I usually just read Renee´s because I like Saga and Kahreem, but I sometimes read up on Raven (boy) and this update caught my attention

An honor to be sure.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Oct 16 2013, 06:40 PM

Yes Lopov, glad to see you made it here to Chorrol. How was your journey? Did you come from the North, South, East or West? If it's the South, I hope you didn't have too many troubles from the folks in a strange, Lovecraftian town? If it's from the West, hopefully the highwayman who usually resides at Fort Ash didn't try to take your hard-earned Septims.

Speaking of hard-earned Septims, here's a man who's lately been having a tough time earning any.

Kahreem of Weet

Level: 5

Days Passed: 76
Days Jailed: 17

Fame: 0
Infamy: 7
Bounty: 90

Note: as I start tonight's gaming session, Kahreem is still in Leyawiin, and is about to deliver Ahdarji's ring and get this whole nightmare over with. Before this happened though, my Bandit wound up harvesting some more plants for cash. As he walked to Gundalas's shop to make some deals, who did we find but Hlidara Mothril. The game had her glitched out, trying to enter Best Goods and Guarantees, but she couldn't enter the shop! She was running in place, too! I just couldn't resist!


"I hope I can help,"

...says the middle-aged high elf, turning to Kahreem of Weet, her eyes truly not seeing the man before her.

What are you blind? Kahreem thinks as she gazes at him. "No muhaki, taas buhaji," Kahreem answers as he avoids eye-contact. "Kooloo baashi ahh menahki."

At this bout of gibberish, Hlidara seems dumbfounded. She has no idea what to say to the Redguard who's just approached Best Goods and Gaurantees. Since he's now wearing his Sewer Battle Gear (and carrying a smelly wooden club at his side instead of a rusty knife) she doesn't even recognize the Redguard who not only broke into the Lord's Manor multiple times, but also managed to steal the coveted ring which started this whole mess in the first place. The man they're looking for was dressed in dark peasant's clothes (or possibly a blacksmith's outfit), and nicely-scented with a mixture of lavender and aloe vera. The man before her wears worn leather armor, and smells of blood and some sort of wine. Probably the Cheapest of wines.

"No speak See-ro-dill!" Kahreem says. "Mooloolaki daas vaahki See-ro-dill!"

Before Hlidara even fathom a reply, the Redguard is gone in Gundala's shop. "Phew. I don't think she knows it was me." He then sells his things to Gundalas, making sure to try to barter for the best prices, as is the usual Cyrodiilic custom.



Sundas, 11:48 AM, Five Claws Lodge

"Greetings to you!" says a Khajiits's voice.

Kahreem awakes to the sound of this voice in his own room, and this time, there is nobody invading his space. No Eitar and no 'Oatmeal'. He decided he'd stay at the Five Claws for the night, rather than the comfier Three Sisters Inn, because the Five Claws would be a better spot to finally meet his contact. After searching for hours the previous day for this beastfolk, and finally finding Ahdarji's house (which was locked with a 4-tumbler), Kahreem returned to the Five Claws, since he knows Ahdarji might finally show up here.

"How goes it?" asks a cultured Female Breton voice.

"Not bad. Have you heard any of Ahdarji's jokes?" asks the Khajiit.

"Terrible jokes! Just terrible!"

[AHEM] the Khajiit clears her throat of the living beetle she had just swallowed before this Breton interrupted her meal. "Have you heard any word about the other provinces?" the Argonian finally asks.

"Nothing I'd like to talk about."
"Hmph".

After an awkward moment, the Breton converses on, apparently trying to make some sort of point: "Witseidutsei runs a clean establishment! She really hates it when people mess up her place," the Breton finally asserts. Although she doesn't say it, she remembers the days when the Five Claws had a different name, was run by a stocky Nord, and did not attract beast-folk. It was a fine establishment back in those days, not the smelly, seedy place it has become.

"The Five Claws is a very clean place," says the Khajiit, trying to hold back her anger at the cultured, snobby Breton. "Witseidutsei would have it no other way," she finishes neutrally.

What the fokke is her problem? thinks Kahreem, as he gathers his things.

"So I've heard."

As Kahreem emerges from his small room, he is almost overrun by the very Argonian he has been looking for.

"Why does the prey approach?" says Ahdarji.

"Prey? A-ha-ha-ha, not something you want to say to Redguard, ye of swinging, furry tail and pointy ears."

"What doo yoo want?"

"I want to give you this," the Weet Bandit says. "Here. Take it. I will gladly see this stupid ... uh ... RING ... out of my hands," he says, not caring if anybody hears him this time. "My job is done, and I can leave this stupid town once and hopefully for all."

"Does the hunter have this one's ring?"
"I said I did. Now here. Take this damn thing."

"My ring! All thanks to the claws of the Clan Mother. You have recovered it. Is that slimy Argonian dead?" Ahdarji asks as an afterthought. "Did he suffer long? I hope so."

"Is Amusei dead? Ha! How do you think I made this leather breastplate?"

"You have earned the reward. The Thieves Guild was always good to Ahdarji's dearest mate. I am grateful that the memory is still honored."

"Well, I am glad to have assisted," Kahreem finalizes. "I feel as if a great weight has been taken off my shoulders, and onto yours. You know the Countess is going to be looking for that ring, don't you? And that she's got a secret torture chamber located in the depths of her castle?"

"That's just talk!"

"Ha! I hope I hear you say that on this side of a jail cell, Khajiit," Kahreem warns. "You take care now, ya hear?"

"Swift hunting," Ahdarji says, meaning this in the most literal sense. She's just seen a mouse crawling in the corner after all.

This post has been edited by Renee: Dec 7 2022, 07:33 PM

Ha! So it looks like Kahreem is finally done with that darnified ring!

The Saga of Kahreem, chapter whatever

Location: Leyawiin, Five Claws Lodge
Current Gold: 127

Days Passed: 77
Days Jailed: 17

Bounty: 90
Fame: 0
Infamy: 7


Sundas 12:40 pm Sun's Dusk II, 3E433


"Spare a coin for an old war veteran?"

...asks Rancid Ra'dirsha as Kahreem of Weet steps outside the Five Claws Lodge, hopefully for the last time in a long time. Rain pours from the dark sky above.

"Ha! You? A veteran? Of what war? Of which faction, and under which ruler? .. Ha ha!! Just as I thought."

At these words, poor rancid looks to her feet. All alone, this one is, she thinks. This catches the Weet Bandit's attention. She looks so sad and dejected, he thinks.

"Ahh, no, don't look like that. Ahh, hey, c'mon! I was just joking, kitty-cat. Here. Have a coin. I won't miss it. It's yours. And actually, here. Here's more. Now go get something for eating, for Nocturnal's sake."

"Thank you, kind sir!"

As Kahreem walks away, striking his fist into the air in triumph, thinking he'll never return to this mosquito-infected city as long as he lives, Rancid Ra'dirsha smiles to herself.

"That one is not the ONLY one who can plaaay a good con!" she says, stepping out of the rain to dry her soaking fur.


*





1:55 PM
As Kahreem passes through Leyawiin's gate, the rain suddenly begins to abate, and then stops entirely.

"Cannot wait to get back to Bravil," Kahreem mutters as he walks towards the stables. "At least I've got a home there," he says, referring actually to City Swimmer's flat, at which he had been squatting all during his Bravil stay. "Wonder if anybody else has been in there. Wonder if they left any skooma!"

As the Redguard Bandit walks away from the stables, suddenly remembering that he's left his horse some what up the road a bit (to deter witnesses as he steals this bay once again), Kahreem spies a familiar figure. A figure whom he has not seen in a long, long time. Weeks, if not months.

"It's you! Aval Boobani or whatever! You remember me?"

"You get any closer and I'll turrrn your bones to ash! Back off!" the Dunmer says.

"Is that so? Well last time, I didn't have a weapon. LAST TIME, I did not have THIS!" he suddenly yells, un-shanking his smelly old Sewer Club from his belt. "Say hello to Sir Fokke-a-lot, pompous fool!"

Before Alval Uvani can reply, he's BASHED in the head with the Redguard's Sewer Club.

"HEY, come on now!! There's no need to get violent!" Alval yells, beginning to get violent. He picks out his daggar, poisoned with something which will lower this fool's Intelligence. As Alval remembers this fact, he also realizes that this Redguard's forte is probably not spell-casting, meaning he's just wasted a bit of poison on a dumb road bandit.

"HAAAAA!" Kahreem yells as he returns some blows. The strikes and blows come quick, and they come fast. Daggar versus Club, Club versus Daggar.

"HA!!!! I've fought mudcraaabs more feahhsome than you!!!" Alval informs.

"You are going down, Dunmer Boobani! Say it with me!!! .. Just say it: I am going down!"

But as the fight ensues further, and it becomes more and more obvious that none of the town's guards are going to intervene, and so Kahreem realizes that this Dunmer might have him. Back in the Imperial City months ago, nobody died during their previous fight, since it was quickly broken by the guards. But now, he may have possibly just met his fate.

"Did YOU DO TIME? DID YOU PAY AS I DID?" Kahreem screams at the Dunmer. "'Cause I did! Went to jail and did my TIME, blueboy!"

"LET'S GET THIS OVAH WITH!!!"

As the strikes and dodges come and go, Kahreem's health beginning to falter, and without any health potions in his pouch, he suddenly remembers his heritage. He remembers his powers, specifically his Redguard Adrenaline Rush, which has not been cast in several days. He raises his arm to the sky woooonnn, and feels the essence of his predecessors coursing through his body.

"NOW you're in trouble, Dunmer!"

"THIS ... ENNNDS .. HEEE-YAAA!"

As Alval step-dodges one of Kahreem's blows, he catches the Redguard from his side, pricking him and using more of his poison. He just watched the man cast a spell, after all.

"ARGH!" Kahreem lands a smasher right onto Alval's head a moment later, sending him spiraling in the opposite direction. Amazingly, still the guards have not somehow caught wind of this fight, which takes place just a few hundred feet north of Leyawiin. "HOOOGH!!" cries the Dunmer as the Weet Bandit slams him again from a difficult angle.

"Heh! YOU'VE NOT HAD ENOUGH I SEE!"

In another moment of inspiration, Kahreem spies a small bar of sand located just off the road, and this bar is separated by a small creek of water. And in this creek crawls a mudcrab. Kahreem scampers off the road, running into the water a bit, and stops just as he gets onto the bar.

crrddddllllll .. purrs the crab, suddenly taking interest in the two two-legged creatures fighting nearby.

Kahreem can see the Dunmer hasn't got much left, as he finalizes a few more beatings, but blocks a few more from Uvani's daggar. It is not Kahreem who steals the moment at which Alval Uvani, walker of roads near and far, pompously and arrogantly warning those who dare cross his path, takes his last breath as he falls face-first into the water. It's a lowly mudcrab.

"Mm hmm", says Kahreem. "So you've seen mudcrabs more fearsome than me, eh? ... Is this the mudcrab of which thou speaketh, me lord?"

He asks the dead dark elf this, loots through the man's pocket as the sunny sky above continues on, and walks proudly back to his stolen bay.



This post has been edited by Renee: Dec 7 2022, 08:53 PM

Awesome fight!

Lothran had plans to kill Alval too when he threatened him on the road between Bravil and Leyawiin. My Dunmer let him walk away a few hundred feet before deciding to turn around and attack him. But by the time he caught up to him he was already dead. The funny thing was there wasn´t anything around. No animal, no bandit, nothing that could have done it.

It must have been Kahreem who was already on his way off on his steed! Finally, it all makes sense!

Isn't it cool how it all worked out, and how each of our characters have a different method of dealing with Alval? Even my paladin Dyan somehow got Alval killed without affecting her 'Lawful Good' status as an adventurer. In other words, she somehow managed not to make the first strike, and so she did not get a bounty for fighthing the man.

I was thinking Kahreem should steal one of the horses in the actual stable (just for kicks) instead of walking back to where he had parked his stolen bay, but he thought better of it. I am glad he did, because then the guards would be after him, and the fight with Alval could not have been concluded the way it was.

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: Oct 24 2013, 06:07 PM

I haven't done the DB line with many characters, but they all watched him getting killed by a bear outside Bravil. I was beginning to think it was scripted that way by Bethsoft, until the black bear became a brown one (I did the quests later with that character).

Wow, Kahreem's story is the best Alval death I've heard. A mudcrab! Priceless.

Something gets Alval pretty often on the hill outside Skingrad toward the IC in my games. He was roadside storage for more than one of my characters.

Ghastley: that's weird, that Uvani always gets killed by a bear in your game. In my games, he always winds up getting killed in a variety of different spots. In Dyan's game for instance, I know it happened in Cheydinhal.

Gritsy: Roadside storage?

I wonder if Kahreem is going to wind up getting a visit from Lucien because of this? I mean ... he is not the one who actually killed Uvani. Hmm..

If Kahreem didn´t land the killing blow then Lachance will leave him alone.

Emperor’s Day Road Trip, Day One

Jerric and company traveled from Anvil to Brina Cross today. They got a slow start making sure everyone was packed up for the journey. The road was clear from Anvil to the Brina Cross Inn, probably because Jerric has been back and forth a lot lately. They followed a Legion Rider most of the way and finally caught up right outside the inn. There they also met a Black Horse Courier Rider and picked up some reading material.

The Brina Cross did not provide a lively evening. Accommodations were cramped and awkward. They all got plenty of sleep (sadly) and headed out into a misty morning. Destination Skingrad.





This post has been edited by Grits: Oct 27 2013, 08:35 PM

That's quite a convoy! Good to see the whole gang together, plus one. Who threw the pitcher at the inn? Did it run out of ale too quickly?

I noticed the floating pitcher too. I assume Darnand was practicing with telekinesis?

Wow I love those pics. Must be cool to have a gang like that, and I'm noticing that not all of them need armor, too.

That pitcher made me laugh. Jerric heard a door slam and then a crash while he was walking around the inn looking for Abiene. He found her sitting in there (NOT the room he rented) with the door closed. What the heck, woman!

Renee, it’s wild to have the whole crew. They haven’t had many fights, but two of them are summoners and Abiene heals everyone during and after combat (a mod gives her that behavior), so they could pretty much walk down the road in their underwear without much danger. The biggest issue so far is Lildereth shooting everyone.



Emperor’s Day Road Trip, Day Two: Brina Cross to Skingrad

After a peaceful stroll through morning mist Jerric decided it was time for a rest stop. He led the crew (Darnand, Lildereth, Abiene, and Shameer) into the Gottshaw Inn for refreshments. Nothing much occurred there since it was about nine in the morning, but at least the fog had lifted when they got back outside. Lovely views across to Anvil and up to Kvatch as they walked, and finally the pointy spires of Skingrad came into sight.

They only got to fight one bandit the whole way, providing very little to trade once they got to the city. Jerric was happy to dip into the IC shopping money in order to fund the wine sampling. And cheese sampling. And the beef and mutton.

But first they headed into the chapel as do all devout citizens and also those born under the Atronach looking to top up their magicka reserves at an altar. Inside Jerric made his way to the altar of Akatosh as is his custom. He was reminded by a voice that we imagine to be both Divine and mildly annoyed that he had not yet made a pilgrimage to Akatosh’s wayshrine (in this game). Oops. Then much to my surprise at the main altar he actually received a blessing! Oh, the wonders of bug-fixes. It is indeed a magical world in which he lives.

They made the rounds of the shops including a fruitless visit to Salmo the baker. That tease. Got a room and had dinner at the West Weald Inn because it’s known to be nice and then headed out for drinks at the Two Sisters because it’s known to be not as nice. Abiene and Jerric had a few quiet moments when she went upstairs to sit on a bench, but she didn’t do anything as forward as trespassing in someone else’s hotel room and then trashing the place like at the Brina Cross. Too bad.

At the Two Sisters Lil and Abiene went off to sit in chairs by themselves, so Jerric joined Darnand at a table. Possibly the girls were sad to have said goodbye to Shameer as he returned home to the vineyard. Shameer was good company. Anyway Jerric had the wine. Still not sure if he likes Tamika’s or Surilie Brothers best. He’ll have to return for another taste test soon. In this picture note the orc. There’s more about him later.

After more drinks than they should have bought (Jerric does not know about the new jewelry store in the IC, yikes) they headed back for a nightcap at the West Weald. That’s where things got interesting.

First I should explain that when they enter somewhere that they will stay for a while, Jerric gives the follower command that lets the others relax in the immediate area. They unequip weapons and armor and pretty much just eat, drink, and sit down at will.

Except as soon as Lil was told to make herself at home she crept behind the bar to pickpocket Erina Jeranus! Someone (an Imperial) said, “I didn’t see anything,” and then all hells broke loose. Lil turned invisible and ran away, Maglir and Erina attacked that orc they had seen at the other tavern who just appeared out of nowhere, then Else God-Hater got in on the fray when they all ran upstairs. A Skingrad guard dashed in and delivered the killing blow to the orc up in the guest rooms area. Jerric returned to the lower level stunned by the turn of events (and the wine) and terribly worried that Lil was lying stabbed under a table. Instead he found her changed out of her armor now and casually chatting with Vandorallen Trebatius in the bar.



Lil once pickpocketed NPC Jerric, but he didn’t mind. (She took a bottle of ale.) I need to take another look and figure this out. Pickpocketing is very much within her character, but the getting caught part could become a problem!

Grits, what a delightful peek into the adventures of Jerric and Co. Aww, glad that Jerric and Abiene got to spend a bit of time together. Be careful, Lil!

Lil's theft and the ensuing chaos was hilarious! Those wacky NPCs, you never know what they are going to do next!

It would appear that Lil doesn't have any food in her inventory, so she'll steal it when she has an Eat package. Change the NPC definition for her to have a negative number of apples (or whatever she likes to eat), and she'll always have something, and not need to steal. If you give her a positive number, she uses them up. Negatives indicate an inexhaustible supply that is not reduced by use. Probably a good idea to give her some negative wine to wash it down, too.

Or not, if you prefer her acting this way. Ongar the fence steals all the time, and he gets away with it. I did look at his setup once, and figured it out, but I've forgotten what his secret is. Something to do with factions and dispositions, most likely.

ghastley, thank you! I’ve been trying to remember the trick so that they won’t run out of food and I couldn’t find it anywhere. Awesome, now everyone has an emergency meal and drinks in their pack.


Emperor’s Day Road Trip, Day Three

Jerric, Darnand, Abiene, and Lildereth got a good early start from Skingrad. It was a great day for walking. Or running, as Abiene and Lil often do to catch up. They caught a goblin still out on his way back to the mine presumably after a night of creeping around too close to the vineyards and stable for comfort. Jerric always feels a little bad about killing them. Until he notices things like the arrow through his stomach, for once pointing in the right direction.

Legion patrols kept the road fairly safe. The friends paused for a moment to appreciate the sight of the White-Gold Tower coming into view. And to pick flowers. One can never have too many flax seeds.

There was some excitement along the hollow after which Jerric decided to counsel Darnand (via the CS) about the use of touch Destruction spells. Specifically that he should stop using them. Darnand gets critically injured in just a robe which draws Abiene in to heal him. Then she has to block with her little fists while Lildereth shoots her and Jerric tries not to cut off her head. Meanwhile the trolls (on fire from Darnand’s flame atronach and Jerric’s scamp) stomp all over everyone. Oh, and there was a will-o-wisp. Good times.

After the scuffle Jerric noticed that his new boots had somehow not been repaired in Skingrad. This caused him to make an abrupt detour to the shop near Pell’s Gate where he bought them to determine if they would repair the things they sold or if it would be up to him to handle it. This would be more of an issue if he decided to enchant them, as he can’t repair enchanted gear. Good news, they stood by their products and all is well.

Also they stopped by the Sleeping Mare for a bite to eat. No drinks because the proprietor didn’t have any. Jerric had some words with her while his friends enjoyed the beverages they brought with them.

Mid-afternoon they were attacked by what will become their dinner. Lil acquitted herself well as evidenced by the arrows sticking out of the boar and not out of Abiene. Probably because the boar targeted Lil and chased her while she shot at it. She was a hero. Jerric was very proud. Abiene looks pissed because she had to chase down the both of them to heal Lil. Abiene is not a fan of running after hostile wild animals. Or of running. For the sake of friendships these excursions will likely be few and far between.