Rescue is a repeatable side quest for the Dawnguard in the Dawnguard add-on. Florentius Baenius brings grim news from Arkay: a Master Vampire has carried off one of your friends. Your job is to find the lair, kill the abductor and get your friend home.
How to start
- Be a member of the Dawnguard and not a vampire.
- Complete Bolstering the Ranks.
- Ask Florentius at Fort Dawnguard for work.
- The quest can also start in the field: a civilian may whisper “Help!” in a hoarse voice as you walk by. Talking to them starts the quest, but without a quest description.
Walkthrough
Who has been taken
The victim can be anyone who is friendly towards you, including your spouse, a Jarl or even a child. Characters who can normally become followers will refuse to join you while this quest is running; the restriction is lifted once you report the rescue to Florentius.
Find the lair
The prisoner is held in a randomly chosen location. Possible sites include Bilegulch Mine, Bloodlet Throne, Broken Helm Hollow, Cragwallow Slope, Embershard Mine, Fellglow Keep, Fort Fellhammer, Gallows Rock, Knifepoint Ridge, Lost Knife Hideout, Mara’s Eye Pond, Morvunskar, Northwatch Keep, Orotheim, Rannveig’s Fast, Redoran’s Retreat, Silent Moons Camp, Sunderstone Gorge, Treva’s Watch, Uttering Hills Cave, Valtheim Towers, Brittleshin Pass, Wreck of the Winter War and, with the Dragonborn add-on, Bloodskal Barrow.
Kill the vampire and free the prisoner
The journal lists two objectives: kill the Master Vampire and rescue the captive. They can be done in either order.
Report to Florentius
Head back to Florentius at Fort Dawnguard to close the quest. After that, he can offer it again with a new victim.
Rewards
- Your friend’s safe return. The source does not list any other reward.
Tips and notes
- If the captive dies during the fight, searching their body still counts as rescuing them.
- Hert can be chosen as the victim even though she is a vampire herself.
- If Mjoll the Lioness is taken, her companion Aerin is captured too.
- If the dungeon is Morvunskar and you have finished A Night to Remember, Sanguine may turn up and help you fight the vampires.
- A rescued friend may call you “my love” even if you are not married to them.
- Do not confuse this quest with the similarly named Rescue Mission.
