Oh no, Daedroth!

Oh, Haa Rei's new horse is gorgeous!

And I have to agree with SubRosa on what a beautiful vacation spot that last is, is this the place of Haa Rei's birth you are at in these screens?

Great shots, hazmick! Nice to see a shot of Haa-Rei's new horse!

Glad you all like the waterfall spot, I just had to get a screen of that when I saw it. Also glad you like Eiroch the horse - she's a been with us through Oblivion and Skyrim so I thought it'd be rude not to bring her along here too (even if she was rather expensive this time).

Here's something else before I go to bed:

Nothing like a relaxing jaunt through Coldharbour to clear your head. Molag Bal sure knows how to decorate.

Introducing Sir Cadwell, excellently voiced by John Cleese.

Finally managed to reach Black Marsh today, so expect a few screenie weenies of that tomorrow...if I can get Haa Rei to concentrate long enough to upload them.

This post has been edited by hazmick: Jun 14 2015, 04:46 AM

That first shot is an awesome looking dungeon! Wait, it is Coldharbour?

2nd shot = GAAAAAH! Are you already going back into Coldharbour? Or do we meet up with Sir Cadwell again later in the game?

Holy Cow, you will be level 30 or veteran rank (or something) in days!!!!


AWESOME !!!!

Jerric has noticed and admired the canine pets that people travel with, but none of them have captured his heart like little Pip.

hazmick, the dead Dread Daedroth really looks frightening. Congrats on getting Eiroch the horse! That’s a major accomplishment. The waterfall area is lovely. Wow, Coldharbor looks neat. That’s a cool staff. I was so excited to meet Sir Cadwell, even though at that point I hadn’t even figured out how to sheath a weapon or turn off the voice channel. I made everyone in the house come over and listen to him.


Jerric plays with fire. This is what happens when there’s nowhere for him to lean. Silly round buildings.

Jerric falls in love. Sadly at his current rate of earning it will be at least a year before he can buy a horse. He likes his white Imperial pony Bill, but as ever he prefers to walk everywhere. Not a bad thing when you’re an alchemist.

Hazmick – I simply love how Haa-Rei can go all Gandolf with that staff and actually walk along with it! Neat screens and very much look forward to seeing Black ESO Marsh.

Grits – Little Pip is indeed adorable. Aww, that paint looks very nice. Could Jerric use a horse to simply act like a pack mule (follow and carry stuff) like he does in Skyrim? Lol on the juggling baby fireballs while bored.

These screens are great, I do picture Jerric standing around practicing a new spell like he used to in that basement room of the Mages Guild in Anvil with Darnand, lol.

And that is the first Paint horse I've seen!


** Am I the only one who has fallen in love with the Betty Netches? OMG, I LOVE them! That sound they make is so peaceful and pleasant!

And the little Scuttlers are all over Bal Foyen, I petted a few but got no response. Still, knowing now (thanks to Jerric) that they stink had me laughing every time I saw them, lol.

I spent last night farming that area where the fields are cultivated in low lying water; trying to build up fighting skills and gathering the runes there; then Misa went to some town and played the lute to help the merchants attract customers. I got some screenshots of it, will have to get on my son's PC to upload them.






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This post has been edited by mALX: Jun 14 2015, 06:07 PM

mALX - been back to Coldharbour twice since the tutorial bit. Just can't stay away

Grits - I know what you mean about those paint horses, they look beautiful! I always get jealous of other players who have Guar mounts too



Black Marsh is gorgeous. Lots of crocodiles and Wamasu to keep things interesting, but also lots of pesky Aldmeri Dominion folks causing big trouble.

The city of Stormhold, built upon Elven ruins, and Haa Rei's newest self-crafted equipment

Helping to destroy one of Molag Bal's anchors gives you this cool glowy-hand effect

Taking a break beneath a Hist

Haa Rei is so proud of the staff he made, he can't help but show it off to everyone he meets

Some traditional Argonian architecture

A huge Hist watches over the Argonian Hatching pools Fun Fact: Haa Rei was (will be?) born here.

Beneath the Hist, Argonian nests and eggs line a pool of Hist sap.

How do you go back to it? I could sure use some of the filled soul gems the loot is loaded with there! Or is it the questline bringing you back to it?


In the glowy hand screen it looks like Haa Rei is grinning! Did you see that? That is Awesome!

Er...where his arms were glowing, the flesh is missing in the screen where he is showing off his staff, what happened? His bones in his arms are showing! Poor Haa Rei!

These screens are all so amazing, how does it feel to visit the place of Haa Rei's hatching? And to see the cycle continuing? This is so Awesome to see an Argonian actually returning to his homeland like the Oblivion "rumors" used to say!

The stuff you have crafted yourself, and especially your staff - can you show us the stats on the items you worked so hard to make? I would love to get some insight on crafting your own equipment, feel free to go into as much detail about how it is done and your impressions, etc - bragging is welcome, lol.

Yeah it's the main quest that keeps taking you back. Really interesting storyline too.

He's always smiling! Even when facing off against hordes of daedra. As for his bone arms, it's just the design of his gauntlets. He's thin, but not quite that thin

It's so nice to be in Black Marsh, I can't describe how exciting it is. I've known Haa Rei since I first played Oblivion all those years ago and we've been wanting to see his homeland since day 1. There's so much lore and backstory stuff!

I'll find a crafting table so I can get some base stats and pop the info in one of the other threads for you

Here's a daedric anchor, in case anyone's wondering what they look like. They basically act as Oblivion gates, but scarier and more persistent.

Urk, that is scary looking! And more persistent? Urk!

On Black Marsh - it is so much more beautiful than I ever thought it would be from Oblivion, it is amazing! I fell in love with the Argonian people and the creatures in the Northern end of Black Marsh/Southern end of Morrowind; especially the Betty Netches and Scuttlers; they are Awesome !!!!! Haven't seen a croc yet, that doesn't sound like something I'm going to like, lol.

It is so nice that Haa-Rei got to visit his birthing pool under that giant hist tree. Great action shots. The game looks great!

Had a lot of fun in Black Marsh, but Ebonheart Pact business has called Haa Rei elsewhere.

After arriving in Windhelm, Haa Rei soon regretted wearing fingerless gloves.

Perhaps some friendly locals could give him tips on dealing with the cold.

"Think warm thoughts, think warm thoughts..."

At the end of the day, nothing warms your scales like sharing a cup of tea with a friend.

I love the green Argonian armor. Haa-Rei looks so happy in that last pic with the titan girl!

What is that number in front of some critters names? Like 32 Giant. Is that their level?

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Jun 18 2015, 06:10 PM

The Argonian styled armor is really nice, especially in green and brown, and Lyris is one of my favourite NPCs. Even if Haa Rei does look quite short when he stands next to her

Yep, that number is their level. The yellow glow around someone indicates that they're friendly.

These shots are amazing, I love this insight into what is coming up - and is that gorgeous green the Argonian armor? I love it! It looks beautiful!

Isn't that funny, I always thought of Argonians as kind of reptilian - (cold blooded), so the temperature changes were barely noticeable to them whether hot or cold, and that was why they fared so well in the extreme cold in Skyrim as well as the extreme heat in Black Marsh. (and how they can stay underwater where it is so cold for such long times).

I've never played an Argonian or studied them in the lore - it was just based on the way they look reptilian. So it was just an impression I had personally, a guess at how I would think they might be based on how reptiles are irl.

I remember seeing that "Crocodile Hunter" show - they did an episode on how they made their show. The guy used to freeze the lizards and snakes for his show so they would move slower for filming, but freezing didn't effect them in any way except to slightly slow them down temporarily. Within a minute out of the freezer they were back up to full speed so they had to shoot fast to get the film made and a lot of times had to scoop them back up and refreeze them if the filming didn't catch it right.

(so if you noticed the lighting change during filming, you weren't imagining it).

It just never occurred to me Haa Rei would have felt the cold so much, so these screens were really interesting to me, and it really helps me get into your roleplay with him.

At first my favorite shot was the one with the friendly Giant, that is an Awesome shot !!!! That was before I saw the last shot, where it looks like Lyris BornwithbigTitsen put a flower on Haa Rei's head and is warming him up nicely, lol. That one is my all time favorite Haa Rei screen of all time, can't compete with that !!!!!

Awesome shots, I am loving watching Haa Rei in Tamriel and hearing about his adventures in ESO!





I think you are right, that it is the Giant's level (maybe to warn some drunk Nord leaving that party from beginning a brawl with the wrong character, lol).

Haa-Rei looks great! Poor lizard trying to stay warm in Windhelm. Brrrr! I'm so glad he found some warm company and tea to ease the cold.

From what I understand, Argonians are indeed cold-blooded. This means that they should die in cold weather, or at the very least suffer some serious health problems. Being cold-blooded just means that their bodies are affected by external temperatures way more than warm-blooded races, who can generate their own heat and regulate temperature. That's why lizards and snakes sunbathe on a morning and mostly live in warm places - sort of like charging up their internal battery

Most real-world cold-blooded animals allow themselves to freeze during winter and thaw out during spring, with the help of some handy chemicals in their bloodstream which acts a bit like anti-freeze. Of course it's always cold in Skyrim so Haa Rei couldn't just hibernate all the time (as much as he'd like to). I'm not sure about fish and other cold water creatures, but I guess they have a similar sytem.

An in-game book I found in ESO claims that Argonians don't seem to have as much trouble in the snow as you'd think, and the Altmer author thinks it's something to do with Hist sap which Argonians ingest as hatchlings. So Argonians can still feel the cold, and it most likely makes them a little sluggish, but they can still function in colder areas at least as well as an Imperial or a Bosmer.

ESO has been such a treasure trove of info about Argonians - I've just been super excited the whole time

This post has been edited by hazmick: Jun 18 2015, 07:44 PM

One of the advantages of being cold-blooded is that it does not require as much energy to maintain the body. So reptiles can survive on much less food than warm-blooded animals.

This is fascinating! I have never played an Argonian, always wondered how they would be played! I love this, this is so great! One of the major issues I had in creating Maxical's character was how to balance the leopard with the elf side of her genes and ancestry; it was a ton of fun researching the lore and the real life cats to come up with my own version of what Khajiit might be like. You have played Haa Rei since at least 2009 that I know of, so you know him and his physicals better than anyone - really awesome how you have worked out everything for his metabolism, I love it!!!







I wonder if they like lobster? (or mud crab?)