Joining the Legion

Joining the Legion
Quest Giver	Hadvar
Location	Solitude
Prerequisite	Speaking with Hadvar (optional)
Next Quest	The Jagged Crown
Faction	Imperial Legion
Reward	Choice of Legion Armor
Quest ID	CW01A

Joining the Legion is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Objectives

• Speak with Legate Rikke
• Clear out Fort Hraggstad
• Complete the Imperial oath.

Walkthrough

The Dragonborn can get the quest to join the Imperial Legion if they choose to follow Hadvar during "Unbound." Before entering Helgen Keep, the Dragonborn may choose to enter with either Ralof or Hadvar. If one chooses to follow Hadvar, the Dragonborn automatically receives the quest after leaving the caves below the keep. One may also get the quest by entering an Imperial camp, such as the Pale Imperial Camp, or encountering a group of Imperial soldiers, where the Dragonborn will be invited to join the Imperial legion and directed to Solitude.

After arriving at Solitude, enter Castle Dour and speak to General Tullius. He will then direct the Dragonborn to Legate Rikke, who is usually by the war table. She will then say that Fort Hraggstad, which has been taken over by bandits, must be cleared.

Once the fort is clear, report back to Rikke, and then speak with General Tullius as to begin the oath. After the oath is taken, Tullius will direct the Dragonborn to the blacksmith Beirand to acquire either light, medium (a mix of light and heavy) or heavy armor.

Journal

Journal Entry
In order to prove myself to Legate Rikke, I am to clear out the bandits living at Fort Hraggstad. Objective: Clear out Fort Hraggstad
Objective: Report to Legate Rikke
Objective:Take the oath
Quest complete

Trivia

• The Imperial legion's test is harder than the Stormcloaks test, as the Dragonborn needs to kill dozens of bandits in a fortress while in the other only one Ice Wraith is needed to kill.
• By completing this quest, "Joining the Stormcloaks" is automatically failed.
  • However, the Stormcloaks may still be joined, but the Jagged Crown must be given to Ulfric Stormcloak instead of General Tullius during the quest "The Jagged Crown."
• If one enters the castle wearing full Stormcloak Armor, Tullius and his guards will have alternate dialogue. This can sometimes cause them to turn hostile if any guards or Imperial troops have been killed within the past three days.
• If one speaks to General Tullius after getting order to meet Rikke near Korvanjund, Tullius will say "I believe the legate gave you an order. Why are you still standing here flapping your jaw? Move out!"

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Joining the Legion. 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.

•  PC   360   PS3   Sometimes, the quest target for the fort does not appear. The only solution found is to use the console command setstage CW01A 100.
• Stealing from the armory in the castle may lead to a glitch where everyone can see the Dragonborn, even if they are hidden. This can prove to be problematic, as General Tullius is essential.
• If one has already cleared out Fort Hraggstad before starting this quest, upon arrival at the fort, there may not be any directional arrows to the objectives. To fix this, simply enter the main door to the fort. If this does not work, kill everyone on the inside, including members in the prison.
•  PS3   Using fast travel back to Solitude may send the Dragonborn back to a last save.
•  360   Occasionally, during this quest the map icon for Fort Hraggstad will not be marked as cleared, even if everyone in the fort has been killed. This will prevent the Dragonborn from continuing the Civil War quest line, unless one decides to join the Stormcloaks instead.
•  PC   PS4   If the Dragonborn has not completed this quest by the time they have reached the "Season Unending" main quest line, then General Tullius cannot be spoken to, because he still thinks that Legate Rikke's request is outstanding. There is no known way to get around this, except to actually complete the quest and going back to Solitude and then asking General Tullius to go to the peace talks, or joining the Stormcloaks instead, which fails the quest.