Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Guide World Interactions and Encounters

Dawnguard World Interactions

One of the many strange, unique, or amazing encounters you may come across.

Just like World Interactions and Encounters in your original adventure, there are a whole host of randomly occurring small encounters to watch for during your new explorations.

Dawnguard World Interactions

These are split up based on the actions you perform to get a reaction. We list them in table form, along with a description of the interaction and any prerequisites (such as quests) you need to have accomplished.

Part 1: Eclipse Attacks

World Interaction	Description	Prerequisites
1. Gargoyle Attack	When you enter a city or town, a gargoyle is attacking.	Night or Eclipse Attack conditions.
2. Vampire and Thralls	When you enter a city or town, a vampire and two Vampire Thralls are attacking.	Night or Eclipse Attack conditions.
3. Vampires and Gargoyles	When you enter a city or town, a vampire and a gargoyle are attacking.	Night or Eclipse Attack conditions.
4. Death Hounds	When you enter a city or town, three Death Hounds are attacking.	Night or Eclipse Attack conditions.
5. Vampires and Death Hounds	When you enter a city or town, a vampire and two Death Hounds are attacking.	Night or Eclipse Attack conditions.
6. Vampires, Gargoyles, and Death Hounds	When you enter a city or town, a vampire, gargoyle, and Death Hound are attacking.	Night or Eclipse Attack conditions.

The six events listed in the table can occur under two distinct sets of conditions:

Night Attacks: If your character is Level 8 or greater and you have not completed Dawnguard Main Quest: Kindred Judgment, these encounters can occur at night (21:00–05:00) when you enter any settlement with guards (such as a Hold Capital or village).
Eclipse Attacks: Once you’ve shot a Bloodcursed Arrow into the sun with Auriel’s Bow after completing Dawnguard Main Quest: Touching the Sky, these encounters can occur when you enter any settlement with guards during the resulting eclipse.

Part 2: Other Attacks

The following three events occur only if you have completed Dawnguard Main Quest: Bloodline but not completed Dawnguard Main Quest: Kindred Judgment.

World Interaction	Description	Prerequisites?
7. Vampire Summoner	When you enter a city or town, a vampire is skulking about. If it spots you, it approaches, summons a gargoyle, and attacks!	See above.
8. Dawnguard Scouts	Outside Castle Volkihar, you encounter a couple of Dawnguard Scouts, who attack.	See above. You must also be allied to the vampires.
9. Vampire Scouts	Outside Fort Dawnguard, you encounter a couple of Vampire Scouts, who attack.	See above. You must also be allied to the Dawnguard.