Hern

Hern
Basic Info
Race	Nord
Gender	Male
Level	10
Class	Lumberjack
Essential	No
Respawn	No
Ref ID	0001982E
Base ID	0001367B

"Well now. What have we here? A lost little lamb?"

―Hern

For other uses, see Herne.

Hern is a vampire living at the Half-Moon Mill with Hert, his vampire wife.

Interactions

He is the target for the Dark Brotherhood quest Contract: Kill Hern. There is also a chance that Hern will feed the Ebony Blade as a sacrifice to make it stronger, if he is killed with it.

Battle behavior

Hern and Hert do not use Vampiric Drain, when attacking. This makes it less likely to contract Sanguinaire Vampiris from fighting them. Because Hern is a vampire, destruction spells and enchanted weapons dealing Fire Damage are especially effective.

Quests

• Contract: Kill Hern - Kill Hern and then report back to Nazir.
• Hired Muscle - intimidate Hern into a brawl.
• Rescue Mission - Rescue Hern from Lost Echo Cave

Dialogue

Contract: Kill Hern

"Well now. What have we here? A lost little lamb?"

I know what you are, nightspawn. "Well then, you won't be leaving here alive!"

Assassin versus vampire. A fight for the ages. "Ah, so the Brotherhood has come for old Hern, has it? Well then, let us meet as equals."

(Remain silent) "Hmph. Don't say much, but there's a strange aura about you. You walk in the shadow of death... Leave here. Leave here and never return."

Quotes

• "You really don't want to be loitering here, stranger."
• "Oh my, a guest!"
• "Please, make yourself at home!"
• "Lone travelers can find these woods a little treacherous."
• "We've been looking for someone to join us in a hunt."

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Hern. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

•  360   During the Rescue Mission to rescue him from Lost Echo Cave, Hern will not appear. Instead, the quest arrow will hover over the ground between a dead bandit and a dead Imperial. Loading previous saves does not fix this. There is no known fix.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim