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A Life, Forgotten; The Tale of an Amnesic Bosmer, in Skyrim
Topic Started: Jun 27 2016, 02:03 PM (394 Views)
Andra Hawksdaughter
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Excellent Kane! I like how he's taking charge of his life now. :D
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Entry# 27

Khalor stopped by the local trader to unload some junk before he headed out to deal with the bandits. Gray Pine Goods was on the outskirts of town, right across from the inn. As he walked through the door a brute of a Nord said something rude about him, but the proprietor Solaf, seemed a decent man. They haggled for a few minutes over various goods, and when they were done Khalor asked him if he knew of his target.

"Aye, Embershard Mine is on the border northern border of Falkreath and Whiterun. Closer to Riverwood than here, actually," said Solaf.

Khalor frowned. "Hopefully not too close to Riverwood. I don't need tangled up in some silly civil war." Solaf gave him a questioning look, but Khalor told him not to worry about it, and left for the road. Falkreath was almost as pretty as Riften, and the clear day made for an enjoyable walk. He felt good knowing that his name was clear in Falkreath, and that the last step was checking in on Whiterun. Hopefully they'd given up on finding him there, but even then, the tattoo to identify him was gone.

The sun was setting as Khalor rounded the bend and spotted the path leading up to the mine entrance. A lone bandit guard was posted outside and he didn't see Khalor as he crept up the path. A well placed arrow cleared the way for him to enter and after checking that he had everything he needed, he continued on in. The first cavern was filled with water and had two bridges across it, with one being raised up. Khalor moved forward but quickly stopped when he heard voices coming from his right. They didn't seem to know that he was there, because one of them started mining, while the other one rambled on about some 'brat'.

Khalor was at the advantage here, because they had to climb a small staircase and cross a bridge to get to him. His first loosed arrow found it's mark in the mining bandits back, and the second one quickly followed suit. Moving onward, he spotted a lever through the natural window in the rock wall, and headed up there. The second bridge lowered with a thud that alerted some other bandits, forcing Khalor to engage them with his sword and shield, instead of bow. They weren't ready for the experienced adventurer that Khalor has become and fell quickly to his blade. Another bandit guarding a large chest was felled as the Bosmer silently slid through the mine, to the final open air chamber.

He hid in the shadows for a few minutes, watching their paces and habits. Once he was sure, he started firing arrows in quick succession. Before long, all the bandits lay dead, with their plunder ripe for the taking. "Well, that was easy enough," said Kahlor to one in particular. "I guess it's time to head back." He spotted a path leading under the waterfall and followed it out. "A rear entrance....that would have been helpful to know before." It was now dark outside and Khalor could barely see under the pitch darkness of the night. A faint glow off to the north east told him he must be near Riverwood. I guess there's nothing else for it, thought Khalor.
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Well done! I LOVE Embershard the first thing in a playthrough - so much loot in there....
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Oct 7 2016, 09:58 AM
Well done! I LOVE Embershard the first thing in a playthrough - so much loot in there....
It's usually my first stop, too, but Khalor headed the other way when he started off. This was my first chance to head there. Also the first time sent there by the Jarl.
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:clap: nice! He did that very well... I'm goofy and generally enter through the cave... raising stealth and either fury or archery, depending on the character.
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Lucky to be given Embershard for the house qualifier...ha! Seldom am I so fortunate...I oft wondered if some pre-condition made it more likely, but apparantly Siddgeir's favour is a random choice of the three mines. Bilegulch is the worst though...

Turning himself in was the sensible choice overall...but I'd have stumped up the dosh.

I bet ya didn't RP his prison stay..huh?
Should do really...makes it more real if you got the inconvenience of being bored watching him tick the time away for his week inside.
Time rate is 20:1 so excluding 8 hours for Khalor to sleep=16 hours per day means 112 game hours or five hours IRL just watching him do...Nothing...in prison.
That feeling of endlessly slow time is very real then ;)
But while waiting for Khalor's time to be up for parole...you can do lots of press-ups and sit ups and laundry....again adding to the realism :)

That's why I advise Adella to just pay the fine....
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I did RP the sentence. If you sleep in the cell bed, you wake up when your sentence is up.
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Nah....cop out!
How long that take ya...15 seconds at most
In Khalor's time thats..lets see um...five minutes
Shortest sentence ever
Except I suppose his clock moved on a week!

But then during the loading screen time is suspended for Khalor....oh I don't know now...the meta is conflicting with reality....
Damn brain CTD
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Technically it was seven days for him and roughly 30 seconds for me. He's not my Skyrim personification and I tend to not meta game with RP's.
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That was excellent Kane. Like the others, I like doing Embershard early, and it's a place my character usually does on her own. Siddgeir almost always sends one to Bilegulch, where she gets her butt handed to her before she manages to kill that tough chief, sometimes more than once!
Embershard with Helgen Reborn is....tough!

Great update, I hope he gets along in Riverwood if he goes through! :D
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For those on PC, who want Lakeview - there's a mod out there which makes Embershard always the favor dungeon.
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Sorry I haven't written anything in a while folks, I just haven't been in the mood. Khalor's been on the backburner, and I have a sour Fallout taste in my mouth due to Nuka World.
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Why sour buddy?
What is going on?
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Kane
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Nothing worrisome, I just don't have the desire to articulate my stories. Not sure why for Khalor, but for Evelyn, I really disliked the last DLC and it's put me off of Fallout.
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You'll get back to it eventually!
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Oct 24 2016, 11:52 AM
You'll get back to it eventually!
^^^^ This, sometimes it's just hard to write... My focus is till not what it need's to be.
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Entry #28

The door shut with a snap, as Khalor entered the Sleeping Giant Inn. He gazed around the room, taking in who was present. He didn't see Ralof anywhere, and that suited him just fine. The innkeeper was up near the bar, brooming the floor aimlessly. Khalor opted for bed, rather than pouring down a few drinks, so he asked about renting a room.

"You're that visitor, been pokin' around," said Delphine. She offered a room behind him, and told him to see Orgnar if he was feeling peckish. Khalor resigned to not eating in the hopes of leaving Riverwood as quickly as possible. He got his wish, too, managing to wake up before the sun even broke. Gathering his supplies, Khalor quickly made his way out the southern road, back towards Falkreath and it's sticky Jarl. Thank the gods for that, thought Khalor. I want nothing to do with that war or anymore dragons. It was a dreary hike back to the south hold, as the rain came down in a consistent drizzle, soaking everything through. That didn't stop the local game from being out, though, and Khalor snagged a couple deer pelts on his way through.

It was well into the afternoon, when he finally arrived back in Falkreath and the rain still continued to fall. Electing to turn in the bounty first, Khalor headed for the longhouse and it's Jarl. Siddgeir thanked him with a decent sum and offered him some more work, and the right to a plot of land, if he so chose. "Perhaps later, Jarl. I'm not interested in laying down roots, at this time," said Khalor.

"Very well. If you change your mind, come back and talk to my Steward."

Exiting the longhouse brought a pleasant surprise. The clouds had finally broke, and the beautiful yellow sun was beaming down on the small village, with a steamy mist rising up off the ground. Khalor sat on the step for a moment, just to take in the beauty. As he sat, it occurred to him for the first time that nothing was tying him down. He had no bounties on him, and he had cut all ties from his past. "Hmm, what to do next," he wondered aloud. His mind returned to Riften, and it's surrounding country. Deciding that was the place he still wanted to be, Khalor readied himself for the road, and started his journey anew.

This time, though, heading for Whiterun and it's much closer carriage. He'd walked long enough recently, and this would save him a lot more walking. Solaf told him of a longer, less direct route to take, to avoid Riverwood again, but it involved swimming across a large lake just to the north, and bit of cave exploring. Khalor didn't mind, though, since it was still a better alternative.

Darkness fell as he came across a ruined tower near the lake shore. It's single occupant was a necromancer, but she didn't put up much of a fight. Khalor slung her body over the edge of the tower and hunkered down for the night in his makeshift camp. The next morning brought more sunlight and warmth, so Khalor decided a bath was in order, since he had to swim across the lake anyway. The water was cool and refreshing, and it wasn't until he saw the grime floating around him that he realized just how filthy he had been. I need to remember to do this more often, thought Khalor.
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Bath's are good...swimming helps though... nice update!
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:thanks:

He was poking around my brain when I woke up this morning. That's a umm...new experience for me. I've only been RP'ing for about a year now, and I've always been the 'driver'.
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I like this level of detail in the telling...close to how I approach it too, scribed in third person.

I presume here that you are playing on screen as your story unfolds...yes?

Good luck to Khalor...watch it in brittleshin eh!
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