Fort Dawnguard

It serves as the primary stronghold for the Dawnguard, an ancient order of Vampire hunters. Fort Dawnguard can only be accessed via Dayspring Canyon southeast of Stendarr's Beacon. It is hidden deep within the Velothi Mountains, near the border of Skyrim and Morrowind.

Background
The fort dates back to at least the Second Era, when it was built by the Jarl of Riften.

The Jarl's son, through his overly confident and adventurous pursuits, contracted vampirism. The Jarl refused to kill his own son, so instead commissioned the construction of the fort and contracted a large mercenary force, branded the "Dawnguard", in order to keep his son quarantined.

Inevitably, the Dawnguard had to put the Jarl's son down but were banished from the hold and officialy disbanded. The Dawnguard later continued their work as vampire hunters, until they broke up, due to the fact people increasingly disregarded the threat of vampires, weakening the power of the Dawnguard.

Much later, the fort fell into a state of disrepair and was eventually abandoned. Afterwards, Isran came and repaired the fort in the Fourth Era, which he then used as the headquarters of the new Dawnguard.

Architecture
Fort Dawnguard has the appearance of a large castle with several towers. The masonry work inside the fort is not only very precise but the stone surfaces have the apperance of a slight shine to them.

Characters

 * Agmaer
 * Beleval
 * Bran (after Bloodline)
 * Celann
 * Durak
 * Florentius Baenius (after Bolseting the Ranks)
 * Gunmar (after A New Order)
 * Ingjard
 * Isran
 * Ollrod
 * Sceolang (after Bloodline)
 * Sorine Jurard (after A New Order)
 * Tilde
 * Vori

Bugs

 * The balcony around the circular foyer when you first enter Fort Dawnguard may fail to load properly. If this is the case, many of the upper rooms will be inaccessible.
 * Solution: Reloading the game fixed this issue.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard