What I first intended to post as separate snippets / texts in the
Where are you? thread, alongside with screenshots in the
Screenshots thread, I now decided to post as a full story instead. Mostly, because it will be easier for me to post stories and screenshots at the same time. At first I didn't intend to make a story out of it, but lately I've been getting some ideas, so I decided to flesh them out.
It'll be sort of a horror story and will revolve around
Rieltar Brunos Thaldorn, the mage and the former necromancer, who returns to his home -
Thaldorn Manor.
I don't know how long will the story be, but definitely as long as I'll feel inspired to write and as long as I'll have time - I'm estimating anything between one to three months. I'll post one or two stories per week, in the beginning just one. For now I'll just copy the first entry alongside with screenies and with the comments, and with some added extras at the end.
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Not many Cyrodiilians want to talk about the Thaldorn Manor. Five years ago it became publicly known, that in the noble house east of Pell's Gate, horrific deeds have been going on for years. Myraan Thaldorn, the high-ranking battlemage in the Legion, and his wife Deurexia, the respected teacher at the Arcane University, have been keeping a group of young maidens imprisoned in the manor basement. By sheer luck, one of them one night escaped and on her way to Pell's Gate, ran into a group of patrolling legionnaires. Before Thaldorns even found out that one of their captives was no longer chained, the patrol already stormed the manor and rescued two more maidens. As soon as they realized that their scheme has been exposed, Myraan and Deurexia committed suicide. The house was locked by the Legion and since that day nobody has stepped inside.
Myraan and Deurexia had one son - Rieltar Brunos - who was at that time a student at the College of Winterhold. News of his parents' death reached him a few weeks later, along with the key to the manor, he was after all the only heir.
*five years later*
Conjurers that have been occupying Sardavar Leed, the Ayleid ruin close to the manor, saw tonight for the first time light inside it. But not the light of candles, but of someone casting spells, they assumed.
The only heir returned home.---
"You cannot walk on water or move mountains without faith. Or at least without a proper spell. I bought my water-walking spell from Trayvond in Cheydinhal. The bridge was probably intentionally collapsed after...deeds of my parents were revealed.""South of the Imperial City, between Pell's Gate and Fort Alessia, lies the Thaldorn manor, in old records mentioned also as Thaldorne manor. It's where I spent my youth. I like the surname of my ancestors - Thaldorne - better. ""Welcome home, Rieltar. Please, make yourself at...home. Your father is upstairs, polishing his armor. Go and greet him, right son? Except that there's no one to greet.""This door is forbidden to open, Rieltar. It must remain locked at all times. Beasts lurk below. Ugly, abominable beasts! Beasts from all planes of Oblivion. They'll burn you alive and your mother won't be able to help you!""Pieces of the past, secrets of my parents."---
Extras:
The abandoned manor in my hometown, that served as an inspiration for the Thaldorn Manor. The manor as such is
the work from another author, but I edited a lot of stuff to my own liking, both outside and inside.
The name of the protagonist is a nod to Baldur's Gate I, specifically to the leaders of the Iron Throne organization. Their names were
Rieltar Anchev,
Brunos Costak and
Thaldorn.
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First comments from the other thread, so the authors don't need to repeat themselves.
QUOTE(Acadian @ May 11 2020, 12:22 AM)
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A new adventure begins in 3rd Era Cyrodiil it seems?
QUOTE(SubRosa @ May 11 2020, 01:44 AM)
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The scowling necromage has returned!
QUOTE(Renee @ May 12 2020, 09:29 PM)
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Oh noes!!!
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Well now we know how he got that spooky manor. Picutres!
QUOTE(Renee @ May 13 2020, 02:10 PM)
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Goodness, what were his parents up to? Those poor maidens.
I love his shorts!
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That's a first for me.
QUOTE(Acadian @ May 13 2020, 06:30 PM)
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Thaldorn Manor looks extremely appropriate - overgrown, cobwebs, mysterious doors, chains. . . .
Now, that mysterious door he is never supposed to open. I'm sure he never will. Nope. Not a chance. . . .
QUOTE(SubRosa @ May 13 2020, 07:01 PM)
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Thaldorn Manor looks like the kind of place the Scooby Gang would visit. I wonder if there are any ghosts! They would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling Rieltar...
When do we go through that door!
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This post has been edited by Lopov: May 13 2020, 11:00 PM