Dawnguard Faction -- Preemptive Strike

Dawnguard Faction -- Preemptive Strike

Gunmar has located a den with a Master Vampire in it -- this is a repeatable quest so it will be at a random location -- and he needs you to go there and kill the Master Vampire.   The important think about this quest is that the vampire must be killed before he turns his allies into vampires.

Completing a Preemptive Strike Side-Quest

If you got the idea that this is a basic hunter-killer quest, well then you got the right idea.  Bearing in mind that killing undead as a Werewolf and feeding on them does not count towards perks, killing his followers (who are human) DOES.  Also bearing in mind that finding a convenient group of humans to kill that will not have a potentially detrimental effect on your reputation or the game is not as easy as it sounds, so using these quests as a means for leveling your Werewolf Perks is actually a really good idea!

It is always a good idea to save before turning in a quest in case you end up getting one that is bugged for your next side-quest -- just saying -- and note that the reward for this quest is a random leveled apparel item...  And the satisfaction of a job well done!