There's certain charm to that place.

Don't lose any minute longer!

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Derkeethus and Lucius are in Riften. They came here from Darkwater Crossing - Lucius gained a lot of valuable loot since his stay in Skyrim and he needed someone to help him carry it to merchants. Derkeethus, grateful that Lucius saved him from Falmer, happily offered to accompany him.

By mistake the took the longer route to Riften but the good thing was that they cleared a lair of witches and a tower of bandits along the way. After they sold their loot and bought some spells at the Mistveil Keep, they rented a room at the Bee and Barb.

The following morning Lucius decided to pray to Mara before leaving the town and that was where priest Maramal offered to sell him the amulet of Mara which Lucius purchased for only two hundred gold.

"Does my friend intend to get married?" asked Derkeethus, giggling, while Lucius put an amulet of Mara around his neck.

"No...at least not yet. But it has a powerful enchantment that'll allow me consume less magicka while casting healing spells."

"I seeee..." hissed Derkeethus, not entirely believing Lucius.

After buying some food from Keerava at the Bee and Barb, the Argonian and the Imperial left Riften, heading back to Darkwater Crossing. Once there, they intend to part ways and Lucius will finally return to Whiterun, to speak to the Jarl about dragons and his dragonborn heritage.

Yikes, for a moment there I thought Lucius was actually gonna propose to an Argonian! Pseron would approve, though.

Lucius could have gotten some tail!

oh no you didn't!

I had to look that phrase up but now that I know it:

Oh yeah, you're learning all sorts of sordid phrases thanks to us.

It's fun writing as an NPC, aint it? .. I love stepping into that role, perhaps because it's so temporary.

Lopov, I see that Lucius does one thing that Buffy does as well: makes friends with an NPC, travels together for a time, then returns the NPC to their 'home'. I agree with Renee - it is neat / fun to portray your character through the eyes of another. And you did a good job with Lydia's perspective.


Buffy's going pheasant hunting today. She'll be using her mystic bow, but shooting very delicate bodkin arrows. Her mystic arrows would likely obliterate the bird into a rain of feathers.

She's gathered quite a few ingredients such as spiced wine, jazzberries, bread, wheat, butter, eggs and even pumpkin. I think she plans on cooking.

Edit: Oh, and it's a beautiful autumn day in the Riften area.

This post has been edited by Acadian: Nov 27 2014, 05:17 PM

I spit tea on the tail comment. As ever it is a delight to catch up on the antics here!

Lopov, I loved Lydia’s diary entry.

Acadian, the autumn forest is a perfect place to spend today! I’m picturing Buffy rolling a pumpkin through the trees.

Jerric, Lil, and Ulfe are camping in the Eldergleam Sanctuary. Jerric has a sapling resting next to his pack and a note reminding him that the Greybeards expect a visit. He is conflicted over the Greybeards’ summons. Being singled out by gods and priests is not on his list of favorite things.

For now they’re just enjoying the peace.

To me it's easier because then I don't need to delve deep into my character's head. When I did this, I too often got a feeling that I didn't make it right, that's why I stick to the NPC perspective most of the time.


Thanks! Maybe Lydia will stay with him for some time, we'll see.

Now that you mention a beautiful day in Riften - see, this happens rarely in my game, Riften is 95% foggy. I can arrive to the town and it's sunny but as soon as I enter, it turns foggy or rainy. Not sure why but it's happened in every game. Sunny days in Riften are so rare for me that I still remember with ease.


Thanks! Just curious - how did they deal with the Eldergleam / Gildergreen situation - did they use Nettlebane on the old tree? Lucius couldn't bring himself to hurt the old tree, he intended to bring the monk from Whiterun to the sanctuary who would be able to pray to Kynareth, but he died during a dragon attack.

I was chewing my lip off hoping that Maurice would catch up before Jerric tapped the Eldergleam. Jerric tends to poke first and ask questions later, so he was getting on with his business pretty quickly so that they could relax. It never crossed his mind that he might be capable of hurting a being that was older than metal. Funnily enough Lil who is quite the tree hugger was nowhere to be seen either. She and the dog caught up while Maurice was praying. Of course Jerric left that treasure chest alone and wouldn’t dream of harvesting any plants or bugs from in there. He may see things more Kyne’s way than Kynareth’s, but even he knows not to build a campfire or pick flowers in a sanctuary.

I had to laugh at Maurice’s line, though. “I had no idea you were a man of violence” sounded pretty funny after the bloodbath Maurice witnessed on the way there.

Hee! The tree was never in any danger when Buffy did that quest. With her melee skill of 0.0, Buffy did manage to wave the dagger around rather harmlessly. Apparently that was enough that the tree allowed her to pass.

Edit: Grits! I just noticed you have a screenie in your sig for Sun's Dusk! Simply breathtaking! Wow.

This post has been edited by Acadian: Nov 27 2014, 09:06 PM

I still have never done that tree quest. I had a character long ago who started this quest, but the magic-users around the place he was supposed to go were way too strong, so he never went back. It's one of those quests I have forgotten about, actually. Maybe it's something Haaf-Mersey will look into.

Lopov: that's so bizarre you are still having all those 'bad weather' problems in Riften. In my games Riften is sunny most of the time, or at least partly cloudy. I wonder if this is a PC / console difference.

Aww, Lyd's cold and missing civilization. And Lucius has decided to utilize his abilities. Ahhh, can't wait to do the MQ on PC.

"If you don't mind me saying, you are in a good mood today, my Thane."

"Indeed I am, Lydia. My mind was in a turmoil in the past few days but now I understand that I was blessed by the Divines to do good deeds and share wisdom. This is an honor, a true honor. Greybeards have helped me in understanding myself and the Way of the Voice."

"I am happy to hear this, my Thane. And I am here to protect you with my life."

Right now we're in Valtheim Towers, situated above the White River west of Whiterun. We have left High Hrothgar early this morning and although I haven't said a word about it to my Thane, I couldn't wait to leave the monastery. Silence, utter silence. Except one of them, Greybeards didn't speak at all and as my Thane told me, their voices are so powerful that even whispering could kill anyone close to them!

Even my Thane wasn't very talkative yet I noticed that he was getting more self-confident and pleased with his trainings with each passing day. At first he trained together with Greybeards but later continued with his own lessons which usually lasted from dawn until dusk.

We have left on a mission to Ustengrav, to retrieve a horn of Jurgen Windcaller, the first Greybeard. As soon as we descended to Ivarstead, we were attacked by a dragon. We fought dragons together with my Thane before but this battle was harder because the dragon didn't land at all until my Thane hurt his wings enoughs that it was forced to land. Unfortunately one guard lost his life when the dragon unleashed its freezing breath but residents of Ivarstead were unscathed. Tomorrow we'll proceed to Whiterun to sell some loot and buy supplies for a long journey to the north.

Lydia, Valtheim Towers,

22nd of Heartfire 4€201

"I see that you regularly write in your diary."

"Yes, I do, my Thane. Once when I get older and retire, I will have a lot to reminisce upon. Some memories may get forgotten with time but if I put them down, I'll remember them easily anytime I read my diary."

"That's wise. There's something I want to show you..."

Lucius opened his knapsack and pulled a white orb outside.

"What's this, my Thane?"

"Today while you were in the southern tower, I decided search some chests here and I found this orb. When I touched it, it felt like I was frozen in time and at first I thought that it must be some magic trap. But then Meridia spoke to me."

"Meridia? The Daedric Goddess?"

"Indeed. She told me about her temple being defiled and needs to be purged."

"What do you intend to do, my Thane?"

"I'm not one that'd involve himself with Daedra but if a holy place, such as a temple had been defiled, no matter to whom it belongs, I'm prepared to cleanse it of whatever made that place unholy."

"That is noble of you, my Thane. Besides Meridia is one of a few Daedric Gods believed not to be fully evil."

"We will see about that. But we're definitely not rushing to her temple. Let the Gods wait a little."

This post has been edited by Lopov: Nov 30 2014, 05:57 PM

That's neat. I like how the story flows from just a plain story to journal to conversation. I might have to steal that technique someday. Just kidding.

Have you done Meridia's Beacon quests before? I think I have... not sure though.

Lopov, it remains very neat to have Lydia telling the story. Is this now becoming the tale of Lydia and 'her Thane'?

This post has been edited by Acadian: Dec 1 2014, 02:53 PM

Thank you, Acadian! Screenie of the Month is another great idea swiped from Acadian and Buffy. I get excited every time to see the new one! The Nord is delighted to be back in the northern province. He can’t wait for the first heavy snowfall. They’ve been mostly in the warm spots, though. The only ice he’s seen so far came from that dragon. (Edit: Oops, that's in this month's. )

Lopov, I loved Lydia’s view of the High Hrothgar stay.


Jerric got some things done last night in his new dragon game. Top priority was getting that sapling to Danica. He and Lildereth and Slim (summoned skeleton archer) have worked out some good tactics on this road trip. When there’s just one fool bent on killing them Jerric usually gets the job done while Lil is still getting into position. (I am really pleased with her combat style.) When they’re outnumbered Jerric looks for a defensible spot and lets the archers shoot them in the back. And sometimes shoot him in the face. Thanks for that, Slim.

Anyway he scraped together enough coin on this trip to rent Breezehome for the winter. Thanks to My Home Is Your Home he was able to move Lydia back to Dragonsreach and get the three ladies situated at the house. One of the joys of Whiterun life is walking Abiene home in the evening from her work at the temple. Eventually Jerric will get Darnand moved in as well, but I doubt that D will get the same attention. He’s going to spend his days in Dragonsreach with his fellow academic, Farengar. I suspect they will get along very well. They can both be as rude as they want to each other.

Next up Jerric and Lil are going to go get Amren’s sword from some thieves before the man gets himself into more hot water with his wife. Then a walk to High Hrothgar. As soon as Jerric gets a better cloak.

This post has been edited by Grits: Dec 2 2014, 03:32 PM

Grits, I love Jerric’s new screen of the month! Neat double meaning with what you just confirmed is an ice dragon flying around. Jerric’s tactics are so very. . . Jerric - hold up your shield and be a target! Seriously, Buffy can really appreciate how wonderful it is that he provides Lil and Slim a safe ‘perch’ from which to unleash their bows. Three ladies – I see what you did there (Hi, Ulfe!). So nice to see Abiene again. I grinned as I imagined some of the conversations that Darnand and Farengar could have – ‘Think we’ll get some frost tonight’ indeed! Buffy did the Amren quest some time ago. In return, Amren tried to teach the no-melee mystic archer how to use a one handed weapon and how to block with a shield. By Mara, I hate unsolicited skill ups in unused skills. I wish all the stupid skill point 'rewards' were simply a perk point to use as you see fit.