Today in Cyrodiil, spoilers version, TES: 4 Oblivion character accounts & stories Options

[mirocu]

Another Renee concoction, awesome!!

[Renee]

I actually screwed up, he doesn't have to speak to Methredhel anymore at all. But it was a nice diversion; it seems Kahreem finally 'got some'.

Did y'all notice the last couple pictures are blurred, due to his drinking? I went into Photobucket's editing and used 'blemish' to create this effect.

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: May 4 2014, 12:39 PM

[mirocu]

Your creativeness exceeds all expectations

[Renee]

Your creativeness exceeds all expectations

Without question--

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: May 4 2014, 06:13 PM

[Renee]

Tirdas, 2:47 pm, Sun's Dusk 27, 3rd Era Year 433

Days Passed: 93
Days Jailed: 20

Bounty: 250
Fame: 0
Infamy: 10


"Go away," says an Imperial guard as the Redguard known as Kahreem of Weet enters the town of Bravil. Kahreem chuckles to himself. He'll be 'going away' soon enough, but right now he needs to stay in Bravil at least a couple days. He'll stay as long as it takes though, to get paid for all his snooping up in the Imperial City.

"So ludicrous. I crept through the sewers for those bastards, fighting rats, bandits and mudcrabs ... they should be finding ME to pay ME, not the other way around."

He reaches for S'krivva's door, which is (oddly) just a few paces away from where Bravil's gate is. Do the guards posted at this gate know or suspect what the cat-lady who lives behind this door does for a living? ... Probably not. There's so much skooma in Bravil, and so many people addicted to it, chances are a lady like S'krivva, who keeps to herself behind her 4-tumbler lock, rarely if ever stands out or gets vastly noticed.

"Damn. It's locked."

Kahreem knows it's a bad idea to try to break into her home, but can't resist the urge to do so. GOLD. S'krivva owes him some gold. And he's hungry for it. But for now, he decides he'll get back up to the flat he's been squatting in, the one which once was owned by an Argonian by the name of City Swimmer.



On the way there, he reaches into his sack and finds a bottle of the Cheap stuff, and wonders if anybody's been staying in this humble abode.

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7:43 PM is the moment Kahreem realizes he's not alone, here in this flat. He thought he was alone, but he's actually got a couple of friends here.

"Ahh. Hello."

They are both small and red-colored, fitting in the palm of each hand. Kahreem can't help but uncork one of these 'friends', and then quaffs the contents in less than two seconds. Instantly he is hit by a wave of essences, and feels a certain rushing within his veins and arteries!

.. His vision doubles, and his skin turns reddish. It's not long before Kahreem finally forgets all about the gold he's owed from the Thieves Guild, and falls into a fetal stupor on the floor of City Swimmer's flat.

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Middas, 10:14 AM
Nearly 12 hours later, the Weet Bandit awakes, looks at the second bottle of skoooma on the floor, and wisely decides to save it for later.

"Okay NOW we're gonna get some gold. I think that cat-lady resides up at that tavern up the way. Guess I'll go and visit there. Might as well."

He nearly falls off the third-story ledge as he leaves the flat, but manages to make it to the Lonely Suitor Lodge in one piece. S'krivva is nowhere to be found. Kahreem is dismayed to find another member of the Guild, Luciana Galena, happens to be here, but she becomes evasive when he tries to speak to her. Hours go by. Kahreem drinks a bottle of Cheap Wine, has a crab meat sandwich, and also a baked potato. All of this costs gold, and this makes the Redguard both nervous and watchful.

"Damn that furry [censored]. Where is she?" he asks as the hours slip on.

"Don't talk such rot!" chides a Breton female in reply.

Finally, as the sun is getting low outside, Kahreem realizes he's getting too impatient. He decides he'll head to S'krivva's place, and come Oblivion or high water, he's going to somehow break inside her home.

"I need my gold and I need it now!"

But once he gets there, he's surprised to find her door's unlocked! .. and he is easily inside in an instant.

"Now that's more like it."

He finds his contact calmly reading like an old matron by the fire (only furrier), and wastes no time.

"What can a humble doyen dooo for a sly thief?" she asks.

"I need my gold and I need it now! I fokkinge slaved my way through some sewers, stole a fokkinge ice staff not once but TWICE, spent three days in jail, and you guys need to fokkinge pay me. Or else."

"Hieronymus Lex has left the Waterfront?"

"Damn right he has. Gold. Now."

But the lady is feeling a bit chatty, and so Kahreem must endure several minutes of speech from her grating voice before finally getting to the point. "Well done! Methredhel's report tells me that you have done well. You have earned your reward. I am promoting youuuu to Cat Burglar, which means you can use Luciana Galena of Bravil as your fence. Congratulations on on your new rank."

This information hits the Redguard like a wave, and all at once he is shocked not only by the idea that he now has a fence (a source of income, basically) right here in Bravil, but also is manpurse is fattened by a sudden influx of 300 gold! .. There it is, once again; more money than Kahreem thinks he's ever seen are in his hands, and because of this his former doubts and complaints about his guild of employ are quickly forgotten.

"Ahh ahhh hey there! I like this! I like what I see! GOLD .... and lots of it. So, have you anything else you'd like me to do, or shall I be on my way for a grand night of thievery? heh heh..."

"I have need of a very special book, the Lost Histories of Tamriel. The cat burglar Theranis was sent hunting in Skingrad for this book...."

"Uh huh, I'm listening", he replies before she can finish her sentence. He hears her words, but isn't really listening to them. All he can hear is gold gold book gold .... cat burglar ... gold gold Skingrad...

"However, Theranis has not been seen since. The Gray Fox himself hunts for this book. I need you to find Theranis. Help Theranis bring back this book. If Theranis is unwilling or unable, bring back the book yourself. Are you agreeable?"

"Huh? Gold? I'm sorry, what you were you saying?" ... something about a book in Skingrad. And gold.

"That is good. Go to Skingrad. The trail starts there."

"Yes. Gold. I mean, Skingrad. I will go get that gold in Skingrad. I mean book. I will fetch that book full of gold in Skingrad."

As Kahreem turns to go, his shortened attention span only gets shorter once he realizes he can go speak to the snobby Luciana at any time, and she'll no longer be so mean and snotty to him. Things were bad, but they only seem to get better, thinks the Redguard.

"Shadow hide the hunter."

This post has been edited by Renee: Dec 23 2022, 03:09 PM

[mirocu]

Wonderful work, Renee!!

I just love his obession with gold and drinkable toxins..! Finally he has some gold in his pocket. I just hope he hasn´t gotten gold fever..

[Grits]

The cat lady made him a cat burglar! What a fun update. It was a great day for the Weet Bandit!

[Renee]

Thanks and thanks! .. Good point: cat lady is the one who grants the rank of Cat Burglary, very clever

[Grits]

I switched back to Jerric’s game and for the first time in a while he’s heading out on his own. He’s doing some work for the Fighters Guild, so there will be spoilers.

He found himself spending an entire day killing time in Lelles Quality Mercandise, and that was after he helped out Varulae and got a cool new sword.

A remark about Varulae. Jerric is not naturally fond of Altmers, but he likes this one. She talked to him like he’s an equal and not some kind of ambulatory pond scum. Plus even with her unfortunate hairstyle she’s almost as pretty as Nerussa. Jerric is not an expert on the subject but to him she looks like she has too much forehead. Anyway when she headed away from her ship after the mini-adventure he walked with her to the Counts Arms. No fooling around intended. He was just being a gentleman after she treated him like one. (And also she didn’t get a room. )

Then he flirted with Mirabelle Monet for hours until she left him by himself in Lelles’s store. He knew the thieves wouldn’t break in until after closing time. So he spent the afternoon wisely.

[Renee]

Ha ha Jerric's a flirt! That's awesome. And it's neat he found an Altmer who's not a total uppity elitist, too. I am glad you'll be doing Fighter's Guild.

I'm going to be getting with Renee Gade III soon (she's the one who looks like Xena). She'll be doing my long-abandoned Sewer Patrol idea, and also the Arena.

I am also thinking I'll get back into Joan of Arkay's game. She's on Xbox, and I'm torn between whether I'd like to keep her there or try to transfer her saves to PC. It would be convenient having another Xbox game: no fiddling with mods for hours, but then it would be neat to see her on PC, because she's going to be doing the Main Quest. I dunno, I'm torn on that one.

Sorry, thinking out loud!


This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: May 20 2014, 01:27 AM

[mirocu]

Sorry, thinking out loud!

Well, then I´ll be responding out loud too..

If I were to give my advice I say don´t take every character to the PC just because. I think you´ll find it nice to have Kahreem and Joan xbox exlusives for just the reason you mentioned; never having to worry about fiddling with mods or anything like that. You can just start up their game and only ever concentrate on their games. Plus, keeping some just on xbox might give you that special feel for them


But of course, this is just my opinion and all that...

[Renee]

That's good, mirocu, thanks for replying. I needed to hear that. I guess I will keep her on Xbox then, but I want to keep advancing Kahreem in this thread, too. Maybe I'll be with one and switch to the other week to week or something. I'll get Kahreem's quests done in .. oh ... I'm shooting for the year 2016. *laughs*

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: May 21 2014, 12:11 AM

[Grits]

I still play my Xbox characters, just not very often. I have some content on the Xbox that I don’t have in my PC games. I really enjoy the big TV and sound system when I play those games.

Jerric walked through the West Weald in a prolonged downpour. The rain bothers him not at all. He collected quite a lot of flax seeds and some more nightshade and wisp stalk caps for Lildereth.

He found the wisp stalks in the mine where he made the Fighters Guild delivery. He also picked up a bunch of iron maces in there. I forgot he agreed to help arm the oppressed workers of another mining community (mod). That’s probably why he went on this little jaunt alone. He doesn’t want to get his friends mixed up in what might turn out to be a slaughter.

Now he’s standing outside Cheydinhal watching the setting sun paint the clouds pink. Jerric is not comfortable in Cheydinhal. There’s no way he’ll stay at the Mages Guild, he gets in fights in one inn and he gets lonely at the other, and there’s not enough air in the Fighters Guild barracks for two Nords to sleep naked. (This is a piece of Jerric reasoning. He could just wear his drawers and/or give Keld of the Isles some pants, but no.) He’ll probably toss his bedroll behind the stable, go into town for a few beers before bed, and end up sleeping in a jail cell.

[Renee]

I still play my Xbox characters, just not very often. I have some content on the Xbox that I don’t have in my PC games. I really enjoy the big TV and sound system when I play those games.

Ahh, so you've got your Xbox games on a giant TV, and your PC games on a smaller screen. Interesting.

I know what you mean about Guilds. Yicch. I remember Dyan phor a'Cauz had a real problem when she was doing Fighter's Guild quests, She'd also not be so comfortable staying at some of those guilds, especially if all beds are in the open.

OTOH, I had a Nord in Skyrim (Gunter) who just didn't care where he slept, or who was nearby, or any such things! He'd just get drunk and it didn't matter that over half the inns don't feature doors on their bedrooms.

Saga used to hate it when she couldn't lock her damn doors back when her game was on PS3. She'd close a door, wake up, and some idiot would be in her room. This happened at the Cheydinhal Bridge Inn and a couple other places. She'd get so mad! .. But in the 4th Era (ahem) many inns have now implemented short-term magical keys which allow ppl to lock their own doors. (console command Lock 100 ) These keys only last 24 hours though, then they just *poof* vanish! ...

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: May 21 2014, 09:43 PM

[Acadian]

Another great shot of Jerric, Grits. I believe I recognize his cuirass as one by the very talented Brash.

[SubRosa]

I still cannot get over how the young Cyrodiilic Jerric looks so clean cut! He's straight off the cover of GQ.

[Renee]

6:03 am, Sun's Dusk 29, 3rd Era, Year 433

Days Passed: 95
Days Jailed 20
Bounty: 250


Early the next morning Kahreem awakes, and is up before daybreak for once. This is a rare moment, indeed. The Reguard who had just been promoted to Cat Burgular is barely aware of this fact, though. He's suddenly very excited about being a resident of Bravil, especially now that he has a fence to gain money from. There's also skooma, but Kahreem is not thinking of skooma. Not just yet. At the moment, he's got his eyes on a much bigger prize.

"The castle," he says, while munching on an apple.

Last time he had tried he had foiled his attempts at invading Bravil's castle so bad, and he didn't make it far. He had been caught in the act, had been caught snooping down a stone hall by a snotty little Dunmer. This elf had been quick about his attack on the Redguard too, if Kahreem's memory is correct.

"And I got arrested by those snivelling Bravil guards."

But that was then, and this is now. After his semi-successful invasion of Leyawiin's castle some weeks before, the Weet Bandit feels much more confident. He'd barely been able to pick a lock back when he'd first attempted Castle Bravil, but now three tumblers are starting to seem easier. And 4-tumblers, although they still stump him sometimes, don't seem quite as bad.

"I got caught in Leyawiin, yeah I did," he says, now strolling in the early morning sunshine. "But I also did display some talent in plenty of escapes, too." He says this, refering to his numerous escapes from Count Marius Caro's bedroom, using a secret set of hallways which led to a torture chamber. This torture chamber'd been rumored to be under the watch of the Count's wife Alessia, although there was no evidence of this. Not to his eyes, anyways.

"Botttom line is, I'm taking the castle," he says, almost singing the words. "And it will be no hassle. I shall take them down, make them frown. That castle is mine, yes it is."

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6:57 am
As he passes down one of Bravil's streets, suddenly feeling like he belongs in this town, Kahreem sees a beggar, standing somewhat behind the town's chapel. The beggar is a typical menace of filth, a real beggar, Kahreem can see. Not one of the Imperial City's laze-a-bouts with a posh accent, or Leyawiin's beast folk. In Kahreem's opinion, beast folks, those who had come from swamps or deserts, weren't really feeling the destitution of a real beggar. An elderly Breton or a Nord who had completely lost his (or her) way, who had no real hopes in life.

In the past few weeks, the Redguard had began to feel annnoyed by a lot of these beggars, who led him in circles if they had to, finally demanding gold. Gold gold gold, it got old old old giving this gold, handing extraordinary amounts of it, and half the time the things they told him were things he already fokkingge knew.

But, things had changed in the last few hours. With 470 golds now in his pocket (yes, he counted them. Over and over and over again), and the possibility of even more, he suddenly sees no harm in speaking to the beggar he's spied. He thinks he'll go over and have a chat. Introduce himself. Why not? ... Even if the man wanted some gold, he's got lots of it, now.

"How fares thee, my beggary brother."

"Me children will thank ye for yer help."

An Imperial. Another Imperial. And he's got yet another posh accent. Kahreem is disappointed, but he tries not to show it.

"Anything you have to say to me, any bit of news, is welcome. Oh, and have a coin, beggar."

"Thank you kind sir."

"So, what's going on here in Bravil? ... Uh, any new shipments to fill my coffers? I'll cut you in. I'll give you plenty to help your children, wherever they are."

"Yeah, Ursanne's husband, Aleron, is missing. Poor thing. I've seen her crying at the chapel. I hope someone can halp her."

"Uh huh."

The beggar known as Cosmus fails to impress the Weet Bandit. He hears the man's words, but doesn't really know what to do about them. Let somebody else save this "Ursula" or "Ursuppia" or whatever her name is. He's got other things in mind.

"Blessings of Anu upon ye," the beggar says. The Redguard is glad he's spared just one coin instead of dozens, for the beggar's useless advice.

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9:44 am

"So tiresome."

By law, the Weet Bandit knows he's got some leeway as he walks past a pair of guards, and into the castle's court area. He can stay in this room as long as he wants, it's for public use after all. As long as he stays in this common area, and does not speak directly to a guard, keeps his head down and keeps his hands clean, nobody will bother him. With this bit of freedom, and a Breton thief-lady who will finally deal with him directly, Kahreem now wonders if it's possible he can make some quick money without breaking into Castle Bravil's more private sections. Perhaps there's some silverware, or some other such pieces he can easily grab for some quick Septims.

10:01 am

"Hello."

A Breton lady, some sort of guard perhaps, greets the Redguard who's suddenly appeared through a door. Kahreem'd found that one was greeted almost immmediatly by the town's Count, in the initial court here in Bravil's castle. This was not one of those castles with a gigantically-grand hallway. There was not much to do in this area. So Kahreem tries a door, and finds it unlocked. This door leads directly into the area Kahreem was looking for: its dining room.

The Redguard Cat Burgular makes a motion towards his mouth, as though he cannot talk. In reality, he dares not speak directly to the Breton who had folllowed him through the door, lest she recognize him. Although his bounty is not large, he's still got one. And he doesn't want to blow this 'opportunity'.

He walks into the castle's dining area, seeing lots of 'opportunity' before him. And smiles.




Note: My thief did indeed steal a lot of the silverware in the dining room, and managed to escape with all of it. Easy money. He had to wait all day to find a moment when somebody was not eating, or passing through the dining room. He went to his flat after the deed was done, loaded up on skooma, and passed out again. Last I saw, it was the next morning, and he was headed towards the Lonely Suitor Lodge.

This post has been edited by Renee: Dec 23 2022, 03:41 PM

[Grits]

Indeed, Jerric’s cuirass was an impulse buy at Brash’s archer camp. That mod has so much to love. Jerric went for his customary stroll through on the way past to see if there were any random critters that needed slaying and also to pick up some fletching supplies for Lil. He ended up spending most of his gold on that cuirass. He likes a mix of leather armor with plated greaves for the road. That armor looks like hardened leather that would stop an arrow from poking through his back. He’s pretty good at catching arrows on his shield, but sometimes those darn archers get behind him. (Especially goblins. It takes him longer to clobber the goblins.)

Rosa, I even tried to give him a beard mod in Oblivion. Sigh. He’s even prettier now since my ladies insisted on a mod that puts enviable eyelashes on everyone.

Renee, it’s fun to see the Weet Bandit feeling at home and then robbing his home castle blind. I can imagine him keeping silent all day awaiting his chance to get at the table. The Cat Burglar title suits him!

[Renee]

I have a beard mod installed, but so far haven't found out how to use it, and the only male character I had on PC died quickly last week. It's called RaceBeards.esp

Renee, it’s fun to see the Weet Bandit feeling at home and then robbing his home castle blind. I can imagine him keeping silent all day awaiting his chance to get at the table. The Cat Burglar title suits him!

Mm hmm, I can't wait to sell all that loot, that'll net at least an extra 100 gold or thereabouts. He didn't grab all the things in that room, but he grabbed maybe 2/3rd of it. Kahreem doesn't want to stop with silverware, though. I can already feel the urge for him for more. Silly man. He's going to wind up in jail yet again, me thinks.

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: May 26 2014, 10:31 PM

[mirocu]

More stealing and more bounties! Kahreem in his prime!