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Drahcir, The Bard.
Topic Started: Mar 22 2018, 06:46 PM (537 Views)
Serethil
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No worries! Play and write at your own pace, when it's fun.
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It's always fun but today I'm just exhausted. There's no way I'll be able to write. And tomorrow I have a doctors appointment, so that might be a no go.
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Don't worry about it.. when you can, you can.
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Enjoying the read, Richard! :book:
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He readied himself before entering the inn. He had potions, his weapons... Everything was set. He opened the door and walked in. There was nothing unusual at first look, everyone was talking, relaxing and walking about, mead or tankard in hand. However, taking a better look, he saw that everyone avoided this one spot where a strange individual was sitting. He walked up to him and asked if it was true that he could drive people mad when he looked at them.

- Yeah, sure. - He replied, clearly annoyed. - Don't ask me again, please leave me alone.

- What's up with your right eye? - Drahcir inquired.

- I lost a bet to some... Women. She gouged out my eye and put this strange rock in the socket. - He said, sadly. - Now everyone who looks at it goes mad... I'm so tired. That's why I put a bandage around it.

He asked about the women and what he could tell him, but he was too drunk to remember anything other then his hips. Drahcir rolled his eyes and thanked him for the information he gave. He sped to the inn to speak to Altano.

- The rumours were true, but the man has no evil intentions . - Drahcir told Altano.

Altano looked at him and told him the man needed to die, for he was too dangerous to be alive. What if he lost control of his powers or someone got ahold of him? He was too dangerous. Drachir nodded and, with a heavy heart, said he would kill him.

Arriving at the inn, He sighed when he saw the man. He paid two bottles of mead, one for him and for the strange man.

- I'm sorry but Stendarr awaits you, you must die. - Drahcir told him, while looking in his eyes. - You are too dangerous to be left alive.

The man sighed, and lifted his bandages. Drahcir went mad, seeing... things. He looked away but the visions remained. He look at the man, that looked like a monster straight out of oblivion and struck him with the axe, killing him. The visions slowly faded and everything went back to normal. He looted the man and saw he had a red stone, much similar to the women back in Whiterun. "Weird, can't be a coincidence", Drahcir thought. He went back to Altano and reported to him.

Altano patted him on the back and offered some mead to him, which Drahcir refused. He paid the innkeeper for their rooms and went to his, collapsing on the bed. He just wanted to sleep.
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Nicely told! I like your take on Drahcir's reactions.
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Very nice read!
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- Stendarr's beacon has some details about the women. - Altano said. - We're going there. She's been spotted in riften.

Drahcir sighed and put on his armor when he got out of bed. He headed upstairs and grabbed a sweetroll, eating as fast as he could. Jenassa and Altano were already waiting for him. He headed towards them and told Altano to lead on, with Drahcir and Jenassa following him.

Nothing happened on their way there, except for some bear encounters when they entered Riften. They also encountered someone delivering some papers about a new museum in Dawnstar. While everyone threw the paper away, he put it on one of his pockets to read and check later.

Arriving at the beacon, the leader of the fort informed them about everything. The summoner had conjured another daedra at the inn when they confronted them and they were too busy hunting her to deal with the summoner. The leader also talked about Drahcir's eyes, which was very confusing and he wasn't sure if he was hitting on him, but he ignored it. Altano and Drahcir said their goodbyes and went to the inn in Riften, where they found the (apparently) hungry daedra. He tried to eat Altano but Drahcir separated its head from the shoulders and he liquefied into, what looked like, ash.

- That demora owed me 1000 septims worth of food! - A voice behind him said, he turned and saw it was the innkeeper. - Who's gonna pay for it, huh? - She asked, as she looked Drahcir and Altano.

Altano looked at Drahcir and turned his pockets inside out, saying he had no septims to give. Drahcir sighed and paid it himself. He had money to spare, anyway. They left the inn and Altano said they had to report to Jacob, the leader.

With the daedra dead, Drahcir asked if they knew anything about the summoner. It seems she went underground, into the Ratway, and had a warrior with full ebony armor. Jacob sent a pursuit team after the two criminals and told Drahcir and Altano they should go there too, because there might have been some things that were summoned left behind. They nodded and Drahcir sighed. What had he gotten himself into?
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Poor guy! I know how he feels! Once through that mod was more than enough for me.... In fact, now I think of it, I actually didn't finish it. I retired the character, and set up a fresh Legacy install without Vigilant, Wheels of Lull, Forgotten City, Falskarr etc.
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Really good read... Ida told the inn keeper where to stuff it!! But if ya have the spare coin, charity
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Apr 1 2018, 05:34 PM
Poor guy! I know how he feels! Once through that mod was more than enough for me.... In fact, now I think of it, I actually didn't finish it. I retired the character, and set up a fresh Legacy install without Vigilant, Wheels of Lull, Forgotten City, Falskarr etc.
I'm having fun with the mod, it's pretty cool, but it seems Drahcir just wants to go back to Solitude and sleep it off. Or not, maybe he's just done with the summoner!

Areial
Apr 1 2018, 06:09 PM
Really good read... Ida told the inn keeper where to stuff it!! But if ya have the spare coin, charity
He currently has over 20k gold. So, money isn't a problem for him :P

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Haven't had any time to update the story (in fact, haven't had any time to even play). I'll try today but no promises.
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Get to it when you can.. the story has to remain fun.. ie not stressed over the writting!
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Since I haven't updated in a long time, here's a long update.

Attention: some swearing.









- I have some friends at the ragged flagon. - Altano said. - I'll try to gather some information from them. Meet me there as soon as you can.

Drahcir nodded and headed back to Riften. There, he looked at the shops, sold some items, bought new arrows, sharpened his weapons and polished his armor. He asked about the ratway to a citizen and he pointed it out for him. Drahcir payed him with a coin and he headed there. Getting there, he saw Altano and went near him.

- Seems like a Khajiit called Jo'vanni summoned it. - He said. - Find that khajiit while I deal with the daedra.

Drahcir went down the ratway warrens and fought off some low lifes that lived there, and killed some skeevers, until he finally found him. Seems like the women talked to him and... Drove him mad? He wasn't sure, because the khajiit started to talk about his liver and Drahcir was very disturbed. First his eyes, now his liver? Why were people obsessed about body parts? Suddenly, the khajiit attacked. Drahcir, to defend himself, put up his shield and bashed him with it, killing him. As soon as the khajiit touched the ground, he started to feel strange. Very sleepy. Legs didn't work. He fell to the ground and passed out, wondering what the fuck happened.

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Drahcir woke up in an unknown bed, inside an unknown house. He shook off the shock and noticed a khajiit by the fire. He approached her and she immediately turned to him and talked:

- Jo'vanni! Jo'vanni! Wake up, Jo'vanni. It is morning.

Drahcir looked at the women confused, feeling like he knew her but didn't at the same time. His mouth opened but he did not hear his own voice. Instead, he heard the Khajiit he killed talk.

- What is it, Campaner'Ra? - His mouth said, the words not his own.

"I've gotta get out of here, this must be a dream world that the khajiit put me on", Drahcir thought. And he was right. As he looked around with his own eyes, he knew it to be true. He didn't know this place, but knew it at the same time.

- Breakfast is ready, Jo'vanni. - The khajiit said.

- Alright, Campaner'Ra. - The words flowed strangely out of his mouth. He didn't move it and felt forced to talk.

The Khajitt told him she had made his favorite meal, and should eat it before it got cold. He nodded and sat, and asked where the skooma was. He tried to stop the words from coming out and be couldn't. He was forced to talk and there was no way to stop it. The Khajiit reacted angrily at this, saying he promised to stop, to which he replied it was but a joke. She looked disappointed ans sighed. Suddenly, the scene changed and the women transformed into smoke, disappearing. Drahcir looked around the room again and saw another Khajiit near the door. This time, he took a better look at the room and saw that it was filled with burned corpses. "This is really eery", Drahcir thought. He got up and walked near the Khajiit. Again, he felt like he knew the khajiit, but didn't.

- Pretty pelt, so pretty. - The Khajiit whispered to himself. - So... pretty...

- Mar'so... This pelt... - He started but started to feel sick as soon as he looked at it. It looked like...

- It is Campaner'ra. Precious Campaner'ra. - Mar'so said, with a crazed look in his eyes. - We will be together soon.

Drahcir felt disgusted and asked why he did it. The words fell easily from his mouth, even though they weren't his own. He looked at Drahcir and saw she didn't even look at him, but he wanted to be with her and this was the only way in his eyes. He felt tears from Jo'vanni form in his eyes and the words saying there was no forgiveness for this rang in his ears.

- Jealous? Jealousy makes one ugly. Mar'so used to be ugly, but no more. Companer'ra is with him now. - Mar'so looked at him with his crazed look and smiled sinisterly. - Mar'so and Companer'ra are going on a journey. With Companer'ra, Mar'so will not be cold even in wintry Skyrim.

Suddenly, the Khajiit vanished and some sort of ghost creature appeared. Drachir could use his own body now and drew a silver arrow, shooting the head of the ghost. He whimpered but didn't die. He tried to draw another one but the bow got knocked off his hands. He drew his axe and sliced at its arm, cutting and disintegrating the fallen piece. He used his momentum and went for its leg but saw it had none. He put up his shield and bashed the demon, following with a swing from his axe, hitting the ghost in the neck. The ghost screamed and exploded, leaving ectoplasm everywhere. "Heh, looks like someone had an accident", Drahcir thought, laughing. Suddenly, he felt strange again, and fell down, hitting his head on the floor.

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- Drahcir, wake up! - He heard Jenassa say. He opened his eyes and got up, getting into a battle stance.

- Wow, calm down, it's just me. -She said, moving back. - You can just... Put your weapon away.

Drahcir looked and he was indeed with his axe in hand, pointing it to her throat. He said sorry while holstering it and asked what happened, she said he suddenly passed out for a second. "Huh, weird", Drahcir said, telling her what had happened. He told her they needed to get to a khajiit to stop whatever happened, as it seemed there was this annoying voice in the back of his head to get Mar'so. She nodded and they went looking for him, but Drahcir knew exactly where he was. Winterhold. They traveled there, but didn't found any enemies or beasts to fight.

They got into Winterhold late at night, but while Jenassa felt extremely tired, Drahcir felt a fiery rage inside him. Maybe some remnants from the Khajiit? He didn't know, but they headed to the inn. He paid for both of their rooms and told Jenassa to head to hers, while he went to kill the bastard. He was easy to find. Drachir struck quickly and silently while he was slept, ripping out his throat with a knife he had. He took the Khajiit fur Mar'so had and put it below his bed. He knew what he had to do next. Give back the fur to Jo'vanni. But for now, he needed to sleep.
Edited by Richard, Apr 5 2018, 06:01 PM.
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Really nice... Mystery....
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Marvelously sinister and intriguing... well done!
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Nice! Love the way you're telling it!
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Thanks everyone! Dunno if there'll be an update tomorrow, but I'll try!
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Drahcir woke up startled. He had dreamed of the khajiit he killed. He asked for the pelt to be returned to him. He needed it. Drahcir sighed and put on his armor and grabbed the pelt, putting it in his backpack. He woke up Jenassa and said they had to go now, and went to buy some cheese and bread, so they could eat on their way.

They arrived in Riften as fast as they could. No bandits or animals infested the roads they had traveled, so their walk wasn't interrupted. They headed into the ratway and went deeper and deeper, stopping where the body of Jo'vanni still stood. Drahcir knelt beside him and pulled out the fur of Companer'ra and covered the body with it. As soon as the two touched, Drahcir felt his head lighter and found it easier to think. The khajiit presence was no more and so, he decided to tell Altano what happened.

- Took care of the khajiit. - Drahcir said.

- Indeed? I'm glad to have such an excellent partner. - Altano replied. - Now, let us return to Stendarr's Beacon. They might have caught the summoner already.

Drahcir nodded and the three of them went on their way. He told everything he could to Altano, from the fight with the khajiit to the thoughts he had. Altano listened silently until they arrived at the beacon, where a figured awaited them. He screamed that he had killed the Vigilants and that, if they didn't want the same fate for them, they should turn back. Altano and Jenassa advanced but Drahcir stayed hidden. He prepared and arrow and shot the man between his helmet and chestpiece, killing him. Altano went inside and confirmed everyone to be dead. Drahcir nodded and started to search the corpse of the mysterious man. He had a key, which Altano recognized it, saying it was for the basement the fort had. Drahcir gave him the key and he ran to the trapdoor, opening it and disappearing within. Jenassa looked at him and he sighed, thinking he might've been wrong in joining up with them.
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Oooo - great update!
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