I kept hearing this song in my head as I watched Aravi...

I recognize this cave. Cragwallow Slope? I think there are a bunch of mages and atronachs in there. They always make for a tough fight, since they tend to swarm. I cannot wait to see how Wereravi deals with them!

Wow, she threw that first guy across the room like he was a doll! Is that a new animation?

So does the feeding heal you? That was my impression. What does that roar do? I see Aravi does it all the time.

That boss conjurer really took a lot out of Aravi with that lightning. Some of those fights were pretty close things after that.

How nice that she can light her campfire with a flare spell.

I forgot to mention. That first closeup pic of Aravi was great. I love that little smile of hers.

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You have to know "Aravi!" is my fave of the two screens, lol. AWESOME SHOT !!!!!!!

WOW, Aravi was powerbusting those mages! This vid was the first time I noticed Aravi's health getting so low, and I wondered how she would heal since she couldn't access her inventory as a werewolf - then I saw it go up when she fed. Awesome !!! I love these vids where Aravi lets the wolf out, what a way to clear a cave! Loved this vid!


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Ready for a fight with a crossbow! I love how intent Aravi looks, and Kharjo’s angry ears. But of course the close-up of Aravi is just perfect.

Oh my gosh, that first werewolf kill will be hard to beat. Whoa, Aravi took a lot of damage from that shock spell. The beast didn’t want another ice atronach when there was a tasty conjurer behind it to eat! Werewolf Aravi is fun to watch!

Then Aravi wakes up with a stomach ache. I like that you showed the price she pays when she went back to rest. The wolf gets to do some fun mauling, and Aravi wakes up exhausted and torn all to pieces.

Still, awesome werewolf fun!!

Loved that lake with the waterfall and geysers in the opening scene.

‘I feel the need. The need to feed!’ The werewolf eschews Aravi’s little blue feeties of stealth and takes a more. . . direct approach to dungeon exploration. When it absolutely positively needs to be destroyed overnight, send the beast.

I see flame wenches and frosties are not to her taste.

What beautiful cinematic work near the end there when she is curled up outside the cave, then later at the campsite. One can almost feel what she must be thinking. I’m with SubRosa in really liking that Aravi can light her campfire with a fire spell.

Wonderful screens! Aravi’s beautiful and Kharj has a new crossbow!

YUSS! YUSS! Some good ol "Wereavi(I got a kick out of that) action.

Subrosa: Feeding does extend bloodlust and health, contrary to the other ES games. Maybe it's cause its a different werewolf strain. Anyways, the Howl of Fear, or Scent of Blood, is basically a roar that frightens off enemies. In a lore standpoint, its as if they are looking at Hircine himself. Pretty awesome.

GO ARAVI!!!!! Do it Doggystyle!

Oh wait . . .she's a khajiit .(good save, huh?)

Aravi had to unleash the beast sooner or later, glad she did . She must be careful though, especially when fighting those Atronachs! I remember fooling around with Kraven in his werewolf form and he got killed a few times by those pesky magic wielders!

She has to watch out, otherwise she may just wake up in the savannahs of the Hunting Grounds! Crossbows, eh? Damn fine weapon, it is! Aside from teeth and claws, feline or lupine, some nuts and bolts would be welcome too! In any case, anything Aravi does kicks major butt!

SubRosa:Not a new animation, I don't think. There are about four different ones, a werewolf claw attack, a neck bite attack, an attack where the wolf throws a person and one where he squeezes and bites the victim's head off .

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This was cute

SPEW! Now I have pea soup on my keyboard!

@SubRosa: This was a really tough cave to do as a werewolf, I certainly would have chosen a different one had I known.

I believe the throw is an old animation. It was pretty cool though! And as LL said, feeding does heal, and the roar causes lower level enemies to run. And I love the roar.

Thanks on the close up, she really has a pretty face for a kitty. Thanks SubRosa!

@mALX: I always know you like the close shots!

As miserable as going wolfy makes Aravi, I always enjoy it. It’s a totally different play style from her norm. A little variety is always interesting. Thanks mALX!

@Grits: Everybody loves that close up of Aravi!

You got it on the atronach! The wolf wasn’t going to stop for it when the nummy was running away!

Being a werewolf isn’t fun for Aravi, and I can’t skip that part. She pays dearly for the protection it provides from vampirism. Is it worth it? Sometimes she doesn’t think so. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: I kind of skip over it, but Aravi stays in that area for a few days. There are some wonderful hot springs to bathe in.

The werewolf is so different from Aravi. There is nothing subtle about it. No blue feeties!

Glad you liked that part at the end. I had some different things planned, but that’s the one that worked the best. Thanks Acadian!

@LL: Wereavi! I approve! Thanks LL!

@DE: She really should have unleashed it sometime near Winterhold, but she held it in until she got here. This cave was very difficult; I had thoughts of abandoning this place and finding a new cave or fort for the wolf to run though.

She is cute, I’m glad you think so too. I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to retire her character. Thanks DE!

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When Aravi gets to Riften, she and Kharjo settle into the Bee and Barb Inn. After a day she meets an Argonian with a skooma problem…

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Just a note, there is a really strange sound when Aravi enters the warehouse. I don't know what caused it, and I couldn't get rid of it either.

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Screens:

Just chatting…
…and relaxing

Bows

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I grinned when Aravi lingered to watch the butterflies because I knew she was thinking about Buffy as she did so.

When Aravi used the key to slip into the warehouse, I was expecting some sneaky cloak and dagger work as she sleuthed for clues. Yikes! Right into a fight! But she does find some clues. Something tells me she’ll be headed for that cavern that was mentioned in the note. Lol on trying the moon sugar!

Loved the screens of A&K hanging out. The alchemy setup is really neat and Kharjo's cape is very cool. Bow and crossbow! Woot!

I guess you cannot keep the cats out of the fishery!

Skooma is bad? What is wrong with stamina potions? That is one of the things that really makes me roll my eyes about Skyrim.

So Aravi is going to hunt down a drug dealer? I see she is following in Teresa's footsteps. Let's hope she gets more support from the law than our wood elf did.

Meet one more incompetent Jarl. One thing I do like about Skyrim is that its governments are just as inept as those we have IRL.

Whoa, did the steward just try a pick up line on the bodyguard? I am with Aravi there. That was TMI!

Boy, that was some welcome in the warehouse. Not one second inside the door and Aravi is being attacked. But she has a... pink spell... in store for that villian. Oh neat, a fear spell. Then a shout and a spike in the back of the head to finish things off.

A little moon sugar for the road, and we are off to Cragslane Cavern!

That is a neat eagle symbol on Kharjo's shoulder in the first pic. I think that was my fav of all of them. Though I did like kitty sitting in the Astrid pose in the second pic (if you do the beginning of the Dark Brotherhood questline, you will understand what I mean).

It was neat to see Valindor wielding his bucket. I like the fishery building for some reason. What a nice day out on the docks. Aravi had the right outfit to catch the sun!

I love the butterfly watching. Aravi got an earful of how Riften operates with the idiot Jarl, the slimy Steward, and the horny Housecarl.

Aravi made quick work of those dealers! When she looked at all of that moon sugar, I wondered if she would take a little taste!

Yay, screens! It’s cute the way Aravi likes to sit on tables. That one’s my favorite. I love the lighting in Bows. Ouch, that ice spike! Poor Kharjo.

I love Wajeeta! And then she thanks Kharjo for the help, ROFL !!! Skooma has her vision blurred, and a cat is a cat, ROFL !!

WOO HOO! "Meet me in my chambers later..." and then Aravi's trademark head shake - LOVED it !!

Uh oh, Aravi stole and ate Skooma! Will she get addicted? Is it like that Filligrew stuff in SI?

Absolutely LOVE this vid!

You know which screen is my favorite, lol. Kharjo making potions while Aravi sits on the table and talks with him! AWESOME SHOT !!!!

Awesome update !!!!

So we begin with Wujeeta in the brink of being fired and being a druggie!

Mighty finisher that was, against Sarthas Idren! Dayum! Perfect execution by the sword to the neck!

Hahaha, no Khajiit can resist the sugar! It is the sweet of sweets! I loved the fact that she was heading out, then then paused to reconsider. Just a taste, she must of wondered.

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So the tables are reversed with Kharjo cooking the meals and Aravi chilling on the mountain side. Epic. Now, the quest continues onto the Cragslane( I thought it was craigslist) Cavern!

@Acadian: They were such pretty butterflies, like Buffy!

No such luck in the warehouse, someone was watching the door. A Khajiit just has to try the sugar. Thanks Acadian!

@SubRosa: I was disappointed on the handling of Skooma. It was weak in Oblivion as well, but at least it had some effects.

Well, you could say the law was just absent in this case. Does that count as more helpful?

The shout is one of my favorites: disarm. It only really works on low level enemies but I love using it still. I think it’s cute when Aravi sits on a table like that. I have not done the beginning part of the DB so I don’t know much about that. I would like to somehow get Aravi into position to kill them, but that involves doing something that she probably wouldn’t do. I’ll have to see. Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: I like that outfit too, she has a cute tummy. Sorry she didn’t have anything to wear with it. I’ve been looking!

How could a Khajiit pass up all that sugar?

I think it’s cute too how she sits on tables. Kharjo’s tough and Aravi healed him when the action was over. Thanks Grits!

@mALX: I like Riften’s Argonians. She didn’t take skooma, she took moon sugar. That’s such a cute screen, glad you like it. Thanks mALX!

@DE: Sarthas Idren wasn’t a very good fighter. He lost his weapon easily when Aravi shouted, and went fast after that. Ha! Yeah, she was just going to leave it all there, but… she had to try some.

Heh, usually Aravi packs food for the journey, but Kharjo felt like cooking I guess. Thanks DE!

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Aravi speaks to the Jarl again, and then it is off to the cavern.

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Screens:
Ivarstead

Swimming in the Rift

Unwanted company in the Bannered Mare

Screens first: (you knew I'd love this one best) - 'Swimming in the Rift', of course! I absolutely love that screen! Unwanted Company I loved too, for Aravi's facial expression! You sure named that one right, that guy looks like he was born chin first.

The vid - I did find that cavern when I was putting stuff on the map, and thought I was doing a favor releasing the "pet" wolves afterward - big mistake! ROFL!! Never went into the cavern, so that was an interesting insight to what I'd find in it, lol. Great Vid! Awesome Update !!!

Ivarstead is my fav of the pics. Cats just love to find a high place to sit!

I always try to get down there and let the wolves out. I love turning captive animals against their former masters. I see Kharjo sent his familiar down there too.

Ah, that's the place with the wolf arena. Or one of them at least. I think there is another. A good spot for a Frenzy spell, that is for sure! As always, Aravi is unstoppable when those two swords come out!

Who added Jay Leno to the game? Or is that just a chin-colored beard?

I just knew Aravi would get sent to Cragslane Cavern. The trip to, as well as the arrival at the cave had an epic feel to it that I quite enjoyed. I think it was a combo of the scenery, leisurely pace, epic music and your stellar camera management. The camp outside the cave had a wonderful ‘feel’ to it. I could almost smell the cooking pots bubbling.

She slips on those little blue feeties and sneaks inside! Some great team fighting with the deadly A&K duo.

The screenshots were fabulous! I know cats like to be up high as SubRosa said, but I wonder if there is an element of Aravi being short that leads her to favor high perches. Argh! Damn blade of underwater grass was hiding her kitty boobs! The unwelcome Nordic attention was priceless. Aravi’s face said a lot and I imagined K-Kat ready to come storming around the corner and introduce Mr Chin to Spirit Wolf.

Swimming in the Rift.
How convenient that the grass spares us a view of kitty boobs! Grrr!

Unwanted company in the Bannered Mare was hilarious. Truly priceless. Nords dislike khajiits, so he must of beel like "Wtf" is she doing here? Hahaha.

Onto video:

Ah, yes, I love Aravis' sniping capabilities as she sneaks alongside the mountain and makes use of her marksmanship. One bandit got an arrow through the skull! She has mighty good aim!

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Kharjo: "Dis whatchu want? Huh!?"

That team-up with the Spirit Wolf was awesome against the first bandit. The familiar does come into handy. Her frenzy spell also came in good use, too.

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@mALX: Of course swimming in the Rift for you!

Aravi might have tried releasing the wolves, she has a couple of ways of dealing with them, but Kharjo didn’t give her the option. Thanks mALX!

@SubRosa: Our cat limped around for a while and we thought she got arthritis. Then later we see her sitting on top of the cupboards in the kitchen! Whatever it was, she got better.

There is at least one other place that does wolf fights. I like it that frenzy spells are area effect. Thanks SubRosa!

@ghastley: Someone should turn him into Jay. This guy has a blond beard, but it does look like an enormous chin. Thanks ghastley!

@Acadian: Wow, thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the opening so much. Being small might have something to do with high perches. Ha! That darn grass getting in the way! Aravi just sat down next to the fire and then Mr. Chin got out of his seat and walked over to sit by her! Thanks Acadian!

@DE: Maybe next time the grass will not be in the way!

The Nord actually walked over and sat by Aravi after she sat down. You could see how much she liked that.

Aravi’s better with her swords than she is with her bow, but she can get some good shots. Thanks DE!

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Aravi returns to Riften and is named Thane. She buys a house and checks it out.

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This next part takes place as Aravi travels around the Rift. I hope you enjoy it.

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The sky is on fire. That’s what it looked like to Aravi as she walked along a stone road in the Rift. The beauty of the sunset was stunning and she slowed to a stop without thinking, eyes on the heavens. A breeze played through the branches of the birch trees, causing their golden leaves to flit and twirl on the ends. As it brushed her fur and tugged gently on her hair, Aravi closed her eyes and turned her focus to her other senses. She inhaled deeply; the scents of fresh air, old leaves, and healthy dark soil filled her nose. The rustle of the leaves, the whisper of the placid wind, and the babble of flowing water reached her ears. Nature’s music, she thought with a smile. Peace filled her entire being.

She felt a presence behind her, and a familiar scent joined the others. The Khajiit’s fur, the tang of the protective oils on armor, and the slight smell of sweat and masculinity; all these came together as one: Kharjo. She liked his scent. It had made her feel safe for a long time now. Something new however, she was also feeling more attracted towards him.

She leaned back slightly so that her shoulders lightly touched his chest plate. She felt a gauntleted hand settle on her left shoulder, lightly supporting her.

Aravi opened her eyes and started walking again, but abandoned the road in favor of the long grasses and soft dirt. Her ears guided her footsteps to a creek, gentle currents of water weaving its way between mossy boulders. The crunch of grasses behind her let her know that Kharjo had followed her.

They followed the brook downstream and it led them to a large lake. The waters of the lake imitated the brilliant colors of the sky, making it difficult to tell where one ended and the other began. For a few moments, neither one of them moved, absorbing the beauty.

Aravi and Kharjo had both stood watch while the other bathed before, but they always politely gave the other space as a small measure of privacy. This time, Aravi didn’t ask him to look away. She stepped forward to the water’s edge and began to undress. Naked, she took a few steps into the lake of liquid gold. Then she looked back and met his eyes.

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