How Many Quests Are There In Skyrim

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Quests are tasks the Dragonborn tin perform in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Various actions, such equally talking to people, reading books, etc., can initiate quests, allowing for rewards to exist gained by completing them. Rewards may include gold, items, increases of skill levels. Successfully completing a quest for a person makes them friendly to the Dragonborn, opening opportunities in many cases to recruit followers or make union proposals.

The "main quest" denotes tasks the Dragonborn is compelled to consummate equally part of the game's principal story. Other quests tin can be performed for a guild or faction, while others are considered side quests, which skirt on the periphery of the game'due south plotlines. Not all the quests are visible in the Periodical; some of them, such equally selling crops or chopping wood, are hidden.

As with about of The Elderberry Scrolls titles, at that place are quests for each of the Daedric Princes of Tamriel, excluding Jyggalag. Unique to Skyrim are Radiant Quests, quests which are initiated as office of the radiant story artificial intelligence organisation. These quests tin be repeated an infinite number of times, assuasive for never-ending gameplay. These quests can exist useful for leveling up faster and/or getting gold or boodle.

Two carve up questlines were added to the game with the official plug-ins, Dawnguard and Dragonborn. For coverage of these quests, see Quests (Dawnguard) and Quests (Dragonborn).

Interface

The list of active and completed quests can be viewed through the journal in the menu.

The interface listing all quests can be activated through the map menu or by accessing the Journal direct. The PC versions of the game allow the periodical (pressing "J") to be accessed direct, while consoles open the journal, game settings, etc. through the same button. Quests are listed by faction and relevance to the master quest first, and alphabetically second. Thus, quests in the main quest appear start, but quests involving the Thieves Gild appear later. Miscellaneous quests are grouped together on a separate menu, accessible from the very lesser of the list of quests.

Most quests tin can be completed in whatever order, upon activation. However, quests markers will not appear on the world map, on the compass, or in-game unless they are marked every bit active in the interface. Simply selecting the affirmation button activates the quests, once information technology has been highlighted in the list. Completed lists are listed at the bottom of the quest menu, below a divider. The names are greyed out, and the bullets next to the objectives are filled, indicating successful completion, or marked with a red cantankerous, indicating failure. Some quests are mutually exclusive (e.k., the Dragonborn cannot bring together the Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks at the same time), and so failure is not uncommon. In the menu, quests that are partially completed besides have their objectives greyed out or ticked off. Optional tasks inside the quest are labeled equally such in the list also.

Main quest

Main commodity: Main Quest (Skyrim)

The main quest of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim involves the investigation and resolution of the Dragon Crisis, as foretold by the Elder Scrolls. Two factions must exist joined in order to progress the chief quest, the Blades and the Higher of Winterhold. "Paarthurnax" is completely optional and can be completed after the main quest. "Flavour Unending" operates nether special conditions; completing information technology halts the Civil War questline, while completing the Civil State of war questline causes this quest not to announced, since it is no longer necessary.

Human activity I

Unbound
Earlier the Storm
Bleak Falls Barrow
Dragon Rising
The Way of the Vocalism
The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller

Deed 2

A Blade in the Dark
Diplomatic Immunity
A Cornered Rat
Alduin's Wall
The Throat of the Earth
Elderberry Knowledge
Alduin's Bane

Human action Iii

Season Unending
The Fallen
Paarthurnax
The World-Eater'due south Eyrie
Sovngarde
Dragonslayer
- Epilogue

Faction quests

Quests performed for the diverse factions are not considered part of the primary questline. Choices made during faction quests are non-canonical, lore-wise. Each faction contains several radiant quests which can be completed an innumerable amount of times.

Dark Brotherhood

Delayed Burial
Innocence Lost
With Friends Like These...
Sanctuary
Mourning Never Comes
Whispers in the Dark
The Silence Has Been Broken
Bound Until Death
Breaching Security
The Cure for Madness
Recipe for Disaster
To Impale an Empire
Death Incarnate
Hail Sithis!

Contracts

Contract: Kill Beitild
Contract: Kill Narfi
Contract: Kill Ennodius Papius
Contract: Impale Lurbuk
Contract: Kill Hern
Contract: Kill Deekus
Contract: Kill Ma'randru-jo
Contract: Kill Anoriath
Contract: Kill Agnis
Contract: Impale Maluril
Contract: Kill Helvard
Contract: Kill Safia

Side quests

Locate the Assassin of Old
Honor Thy Family
Dark Brotherhood Forever

Other quests

Destroy the Night Alliance!
Where You Hang Your Enemy'southward Caput

College of Winterhold

First Lessons
Under Saarthal
Hitting the Books
Good Intentions
Revealing the Unseen
Containment
The Staff of Magnus
The Center of Magnus

Side quests

Arniel's Effort
Out of Balance
J'zargo's Experiment
Onmund's Asking
Brelyna's Exercise
Rejoining the Higher
Forgotten Names

Radiant quests

Fetch Me That Volume!
Shalidor's Insights
Aftershock
Tolfdir the Absent-minded
Enchanting Pick-Upward
Restocking Soul Gems

Broken quests

The Missing Apprentices

Chief-level spell quests

Alteration Ritual Spell
Agreeableness Ritual Spell
Destruction Ritual Spell
Illusion Ritual Spell
Restoration Ritual Spell

The Companions

Take Up Artillery
Proving Honor
The Silver Hand
Blood's Award
Purity of Revenge
Glory of the Dead

Side quests

Animal Extermination
Hired Muscle
Trouble in Skyrim
Family Heirloom
Escaped Criminal
Rescue Mission
Stealing Plans
Hitting the Heart
Retrieval
Totems of Hircine
Purity
Dragon Seekers

Thieves Guild

A Chance Arrangement
Taking Care of Concern
Loud and Clear
Dampened Spirits
Scoundrel'due south Folly
Speaking With Silence
Difficult Answers
The Pursuit
Trinity Restored
Blindsighted
Darkness Returns
Under New Management

Side quests

Fake Immunity
Summerset Shadows
Silver Lining
The Dainty Sload
Delivery
No Stone Unturned

Radiant quests

The Bedlam Job
The Angling Job
The Numbers Job
The Burglary Job
The Heist Chore
The Shill Task
The Sweep Chore

The Blades

Paarthurnax
Rebuilding the Blades
Dragon Hunting

Bards Higher

Disposed the Flames
Find Rjorn's Drum
Observe Finn'due south Lute
Find Pantea's Flute

Civil War

Main commodity: Civil War Quests

Royal Legion

Joining the Legion
The Jagged Crown
Message to Whiterun
Boxing for Whiterun
Reunification of Skyrim
- A Imitation Forepart
- The Boxing for Fort Dunstad
- Compelling Tribute
- The Battle for Fort Greenwall
- The Battle for Fort Sungard
- Rescue from Fort Kastav
- The Boxing for Fort Neugrad
- 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
- The Battle for Fort Greenwall
- A False Forepart
- The Boxing for Fort Snowhawk
- The Battle for Fort Hraggstad
- Boxing for Solitude

Daedric quests

Primary article: Daedric Quests (Skyrim)

Prince	Quest	Location	Hold
Azura	The Black Star	Shrine of Azura	Winterhold Hold
Boethiah	Boethiah'south Calling	Sacellum of Boethiah	Eastmarch
Clavicus Vile	A Daedra'due south Best Friend	Falkreath	Falkreath Concur
Hermaeus Mora	Discerning the Transmundane	Septimus Signus' Outpost	Winterhold Concord
Hircine	Ill Met by Moonlight	Falkreath	Falkreath Hold
Malacath	The Cursed Tribe	Largashbur	The Rift
Mehrunes Dagon	Pieces of the Past	Dawnstar	The Pale
Mephala	The Whispering Door	Dragonsreach	Whiterun Hold
Meridia	The Pause of Dawn	Statue to Meridia	Haafingar
Molag Bal	The House of Horrors	Markarth	The Reach
Namira	The Taste of Death	Markarth	The Reach
Peryite	The Only Cure	Shrine to Peryite	The Reach
Sanguine	A Dark to Remember	Whiterun	Whiterun Hold
Sheogorath	The Heed of Madness	Bluish Palace	Haafingar
Vaermina	Waking Nightmare	Dawnstar	The Pale
Nocturnal	Thieves Lodge*	Thieves Guild Questline*	The Rift

To earn Oblivion Walker 15 Daedric artifacts must be nerveless. These tin be collected during the higher up quests, although some outcomes of the quest do non yield artifacts. This is based solely on choices made during quests.

* Does not count towards Oblivion Walker achievement.

Dungeon quests

The following 24 quests relate to specific dungeons and maps. Quests listed with "*" appear every bit Miscellaneous Quests in the Quest Journal, and are named co-ordinate to the Official Skyrim Game Guide.^[1]

Quest proper name	Location	Hold
Medresi Dran and the Wandering Dead	Angarvunde	The Rift
A Love Across Death	Ansilvund	Eastmarch
Lost to the Ages	Arkngthamz	The Achieve
A Return To Your Roots	Blackreach	The Pale
The Diplomacy of Hagravens	Blind Cliff Cavern	The Reach
Repentance	Darklight Tower	The Rift
Extracting an Argonian	Darkwater Pass	The Rift
Siege on the Dragon Cult	Forelhost	The Rift
Frostflow Abyss	Frostflow Lighthouse	Winterhold Agree
The Pale Lady	Frostmere Crypt	The Pale
A Scroll For Anska	High Gate Ruins	The Pale
Ancestral Worship	Hillgrund'south Tomb	Eastmarch
Coming of Age	Ironbind Barrow	Winterhold Hold
Forgetting about Fjola	Mistwatch	The Rift
Hunter and Hunted	Moss Mother Cave	Falkreath Hold
The Lost Expedition	Nchuand-Zel	The Attain
Telrav's Asking	Nilheim	The Rift
Rannveig'southward Fast	Rannveig'south Fast	Hjaalmarch
The Fable of Ruby-red Hawkeye	Rebel'south Cenotaph	The Achieve
Lifting the Shroud	Shroud Hearth Barrow	The Rift
Ysolda'southward Shipment	Sleeping Tree Army camp	Whiterun Hold
The Savior of Selveni Nethri	Southfringe Sanctum	Falkreath Hold
Infiltration	Treva'due south Lookout man	The Rift
Evil in Waiting	Valthume	The Achieve
Silenced Tongues	Volunruud	The Pale
Ashore in a Sea of Ghosts	Yngol Barrow	Eastmarch

Miscellaneous quests

Sorted by place of conquering: concur, city, or place. Some are actual side quests and have their own quest lines which count towards the "Sideways" achievement. Others are miscellaneous objectives and count toward the "Hero of the People" bays and accomplishment.

Eastmarch

Windhelm

Side quests

Blood on the Water ice
Repairing the Phial
The White Phial
Rise in the East

Miscellaneous quests

Harsh Master
Detect the Thalmor Assassin
Argonian Dock Workers
Shahvee'southward Amulet
Delivery
Dungeon Delving
That Was Always There

Narzulbur

Miscellaneous quests

The Forgemaster's Fingers

Kynesgrove

Miscellaneous quests

Find Roggi Knot-Bristles'due south Ancestral Shield

Darkwater Crossing

Miscellaneous quests

Deliver Sondas'southward Note to Quintus
Kill the Bandit Leader

Falkreath Concur

Falkreath

Miscellaneous quests

Dark Ancestor
Deliver Berit'south Ashes to Runil
Find Runil's Journal
Hunter and Hunted
Impale the Bandit Leader
Rare Gifts
Speak to Lod
Steal the Private Letter for Dengeir

Angi's Camp

Miscellaneous quests

Composure, Speed, and Precision

Haafingar

Confinement

Side quests

Lights Out!
The Man Who Cried Wolf
The Wolf Queen Awakened

Miscellaneous quests

Return to Grace
The Spiced Wine
Fit for a Jarl
A Few Words with You
No News is Practiced News
Elisif'south Tribute

Dragon Bridge

Miscellaneous quests

Dragon's Breath Mead

Hjaalmarch

Morthal

Side quests

Laid to Residue
Rising at Dawn

Miscellaneous quests

Rare Gifts

Folgunthur

Side quests

Forbidden Fable

The Pale

Dawnstar

Miscellaneous quests

Rare Gifts
Visit the Museum in Dawnstar
Salty Sea-Dogs
Mine Ore
Dungeon Delving
Quest all Drunks Have

The Reach

Markarth

Side quests

The Lost Expedition
The Centre of Dibella
The Forsworn Conspiracy
No Ane Escapes Cidhna Mine

Miscellaneous quests

Skilled Apprenticeship
The Steward's Potion
Coated in Blood
Nimhe, the Poisoned Ane
Buy Dwarven antiquity
A Few Words with Y'all
Delivery to Calcelmo
Search and Seizure
Dibella's Shine
Recover Hrolfdir'southward Shield
Quest all Drunks Have
Quest all Beggars Have

Karthwasten

Miscellaneous Quests

Sanuarach Mine

Soljund'southward Sinkhole

Miscellaneous quests

Soljund's Sinkhole

Left Mitt Mine

Miscellaneous quests

Kolskeggr Mine

Salvius Farm

Miscellaneous quests

Rogatus's Letter

Old Hroldan Inn

Miscellaneous quests

The Ghost of Sometime Hroldan

Dushnikh Yal

Miscellaneous quests

Gharol'southward Bulletin

The Rift

Riften

Side quests

Promises to Go along
Unfathomable Depths
The Book of Love

Miscellaneous quests

Call up Grimsever
The Lover's Requital
Truth Ore Consequences
Ingun's Task
The Raid
Supply and Demand
Sealing the Deal
Stoking the Flames
Water ice Common cold
Hunt and Assemble
Defenseless Ruddy Handed
Ringmaker
Special Commitment

Froki'southward Shack

Side quests

Kyne's Sacred Trials

Heartwood Manufacturing plant

Miscellaneous quests

Flight or Fight

Ivarstead

Miscellaneous quests

Smiling and Comport It
The Straw that Broke
Climb The Steps

Last Vigil

Side Quests

The Ebony Warrior

Merryfair Farm

Miscellaneous quests

Bow to the Master

Sarethi Farm

Miscellaneous quests

Smooth Jazbay

Shor's Stone

Miscellaneous quests

Mine or Yours
Special Delivery

Whiterun Hold

Whiterun

Side quests

Missing in Action
In My Time of Need
The Blessings of Nature

Miscellaneous quests

Andurs' Arkay Amulet
Greatsword for a Great Man
Dungeon Delving
Rare Gifts
A Few Words with You
Bullying Braith
Argonian Ale Extraction
Salt For Arcadia
Quest all Drunks Accept
Quest all Beggars Have

Riverwood

Side quests

The Golden Claw

Miscellaneous quests

A Lovely Letter
Quest all Drunks Have
Quest all Beggars Have

Rorikstead

Miscellaneous quests

Erik the Slayer

Winterhold Hold

Winterhold

Miscellaneous quests

Dungeon Delving
Quest all Drunks Take
A Few Words with You
Some Light Theft
Mine Ore
Drowned Sorrows

Bounty quests

These tin can be given past innkeepers when asked about work or rumors. Any of the Jarls or stewards can requite these when asked for work. The Bounty Notation identifies the blazon and location of the bounty.

Forsworn

Kill the leader of Bilegulch Mine
Impale the leader of Bruca's Leap Redoubt
Kill the leader of Dragon Bridge Overlook
Kill the leader of Druadach Redoubt
Kill the leader of Lost Knife Hideout
Kill the leader of Pinemoon Cave
Kill the leader of Ruby Eagle Redoubt
Kill the leader of Stony Creek Cave
Impale the leader of Deepwood Redoubt

Bandits

Kill the bandit leader at Broken Oar Grotto
Kill the bandit leader at Iv Skull Scout
Kill the bandit leader at Halted Stream Camp
Kill the bandit leader at Nilheim
Kill the bandit leader at Redoran's Retreat
Kill the bandit leader at Rift Watchtower
Kill the bandit leader at Silent Moons Camp
Impale the bandit leader at Winter State of war
Kill the bandit leader at Valtheim Towers

Giants

Impale the giant at Bleakwind Basin
Impale the giant at Broken Limb Campsite
Kill the giant at Cradlecrush Rock
Kill the giant at Secunda's Osculation
Kill the giant at Sleeping Tree Camp
Kill the behemothic at Guldun Rock
Kill the behemothic at Steamcrag Camp
Impale the giant at Blizzard Rest

Dragons

Impale the dragon at Ancient's Ascent
Kill the dragon at Autumnwatch Tower
Impale the dragon at Bonestrewn Crest
Impale the dragon at Dragontooth Crater
Kill the dragon at Eldersblood Peak
Kill the dragon at Lost Tongue Overlook
Kill the dragon at Mount Anthor
Kill the dragon at Northwind Peak
Impale the dragon at Shearpoint
Kill the dragon at Skyborn Altar

Global

A Few Words with You lot
Delivery
Get together Wheat
Quest all Drunks Have
Rare Gifts
Some Light Theft
Fight! Fight!

Creation Order quests

Quest proper noun	Location	Agree
Forgotten Seasons
Forgotten Seasons	Runoff Caverns	The Reach
The Dwarven Crown	Runoff Caverns	The Reach
The Dwarven Horse	Runoff Caverns	The Reach

Trivia

Alien quests

Alien quests involve those that prevent other quests from being cleared, and those which bar you from acquiring a full advantage from another quest.

Showtime quest	2nd quest	Reason
The Straw that Broke	Dark Brotherhood contract: Impale Narfi	Every bit shortly as yous start Kill Narfi, y'all will be unable to start or complete The Straw that Broke.
Hearthfire: Build your Falkreath dwelling	Dark Brotherhood contract: Kill Helvard	Killing Helvard may make it incommunicable to raise Siddgeir's disposition enough to sell y'all a plot of country in Falkreath. This tin be overcome if at any fourth dimension the Stormcloaks take over and supplant Siddgeir as Jarl, otherwise you miss out on a house and some achievements/trophies. You must side with the Stormcloaks to trigger this, for more than details run into the Ceremonious War commodity.
The Spiced Wine	Bound Until Expiry	Initiating quest 2 will return it impossible to complete quest one
Claret on the Ice	Mourning Never Comes	During quest 2, yous are given an extra reward for killing Nilsine Shatter Shield. Doing this will cause her mother to kill herself. This can cause a fair amount of problems with quest progression, then information technology is best to consummate quest one offset.
Mourning Never Comes	Lost to the Ages	During quest 2 you are required to expedition through Raldbthar, where Alain Dufont lives. If you kill him before starting quest one, you cannot obtain the bonus reward in that quest. Fortunately, he is never hostile, unless provoked, so you lot can simply featherbed him.
Lights Out!	Kill the Brigand Leader for Ahtar	During quest ane you are required to expedition through Broken Oar Grotto, where Captain Hargar lives. If you kill him earlier starting quest 2, you volition never be able to outset that quest and be unable to recruit a potential follower.
The Gustation of Decease	Ceremonious War	If Markarth is handed to the Stormcloaks, quest 1 is nullified.
Delayed Burial	With Friends Similar These...	Completing quest 2 will nullify quest 1.
Season Unending	Civil War	Completing the Ceremonious War questline for either side (Purple or Stormcloak) will nullify quest 2.

Meet also

Daedric Quests
Side Quests
Radiant Quests
Quest Items
Quest Rewards
Quests in Dawnguard
Quests in Dragonborn

References

↑ The Elderberry Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Guide