Dawnguard which side to join

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. 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.

Even more 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. Fort Dawnguard , headquarters to the Dawnguard vampire hunters.

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.

Crossbows are the trademark weapons of the Dawnguard. 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 and Vampire's Bane.

Once there, Isran will ask you to investigate Dimhollow Crypt in the next quest, Awakening. After completing Awakening, you will become a member of the Dawnguard in the quest Bloodline by rejecting Lord Harkon 's offer to become a Vampire Lord. These benefits should be compared to those offered by the Volkihar.

If you have vampirism but rejected Harkon's offer, members of the Dawnguard will not offer their services to you and will have very limited dialogue until you are cured.

Most members of the Dawguard will suggest you speak with Falion in Morthal , but contracting lycanthropy is another option. If you become a member of the Volkihar Vampire Clan by accepting Harkon's offer, you will be labeled an enemy of the Dawnguard. You will not be able to use any of the Dawnguard's services and will be attacked on sight by members even if you choose to cure your vampirism.

This can be remedied somewhat by destroying the Dawnguard. See comments. Gaming deals, prizes and latest news. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands. Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors. Or the fact that Crossbows should've been in Skyrim by default. TES6 better make them vanilla weapons. Judgespektre wrote: The Dawnguard side had potential but was botched pretty badly. Isran has to be the most moronic leader of all time. Isran was a hunter with no followers to lead until right when the BD shows up.

So for me the DG side was stupid and more than a bit boring. Omg an intellectual human. Or should I say vampire wink wink. Can you gain access to Volkihar and all the loot, merchants, and other stuff besides the quests if you go vamp after completing with dawnguard?

Also how can you still level the vamp perk tree with out the quests? It was most likely something that was happening off-thread, probably in the Chat.