Aravi in Skyrim, her video story Options

[haute ecole rider]

Love, love the second one ("using their bows" linky)! Awesome teamwork!

That Kharjo is turning out to be quite the useful one!

[Grits]

Wow, these are great! As much as I love the one with the bows and the quiet closeup, the dual swords arterial spray one is my favorite.

[Acadian]

Fabulous action shots! If we're picking faves, I'm going with Grits. Gaga for that one of Aravi posing with those two swords - and bloody evidence on the screen to boot!

[King Coin]

A NOTE: I've found that Kharjo has an infinite supply of whatever type of arrows Aravi gives him. So guess who got the Daedric arrows when Aravi suddenly found some? She could have given him one arrow and he'd be set, but she gave all of them to him.

@mALX: Thanks! I liked that one too because you can see the flecks of darker green in her eyes.

@H.E.R: It's so much fun to time the shots to release the arrows at the same time. Thanks for dropping by!

@Grits: Usually I have one per set that I'm most proud of, but this one, I like those three and I can't choose a favorite. The dual swords one was the most difficult to get. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: Thanks. I couldn't decide if I wanted the necromancer in the screenshot or not. I took both and this one turned out to be the better of the two. Plus the blood is more than enough evidence. Thanks!

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Aravi and Kharjo find themselves inside another Dwemer ruin. The current occupants are none too friendly to the Khajiit either.

Other than the murderous zealots, this place would be very pretty.

As they move deeper into the ruin, the begin to encounter the ancient machines built by the Dwemer. They are none too friendly either.

These machines aren't too difficult to trash though, and their twisted hulks yield soul gems if you pry enough.

You hear something?

...By the Nine...

This post has been edited by King Coin: Dec 8 2011, 03:22 PM

[mALX]

Holy Crap !!! What the heck is that thing? GAAAAAH !!!!!

[haute ecole rider]

KC, the more I look at Aravi's photo diary, the more I love, love, love what Beth has done with the Khajiit in Skyrim. They are the most feline looking of all the iterations I've seen, and I think Aravi is gorgeous. Kharjo is just - well, hot in that tom cat way I'm familiar with from all my years of vet practice.

And nope, I'm still not interested enough to buy the game. Sorry, Beth. Not gonna have Steam on my machine at this time.

[liliandra nadiar]

*pats h.e.r* Completely understand and mostly agree with all of the above. I'm not happy with Steam being a requirement, nor having to being logged in to it in order to play legally purchased games.

As for the shots. Love the Centurion. At least I think it's a centurion, they're the only dwemer construct I've read on the loading blurbs but not encountered yet. Very good to know about the arrows, particularly since I've picked up some after a fight on several occasions and, apparently, got more of that arrow type then I started with.

[SubRosa]

Its Optimus Prime!

A fun look at the updated Dwemer ruins and constructs. Not surprisingly, they look much better then in Morrowind. I also notice they are not all metal, and filled with bolts and the like, as I recall them from Morrowind. Instead here they built with stone.

[TrisRed]

I absoloutly LOVE the angle shot you took with the last screenie! You manage to make them look more fearsome than they actually are!

I also love how your pictures manage to portray the frienship between Aravi and her companion! It's amazing

I love these pictures! I may be slightly behind, but I enjoy them so much!

[Grits]

Oh wow, I LOVE the one with Aravi's fierce expression against the Dwarven Sphere!! That thing should have been dropping gears and cogs in fear.

That Centurion looks very scary. Is that one even bigger than the usual ones?

Great action shots! I like the way you're working the screenshots into a an update about what they are doing.

[Acadian]

Fabulous action shots. I love that a couple of them show teeth (Aravi in one and Kharjo in another) - Kewl!!!

[King Coin]

@mALX: It's a centurion! Like other people have said, my screen makes it look scarier than it is. Thanks!

@H.E.R.: Thanks! I particularly like how Aravi looks in this game. She's beautiful in a kitty way.

I'm not happy with Steam either. For a while you could run the game without interacting with Steam, but now you must at least have it in Offline Mode to play. So far as I can tell though, Steam hasn't done anything to slow down my machine. I still don't like it though.

@liliandra nadiar: The arrows make up for his unwillingness to use a better bow. He's perfectly willing to use Daedric arrows. Thanks!

@SubRosa: Yep, built with stone. There's plenty of machinery in there however. There are places where there is a lot of scrap metal laying around. I think you can collect the scrap, melt it down, and then forge armor out of it if you have the correct smithing perk. Thanks!

@Rihanae: Thank you! Aravi and Kharjo are good friends now. Whether or not they become more is up to Aravi and Kharjo.

@Grits: Thanks! As soon as I hit the console to pause, I knew that shot of her in mid spin was going to be good. I love that it shows her teeth.

The centurion is of the normal variety. It just looks bigger from the angle I took the screen at. It reflects how Aravi felt when she saw it marching down the hall.

@Acadian: I liked that too! Thanks!

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Since leaving the Dwemer ruin, Aravi has decided to head off to Whiterun. Her pack is getting heavy and she needs to see if she can do some work on their equipment. A warm bed would be nice too. The trip home hasn’t been easy though.

This is the second time they’ve been buzzed.
Aravi’s sure it’s the same one as before.

Aravi’s path takes her across a camp of forsworn, and she is surprised by several archers.
Aravi takes an arrow to the thigh, forcing her to limp away.

Kharjo didn’t get away clean either. Healing responsibilities fall on Aravi.

Once they both are healed, Aravi takes them back towards the camp. Quietly this time.
She looks in the sky and sees her old friend. He’s going to be trouble in the future.

This time, the attack on the camp goes differently.

They release their shots at approximately the same time.

Once the archers are out of the way, Aravi and Kharjo go down into the camp and discover a small cave. Inside are more forsworn. Another mage feels Aravi’s swords.

[mALX]

Kharjo seems to be worth his weight in gold !! Where does one find him as a follower? Great screens !!

[SubRosa]

Well, at least Aravi is getting a buzz!

A few inches to the left, and Aravi would never be having kids! The healing looked very cool, with that swirly effect.

Very neat shot of the arrows in flight!

What is a forsworn? Something between a threesworn and a fivesworn? The last fella had antlers. Were those part of him? Or just a helmet?

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 10 2011, 08:16 PM

[liliandra nadiar]

Very nice! Full orc armor for the big bad tom cat? Really like how they made it look for Skyrim.

Awesome work on the arrow flight shots. Good luck getting that pesky buzz down.

[Acadian]

More wonderful action shots! Wow!

[Grits]

Ouch! A little lower and Aravi would have to retire from adventuring and become a town guard.

Great teamwork in the archery shots. These two look so good together. I love the one of Aravi healing them.

[King Coin]

@mALX: He's perfect for what Aravi needs. He can take damage while Aravi deals it. Kharjo is a guard with one of the Khajiit trade caravans. I think Aravi met him in that area between Dawnstar and Windhelm. Thanks!

@SubRosa: At first I thought the arrow HAD hit her there! That would have been horrible!

Aravi quickly drained her magic healing both herself and Kharjo at the same time. Both of them needed it and it made for a neat screenshot.

The forsworn is a tribal group that attacks nord towns in the western areas. I believe they are led by hargravens but I'm not sure about that.

Thanks!

@liliandra nadiar: Not quite, the main piece was Orcish, but he had ebony boots and Nord steel gauntlets in those screens. Thanks!

@Acadian: Thanks! Aravi and Kharjo have been getting into a lot of trouble lately.

@Grits: What a terrible joke!
I love it how those jokes are literally everywhere. I've seen them in so many places completely unrelated to Skyrim.

Their fighting styles compliment one another's very well. When I reset Aravi, she's going to have to find him again as soon as she can. Thanks!

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As the continue to Whiterun, Aravi keeps stopping at little dungeons just to see what's inside. As they approach the entrance to a cave Kharjos says:

"We have found a cave. I don't think warm fires and friendly faces lie within."

He was partially wrong. Inside they were greeted by dead SPIDERS and an adventurer that had just killed the spiders. The adventurer makes his way out saying that this place was full of spiders and that he was leaving. Good luck to both of you.

Aravi's heart sinks. Spiders. She almost follows the adventurer outside. She wants to.

Instead, she swallows, takes a deep breath, chokes on the terrible smell of the dead spiders, and presses on.

As if they couldn't get any scarier.

Aravi lets Kharjo take on the spiders with his shield and ax. She sticks to her bow and magic. Kharjo doesn't seem to mind. Deeper within they find what is obvious living quarters with magical items and books scattered about. A mage lives down here?

When they find the mage, he yells at them and starts flinging lightning bolts at them. His cloth robes are no more effective than any other mage's. Looking around the room, Aravi sees a cage full of spiders. She doesn't know what the mage was doing with them, but she's not letting them out. Better that they kill each other in there.

Aravi is glad to leave the dead spiders and the mage behind when she leaves. That is the last stop on the way to Whiterun. No more.

But then he shows up.

Kharjo gets his tail handed to him by the dragon quickly. Aravi manages to get him on his feet again. He promptly hides behind a rock.

He must have felt bad about hiding because before long he's back up firing arrows at the beast beside Aravi.

After slaying the dragon they make best time to Whiterun, avoiding all fights when possible. They're both low on potions.

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Aravi purchased Kharjo some new armor after they got back to Whiterun.

Almost full ebony.

[mALX]

@mALX: He's perfect for what Aravi needs. He can take damage while Aravi deals it. Kharjo is a guard with one of the Khajiit trade caravans. I think Aravi met him in that area between Dawnstar and Windhelm. Thanks!

@SubRosa: At first I thought the arrow HAD hit her there! That would have been horrible!

Aravi quickly drained her magic healing both herself and Kharjo at the same time. Both of them needed it and it made for a neat screenshot.

The forsworn is a tribal group that attacks nord towns in the western areas. I believe they are led by hargravens but I'm not sure about that.

Thanks!

@liliandra nadiar: Not quite, the main piece was Orcish, but he had ebony boots and Nord steel gauntlets in those screens. Thanks!

@Acadian: Thanks! Aravi and Kharjo have been getting into a lot of trouble lately.

@Grits: What a terrible joke!
I love it how those jokes are literally everywhere. I've seen them in so many places completely unrelated to Skyrim.

Their fighting styles compliment one another's very well. When I reset Aravi, she's going to have to find him again as soon as she can. Thanks!

############################

As the continue to Whiterun, Aravi keeps stopping at little dungeons just to see what's inside. As they approach the entrance to a cave Kharjos says:

"We have found a cave. I don't think warm fires and friendly faces lie within."

He was partially wrong. Inside they were greeted by dead SPIDERS and an adventurer that had just killed the spiders. The adventurer makes his way out saying that this place was full of spiders and that he was leaving. Good luck to both of you.

Aravi's heart sinks. Spiders. She almost follows the adventurer outside. She wants to.

Instead, she swallows, takes a deep breath, chokes on the terrible smell of the dead spiders, and presses on.

As if they couldn't get any scarier.

Aravi lets Kharjo take on the spiders with his shield and ax. She sticks to her bow and magic. Kharjo doesn't seem to mind. Deeper within they find what is obvious living quarters with magical items and books scattered about. A mage lives down here?

When they find the mage, he yells at them and starts flinging lightning bolts at them. His cloth robes are no more effective than any other mage's. Looking around the room, Aravi sees a cage full of spiders. She doesn't know what the mage was doing with them, but she's not letting them out. Better that they kill each other in there.

Aravi is glad to leave the dead spiders and the mage behind when she leaves. That is the last stop on the way to Whiterun. No more.

But then he shows up.

Kharjo gets his tail handed to him by the dragon quickly. Aravi manages to get him on his feet again. He promptly hides behind a rock.

He must have felt bad about hiding because before long he's back up firing arrows at the beast beside Aravi.

After slaying the dragon they make best time to Whiterun, avoiding all fights when possible. They're both low on potions.

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Aravi purchased Kharjo some new armor after they got back to Whiterun.

Almost full ebony.

I love the last screen of Kharjo - and very glad he hid out till he healed some, I would hate to see him die !!! Awesome screens !!!

[Tábrasa]

Spiders...
so many spiders....
*shudder*

Haha. As a newbie I haven't had the chance to go through all your wonderful pictures yet, but from what I can see, Aravi and Kharjo's adventures are more than exciting!

Can't wait for more

Beautiful.

This post has been edited by Tábrasa: Dec 12 2011, 01:10 AM