Awww. May (fill in the diety) be with Shuvesse. May she go to a place so perfect, skooma is never needed.

This will be the first entry of my new dark elf spellsword. He is a refugee from the fringes of Morrowind, and currently has arrived at Helgen.

I did a "pretend-mod" with his game. He never officially went thru the Tutorial (I basically ran thru the entire thing with the sound on my TV down), so that when I started his game up tonight, he's in the middle of nowhere.

Perfect!
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Morndas, 6:27 am, 18th of Last Seed. 4th Era, Year 201

The Mighty Khack~hayer emerges from the trees, and finally finds a sign of civilization: one of Skyrim's uneven stone-block roads.

He heaves a sigh of relief.

Khack~hayer is a dark elf, and had been managing to live on the fringes of Morrowind with a group of rogues, occasionally terrorizing the Cyrodiilians of Cheydinhal. He's been living this lifestyle for just a short time, perhaps a couple of months.

Somehow, he wound up in Skyrim. I think probably he had a bounty on him in Cyrodiil, and had to flee northwards. Probably...I don't know for sure, yet.

Anyways, at the moment Khahk~hayer has just made it to Helgen, although he has no idea where he is. The place looks as if it's recently been attacked. Charred wood, some of it freshly burning, is everywhere, and Khahk~hayer is grateful. He warms himself by a large fire, eventually falling asleep after eating some carrots and mountain flowers.

Whatever army attacked this place (or was it a huge group of bandits?) must have been fierce. Perhaps this is the remnants of a Stormcloak versus Imperials battle? Whoevr it was must have had some serious spells, though. Huge stones which had formerly been walls are tossed about everywhere. The dark elf is a little leary at first, but as he explores the town, he sees absolutley nobody. He decides to spend the night.

He checks his supplies: He's got an Imperial-style sword and an iron daggar for weapons. He is able to wield both of these at the same time. He's wearing a shoddy cloth tunic & breeches, and an Imperial's leather boots. Perhaps he killed an Imperial?


His repertoire of spells currently includes a basic healing spell, as well as lightning & flaming hand spells. With just these few tools to survive, he's apparently made it this far. He also has 3 carrots, 12 lockpicks, and just 20 gold.

After spending the night in Burning Ghost Town (this is what he's named Helgen), Khahk~hayer now travels down the road he came.

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This post has been edited by Lady Saga: Jun 17 2012, 04:27 AM

Next Day @ 10 am :

A LOT happened in just short time

> Khahkhayer found a horse shortly after leaving Burning Ghost Town. Who does it belong to? Who cares. He now rides the horse.

> He comes to a cottage, which is locked. He thinks about breaking in, and then decides not to. Not until he knows this area a little better. ....As he turns around, he notices his new horse walking away. NO!

>he gets back on the horse, riding down a hill. Comes to a bandit stronghold with a high bridge just over the road. At this moment, he had also been getting chased by a wolf.

> He turns to swing his sword at the wolf, while on horseback but he isn't very good at mounted combat yet. It winds up being a series of misses, while his poor horse takes some wolf-damage.

> As he turns the horse under the bandit bridge, they release a group of bolders. Before he knows it, Khahk~hayrer's new horse is now dead.

> He runs from the bandit stronghold, as they get him with a couple arrows. Ouch!

> A couple of travelling mages approach, and while they try and figure what to do about the stronghold, Khahkhayer initially joins them, the realizes he's not really prepared for such a fight. He chickens out. Let the mages deal with them.


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Morndas, 12:43 pm, 18th of Last Seed

Khahk~hayer has arrived in a small town, which he eventually learns is Falkreath. First thing he does is find an open door on the second floor of a building, and sneaks in!

"If you're looking to buy something, see me."

comes a voice from downstairs. Dang.

He reluctantly goes downstairs. He's in some sort of shop, and the shopkeeper had just spotted him. Good thing he didn't steal anything.

He buys a loaf of bread, and heads across the street to an Inn, but once he's inside, he realizes his money supply is seriously low. He cannot even afford a bottle of mead. He does have enough for a bed, though, and once he's in his room, manages to steal a few coins (and a coinpurse) from a table, without getting caught.

He decides (after spending the night) he wants that cottage he passed by earlier. It's just a perfect spot, and as long as there aren't any patrols nearby, he will be fine. He wants it, and will murder its inhabitants, if need be, to get it.

This post has been edited by Lady Saga: Jun 17 2012, 04:37 AM

Morndas. 5:50 PM, 1st of Heartfire

It is only Day 15, yet Khahkhayre is already well-established in Skyrim. Most of this is just luck.

He's already got a house (Pinewatch). He's already got a couple of decent weapons (Sword of Cold +5, Sword of Dismay {those under Level 5 flee}). He has some Novice Robes of Restoration + Novice hood, both of which he found in Embershard Mine. And he's got a library of potions and scrolls.

Some of those potions are stolen, though. OH yes...Khahkhayre is not just a spellsword, he is also a thief! He's cleaned out the alchemy shop in Whiterun, as well as the weapons shop. There was only gold in the weapon shop; the alchemy shop, on the other hand, now has mostly bare shelves and countertops, thaks to Khahkhayre!

He returned from Whiterun to Falkreath not long ago, walking the entire way, using his new-fangled Clairvoyance spell. He can also conjure a wolf, cast Oakflesh (40 pts. of armor), and raise some dead.

He is now scoping out what appears to be a fort, not far from Falkreath.

This post has been edited by Lady Saga: Jun 19 2012, 12:39 AM

Aravi and Kharjo approached a camp where a notorious bandit was staying. The Jarl of Riften had placed a bounty on his head, and they were here to collect. The camp was situated on the crest of a hill, and sprawled over the sides so it was impossible to observe the whole camp at once. Thick tree cover kept them from taking shots with their bows when they spotted the sentry, so they were sneaking in close with swords and axes. Something had caught the sentry’s attention moments ago so they were moving quickly to get as close as they could while he was on the other side of the camp, out of sight.

The twang of a bow and the clash of weapons on armor reached the sensitive ears of the Khajiit. They waited until the sounds ceased, not wanting to get mixed up in whatever was going on. They’ll just finish off whoever is left.

They waited a little longer to make sure the fight was over and then moved through the camp. On the other side, they found every last bandit dead on the ground and an Imperial patrol forming up. They stayed hidden, not wanting the Imperials to think they were with the bandits.

When it was safe, they gathered the proof they needed for the Jarl to show the bandit was dead and left for Riften. The legion just did their work for them.

How funny !!! I've never had that happen, that is probably what had them so distracted. Nice bit of game AI there that I didn't expect! I'm glad you told (us) about that, I will look for that when I play the game next !!!

For a while I'be been thinking about bringing Lissa into Skyrim, but not in the traditional way.

I was thinking about ignoring the current timeline and playing Lissa in Skyrim as a sort of flashback to her time exploring Tamriel during her teens, as readers of her story will know.

I was thinking about doing this with Morrowind, too.

Once I decide whether it would be a good fit, i'm sure I'll have some cool stories to share with you guys.

I did something similar with my character Aravi. There was no 200 year jump when she went to Skyrim.

Yeah, I've seen some of your screens from the Aravi in Skyrim thread (very beautiful by the way )

I don't know when, or how I'll start. I'm thinking about ignoring the dragons completely and imagining she starts at the Cyrodiil gate other than how the game actually starts (with the use of fast travelling and imagination )

That's how Jerric and Darnand got to Skyrim. The only dragon was the first one, and I just ignored everything until he got out of Riverwood. I also pretend that it says "Darnand" instead of "Marcurio" on the screen. It's easy!

It's really fun to read about everyone's adventures. I've been roleplaying a bosmer for a few days now, and thought I'd contribute. She's staying away from the main quest, it's hard enough to stay alive without adding dragons into the mix thanks to the mods I recently added.

Journal of Caoilinn
Tirdas, 21st of Last Seed 4E 201

First thing that hit me when I woke up this morning, the cold. Having slept all night on one of the military issued bedrolls that the Stormcloaks use when in the field, my back was stiff as a plank. It was hard enough to persuade the soldiers to let me share their camp for the night, and then I had to share a bedroll with one of the men. I would have given anything to meet a cave bear last night. And then they wouldn't share any of their food either. Ate my last meat yesterday, so all I had this morning were some raw potatoes and stale fruit. I'm not eating that unless I starve. I had some ale to quench my thirst, allowed me to save my water and dulled the hunger a bit. Well, at least they're friendlier than the Imperials.

Snow was falling when I set out, made me glad I'd found the hood of bear-pelt, but I found a horse not more than half an hour after leaving the camp. Animal didn't like me much, but it's owner was nowhere near, and it didn't throw me of before we'd reached the border to the Rift and the snow had stopped.

Thank Kynareth for the wolves. Not long after entering the Rift I came across a pack that was out hunting, and after they realized I was a friend they allowed me to share their prey. I'll need a fire to cook the meat, but it's good to have none the less.

Caught some salmon in the river by Ivarstead. Innkeeper wouldn't let me cook it on his hearth-fire, so I had to buy some food, and then I helped some crazy guy living in a ruined house by the river. Didn't think he'd be able to give me much compensation, but I got a happy surprise. Having left the village, I came upon a fortress just as the sun had set. Camped outside of it was a man and his two bodyguards. He wants me to help take the fortress back, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow. It was tricky, convincing them that I should sleep on one of the bedrolls, but it worked. I really have to get new camping equipment, Imperials took my stuff when they arrested me near Helgen. Apparently travelling with a summoned wolf and arriving at an ambush just after the intended victims is a offense punishable by death. Well, who knew? Dragon showed up and put an end to the party, and I left for the Rift. You know the fun part? I was coming to Skyrim to help the Thalmor and their pawns. The soldiers can't have been more than in their 20s or 30s, the general maybe in his 50s judging from the grey hair, and they arrest me? I've been working for the Thalmor since before their parents were born!

Gotta sleep now, there's another day tomorrow.

Middas, 22nd of Last Seed

Set out early into the back entrance of the fortress. What can I say? Me and Faolán cut a lot of meat. Me using a bow, and he his fangs. It had been really bloody by the time I reached the kitchen, which was well stocked with food. So I took all the food I could find, cooked some over the burning fire to eat at the moment and later, and got the hell out of there. I know when I'm in above my head, and those bandits had several spell-casters.

I finally found a woodcutters axe as well, so when I got out I collected firewood for my own fires and set of again. I'm headed to Riften, hopefully the merchants there will buy some of my loot.

This post has been edited by Saquira: Jul 8 2012, 12:15 PM

My, how far you've come, my dark elf spellsword. Over the last few weeks, Khahkhayre has become very powerful, and is somewhat arrogant about his power. He's at Level 41, Day 185. I never thought he would get this far, but part of the reason he's lasted so long is because I'm pretty selective about where he goes and dungeon-diving and whatnot.

He started out as sort of a petty thief. Always looking for easy things to grab and steal. I assumed he'd be interested in the Thief Guild quest, and worked him towards Riften. But over time, he's come to rely on his magic and sword skills, which means he's become more adept at dungeon-diving and adventuring. There's more money this way, so this has become about half of his game. He still occasionally steals and causes trouble, though.

He also met Jenassa at some point, although Khahkhayre calls her "Shadow" most of the time, since she always claims she is the "shadow at your back". har har...

Khahkhayre and "Shadow" have been all over Skyrim, but have concentrated mostly on Falkreath, Riften, Whiterun, Windhelm, and Winterhold (in that order). Falkreath is his home area, Riften is his favorite village, Whiterun and Windhelm are centrally-located (great for trading), and then there's Winterhold. Khahkhayre only goes to Winterhold to snag soul gems, buy new spells, and steal from the unsuspecting! He has hardly any interest in helping them with their needs.

Khahkhayre has tried to get Shadow/Jenaasa to move in with him at Pinewatch, but she doesn't much like the place!

She doesn't like the fact that Khahkhayre's "home" is really an elaborate bandit hideout, and not truely owned by her husband. She refuses to accept Pinewatch as her true home. The bed only fits one, etc.

Coming home to Pinewatch (as Khahkhayre and "Shadow" are doing tonight) is sort of like a Pink Panther movie. In these movies, Inspector Clouseau (sp?) comes to his home, and is always attacked by Kato, his man-servant. That's kiind of the vibe during my roleplays with my spellsword, whenever he returns to Pinewatch.

This time, he told Shadow to "wait outside". Then he snuck into the house, went invisible, opened a door which leads down into a cave. Since the bandit standing guard in the house did not hear Khahkhayre, my spelllsword was then able to cast a Fear spell on the lone bandit, who now ran into the cave!

Khahkhayre followed a bit, put a Lightning Ward spell on the ground, so when the bandit came back (Bandit Thug), she now took damage. Khahkhayre immediately put the fright back into the bandit, placed another ward on the ground. Waited,...ARRGH!

With the bandit now dead in the cave, instead of the house itself, Khahkhayre returns outside, and invites his wife inwards. He tries to claim the bandits "'ave not returned, see for yerself!" but she doesn't believe him. Yes, there are no bandits in the house, but she still doesn't much like the place.



This post has been edited by Lady Saga: Jul 31 2012, 01:30 AM

Saga, I finally figured out Khahkhayre's name. That's funny about Kato. It reminds me what it was like to have a character living in Greyland in Oblivion.

Two (probably) unrelated glitches forced a reboot of a character type, and after the second one I rather lost interest in continuing her. As such, say hello to Shaharanna, a simple Dunmer girl of simple tastes. If it can't be blown up or burned down, it'll be chopped up. See? Simple.

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I sat in the back of the wagon with several other unwashed Nords and resolutely told myself I wasn't pouting. Really, Imperials get upset over the smallest things! I had the fire totally under control! I can't be blamed if some useless forest critter stepped on one of the fire runes I had around my camp. Nor should I take any blame for the kickback from it igniting the other ones. It was a boring valley anyways. I helped! At least they gave me some clothes, sort of. This is the worst day ever!

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Oh.. WOW! That.... was... AMAZING! A Dragon! A real, fire-breathing, explosion-making, town-wrecking, chomp-em-down and toss-em-around dragon! <sigh> This is the best day ever.

I managed to get some mostly decent armor off that snooty Imperial Captain. Che, just arbitrarily order my death with she? I sure showed her not to make snap judgements. Following that smelly Nord... Oh what am I saying? They're all smelly! Anyways, I followed that other Nord guy, Maylox or... something... through the keep and out the back of the fort, with plenty of fires and booms to keep me entertained. Alas, the fun looked to have ended when we hit the outside again. Hayloft was babbling something but it wasn't important. No, what was important was I found some bandits! Well... at least I think they were bandits... hmm... oh well. They were very accommodating in providing entertainment and appropriate mood lighting for that gloomy mine. I even found some jewels! Oh I should sell those... maybe the store will have some good tomes! Oh yeah, I should look into a new tent and sleep roll too...

Cough-Off is clearly stalking me! Why else would he be in the first village I found outside of that cave? I'm keeping my eye on you, you smelly Nord...

Wait, Murder (what kind of parents name a girl that? Nords are so weird!) said something about Whiterun, I remember hearing about something cool being there. I think I'll go there... Oh sweet! The blonde just shoved a pack at me filled with stuff! She not bad, despite her unfortunate name. Off to Whiterun! My noble destination... uh... it started with a J... there was alcohol there too... oh what ever, I'll find it even if I have to burn every building that stands in my way! For the Mead!

Shah is a hottie. What face mods are you using?

That's true. Greyland is the classic Pink Panther home-return in Cyrodiil. Very true! I had a paladin character who dealt with the marauder who lives in Greyland, at least a dozen times or more.

Yea...Khahkhayre. I suppose it can be pronounced several different ways. Some are naughtier than others, of course.



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This post has been edited by Lady Saga: Jul 31 2012, 07:52 PM

double post

This post has been edited by Lady Saga: Jul 31 2012, 07:50 PM

SPEW !!! Er...uh...well, I know how I pronounce it !!!! I'll have to name one of my characters "Harry Ballsitch" or "Chode Lickenstitch" - or "Grundle Aiken"

Edit: "Barry Sunday" or "Red or Mrs. Spoultry" "Aunt Flo Nicely"

Edit2: "Miles O'Hymen"


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This post has been edited by mALX: Jul 31 2012, 11:50 PM

Bella's Better Females, CBBE v3, Oblivion hair, and Covereyes v4 would be the ones affecting Shah. Still hoping for a mod to widen skin tone for the Oblivion blueberry I used with Myrin.

She's wearing Severus' jewelery and Imperial Hero Armor with Insanity's Celtic Katana over her shoulder.

I was guessing it was Bella's from the lips. Thanks!