And another reliable sign that spring's a comin'!

Yes indeed!


Lothran spent the whole day wandering the Jeralls, not firing a single arrow or summoning his Spriggan. The area he covered was completely void of hostiles; a sign of a job well done. He collected some Milk Thistle seeds while wandering and he even came across a hidden chest which, unless I am very much mistaken, he has never seen before! In all the years!


It's inside some tall rocks just NW of Boreal Stone Cave and ENE of Echo Cave. Just before seeing it I literally thought to myself "that place looks like a perfect spot for a hidden chest". Two seconds later - BOOM!

That's never happened before! I suppose we should-- oops wrong thread.

It's February, which means I've been gaming with Joan of Arkay this month, but only for the past few days. Most of February I've been actually not gaming, due to my computer fiasco. But with Joan, she earned enough money to purchase the Dwemer Forge addition to Battlehorn Castle. Next she'll buy the Library upgrade, and finally the Wine Cellar.

All of these additions take money to purchase, and money means time. So she'll probably not finish building her Cyrodiilic home until deep into our summer.

Building your own home is always fun

Absolutely it is.

I added a Shrine of Arkay into Battlehorn's Great Hall. Because yes, Joan was wanting to have her very own Arkay shrine, which she can pray at any time.

Nice


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The 2021-2022 winter season in Bruma is coming to an end. Lothran has just cleared Plundered Mine one last time (only a few goblins and no loot) and is currently checking out the bandit camp on the road east of Bruma. Nothing to report.
Tomorrow he will make a final run on Capstone Cave before one last evening at Olav's Tap and Tack. Sundas morning he will leave town and the mountains behind and the snow and cold wind will be replaced with lush green and a slight, warm breeze. Chorrol awaits

Even a more sure sign of Spring! Woot!

Ladies and gentlemer; the Dunmer has left the Jeralls.



Fireplace was put out early in the morning. Lothran then proceeded to go downstairs and check that Snowflake was safe in its drawer before closing the bedroom door. Going upstairs, he emptied the chest and equipped whatever was needed for the journey before opening the front door and exiting his house for the last time this season.

And for the first time since he got there, there was no snowfall. Only clear skies and a slight breeze. Even the sun was beginning to come up in the horizon. Lothran made his way to the north gate and bade farewell to the guard standing there. Soon after that, the heavy gate closed shut behind him, and he had left Bruma.


It's always a strange sensation to walk through the Jeralls with no intention to come back to Bruma and Olav's Tap and Tack. Even stranger without any snowfall. But there he was; the white-haired Dunmer, again setting out to wander around Cyrodiil and see all the people he hasn't seen in a whole year. Chorrol is always first when leaving Bruma and this year is no exception.

Like other times though unlike last year, Lothran opted for a stop at Shadow's Rest Cavern situated right by a waterfall. With the Jerall Mountains way in the background and the lush, green forest in front of him, Lothran once again felt the adventure calling for him. And he was not one to be late with a reply.

'. . .and the lush, green forest in front of him. . . ' And a waterfall too!

Oh yeah, the waterfalls. So you didn't use a console command to turn snow back on? Kidding. That must be really mind-blowing to leave one environment in which Lothran has been living for so long, and experience the rest of Cyrodiil again.

I switched to Renee Gade III, because it is March. Every month I switch from character to character. Anyway she is in Kvatch. Since she lives 22 years after the Oblivion Crisis (is over!) ended Kvatch is a beautiful, fully functional place. She has her own home here. The town has its own arena so she just earned 500 doing an Arena fight.

That is exactly right. Having spent three months in the Jeralls with constant snowfall and alluvasudden it stops and you get to see green forests again, it's like playing a different game altogether! The difference isn't as big going to Bruma though, for whatever reason.

Also, I forgot to disclose Honmund's collected Clouded Funnel caps during this winter. When checking on December 2nd, Honmund had 469 samples. When checking yesterday he had a total of 503, meaning he'd collected 34 samples this season.


Glad to know I'm not the only one with traditions

This post has been edited by mirocu: Mar 6 2022, 09:19 PM

First day out and about the Colovian Highlands, and immediately Lothran had to save the Courier from a bear and a bandit who seemed to have teamed up.

He then made some fuss over at Fort Reyles and progressed to re-explore Black Rock Cavern. Surprisingly I don't think we have fully explored that cave when reading up on it on the wiki. Think we have to get back there tomorrow!

Lothran is now way out in the boons and more specifically Fort Ontus which is not far from the Hammerfell border. If I'm correct he's never explored that place, most likely because it's quest-related. But he can still enjoy the magnificent view over the Colovian Highlands and even gaze upon Skingrad, way out in the distance, where he of course as always will spend time when Easter comes rolling in.


I still think it feels like we did this recently but it's been a full year!!

Nice, congrats on saving that courier.

I still think it feels like we did this recently but it's been a full year!

It's like deja vu, right?

Do you keep a list of places Lothran has been? I do, for Lady Saga's game. I have a specific notepad page in her folder which lists all the Ayleid Ruins, Caves, Mines, Forts, and so on. This was because when I originally rolled her in 2011, her goal was to visit every one of those places. From my perspective, I can then say "yes I have been to all the places in Cyrodiil". But the thing is, even after 10+ years we still haven't discovered every last place to discover.

No, I don't keep a list of the places he's been. I reckon if they have been discovered and thus appeared on the map, then he's been there


Right now he's at Brotch Camp btw and on his way to the Jemane brothes.



Edit: Just made save number 28000

This post has been edited by mirocu: Mar 13 2022, 06:48 PM

Today was a big day, for today Lothran revealed the secret of Black Rock Caverns. Yes; in all his fifteen years of travelling Cyrodiil he has never come across this particular one. Sometimes he just doesnt' feel like exploring every nook and cranny in every dungeon he enters.



Author's note: I read about it briefly on the wiki this weekend but never in detail so I'm chalking this discovery up on Lothran hearing rumors in Chorrol and thus being able to find the secret

Mirocu, what kind of utility do you use to manage the A-bomb? I remember using Wrye Bash which did a superb job for that.

Wrye Bash always seemed way too complicated for me. I've always used something called OBSAF. You drop the exe in the folder with all the saves, hit it, and let it do its work. After it's done looking through which files that need a fix you simply hit Y on your keyboard to confirm. Simple as can be

This post has been edited by mirocu: Mar 15 2022, 08:42 PM

Glad you've got something that works well for you. Wrye Bash was intimidating for many things but its A-bomb repair feature was delightfully simple. Just curious since I'm sure you've fixed lotsa A-bombs!

Lothran has fixed eleven A-bombs at this point and it feels like another one is just around the corner


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Just wandered around the Colovians today. Dispatched an ogre and a bandit although since we killed the ogre before spotting the bandit, we missed out on a spontaneous Arena fight!