As I ascend the stairs and exit the now ownerless house I come face to face with a small crowd of Nords, the same crowd that was pestering the Steward when I arrived in fact, and with the same nobleman from earlier standing in front of them and already getting his poor ass swiftly wrapped around ...
2024-02-27 23:15:47 +0000 UTC View Post(Mephala's POV)
My eyes roam the bustling tavern, the best one in the city supposedly, most of the mortals appearing utterly uninteresting and bland as my gaze passed them over.
'Well then' The girl approaching me catches my attention 'This one might prove interesting'
"Tough da...
2024-02-26 20:19:58 +0000 UTC View PostIt took my people only a couple of days to find a bunch of rumors about the Moth Priest moving about, a bit slower than I would have liked but I was running them ragged across the whole province already, and finding him wasn't an absolute priority even if Isran would probably attempt to glare me ...
2024-02-24 19:17:54 +0000 UTC View Post(General POV)
"Davos, was it?" His lord's guest asks, her voice carrying a hint of dangerous intrigue.
'Really should have asked Boss just who in oblivion this is exactly.' Davos grumbles internally before offering the woman a disinterested shrug "That's the name."
"Oh, I've hea...
2024-02-23 23:19:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe large trade ship slowly nestled its way into Winterhold's still sleepy docks, the familiar morning fog bringing an involuntary smile to my face as I beheld the massive college which only I could see the true beauty of.
My enraptured gazing was brought to a swift end, however, when the j...
2024-02-22 15:44:57 +0000 UTC View Post(Reyvin's POV)
I make a show of dusting my hands as the limp dead body of Madanach falls head first onto the pavement "Well, that is that dealt with."
"To think this man was once King of this city..." Alor mutters, his tone contemplative "And then just like that" He snaps his fingers ...
2024-02-20 11:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostSerana remains quiet as I lead us out of the palace compound and up one of the walkways leading into the wealthy upper parts of the city carved into the side of the mountain. Only after a good five minutes, at which point we had already reached a stone balcony overlooking the city walls, did she ...
2024-02-19 22:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostStill palming my pace I let out a long exhale before sitting up properly and forcing myself to appear lordly "No matter. Even with your... blunder" Nightshade twitches slightly "You did still complete your mission." My soldiers visibly relax at my words "Did you manage to get the priest as well?"...
2024-02-19 00:20:41 +0000 UTC View Post(General POV)
"Where to even begin?" Reyvin's right hand man runs his hand through his hair tiredly.
"How about at the beginning?" Reyvin snarks immediately.
Completely unsurprised by the response Davos deadpans "Right." And begins his story "So there we were having a relaxed ga...
2024-02-16 10:39:19 +0000 UTC View Post(Serana's POV, a bit earlier)
'How reckless can you possibly be?!' I shout internally as I see Reyvin charge through the ranks of lesser vampires followed by the silent warrior priest.
I had observed him go toe to toe against Gregorius, a vampire elder well into his second millennium,...
2024-02-15 10:01:23 +0000 UTC View Post(General POV)
The sound of harsh chanting penetrates the thick walls of the haunted house, creating a deep resonating echo throughout the old building so ominous it would scare even the most hardened of adventurers.
An old man, though his glowing amber eyes would swiftly inform anyone...
2024-02-14 08:18:57 +0000 UTC View Post(General POV)
A trio of guards armored in Markarth steel and wearing the city's livery huddled near each other as they grit their teeth at the chill of the autumn night, the metal they wore did not help with the hold and what little mead they were allowed to imbibe was not enough to stave o...
2024-02-12 23:37:39 +0000 UTC View Post"And so in the name of the Divines, I proclaim you guilty of being heathen witches, unable to live in peace with your fellow man, and thus sentence you to death!" Reynauld grandly sentences the duo of literal children to death by fire.
All the while Serana looks just about ready to rip him ...
2024-02-12 00:11:24 +0000 UTC View Post(General POV)
The ensuing staredown between god and mortal lasted for but a short moment but in truth felt far longer, both weighing the other in their own ways. The bored amusement of a near eternal Daedra facing the short lived but immense irritation with the divine that the mortal was sa...
2024-02-10 22:33:00 +0000 UTC View Post"What a glorious day for an expedition against the heathen dogs!" Knight Commander Reynauld boasts loudly, praising the clear and warm autumn day as the nine of his comrades rode in perfect formation behind him, followed by their squires who easily marched forth in full combat armor.
The ol...
2024-02-08 21:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostHours pass as we keep observing the so-called beef merchant, many of his customers just as eager to get a specific order as the duo we observed earlier. That and Nightshade's sense of smell pretty much confirmed that the man was a member of the local Namiran cult we were sent to hunt down.
...
2024-02-07 21:51:14 +0000 UTC View Post(Within Understone Keep, the ancient palace of Markarth)
"I dearly hope that the accommodations provided were to your liking." Igmund, the Jarl of Markarth raises his expensive glass cup conversationally while offering me a polite if somewhat strained smile.
I was summoned to his keep...
2024-02-06 22:31:27 +0000 UTC View PostI slowly blink at the sudden challenge, more from sheer incredulity than any kind of surprise, and soon offer a swift deadpan "No."
The powerfully built Breton immediately deflates and pouts, outright pouts! "But why?"
I swear if the whiny voice didn't come from a very w...
2024-02-04 23:02:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe winding hills and rivers of Skyrim's southwestern hold were a pleasure to observe as the autumn had already set in and painted the scene with a mix of brown and light gold, the light creaking of wood as we traveled when combined with the sound of undisturbed nature created an atmosphere of pe...
2024-02-03 23:01:46 +0000 UTC View PostA couple of silent moments pass as Serana finally notices that we were not in fact alone and that she had just barged into a room filled with some of the most personally powerful people currently alive.
All of them currently staring right at her.
"I..." She begins, her mildly panicked...
2024-02-02 22:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostTwo weeks had passed since Serana's departure and the sudden ascension of my establishment from a mere inn to a gathering place for Daedric drunkards.
I exaggerate of course, Sanguine had only visited once more and was to my great surprise rather reserved with his powers and influence and c...
2024-01-31 08:17:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe surprise party at the Respite ended without anyone getting hurt, mortal or otherwise. The locals had some fun and everyone went on their merry way once the party died out and whoever caused the atmosphere finally left, which one was first no one will ever know.
Though Reyvin had a sinki...
2024-01-30 20:37:41 +0000 UTC View Post(Reyvin's POV)
I tug at the fishing line patiently, the tiniest of vibrations passing all the way to the bait and causing a chain reaction resulting in a rather massive trout landing into the half-filled basked floating next to me.
"That is 23 for me." I say smugly.
"It isn't a ...
2024-01-29 18:47:07 +0000 UTC View Post"You are certain you are ready?" I ask Serana who was now equipped with more modern clothing as to better fit in with the crowd while her... ethnic dress she kept in her oblivion storage space.
The vampire nods, though with a bit of hesitation. She had grown fond of staying with us over the...
2024-01-27 09:15:28 +0000 UTC View PostAlternate title: Theatrics two electric bugaloo.
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(Reyvin's POV)
I was practically in a trance as I danced through the ranks of the increasingly panicking rebels, dozens of them falling to my blades every minute as I stepped forw...
2024-01-26 18:09:56 +0000 UTC View Post"... In essence, the only reason that the absorb life spell even works for vampires at all is the malleability of our own lifeforce considering we use it more as fuel than it being what keeps us alive in the first place." Serana patiently answers my idle question as we sit in one of the larger te...
2024-01-25 20:10:51 +0000 UTC View Post"You blew up the entire assault force... With a single spell." General Tullius deadpans at me when I finish explaining the battle at the pass, the veteran commander so often portrayed as unflappable and serious was seemingly having trouble holding back his sheer incredulity.
"Indeed I did."...
2024-01-23 07:42:21 +0000 UTC View Post(General POV)
"Second squad head off the western assault!" An imposingly tall Imperial wearing an opulent red and gold combination of a mage's robe and a legionary officer's uniform orders a unit of equally imposing heavy legionaries, all of them larger than the average orc.
The soldi...
2024-01-22 07:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post(Reyvin's POV)
My internal celebration ends as swiftly as it began as I feel a sudden lack of power, whatever Magicka high induced bender I was about to indulge in was ruined utterly by the sudden feeling of being metaphorically splashed by a barrel of freezing water.
Feeling one's ve...
2024-01-21 19:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostA devastating mix of crimson lightning and golden fire clashes with salvos of unnaturally cold ice magic, the very air turning dangerous for those without adequate protection as the rebel mage attempts to gauge my defenses, and I attempt to refine my combat spell casting by stealing from the man'...
2024-01-19 15:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post