Skyrim: What Each Expansion Added to the Game
Skyrim has provided a seemingly endless amount of content to fans since its initial release all the way back in November 2011. With it being the norm for Elder Scrolls fans to experience multiple playthroughs of each highly-anticipated release, it is no wonder that Bethesda releases additional post-game content to satiate fans even further.
Over the decade-long lifespan of Skyrim, there have been three mainline expansions for Skyrim: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. Each of these respective DLCs brought untold amounts of additional content to the already saturated world of Skyrim, primarily in the form of new locations, gameplay mechanics, and quests.
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The first major expansion Skyrim came in the form of Dawnguard, released for the Xbox 360 and PC in 2012 and then the PlayStation 3 in 2013. Still set within Skyrim, this DLC revolves around a focused story and the addition of new skill trees and abilities.
The story for Dawnguardconcerns an embroiling conflict between the Dawnguard, a crossbow-wielding faction of vampire hunters, and the Volkihar Clan, a group of vampires intent on blocking out the sun via a ritual foretold within an Elder Scroll. As the Dragonborn, players must then choose whether to aid the Dawnguard in stopping the Volkihar from carrying out the ritual, or otherwise choose to actively help the legion of vampires achieve their sinister goal.
This main storyline is carried out over the course of 12 quests, with an additional 9 side-quests providing a large amount of additional content. In addition to these quests, Dawnguard also introduced two massive areas to the game. First is the Soul Cairn, an eerie plane of Oblivion inhabited by souls and the undead.
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