Rings of Blood Magic is a Volkihar side quest in the Dawnguard expansion that sends you after two pieces of very old vampire jewelry. Feran Sadri, the alchemist of Castle Volkihar, explains that Molag Bal once gave a pair of powerful rings to ancient Vampire Lords, and that both have since drifted into the hands of owners who do not deserve them. He would like them back on the fingers of a Vampire Lord, and conveniently, that is you.
How to start
- Choose to become a Vampire Lord at the end of Bloodline and join the Volkihar Clan.
- Complete The Bloodstone Chalice.
- Speak to Feran Sadri in Castle Volkihar.
Walkthrough
Track down the two rings
The journal marks two separate radiant locations, one for the Ring of the Beast and one for the Ring of the Erudite. At each site the ring is either carried by a leveled boss or stored in a chest. The pool of possible locations is huge, from Bleak Falls Barrow, Ansilvund and Fellglow Keep to Rannveig’s Fast, Volskygge, Haemar’s Shame and Redwater Den. With the Dragonborn add-on installed, a ring may also turn up on Solstheim, for example at Bloodskal Barrow or Moesring Pass.
Because many of the locations are full dungeons, check which two you were given before setting off and plan the trip so you are not crossing the province twice.
Return to Feran Sadri
Once you hold both rings, travel back to Castle Volkihar and report to Feran.
Rewards
- Ring of the Beast.
- Ring of the Erudite.
- A leveled reward or several Potions of Blood from Feran when you return.
Both rings strengthen a Vampire Lord’s special abilities while transformed and raise your attributes while in mortal form. The source does not give exact values.
Tips and notes
- If a ring is assigned to a Dragon Priest or a Gauldurson you already killed, for example in Geirmund’s Hall, Saarthal or Folgunthur, the body may be gone and the ring with it.
- If a ring lands on Solstheim and you have never been there, no marker appears. Starting the Dragonborn quest and travelling to the island fixes this.
- The rings can share a location with the amulets from Amulets of Night Power.
- Other Volkihar radiant quests include Ancient Power, Culling the Beast and New Allegiances.
