The first quest can be started by listening for rumors or asking hold guards about a group of vampire hunters who are recruiting.
Dawnguard siding quests.
Received through the lost relic quest.
They are more than likely sporting crossbows though you probably will not come across enhanced or dwarven versions and definately will not be able to get the exploding bolts.
In dawnguard main quest you have the option of siding with either the dawnguard faction the brave fellows who hunt vampires or the powerful vampires of volkihar with their leader directly.
Locket of saint jiub reward from jiub for completing the quest impatience of a saint.
Quests dawnguard main quest edit.
There is no quest immediately added to the quest journal when you first install the add on.
Harkon s sword carried by lord harkon.
If you side with the volkihar vampire clan members of the dawnguard will seek you out and try to destroy you.
Isran asked the dragonborn to recruit gunmar and sorine.
The first quest in the main questline is started by hearing about vampire hunters from an npc.
Purely reward wise the dawnguard are better.
This category contains all the side quests in the elder scrolls v.
Dawnguard rune shield a relic from the original dawnguard.
It serves as the introductory quest for the add on it involves being recruited into the dawnguard.
Received through the lost relic quest.
But the limitations of the dawnguard meshes and the lack of voice actors scripting quest making the passing of my brother in 2016 and life in general kinda sunk those plans.
39 new quests are added by the dawnguard add on with both a main questline and multiple side and miscellaneous quests.
Specifically the ancient technology quests allow you to smith crossbows and crossbow bolts both steel and dwarven and lost relic quests allow you to recover three unique magic items.
Siding with the dawnguard allows access to some unique rewards.
Fort dawnguard headquarters to the dawnguard vampire hunters.
From there you could expand the dawnguard into a veritable army which you d actually see out in the world fighting vampires like you see the imperial vs stormcloak spawns.
They offer better rewards overall yes the dwarven crossbow is beter than the dragonbone bow the huskies and armoured trolls are stronger than the death hounds and the weapons are superior.
The enchantment is unique in that it only works if wielded by a vampire.