Skyrim:The Battle for Fort Dunstad (Stormcloaks)

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Take this fort for the Stormcloaks. Quest Giver: Galmar Stone-Fist Location(s): Pale Stormcloak Camp, Fort Dunstad Prerequisite Quest: The Battle for Fort Snowhawk Next Quest: The Battle for Fort Kastav OR The Battle for Fort Greenwall Concurrent Quest: Liberation of Skyrim Reward: Leveled Weapon ID: CWFortSiegeFort Suggested Level: 6

Overview of Fort Dunstad

Quick Walkthrough

1. Get your orders from Galmar Stone-Fist at the Pale Stormcloak Camp.
2. Meet the Stormcloaks east of the fort.
3. Take the fort.

Detailed Walkthrough

Receiving Orders

You will only be assigned this quest if you chose to give The Pale to the Imperial Legion during the quest Season Unending. Go to Pale Stormcloak Camp and talk to Galmar Stone-Fist. Galmar will tell you to go to Fort Dunstad and meet the Stormcloaks preparing for the attack.

Assaulting the Fort

Head northwest and join up with the men east of the fort. Speak to the leader of this force, and he will agree to attack as soon as you're ready. If necessary, take a few moments to prepare, and then lead the charge up the southeastern road. It is easiest to begin the battle at the front entrance and work your way into the fort, and you will be required to eliminate all of the Imperials. Your journal will keep track of the percentage of enemies left. While tanking warriors may prefer to simply wade into the fray, the fort also has several towers which are ideal for archers to fire from.

Conquering Hero

Once the enemy is fully vanquished, you need to head back Windhelm and Ulfric Stormcloak. He bestows upon you the title of Bone-Breaker, and gives you a leveled weapon in honor of this new rank, as well as the ability to purchase a home in Windhelm. He will now give you your next assignment in the Liberation of Skyrim.

Notes

• Bodies will usually disappear after they have been killed; this is to stop lagging.
• Not all the enemies are present at the start of the mission; they will spawn when enough are killed.
• More enemies will spawn than are needed to kill.

Quest Stages

The Battle for Fort Dunstad (CWFortSiegeFort)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		<Alias=FieldCO> has sent me to assist in taking <Alias=Fort> from the enemy. (Objective is assigned): Join the men attacking <Alias=Fort>
20		(Objective is assigned): Join the men defending <Alias=Fort>
100		(Objective is assigned): Take over <Alias=Fort> by defeating the enemy (<Global=CWPercentPoolRemainingDefender>% Remaining)
110		(Objective is assigned): Force <Alias=Jarl>'s surrender
200		(Objective is assigned): Defend <Alias=Fort> by killing the enemy ( <Global=CWPercentPoolRemainingAttacker>% Remaining)
950
9000		We have succeeded in taking <Alias=Fort> from the enemy.

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 0, 50, 300, 400, 500, 910, 920, 1000, 2000, 9200, 9999

 

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Quest system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage CWFortSiegeFort stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the quest using resetquest CWFortSiegeFort.