
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The Dawnguard, especially its most prominent members, feature a rather perplexing mix of odd individuals including:. Their equipment pieces are adorned with the image of a flaming sun, their unique "Rune" weapons deal sun damage, and their unique spells take the form of projectiles and auras of light. The Power of the Sun: Their entire motif is using this trope to destroy Vampires, to the point that the DLC adds "sun damage" as a new type of damage. Post-Climax Confrontation: If you join Clan Volkihar, completing the DLC's storyline unlocks a sidequest consisting of attacking Fort Dawnguard and killing the members. Order Reborn: Regardless of what the Dawnguard actually used to be, Isran's aim is to restore it to combat the new vampire threat. The Order: One that previously existed supposedly for the purpose of hunting vampires. Unlike the others, he can somewhat back up his claim, as he mentions caches of loot they left behind which can only be opened by their spells - and these can indeed be found. Florentius says that Arkay told him the Dawnguard would raid civilian villages and blame vampires for it. Sorine believes they were turned into vampires themselves and preyed on the population.
Isran believes they served honorably, and had to eventually put down the Jarl's son, but continued to work as vampire hunters. Multiple-Choice Past: Everyone you ask will have a different version of the original Dawnguard's fate:.
After defeating Harkon, you get to exterminate every single one of them.
Kill 'Em All: The fate of the reformed Dawnguard if you choose to side with the vampires. Hunter of Monsters: They're an order of vampire hunters. Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: All the members are decked out in sets of Dawnguard, except for the helmets. Sorine says that the original Dawnguard had a powerful vampire locked in their dungeon, but all turned to vampires themselves when they realized how powerful he was. Whatever the truth is, their loot is hidden in a mine under the castle, accessible only through the use of their anti-vampire spells. Dark Secret: According to Florentius, the original Dawnguard used to pillage towns and blame it on vampires. Big Fancy Castle: Fort Dawnguard, which dwarfs forts used by the Legion or the Stormcloaks. Three of the above are available as followers as well. Badass Army: A whopping five of them - Ingjard, Durak, Celann, Isran and Gunmar - have no level cap, so they'll usually clean up well if you side with them in attacking Castle Volkihar.