Aravi in Skyrim, her video story Options

[Grits]

Previous video: Arrow through the nose! Cragslane Cavern is a great place to hear trash talk from companions. What a fight! That’s no place to bring a war dog, but J’Renrij was perfect. What a beautiful walk to the cave. I like Aravi’s stealthy approach over the rocks.

I love the Ivarstead screen. Kharjo always follows Aravi in the videos, but she probably needs to find high spots to get a view over his shoulders. That’s also a nice look at the back of a guard’s cloak. So many details to enjoy. Nice strategic weed placement in the swimming picture! I love Aravi’s expression at the Bannered Mare. Like Acadian I expect Kharjo to stride in and knock Chin Guy off the bench just for looking. Although I’m sure Kharj is not entirely innocent in that department.

Thane video: Jarl Law-Giver had some nice things to say to Aravi. A Khajiit in one of Skyrim’s courts! Maybe the rest of Riften’s nobles will step up their game now. Congratulations to the new homeowner! Honeyside is such a cozy house. Now Aravi can go swimming right off her back porch! What a funny way to meet Iona. She looks much more comfortable in leather armor than the steel I’ve seen.

What a wonderfully evocative scene at the lake’s edge. Your words and the beautiful picture perfectly captured such a delicate moment between Aravi and Kharjo. I absolutely loved it!

[SubRosa]

It looked like it read that Aravi had received a Steel Sword of Sharks! Here I have visions of her wielding one of these!

So Aravi has been thaned. That is her second time right? I think she is thane of Whiterun too, since that is part of the main quest.

I have never seen the inside of Honeyside. So this will be interesting. It looks nice. Awful lot of dead animals on the walls though. Nords seem to like decorating with animal corpses. The basement seems a bit musty. Who is that guy sleeping in the bed! Oh, gurl that is. Iona. That whole housecarlness seems so silly in Skyrim. They are like armed butlers that come with every house. Real housecarls were professional soldiers sworn to the service of a lord, the elite core of every medieval army.

That was a wonderful little tale of Aravi and Kharjo sharing a moment of peace and happiness by the water's edge.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Sep 8 2012, 10:02 PM

[Acadian]

What a nice vid! Thane Aravi! That sounds good and she is now a minor noble! The house looks fabulous and even comes with its own tiny staff of one. Congrats to Aravi.

The written piece was magnificent, and what a beautiful drawing to base it on. I love how you captured Aravi’s appreciation of the natural scene - the sights, smells and feel of the colors and breezes. How perfect that she doffed her clothes to become part of it and invited Kharjo to join her. Simply beautiful stuff, my friend!

[mALX]

She felt a presence behind her, and a familiar scent joined the others. The Khajiit’s fur, the tang of the protective oils on armor, and the slight smell of sweat and masculinity; all these came together as one: Kharjo. She liked his scent. It had made her feel safe for a long time now

This is a deep and powerful passage, KC. I absolutely LOVE it! The whole written section was Awesome! A glimpse at Aravi and Kharjo on their travels when they aren't clearing a dungeon or battling bandits - this was beautiful !!!!

I can't watch the vid till tomorrow morning, but I'll come back and comment it, (sorry it took so long today)

[mALX]

Sorry I wasn't able to watch the vid till today, and I meant to comment Julienya's work last night too!

I absolutely LOVED that drawing of Aravi in the water, your description of the "Sky on Fire" was so accurate to the wonderful picture Julienya drew! Does Julienya draw Katia? I browsed her gallery and saw many other Aravi's, Katia's and a Flatula that had me rolling !! I've been a big fan of her Katia for a long time, LOVE all her Aravi's! Stunning talent and artwork!

The vid - somehow I'd blocked this scene with the Jarl from my memory, lol. I do own the house in Riften, too! Maybe she spoke to me at her dinner table instead of her throne? Is that how the house looks without updates? I think it looks better than afterward! I don't remember having a basement to it! Iona had me rolling! Awesome Vid !!!

This whole update was Awesome, one of my top favorite updates!

[Darkness Eternal]

Honeyside is one of the nicest houses in Skyrim, pre Hearthfire. An honor well deserved. I loved the end of the video where we hear Kharjo munching on some food, haha.

The artwork is simply beautiful! The fire in the sky, the spots on Aravi's back! Awesome!

As it brushed her fur and tugged gently on her hair, Aravi closed her eyes and turned her focus to her other senses. She inhaled deeply; the scents of fresh air, old leaves, and healthy dark soil filled her nose. The rustle of the leaves, the whisper of the placid wind, and the babble of flowing water reached her ears. Nature’s music, she thought with a smile. Peace filled her entire being.

I loved this piece right here. A beautiful description of nature and the enviornment we all come to appreciate. Such a wonderfully written scene that shows your talent. Lovely. Indeed, Kharjo had a great view of the lake and Aravi, and it is assuring they have more of these time offs' from their day to day warfare and adventuring. A welcome novelty other than cooking and sitting on mountains(which is both relaxing and peaceful in their own rights).

[King Coin]

@Grits: Aravi’s no Bosmer with the bow, but she’s getting pretty good. Good thing Kharjo usually follows her and not the other way around, else she would have trouble seeing over him. Yep, can’t have any kitty boobies showing! I can see Kharjo standing behind Chin with his hand resting on his ax!

Technically Aravi’s a thane of Whiterun too! Honeyside is Aravi’s favorite house so far. Glad you like the picture and my little story to go with it. Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa: Your reward looks a little OP. If you have a hard time seeing, you can expand the picture and/or increase the quality of the video. It will just take longer to load.
Yep! Second thane-ship?

Aravi just loves Honeyside. The basement is musty, but she only rarely goes down there. The bed is cozy and the fireplace is nice. Aravi’s glad there’s a housecarl in Honeyside, Riften’s crime reputation is pretty bad.

I’m glad you liked the story I wrote. I was originally going to just post the picture on its own, but felt I should support it with something. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: Hey it didn’t occur to me that she’s a noble! Buffy and Aravi both have titles!

I’m so pleased you enjoyed the picture and the piece I wrote for it. I just love that picture; Julienya really outdid herself on it. Thanks Acadian!

@mALX: That passage you highlighted is one that I’m really proud of. I’m very happy you liked it.

The picture is amazing! I’m so happy I asked her to do it. Julienya does not actually do Prequel, Katia belongs to Kazerad. She loved it that you thought it was her though!

Aravi bought all the updates, I just cut that part out of the video. Thanks mALX!

@DE: Glad you liked the picture. I’m so happy with how it turned out! Julienya is very talented.

I wanted to make the setting very peaceful for the picture and I had to think about what sets me at ease and how a Khajiit would experience it. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks DE!

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Sorry about the late post, I just had too much going on earlier.

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Aravi travels the Rift and takes in the sights. As she wanders, she finds another dragon’s lair. A word of power calls to her.

6:53

This post has been edited by King Coin: Sep 12 2012, 04:35 AM

[SubRosa]

Another beautiful fall day in the Rift. I have always wondered why they call it the Rift, when it is actually a big plateau?

Uh oh, I think I see a dragon ahead. Aravi just got her shot in before he took off! Uh oh, there is no cover out there on that mountain. She had better find a place where she can hide from that fire breath.

The dragons do look really neat when they sit on those word walls.

Now the dragon is finally down. Time for the two swords now? Yep, one Yol and a couple swings, and there can be only one.

That must be a new word for her life detection power.

[mALX]

This beginning was Awesome, the music and sights! That first song that was playing is from the last update of the movie "Cat People" (I love all the music from that movie).

Too bad Aravi moved down to that lower ledge and woke the dragon, I'd like to have seen her hit it while it slept and see if it aroused from being killed, lol. 777 gold! WOW !!! She got the word wall just in time too, before the vid ended, lol.

I liked that there were dragon bones laying around, someone has been living in that shack and eating dragon soup for dinner! Awesome update!

[Grits]

The beginning is so pretty. The Rift at its best! (The name makes me think of high altitude rift valleys.)

Whoa, the dragon was right there!! That ridge is exactly where Big D accidentally fought two dragons, entirely his fault.

The dragon really left a dent in the ground when it crashed. Aravi finished him on her own! The people of Shor’s Stone should feel a lot safer now. Well, apart from the giant spiders.

I love the notion that the Word called Aravi to the dragon’s lair. That might explain why there’s always a dragon at Word Walls. They all want to be the one who eats the Dovahkiin.

This was a fun video! All outdoors under beautiful skies, and plenty of warmth from all the Yol Toor Shul-ing. It makes it even better when Kharjo is along knowing that Aravi can handle things without him, but she sometimes chooses to share her adventures. He’s going to be surprised when she comes back from her walk loaded down with dragon junk!

[Acadian]

Your great skill with cinematography was beautifully on display again during the opening scenes here! I loved the journey and music through the golden forest. Then the panoramic high view of the snowy mountains was wonderful as well.

That was a tough dragon fight. Trading one arrow for each dragon breath blast was not working so well and I could feel a bit of panic in Aravi a couple times.

[Darkness Eternal]

The video intro was well done! No, scratch that, it was excellent! WOAH, dragons sleep? I never even knew that! Too bad she wasn't sneaky enough, or she would of had a greater advantage.

It is good to see our Dragonborn Aravi fight off that dragon! Geez, the entire fight happened all over the place in those hills. A good fire shout and two swords to the face dealt the killing blow to the oversized beast.

New shout! Seek, Aura, Whisper. I really don't know what it does, since I never ever played long with my dragonborn. Just did it get trophies. Anyways, it was wonderful to see the fight take place at dawn. It added to the atmosphere already painted by the golden beginning . Great update, good fight!

No Kharjo

[King Coin]

@SubRosa: I’m not the only one wondering where ‘the Rift’ is then? Lol!

The mountain was a bad spot to be when it took off. High ground is nice for some enemies, but not all. Thanks SubRosa!

@mALX: Wait what? That’s Skyrim music, I didn’t insert any. Unless Jeremy Soule did that too?

Aravi had to move down a little, she thought the arrow would have hit the rock otherwise. She still got the shot, though barely. The bones were actually from the dragon’s meals. It’s been eating mammoths! Thanks mALX!

@Grits: They should have swapped names with Reach and Rift! It would make more sense in the mountain area in my opinion. Big D was where Aravi was? I wasn’t sure about the ‘proper way’ to get up there. Aravi climbed. She’s a Khajiit right?

Kharjo will be surprised! Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: Glad you liked the intro! When I get beautiful scenes like that, I just have to put them in the videos. That mountain top was not the best spot to pick a fight with a flying creature. Thanks Acadian!

@DE: Hard to not use that beautiful material. I think this is before I got my new GPU too.

Haha, Aravi tends to do a lot of running when there’s a dragon after her. Aura Whisper is detect life. Thanks DE!

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Sorry about the long absence. It’s been busy. My sister was married and I’m buried in work.

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Still in the Rift, Aravi and Kharjo find yet another dragon and Word.

7:29

[SubRosa]

Whoa! What a weird start, with Aravi decapitating a - what is it? - Master Conjurer. I was guessing that was the Shadow Stone. It always seems to have a spellcaster guarding it.

Is that dragon golden or brown? It is hard to tell from a distance. Ah, its an Elder Dragon. Is that from that dragon mod you are using? It looks more golden up close. I like the color!

Aravi rides the bucking bronco!

She gets a Fear shout of of it. She seems to have a lot of them saved up now.

[mALX]

I have to agree with SubRosa, that beheading was Awesome! An Elder dragon too! Loved the kill sequence in this one, Aravi clinging to that tossing head and sticking her sword through the skull - urk! Great update!

[Acadian]

Neat opening in the middle/end of a fight, then transitioning to some quieter travel time. So does Aravi already have a power from one of the other Birthstones?

And another dragon with an intense fight!

I love it when she heals up Kharjo!

[Darkness Eternal]

How awesome was that start? Everyone commented and I just had to watch it and replay it! Brutal, lovely, beautiful! Snip snip! Chop chop! Haha.

Oh gawd, another dragon battle. Here we go!! The fight was intense, that golden elder dragon was majestic, and the climax was cinematic! I love Aravi's finisher move! Right on the nose! The fact that she wears a cape while doing it made it even more heroic!

Favorite quotes in the video:

"Die Dragon!"-Kharjo

[Grits]

Wow, great beginning! Then the head rolled, the birds kept singing, and it was another beautiful day in the Rift.

I guess the burned up wagon was a pretty good clue as to what lives up those stairs. That was a beautiful dragon! Great sword-up-the-nose finish!

In that light after the fight, Aravi’s markings and hair looked darker. It was nice to get such a good look at her face.

That was a fun fight to watch!

[Darkness Eternal]

Nobody sees. Nobody knows.

This post has been edited by Darkness Eternal: Sep 20 2012, 03:33 PM

[King Coin]

@SubRosa: I forgot about that beginning, when I reviewed the video I had the same reaction- whoa!

Its stats were probably boosted by the mod but the appearance is vanilla. Aravi has quite a few shouts, but she has her favorites. Thanks SubRosa!

@mALX: I was freaking out when I saw it was an elder dragon, they are tough! Aravi handled it though. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: Yes she does, she has the Lord’s Stone which in SKyrim offers damage and magicka resistance. I’m sure Kharjo likes it when she heals him too! Thanks Adadian!

@DE: It certainly grabbed everyone’s attention! Aravi handled that dragon pretty well despite my fumbling with the menus. Thanks DE!

@Grits: I like how you put the beginning. I try to show her face pretty often, I like to see it too. Thanks Grits!

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Far from the warmth of the Rift, Aravi begins her search for an Elder Scroll in a freezing ruin called Alftand.

8:34

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J’zhar’s Journal

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Screens! I finally got to play tonight!


Bye for now (Aravi had to go on a quest without Kharjo)

Trolls are all over the roads in the far north

Aravi is getting tired of being threatened by storm cloaks

War face

This post has been edited by King Coin: Sep 22 2012, 05:25 AM