Vittoria Vici to release the Spiced Wine Shipment
 * Bards College
 * Find Pantea's Flute
 * Find Finn's Lute
 * Find Rjorn's Drum
 * Morthal
 * Laid to Rest
 * Assist the people of Hjaalmarch (x/3)
 * Saarthal
 * Forbidden Legend
 * Dawnstar
 * Visit the museum in Dawnstar
 * Waking Nightmare
 * Markarth (City)
 * Bring The Last Scabbard of Akrash to Ghorza
 * Ivarstead
 * Gather 10 bear pelts for Temba Wide-Arms (x/10)
 * Locate Reyda's remains
 * Riften
 * Help Balimund
 * Bring 10 fire salts to Balimund (x/10)
 * Help Marise
 * Collect 5 Ice Wraith Teeth.
 * Help Wylandriah
 * Retrieve Wylandriah's Soul Gem
 * Retrieve Wylandriah's Ingot
 * Retrieve Wylandriah's Spoon
 * Pick up Harrald's Sword from Balimund
 * Skooma trade quests
 * Bring a potion to Wujeeta to find information on a Skooma dealer
 * Report Sarthis Idren to the Jarl of Riften
 * Stop the Skooma trade
 * Embarrass Haelga
 * Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Indaryn
 * Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Hofgrir
 * Obtain a Mark of Dibella from Bolli
 * Help Madesi with his business
 * Find 2 flawless sapphires for Madesi (x/2)
 * Find a mammoth tusk for Madesi (x/1)
 * Find gold ore for Madesi (x/1)
 * Deliver the purchase agreement to Kleppr in Markath
 * A Chance Arrangement
 * Taking care of Business
 * Promises to Keep
 * Shor's Stone
 * Whiterun
 * Missing in Action
 * In My Time of Need
 * The Blessings of Nature
 * Bring one Mammoth Tusk to Ysolda
 * Talk to Mikael about Carlotta
 * Argonian Ale
 * Riverwood
 * The Golden Claw
 * Winterhold (City)
 * Find Helm of Winterhold inside Yngol Barrow
 * Winterhold, College
 * Find the copy of Souls, Black and White
 * Destruction Ritual Spell
 * Finding Tolfdir's Alembic
 * Arniel's Endeavor
 * J'zargo's Experiment

Bounties


 * Kill the bandit leader located at Silent Moons Camp


 * Kill the leader of Stony Creek Cave
 * Kill the bandit leader located at Halted Stream Camp

Global
 * A Night to Remember
 * Visit the museum in Dawnstar
 * Investigate the Bards College
 * Dragon Bounties
 * Northwind Summit
 * Autumnwatch Tower
 * Find words of power quests
 * Find the Word of Power in Folgunthur
 * Find Amren's Family Sword inside Redoran's Retreat
 * Find Red Eagle's sword
 * Deliver Adanato's Book to Giraud
 * Find Queen Freydis's Sword inside Cronvangr Hall
 * Visit The College of Winterhold
 * Go to Endon in Markath and pick up the item

Related Pages

 * Map of Skyrim
 * Quests - The Elder Scrolls: Arena
 * Quests - The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
 * Quests - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
 * Quests - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 * Daedric Shrines - Daedric Shrines in Skyrim