Skyrim:Quests

A Word Wall (concept art)

Quests are sorted by where they are assigned or by which faction assigns them. Skyrim also offers hundreds of smaller quests, all of which are listed under Miscellaneous Quests.

Quests by Type

Main Quest

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

Factions

• Bards College — All quests for the Bards college
• 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 and Official Add-Ons

• Daedric — Quests related to the Daedra Lords
• Divine — Four Side Quests related to the Eight Divines
• Side Quests — Quests that are not part of a quest line
• Official Add-Ons — List of the official add-ons in Skyrim
  • Dawnguard Quests — All quests added by the Dawnguard add-on
  • Dragonborn Quests — All quests added by the Dragonborn add-on
  • Creation Club Quests — All quests added by Creations

Quests by Location

Main 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
• 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
• Raven Rock^DB — All quests for the city of Raven Rock

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
• Honningbrew Meadery — Quests for the settlement of Honningbrew Meadery
• Kynesgrove — Quests for the settlement of Kynesgrove
• Nightgate Inn — Quests for the settlement of Nightgate Inn
• 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

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

Miscellaneous Quests

• Miscellaneous — List of all miscellaneous quests, i.e., short quests that are displayed in the "Miscellaneous" section of your quest log
• Some special varieties of miscellaneous quests include:
  • Bounty Quests — Make money by hunting down enemies for the Jarls
  • Dungeon Quests — Quests related to a specific dungeon
  • Thane Quests — Quests related to becoming a Thane
  • Tutorials — Lessons on the crafting skills
• World Interactions — Random events that you may witness while exploring Skyrim

Alphabetical List

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

Quest Timing

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

Unfinished Quests

• Unfinished Quests — Quests that were never properly completed by Bethesda

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 Companions
  • 3 for the College of Winterhold
  • 3 for the Thieves Guild
  • 3 for the Dark Brotherhood
  • 3 can be obtained from either the Stormcloaks or Imperial Legion faction
• 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 the Journal.

• Quest knotwork
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  College of Winterhold quests

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  Companions quests

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  Daedric quests

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  Dark Brotherhood quests

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  Dawnguard quests

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  Dragonborn quests

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  Imperial Legion quests

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  Main quests

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  Side quests

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  Stormcloaks quests

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  Thieves Guild quests

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  Volkihar Vampire quests