Aravi in Skyrim, her video story Options

[mALX]

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I have not been inside this cave yet, thought I had till I saw this section! This cave is awesome, I have to explore it now !!!

One thing I like about you looting bodies is that I can tell what you were fighting. Unless you loot them, the print of who you are fighting is too small on the screen for me to read.

Boy did Aravi need healing after that fight!

LOVE this vid, I'm going to rewatch it in case I missed anything !!

OMG, I LOVE these screens! This is the Aravi I first knew and fell in love with! I have to choose the one with Vilja as my fave, boy does that take me back to all those earlier vids !!! Thank you so much for sharing these early screens of her with us again, what a nice surprise that was!

Awesome update!!!

[Grits]

How fun to see Oblivion pictures! I love the one with Vilja. Like mALX said, it made me remember their great friendship in all of those videos.

Deep in thought (No, she’s not bottomless)

Thanks for clarifying. I love her expression!

Yikes, what a close call! I was hugely worried when Aravi asked Kharjo to wait, but of course she didn’t want him to tangle with the big cat she turned loose. That is a tough bunch of bandits. The archers in there seem especially powerful. My characters have all had difficult fights with them, even with followers, summonings, and that sabre cat on their side. Jensa got so mad, she jumped over the fence to get in with the boss bandit. She forgot she had the cage key. D’oh! Nords.

I love the little exploring mission at the end. Where does this go? To a treasure chest!! She really debated over that ebony mace. I mean it’s ebony, but it’s a mace. Aravi was awesome under pressure, finding that place to hide from the sabre cat, then using her Shout when she was out of magicka. I had to watch it twice, too. It was very fun!

[SubRosa]

Ahh, its the cage. I always let the sabre cat out so it can attack the bandits. Just like Aravi did!

Whew, she got into some furball with those three bandits! Whoa, that archer nearly killed Aravi! Wow, she really Yooled that guy with her new fire breath! There is one good thing about those Dagon Dragon Shouts. They do not cost magicka.

One guy left, and he's down in the pit. I think the bow and arrow from here on out is a good idea too! Uh oh, he's smart enough to take cover. Now A&K are going to have go down there and get personal. Wow, they really finished him off fast! That guy usually kills my characters!

Aravi is looking good in her Nord Hero armor.

More lockpicking. I have gotten so sick and tired of it that I use a mod called Lockpick Pro now. It is not that I cannot pick the locks, it is just so tedious by now...

And after all that, she never did find the lost knife! Well, I guess that ebony mace makes up for it.

Love the retro Aravi pics! She has such a wonderful expression of distaste on her face in that first one! She does look bottomless in that last one!

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Aug 20 2012, 08:38 PM

[Acadian]

The first set of screenshots are such wonderful snapshots from Aravi’s current life in Skyrim. What fun to also see some older shots from Cyrodiil! She did indeed look different there, but is equally beautiful in both provinces!

And the last two parts of Lost Knife Hideout. What a beautiful cave with all the water. Those were some tough bandits! And a tough lock she picked too.

[Darkness Eternal]

Nice to see some of the ancient days of Cyrodiil and Aravi. Time does seem to have an effect on her and for the positive, too! I really must catch up to the older adventures of Aravi!

The video was superb, loved seeing Aravi kick some bandit boat. The Sabretooth was a fierce creature, too, but it was sad to see it be killed by all those thugs

She toasted that sucker with her flaming hot breath! Loved it!

"Remember, hit the one in the middle."

[King Coin]

@mALX: That is a very fun cave, and it is pretty easy to find, it is right by the road. When you go in there, look for another hidden chest, there’s one in there that I didn’t show.

You were talking about going through all your Oblivion screen shots and I was inspired to do the same. I found those and just had to share them! Thanks mALX!

@Grits: It was so much fun going through those old screens again. My favorite is the not bottomless one.

Archers are almost always bad news for Aravi, some of them hit very hard. Aravi did well until she took a couple or arrows. I’ll take Aravi’s approach to dealing with the boss bandit over Jensa’s ! Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa: Poor sabre cat hopefully got a little revenge before it was killed. The fire breath really saved her butt in there, that archer was very close to finishing her off. It pleases me that Aravi was able to finish off that last guy as quickly as she did.

Aravi’s gotten very good at lockpicking, it must be a Khajiit thing. She recently got into a master lock with only one broken pick. No perks or anything. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: The old Aravi was pretty too, but I much prefer her Skyrim look. Water is a reoccurring theme in Skyrim caves, and it looks so nice! Thanks Acadian!

@DE: You my of course look at her earlier adventures, I will just warn you that the beginning videos are of… not so good quality. I the later videos are significantly better. You may enjoy the vampire dream videos I made… I can link those directly in a PM if you like.

Glad you enjoyed the big fight! And the bandit leader didn’t sound very sober. Thanks DE!

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Aravi continues to Riften, and finds another place, this time an old fort, to explore…
Mistwatch Keep part one

5:45

NOTE: There’s a naked bandit in this one that I somehow missed when I was editing. I don’t think any detail can be clearly seen so I kept it. If anyone is offended, I’ll take it down and edit it.
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Screens:
Kharjo at Fort Dawnguard

Aravi and a torchbug

On the road in the Rift

Resting at a bridge

[mALX]

I didn't see any nipples, and was in hysterics that she just shows up in her boots to fight, ROFL !!! Loved that tower, I must have somehow missed exploring that one! Ah, I see a quest ahead, lol. Great vid !!

Really great screen of Kharjo, and I love the hazy look of the screen where Aravi is catching the torchbug! That hood seems apropos for the weather in that screen!

"On the road in the Rift" wins out as my top fave, the colors are stunning - especially in contrast to the first screen of Dawnguard! Awesome Update!

[Acadian]

No worries on the nekkid bandit. Her boots completely covered her toes.

Seriously, this was a great vid and even included a quest to find a damsel who has likely met distress.

Those screens are all fabulous! I love how they so wonderfully show A&K living their lives in Skyrim. Torchbugs – yup, that’s how it starts. Soon she’ll be chasing butterflies! Both A&K have wonderful armor!

[liliandra nadiar]

Ahh.. Mistwatch. Such an interesting mini-quest.

*refrains from making comments on what the bandit ladies were doing before Aravi arrived*

Aravi and Trouchbug was amusing. "C'mer you... I have a potion I need to make.." but I think Resting at a Bridge is my favorite there.

[SubRosa]

Aravi is a wanted woman! Oh, that kind of wanted.

I see Kharjo has his ghostly pooch out! Those bandits do not stand a chance!

The Bandits are running the Naked Mile now!

Fort Dawnguard looks interesting. If I am not mistaken, that is a new mesh on the tower.

On the road is my favorite of all. Aravi has such a cheerful expression on her face. I see that she and K are wearing the new Dawnguard coat of plates I have been seeing. Is that heavy or light armor?

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Aug 25 2012, 02:37 AM

[Grits]

The music was especially nice as they walked around the edge of the volcanic area.

Those bandits know how to party. Aravi is going to have a lot of stairs to climb. Mistwatch is a neat fort!

I love how Aravi and Kharjo look in the Dawnguard armor! Aravi and the torchbug is my favorite. I was recently surprised to find a stat for “Wings Plucked.”

I love On the Road, too. I have to point out Kharjo’s awesome new shield!! The trees and landscape are great in that picture, too. You captured right where the mountainy part shifts to autumn forest.

[Darkness Eternal]

Pfft, naked bandits? You do not need to fear nudity, or fear people fearing nudity. It is only natural. You think people in the medieval ages died and were looted to their underwear alone? Nay! But the fact that Aravi fought against her while she was naked was hilarious! Hahahaha. I had a kick out of that. Looks like our bandit was either.

A) Using the refreshers before being interrupted.

Or

Having some alone time before being interrupted.


Aravi, wanted? Haha! How smart of her to avoid trouble and pay off her bounty. That was a great battle, and Kharjo's hound only added to the spice. It must be great for a cat to have command over a dog, eh? Hehe. The ending left us with a bit of an anticipation on Christer's kidnapped wife . . .I wonder how Aravi is going to approach this situation when she discovers what she is up against. Though I already suspect her exact choices, I could be wrong though. Good update!

[King Coin]

@mALX: What’s with my games and naked bandits? Glad you got a laugh out of it! I agree with you on the screens, the best in my opinion was on the road. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: Wait, should Aravi be covering her toes? Glad you liked the screens and video. Thanks Acadian!

@liliandra: I was delighted by this quest. I wasn’t going to put up the bridge one, but decided to do so at the last second. Thanks liliandra!

@SubRosa: Ah yes, I forgot to mention that after finding a naked bandit. This must have been a bounty on her from way back when she hit that orc on the road. I have not done much looking yet, but I do believe that all of the Dawnguard Fort is made of new meshes and textures. There are heavy and light versions of the Dawnguard armor, and also three different colors I think. Aravi and Kharjo just happened to get the same color. Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: I love the ambient music! I’m surprised the dude at the gate wasn’t up with the other partiers. The torchbug screen was actually kind of difficult to get, and I'm happy it turned out as well as it did. Thanks Grits!

@DE: I didn’t think the bandit would bother anyone here, but I wanted to put up the warning just in case. I got a kick out of your unintended smilie!
Aravi has a strong sense of right and wrong, so that probably makes her somewhat predictable. Never the less, I hope you still find this next video enjoyable. Thanks DE!

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Obviously, the damsel in distress is in the highest tower, so Aravi and Kharjo go up…
Mistwatch Keep part two

6:54

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Screen shots:
Sunfire (a spell added by Dawnguard in the restoration school, affects undead only)

For Grits

Silver moons

[mALX]

I have never done this quest, does the game force the player say that last line about "This is pointless, I should just kill you!" (???) I know we discussed this quest before, but I can't remember.

That was a weird ending to a quest that started off so nice. URK!

GAAAAH!!!! These screens are Awesome! My fave has to be Sunfire, I LOVE it !!!!! Awesome Update !!!

[Darkness Eternal]

I love the "Silver Moons" one. Aravi! Y U NO WEREWOLF FORM!? The fight to the tower was awesome, and I am digging Kharjo's cape in the pic.

Oh my, Aravi! Her choice was unexpected, I thought she would be the goodie-two shoes and have "moral" obligations. That was a great finisher, SLASH!

Poor Christer . . . though it was refreshing to see Kharjo finish him off . . a second before he summoned his pet.

mALX: It does not force you to choose that option. There is an option to leave and tell Christer that his wife could not be found. He will not give up his search, and will continue to look for her somewhere else.

[Grits]

Screens!! I love Sunfire for the amazing light, but you know my favorite has Kharjo too with his awesome sun shield, watching Aravi’s back!! Also I see Aravi’s ebony sword of badass, very nice! Silver Moons reminds me that her beast blood is always there, waiting… Great screens!

That was a cute moment with the bucket. Many Nord followers would have tripped over it. (I’m talking about you, Vorstag.) Not Kharjo! That balcony is a great spot to soak up some sun. I guess searching for someone’s captive wife comes first, though.

Ugh, the dead woman. I’m sure Aravi was thinking about the shackles and blood when she fought the real Fjola. Too bad Christer turned out to be an idiot. Aravi tried to help the guy, and now she has to clean him off of her blades.

This was a fun set of videos to watch. I like that the ending was dark, although I’m sure Aravi didn’t. Even though she tried to help, it ended in blood.

[SubRosa]

The For Grits screenie was my fav of the trio of pics. Both for featuring our dynamic duo, but also I loved how Aravi's new spell lights the scene. So what does Sunfire do exactly? I am guessing it does some kind of damage to undead only? The latter is what I always wished Turn Undead did, like in the old D&D days, where it destroyed them.

Now on to the damsel in distress. Something makes me suspect that it is not Rapunzel who waits at the top of those towers...

Those bandits did not last long. I see Kharjo's pooch makes his appearance again as well!

Fjola did not last even as long as the other bandits did! I have never done that with any of my characters. I see her old hubbie was none too thrilled with that outcome either.

[Acadian]

As the woman was talking, all I saw was ‘BANDIT Leader’. We know what bandits do – and this one won’t be doing it anymore.

If the husband had a pair, he would have ventured up into that tower to ‘save’ his wife instead of sending a small Khajiit to do it. Too little too late on his part now.

Sunfire reminds me of a Baldur’s Gate spell! I really like the screen of A&K under that overcast sky. The title Silver Moons had me ready to see A&K skinny dipping in the moonlight!

[liliandra nadiar]

Different path then what I've taken for that quest, vaguely depressing. :/

@SubRosa: Sunfire (as well as Stenaar's Aura and Vampire's Bane) deal sun damage to any undead. Aura is a cloak version and Bane is an AoE one. I do like the graphics they used for it, it really looks like you blast pure light at things.

I'll have to second (or more) of the For Grits pic as favorite of the set there.

[King Coin]

@mALX: It doesn’t force you, Aravi could have done as the woman asked and got rid of the husband. Aravi wasn’t going to leave her alive however; she wanted a fight after seeing what happened in that tower because of her leadership with that group. Grits and Acadian got Aravi’s reasoning perfectly. Thanks mALX!

@DE: Hey, I’m glad Aravi’s unpredictable! She did feel morally obligated to remove the threat that Fjola was to people in the area. Had Aravi left Fjola there after killing her men, she would have just made another camp here or elsewhere. Additionally, why should she go free? Aravi does feel badly that Christer died, but that was out of her control. Funny that you mention werewolf… Thanks DE!

@Grits: I thought of you (clearly) when I took that screen with Kharjo and his shield!

Kharjo’s too good to trip over buckets! You are right when it came to the fight with Fjola, Aravi wasn’t going to leave any of them around. The dead woman and the bloody shackles was a chilling sight. Torture and rape. It’s too bad Christer attacked, and to an extent Aravi can’t fault him. He believed who he thought his wife was. Even after Aravi killed Fjola, she had one more victim. Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa: liliandra got it! The spell damages undead only. The projectile version moves just like a fireball.

Kharjo almost always summons J’Renrij in every fight. Your mod really helps making it not a total waste of his time.

Aravi was surprised when Christer attacked her, though in hindsight she should have seen that coming. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: Yep, Aravi was thinking the same thing up in the tower talking with Fjola. The decision wasn’t difficult. Aravi wasn’t happy that Christer died as well. She was thankful Kharjo killed him so she didn’t have to. There was some skinny dipping after that silver moons screen was taken! Thanks Acadian!

@liliandra: It is what it is, Aravi wouldn’t have been able to leave Fjola alive after seeing her handiwork. Thanks liliandra!

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It’s been a while, and the pressure is mounting. Aravi feels the need to release her inner beast…

8:18

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Screens:
Aravi!

Ready for a fight