Aravi in Skyrim, her video story Options

[liliandra nadiar]

Kitties on the Prowl!

I'm hoping to find some glass armor soon myself. Chloe found a Glass helmet for sale in Riften and several glass weapons. Though since she already has a glass bow and Lydia has an Ebony War axe, weapons aren't going to change for awhile.

So Aravi took Kharjo home to flirt? Are we seeing the future Mr. Aravi?

As for the bow, he should default to the strongest weapon type, have/can you take the hunting bow from him?

[SubRosa]

Hello Kitty! I too am wondering if we are seeing a future Mr. Aravi.

That glass armor looks vastly better then the Oblivion version.

[Grits]

I've had the same issue with followers and bows. I've also seen it reported various places, but I don't know a fix for it.


Aravi and Kharjo make a beautifully lethal pair! My favorite is the last one, with Aravi looking awesome in her new armor. I've been looking for Kharjo's caravan. I think it would be fun to hear Khajiit comments.

I love these!!

[liliandra nadiar]

It might have something to do with the patch. Or the bow. My 'patched' game seems to have acquired the same effect when I gave Lydia a second glass bow I found and she pulled out a hunters bow. I'll open up my non-patched game and check.

[Acadian]

What a pleasure to meet Kharjo! He seems like a great follower. I agree with SubRosa that the glass armor looks ever so much improved!

[King Coin]

@mALX: Aravi was in her high 20's when she got the glass armor. Glad you like the last one, but my personal favorite from the set was the first. Thanks mALX!

@liliandra nadiar: Glass weapons are a lot easier to find than armor pieces it seems. Aravi has what she needs. She put a helmet on once and she looked so uncomfortable with her ears pressed into it.

Lol, that'll be up to Aravi whether or not she'd like to start a relationship. It'll be slow if she does though.

I can't take his default bow away, it doesn't appear in his inventory when I open it.

@SubRosa: I too am a fan of the new glass. And like I said above, it'll be up to Aravi. I do have hopes though.

@Grits: Thanks Grits! They seem to work well together. Aravi has a much higher damage output than he does. She's been letting him take the lead in a melee and then getting around the enemy and attacking from the rear or sides.

Aravi met Kharjo in between Dawnstar and Windhelm I think. He's a guard so make sure you speak to everyone.

@Acadian: Kharjo's been a lot of fun to have around. Thanks!

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Aravi and Kharjo explore the area southwest of Whiterun. Azura sent them in this general area on a quest, so might as well look around a bit.

Lake Ilinalta

Pine forest at night.

When Aravi and Kharjo finally enter the ruin for Azura, Aravi was very brutal in dealing with the necromancers she found there.

She Lifts one clear of the floor with her swords.

...I didn't know you had that in you Aravi... (weak stomachs should avoid this one)

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Oh and I found this easter egg in a frost troll cave. I lol'd.

This post has been edited by King Coin: Dec 4 2011, 05:05 PM

[SubRosa]

My guess is that his default bow is not marked playable, like the armor of the dremora, golden saints, and dark seducers in Oblivion. That would explain why you cannot see it in his inventory. Once the construction set comes out, I am sure you can fix that. Just to hazard a guess, I suspect that is a safety measure, so that the player cannot remove all of his weapons and leave him defenseless.

The lake looks beautiful at dawn. Again, more color then I am used to seeing in Skyrim.

So now Azura has you killing necros? I wonder if Meridia's quest sends you against vampires this time around?

Whoa! Decapitation. I see they really are incorporating many things they introduced in FO3. In fact, those finishing moves remind me of V.A.T.S. Right down to the motion blur they use in the camera.

Oh noes, Luke did not make it out of the Wampa cave after all!

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 5 2011, 04:50 PM

[liliandra nadiar]

Might be something with Glass bows, because Lydia's doing the same thing on both the patched and un-patched game. shrugs

Pretty forest pictures.

Still haven't finished up Azura's quest, really should.

It was probably a 'heat of the moment' thing for Aravi, what did she do after battle?

[mALX]

I love that lake !! Where is that? I may have to build a house there, lol. Other than the (gaaaak) beheading one, I loved them all, but the first was my fave.

This post has been edited by mALX: Dec 5 2011, 12:23 AM

[Acadian]

Wonderful scenery! Well, maybe not quite so much the flying head bits.

[Grits]

I guess that guy couldn’t get to his lightsaber.

The two landscape shots are beautiful. I love the quiet moments, and these really capture that feeling. I can almost hear the music.

The two swords lift is my favorite, though! And it’s great to see that Savage Strike pay off. Rowan discovered that a head will roll a long way down the road.

Gosh, the light is so pretty in the first one. This time I'll pick two favorites.

[TrisRed]

The scenery in Skyrim is so beautiful, and your screenshots capture that beauty perfectly!

I didn't know decapitation could be done in Skyrim (not by the player character, anyway)! That's interesting to klnow; yet slightly scary at the same time :/ Well seeing as Sherryl's weapon of choice is a mace, hopefully she won't be decapitating anyone anytime soon

Love these screens

[King Coin]

I have a correction to make about spell absorption. It works like it did in Oblivion, but it plays the animation whether or not the spell actually was absorbed. I'm not sure if that's a bug or not, but it makes sense either way.

@SubRosa: That was my assumption about Kharjo's equipment.

As far as I can tell, you get a kill animation when you land a critical hit and it's the final blow. I really enjoy the finishes. Thanks SubRosa

@liliandra nadiar: I gave him an elven bow to see, but he still mostly uses the hunting bow.

She didn't get sick if that's what you are asking! Then again she didn't loot that body either...

Thank you!

@mALX: That's the big lake just north of Falkreach. Aravi was on the south side of it. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: Thanks! It's a very pretty game.

@Grits: Aravi favors the lift too. That Savage Strike is just brutal though.
I love the scenery in Skyrim. Thanks Grits!

@Rihanae: Thank you! I wonder what kind of kill moves a mace has?
Oh and be forewarned: NPCs can do the decapitation on you as well. Not a pretty sight.

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Aravi and Kharjo outside of Solitude after doing some business on behalf of... well I guess she's doing it for the Jarl of Whiterun, but it should benefit all of Skyrim.

Kharjo took the brunt of that Dragon attack.

Aravi warms up at a small inn.

[liliandra nadiar]

Winterhold to Falkreach to Solitude? Kharjo's going a long way for some tail.

Glad he's protective of Aravi and hope he didn't loose too much of his fur in that attack.

I like the lift finisher, but my favorite is the jumping lunge/stab.

[SubRosa]

I love that first pic with the two of them. It's too bad they do not have finishing moves for magic attacks.

[Acadian]

What a lovely couple they make! Ouch, singed fur! Still loving Aravi's armor.

[mALX]

I agree with Acadian, I am head over heels in love with the glass armor look in this game !! Now if I can just get to a high enough level to get some for myself !!! Great Screens !!

This post has been edited by mALX: Dec 7 2011, 02:11 AM

[Grits]

What a shot of Aravi pulling Kharjo's tail out of the fire! That must have been tense with him down like that and the possibility of burning.

Of course my favorite is Aravi by the fire with a faraway look on her face.

[King Coin]

NOTE: I should have mentioned this for the benefit of those that don't own the game, or haven't fought any dragons yet: When dragons die they burn up like that one was in the second screenshot I posted yesterday.

@liliandra nadiar: And now he's going to Markarth!He was a little shook up after the dragon, but he's fine now. Thanks!

@SubRosa: Thanks!
I don't know if this counts as a finishing move, but occasionally with magic enemies are incinerated. It looks like the plasma weapon incineration from FO3.

@Acadian: Thank you. They work well together. Aravi just loaded him up with health potions and I was happy to see he used them.

@mALX: I love the glass armor too! Aravi was 28+ when she found hers. I'm not sure when exactly. She's level 32 now. Thanks!

@Grits: That was pretty tense. Aravi was able to kill the dragon pretty quickly after he went down and the dragon didn't catch him in any attacks directed at Aravi. Thanks!

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On their way to High Hrothgar, Aravi and Kharjo ran into a fort.

Not seeing any lookouts on the walls, they crept closer. Inside the walls they found necromancers and skeleton archers. Using their bows, they killed the necromancers and their undead tools.

Aravi and Kharjo clear the keep of skeletons and lesser necromancers and then reach the master of the fort. The cloth robes did nothing to stop Aravi's swords.

On their way out, Aravi finds a flawless gem. She's been looking for this particular variety so that she could start a quest all the way out by Markarth. The road to Markarth turns out to be dangerous, and Aravi clears a bandit camp built right next to the road.

She and Kharjo take a small breather, then head for a small town nearby.

[mALX]

All these screens are great, but my fave is the last - Awesome close-up of Aravi !!!