Sorry if this has already been answered a lot but how do you get the DLC to start?
You see, I enjoy playing my character without him being the dragonborn so I don't do any of the main quests unless they're 100% required.
For this DLC I've been hearing that I need to be further ahead in the main quest, at least to the part with meeting the greybeards, is this true?
I'm fine if I can go to the DLC island, I don't really care for the main quest, it's the side quests, weapons, and armour the interest me.

So.. yeah.
Anyone know how exactly I can get to the island?
Thanks in advance!

If you want to do the mainquest of the dlc then your forced to become dragonborn. You need to atleast activate (not finish) the mainquest mission "Horn of Jurgen Windcaller". After that point you will be randomly attacked by cultisits that will start the dlc mainquest.


But you can travel to the island and do side questlines without doing any mainquest missions. Just go to the docks in windhelm and find the captain that will transport you to the new area.

Thank you so much for the reply!
I've been at some other forums and they all said I had to be the dragonborn no matter what, I was starting to lose hope for my poor adventures Orc!
Thanks again, made my day!