Skyrim:Quests

A Word Wall (concept art)

Quests are sorted below by their type or starting location.

Quests by Type

Main Quest

• Main Quest — Walkthrough for all parts of the game's main quest

Faction Quests

• College of Winterhold — All quests for the College of Winterhold
• Companions — All quests for the Companions
• Dark Brotherhood — All quests for the Dark Brotherhood
• Imperial Legion — All quests for the Imperial Legion
• Stormcloaks — All quests for the Stormcloaks
• Thieves Guild — All quests for the Thieves Guild

Other Quests

• Daedric Quests — All quests related to the Daedric Princes
• Side Quests — All quests that are not part of a questline, including four quests related to the Eight Divines, one quest for the Bards College, and nine Dungeon Quests

Official Add-On and Creation Club Quests

• Dawnguard Quests^DG — All quests added by the Dawnguard add-on
• Hearthfire Quests^HF — All quests added by the Hearthfire add-on
• Dragonborn Quests^DB — All quests added by the Dragonborn add-on
• Creation Club Quests^CC — All quests added by Creation Club Creations

Miscellaneous Quests

• Miscellaneous Quests — Most miscellaneous quests, i.e., short quests that are displayed in the "Miscellaneous" section of your journal
• Thane Quests — Summary of miscellaneous quests related to becoming a Thane of the various holds of Skyrim, including relevant prerequisites and other information
• Some additional varieties of miscellaneous quest not listed on the "Miscellaneous Quests" page above include:
  • Bounty Quests — Miscellaneous quests involving hunting enemies for the Jarls for pay
  • Dungeon Miscellaneous Quests — Miscellaneous quests related to specific dungeons
  • Tutorials — Miscellaneous quests comprising lessons on the crafting skills

Quests by Location

Cities

• Dawnstar — All quests for the city of Dawnstar
• Falkreath — All quests for the city of Falkreath
• Markarth — All quests for the city of Markarth
• Morthal — All quests for the city of Morthal
• Raven Rock^DB — All quests for the city of Raven Rock
• Riften — All quests for the city of Riften
• Solitude — All quests for the city of Solitude
• Whiterun — All quests for the city of Whiterun
• Windhelm — All quests for the city of Windhelm
• Winterhold — All quests for the city of Winterhold

Towns

• Dragon Bridge — Quests for the town of Dragon Bridge
• Helgen — Quests for the town of Helgen
• Ivarstead — Quests for the town of Ivarstead
• Karthwasten — Quests for the town of Karthwasten
• Riverwood — Quests for the town of Riverwood
• Rorikstead — Quests for the town of Rorikstead
• Shor's Stone — Quests for the town of Shor's Stone
• Skaal Village^DB — All quests for the town of Skaal Village

Settlements

• Darkwater Crossing — Quests for the settlement of Darkwater Crossing
• Kynesgrove — Quests for the settlement of Kynesgrove
• Old Hroldan Inn — Quests for the settlement of Old Hroldan Inn
• Stonehills — Quests for the settlement of Stonehills
• Tel Mithryn^DB — Quests for the settlement of Tel Mithryn
• Thirsk Mead Hall^DB — Quests for the settlement of Thirsk Mead Hall

Orc Strongholds

• Dushnikh Yal — Quests for the stronghold of Dushnikh Yal
• Largashbur — Quests for the stronghold of Largashbur
• Mor Khazgur — Quests for the stronghold of Mor Khazgur
• Narzulbur — Quests for the stronghold of Narzulbur

Alphabetical List

• All Quests — An alphabetical list of all quests in the game

Quest Timing

• Quest Timing — The best times to perform certain quests
• Leveled Item Quests — An alphabetical list of quests which are rewarded with a leveled item

Unfinished Quests

• Unfinished Quests — Quests that were not completed by Bethesda and are not available in the unmodded game

Achievements

Achievements related to completing quests are:

• 8 achievements are obtained by completing the main quest.
• 15 achievements are obtained by completing faction quests:
  • 3 for the College of Winterhold
  • 3 for the Companions
  • 3 for the Dark Brotherhood
  • 3 for the Thieves Guild
  • 3 can be obtained from either the Imperial Legion or the Stormcloaks
• Sideways (20 points/Bronze) — Complete 10 side quests
• Hero of the People (30 points/Bronze) — Complete 50 Misc Objectives

Knotwork

Some categories of quests can be distinguished by the decorative knotwork displayed alongside the quests' titles in your journal.

Quest knotwork

College of Winterhold quests	Companions quests	Daedric quests
Dark Brotherhood quests	Dawnguard quests	Dragonborn quests
Imperial Legion quests	Main quests	Side quests
Stormcloaks quests	Thieves Guild quests	Volkihar Vampire quests

Bugs

• Quests may disappear from the bottom of the list in your journal as other quests and objectives are added or completed. This affects both active and completed quests. Missing active quests are still active and may reappear if objectives are completed, but only the newly completed objectives will appear; old objectives, whether completed or not, won't be displayed. This typically occurs when your total quests (both active and complete) are well over 200.
  Mod Notes: Most likely, the limit is exactly 255 when you include completed miscellaneous quests. This is the maximum value that can be stored in a single byte.
  • It may be possible to mitigate this issue by completing the oldest active quests first. That way, only completed quests will disappear.
  • This bug can also be used to effectively remove infinitely repeating quests such as The Dark Brotherhood Forever or "Talk to the Companions leaders for work" from your quest list. Complete these quests early, and they'll eventually disappear as you complete other quests.

See Also

• Activities — Gameplay activities, including certain favors for people, for which no information is displayed in your journal
• World Interactions — Random events you may witness while exploring Skyrim, for which no information is displayed in your journal