Castle Volkihar
Island fortress of the Volkihar vampire clan under Lord Harkon, and the setting for Bloodline. Once you belong to the family, Fura Bloodmouth trains Two-handed to Master and Ronthil trains Speech to Expert.
- Guild hall in Haafingar
- Shown on the world map
- Add-on: Dawnguard
How to get there
On an island far north-west of Solitude, reached by boat from Icewater Jetty.
Quests here
- Bloodline (Dawnguard): Serana asks to be taken home as soon as she is free. Leave Dimhollow Crypt by its far exit, past a word wall for Drain Vitality, and take the boat at Icewater Jetty on the north-west coast of Haafingar. Reward: Vampire Lord form and the Necromantic Healing tome if you accept.
- Chasing Echoes (Dawnguard): After the reading, Serana takes you aside: her mother Valerica fled with the second scroll, and the castle's walled-off courtyard is the place to pick up her trail. Reward: The way into the Soul Cairn.
- Kindred Judgment (Dawnguard): Starts the moment you take Auriel's Bow. The Dawnguard gather for an assault on Castle Volkihar; a vampire simply walks in with Serana. Reward: Harkon's Sword; the Volkihar side also takes over the castle.
Collectibles here
- Heal Undead (Dawnguard) – Restoration: Sold by Ronthil in Castle Volkihar, who only trades with Harkon's court.
- Harkon's Sword (Dawnguard) – Sword: Taken from Lord Harkon's remains at the end of Kindred Judgment.