Skyrim:Daedric Quests

The Daedric Quests are quests that are completed at the request of one of the Daedric Princes, in reward for which you will receive a Daedric artifact. Sixteen Daedric Artifacts are available in total (note that the Skeleton Key is not considered to be a Daedric Artifact in Skyrim). Daedric Quests are not considered Side Quests.

Most of the Daedric quests also have an associated "Pointer Quest", which is a miscellaneous quest objective you may be given that leads you to the actual Daedric quest. It is not always necessary to obtain the Pointer Quest before starting the main quest, but it is the most likely way that players will find out about the Daedric quest.

Most of the quests can only be removed from your 'to do' journal upon completion. However, a few of the quests can be failed. This is usually achieved by killing the mortal quest giver. For example, upon entering Silus Vesuius' home, you can kill him, resulting in the failure of Pieces of the Past.

Daedric Quest	Daedra	Level Req.	Reward		Pointer Quest and/or Shrine Location
The Black Star	Azura	1	Azura's Star	Azura's Star or The Black Star	Visit the Shrine of Azura South of Winterhold, east of Sightless Pit, on the peak of a mountain
Boethiah's Calling	Boethiah	30	Ebony Mail	Ebony Mail	Investigate the Boethiah cultist East of Windhelm Stables
A Daedra's Best Friend	Clavicus Vile	10	Masque of Clavicus Vile	The Rueful Axe or Masque of Clavicus Vile	Speak to Lod in Falkreath
Discerning the Transmundane	Hermaeus Mora	15	Oghma Infinium	Oghma Infinium	Septimus Signus's Outpost far north of Winterhold
Ill Met By Moonlight	Hircine	1	Savior's Hide	Savior's Hide and/or Ring of Hircine	Speak to Mathies in Falkreath about the death of his daughter or to Sinding in Falkreath Jail
The Cursed Tribe	Malacath	9	Volendrung	Volendrung	Largashbur, an Orc stronghold located west-southwest of Riften
Pieces of the Past	Mehrunes Dagon	20	Mehrunes' Razor	Mehrunes' Razor or 500 gold	Visit the museum in Dawnstar Far east of Morthal, stairway up the mountain just past Stonehills
The Whispering Door	Mephala	20	Ebony Blade	Ebony Blade	Ask about Balgruuf's strange children
The Break of Dawn	Meridia	12	Dawnbreaker	Dawnbreaker	West of Solitude
The House of Horrors	Molag Bal	1	Mace of Molag Bal	Mace of Molag Bal	Speak to the witchhunter about the abandoned house Markarth, Abandoned House
The Taste of Death	Namira	1	Ring of Namira	Ring of Namira	Investigate the Hall of the Dead Markarth
Darkness Returns (part of Thieves Guild)	Nocturnal	1	Skeleton Key	Skeleton Key or Nightingale Blessings	Twilight Sepulcher
The Only Cure	Peryite	12	Spellbreaker	Spellbreaker	Find Kesh at the Peryite Shrine Northeast of Markarth, northwest of Karthwasten
A Night To Remember	Sanguine	14	Sanguine Rose	Sanguine Rose	Participate in a drinking contest with Sam Guevenne
The Mind of Madness	Sheogorath	1	Wabbajack	Wabbajack	Investigate the man wandering the streets near the Bards College Solitude
Waking Nightmare	Vaermina	1	Skull of Corruption	Skull of Corruption or a Follower	Dawnstar

^1	This reward does not count towards the Daedric Influence or Oblivion Walker achievements.

^2	This artifact can be missed and is required for the Oblivion Walker achievement.

Achievements

Achievements related to daedric quests are:

• Daedric Influence (10 points/Bronze) — Acquire a Daedric Artifact
• Oblivion Walker (30 points/Silver) — Collect 15 Daedric Artifacts
  • It is possible to miss this achievement. To receive it, you must not simply complete 15 Daedric Quests, but must also choose the quest ending that gives you the Daedric Artifact.
  • Quests which do not simply result in you receiving one artifact are:
    • Can be completed without receiving an artifact: A Daedra's Best Friend, Pieces of the Past, The Taste of Death, and Waking Nightmare. See individual quest page for details.
    • Never gives an artifact: Darkness Returns (this quest is technically considered to be a Thieves Guild quest rather than a Daedric quest, so the Skeleton Key does not count as one of the Daedric artifacts for this achievement)
    • Can give two artifacts: Ill Met By Moonlight (both Savior's Hide and Ring of Hircine count as artifacts, and both can be obtained at the same time)
  • Even if you sell, give away, or otherwise lose an artifact after receiving it, you will still receive the achievement. All that matters is whether you ever had possession of the artifact.
  • The game tracks the number of Daedric Artifacts and the number of completed Daedric Quests separately. The only statistic visible to the player in-game is the number of "Daedric Quests Completed" (under General Stats). Since the quest statistic is incremented even if you complete a quest without receiving the artifact, it may not reliably indicate your progress towards this achievement.