The following side quests and miscellaneous quests generally start when you approach or explore the listed dungeons and progress to completion within each dungeon. Each quest is categorized as a dungeon quest in the game data and the Prima Official Game Guide and usually provides a backstory about the associated dungeon. For information on the many other quests involving dungeons, see the Quests page.
Dungeon Side QuestsEdit
Darklight Tower — A medium-sized fort southwest of Riften containing hagravens, hags, and witches. (map)
- Repentance: Help Illia prevent her mother Silvia from transforming into a hagraven.
Forelhost — A medium-sized Nordic ruin southeast of Riften containing Dragon Cultists, draugr, skeevers, and the dragon priest Rahgot. (map)
- Siege on the Dragon Cult: Enter the ruins of Forelhost and defeat Rahgot to recover his mask for Captain Valmir.
- Frostmere Crypt — A medium-sized Nordic ruin south-southwest of Dawnstar containing bandits and the unique wispmother the Pale Lady. (map)
- The Pale Lady: Find out what happened in Frostmere Crypt.
- High Gate Ruins — A medium-sized Nordic ruin west of Dawnstar containing draugr and the dragon priest Vokun. (map)
- A Scroll For Anska: Help Anska trace her roots in High Gate Ruins.
- Hillgrund's Tomb — A small Nordic ruin southwest of Windhelm containing draugr. (map)
- Ancestral Worship: Help Golldir save his aunt and stop a necromancer from defiling his ancestral barrow.
- Nchuand-Zel — A large Dwarven ruin accessed from inside Understone Keep. (map)
- The Lost Expedition: Recover the journals from the expedition in Nchuand-Zel.
- Treva's Watch — A medium-sized fort southeast of Ivarstead containing bandits. (map)
- Infiltration: Help Stalleo take back Treva's Watch.
- Valthume — A medium-sized Nordic ruin southeast of Markarth containing draugr, frostbite spiders, skeevers, and the dragon priest Hevnoraak. (map)
- Evil in Waiting: Seal away an ancient evil.
- Volunruud — A medium-sized Nordic ruin southeast of Morthal containing draugr and the ghost of Kvenel the Tongue. (map)
- Silenced Tongues: Unlock the burial chamber of the Tongue Chieftain Kvenel.
Dungeon Miscellaneous QuestsEdit
- Angarvunde — A medium-sized Nordic ruin west of Riften containing draugr. (map)
- Angarvunde: Discover the treasure of Angarvunde.
- Ansilvund — A medium-sized Nordic ruin north of Riften containing draugr and necromancers led by Lu'ah Al-Skaven. (map)
- Ansilvund: Kill Lu'ah Al-Skaven in Ansilvund.
Blind Cliff Cave — A medium-sized cave southwest of Karthwasten along the banks of the Karth River containing Forsworn. (map)
- The Affairs of Hagravens: After discovering an imprisoned hagraven, you must help her reclaim her lost tower.
Frostflow Lighthouse — A lighthouse located west of Winterhold in the north of Skyrim. (map)
- Frostflow Abyss: Uncover the tragic events inside Frostflow Lighthouse.
- Mistwatch — A medium-sized fort east of Darkwater Crossing containing the Mistwatch Bandits and their leader. (map)
- Moss Mother Cavern — A small, open-roofed cavernous grove lush with many kinds of flora and fungi, located due north of Hunter's Rest and northwest of Half-Moon Mill which is inhabited by bears and spriggans. (map)
- Moss Mother Cavern: Help an injured hunter avenge his fallen companions.
Nilheim — A small ruined Nordic tower east-northeast of Ivarstead containing bandits disguised as guards. (map)
- Telrav's Request: Escort Telrav back to his camp in Nilheim.
- Ragnvald — A medium-sized Nordic ruin north of Markarth containing draugr and the dragon priest Otar the Mad. (map)
- Rebel's Cairn — A small cave northwest of Rorikstead. (map)
- Rebel's Cairn: Find Red Eagle's sword.
Sleeping Tree Cave — A giant camp west of Whiterun. (map)
- Sleeping Tree Cave: Question Ysolda about an interesting note you found on a dead Orc.
- Southfringe Sanctum — A small cave southeast of Helgen containing the conjurer Bashnag and his coven. (map)
- The Savior of Selveni Nethri: Help a necromancer escape from Southfringe Sanctum.
- Yngol Barrow — A small Nordic ruin northeast of Windhelm containing the shade of an ancient Nord warrior. (map)
- Yngol's Barrow: Find the treasure unlocked by the Coral Dragon Claw.
