For the game, see The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard.

The Dawnguard are a joinable faction in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard. They are an ancient order of vampire hunters, once retired but have recently been revived by Isran, a former Vigilant of Stendarr, now dedicated to eradicating Vampires throughout Skyrim. Fort Dawnguard serves as their headquarters and can only be accessed via Dayspring Canyon located in the snowy mists, east of Riften, near Stendarr's Beacon.

Contents 1 History 2 Interactions 2.1 Main Quest 2.2 Side Quests 2.3 Random vampire encounters 3 Guild perks 4 Members 4.1 Fort Dawnguard 4.2 Dayspring Canyon 4.3 Other 5 Equipment 5.1 Weapons 5.2 Armor 6 References 7 Appearances

HistoryEdit

The history of the Dawnguard is vague and is surrounded by rumors and hearsay. What little that is known, however, is that the group was formed in the Second Era by the Jarl of Riften at that time. The Jarl's son, through his overly confident and adventurous pursuits, contracted vampirism one day. The Jarl refused to kill his own son, so instead he commissioned the construction of a fort and hired a large mercenary force, later branded the "Dawnguard", to keep his son quarantined.

Some say the Dawnguard had to put the Jarl's son down and were banished from the hold.. The Dawnguard, however, continued their work as vampire hunters, until they broke up, due to the fact people increasingly disregarded the threat of vampires, weakening the power and respect of the Dawnguard.^[1]

Others claim that the Dawnguard, upon seeing the immense power of a vampire, decided to become vampires themselves. They were said to have preyed on the Rift until they were hunted down.^[2]

Rumors say that the Dawnguard were disliked because of their abuse of power as they went on nightly raids and pillaged small villages without any probable cause.^[3]

InteractionsEdit

Main article: Quests (Dawnguard)

Main QuestEdit

• Dawnguard: It serves as the introductory quest for the add-on. It involves being recruited into the Dawnguard.

• Awakening: Isran sends the Dragonborn to Dimhollow Crypt to find out what the vampires are seeking.
• A New Order: Isran asked the Dragonborn to recruit Gunmar and Sorine Jurard into the Dawnguard
• Prophet (Dawnguard): Find a Moth Priest for the Dawnguard to unlock the secrets of Serana's Elder Scroll.
• Kindred Judgment: Confront Harkon in Castle Volkihar with the help of the Dawnguard.

Side QuestsEdit

• Preemptive Strike: Track and kill a Master Vampire before it can turn its followers.
• Ancient Technology: A six-part series of quests which yield Crossbow upgrades.
• Bolstering the Ranks: Recruit Florentius Baenius into the Dawnguard.
• Lost Relic: Locate an ancient relic for Florentius.
• Hide and Seek: Kill a vampire disguised as a traveler.
• Cleansing Light: Hunt and kill a leveled vampire.
• Hunting the Monster: Track a Master Vampire to their lair, and kill them.
• A Jarl's Justice: Kill a vampire masquerading as a visiting advisor to a Jarl's court.
• Rescue: Rescue a kidnapped person.

Random vampire encountersEdit

Hostile vampires begin to appear in cities at night at around level 7-8, and rumors of a group of vampire hunters called the Dawnguard can be heard at level 10, thus opening the Dawnguard questline. Alternately, Fort Dawnguard (and the questline) is accessible at level 1 right after the Dragonborn's escape from Helgen. Visit Dayspring Canyon, the entrance to which is located just off the road, near the eastern edge of Skyrim and almost directly east of Riften, downhill to the north-northwest from Stendarr's Beacon.

Guild perksEdit

The unique benefits of joining the Dawnguard include full access to Fort Dawnguard, various new weapons, armor, and spells to help fight vampires, such as crossbows, Dawnguard armor, and faction-specific spells such as Sun Damage.

Furthermore, Dawnguard members can also hire Armored Trolls for 500 apiece, which serve as temporary followers.

The Dawnguard are reluctant to communicate with vampires. Cure vampirism before interacting with them to avoid indignation.

MembersEdit

Fort DawnguardEdit

• Agmaer - A young Nord male recruit. Potential follower.
• Beleval - A Bosmer female vampire hunter. Potential follower.
• Bran - A husky war dog and potential follower.
• Celann - A Breton male vampire hunter and an old associate of Isran. Potential follower.
• Durak - An Orc male vampire hunter. Potential follower.
• Florentius Banius - Resident alchemist and master Restoration trainer.
• Gunmar - Dawnguard's blacksmith, Smithing trainer and Armored Troll tamer.
• Ingjard - A Nord female vampire hunter. Potential follower.
• Isran - Leader of the Dawnguard and Heavy Armor master trainer.
• Mogrul - An Orc male vampire hunter.
• Sceolang - A Husky war dog and potential follower.
• Sorine Jurard - General goods merchant and master Archery trainer.

Dayspring CanyonEdit

• Ollrod - A Nord male vampire hunter.
• Tilde - A Nord female vampire hunter.
• Vori - A Nord female vampire hunter.

OtherEdit

• Dawnguard (Character) - A generic member of the Dawnguard.
• Dawnguard Novice Hakar - A blundering recruit tasked with refiling Dawnguard Caches.
• Dawnguard Scout - A generic member of the Dawnguard.
• Dawnguard Vampire Hunter - A generic member of the Dawnguard.
• Saliah - A field agent tasked with refiling Dawnguard Caches.
• Lynoit - A field agent tasked with refiling Dawnguard Caches.
• Vanik - A Dawnguard commander found guarding Dexion Evicus in Forebears' Holdout.

Generic Dawnguard members can be randomly encountered in the world if Harkon's court is joined. Each wears pieces of the Dawnguard Armor set. They are hostile towards members of the Volkihar Clan.

EquipmentEdit

Crossbows are the trademark weapons of the Dawnguard. Members of the order typically wear Dawnguard Armor that is available in both heavy and light armor variants.

WeaponsEdit

Name				ID
Crossbow	19	14	120	xx000801
Dawnguard War Axe	13	11	55	xx00D098
Dawnguard Warhammer	22	26	110	xx00DD55
Dawnguard Rune Axe	11	13	175	xx01668C

ArmorEdit

Name				Variant	ID
Dawnguard Armor	29	6	220	Light Armor	Red: XX00F3FB
					Gray, one pauldron: XX00F402
					Brown: XX00F404
Dawnguard Boots	8	1.5	25	Light Armor	XX00F400
Dawnguard Gauntlets	8	1.5	40	Light Armor	XX00F3FE
Dawnguard Helmet	16	1.5	100	Light Armor	XX01989E
Dawnguard Heavy Armor	34	42	425	Heavy Armor	Brown: XX00F3F7
					Gray: XX00F3FA
Dawnguard Heavy Boots	13	9	85	Heavy Armor	XX014757
Dawnguard Heavy Gauntlets	13	7	85	Heavy Armor	XX014758
Dawnguard Full Helmet	18	10	220	Heavy Armor	XX0050D0
Dawnguard Shield	26	10	240	Heavy Armor	XX0150B8

ReferencesEdit

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard (First appearance)

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  Can you still get into the Soul Carin if you join the Dawnguard instead of joining the vampires or do you have to join the vampires to get into the Soul Carin?

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    A Wikia contributor
    You can get into it whichever side you choose, because only two quests are different and this is not one of them. 2013-02-12T20:56:31Z
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    A Wikia contributor
    Actually yes you can. I just finished a Dawnguard playthrough myself. Joining the vampires just makes getting into the soul cairn a little ... 2013-02-13T15:35:25Z

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