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haute ecole rider
post May 23 2011, 03:47 AM
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Hello all, and welcome to the final thread of Old Habits Die Hard. Those of you who are familiar with the Main Quest know that we are fast approaching the end game. Only three more artifacts to obtain, then we can recover the Amulet of Kings and light those Dragonfires and see Martin to the Dragon Throne at last. Right?

For those who are coming late to the party, here are the links to the other five threads:

Chapters 1 − 7: From the Prison to finding the Path of Dawn.
Chapters 8 − 13: From Dagon’s Shrine to Bravil.
Chapters 14 − 18: From Sheogorath’s Shrine to the start of the Grand Tour of Cyrodiil.
Chapters 19 − 22: From Leyawiin to Skingrad.
Chapters 23 − 25: From returning home to Anvil to the final Mages Guild recommendation.

Here in this last thread we will see the Main Quest through to its tragic conclusion. Some questions will be answered, including who is the man Julian loves? Other questions will be raised, including what’s next for Julian? Those of you who have suspected a second story in the making, you are correct.

After a year and a half of writing this story, I am happy to bring this to a close, yet I am sad to bid it adieu. Hopefully I won’t let any and all of you down as we wrap up.

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post Jun 30 2011, 04:11 AM
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Very exciting! The enchantment on the dai-katana is certainly troubling. I love the description of how it opened a gash in Savlian’s mail. Do Redguard skeletons still have an Adrenaline Rush? It sounds like he’s executing Julian’s plan to finish with a whirlwind of attacks. ohmy.gif


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haute ecole rider   Old Habits Die Hard Part Six   May 23 2011, 03:47 AM
haute ecole rider   And so we begin Part Six of Old Habits Die Hard. A...   May 23 2011, 04:13 AM
Captain Hammer   I always loved this quest. Huge ruined city to cle...   May 23 2011, 04:31 AM
Olen   Ahem: YAY! Julian is back! And for a goo...   May 23 2011, 05:08 PM
SubRosa   Julian returns! I’m glad we didn’t encounter ...   May 23 2011, 05:20 PM
Grits   I had such a vivid sense of the cold, lonely quiet...   May 23 2011, 07:36 PM
Acadian   A warm welcome back and congratulations on this si...   May 24 2011, 12:35 AM
Thomas Kaira   We begin once again! Welcome back, Julian, hop...   May 24 2011, 02:19 AM
haute ecole rider   @Hammertime: You’re right about the Fingers ...   May 25 2011, 02:50 PM
Olen   Exciting stuff, you managed to bypass the less int...   May 25 2011, 04:01 PM
SubRosa   The other new spell I learned in Chorrol - Choking...   May 25 2011, 06:27 PM
Acadian   A cliffie! You captured the cold outside the ...   May 26 2011, 01:01 AM
Grits   The details of Julian’s routine at the campsite dr...   May 26 2011, 02:54 AM
D.Foxy   Grits, all I will say is this - YER AINT SEEN NUFF...   May 26 2011, 10:40 AM
haute ecole rider   @Olen: For me Sancre Tor is about those four Blade...   May 27 2011, 05:03 PM
D.Foxy   Gods, reading this, I remember how much FUN we had...   May 27 2011, 06:51 PM
SubRosa   The problem with the dual-wielding is that it is j...   May 27 2011, 10:27 PM
Acadian   Wonderfully done, and powerful atmosphere here...   May 28 2011, 01:45 AM
Captain Hammer   Great sequence with Rielus the Undead Blade. Watch...   May 28 2011, 02:17 AM
Thomas Kaira   Dee Foxy Reynard the Blademaster, you have outdone...   May 28 2011, 03:18 AM
Grits   I am in absolute awe. Rielus the swordsman gave us...   May 28 2011, 04:13 PM
Olen   That was a good part, the fight's pace was spo...   May 29 2011, 12:40 AM
mALX   It makes a huge diff when you are playing on the P...   May 29 2011, 07:26 AM
haute ecole rider   @le Reynard: Yes, we had a lot of fun working on t...   May 30 2011, 05:19 PM
Acadian   'I sighted on the ghost’s head and drew the si...   May 31 2011, 12:59 AM
D.Foxy   Cue Ominious Music!!! Bring up the Ch...   May 31 2011, 01:06 AM
Grits   So much wisdom and experience goes into Julian’s p...   Jun 1 2011, 03:25 AM
treydog   Reading this wonderful novel once again. I will h...   Jun 2 2011, 04:18 AM
SubRosa   Given the size of the second ghostly Blade, I am g...   Jun 5 2011, 05:54 PM
Thomas Kaira   Oh noes! Cliff is hung yet again! Julian ...   Jun 5 2011, 11:58 PM
Doommeister   Aaargh cliff should be shot, hung and quartered...   Jun 13 2011, 02:30 PM
mALX   Sorry it took so long to get over here and read, t...   Jun 23 2011, 04:46 PM
haute ecole rider   @Acadian: That passage you quoted is a nod to our ...   Jun 24 2011, 05:13 PM
ghastley   This bit surprised me, knowing the enchantment o...   Jun 24 2011, 08:11 PM
Captain Hammer   Okay, finally getting caught up on my Fan-Fic read...   Jun 24 2011, 11:17 PM
Acadian   Another heart pounding fight! That potion she...   Jun 25 2011, 01:35 AM
treydog   There may be a more elegant method of “de-forumizi...   Jun 25 2011, 12:08 PM
Olen   Quite a different fight to the previous one, in so...   Jun 25 2011, 02:53 PM
Grits   I love the Nord way this fight started and ended. ...   Jun 26 2011, 05:09 PM
SubRosa   Another rousing and well-thought out battle, chock...   Jun 27 2011, 07:39 PM
haute ecole rider   @ghastley: To answer your question, yes, Julian br...   Jun 29 2011, 06:42 PM
Glargg   Wow, talk about cliffhangers! :O I've b...   Jun 29 2011, 08:52 PM
Olen   And another drastically different fight. They cer...   Jun 29 2011, 09:21 PM
ghastley   This is getting perilously close to "and then...   Jun 29 2011, 09:39 PM
Acadian   Another heart pounder! You've done a grea...   Jun 30 2011, 02:02 AM
SubRosa   Poor Cliff, hung again! :D Again, a very ex...   Jun 30 2011, 05:41 PM
Captain Hammer   Eh, catching up wasn't too difficult. Enjoyabl...   Jul 1 2011, 07:37 PM
mALX   These chapters have inspired me to go play the gam...   Jul 2 2011, 04:41 PM
treydog   This should be the last of my majpr spammage... I ...   Jul 3 2011, 11:10 PM
haute ecole rider   @Glargg: Welcome to Chorrol! I'm glad you ...   Jul 7 2011, 03:47 PM
Grits   “Brother, your cleaver shall hang in a place of ho...   Jul 8 2011, 01:56 AM
Captain Hammer   Wow. Quite the finish to a fantastic fight. And we...   Jul 7 2011, 05:06 PM
Destri Melarg   Behind the veil that Aetherius uses to cloak itsel...   Jul 7 2011, 06:33 PM
Olen   The third fight, and again you suceeded in making ...   Jul 7 2011, 08:14 PM
Acadian   Well done again! You ably capture the action,...   Jul 8 2011, 12:28 AM
SubRosa   An expertly written description of Casnar disarmin...   Jul 11 2011, 07:46 PM
mALX   Loved the conversation between Casnar and Julian, ...   Jul 11 2011, 10:32 PM
Thomas Kaira   Wonderful fights, so far! Next we shall see h...   Jul 13 2011, 07:23 PM
haute ecole rider   @Cap'n Bambam: Thanks for the compliments. Act...   Jul 15 2011, 03:46 AM
SubRosa   It is an irony that Alain and Valdemar would be at...   Jul 15 2011, 04:36 PM
Acadian   Another fight, and as interesting and exciting as ...   Jul 16 2011, 12:35 AM
Olen   That worked well for me, disintegrate armour is a...   Jul 16 2011, 04:50 PM
mALX   GAAAAAH !!! A cliffhanger !!...   Jul 17 2011, 01:58 PM
Grits   A second assessment of Valdemar’s shield showed th...   Jul 18 2011, 05:29 AM
haute ecole rider   @SubRosa:[i] No, you're not the only one who n...   Jul 18 2011, 07:50 PM
Olen   And so she frees the last blade, exciting stuff. ...   Jul 18 2011, 09:35 PM
Grits   The dai-katana shattered both legs at the knees as...   Jul 19 2011, 12:31 AM
SubRosa   This time the blade sparked against his spine and ...   Jul 19 2011, 12:48 AM
Acadian   'Now I brought my dominant side to bear as I s...   Jul 19 2011, 01:10 AM
haute ecole rider   @Olen: Glad you liked the ending of the fight, ev...   Jul 21 2011, 06:03 PM
Olen   Good part (as ever), the end of the four worked we...   Jul 21 2011, 08:20 PM
SubRosa   It sounds grave Am I the only one to see the irony...   Jul 21 2011, 09:28 PM
Acadian   This was well done throughout, but the quote below...   Jul 22 2011, 01:51 AM
Thomas Kaira   A most wonderful ending to a most wonderful quest....   Jul 22 2011, 02:38 AM
mALX   GAAAAAH !!! I'm dying to know ab...   Jul 22 2011, 04:02 AM
Grits   The interactions between the five Blades made a mo...   Jul 23 2011, 03:53 PM
D.Foxy   With a deep sense of satisfaction do I read the en...   Jul 24 2011, 06:17 PM
haute ecole rider   @Olen: I remember how powerfully this quest affec...   Jul 25 2011, 11:25 PM
Acadian   "We always walk the first mile out, and the l...   Jul 26 2011, 01:26 AM
SubRosa   As far as I could tell, it held no enchantment. E...   Jul 26 2011, 05:01 PM
Olen   I too liked the off hand riding bits woven into th...   Jul 26 2011, 07:21 PM
Grits   Love the screenshots! A Legion forester watch...   Jul 26 2011, 07:27 PM
haute ecole rider   @Acadian: Thanks for picking up Julian's feeli...   Jul 28 2011, 02:54 PM
Olen   Now there's a part. The dream is intriguing, ...   Jul 28 2011, 08:59 PM
Destri Melarg   Captain Steffan!! After all this time and...   Jul 28 2011, 11:41 PM
Acadian   The flashback to the famous four was fabulous...   Jul 29 2011, 12:30 AM
Grits   I loved the dream. Seeing those four alive togethe...   Jul 29 2011, 01:13 AM
SubRosa   “Here lies Sir Casnar, the reality met his expecta...   Jul 29 2011, 03:35 PM
Athynae   Finally I catch up only to find I am at the end, Y...   Jul 29 2011, 10:09 PM
treydog   I haved dived into the top of this thread- only to...   Aug 1 2011, 11:45 AM
haute ecole rider   @all: Just so you know, that wonderful scene of th...   Aug 2 2011, 03:13 AM
Acadian   You really capture the cold majesty and warm camar...   Aug 2 2011, 03:52 AM
SubRosa   A wonderful beginning, showing us not only the cam...   Aug 2 2011, 04:46 PM
Olen   Yet more evidence of the blademaster she has becom...   Aug 2 2011, 08:20 PM
Destri Melarg   I am eternally grateful to Destri for letting me ...   Aug 3 2011, 05:10 AM
Athynae   I love the way Julian explains the Blades at Sacre...   Aug 3 2011, 11:48 AM
Grits   “Yes, and I didn’t have anything to do,” Fortis co...   Aug 3 2011, 03:47 PM
haute ecole rider   @Acadian: Back among the Blades, Julian wasn't...   Aug 4 2011, 02:38 PM
Olen   Good part, the explaination of the Sunbird Dance w...   Aug 4 2011, 06:28 PM
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