The Battle for Fort Amol

The Battle for Fort Amol
Fort Amol, the target of the attack.
Quest Giver	Legate Rikke
Location	Fort Amol
Prerequisite	Rescue from Fort Kastav
Next Quest	Battle for Windhelm
Faction	Imperial Legion
Reward	Leveled
Type	Civil War quest
Quest ID	CWFortSiegeFort

"Meet the soldiers preparing for the attack. Then join them in wiping out the rebels. Once you prevail we will garrison the fort."

―Legate Rikke

The Battle for Fort Amol is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in which the Dragonborn must capture Fort Amol for the Imperial Legion from the Stormcloaks. This quest is only available if the Dragonborn joined the Imperial Legion.

Background

Legate Rikke has sent me to assist in taking Fort Amol from the enemy.

Objectives

1. Join the men attacking Fort Amol
2. Take over Fort Amol by defeating the enemy

Walkthrough

The Dragonborn talks to Legate Rikke in the Eastmarch Imperial Camp to receive their next objective. She will tell them that the Legion wants to retake the rest of Eastmarch, and that the Dragonborn should go to Fort Amol and assist the soldiers there. They then travel to the fort, which is located southwest of Windhelm and east of Hillgrund's Tomb. Once they meet with the Imperial soldiers there, their next objective is to attack the fort. There are barricades blocking the entrance of the fort, which must be destroyed with a weapon in order to gain access to the courtyard. The Dragonborn and the Imperials will need to kill as many Stormcloak soldiers as possible. Once the fort's resistance has reached 0%, the quest will be completed.

Journal

The Battle for Fort Amol – CWFortSiegeFort
ID	Journal Entry
10	Legate Rikke has sent me to assist in taking Fort Amol from the enemy. Objective 10: Join the men attacking Fort Amol
50	Objective 100: Take over Fort Amol by defeating the enemy (<Global=CWPercentPoolRemainingDefender>% Remaining)
9000	We have succeeded in taking Fort Amol from the enemy. Quest complete

Trivia

• When the barricades are destroyed, be sure to let some Imperial soldiers in first before entering the courtyard. Otherwise, the Stormcloak soldiers will all target the Dragonborn.
• After the quest, Imperial Legion forces will garrison the fort and take partial control of Eastmarch.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to The Battle for Fort Amol. 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.

• When given the task, Imperial soldiers will not appear near the fort, making it impossible to join them. The fort is empty, also making it impossible to take it. This can be fixed on the PC by using the console command setstage CWFortSiegeFort 10 as it spawns the Stormcloaks and Imperials. It should be noted that the Stormcloaks will be hostile towards the Dragonborn if the command is used in the fort itself.
•  PC   360   PS3   When speaking to Legate Rikke, the "Reporting for duty" option may not appear. Reboot the game or reload an earlier save file to fix this. Alternatively, go to Fort Amol and kill the guards; the "Reporting for duty" option should be available.
  • On the PC, it is also possible to re-fast travel to the camp, or just leave to somewhere else and then come back. On the Xbox 360, using the cooking pot in the camp may also fix the issue.
• When in battle, it is possible for the rebels to group up in one large area on the wall making it very difficult to attack them directly but the Imperials do not attack. Instead, they run into a wall. Dragon shouting them and attacking is a workable strategy.
•  360   Upon finishing "The Battle for Fort Amol" the quest marker indicates to return to Legate Rikke. However, she may not give any dialogue options, thus preventing the progression in the quest line. To fix this, head to the Windhelm Stables and walk towards Windhelm. Along the way, General Tullius will be seen giving a speech. If General Tullius still has not appeared, return to Legate Rikke and attack her until she falls. Once she is defeated, the quest line will continue and Tullius should be at Windhelm. Once he is killed, the quest line will advance.
• After killing all the Stormcloaks in the fort, the Imperials can be killed as well. However, unlike the other forts, the Imperials will respawn. This is a prime area to collect black souls or to train combat skills, since the Imperials will never stop respawning until the area is left. If the fort is entered, the combat will stop, except for a few soldiers that follow in. After exiting the inside of the fort, the Imperials will not fight until provoked, but will still continue to respawn, allowing for a stop in combat at any time.
• Due to the large number of people spawned here, the game might start to drop frame rate, based on the system used.

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