Skyrim:Prophet (Vampire)

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For the Dawnguard version of the mission, see Prophet (Dawnguard).

The time of prophecy has arrived! Locate a Moth Priest for the vampires. Quest Giver: Lord Harkon Prerequisite Quest: The Bloodstone Chalice Next Quest: Chasing Echoes & Seeking Disclosure ID: DLC1VQ03Vampire

Dexion Evicus reading the Elder Scroll for the vampires

Quick Walkthrough

1. Speak to Lord Harkon.
2. Listen to Harkon's speech.
3. Locate a Moth Priest.
4. Investigate the scene of the attack.
5. Seduce the Moth Priest.
6. Report back to Lord Harkon.

Detailed Walkthrough

After speaking to Lord Harkon, he will give a speech to the other vampires inside Volkihar Keep. He will command them to find a Moth Priest, the only one able to read the Elder Scroll. The best way to go about finding the priest is by talking to innkeepers, carriage drivers, or going to the College of Winterhold for assistance. Serana will request to accompany you on this trip.

You will be directed to Dragon Bridge by any carriage drivers or innkeepers you talk to about the Moth Priest. Once you are there, ask the guards or townspeople about the Moth Priest. The adults in town will tell you they don't know anything and direct you to a guard. Some guards may not have the dialogue option, or only respond "A Moth Priest?" and not say anymore, while others will realize what you're talking about and tell you what you want to know. The fastest and most reliable method is to ask the only child in town, Clinton Lylvieve. He will be excited to share the information with you: "I don't know what a Moth Priest is, but I did see an old man in a robe not long ago. He was riding in a wagon with some Imperial guards. They didn't stop to visit, though. They rode through town heading south, and went across the big bridge. It was only just a little bit ago. I bet you can catch them if you hurry up."

Head across the Dragon Bridge and make your way south along the road until you come across a crashed carriage. Search one of the corpses around and find a note directing you to Forebears' Holdout, a ruin close by. You will have to fight your way through Dawnguard and make your way to the Moth Priest, Dexion Evicus, surrounded by a magical barrier. Kill the nearby NPCs and search them for a keystone that you can use to shut down the barrier. Defeat the Moth Priest and seduce him into becoming your thrall after biting him. Travel with him back to Castle Volkihar, where you must order him to read the Elder Scroll, leaving you with more questions than answers.

Notes

• If you do not possess the power Vampire's Seduction when you are required to enthrall Dexion Evicus, it will be granted to you temporarily in order to perform this task, then disappear.
• Be careful with your aim when using Vampire's Seduction, as it is a once-a-day power. If you miss, you'll have to wait a full 24 hours to try again. Dexion will remain patiently cowering on the ground where you defeated him, however.
• Clinton Lylvieve sometimes wanders outside the borders of the town while patrolling, in which case, the dialogue option for the moth priest will not be available. Wait for him to get closer to town and it will become available again.

Bugs

• Talking to the guards in Dragon Bridge may not bring up a dialogue option to ask them about the Moth Priest, even when you have been directed towards them by other citizens.
  • This bug is fixed by version 1.2.5 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• If you exit the castle before Harkon finishes his speech, Serana might not come up and talk to you, preventing quest progression. ^?
• If you attack the priest in Vampire Lord form, your blood magic may kill him instead of just downing him. ^?
• Once you defeat the enthralled Moth Priest and use your seduction power on him, the option to feed may not appear. ^?
  • Use the console command setstage DLC1VQ03Vampire 70 to progress.
• When the Moth Priest reads the scroll, the quest may not progress. ^?
  • Use the console command setstage DLC1VQ03Vampire 120 to advance to the next stage.
  • Hitting the Moth Priest with anything should also fix this. ^{[verification needed]}
• Upon returning to Castle Volkihar with Dexion Evicus, he may become hostile towards the castle's inhabitants and attack them, preventing the quest from progressing. ^?
  • Open the console, select Dexion, and enter the code setav aggression 0 to remove his hostility. You may have to reload a previous save before entering the code if Dexion has already engaged in combat with the vampires.
• After using Vampire's Seduction to feed on the Moth Priest, he may remain hostile. This will prevent you from commanding him to go to Volkihar Castle. ^?
  • Leaving the cave and re-entering should remove his hostility.

Quest Stages

Prophet (DLC1VQ03Vampire)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
5		When I returned to Castle Volkihar, I was informed that Lord Harkon was waiting to speak to me. (Objective is assigned): Speak to Harkon
10		When I returned to Castle Volkihar, Lord Harkon told me of a prophecy hidden in the Elder Scrolls that, if fulfilled, would end the tyranny of the sun over vampires. Now he has asked me to join him as he makes a proclamation to the court. (Objective is assigned): Listen to Harkon's speech
20		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. (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		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. (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 (Objective is assigned): Ask people in Dragon Bridge if they saw the Moth Priest
41		(Objective is assigned): Deactivate the magic barrier
45		I learned 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
47		Harkon has ordered his court to find a Moth Priest who can read Serana's Elder Scroll. I now have reason to believe that a Moth Priest has recently visited Dragon Bridge. (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Ask people in Dragon Bridge if they saw the Moth Priest
50		Harkon has ordered his court to find a Moth Priest who can read Serana's Elder Scroll. I followed the trail to Dragon Bridge and learned that a Moth Priest had just passed through town. He was last seen heading south along the road. (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Search along the road that leads south from 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		Following Harkon's command to locate a Moth Priest, I followed the trail to Dragon Bridge. There, I learned that a rival band of vampires abducted the Moth Priest I've been tracking and took him to a place called Forebears' Holdout. (Objective is assigned): Capture the Moth Priest
65		After a rival vampire faction captured the Moth Priest, I tracked them to Forebears' Holdout. Their leader has enthralled the priest and I will have to confront him in order to assert my own hold over him.
66		After a rival vampire faction captured the Moth Priest, I tracked them to Forebears' Holdout. Their leader has enthralled the priest and I will have to confront him in order to assert my own hold over him. (Objective is assigned (if not already done)): Defeat the enthralled Moth Priest
67		After a rival vampire faction captured and enthralled the Moth Priest, I fought him and forced him to submit. Now it is my turn to enthrall the Moth Priest by using my newfound powers. (Objective is assigned): Use your Vampire's Seduction power on the Moth Priest
70		Eager to hear the contents of Serana's Elder Scroll, Harkon commanded the court to find a Moth Priest. I have now captured one and made him my thrall, commanding him to return to Castle Volkihar. I must report this success to Harkon. (Objective is assigned): Command the Moth Priest to go to Volkihar Castle
80		(Objective is assigned): Report your success to Harkon
100		With the Moth Priest safely back at Castle Volkihar, the time has come to hear the prophecies contained within the Elder Scroll. (Objective is assigned): Command the Moth Priest to read the Elder Scroll
120		(Objective is assigned): Speak to Harkon
130		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 read two more Elder Scrolls in order to unravel the rest of the prophecy.
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.

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 0, 61, 68, 90, 110.

 

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 DLC1VQ03Vampire 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 DLC1VQ03Vampire.

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