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A Life, Forgotten; The Tale of an Amnesic Bosmer, in Skyrim
Topic Started: Jun 27 2016, 02:03 PM (391 Views)
Rick
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Wow! Loved it Kane :)
So sad for the guy in MW...Fjola is a real B*ch
Now....Malkoran Oooooo!
I can't wait for the fight scenes
Loved also your recount of the Meridia contact...well written.
Makes us want to go and do it too :)
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Thanks, Ricky! Pretty sure no one wants to jump in and help Meridia, though, lol.

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Entry #37

The breached the doors into the temple and the dread immediately set in. The old Nordic ruin stank of death, and an evil black mist swirled throughout the air. A desecrated corpse lie right near the entrance, and it appeared to be burn out in some way. "Something very foul is going on in here, Khalor. Tread carefully." The Bosmer nodded, and they descended the stone stairs into the ruins. There was not much of note as they silently walked the long forgotten halls of the Daedra's temple, and the black mist swirled ever onward. They finally emerged into a large open room where Meridia's beam of light shone down through the arches of support, directly into a pedestal. The pedestal contained an orb similar to the beacon Khalor had replaced outside.

They approached the orb, and as Khalor placed his hand on the receptacle, it rose into the air and refracted the light beam through to the next chamber. A large set of wooden double doors swung upon of their own accord, revealing their path further into the temple. "So, we need to guide this all the way though? Interesting," said Khalor.

"Looks that way. I know it's been relatively quite so far, but be on your guard anyway." Through the doors were more stairs, descending even further into the ruins. Silently, the crept down towards another set of open doors. On the other side, their first challenge awaited them. Two ghostly black figures seemed to float along above the ground, and were armed with various weapons. The still visible helmets they donned indicated that they must have been former soldiers, just as Meridia had warned them. Quite suddenly, the shades spotted them and charged their way, creaking along like the skeletal undead that haunted many other barrows. Khalor and Mar handled them well enough, but it was no easy task. "There is a serious evil at work here, friend," said Marc. "I fear Meridia may have sent us on a fool's errand."

"I agree. But, we can't walk away now, either, without incurring the wrath of a Daedra. We'll just have to ready for whatever comes our way."

Heading further in, the two friends continued their task of activating the various light refractors, and cutting down the corrupted shades. After a little while, they emerged out on to a balcony high above the road to Solitude. It was midday and the view of Skyrim from there was spectacular, so they took a short break to eat and rest up their sword arms. Before long they headed back inside the temple to continue their quest. Back on the inside Khalor sighed, "Funnily enough, I'm glad we're back inside. The noise from that bloody beam of light was downright annoying."

Marc grinned," I was just thinking the same thing. At least it's quiet, albeit deadly dangerous, in here." Further in they went, activating pedestals and cutting down shades. Only the occasional breather in between fights offered and respite for the two of them, but soon enough, they were entering the catacombs at the lowest point of the temple. One more pedestal stood at the center of a raised dais in the catacomb's first chamber. Khalor activated it, and the wooden doors ahead of them opened wide, revealing another set of stairs. As they crept forward, Marcurio raised his hand in warning. "Hold up, Khalor. I hear a lot of movement down there...."

Khalor strained his elven ears towards the final chamber. "Aye, I hear at least half a dozen of those ghoulish shades. How do you want to handle this?"

"Well, if we can eliminate this Malkoran character, his power over the shades should break. See if you can't get a shot on him with your bow. If he still stands, we concentrate on bring him down immediately."

The elf nodded and drew his trusty glass bow from his back, and nocked an arrow. He let the arrow fly, and it found it's mark in Malkoran's shoulder, but it didn't kill the evil Breton. He turned their way just as Khalor drew his sword and Marcurio readied his spells. All of the corrupted shades immediately closed in on them, cutting off a path to their summoner. The two friends battled furiously at the wave of evil, all the while dodging spells casted by Malkoran. They began to whittle away at the shades, but they were quickly being overwhelmed. Just to survive Khalor had dropped his shield in favor of a healing spell, as he swung viciously at the dark summons in their way.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Marcurio drop to his knees as he shouted, "Khalor! Get to Malkoran, we'll never kill all of these things!"

Enraged at seeing his friend struggling for his life, he broke through the line of shades and charged the necromancer head on. Just before he reached the altar, a massive blast of ice and snow erupted from the hooded Breton and dropped Khalor to his knees as the swirling blizzard blew right through him and the shades behind him. The only thing that saved the elf was his enchanted necklace of frost resist he had found long ago. Khalor rose to his feet after the cold passed and charged forward, plunging his sword into Malkoran's robed chest. The dark magician fell to the ground only to have his own shade burst free from it's dead husk. At this point, the remaining shades all congregated around Khalor as he battled the shade of Malkoran.

Khalor poured every last ounce of strength he had into one last, desperate, swing of his sword and as the necromancer's shade dissipated along with the others, the elf fell to his knees in complete exhaustion, on the verge of passing out from his fatigue.
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Fun(?) fact; it took about 4 reloads to survive that, with both alive. I just couldn't bring myself to let Marcurio die, after everything they've been through.
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Yeah, that fight's a right bitch. You can die a LOT trying to get through it.... Great read, Kane! Can't blame you for wanting to get out with Marc alive!
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:clap:

Damn, I hate that quest! I'm with Sere, glad you kept at it to bring Marc out of it alive! Eirka has already run across that stupid beacon twice, and left it. Wonderful interaction with those two, love it Kane. :)
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Thanks, Andra! I'm hoping to get another update churned out some time today. :) I'm still trying to wrap up Khalor's story on the 360, so that I can migrate over to PC completely.

Only problem is, I have no one else talking to me. I'm completely void on who my next story will be.
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Kane, it might be due to a couple of things: holidays and stress and family, as well as a change in your entire gaming setup - until you get a load order that you really love, you may not hear from anyone....
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- until you get a load order that you really love, you may not hear from anyone....
I think that's it, more than anything. Right now, I just keep plugging mods into my beta tester, and creating a new character once a week that I don't really do anything with.
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Yep, I agree with Sere.
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Entry #38


Solitude was just as beautiful as Khalor had hoped it to be. A few days had passed since their ordeal at Meridia's temple, and things had finally settled down for Khalor and Marc. They decided that a small vacation was in order, and resigned to enjoy themselves in Solitude, without taking on any new work. It suited the elf well, as he wandered the streets of the province's capital city without a care. Once he'd gotten over the shock of walking into an execution, and fending off a crazy citizen, he'd relaxed quite nicely. The Blue Palace was a beautiful sight to see, but he had yet to pay his respects to the lovely young Jarl. There seemed to be a meeting of the minds taking place when he had visited, and he wanted nothing to do with what he began to overhear.

Khalor had left Marcurio back at the local tavern, where he was getting a head start on drinking that day. Last time he'd stopped in, Marc had been trying to woo the bard Lisette, but to no avail. Chuckling and shaking his head, Khalor headed back out into the cool afternoon air. He found a nice, calm place to sit in the residential district, and pondered on what they would do next. The words of Azura echoed in his head, making up his mind for him, as to where they would go next. I wonder what she has in store for us, thought Khalor.

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Several drunken days later, Khalor and Marc were headed back out on the road, chatting amicably as the went. "So, we're headed to Winterhold again, K?"

"Aye. I don't think it's wise to ignore a Daedra, especially when she might be of help to us. After that, I don't know. I s'pose it depends on what we find out up there."

"Well, I'm very glad we stopped here and relaxed for the week," said Marc. "I was getting burned out, and that last debacle was just too much for me. Who would've thought clearing a ruin of shades would be worse than traversing an underground Dwemer city!"

"Ugh, don't talk about Blackreach. That place and those Falmer give me the heebie jeebies. How's that sword suiting you, by the way?"

Marcurio unsheathed Dawnbreaker and held it aloft, "it's balanced exceptionally well, and it definitely radiates power. I wonder what the enchantment on it is... It's like nothing I've ever come across before."

"Well, seeing as where it came from, my guess is that the Draugr won't like it."

Marc nodded, and returned it to it's scabbard on his belt. "C'mon, lets take the carriage to Winterhold. It's too far to walk."
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:thumb: I can just imagine those two running amok in Solitude on their 'vacation'! LOL I like that Khalor gave Dawnbreaker to Marc! Fun update!
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Great update! "The lovely young Jarl".... hmmm, bit smitten is he? And I wonder what he overheard.... I never hear anything interesting there personally....
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Probably heard them talking about Wolfskull Cave.
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Probably heard them talking about Wolfskull Cave.
Indeed! :D
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Great updates!!!
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Good stuff! :)
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Dec 12 2016, 02:59 PM
Probably heard them talking about Wolfskull Cave.
Indeed! :D


Ah. I don't consider that "overhearing" since it's a public court and since the only time I ever go there is specifically to GET the quest.... I thought you might be talking about some of the infighting that goes on among the "courtiers".... Which you can of course overhear, but it's not exactly great examples of conversation.

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Yeah, I think the first time you ever enter the palace, that's what they're discussing with guy from Dragon Bridge.

nopenopenopenopenope
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Oh, don't you like that quest line? I do, it's fun! LOVE clocking Potema....
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