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post Dec 19 2011, 09:57 PM
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J’Shanji gets those remarks, too. I wasn’t sure if it was because he’s Khajiit, or the lockpicking thing. He’s not in the TG.

Here’s a page from Jensa’s notebook:


Today I met an Altmer who didn’t try to kill me, but we still didn’t get along. Sven and I went into a shop to see about a trade, and the lady behind the counter started giving me a hard time about what I was wearing. I’ll admit that I don’t know much about city ways. Instead of giving her a smack I asked her what she meant. She said she had an outfit that would make me look less like a bandit. I noticed that she didn’t say much to Sven. Of course by then he was back in his bard clothes.

Her fancy gown might be something that a Jarl would wear, but I didn’t care for it. The damn thing itched my skin, weighed a ton, and the color was straight out of a diaper. I asked Sven if it made my backside look big. Poor man looked like he had half swallowed a bee and didn’t know whether to choke it down or cough it up. I took that as a yes.

The Altmer lady started to give me a hard time again, but then I told her I had some Thalmor robes to trade. Those elves have been busy trying to Justiciate me. When I heaved the stack up onto the counter her eyes got big and her mouth got quiet. She made a good trade and didn’t even mention the blood. Now I have a new dress, a lot like the blue one Auntie Dorka made for my thirteenth spring. It’s soft, and it makes me feel pretty. I can tell that Sven likes it. Maybe it reminds him of Camilla. He’s getting that mopey look again. Tonight I’ll latch the door and give him something else to think about.


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post Dec 19 2011, 11:32 PM
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Yeah, that would do it too. My mage has been getting people complain about the ruin we first entered even though it's been a month since then. My TG get comments about recognizing TG armor as well so.. yeah. There must be a broadsheet of all guild members/activities sent out every other day to all holds.


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post Dec 20 2011, 01:31 AM
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QUOTE(liliandra nadiar @ Dec 19 2011, 05:32 PM) *

Yeah, that would do it too. My mage has been getting people complain about the ruin we first entered even though it's been a month since then. My TG get comments about recognizing TG armor as well so.. yeah. There must be a broadsheet of all guild members/activities sent out every other day to all holds.



Here in Tennessee we get a weekly paper called "Busted." It is broken down into the numerous counties it covers and has sections like "This Week in the Drunk Tank!" and "Sticky Fingers! This Week's Theft Arrests!"

For Assault and Battery the section is entitled, "Ready 2 Rumble." Anyone caught drug trafficking is on the page titled "Weekly Traffic Report."

I guess Skyrim has the same thing, but it is updated every second and you don't have to be arrested (or even seen) to be put in it.

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post Dec 21 2011, 12:29 AM
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From Jensa, who will soon be decapitating people with her greatsword. I'm pretty sure the mystic archer plan is not going to happen with this one. kvleft.gif


Dammit, now my book is missing the last chapter! I should have known something was up when Sven took it into the bushes after he ate all of those snowberries. For a bard, that man is not much of a reader. Everyone knows you start pulling out the pages that folk have already read. I’m pretty sure I can guess how it ends, though. They weren’t really talking about bread.

It wasn’t because of the book, but Sven and I have parted ways. He was watching the sky all day on the road, and then a dragon attacked while we were in the middle of Rorikstead. We put it down with the guards’ help. That means they saw what happened after. I still don’t want to think about it. Now there are a bunch more folk telling me to climb the Steps. I guess it all got to be too much for Sven, and he left me. That's all right. There’s a fellow at the inn who wants to go adventuring. I suppose that’s what I’m doing. He handled himself pretty well against the dragon, so I’ll walk with him for awhile. Tonight I’m staying at the inn. It’s late because there was a lot of mead to drink. Erik told some regular-folk stories, and they were all funnier than Sven’s bard tales. Maybe we’ll make some new stories out on the road.


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post Dec 21 2011, 12:37 AM
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QUOTE(Grits @ Dec 20 2011, 06:29 PM) *

From Jensa, who will soon be decapitating people with her greatsword. I'm pretty sure the mystic archer plan is not going to happen with this one. kvleft.gif


Dammit, now my book is missing the last chapter! I should have known something was up when Sven took it into the bushes after he ate all of those snowberries. For a bard, that man is not much of a reader. Everyone knows you start pulling out the pages that folk have already read. I’m pretty sure I can guess how it ends, though. They weren’t really talking about bread.

It wasn’t because of the book, but Sven and I have parted ways. He was watching the sky all day on the road, and then a dragon attacked while we were in the middle of Rorikstead. We put it down with the guards’ help. That means they saw what happened after. I still don’t want to think about it. Now there are a bunch more folk telling me to climb the Steps. I guess it all got to be too much for Sven, and he left me. That's all right. There’s a fellow at the inn who wants to go adventuring. I suppose that’s what I’m doing. He handled himself pretty well against the dragon, so I’ll walk with him for awhile. Tonight I’m staying at the inn. It’s late because there was a lot of mead to drink. Erik told some regular-folk stories, and they were all funnier than Sven’s bard tales. Maybe we’ll make some new stories out on the road.



Wait, this story is missing some details !!! What book, and what did the guards see????? ROFL !!!

Maxical walked into Riverwood her first day in Skyrim and heard Sven telling his own mother to shut up - that was his last opportunity to go walk about with her. She would have warned Jensa, but it was too late.


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post Dec 21 2011, 03:37 PM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Dec 20 2011, 06:37 PM) *

Wait, this story is missing some details !!! What book, and what did the guards see????? ROFL !!!

Maxical walked into Riverwood her first day in Skyrim and heard Sven telling his own mother to shut up - that was his last opportunity to go walk about with her. She would have warned Jensa, but it was too late.

biggrin.gif All I'll say is that when you find the book, you will definitely know it!!

It was hearing Sven's chat with his mom in Aravi's video that inspired his less than honorable discharge from Jensa's company. My characters have always been running after someone and never heard that whole dialog.


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post Dec 21 2011, 03:43 PM
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QUOTE(Grits @ Dec 21 2011, 09:37 AM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Dec 20 2011, 06:37 PM) *

Wait, this story is missing some details !!! What book, and what did the guards see????? ROFL !!!

Maxical walked into Riverwood her first day in Skyrim and heard Sven telling his own mother to shut up - that was his last opportunity to go walk about with her. She would have warned Jensa, but it was too late.

biggrin.gif All I'll say is that when you find the book, you will definitely know it!!

It was hearing Sven's chat with his mom in Aravi's video that inspired his less than honorable discharge from Jensa's company. My characters have always been running after someone and never heard that whole dialog.



Maxical heard it as she was following the Imperial home. As soon as she left the Imperial's house, she went over to Hilde and confirmed that a dragon had attacked that fort. That made both Hilde and Maxical feel a bit better. But Sven was in her bad books from that point on.



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post Dec 22 2011, 04:21 PM
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An update from Jensa:


Erik and I have gotten better at fighting together. With his battleaxe and my greatsword, we need some room to work. I guess his farm gets a lot of attention from bandits. Just like our camp back home. It seems like no matter how little you have, there’s always someone who’s willing to take it.

I’ve been meaning to tell Erik about my little Thalmor problem, but the moment never seemed right. Now there’s no need. Here’s what happened.

We’d been climbing over hot rocks for hours, trying to keep between the giants and the sabre cats without either one taking notice. Erik is no hunter. That man has some heavy feet. We finally came out on the top of a waterfall with the road down right on the other side. The sun was up and we could see clear across the valley. The river sang in our ears and rumbled our bones. Even the mud smelled clean.

“By the Nine,” Erik says. Then he gives me a quick look like he’s not sure what I’ll do.

Before I can say a word there’s a flash of light off of that gold colored Elven armor. It’s Justiciars on the road, and they have a prisoner. I don’t need to ask what Erik wants to do. He just admitted he’s a Talos worshiper. “I've got your back,” I told him, and I found us a quick way across the river. The next thing I know there’s angry words and weapons drawn.

I got the prisoner free and gave him my dagger. He couldn’t do much with it except die pretty well. He was glad for the chance, though, I could see it in his face. I’m going to pick up a couple of spare axes in case this happens again. No one should end their days in a Thalmor prison.


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post Dec 22 2011, 05:17 PM
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Has anyone confirmed that Erik's voice is done by Todd Howard himself? It sure sounds like him, and I think Todd would have done something like that as a tribute to Immok. I was terrified at the thought of getting Erik as a follower unless I was sure he could be made essential, just in case the game did not set him up as essential.


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post Dec 22 2011, 05:33 PM
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I think Erik has the same voice as Sven, but I don't know. They both say some of the same things.

Erik will be immortal in my game through reloading. If he dies I'll reload and tell him to go his own way so that Jensa will have to deal with the consequences, but I'm not going to leave him on the ground. sad.gif


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post Dec 22 2011, 05:46 PM
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QUOTE(Grits @ Dec 22 2011, 11:33 AM) *

I think Erik has the same voice as Sven, but I don't know. They both say some of the same things.

Erik will be immortal in my game through reloading. If he dies I'll reload and tell him to go his own way so that Jensa will have to deal with the consequences, but I'm not going to leave him on the ground. sad.gif



I didn't think he sounded anything like Sven, but I didn't hear Sven talk as much as I heard him ... "sing."

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post Dec 22 2011, 06:39 PM
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For anyone who is wondering, the "Erik the Slayer" NPC was created in memory of Erik West, or as he was known on the Bethesda Forums, "Immok the Slayer" - who passed away last May 11 at the age of just 19 from cancer.

Erik was a visitor to Bethesda's HQ when Skyrim was in development through the "Make a Wish" foundation. They picked him up from Washington DC in a stretch Limo and drove him up to Bethesda. The Devs were so impressed with his knowledge of Oblivion that they gave him an in depth tour of Bethesda studios and decided to create a character in his honor that he could see in Skyrim.

Erik's own words expressing his excitement about meeting everyone at Bethesda can be found here:


http://scrollstudio.com/forum/Thread-Immok-goes-to-Bethesda


He was as tight-lipped as any of the Dev's about the secrets revealed to him, as you can see by his responses.


Sadly, Erik died in May 2011 from his long battle with cancer and never got to see the release of Skyrim.




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Here is an article about Erik:


http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1934377780...stopped-smiling



** I am almost 97-99% positive that Todd Howard did the voice acting for the "Erik the Slayer" character in tribute, if anyone can confirm that, please post it.


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post Dec 22 2011, 07:23 PM
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Thanks for sharing mALX!


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post Dec 22 2011, 07:56 PM
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Indeed, thank you mALX! And thank you, Bethesda, for honoring Erik West's memory.

Now, to business: the journeys of Veritas Marcellius can be found here.

I know, lots of text in the first post, but that's simply the introduction and backstory.


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post Dec 23 2011, 04:46 PM
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mALX, thank you for posting that. It's great to know the real story behind such a delightful character. smile.gif

I don't know if they made Erik the Slayer essential, but he is extremely tough. Yesterday I saw him get hit by frost and flame attacks while he was already on his knees from a swinging gate trap. I guess the mages must have already started their attacks when he took a knee, because normally they would stop attacking at that point. Anyway, he got back up while still on fire. blink.gif I was not expecting that.


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Jensa is in a bit of a pickle:


It’s been a rough day. I drank too much last night and woke up far from where I started. I’m sore in places I won’t admit to, half the city is mad at me, and the other half just smiles and winks. And where the hell is Erik? I don’t know whether to look for him or stay put and hope he finds me. Or maybe pray that he doesn’t, depending on what he might have witnessed. The details are just starting to surface, and so far they are not good. I’ve got a mess on my hands here. Maybe he’ll show up while I’m dealing with it.





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post Dec 23 2011, 04:54 PM
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QUOTE(Grits @ Dec 23 2011, 10:46 AM) *

mALX, thank you for posting that. It's great to know the real story behind such a delightful character. smile.gif

I don't know if they made Erik the Slayer essential, but he is extremely tough. Yesterday I saw him get hit by frost and flame attacks while he was already on his knees from a swinging gate trap. I guess the mages must have already started their attacks when he took a knee, because normally they would stop attacking at that point. Anyway, he got back up while still on fire. blink.gif I was not expecting that.


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Jensa is in a bit of a pickle:


It’s been a rough day. I drank too much last night and woke up far from where I started. I’m sore in places I won’t admit to, half the city is mad at me, and the other half just smiles and winks. And where the hell is Erik? I don’t know whether to look for him or stay put and hope he finds me. Or maybe pray that he doesn’t, depending on what he might have witnessed. The details are just starting to surface, and so far they are not good. I’ve got a mess on my hands here. Maybe he’ll show up while I’m dealing with it.



Jensa keeps me laughing with her antics and inner thoughts !! I wonder what she did do? ROFL !!!


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post Dec 23 2011, 05:00 PM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Dec 23 2011, 10:54 AM) *

Jensa keeps me laughing with her antics and inner thoughts !! I wonder what she did do? ROFL !!!

biggrin.gif She's on a real quest, poor girl, but the details have been redacted to protect the innocent. I know that Trey has been there!! laugh.gif


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post Dec 23 2011, 05:52 PM
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Last night I decided to start a new character. Fire Walker is an Argonian battle mage with an affinity for fire magic and necromancy. He's a good guy in general, but definitely has a looser set of morals than Aravi has. He doesn't do any of that sneaking crap either.

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The smell of burned flesh is heavy in the air of the crypt as Fire Walker checks if anything is salvageable from the corpses. A few coins from each one makes him grunt in disapproval. No bother. Their deaths will profit him when he returns to Whiterun. The Nord with the big rusty axe had a bounty on his head.

The groan of his zombie gets his attention. It is unusual that this zombie survived the fight with the two bandits he just searched. He looks at the zombie and grips his mace. The zombie is no longer useful now that the crypt is empty of the living, save himself. With that in mind, he dismisses the zombie with a casually brutal strike to the temple. As the zombie falls away, he is disturbed by what he hears… a quiet whisper from his former tool.

“Thank you…”


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That freaked me out to know the zombies would say that. URK !! I may never use that spell !!! Great story, KC !!!


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QUOTE(King Coin @ Dec 23 2011, 11:52 AM) *
As the zombie falls away, he is disturbed by what he hears… a quiet whisper from his former tool.

“Thank you…”

ohmy.gif I had no idea. That is disturbing. Fire Walker sounds like he's going to be a lot of fun, and very different from Aravi! I look forward to hearing about his adventures! smile.gif


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In other news, things have improved for Jensa:


Erik found me at the temple. He had a look on his face that said I should apologize and not offer any details. So that’s what I did.

“And I’m still in a heap of trouble,” I finished up.

“No problem,” he says with one of his quick little grins. “How can I help?”

This fellow is all right.


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