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Skyrim:Vigilant Tolan

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Vigilant Tolan
(RefID: xx003532)
Added by Dawnguard
Location Fort Dawnguard
Race Nord Gender Male
Level PC×1 (range=15-30) Class Vigilant
RefID xx003532 BaseID xx00352D
Other Information
Health 75+(PC-1)×10
Magicka 75+(PC-1)×1.7
Stamina 50+(PC-1)×3.3
Primary Skills Alteration, Block, Heavy Armor, Light Armor, One-handed, Restoration
Class Details Vigilant1hMeleeClass
Morality Violence Against Enemies Aggression Aggressive
Faction(s) CrimeFactionRift; DLC1HunterFaction; Vigilant of Stendarr Faction
Vigilant Tolan

Vigilant Tolan is a Nord member of the Vigil of Stendarr. After the destruction of the Hall of the Vigilant, he will come to Fort Dawnguard to seek protection. You will encounter him arguing with Isran about the recent vampire assaults when you first enter the fort.

He wears apprentice robes of Restoration, along with a pair of steel plate gauntlets, a pair of steel plate boots, as well as an amulet of Stendarr. He is equipped with a warhammer imbued with a leveled enchantment, a torch, and a potion of cure disease.

Related QuestsEdit

Quest-Related EventsEdit

DawnguardEdit

During the quest Dawnguard, you will be directed to Isran if you want to join up. When you first enter the fort, you can find Tolan arguing with him:

 
"You were right, we were wrong. Isn't that enough for you?"

Isran: "Why are you here, Tolan? The Vigilants and I were finished long ago."
Tolan: "You know why I'm here, the Vigilants are under attack everywhere. The vampires are much more dangerous than we believed."
Isran: "And now you want to come running to safety with the Dawnguard, is that it? I remember Keeper Carcette telling me repeatedly that Dawnguard is a crumbling ruin, not worth the expense and manpower to repair. And now that you've stirred up the vampires against you, you come begging for my protection?"
Tolan: "Isran, Carcette is dead. The Hall of Vigilants... everyone... they're all dead. You were right, we were wrong. Isn't that enough for you?"
Isran: "Yes, well... I never wanted any of this to happen. I tried to warn all of you... I am sorry, you know."

Isran will then approach you and ask what you want. After Isran gets his question answered and briefs you on a mission, he'll then turn to Tolan and say:

Isran: "Tolan, tell her/him about, what was it, Dimhollow?"
Tolan: "Yes, that's it. Dimhollow Crypt. Brother Adalvald was sure it held some long-lost vampire artifact of some kind. We didn't listen to him any more than we did Isran. He was at the Hall when it was attacked..."
Isran: "That's good enough for me. Go see what the vampires were looking for in this Dimhollow Crypt. With any luck, they'll still be there."
Tolan: "I'll meet you at Dimhollow. It's the least I can do to avenge my fallen comrades."
Isran: "Tolan, I don't think that's a good idea. You Vigilants were never trained for..."
Tolan: "I know what you think of us. You think we're soft, that we're cowards. You think our deaths proved our weakness. Stendarr grant that you do not have to face the same test and be found wanting. I'm going to Dimhollow Crypt. Perhaps I can be of some small assistance to you."

Tolan will then start to leave the fort to head to Dimhollow Crypt, but you can still talk to him. When first spoken to, he'll say:

"I'll meet you in Dimhollow Crypt. I owe these vampires a debt of vengeance."
What can you tell me about Dimhollow Crypt?
"Brother Adalvald had been there not long ago. Said he found something of great importance. It must have been important to the vampires as well, for them to risk an open attack on the Vigilants."
You said something happened to the Hall of Vigilants?
"Yes. By destroying it, the vampires hoped to cripple our order's activities in Skyrim. I suspect now it was Brother Adalvald's journals they were after. He was obsessed with ancient vampire artifacts and burial sites."
What was the Hall of the Vigilants?
"The Hall was a place of respite, learning and comradeship, where a road-weary brother or sister could rest for a time in peace and comfort. Most of our learning could be found there. We always studied our enemies, so we might better learn how to defeat them. But of course, those days are gone now."
Any idea why the vampires attacked the Vigilants?
"I suspect now it was Brother Adalvald's journals they were after. He was obsessed with ancient vampire artifacts and burial sites."
Are there other Vigilants still out there?
"Of course there are. Most of us spend our lives as nomads, traveling from place to place in our endless war against evil. I wish I could say how many we numbered, but only a privileged few knew that, and they're dead now."

Should you speak to him after this, he'll say one of four possible greetings:

"Someday, we'll rebuild the Hall of the Vigilant. Mark my words, I'll see it done before they put me in the ground."
"Vampires are worse than Daedra. I wish we Vigilants had taken them more seriously while we we had the chance."
"One thing about living in Skyrim I could never stomach... all the damn vampires!"
"There will be time to honor the fallen later. For now, we've got to put a stop to these vampires."

When closing conversation, he'll always say:

"Stendarr watch over you."

AwakeningEdit

Tolan will indeed head to Dimhollow Crypt and he'll always end up there before you. Inside the first room of the crypt, you will find the aftermath of a skirmish. Three bodies lay dead on the ground, two vampires and Tolan, who fought bravely but was outnumbered. Two remaining vampires guarding the door will be discussing his fate:

 
"The Vigilants always had more bravery than sense."

Vampire #1: "These Vigilants never know when to give up. I thought we'd taught them enough of a lesson at their hall."
Vampire #2: "To come in here alone... a fool like all the rest of them."
Vampire #1: "He fought well though. Jeron and Bresoth were no match for him."
Vampire #2: "Ha. Those two deserved what they got. Their arrogance had become insufferable."
Vampire #1: "All this talk is making me thirsty. Perhaps another Vigilant will wander in soon."
Vampire #2: "I wish Lokil would hurry it up. I have half a mind to return to the castle and tell Harkon what a fool he's entrusted this mission to."
Vampire #1: "And I have half a mind to tell Lokil of your disloyalty."
Vampire #2: "You wouldn't dare. Now shut up and keep on watch."

BugsEdit

  • Upon entering Dimhollow Crypt, Tolan may have two copies; one dead, and one alive. The alive copy will speak as if he is still in Fort Dawnguard.
    • If the alive copy dies, this can cause a bug where the quest "A New Order" fails to start after you refuse Harkon's offer. See the Bugs section of Bloodline for details ?
    • The bugged, living copy will eventually relocate to Fort Dawnguard, where he will remain for the rest of the game. During Bolstering the Ranks, this bugged copy of Tolan will have the following unique dialogue: ?
I need to find someone named Florentius.
"Florentius? Really? I assumed Isran would want nothing to do with him."
Does Isran have a problem with him?
"Isran has a problem with most people, if you haven't yet noticed. No, this was different. He never trusted Florentius, always thought him to be trying to get attention. I can't imagine that opinion has changed."
Do you know where I can find him?
"Florentius still worked with the Order from time to time. Last I knew, he was headed to Ruunvald. But then, we hadn't heard from anyone there in a few weeks. If he's moved on, perhaps the Vigilants there can tell you where he's gone."