Aravi in Skyrim, her video story Options

[Acadian]

A powerful vid! I’m with mALX in liking how that cut scene shows the way Alduin was sent ahead in time. They had little choice back then it seems other than to defer things forward for Aravi to handle.

Fabulous screens, each in their own right. I love the first one of Aravi with the basket of flowers. And her athletic leap. Oh, and the last one is absolutely one of her prettiest close ups!

[SubRosa]

It was cool watching that huge dwemer gadget working. I thought it was one of the neatest things in the game.

And back to the light of day once more. Blackreach can start to feel claustrophobic after a while.

I love the glowing runes you see on the elder scroll when you open it.

So that is what Dragonrend looks like. Kind of a strange name for something that does not actually rend anything. It was neat seeing the flashback of how Alduin was defeated in the past though.

Aravi with the flower basket was very cool!

You are right, the Triss outfit does look a bit odd without the boots. They do indeed go up to mid-thigh.

Aravi's smile in the last one was just great. That was my favorite of all the pics.

[Darkness Eternal]

Ah, the Elder Scroll. At last, they came across what they've been hunting for. I loved the flashback we get to see from an age long past, and also the

Aravi the flower girl! . Nothing better than going to Whiterun to pick flowers and vegetables! A simple life amidst battle and blood

So, does she plan to decorate her home with the freshly picked flowers? I must wonder. Nay, it is for the wedding!

I love the one where Aravi smiles. She's as fierce as she is adorable.

[King Coin]

@Grits: I knew I couldn’t skip those scenes, but I didn’t particularly want to show all of them. They were kind of long. That dragon that was killed at the beginning struck me as well.

I just knew that last screen was going to be the favorite! Who could resist Aravi with such a goofy smile on her face? Anyone that can make her smile like that is a keeper! Thanks Grits!

@mALX: I’ll choose a favorite for you then- the last one!

That Dwemer is so simple that you always make it more difficult than it is when you first use it. Without fail. I actually asked my cousin how to do it. The Dragon was Paarthurnax! Aravi would never attack him! I guess it has been a while since we’ve seen him. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: That scene was well done. I had hoped that Aravi would be able to walk around and talk with them after, but not so. It was still neat. Glad you liked the screen shots, and I have to agree with you on the last one! Thanks Acadian!

@SubRosa: As neat as Blackreach is, Aravi was ready to leave. Maybe later she will return. I’m glad the scroll didn’t claim Aravi’s vision.

Triss still looks nice, but I would prefer it if the pants didn’t end so strangely. Oh well, can’t have everything. Aravi’s kind of odd anyways not wearing shoes. She looks so sweet in the last pic, glad you like it. Thanks SubRosa!

@DE: The flashback was pretty cool, just a tad long for a video like this. I couldn’t cut it down either.

Aravi’s life was almost normal there. She had a bunch of flowers for potions so it wasn’t all just for fun. And nobody can resist that shot! The Khajiit are just too adorable in Skyrim. Thanks DE!

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Alduin comes.

5:59

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Screeeeeens!

Dawn on the Seven Thousand Stairs

Where’s the ring? Or is this a knighting? (This is a joke, not a marriage announcement)

Night sky on the Throat of the World

A warlock is about to die

Durnehviir and Magnus (Durnehviir is the dragon)

This post has been edited by King Coin: Oct 10 2012, 02:05 PM

[mALX]

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"Night Sky on the Throat of the World" has to be my favorite, but it was a very tough call with Kharjo proposing right before that! How did you get him to kneel? AWESOME shots, all of them! Coming back for the vid this afternoon!

[Grits]

LOL, Kharjo fooled us! Is he meditating on a Word of Power? Suuuuuuuugar… Dawn is lovely, and you caught a magnificent night sky with the clouds and aurora! (And of course the beautiful Aravi!) But Warlock is my favorite, oh my gosh what a look on Aravi’s face! She looks lethal!!

Dragon aerial battles are so cool to watch. That was really neat to see Dragonrend in action. When Alduin used his meteor shower Shout, it really felt like the end of the world. Interesting to hear Paarthurnax talk about the dov who serve Alduin. It makes me wonder a tiny bit about Paarth’s future intentions. I guess Alduin will leave a power vacuum, and Paarth is planning ahead.

Lovely moment at the end with the time wound, snow, and Paarthurnax sitting alone while Aravi and Kharjo left together.

[Acadian]

What a heartpounder! I was worried Kharj was going to get eaten! So Alduin was wise enough to back off and retreat from the frenzied kitties but it’s not over yet I see. Aravi’s got to figure out how to capture and interrogate one of Alduin’s buddies, then rethink her tactics to defeat the big fellow for good? Great vid!

Fabulous screens all, and they just seem to ‘fit’ with the mood after fighting Alduin. I simply adore Night Sky – the way the clouds let some stars shine through, the twin moods, snow, detail on the rock and, of course, a very determined Aravi. And what a touching scene of A&K together.

[mALX]

Sorry KC, it'll be tomorrow (or actually, this afternoon) before I get to see the vid. Bob fell through a roof on the construction site, I was gone all day and at almost 3 am and two days without sleep - I'm going to go to bed! Sorry

[King Coin]

Don't apologize, I'm glad Bob is doing alright.

[mALX]

Vid: What a fight! This line stood out to me, Aravi said "The Jarl of Whiterun may not think so." Loved that! Alduin seemed weaker in the sky, on the ground he seemed invincable! Awesome Vid!

[SubRosa]

I looked at the title of the vid, and hoped it was not going to be dragon Pr0n!

I see even Kharjo's familiar has joined in the fun. Wow, that blast of fire that Parthy made is still burning, even after Aldy flew away. Oh neat its that meteor storm. I loved that at Helgen.

Out come the two swords, and down goes Alduin. Just like everyone else. Or not. He's essential I see. Maybe Parthy will know a way to remove his essential tag, so he can finally be put to bed.

So Aravi's Su'um is strong? Since Aravi has not done the civil war, I am guessing that Balgruuf is still jarl in Whiterun. A few chests of gold should convince him... (that is something you hear from his steward if you do the SC side of the civil war. Apparently a few wagonloads of Imperial gold made the White Gold Concordant go down a little easier... )

Where is the ring is really cute. But the Warlock about the die was my fav. I love that snarl on Aravi's face!

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Oct 11 2012, 06:27 PM

[King Coin]

@mALX: I can’t believe that the one with Kharjo wasn’t your favorite! I just set Kharjo to wander around using my mod and he did the kneeling on his own. When I saw that, I couldn’t resist, just had to put Aravi right in front of him.

When Alduin was in the sky, Aravi couldn’t fight him. He was definitely much weaker on the ground. Thanks mALX!

@Grits: I don’t know what he’s meditating on, but it needed a screen!

The meteor shout is so cool! The sky looked so dangerous when he used it. The end really did have a peaceful feeling to it, didn’t it? Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: Yep, the cowardly dragon ran from the kitties. Where did he go? One of his underlings will know. Night Sky was a challenge to get, I wanted to include everything in the sky and have Aravi too. Thanks Acadian!

@SubRosa: I think that’s spelled a little differently.

That battle was a little crazy, without Kharjo it would have been very difficult for Aravi. I was happy to see Paarth get in on the fight too.

Yep, Balgruuf is still Jarl. Funny about the SC Jarl, a true Nord until shiny gold is on the table! Thanks SubRosa!

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This first video is all talking. Aravi talks to the Jarl of Whiterun about using his keep as a dragon trap. Then she talks to the Greybeards.

Link

4:36

If you aren’t interested in watching that one, here’s the short version:

Aravi: “Can I trap a dragon in your keep?”
Jarl: “Ha ha you’re joking right?”
Aravi: “I’m serious.”
Jarl:
Aravi: “This is important” (persuasion)
Jarl: “I can’t have the Imperials or Stormcloaks taking my city after a dragon slaughters and burns my garrison. Get them to agree to a truce and then we will see about your dragon.”

~~~ Aravi travels back to High Hrothgar

Aravi to the Greybeards: “I need you to host a peace conference.”
Greybeards: *grumble grumble* “Fine.”

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After talking to the Greybeards, Aravi leaves to recruit some dragon slayers. It does not go as planned.

4:01

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Finally, some screenshots

Silhouette

Khajiit and wolf

another elven retexture (I still prefer the golden vanilla armor)

[mALX]

Got to love Silhouette! It took me a minute to find Aravi for the Aurora's beauty! Khajiit and wolf is a great close-up of Aravi too.

Absolutely LOVE your depiction of the first vid - so much funnier and more interesting than the actual vid, lol.

2nd vid - ROFL !!! Aravi's thoughts showing her temper at Delphine was hilarious !!!! I loved this, you made this vid with your signature Aravi personality we came to love so much in Oblivion!

I absolutely LOVED this update!

[SubRosa]

It is Balgruuf who took the bribe from the Empire. You just learn it if you join the Stormcloaks. Likewise, the only reason Heimskir is out there preaching the Talos stuff is that he bribes the guards to stay out of prison. Balgruuf's administration is one where money talks...

"I want to trap a dragon in your palace"
When you put it that way, I don't envy Aravi for having to convince anyone to do that!

OOps, I missed the second vid the first time I looked at this. One Yol and the grey clouds are gone. I wish I had that IRL. It has been raining here for the last two days straight, and does not look like it is going to stop anytime soon. Renee would love it, she could create a new character every day!

Ahh, now we come to the part that shows us why everyone hates the Blades. I am with Aravi. I would draw my sword too! The Blades are supposed to serve the dragonborn, not the other way around. Where does that beyotch get off saying that you are not welcome in the temple which your blood opened up, and allowed them to stay in? A bunch of damned traitors is what they are. It is too bad Delphine and Esbern are essential, otherwise Aravi really could go all wolfy and just eat them. It is sad that all you can do in the vanilla game is leave all that Blades crap behind and go your own way.

I love that Silhouette pic. Aravi against the bright colors of the aurora are just awesome. The one with the familiar behind her was great too. Excellent timing on your part to get the pic in just as the initial swirling of light was still around it.

I see you found the black retexture of the elven armor. It works good for the Thalmor. Gives them a more Nazi-like appearance. I never did decide if I liked it better than the original gold on my characters though. The gold armor looks really good with an Altmer character's skin.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Oct 14 2012, 12:45 AM

[Acadian]

Vid 1. Thanks for providing that. Heh, I loved your advance executive summary of the conversation. Nevertheless, it was fun to listen to the vid and nice to see Aravi in a blouse and skirt for a change.

Vid 2. Speaking of fashion, Aravi’s too pretty to stick her head in a helmet. Perhaps she could visit SubRosa’s circlet shop? Now that said, the cape is definitely nice! I’m glad to see Aravi is totally unimpressed with the Blades’ plan. I loved and agreed with her reaction. It would have been fun indeed if she had acted on her wolfy impulse and shredded those who would have her kill the very cool Paarthurnax. Or perhaps if she huffed and puffed and shouted their house down? Like mALX said, you definitely captured what Aravi felt there!

Screens. That silhouette shot is magnificent! Aravi’s pose and the unusual sky are so cool! The one of her attacking is deadly! She really means business there, and I love how prominently the scar on her muzzle shows.

[Grits]

I love your video 1 synopsys. Master Einarth spoke to Aravi!! How cool was that!

Wow, you did a beautiful job showing Aravi's thoughts in the second video. As mALX said, there was the Aravi we have known and loved since Cyrodiil! And I agree with her response completely.

Those screens are just amazing. There is no way to pick between the aurora one and the wolf one, they are both awesome! This was such an enjoyable update!

[King Coin]

@mALX: Yep, she’s in there! That one’s in my desktop background rotation. Thank you on the summery, I warned you that video was pretty boring.

I love being able to show things like that for Aravi, there hasn’t been as much opportunity to do it. Thanks mALX!

SubRosa: Oh, I see. Balgruuf’s the one pocketing the coin eh? No wonder he’s always in such a good mood.

Missed the second vid? That was the good one!

Delphine’s kind of changed her job title to suit her own needs. Aravi was beyond furious about both that demand and then the you’re not welcome here. As you said, it was her blood that opened the temple and this beyotch (lol) just demands she leave? The Blades are truly gone.

I liked the black retexture because it kind of goes with the Dawnguard armor that Kharjo is wearing, but I would prefer it to be a standalone unique armor rather than all the armors looking like that. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: Buffy will have to work on Aravi a little bit, get her into something stylish and get her to try some shoes!

The dragon has been a lot more helpful than those Blades have been, but even then, she wouldn’t lift a weapon against someone that has offered her nothing but peace. It would have been pretty satisfying to act on those impulses, but Aravi’s going to have to just leave them and never come back.

I love how the light on her scar really changes how visible it is. Sometimes you can’t see it and other times it’s very prominent. Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: Aravi almost lost it in there when Delphine told her to get out. I was glad for the opportunity to show Aravi really angry like that.

I personally love the aurora one. Choose that one. Thanks Grits!

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Aravi has to release her monster outside of Rorikstead.

8:19

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Screens (yes, more auroras)

Look up…

Brilliant

I’ve been showing you lots of retextures of the elven armor, so here’s the standard

[mALX]

I love the way she runs in the wolfy form! Oh how cool, the wolf didn't attack her! This picking the people up and popping their heads off animation is absolutely wild! Very cool! Aravi lucked out with an open door entrance and exit for that cave, nothing needing activation. One thing I like about Skyrim is these automatic entrances. New Vegas had some, they freaked me out till I got used to it, lol. I wondered if the same wolf that let her pass in beast form would attack her on her return. Awesome Vid !!

Brilliant is my favorite screen. I like that version of Elven armor best, just like the goldish look of it! All are great screens - Love this update!

[SubRosa]

Now Aravi lets loose her fury. I do not blame her! It is too bad the game does not let you at least kill Delphine.

I might have asked before, but I forgot. When you are in wolf form, do regular wolves attack you? It seems like they should be on your side.

Ewww, she popped that bandit lookout like a zit!

What skeever attacks a werewolf! Even in cat form Aravi had no trouble umbrella seller-slapping that pest.

Poor Aravi, all curled up alone on the tundra. Moving the camera from her to the moon was excellent!

Look up is probably my fave of the three pics. I love the detail that the Khajiit faces have in Skyrim. I think the golden version of the elven armor looks best on Aravi. It goes better with her fur color, especially when she is bathed in the firelight like that.

[Darkness Eternal]

Dawn on the Seven Thousand Stairs
This here was nice. I love the orange scenery behind her, and I'm digging that armor. Somewhat digging it -_-
You know how I feel about the DG.

Where’s the ring? Or is this a knighting? (This is a joke, not a marriage announcement)
You had me there. Yes, you did. So Aravi has Kharjo in the Friend Zone, huh? Poor Kharjo!

Night sky on the Throat of the World
Behind Aravi are the two moons, and the beautiful shine of ultra light! Highest Peak, eh. She must feel like a Queen of the World as she stands at the throat of it!

A warlock is about to die
Power! Unlimited power! He's still no match for our feline adventurer. This screenshot was particularly great because of the "cinematic" feel to it.

Durnehviir and Magnus (Durnehviir is the dragon)
[/quote]Durnehviir is basking in Magnus' rays, I bet. Wouldn't you if you were stuck for countless centuries upon centuries in a realm of no sunlight? Good pictures!


Finally, some screenshots

Silhouette
Arassassini? Is that you?

Khajiit and wolf
Nice! Checkout that scar, too! This was a great screenie!

another elven retexture (I still prefer the golden vanilla armor)
[/quote]She looks great in that armor!

Rage! Yes! Unleash the Beast for the glories of Lord Hircine! You'd get a bone or two as a bonus in the afterlife!