Main Quests

This page lists every Main Quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, whether you are playing the Special Editions, Anniversary Editions on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch or elsewhere. The Main Quests of Skyrim take place in two concurrent story arcs: the civil war between the Imperial Legion and the rebellious Stormcloaks, and the return of the long thought-to-be extinct dragons.

Take note, however, that all of the quests you come across in Skyrim never really fall under a "sidequest" category in your travel Journal. That is because the interconnectivity of the quests is so elaborate in their design that every quest has meaning and is not simply some arbitrary fetch quest.

For simplicity's sake, however, this walkthrough will focus on the main dragon questline. All other questlines ( as can be seen in the in-game stat tracker) will be listed in Side Quests.

Skyrim Walkthrough

Below are guides to all of the main questlines in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. You can click on any of the links below for a full walkthrough for that particular quest.

Dragons Return to Skyrim

Civil War In Skyrim

The following questline details taking a side to champion the cause of either the Imperial Army, or the Nord Stormcloaks.

All Stormcloak Quests:

All Imperial Quests:

All Guild Quests

The following side questlines are all related to the various guilds and factions you can join in Skyrim, and rise through the ranks to become a trusted member - or even the leader!