Skyrim: A Daedra's Best Friend — Where to Start and Rewards

A Daedra's Best Friend has one standard starting method. It requires level 10. This guide shows where to begin and what rewards are available from each outcome.

Ways to Start

The quest has one standard starting method.

  1. Ask a guard about the missing dog in Falkreath

    A guard near the entrance to Falkreath asks whether you have seen a dog and directs you to Lod, the town blacksmith. Speaking with Lod causes Barbas to appear on the road outside Falkreath.

Prerequisites

  • Reach level 10

    The quest becomes available once the player reaches level 10.

Rewards

Kill Barbas

  • The Rueful Axe

    A unique enchanted battleaxe, but not a Daedric artifact.

Spare Barbas

  • The Masque of Clavicus Vile

    A unique Daedric artifact awarded for returning Barbas to Clavicus Vile.

External resource

Read A Daedra's Best Friend on UESP