Prophet (Dawnguard)
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- For the prophet of Anvil, see The Prophet.
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| Quest Giver | Isran |
| Location | Forebears' Holdout |
| Prerequisite | A New Order |
| Next Quest | Seeking Disclosure and Chasing Echoes |
| Faction | Dawnguard |
| Type | Main Quest |
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Background
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WalkthroughEdit
InvestigationEdit
Ask a Carriage DriverEdit
Ask any carriage driver outside a city if he has seen a Moth Priest. He will mention that he's not sure, but can be persuaded or bribed for answers. The driver will reveal that the Moth Priest asked him to take him to Dragon Bridge.
Ask an InnkeeperEdit
Ask any innkeeper in any city if they have seen a Moth Priest. They will reveal that the Moth Priest had recently stayed in the inn, on his way to the Dragon Bridge.
Visit the College of WinterholdEdit
Head to the College of Winterhold, and speak to Urag gro-Shub in the The Arcanaeum. He will reveal that a Moth Priest came by to study in the library, but left for Dragon Bridge.
Dragon BridgeEdit
Upon reaching Dragon Bridge, ask the guards or Clinton Lylvieve about the Moth Priest's whereabouts. They will mention that he left south across the bridge a short while ago.
Travel south across the bridge and eventually an ambushed carriage can be found. Search the vampire corpse for a note indicating that the Moth Priest was taken to Forebears' Holdout.
Forebears' HoldoutEdit
Added by JimeeeOnce all the vampires and dead, search the corpse of Malkus to find a Weystone Focus. Place the Weystone on the altar above the barrier to deactivate it. Dexion Evicus will awaken, but will still be partially enthralled. After defeating him, he will come to his senses and thank the Dragonborn. After talking to Dexion, he will agree to help read the Elder Scroll and will head to Fort Dawnguard.
Travel back to Fort Dawnguard and report to Isran. Next speak with Dexion, who will begin to read the Elder Scroll. He first sees a vision of Auriel's Bow, then a voice whispers to him about a dread lord of the night who will rise up in a time when dragons return. He then reveals that two other scrolls are needed to learn the secret of the bow's power and complete the prophecy. One scroll contains the ancient secrets of the dragons, the other speaks of the potency of the ancient blood. Once the reading is complete, the quest ends and Chasing Echoes and Seeking Disclosure begins.
Elder Scroll readingEdit
The voice fades and the words begin to shimmer and distort. But wait, there is more here. The secret of the bow's power is written elsewhere. I think there is more to the prophecy, recorded in other scrolls. Yes, I see them now... One contains the ancient secrets of the dragons, and the other speaks of the potency of ancient blood.
My vision darkens, and I see no more. To know the complete prophecy, we must have the other two scrolls."
JournalEdit
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When I returned to Fort Dawnguard, Isran told me that he needed to speak to me, and he asked me to follow him.
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When I returned to Fort Dawnguard, I was surprised to learn that Serana had come to the base searching for me. She claimed to have something urgent she needed to tell me.
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Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. If we could read the prophecy, we might be able to stop him. Serana had one of the scrolls, but we'd need a Moth Priest in order to read it.
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Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. Only a Moth Priest can read an Elder Scroll, so we've set out to find one.
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Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. We've set out to find a Moth Priest who can read Serana's Elder Scroll, and the trail has led us to Dragon Bridge.
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Serana and I are one step behind the Moth Priest. We journeyed to Dragon Bridge and learned that he had passed through the town, heading south across the bridge.
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I'm one step behind the Moth Priest. After leaving Dragon Bridge, I searched along the road for any sign of his passing. I found an overturned wagon and some dead vampires and Imperial guards. Was this the Moth Priest's wagon?
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Harkon's vampire agents have captured the Moth Priest and taken him to a place called Forebears' Holdout. I must rescue him before the vampires can break his will.
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Harkon's agents have captured the Moth Priest! I have tracked them to Forebears' Holdout, but the vampires have enthralled the moth priest and I will have to confront him in order to break their hold.
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Harkon's agents captured the Moth Priest and enthralled him, but I was able to break their hold on his mind.
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I rescued the Moth Priest from his vampire captors and asked him to meet me at Fort Dawnguard. I must return to Isran and tell him of our success.
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With the Moth Priest safely back at Fort Dawnguard, he can now read Serana's Elder Scroll and learn more about the prophecy that Harkon is hoping to use to gain power over the sun.
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After the Moth Priest's reading, we have more questions than answers. The old priest saw a vision of a weapon called Auriel's Bow, but we need to find two more Elder Scrolls in order to unravel the rest of the prophecy.
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BugsEdit
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This section contains bugs related to Prophet (Dawnguard). Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- 360 When going to save the Moth Priest, he may be outside of the magic barrier. If he is, then do not deactivate the magic barrier. If its deactivated, he will stay down after being defeated.
- 360 When entering Fort Dawnguard or Castle Volkihar, he will attack everyone. The only workaround at this time is loading a previous save.
- 360 PC It is possible that Malkar can be inside the forcefield, making it impossible to open without reloading.
- 360 PS3 PC Upon releasing the Moth Priest, he will be hostile. After he has been defeated, if he does not stand up and remains downed on his knees, then he will attack the other NPCs at Fort Dawnguard or Castle Volkihar when you travel there. The only current way to remedy this is to load a previous save.
- Solution: You must find the note on a dead vampire on the road south of Dragon Bridge (next to the first destroyed wagon) in order to avoid this glitch. The Moth Priest will still be hostile initially, but will yield upon defeating him.
- Solution: Get 60 illusion and dual cast pacify frequently. (Only works if you have the perks that work towards calm magic).
- Solution: Make sure Serana does not follow you into Forebears' Holdout. Even if she accompanied you all the way to Dragon Bridge, as long as she does not go inside with you into Forebears' Holdout, Dexion should no longer be hostile once outside.
- If on the PC and this glitch is active it can be circumvented by using the console commands KILL and RESURRECT. Press ~ key to bring up the command window. With the console window open use the mouse to click on the the Moth Priest. This will display a HEX code on the window. Type the word "kill" without quotes to immediately place the priest into defeated posture. Exit the console. Once the Priest has completed the defeated posture animation re-open the console. The console should still have the HEX code displayed for the Priest, if not just reselect him. With the HEX code displayed type "resurrect" without quotes. Exit the console. The Priest will then return to normal attach posture, but will react as a friendly until the zone he is in is reloaded. His Compass Marker will still show as an Enemy with a Red dot, but he does not register as an enemy. He does not impede the use of the Dawnguard forge or fast travel if outside the fortress.
- Solution: If you have two or three of the Words of Power for Bend Will, you can use it on Dexion when he begins to attack everyone in Fort Dawnguard and he will cease. That will allow him to read the scroll and complete the quest.
- 360 Guards do not run through quest script and cannot be interacted with beyond their usual script.
- Solution: Bypass the need for speaking to the guards by going south out of Dragon Bridge to find the ambushed caravan.
- Talking to Clinton Lylvieve will advance the quest and mark the ambushed caravan on the map.
- 360 Isran's and Serana's script do not activate after following Isran. The only known solution at this time is to reload a previous save.
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