Skyrim:Prophet (Dawnguard)

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Detail

For the Volkihar Clan version of the mission, see Prophet (Vampire).

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Speak to Isran, then to Serana.
Locate a Moth Priest.
Search along the road south of Dragon Bridge.
Investigate the scene of the attack.
Rescue the Moth Priest from Forebears' Holdout.
Report back to Isran.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

Isran will ask you to locate a Moth Priest. If you ask Serana for advice, she'll suggest asking someone in the College of Winterhold. Alternatively, you may ask carriage drivers or innkeepers. Not all of these people will have information for you, but eventually one will direct you to Dragon Bridge.

Travel to Dragon Bridge, and ask around. Someone will mention that the Moth Priest was just there, and you will be directed to the southern trail (across the bridge), where you will find a destroyed wagon and some dead bodies. Find a note on the dead vampire. It guides you to Forebears' Holdout, a cave very close to the crash.

Make your way through the cave, and you will eventually see the Moth Priest, Dexion Evicus. He is trapped; when you free him he will attack. After you defeat him he will apologize, and when you tell him you need him to read the Elder Scrolls, he will agree to come with you to the Fort Dawnguard. He will read the scroll you have and find out you need to do more, leading to the next quest.

[edit] Bugs

If Dexion is outside of the magic barrier when you first see him, or if you manage to speak with him and tell him to meet you at Fort Dawnguard before he becomes hostile towards you, he ends up becoming permanently hostile after that point.
- Before quest stage 41, use the console command prid xx007B88, followed by moveto xx00313A.
- It is also possible to fix this by adding him to your own faction via the console. Select him by clicking on him or typing prid xx007B88, and then typing addfac 0005A1A4 1.
- If the previous solution doesn't work for you, select Dexion, and use the console command disable followed by enable.
- Reloading and making sure he is in the magic barrier, then playing the quest sequence in the proper order (rescue, defeat, then speak to him) will resolve this.
- If reloading does not get Dexion to spawn inside the magic barrier, it is also possible to complete the quest by simply not interacting with the magic barrier. You can defeat the vampires and send Dexion to Fort Dawnguard without him ever turning hostile. Deactivating the magic barrier is not mandatory for completing the quest and if you looted the Weystone Focus from Malkus's body, it will cease to be a quest item (and thus can be dropped) after reporting back to Isran.
Malkus may spawn inside the magic barrier, not allowing you to loot the Weystone Focus key needed to deactivate the barrier. ^?
After the cutscene between Isran, Gunmar, and Sorine when you first enter the fort, the three NPCs can become stuck as "busy" when given the quest update to follow Isran. Walking through the main gate to outside then waiting 24 hours can possibly fix this. This is caused by two divergent scripts running at the same time. ^?
After Dexion finishes reading the Elder Scroll, the quest dialogue might not progress. ^?
- Use the console command setstage DLC1VQ03Hunter 200 to complete the quest.

[edit] Quest Stages

Prophet (DLC1VQ03Hunter)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
5		When I returned to Fort Dawnguard, Isran told me that he needed to speak to me, and he asked me to follow him. (Objective is assigned): Follow Isran
7		When I returned to Fort Dawnguard, I was surprised to learn that Serana had come to the base searching for me. She claimed to have something urgent she needed to tell me. (Objective is assigned): Speak to Serana
10		When I returned to Fort Dawnguard, I was surprised to learn that Serana had come to the base searching for me. She claimed to have something urgent she needed to tell me. (Objective is assigned): Speak to Isran
15		Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. If we could read the prophecy, we might be able to stop him. Serana had one of the scrolls, but we'd need a Moth Priest in order to read it.
17		Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. If we could read the prophecy, we might be able to stop him. Serana had one of the scrolls, but we'd need a Moth Priest in order to read it.
20		Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. If we could read the prophecy, we might be able to stop him. Serana had one of the scrolls, but we'd need a Moth Priest in order to read it. (Objective is assigned): Locate a Moth Priest (Objective is assigned): (Optional) Ask carriage drivers about the Moth Priest (Objective is assigned): (Optional) Ask innkeepers in cities about the Moth Priest
30		Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. Only a Moth Priest can read an Elder Scroll, so we've set out to find one. (Objective is assigned): (Optional) Visit the College of Winterhold to ask about the Moth Priest
40		Eager to unlock the secrets of an ancient prophecy thought to be hidden within Serana's Elder Scroll, Harkon has ordered his court to find a Moth Priest. I now have reason to suspect that there's a Moth Priest in Solitude. (Objective is assigned): (Optional) Ask innkeepers in cities about the Moth Priest
45		Serana and I heard a rumor that a Moth Priest recently visited Solitude. He was thought to have stayed at the Winking Skeever. (Objective is assigned): Speak to the innkeeper in Solitude
50		Serana told me that her father was trying to gain power over the sun by fulfilling a prophecy found in the Elder Scrolls. We've set out to find a Moth Priest who can read Serana's Elder Scroll, and the trail has led us to Dragon Bridge. (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Ask people in Dragon Bridge if they saw the Moth Priest
52		Serana and I are one step behind the Moth Priest. We journeyed to Dragon Bridge and learned that he had passed through the town, heading south across the bridge. (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Search along the road south of Dragon Bridge
55		I'm one step behind the Moth Priest. After leaving Dragon Bridge, I searched along the road for any sign of his passing. I found an overturned wagon and some dead vampires and Imperial guards. Was this the Moth Priest's wagon? (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Investigate the scene of the attack
57		I'm one step behind the Moth Priest. After leaving Dragon Bridge, I searched along the road for any sign of his passing. I found an overturned wagon and some dead Imperial guards and vampires. Was this the Moth Priest's wagon? (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Read the Vampire's Note
60		Harkon's vampire agents have captured the Moth Priest and taken him to a place called Forebears' Holdout. I must rescue him before the vampires can break his will. (Objective is assigned): Rescue the Moth Priest
65		Harkon's agents have captured the Moth Priest! I have tracked them to Forebears' Holdout, but the vampires have enthralled the moth priest and I will have to confront him in order to break their hold.
66		Harkon's agents have captured the Moth Priest! I have tracked them to Forebears' Holdout, but the vampires have enthralled the Moth Priest and I will have to confront him in order to break their hold. (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Defeat the enthralled Moth Priest
70		Harkon's agents captured the Moth Priest and enthralled him, but I was able to break their hold on his mind. (Objective is assigned): Speak to the Moth Priest
80		I rescued the Moth Priest from his vampire captors and asked him to meet me at Fort Dawnguard. I must return to Isran and tell him of our success. (Objective is assigned): Report your success to Isran
90		With the Moth Priest safely back at Fort Dawnguard, he can now read Serana's Elder Scroll and learn more about the prophecy that Harkon is hoping to use to gain power over the sun.
100		With the Moth Priest safely back at Fort Dawnguard, he can now read Serana's Elder Scroll and learn more about the prophecy that Harkon is hoping to use to gain power over the sun.
200		After the Moth Priest's reading, we have more questions than answers. The old priest saw a vision of a weapon called Auriel's Bow, but we need to find two more Elder Scrolls in order to unravel the rest of the prophecy.