Oh thank you , Lissa! I'm so glad that Daenlin, Teresa, Alawen and I all finished in the top five! We all missed you. I hope to see you at the tournament next year. I would love to see you shoot since I understand you were trained by a Hammerfellow instead of us Valenwoodsters.

I hope you and Rihanae and Jessie stay safe during your adventures and get to pop in here for some cider sometimes.

Warmest regards to dear Maelona and that nice husband of hers.

Buffy

Can't stay on topic can she?

Talking to Superian is just adorable.

I doubt that soundly sleeping Marauder ever woke.

Aravi doesn't eat anything she finds in dungeons, but I guess Jerric isn't so picky is he?

Buffy got through without a scratch didn't she?!

Brilliant! I'm glad you posted these. I've been champing at the bit to see them!
So what does the the sun sound like when it touches the water?

Buffy, are you going to turn around and return to shore before that water-walking spell wears off?

Somehow I don't think Superian would be too happy to have to swim back, you know.

Some sass from Superian, how funny! KC said it, those two are adorable together.

Oh no, Jerric didn’t even leave a sliver of cheese and a crumb of bread? I doubt he’s ever passed a bandit’s cook pot without taking a look under the lid.

That’s a great shot into the pit area. I can imagine the swearing that those walls have heard over the years. And, um, more recently. But shaky boards are no problem here.

That long-range life detection makes such a difference. It must let Buffy really plan her path through a ruin, rather than just follow the walls.

Woo hoo, Spike!! I think these are my favorites, especially the one with Buffy on the stairs!!

Need a bath?! She probably didn’t even get sweaty! Still, I hear Anvil’s guild hall has a spectacular if busy bathing chamber.

A lovely Abecean sunset. Buffy, what did you add to the water-walk so that you would know before the spell runs out? I would hate to send a horse unexpectedly swimming.

How fun to ride along with Buffy as she makes County Anvil a little safer!

ROFL !! Your captions are hilarious !!! I have to admit peeking at these screens on your Photobucket already, LOVED THEM !!! Awesome Post, Acadian !!!

Thank you all for the nice comments regarding Buffy’s picture-trek through Fort Strand!

KC - To be honest, Buffy did get the stuffing knocked out of her by a swinging log trap. I was gracious enough not to take a picture of her crying. That's the trouble with navigating in the dark by pink glows; as careful as she is, she can still sometimes miss one of those darn traps. On chasing the sun, Buffy got scared that she might fall off the edge of Nirn and turned us around.

Rider - One time long ago, her spell did wear off out in the middle of the river and you're right, Superian was not happy! Now she casts a similar spell on herself first because she can tell how long that one has left; when the timing is running low, she hops off onto the water and recasts the spells before the mare can get wet (and mad). Before she had the magic to do all that, she had a tiny 'feather on self’ component on Superian's water walk spell so she could tell how long was left on it and wore a waterwalking ring when riding on the water. She got rid of most of her 'utility' rings as she gained more magic and mostly uses spells instead of rings now. In fact, the only rings she normally carries are a pair of detect life rings, a resist cold ring (for cold weather) and a resist fire ring (for hot places like, well, Julian knows much better than we do).

Grits - Hee! Buffy just loves her mare! We figured by the empty stewpot, that Jerric had recently been through Fort Strand. Yes, that's Buffy’s world - navigating by pink glows. I'm sure Lildereth knows what that's like. It's a long ways into the future of our story before Buffy meets Spike, but how ironic is that? The terror of her nightmare becoming a trusted savior!

mALX – I’m so glad you enjoyed Buffy’s captions!

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By Mara, we had quite a scare last week. Buffy’s home had the magicka sucked right out of it – probably a will-o-the-wisp attack we figure. Poor puter had to go to the chapel and have new stained glass windows put in. The healers there even added a couple sigil stones that fortify puter’s magicka. Fortunately, all of Buffy’s mystic bits were happily archived in several types of safe storage containers. It took us a week of frustration, wryeing and bashing to get her house rebuilt. I almost cried when my little elf came back up and said, “Well, we’re not out of the woods, yet.” Then she giggled and added, “Oh wait! We are!”

I'm not sure that's how computers work but I'll go with it.

Glad everything is back to normal.

We were all pulling for Buffy to make it back to us in one piece!! So glad to see (and hear it in her own words) she made it !!

Dame Buffy,

I encountered this picture in an Ayleid cask, I wonder if you know anything.
Buffy and Paladin

KC and mALX – Thank you so much for the well wishes. Buffy’s game is fully back and running wonderfully!

MyCat,
Squeeeeee!!! It’s Phantom!! Oh, and me and Acadian too! By Mara that is sooo timely. In a couple more episodes (Acadian says Episode 132), I get to tell you more about Phantom. Thank you for your wonderfully creative thoughtfulness.
Buffy

Dear Buffy...

Disaster!!! We need help here, and we need it FAST!

TK

Welcome back, Lissa! How am I doing? Well, I’ve been working on my Journal and writing about all the stuff that happened at Kvatch. Just writing it fills me again with every emotion under the moons and everything just sort of spills out of me. Acadian keeps trying to edit all the juicy bits so they’re not so, um, juicy. I need to have a stern chat with him. Oh, I know all about photo shoots! What wonderful screenshots you provided. After those last three spoilery ones, you look like you could use some of Angel’s apple berry juice!

Dearest TK, I got here as fast as I could. Oh my, that is indeed quite the fashion disaster! Bear in mind that Delphine calls me the elf who wears animal skins, but I think I can help. Clearly, this lovely Dunmer must choose to build from either her skirt or blouse, but certainly not the two of them together. My recommendation is to dump the skirt and build from the blouse. The skirt is entirely to ‘heavy’, dark and formal for such a beautiful daytime stroll. The blouse, on the other hand really sets off her beautiful skin without overly matching it. Oh, and she already has those beautiful green silk slippers! Those are surely keepers! So. . . she just really needs a new skirt. By all means, go for a cream silk with a pale green delicate print. The silk of course just goes with that blouse and slippers. The cream will both contrast with the darker green of her blouse and provide the perfect palette background for the pale green that ties everything together. The resulting outfit would be very much like the one often worn by the beautiful Kud-Ei. And after all, her fashion advisor is none other than the bubbling Bretonic Bravilian fashion diva herself, Delphine Jend.

Riften! Well met, and welcome to my little tavern! Would you like a sweet roll? Maybe some mulled cider? I’m so delighted that you made the trip from the big city. There are so many people over there! And it’s so dark! Can you believe they use black parchment instead of the pretty pale gray we use here? I think you’ll be very happy here. I’m so looking forward to reading of your adventures. How exciting that Raminus has approved a new guild hall! You must be a skilled mage and feel very honored to have been selected to set it up. Forgive me, but I’m not sure who Arcleus is. Is he in the guild? Oh, a visit sounds fun. It’s not cold there, is it? Do you have a heated stable for Superian, or maybe you don’t mind if she comes inside? Do you have Tamikas, sweet rolls and strawberries? Oh, and bread and cheese? Fun in your private quarters? Hee! I know how to summon a scamp and disappear. Is that what you mean? Is Frostcrag near Bruma? Do you know Jeanne Frasoric? She’s fun. I don’t know why everyone picks on her. I mean it’s not like she has blond hair or anything. Oh wait! Do you suppose she dyes it?

Thank you for dropping in friends!
Buffy

This post has been edited by Acadian: Oct 17 2011, 03:05 AM

Have you ever wondered what Umbra looks like under the ebony helm seen here?

Years after the events of Kvatch, Buffy learned from residents of Pell Gate that the Bosmeri warrior named Lenwin had been seduced by the foul blade called Umbra. The story tugged at the curious mystic archer’s heart. After some careful research, preparation and planning, she managed to free Lenwin of the cursed blade without injuring the formidable elven warrior. Although Buffy understands that the Daedra Lord Clavicus Vile may have had an interest in the cursed sword, she could care less and fed the foul blade to a lava flow. Good riddance.

Eternally grateful, Lenwin has pledged the service of her new katana and considerable skills to protecting Buffy and traveling with her whenever asked. Buffy’s path is that of bow, illusion and stealth - and best travelled alone. Nevertheless, there may be times in her future when the company of a mighty steel-clad hero will surely be of both need and comfort. For the moment however, Buffy will leave her new friend at Pells Gate. Lenwin's homecoming:

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Buffy then sought the familiar comfort of Bravil. In the next screenshot, she is enjoying a sunrise return from a two day hunting trip with her archer master. In her eyes, Daenlin will forever be the Champion Archer of Cyrodiil.

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This post has been edited by Acadian: Dec 7 2011, 05:00 PM

I love seeing Umbra smiling and talking - riding a horse !! But my fave screen is Buffy and Daenlin together out riding - AWESOME !!!

It's great seeing Umbra Lenwin freed from the influence of the blade. Wonderful screenshots Acadian!