Skyrim: The Break of Dawn — Where to Start and Rewards

The Break of Dawn can be started in two different ways. This guide shows where to begin and what rewards are available.

Ways to Start

The quest can be started in two ways.

  1. Inspect Meridia's Beacon after finding it in a boss chest

    This item spawns randomly in one of the boss chests. Meridia speaks to you as soon as you pick up her Beacon, making this the most natural story introduction to the quest.

  2. Activate the Statue of Meridia west of Solitude

    If you've already discovered the shrine, activating the statue starts the quest immediately.

Rewards

  • Dawnbreaker

    A unique one-handed sword that burns undead and can trigger fiery explosions.

  • Leveled gold

External resource

Read The Break of Dawn on UESP