Preemptive Strike is a quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard.
Background[]
Gunmar sends the Dragonborn to kill a Master Vampire at a radiant location. The vampire must be killed before it turns its allies into vampires to increase their threat to Skyrim. Upon returning to Gunmar at Fort Dawnguard, the Dragonborn receives a leveled enchanted apparel item as a quest reward for eliminating a threat before it could appear.
Walkthrough[]
Possible locations[]
- Ansilvund
- Bilegulch Mine
- Bloodskal Barrow DR
- Boulderfall Cave
- Brittleshin Pass
- Broken Helm Hollow
- Cragwallow Slope
- Cragslane Cavern
- Damphall Mine DR
- Embershard Mine
- Falkreath Watchtower
- Fellglow Keep
- Fort Fellhammer
- Gallows Rock
- Greywater Gorge
- Halted Stream Camp
- Hob's Fall Cave
- Hrodulf's House DR
- Ilinalta's Deep
- Knifepoint Ridge
- Lost Knife Cave
- Morvunskar
- Orotheim
- Rannveig's Fast
- Redoran's Retreat
- Rift Watchtower
- Silent Moons Camp
- Stony Creek Cave
- Swindler's Den
- Treva's Watch
- Uttering Hills Cave
- Valtheim Keep
- Wreck of the Strident Squall DR
- Wreck of The Winter War
Journal[]
Preemptive Strike – DLC1RH03 | |
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ID | Journal Entry |
10 | Gunmar has sent me to <Alias=Dungeon> where I am to destroy the <Alias=Vampire> before it turns its allies into vampires.
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100 |
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255 | Gunmar sent me to <Alias=Dungeon> where I destroyed the <Alias=Vampire> before it could turn its allies into vampires.
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Trivia[]
- This radiant quest is identical to the vampire side quest "Protecting the Bloodline."
- When the quest takes place in a radiant location belonging to the Silver Hand, the vampire will immediately be attacked. If the vampire dies in the ensuing battle, the quest will be flagged as completed.
- There is a chance that the vampire may be located in Morvunskar, which is also the final destination of the quest "A Night to Remember." Should both of them be active when the Dragonborn heads to the dungeon, Sanguine will be present, and he will also attack the vampire.
- If Dragonborn is installed, some radiant locations may be on Solstheim.
Bugs[]
This section contains bugs related to Preemptive Strike. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- Sometimes the quest mark will not appear (even if you are in Solstheim) and the vampire that needs to be killed isn't at the dungeon.
- Console command
setstage DLC1RH03 100
should skip the stage with killing vampire.
- Console command
Appearances[]
Dawnguard Quests | |
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Main Quests | |
Dawnguard Quests | |
Vampires Quests | |
Side Quests |