Awakening | Beginning TES V: Skyrim - Dawnguard Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

New primary objective: Find out what the vampires are seeking

The objective of your first mission is investigating the Dimhollow Crypt, where an ancient vampire artifact is supposed to be found. The Crypt is located nearby the city of Dawnstar. In order to reach it, use the path on the east side of the hill.

After heading inside, you will hear a conversation between two vampires and learn that the man who was supposed to accompany you has been murdered. Avenge his death. The blood drinkers and their dog should quickly die of couple of bolts. When the fight's over, take the item lying by the corpse of the killed man and enter the room in the south.

Inside you will find a chain, using which you can open the grate in the north.

Head further and you will come across another vampire and a group of undead. To the left of where you meet them you will come across another grate. Open it using the nearby grate. Inside the crypt you will be in for yet another fight. Always try to firstly kill the vampires and then their servants.

When you see a blood sucker fighting with a spider, wait for their fight to end. Only after the death of one of them, open the grate and kill off the weakened enemy. A bit further you will come across a passage to the Dimhollow Cavern.

Inside, you will once again hear talking vampires. They can be found below on the right, by the man's corpse.

Quickly defeat all the enemies and use the button in the middle of the big circle.

You need to move the goblets in such a way that a purple flame burns in them. Begin with the one to which the fire from the middle gets and continue counter clockwise. The first one should be on the outer circle, the second on the middle, third as well and fourth one on the outer. With all of them burning, the circle will start to move.

Use the stone in the middle. that way you will free a woman named Serana. Speak to her and you will receive another quest. You need to take the vampire outside and escort her to her family house.