Dawnguard

This is a sub-page of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Dawnguard is the first DLC for Skyrim, released worldwide for the Xbox 360 on June 26, 2012; the PC on August 2; and the PlayStation 3 on February 27, 2013. But what makes Dawnguard noteworthy is how it adds a crapload of unused data and test cells.

Unused Dialogue#

Vigilant Tolan during Awakening#

Vigilant Tolan originally played a much bigger role than he does in the final game. Instead of encountering him at Fort Dawnguard, the player originally started the Dawnguard questline by finding a wounded Tolan at the destroyed Hall of the Vigilant. Upon healing him, he would offer the player the same dialogue as he does in the final game, with the exception of the topic "What was the Hall of the Vigilants?", which appeared as "What was this place?" in order to make sense for the location. The player could then ask him how he survived the attack on the hall.

The player would then have been able to ask Tolan where the vampires went after the attack. Although the player's dialogue is no longer present, Tolan's dialogue still is. Also of note is that Tolan wants to meet at Dead Drop Falls, a cavern only accessible via Fort Dawnguard. It never has any relevance in the final game and may have been located elsewhere.

If the player talked to Tolan, but left before healing him, he would've cried out.

Vigilant Tolan during Bloodline#

This quest would've played out mostly in the same way as the final game, with one major difference. The player still reported to Tolan, rather than Isran, who wasn't met at this point. Also, the player would've returned to Tolan with Serana, before heading to Castle Volkihar.

Upon returning to Tolan after bringing Serana home, he would've said this. What the player would've answered is unknown, as is any following dialogue.

Vigilant Tolan during A New Order#

This quest would've originally started off by meeting Vigilant Tolan at Stendarr's Beacon, where a scene would play out between him and Isran. The two Vigilants that are by Tolan's side in the final game would've also appeared here, tending to the beacon with a third, additional Vigilant.

After this scene, Isran would speak to you, asking about your connection to Tolan.

It is unknown what would've happened after this, but at one point the player would've gone to Fort Dawnguard, where a short scene would've played out between guards Celann and Durak. It seems that the Fort would've been attacked by vampires at this point, like the final game. This also would've been the first time that the player entered the Fort.

Vigilant Tolan during Bolstering the Ranks#

Vigilant Tolan would've also been able to elaborate on Florentius and Isran's past during the quest Bolstering the Ranks.

It seems that after this point, the story was re-written, as there are no more references to Tolan to be found anywhere.

Unused Armor#

Ancient Falmer Crown#

This circlet is not used anywhere in-game, making it go unused, a piece of the Ancient Falmer set.

Image	Name	Value	Description	Enchant	Weight	Type	Armor Rating	Biped
	Ancient Falmer Crown	350	-	-	2	Clothing	0	Circlet

Unused Models#

Arvak#

Arvak has another model which contains regular fire instead of its current colour.

Front	Diagonal	Side

Reflecting Shield#

Auriel's Shield in the files of the game is called Reflecting Shield, this model is another version of Auriel's Shield which is a heavily modified glass shield model with missing parts.

Unused Map Markers#

Both Windhelm and Dawnstar receive new map markers with this DLC, both for their docks. Neither marker ever gets enabled and, in Dawnstar's case, it was likely seen as redundant. Also of note is that neither the "Windhelm Docks" or "Dawnstar Docks" markers use the symbol of docks (anchor), but rather that of a shipwreck (ship).

Test Cells#

To access these cells on PC, open the console command by pressing the ~ key or the ` key and then type coc .

DLC1NPCHome#

This interior cell is modeled like a Nordic barrow. It is a single square room with two very short hallways with dead ends.

Exterior

DLC1LDUtilityCell#

A Dwemer-decorated room which includes items from the DLC: the Aetherial Crown, Staff, and Shield, plus the Aetherium Crest.

Exterior

testFalmer#

This interior cell is set up like a stone fortress. Behind the entrance is empty space. There are Ancestor Moths in the middle of the main room, with three locations on the ground where they can land. There is nothing of interest up the stairs. A leveled melee bandit stands next to the doorway, through which there is a small room. Embers float next to a broken part of a wall, which leads to a dirt tunnel with wooden support beams. The tunnel ends in nothingness.

Exterior

testGiant#

Similar to the testFalmer cell, this too is set up like a stone fortress. In the middle of the main room is a weak test vortex with a number of items in it—four Iron Daggers, two Hide Shields, two Deathbell flowers, one Daedric Greatsword of the Inferno, and four bloody human leg bones. In one corner of the room is a test Storm Atronach (level 30), but it is disabled and does not appear. There is nothing of interest up the stairs. Through the doorway, there is a small room with floating embers next to a broken part of the wall, which leads to a dirt tunnel with wooden support beams. The tunnel ends in nothingness.

Interior	Exterior