Skyrim:The Gift

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Turn your spouse into a creature of the night. Quest Giver: Vingalmo Prerequisite Quest: The Bonds of Matrimony & The Bloodstone Chalice Reward: Leveled item(s) ID: DLC1RV06

Quick Walkthrough

1. Do a few side missions for the vampires (must have a spouse).
2. Speak to Vingalmo to ask to help out.
3. Use Vampire's Seduction on your spouse and feed.
4. Return to Vingalmo.

Detailed Walkthrough

After a few side missions with the vampires, you will be directed to Vingalmo (if you have a spouse). He will talk about how he knows you have a spouse and then set you off on a quest to give your spouse Lord Harkon's gift.

Notes

• This quest will not be offered if you are married to any of the following people:

Aela the Huntress Argis the Bulwark Athis Balimund Benor Borgakh the Steel Heart

Cosnach Derkeethus Dravynea the Stoneweaver Farkas Ghorza gra-Bagol Jenassa

Octieve San Omluag Perth Romlyn Dreth Scouts-Many-Marshes Shahvee

Sondas Drenim Stenvar Torvar Vilkas Viola Giordano Vorstag

• Your spouse will turn hostile if you turn into a vampire lord in front of him or her.
• Marrying after you become a vampire lord may increase your chances of getting the quest.
• There is a chance you'll accidentally make your spouse a vampire by feeding from them while they sleep, before actually receiving the quest. This makes them hostile and triggers the quest with a blank description, with the instruction to return to Vingalmo.

Bugs

• Even when you turn your spouse into a vampire, they will not be detectable by the "Detect Dead" spell and will still be affected by the "Detect Life" spell. ^?
• The actual dialogue does not match up with subtitles after the spouse is turned into a vampire.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2.2 of the Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.
• The spouse's eyes may remain unchanged. ^?
• If your spouse is reserved for use in another quest, this quest will not run until the other one completes. In some cases, this may mean the quest will never run at all, since some reservations are permanent.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2.2 of the Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.

Quest Stages

The Gift (DLC1RV06)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		<Alias=QuestGiver> has "suggested" I bestow the Gift of Harkon's Blood upon my spouse, <Alias=Spouse>. I should first render <Alias.PronounObj=Spouse> pliant through the use of Vampire's Seduction then embrace and bite <Alias.PronounObj=Spouse> on the neck. If I currently lack the power, I should forego feeding for a day as I will gain the ability. I should then return to <Alias=QuestGiver> while <Alias=Spouse> undergoes the change. (Objective is assigned): Mesmerize and turn <Alias=Spouse> into a vampire.
100		(Objective is assigned): Return to <Alias=QuestGiver>
255		I have bestowed the Gift of Harkon's Blood upon my spouse, <Alias=Spouse>, at <Alias=QuestGiver>'s "suggestion."
300

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 50, 70.

 

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 DLC1RV06 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 DLC1RV06.

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