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| Cat Man Dhou; Wagon maker, not "test character"! | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 10 2016, 02:08 PM (532 Views) | |
| Serethil | Aug 26 2016, 05:54 PM Post #81 |
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Oh, love the business with the sabre cat and the mudcrabs! And almost enough to buy a horse - he's done well! |
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| ghastley | Aug 27 2016, 05:09 PM Post #82 |
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Cat Man Dhou - page 18 Now Khajiit has his own wagon! He can store things in it (and lock the valuable ones away), and he can put his bedroll in the back, and sleep in the shelter of the canopy. It is not quite as comfortable as the bed in the ruined house, but when it rains, that is not the first concern. All this one needs now is a horse to pull it, and he should choose wisely. Perhaps he should ask the carriage drivers for advice? The best horses for riding may not be the best for pulling wagons. They should know the ones he needs. --- Bjorlam tells this one that all the carriage drivers use the horses from Windhelm. He thinks that this is more tradition than anything else, but traditions are usually based on sound principles, so it would not hurt this one to do the same. This one wondered if Bjorlam just wanted the price of a ride to Windhelm. He had not been there before, and he soon remembered why. It always seems to be snowing at Windhelm, and this one does not like the cold. Still, he warmed himself at the fire of Ma'dran and did some trading before he went to the stable to buy a horse. --- It is even colder on the back of a galloping horse. This one soon persuaded his mount to slow to a walk. He was heading south, of course, to get out of the snow as soon as possible, but sometimes more haste needs less speed. The snow stopped even before he reached Mixwater Mill. This one thinks that the steam from the hot springs drives the snow away, but it is also possible that it feeds the snow as well. This one dismounted when he reached the mill. He is not used to riding, and he was a little saddle-sore, even after so short a trip. Perhaps he will lead the horse some of the way, instead of riding. He would need to get off to fight, and there are often bandits on the road beyond here. He is also a bit worried that bears or sabre-cats might want to eat his horse. He has heard that Orc bandits do that, too. This one cannot afford another horse, yet. |
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| Serethil | Aug 27 2016, 06:27 PM Post #83 |
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He needs more padding! Ah well, he probably won't ride much once he gets back to his wagon.... He'll hitch the horse and drive instead! |
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| Andra Hawksdaughter | Aug 27 2016, 06:57 PM Post #84 |
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I do so love this guy! Poor Cat Man Dhou, welcome to the (Skyrim) worries of horse ownership! No doubt though, that he'll figure it out and probably find positives that no one else knows! :D That logical mind..... |
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| Areial | Aug 28 2016, 08:24 AM Post #85 |
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Lovely... waiting to how driving the carriage turns out....sound's like riding was a ...bumpy ride. |
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| Grits | Aug 28 2016, 10:32 AM Post #86 |
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Woo, he has his wagon! Neat, I hadn’t noticed that the carriages use the same kind of horse. I hope the Cat Man gets his horse to the wagon uneaten! |
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| ghastley | Aug 28 2016, 05:11 PM Post #87 |
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This should answer some of that: Cat Man Dhou - page 19 A bandit outside Valtheim Towers wanted to charge this one a toll for passing. He told her he had no more money; that he had spent it all buying the horse. She attacked him, but worse, someone up on the top of the tower starting shooting arrows at his horse! This one allowed the horse to run away up the road, but he was going to teach these bandits a lesson! This one threw most of the bandits off the bridge. To say that he was angry at them would not have been doing any justice to how he really felt. He had just bought that horse! The archer on the far bank had not fired at this one's horse, but he was still an enemy that needed to be dealt with. He was the last, and this one searched the towers for goods he could trade before returning to look for his horse. He found alchemy apparatus he could use, too, and spent some time making potions. The horse was waiting for this one, just far enough away that arrows could not reach. And there were two dead wolves lying nearby. Perhaps this is why the carriage drivers buy Windhelm horses. They know how to look after themselves. |
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| Areial | Aug 28 2016, 06:04 PM Post #88 |
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Et'Ada
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Very nice..like that they can take care of themselves...and I would be mad to...shooting at the horse. |
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| Andra Hawksdaughter | Aug 28 2016, 06:23 PM Post #89 |
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Good for him, filthy bandit! They would probably have eaten parts of the horse too! Way to go for the horse as well! |
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| Serethil | Aug 28 2016, 07:18 PM Post #90 |
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*laughing* Great description, ghastley! I just love this Cat. |
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| ghastley | Aug 29 2016, 02:49 PM Post #91 |
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Cat Man Dhou - page 20 This one rode the rest of the way back to the forge, and the wagon. He would have included the ruined house in that, but when he got there, it wasn't ruined any more! A courier approached, with a letter. It explained what had happened. When he started on his quest to find Wilf's tools, this one must have mentioned it to the carriage drivers as he rode from one city to another. So they knew he intended to make his own wagon, and they remembered Wilf, who would mend their wagons when they broke down. They had paid to have the home rebuilt while this one was away in Windhelm, buying his horse. Perhaps it would be better to call it the workshop, as this one's home is his wagon, now. But he cannot take the forge, and all the other smithing equipment with him, and so he will return here when he wants to use them. He knows that wheels break, and harnesses wear, and he will need to do repairs to his wagon from time to time. Now he knows how, and he has the tools, he will be happy to help the carriage drivers, too. The inside of the house was a very pleasant surprise. The bed had been stuffed with fresh straw, and now there was a cookpot in front of the fireplace, and tables, chairs, cupboards that this one did not have before. The chest from below the floor was now under a table, where an Alchemy Lab and an Arcane Enchanter had been installed. It was still locked, and all this one's goods were still there. Another empty chest was the other side of the fireplace, near the bed. Somewhere to put his armour, when he changed into the new merchant's clothes that he found on the shelves. Now this one felt like a proper merchant! These were not the ostentatious fine clothes that told customers they could not afford one's wares. These were clothes that said "This one prospers, because he negotiates a fair deal, and his customers come back for more." At least, if Ri'saad can be believed - these are the same as he wears. |
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| Grits | Aug 29 2016, 03:24 PM Post #92 |
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I love the merchant clothing that the carriage drivers left on the shelf. That is the perfect touch! |
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| Andra Hawksdaughter | Aug 29 2016, 05:12 PM Post #93 |
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I agree Grits! This is wonderful, and that the house was rebuilt for him? Super! Granted, the carriage drivers want to curry good favor for his assistance, but that only makes it even better! :clap: |
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| Serethil | Aug 29 2016, 07:12 PM Post #94 |
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You know, ghastely's HF mods make very good "internal" sense. I love them all. I haven't used the Argonian one yet, but.... I'm thinking about it. I will probably have to find some "spiff up argy fems" mods first.... |
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| Areial | Aug 30 2016, 07:56 AM Post #95 |
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Very nice...Very good story that Highlight's the Mod to perfection!! |
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| ghastley | Aug 30 2016, 01:44 PM Post #96 |
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Cat Man Dhou - page 21 This one placed his small collection of books on the shelf. He travelled during the day, and it was too dark to read when he camped for the night, but here he had candles, and could read in the evening. He would need to spend some time here to trade with the carriage drivers, and on a predictable schedule, too. This was something he'd need to think out carefully. The other Khajiit had no wagons, and this one hoped he'd make some gold by carrying their wares from city to city. They were only able to trade as much as they could carry, and bandits meant they had to carry weapons, as well. If all the wares were on a wagon, they could all be better armoured, and harder to rob. And this one knew how to make more wagons. When the caravans had the gold to buy one from him, he knew they'd do so. And then they'd need repairs, just like the carriages. There was much gold to be made, if this one played his cards right. He sat down at the table, and worked out the prices that he would have to charge to break even for a new wheel, or a complete wagon. He would ask the carriage drivers how much they paid for theirs. Repairs were a different matter. This one could charge more for speedy repairs, as the carriage driver would be losing business until the work was done. |
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| Areial | Aug 30 2016, 03:03 PM Post #97 |
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Now their's where some money is...repair! Freight hauling, where you get paid...even if the merchandise doesn't sell! |
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| Andra Hawksdaughter | Aug 30 2016, 07:06 PM Post #98 |
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Ooh, I knew he was a smart one indeed!! He shouldn't forget about those spoiled Thanes that have carriages too, hehe. Another source of coin! |
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| Serethil | Aug 30 2016, 08:16 PM Post #99 |
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Loved it ghastley! He's such a smart cat.... it'll be interesting to see how the caravan leaders deal with things like wagons, or paying him to freight.... |
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| ghastley | Aug 31 2016, 03:27 PM Post #100 |
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Cat Man Dhou - page 22 (last until I play him a bit more) Wilf's diary had said that hired thugs had stolen his tools. This one soon discovered who had hired them. He was driving his wagon along the road between Whiterun and Markarth, and had just passed the shrine to Dibella, near the bridge. He could see three people coming the other way, so he got off the wagon, and walked ahead to greet them, and see if they wanted to trade. The armour they were wearing looked better than the usual bandits wore, so this one did not expect them to be hostile. One of them shouted, and drew a weapon. This one ran back and got his mace and shield from the wagon, and quickly unhitched the horse. If he need to run away, this one did not want him dragging the wagon with him. The thugs were all in steel armour, but that makes one slow. This one ran around a lot and dodged their attacks, while trying to separate them, and deal with them one at a time. He also got help from a hunter at Dibella's shrine, who saw what was happening, and used her bow. She was safely up on a rock, where the thugs could not reach. The distraction of avoiding the hunter's arrows was just what this one needed to separate the thugs. Individually he could handle them, although he was very tired by the time he finished. Each of the thugs had a contract from "The Cyrodiil Guild of Wainwrights" to put him out of business. It would appear that these Imperials want a monopoly in the whole of Tamriel, and do not care if their methods are legal. Still, they paid their mercenaries in advance, so now this one is a bit richer, having taken 100 septims from each of them. He regrets that he has no way to return the favour, by spending it on mercenaries of his own. He would, if he knew where to send them. Edited by ghastley, Aug 31 2016, 03:28 PM.
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