Side Quests & Activities

Skyrim offers a vast array of side quests and activities beyond the main story, providing endless opportunities for adventure and exploration. These range from intricate multi-part questlines to simple miscellaneous objectives, often leading to unique rewards and uncovering hidden lore.

Side quests in Skyrim can be broadly categorized into several types:

Faction Questlines: Engage with major guilds and organizations, each offering a unique storyline and rewards. These include:
- The Companions Quests:
  - Take Up Arms
  - Proving Honor
  - The Silver Hand
  - Blood's Honor
  - Purity of Revenge
  - Glory of the Dead
  - Companions Radiant Quests
- College of Winterhold Quests:
  - First Lessons
  - Under Saarthal
  - Hitting The Books
  - Good Intentions
  - Revealing The Unseen
  - Containment
  - The Staff of Magnus
  - The Eye of Magnus
  - College Radiant Quests
- Thieves' Guild Quests:
  - A Chance Arrangement
  - Taking Care Of Business
  - Loud and Clear
  - Dampened Spirits
  - Scoundrel's Folly
  - Speaking With Silence
  - Hard Answers
  - The Pursuit
  - Trinity Restored
  - Blindsighted
  - Darkness Returns
  - Thieves' Guild Radiant Quests
- The Dark Brotherhood Quests:
  - Innocence Lost
  - With Friends Like These...
  - Sanctuary
  - Mourning Never Comes
  - Whispers In The Dark
  - The Silence Has Been Broken
  - Bound Until Death
  - Breaching Security
  - The Cure For Madness
  - Recipe for Disaster
Miscellaneous Quests: These are often shorter, standalone quests found throughout Skyrim. Examples include:
- Blood on the Ice
- Forbidden Legend
- In My Time Of Need
- Kyne's Sacred Trials
- Laid to Rest
- Lights Out!
- Missing in Action
- No One Escapes Cidhna Mines
- Promises to Keep
- Repairing the Phial
Riften Specific Quests/Activities: Riften offers several unique objectives:
- The Ragged Flagon: Located in the lower levels of Riften, this can be fully furnished with an Alchemy lab and other amenities for 4,300 coins.
- Temple of Mara: Speak to Maramal here to obtain the Amulet of Mara, allowing you to seek a spouse.
- Thieves Guild Headquarters: Found in the sewers, this is a hub for fencing items, training, and various Thieves' Guild Quests.
- People of Interest: Ingun Black-Briar, Keevara, Maramal, Maul, Shadr, Svana Far-Shield, Talen-Jei, Wylandriah, Madesi.
- Side Quests in Riften: No Stone Unturned, Promises to Keep.
- Miscellaneous Objectives in Riften: Alchemy Ingredients for Ingun Black-Briar, Confronting Haelga, Dragon Bounty - Autumnwatch Tower, Shadr's Debt, The Skooma Trade, Talen-Jei's Wedding Ring, Wylandriah's Magic Items.
Repeatable Quests: Some quests can be completed multiple times, such as weekly for arenas and trials, and daily for others.
Vampire Quests: If you join the vampires, specific quests become available. For example, to obtain the Vampiric Ring (100 health, 20 unarmed damage), save before Garen (or outside Castle Volkihar) after completing the blood chalice quest. Turn it in, then ask for another job. If it's not from Feran Sadri, reload and try again. If it is Feran, hope he gives you the Vampiric Ring quest. This may take multiple attempts.

Some unique items and quests can be found, such as the Deathbrand armor and its associated quest, which offers a fun challenge.