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[Renee]

Mirocu that sounds lovely. But yeah, he'd better get a move on. What are you gonna play next?

Acadian: True, I did have a couple characters (Dyan for sure) way back who mined those Black Bow Bandits for a while.

Sundas, midnight, Sun's Dusk 17: Joan arrives to Imperial Bridge Inn with her guard. As in Morrowind, she still travels with guards, but at least the ones she travels with won't drown themselves chasing underwater creatures. Anyway, it's amazing she found IBI; it's raining so hard outside. Hard enough that she lost the path, and then had a heck of a time navigating around boulders and such.

Tomorrow is the BIG day. She'll be heading to Nenalata. Umbacano told her he'd get there in three days, and she should be exactly on time..

[mirocu]

Mirocu that sounds lovely. But yeah, he'd better get a move on.

No time in Chorrol but then all the time in the world in Skingrad :LO

Tomorrow is the BIG day. She'll be heading to Nenalata. Umbacano told her he'd get there in three days, and she should be exactly on time..

I bet Joan will find Nenalata interesting..

[mirocu]

Yesterday when bumping into a couple of monks at Weynon Priory, we found a monk that Lothran never spoke to when in his early days he spoke to everyone. Make note; he deliberately did avoid Weynon Priory out of fear of triggering Oblivion Crisis events so that is most definitely the reason. But to find a character after 16 years that was never spoken to about topics not even relating to the Amulet is a bit astonishing.

Comes with a bit of caveat however; Lothran has done the Persuasion thing and bumped it up to 96, so the monk was spoken to at least that much. But again; that monk having all his topics still in GOLD after all this time is quite interesting

[Renee]

I bet that monk is all like "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK TO JAUFFRE? It's been 16 years, and he's still waiting!" Or maybe Lothran already spoke to Jauff, and everyone's waiting for him to head to Kvatch!

Coloring text is fun!

Last I saw Joan she was in Imperial Bridge Inn. Tomorrow's the big day. In a way it's good she's already been thru Nenatala a bit. She knows what to expect by now, enemies and traps, at least in the first half of the dungeon.

[mirocu]

Imperial City, Waterfront District


Lothran left Chorrol early this morning and headed for the big city. Currently roaming the waterfront but will go to the Market District tomorrow for supplies and some time later this week it's time to go to Skingrad.

[Acadian]

I hope Nenalata went well for Joan.

Does Lothran have any spellcrafting or enchanting plans during his stop at the University?

[mirocu]

Does Lothran have any spellcrafting or enchanting plans during his stop at the University?

Probably not. He's quite content with his spellbook now and see no reason to change anything


And yeah; Nenalata. Cool place

[mirocu]

It's quite well-known at this point that Lothran often encounters friendly female Khajiit bandits. Well, today was the first time he met a friendly male Conjurer, it was at the Ayleid ruin of Ceyatatar on the road to Skingrad. After the persuasion minigame (99) the Conjurer wandered around with a Glass dagger at the ready, unsure of whether or not he ought to attack his new friend. I reckon there was a bit of internal conflict going on there


At the moment Lothran is once again resting at Shadeleaf Copse, with Skingrad just off in the distance.

[Renee]

Nice! Pretty soon you might just have an easygoing, non-hostile Cyrodiil to travel (not including monsters, of course).

Joan of Arkay.. actually let me update where she's at when I get to gaming later on...

[mirocu]

Nice! Pretty soon you might just have an easygoing, non-hostile Cyrodiil to travel (not including monsters, of course).

That would be quite nifty and totally unexplainable!


Btw, is there any news on Kahreem? I seem to be missing some cheap wine bottles...

[Renee]

I was reading some Kahreem this morning at work. I think there might be some more Kahreem coming eventually, definitely towards the summer though. Because he never did find Thieves Den and we're curious about that.

Anyway, today it is Sundas, early morning (really early) Sun's Dusk 17, and Joan of Arkay is in Imperial Bridge Inn. She's going to head to Nenatala right now! Err... after some pumpkin for breakfast. 🎃

"Was there something you wanted?" asks the guard she's brought down south with her.

"Might you come with me now? It is time," Joan says.

"Certainly!"

And off they go. The guard is one of those road patrol types, wearing dark, heavy armor. Once outside they are immediately attacked by a lizardman, who scrambles up the hill from the depths of the nearby river.

"REMEMBER THE EMPIRE!!!" the guard cries, bashing the lizard (not a true Argonian, but an actual lizardman, there's a difference). He slashes the being with his sword of silver while Joan assists with a series of fire-based spells. After a minute or so the battle is over.

Joan gets suited and ready to go; equipping her Witchfinder Shield causes her persona to glow with mystical magic for just a few second or two.

*Dangit! Game crashed!!! Good thing I literally just saved. I need to eat something, anyway.

[mirocu]

Save and save often

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Lothran is now in Skingrad, resting at the Fighters Guild after having repaired his gear. It's late afternoon and it's time to relax a bit. Maybe take an evening stroll through the town later.

[Renee]

Umbacano: "Here you are at last. I know exactly where the Throne Room lies. Your job is to simply get me there safely."

Joan currently has two road patrol guards following her. Normally this wouldn't be a prob but after getting everybody inside of Nenatala (Joan, the two guards, Umbacano, and what's-his-name) IMMEDIATELY everything goes to pieces. The entire group (except Joanie) rushes ahead so they can jump on some enemy in the next room. And of course, friendly fire occurs. Next thing you know, Umbacano's dead! Or one of the guards is dead!

So yeah, I had to reload that. Umbacano dies, the rest of the questline dies with him.

Second time, Joan had Umbacano and the shady Claude Meric stay behind. Enters Nenatala with her guards.

Claude Meric: "Don't worry my friend. This time we are on the same side! Umbacano wants us both to guide him though Nenatala."

Joanie doesn't trust the guy. She doesn't trust either of them! So she forges ahead, letting the guards to the heavy work of fighting skeleton champions and ghosts other undead, while she heals them from behind. 💀 This is a technique she pioneered in Morrowind actually. She'll allow the guard(s) to take the brunt of combat until she's deep inside some lair, near its boss area. All the while she'd keep them going with Convalescence spells. Then she'll tell the guards to wait somewhere. This way, her armor & weapons aren't as beat up as they'd be if she did it all herself.

It just makes sense! Joan's all about sensible techniques.

Occasionally she'll backtrack and bring the Umbacano-Meric team deeper into the lair. Just.. there have to be zero enemies nearby for this to work!

11:34 PM: Inside Nenalata Wendesel the original Imperial (the man) dies, as Joan and her guards get attacked by two nether liches, a wraith, and some other undead monster all at the same time! Joan struggles with her healing spells while occasionally getting a few slashes with her fiery sword and an enemy. A female road patrol continues onward.

6:11 AM Bright morning, she and the girl guard are back outside. Joan needs some rest. She builds a campsite with the guard, and gets 6 hours' sleep. Umbacano and Meric remain paralyzed to further their investigation, and remain fuming deep inside the lair until she's ready to return





This post has been edited by Renee: Mar 23 2024, 09:56 PM

[mirocu]

Those are some really good strategies. Both the healing from behind thing and going back to get the escort mission person after fighting off some baddies.

[Renee]

Thank you. She did get as far as the Throne Room (I think) and brought Umbacano, Claude, and the guard into the room with her. That's as far as I got and I quit for today! So we're looking at whatever's about to come next. Sometimes it's good to start the game fresh before some BIG moment like this.

[mirocu]

Lothran has now spent a night in Skingrad's finer establishment. He also visited the chapel and bought ingredients from Sinderion. Next he'll go and have some fun with the vampos in Bloodcrust Cavern

[Renee]

But what if the 'vampos' are all friendly too? Like, they're all talking about mudcrabs and such when Lothran comes to visit?

Joking. Question though: how does Lothran fight vampires? What spells and/or weapons does he use?

[mirocu]

But what if the 'vampos' are all friendly too? Like, they're all talking about mudcrabs and such when Lothran comes to visit?

Lothran still no friend of suckers

how does Lothran fight vampires? What spells and/or weapons does he use?

He uses a method that's been the same for years; get their attention and then run out into the sunlight where he summons his Spriggan to have her and her bear do the fighting whilst he stands on a rock and watches. There's no popcorn in Cyrodiil but if there was he'd have some

[Acadian]

Lothran still no friend of suckers

Agree. Read the shirt

[mirocu]

The real life version of Buffy!