31st of Last Seed 4E201
We left early, even though we were both sore from the chairs. As we started down the mountain, I was trying not to be mad at the Greybeards, but failing. They has asked me to come all that way, and they couldn't even give us food and a bed to sleep in! I decided to go to the College anyways, that horn would still be there. It was in a tomb after all.
I could see Bleak Falls Barrow from the side of the mountain, it looked so small from up here. I decided to carefully climb down the side of the mountain and go to Riverwood, since people were more friendly there. Jenassa looked at me like I was crazy, then sighed and followed me.
It took over half of the day, but we did it! We had a few scares on the way down, and had to catch each other a few times, but to me it was worth it. Alvor, Sigrid, and Hadvar were happy to see us, and invited us to join them for lunch. They asked about our travels, and were shocked when I told them that we had just climbed down the side of a mountain to get to Riverwood. We said our goodbyes and Sigrid gave us some food to take with us. It was nice being around friendly people again.
I stopped by Lucan's shop and replenished some of our supplies, then we headed to Whiterun. My plan was to have a good nights sleep there, then head for Winterhold in the morning. Jenassa suggested we take a carriage there, since it was far to the north. And she admitted that her legs were a bit sore from climbing the seven-thousand steps and then climbing down the side of the mountain. I agreed that a nice carriage ride did sound good.
It was still a few hours before nightfall, so I turned more iron into gold, then made more rings to sell. After I finished, sold some to Belethor, then took my purse of septims up to Farengar to get more spell books. I got fourteen spell books in total: Bound Battleaxe, Calm, Clairvoyance, Fast Healing, Fear, Frost Rune, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Rune, Magelight, Muffle, Reanimate Corpse, Soul Trap, Steadfast Ward, and Turn Lesser Undead. I only had three-hundred and thirty-six septims left, but I had now gotten every spell book that Farengar had. I would have to go to the college now to get more. Hopefully I could replenish my supply of septims in order to get them. When I got to the inn to tell Jenassa about my purchases, she seemed surprised that I had spent so much on books. I assured her that we'd still have enough money left to get our room, the carriage ride in the morning, and some supplies. I reminded her that I also had plenty of ingredients to make potions to sell and use. She nodded and went back to her dinner. I headed over to get our room for the night, and a man stopped me and said that I looked like someone who could hold their liquor. He offered to have a drinking contest with me, and if I won I could get some sort of staff as a prize. He introduced himself as Sam Guevenne. I told him that I didn't feel up to a drinking contest, but perhaps some other time I would take him up on his offer. I was also a bit paranoid still, what if he was another assassin and planned to poison me? I dismissed my worries and got our room from Hulda, then headed upstairs to learn my new spells.
Jenassa came up after she finished her food, and unloaded her gear before getting ready for bed. I had my dinner as I studied. It took a few hours, but I finally managed to learn all of my new spells. I decided to go ahead and get some sleep, since we had a big day tomorrow.
Monday, May 28, 2012
30th of Last Seed 4E201
We got up this morning and had breakfast at the inn. Wilhelm warned us again about the barrow as we ate. I reminded him that we were just going up to High Hrothgar. I didn't tell him this, but maybe we would investigate the barrow when we got back. Sure, it was likely full of draugr, but perhaps also full of treasure. There wasn't a shop in town to buy any more supplies from, so I just got some extra food from Wilhelm and we started on our way.
Just up the first section of stairs, still in view of the town, we found an etched tablet. It said: "Emblem | Before the birth of men, the Dragons ruled all Mundus. Their word was the Voice, and they spoke only for True Needs. For the Voice could blot out the sky and flood the land."
We met a man named Barknar near a second tablet. He said he liked to walk the steps and meditate on the emblems, and he would usually do some hunting along the way. He said he never went all the way up to the monastery though, but some that did would leave food or supplies for the Greybeards. As he walked away, he warned us to look out for wolves on the path up. I decided to read the second tablet. It said: "Emblem || Men were born and spread over the face of Mundus. The Dragons presided over the crawling masses. Men were weak then, and had no Voice." Were these tablets some sort of history? I wasn't sure, but I would look out for more on the way up. There was already snow on the ground, and we still had a long way to go. I wasn't looking forward to the cold.
By the time we got to the third tablet, snow was all over the ground and falling pretty fast. The wind felt like it had ice in it. I had to keep wiping off the tablet to read it. It said: "Emblem ||| The fledgling spirits of Men were strong in Old Times. Unafraid to war with Dragons and their Voices. But the Dragons only shouted them down and broke their hearts." I had a feeling that the dragons broke more than their hearts.
In front of the fourth tablet, we met a woman named Karita. I asked her about herself, and she said that she was just a pilgrim, and preferred to leave it at that. She only told us about how she made the trip here every few years, and she would walk the steps and meditate on the emblems. She was the second person to say that they did that. I wondered what was so special about these tablets. They just seemed like a tale of history to me. The fourth tablet said: "Emblem |V Kyne called on Paarthurnax, who pitied Man. Together they taught Men to use the Voice. Then Dragon War raged, Dragon against Tongue." I remembered Kyne being one of the Divines, but who was Paarthurnax? Jenassa just shrugged and said she had no idea either. We told Karita goodbye, and she warned us to watch out for wolves. We had only seen one wolf so far, the rest were a spider and some ice wraiths. I hoped that the monastery was close now, my fingers and toes were starting to feel numb.
There was something much worse than a wolf guarding the fifth tablet. It was a frost troll. He knocked Jenassa to her knees at one point, but we managed to defeat him with the help of my flame atronach. I read the fifth tablet while we healed our wounds. "Emblem V Man prevailed, shouting Alduin out of the world. Proving for all that their Voice too was strong. Although their sacrifices were many-fold" We stopped to have a light snack under an outcropping of rocks nearby, and thawed out a little.
We made it to the sixth tablet, with much difficulty. The winds and snow were getting bad, and it was getting hard to see the path ahead. I huddled against the stone altar surrounding the tablet and read it. "Emblem V| With roaring Tongues, the Sky-Children conquer. Founding the First Empire with Sword and Voice. Whilst the Dragons withdrew from this World." If the dragons had left, then what were they doing back here now?
I looked through my pack, and found a potion of resist cold. We shared it, hoping we'd make it to the top before freezing to death.
The seventh emblem was on a small ledge of rock, hanging out over the mountainside. I crawled up to it so I wouldn't slip and fall off, and read what it said. "Emblem V|| The Tongues at Red Mountain went away humbled. Jurgen Windcaller began His Seven Year Meditation. To understand how Strong Voices could fail." Not far away was the eighth tablet, and thankfully it was in a more secure place, next to some rock that sheltered us some from the wind. I read it as we had some mead to warm us up a little. "Emblem V||| Jurgen Windcaller chose silence and returned. The 17 disputants could not shout Him down. Jurgen the Calm built His home on the Throat of the World." So this was the man that chose to live way up here? He must like cold and snow a lot. As we continued, I felt bad for those who had helped him build a monastery up here.
The ninth tablet was under a statue of Talos, and within view of an enormous stone building. Was this the monastery? If so, I couldn't imagine how they had built it with all the snow and wind around, much less the journey to get the building materials up this high. I read the tablet while Jenassa looked up at the statue. "Emblem |X For years all silent, the Greybeards spoke one name. Tiber Septim, stripling then, was summoned to Hrothgar. They blessed him and named him Dohvakiin." That's the word they had yelled down the mountain! I was wondering what it meant, when Jenassa gently shook me and reminded me that we were freezing. She'd spotted another tablet also, near the monastery. I hurried over to it and read it so that we could get out of the cold. "Emblem X The Voice is worship. Follow the Inner path. Speak only in True Need." When I had finished reading it, blue glowing lights surrounded me then vanished. I didn't think much of it as we headed up the steps. I dropped Klimmek's bag of supplies into the chest, then went up the rest of the stairs. I stood at the door nervously for a moment, then opened it and went inside.
A man in grey robes walked up to me, saying something about a Dragon born appearing at this moment in the turning of the age. I wasn't sure what he meant, but asked why he was calling me Dragon born. He said that first they must determine if I truly was, so they wanted me to shout at them. I did, and he got knocked backwards, along with three other men in grey robes who had walked up after he spoke to me. He welcomed me to High Hrothgar, and introduced himself as Arngeir. He then asked why I had come there. I told him that I wanted to find out what it meant to be Dragon born. He explained that I was not the first, and that there had been many in the past since Akatosh had first blessed mankind with the gift. I told him I was ready to learn all I could. He seemed a bit skeptical about whether or not I would have the discipline for it. He told me that my dragon blood gave me an inborn ability to learn Words of Power, which were spoken in the dragon language. Each Shout had three Words of Power apparently, and each word learned made the shout stronger. Another of the Greybeards, Einarth, taught me the second word of the Shout I had already started to learn. The word was "Ro" and the shout was known in the common tongue as Unrelenting Force. I guess that's why people fell down and stumbled when I shouted it at them. Arngeir explained that most people would have to use and meditate on a word constantly to learn it, but I could obtain the knowledge directly by absorbing a slain dragon's life force. That explained the soul business whenever I killed a dragon. Since there wasn't a dragon around to kill, Einarth let me learn from him by sharing some off his power. They then gave me a test to see if I had learned properly. They had three targets appear, and told me I needed to Shout each one down. I did, knocking a few of them sideways in the process. Thankfully they didn't get mad; they seemed more surprised than anything. My next trial took place in the courtyard outside. They taught me the first word of a different shout, called Whirlwind Sprint. It was hard focusing on learning the word "Wuld" since I was shivering so badly. Arngeir noticed this and shouted something I didn't understand, making the sky above clear and sunny, with only a few clouds. I watched one of the others demonstrate the shout they had just taught me, and he sped forward, making it through a gate outside before it shut. I did the same, though not as fast as he did. It made me a bit dizzy going that fast. Arngeir then gave me my last trial, I had to go somewhere called Ustengrav and bring back the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller. He then promised that they would teach me more once I returned with it. Ustengrav was very far to the west, in the marshes of Hjaalmarch. I felt sad as we went back inside since I had wanted to go to the College of Winterhold next. They wouldn't even share their food or let us sleep in their beds, so we had some dinner from our stores in our packs, and decided to sleep in a couple of chairs.
We got up this morning and had breakfast at the inn. Wilhelm warned us again about the barrow as we ate. I reminded him that we were just going up to High Hrothgar. I didn't tell him this, but maybe we would investigate the barrow when we got back. Sure, it was likely full of draugr, but perhaps also full of treasure. There wasn't a shop in town to buy any more supplies from, so I just got some extra food from Wilhelm and we started on our way.
Just up the first section of stairs, still in view of the town, we found an etched tablet. It said: "Emblem | Before the birth of men, the Dragons ruled all Mundus. Their word was the Voice, and they spoke only for True Needs. For the Voice could blot out the sky and flood the land."
We met a man named Barknar near a second tablet. He said he liked to walk the steps and meditate on the emblems, and he would usually do some hunting along the way. He said he never went all the way up to the monastery though, but some that did would leave food or supplies for the Greybeards. As he walked away, he warned us to look out for wolves on the path up. I decided to read the second tablet. It said: "Emblem || Men were born and spread over the face of Mundus. The Dragons presided over the crawling masses. Men were weak then, and had no Voice." Were these tablets some sort of history? I wasn't sure, but I would look out for more on the way up. There was already snow on the ground, and we still had a long way to go. I wasn't looking forward to the cold.
By the time we got to the third tablet, snow was all over the ground and falling pretty fast. The wind felt like it had ice in it. I had to keep wiping off the tablet to read it. It said: "Emblem ||| The fledgling spirits of Men were strong in Old Times. Unafraid to war with Dragons and their Voices. But the Dragons only shouted them down and broke their hearts." I had a feeling that the dragons broke more than their hearts.
In front of the fourth tablet, we met a woman named Karita. I asked her about herself, and she said that she was just a pilgrim, and preferred to leave it at that. She only told us about how she made the trip here every few years, and she would walk the steps and meditate on the emblems. She was the second person to say that they did that. I wondered what was so special about these tablets. They just seemed like a tale of history to me. The fourth tablet said: "Emblem |V Kyne called on Paarthurnax, who pitied Man. Together they taught Men to use the Voice. Then Dragon War raged, Dragon against Tongue." I remembered Kyne being one of the Divines, but who was Paarthurnax? Jenassa just shrugged and said she had no idea either. We told Karita goodbye, and she warned us to watch out for wolves. We had only seen one wolf so far, the rest were a spider and some ice wraiths. I hoped that the monastery was close now, my fingers and toes were starting to feel numb.
There was something much worse than a wolf guarding the fifth tablet. It was a frost troll. He knocked Jenassa to her knees at one point, but we managed to defeat him with the help of my flame atronach. I read the fifth tablet while we healed our wounds. "Emblem V Man prevailed, shouting Alduin out of the world. Proving for all that their Voice too was strong. Although their sacrifices were many-fold" We stopped to have a light snack under an outcropping of rocks nearby, and thawed out a little.
We made it to the sixth tablet, with much difficulty. The winds and snow were getting bad, and it was getting hard to see the path ahead. I huddled against the stone altar surrounding the tablet and read it. "Emblem V| With roaring Tongues, the Sky-Children conquer. Founding the First Empire with Sword and Voice. Whilst the Dragons withdrew from this World." If the dragons had left, then what were they doing back here now?
I looked through my pack, and found a potion of resist cold. We shared it, hoping we'd make it to the top before freezing to death.
The seventh emblem was on a small ledge of rock, hanging out over the mountainside. I crawled up to it so I wouldn't slip and fall off, and read what it said. "Emblem V|| The Tongues at Red Mountain went away humbled. Jurgen Windcaller began His Seven Year Meditation. To understand how Strong Voices could fail." Not far away was the eighth tablet, and thankfully it was in a more secure place, next to some rock that sheltered us some from the wind. I read it as we had some mead to warm us up a little. "Emblem V||| Jurgen Windcaller chose silence and returned. The 17 disputants could not shout Him down. Jurgen the Calm built His home on the Throat of the World." So this was the man that chose to live way up here? He must like cold and snow a lot. As we continued, I felt bad for those who had helped him build a monastery up here.
The ninth tablet was under a statue of Talos, and within view of an enormous stone building. Was this the monastery? If so, I couldn't imagine how they had built it with all the snow and wind around, much less the journey to get the building materials up this high. I read the tablet while Jenassa looked up at the statue. "Emblem |X For years all silent, the Greybeards spoke one name. Tiber Septim, stripling then, was summoned to Hrothgar. They blessed him and named him Dohvakiin." That's the word they had yelled down the mountain! I was wondering what it meant, when Jenassa gently shook me and reminded me that we were freezing. She'd spotted another tablet also, near the monastery. I hurried over to it and read it so that we could get out of the cold. "Emblem X The Voice is worship. Follow the Inner path. Speak only in True Need." When I had finished reading it, blue glowing lights surrounded me then vanished. I didn't think much of it as we headed up the steps. I dropped Klimmek's bag of supplies into the chest, then went up the rest of the stairs. I stood at the door nervously for a moment, then opened it and went inside.
A man in grey robes walked up to me, saying something about a Dragon born appearing at this moment in the turning of the age. I wasn't sure what he meant, but asked why he was calling me Dragon born. He said that first they must determine if I truly was, so they wanted me to shout at them. I did, and he got knocked backwards, along with three other men in grey robes who had walked up after he spoke to me. He welcomed me to High Hrothgar, and introduced himself as Arngeir. He then asked why I had come there. I told him that I wanted to find out what it meant to be Dragon born. He explained that I was not the first, and that there had been many in the past since Akatosh had first blessed mankind with the gift. I told him I was ready to learn all I could. He seemed a bit skeptical about whether or not I would have the discipline for it. He told me that my dragon blood gave me an inborn ability to learn Words of Power, which were spoken in the dragon language. Each Shout had three Words of Power apparently, and each word learned made the shout stronger. Another of the Greybeards, Einarth, taught me the second word of the Shout I had already started to learn. The word was "Ro" and the shout was known in the common tongue as Unrelenting Force. I guess that's why people fell down and stumbled when I shouted it at them. Arngeir explained that most people would have to use and meditate on a word constantly to learn it, but I could obtain the knowledge directly by absorbing a slain dragon's life force. That explained the soul business whenever I killed a dragon. Since there wasn't a dragon around to kill, Einarth let me learn from him by sharing some off his power. They then gave me a test to see if I had learned properly. They had three targets appear, and told me I needed to Shout each one down. I did, knocking a few of them sideways in the process. Thankfully they didn't get mad; they seemed more surprised than anything. My next trial took place in the courtyard outside. They taught me the first word of a different shout, called Whirlwind Sprint. It was hard focusing on learning the word "Wuld" since I was shivering so badly. Arngeir noticed this and shouted something I didn't understand, making the sky above clear and sunny, with only a few clouds. I watched one of the others demonstrate the shout they had just taught me, and he sped forward, making it through a gate outside before it shut. I did the same, though not as fast as he did. It made me a bit dizzy going that fast. Arngeir then gave me my last trial, I had to go somewhere called Ustengrav and bring back the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller. He then promised that they would teach me more once I returned with it. Ustengrav was very far to the west, in the marshes of Hjaalmarch. I felt sad as we went back inside since I had wanted to go to the College of Winterhold next. They wouldn't even share their food or let us sleep in their beds, so we had some dinner from our stores in our packs, and decided to sleep in a couple of chairs.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
29th of Last Seed 4E201
The three revelers were still on Annekke and Verner's porch when we got up. The one who was almost naked was still almost naked. I was starting to wonder how he didn't freeze to death. Hrefna hugged me goodbye and told me to stay safe.
A giant sabre toothed cat attacked us not far from Darkwater Crossing. There were three nightshade plants near where it had come from. As I picked the flowers, I wondered if the cat had caused the deaths here near the roadside. I was thankful that we killed him though, so he would never sneak into Darkwater Crossing and attack anyone.
I killed another dragon, near where I had first looked out over the bluish green lakes.Luckily he was somewhat distracted by a few wolves and a sabrecat further up the path. The same thing happened as with the other one: he started to burn, and what I assumed was his soul came out and into me. I was more prepared this time, so I managed to stay standing. This wasn't the dragon from Helgen either, which meant he was still out there, somewhere. Jenassa just stood there in amazement for a moment, then shook herself and rifled through her bag to get out the burn salve.
We met a man on the side of the road near a bridge. He said he was attacked by bandits and they ransacked his cart, but he didn't seem to be injured. And he still had his weapons. I gave him some food and wished him better luck in the future. He had the strangest look on his face before I turned to walk away, like he had been cheated or something. His smile as we wished him luck seemed very forced. I hoped that he didn't trick any travelers into giving him any of their money.
I got attacked by an assassin! We were so close to the man near the bridge that I could still see him sitting there, and I turned around, and a Khajiit in black and red leather came running at me, swinging her weapons and hissing. I managed to defeat her, with the help of Jenassa and my atronach. There was a note in one of her pockets that said: "As instructed, you are to eliminate Nightshade by any means necessary. The Black Sacrament has been performed-somebody wants this poor fool dead. We're already received payment for the contract. Failure is not an option. -Astrid" Who was this person, and why were they after me? And who was Astrid? I asked Jenassa if she knew anything, and she said that the Black Sacrament had to do with hiring the Dark Brotherhood to kill someone. I had heard of them before, but I didn't know much about them. Why would someone want to hire them to kill me? I started to shake as I sank to the ground. Jenassa said that she saw a farmhouse in the forest nearby, and that she would help me walk to it.
We made it to the farm, and two sisters lived there, with a guard watching their farm. Their names were Avrusa and Aduri Sarethi, and they were Dunmer from Morrowind! They were so nice, and gave me some food and drink to help me calm down. As I ate, Avrusa told me about her alchemy shop that she used to have in Vivec City, but she had to leave it and take her sister with her when the Red Mountain erupted. She also told me about how she was able to grow nirnroot. She had a mentor who taught her everything he knew, but she hadn't seen him in years. I asked her if there were anything I could do for her since she had been so kind, and she asked if I could find some jazbay grapes for her so that she could use them to help fertilize her crop of nirnroot. I said I would, and she thanked me. She asked about our journey, and I told her that I was headed to Ivarstead to go up the seven-thousand steps to visit the Greybeards. She said that travelers on pilgrimage to there sometimes stopped at her farm to buy food, and that Ivarstead wasn't too far from her farm. I thanked her for her help and the food, and promised to return with her grapes as soon as I could. I decided not to tell her why I had been so shaken up when we got there, and thankfully she didn't ask. I guess she just thought I was very hungry or something. As we left, her sister tried to get us to bring her with us. I told her it was too dangerous and she just sighed and went back to what she was doing, which was running around randomly. She must have been really bored out here on this farm. I thought it was very pretty and relaxing.
We passed a Khajiit in robes on a bridge. He said "M'aiq wishes you well" as we went by. I would have stopped to talk to him, but I wanted to get to Ivarstead before nightfall. Maybe we would see him again someday.
The sun was starting to set when we made it to Ivarstead. In front of the bridge to the base of the steps, we met a Bosmer named Gwilin and a Nord named Klimmek. He told us about High Hrothgar, and that he usually made deliveries of dried fruit and preserved food to the monastery, but he had yet to actually meet any of the Greybeards. He was going to make a delivery there soon, but one of his legs was giving him a little trouble, and the climb tended to wear him out. I offered to take the food up there to them, since I was going there anyways. He thanked me and gave me his bag of supplies, and asked that I leave it in the offering chest at the top.
I looked up at the mountain, and decided that we should stay at the inn tonight and head up the steps in the morning. I didn't want to slip on some ice in the dark and fall down the side of the mountain. Jenassa agreed, and we went to the inn. Gwilin was in the inn having a drink when we got there, and he welcomed us to town, and told us about his philosophy on staying cheerful and happy. He was rather friendly and smiled a lot. Jenassa was looking at him as if he were slightly not right in the head. As we said our goodbyes he told us to have a great day.
We got some food and rented a room from the innkeeper, a man named Wilhelm. He warned us to stay away from the barrow near the edge of town. We told him we were headed to High Hrothgar, and he said that many pilgrims came through town to go there, but that most of them returned disappointed. I put most of my gear in the room, then headed out to have a nice bath in the stream running next to the town.
I was a bit worried about the journey up the mountain, but if pilgrims could make it to the top, then so could we. I would probably have to buy some new boots when we got back though.
The three revelers were still on Annekke and Verner's porch when we got up. The one who was almost naked was still almost naked. I was starting to wonder how he didn't freeze to death. Hrefna hugged me goodbye and told me to stay safe.
A giant sabre toothed cat attacked us not far from Darkwater Crossing. There were three nightshade plants near where it had come from. As I picked the flowers, I wondered if the cat had caused the deaths here near the roadside. I was thankful that we killed him though, so he would never sneak into Darkwater Crossing and attack anyone.
I killed another dragon, near where I had first looked out over the bluish green lakes.Luckily he was somewhat distracted by a few wolves and a sabrecat further up the path. The same thing happened as with the other one: he started to burn, and what I assumed was his soul came out and into me. I was more prepared this time, so I managed to stay standing. This wasn't the dragon from Helgen either, which meant he was still out there, somewhere. Jenassa just stood there in amazement for a moment, then shook herself and rifled through her bag to get out the burn salve.
We met a man on the side of the road near a bridge. He said he was attacked by bandits and they ransacked his cart, but he didn't seem to be injured. And he still had his weapons. I gave him some food and wished him better luck in the future. He had the strangest look on his face before I turned to walk away, like he had been cheated or something. His smile as we wished him luck seemed very forced. I hoped that he didn't trick any travelers into giving him any of their money.
I got attacked by an assassin! We were so close to the man near the bridge that I could still see him sitting there, and I turned around, and a Khajiit in black and red leather came running at me, swinging her weapons and hissing. I managed to defeat her, with the help of Jenassa and my atronach. There was a note in one of her pockets that said: "As instructed, you are to eliminate Nightshade by any means necessary. The Black Sacrament has been performed-somebody wants this poor fool dead. We're already received payment for the contract. Failure is not an option. -Astrid" Who was this person, and why were they after me? And who was Astrid? I asked Jenassa if she knew anything, and she said that the Black Sacrament had to do with hiring the Dark Brotherhood to kill someone. I had heard of them before, but I didn't know much about them. Why would someone want to hire them to kill me? I started to shake as I sank to the ground. Jenassa said that she saw a farmhouse in the forest nearby, and that she would help me walk to it.
We made it to the farm, and two sisters lived there, with a guard watching their farm. Their names were Avrusa and Aduri Sarethi, and they were Dunmer from Morrowind! They were so nice, and gave me some food and drink to help me calm down. As I ate, Avrusa told me about her alchemy shop that she used to have in Vivec City, but she had to leave it and take her sister with her when the Red Mountain erupted. She also told me about how she was able to grow nirnroot. She had a mentor who taught her everything he knew, but she hadn't seen him in years. I asked her if there were anything I could do for her since she had been so kind, and she asked if I could find some jazbay grapes for her so that she could use them to help fertilize her crop of nirnroot. I said I would, and she thanked me. She asked about our journey, and I told her that I was headed to Ivarstead to go up the seven-thousand steps to visit the Greybeards. She said that travelers on pilgrimage to there sometimes stopped at her farm to buy food, and that Ivarstead wasn't too far from her farm. I thanked her for her help and the food, and promised to return with her grapes as soon as I could. I decided not to tell her why I had been so shaken up when we got there, and thankfully she didn't ask. I guess she just thought I was very hungry or something. As we left, her sister tried to get us to bring her with us. I told her it was too dangerous and she just sighed and went back to what she was doing, which was running around randomly. She must have been really bored out here on this farm. I thought it was very pretty and relaxing.
We passed a Khajiit in robes on a bridge. He said "M'aiq wishes you well" as we went by. I would have stopped to talk to him, but I wanted to get to Ivarstead before nightfall. Maybe we would see him again someday.
The sun was starting to set when we made it to Ivarstead. In front of the bridge to the base of the steps, we met a Bosmer named Gwilin and a Nord named Klimmek. He told us about High Hrothgar, and that he usually made deliveries of dried fruit and preserved food to the monastery, but he had yet to actually meet any of the Greybeards. He was going to make a delivery there soon, but one of his legs was giving him a little trouble, and the climb tended to wear him out. I offered to take the food up there to them, since I was going there anyways. He thanked me and gave me his bag of supplies, and asked that I leave it in the offering chest at the top.
I looked up at the mountain, and decided that we should stay at the inn tonight and head up the steps in the morning. I didn't want to slip on some ice in the dark and fall down the side of the mountain. Jenassa agreed, and we went to the inn. Gwilin was in the inn having a drink when we got there, and he welcomed us to town, and told us about his philosophy on staying cheerful and happy. He was rather friendly and smiled a lot. Jenassa was looking at him as if he were slightly not right in the head. As we said our goodbyes he told us to have a great day.
We got some food and rented a room from the innkeeper, a man named Wilhelm. He warned us to stay away from the barrow near the edge of town. We told him we were headed to High Hrothgar, and he said that many pilgrims came through town to go there, but that most of them returned disappointed. I put most of my gear in the room, then headed out to have a nice bath in the stream running next to the town.
I was a bit worried about the journey up the mountain, but if pilgrims could make it to the top, then so could we. I would probably have to buy some new boots when we got back though.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
28th of Last Seed 4E201
We got up early today and had a nice breakfast before heading out to the bandit hideout. The little girl, whose name was Hrefna, told us goodbye and to come back and tell us more about our adventures. I gave her one of the gold rings I had made to remember me by, and promised to visit again someday.
A mage attacked us on the way to the bandit hideout. She was carrying a spell book, that taught the spell Fury.
I decided to learn it, just for the sake of the knowledge. Maybe I could cast it on a bandit sometime and have them attack other bandits.
Outside of the bandits' cave, they had placed burned corpses on spikes, and there were skulls on the ground and blood everywhere. I had a hard time thinking of a reason why I shouldn't kill these people.
It took most of the day, but we managed to defeat all of the bandits in the cave. We decided to head back to Darkwater Crossing and tell Annekke the news, then rest there for the night again before continuing on our journey tomorrow morning.
When we had nearly gotten back, we stopped by three men drinking by the roadside. They asked if I would like to join them in having some Honningbrew mead. I declined, but offered to give them the bottle I had in my pack in thanks for their kindness. They thanked me, and gave me an enchanted necklace for my 'good deed'. One of them was nearly naked, and I kept having to avert my eyes in case his loincloth shifted in the breeze.
We stopped near the bridge out of town to wash off the blood before talking to the residents of Darkwater Crossing again. I didn't want to scare them. I wondered why the men by the road hadn't said anything, then remembered that they had seemed rather drunk.
Annekke was happy that we had killed the bandits, and showed me some tips she had learned about wearing light armor effectively. She even offered to come with me on my travels, but I didn't take her up on the offer. I didn't want to endanger her life out there, even if she had been an adventurer once.
It was still a bit before dark, so I decided to do some mining to help them out in return for their hospitality and kindness. Annekke's husband, Verner, even offered to pay me for any ore I mined. As I was mining, I overheard Hrefna talking to Sondas about Morrowind. She said that she heard that it was black and gross and that no one wanted to live there anymore. He said that he'd have to take her word on it, since he'd never been there. If she only knew how right she was.
I went out of the mine to sell the ore to Verner, and I saw the three revelers on their porch. One was sweeping, one was sharpening a sword, and the one wearing only a loincloth was sitting there eating some bread. It was the strangest thing. Verner paid me a good price for the ore though.
Hrefna talked to us for hours, then finally fell asleep. I hoped she would stay safe, and that the war and dragons would never come here.
We got up early today and had a nice breakfast before heading out to the bandit hideout. The little girl, whose name was Hrefna, told us goodbye and to come back and tell us more about our adventures. I gave her one of the gold rings I had made to remember me by, and promised to visit again someday.
A mage attacked us on the way to the bandit hideout. She was carrying a spell book, that taught the spell Fury.
I decided to learn it, just for the sake of the knowledge. Maybe I could cast it on a bandit sometime and have them attack other bandits.
Outside of the bandits' cave, they had placed burned corpses on spikes, and there were skulls on the ground and blood everywhere. I had a hard time thinking of a reason why I shouldn't kill these people.
It took most of the day, but we managed to defeat all of the bandits in the cave. We decided to head back to Darkwater Crossing and tell Annekke the news, then rest there for the night again before continuing on our journey tomorrow morning.
When we had nearly gotten back, we stopped by three men drinking by the roadside. They asked if I would like to join them in having some Honningbrew mead. I declined, but offered to give them the bottle I had in my pack in thanks for their kindness. They thanked me, and gave me an enchanted necklace for my 'good deed'. One of them was nearly naked, and I kept having to avert my eyes in case his loincloth shifted in the breeze.
We stopped near the bridge out of town to wash off the blood before talking to the residents of Darkwater Crossing again. I didn't want to scare them. I wondered why the men by the road hadn't said anything, then remembered that they had seemed rather drunk.
Annekke was happy that we had killed the bandits, and showed me some tips she had learned about wearing light armor effectively. She even offered to come with me on my travels, but I didn't take her up on the offer. I didn't want to endanger her life out there, even if she had been an adventurer once.
It was still a bit before dark, so I decided to do some mining to help them out in return for their hospitality and kindness. Annekke's husband, Verner, even offered to pay me for any ore I mined. As I was mining, I overheard Hrefna talking to Sondas about Morrowind. She said that she heard that it was black and gross and that no one wanted to live there anymore. He said that he'd have to take her word on it, since he'd never been there. If she only knew how right she was.
I went out of the mine to sell the ore to Verner, and I saw the three revelers on their porch. One was sweeping, one was sharpening a sword, and the one wearing only a loincloth was sitting there eating some bread. It was the strangest thing. Verner paid me a good price for the ore though.
Hrefna talked to us for hours, then finally fell asleep. I hoped she would stay safe, and that the war and dragons would never come here.
27th of Last Seed 4E201
I had a nightmare again last night, though it didn't wake anyone up but Jenassa this time. The dragon from Helgen came after me for killing the one outside of Whiterun. I woke up just as he was flying down at me with his mouth open, ready to eat me alive.
We headed out after breakfast. The odd men from before were still there just inside the gate. One stopped me and told me that they were looking for a Redguard woman, and would pay me for any information. They said she was a fugative, and was likely not using her real name. They didn't tell me anything other than that, not even why they were looking for her. Before they left, they said I could find them in Rorikstead if I had any information. They suspected that she was in Whiterun for some reason.
I asked one of the locals if they knew how to get to High Hrothgar, they said that the easiest way was to go to a village called Ivarstead and walk up the steps, unless I preferred climbing a mountain. I followed the sign outside of town, and soon we were on our way.
Found another of the stones that glow when you touch them, just off the road and on a small hill. A woman there attacked us, raising some nearby skeletons from the dead to help her. I could see why she liked it there though, there was a nice view of the surrounding land.
We found Valtheim Keep, not too far from Whiterun, and managed to find a sword matching the description that Amren had given us. I decided to take it back to him, since I didn't know when we would be back near Whiterun. The bandits there were very difficult, but Jenassa and I fought them off. With help from my flame atronach of course. I also wanted to sell off most of the things we'd gotten there, so our journey to Ivarstead would be easier.
On the way back, a woman in rags ran up to us, asking for help. She said she'd been kidnapped by some bandits at a place called Mistwatch, but she had managed to pick the lock and escape and now had no idea where she was. I offered to help her get to Whiterun and showed her which direction it was in, but she said she'd be ok now that she knew where it was. I followed her anyways, just to make sure she'd get there safely. She stopped at the farm near the stables outside of town and helped them pick crops as if she knew them. I shrugged and we headed into town, thankful at least that she was somewhere safe.
Amren was overjoyed to get his father's sword back, and was surprised that we'd managed to defeat all of the bandits who had it. In return for getting it, he taught me his father's favorite sword and shield technique. It was early afternoon, so we decided to head out again and get as far as we could before nightfall.
I didn't see the woman in rags when we left town. Maybe she went somewhere else? I just hoped she was ok, Skyrim wasn't a very pleasant place sometimes.
A Khajiit attacked us on the road, before we got to the standing stone on the hill. I defended myself but stopped when he fell to the ground and yelled "Mercy!". Jenassa shot him with her bow, killing him. I asked her why, and she said that he would have just attacked us again when our backs were turned. And she reminded me that he just attacked us without provocation. Still, I felt bad for him, and wondered if he had thought that we were bandits or something. I guess it didn't matter now. I wondered if I would ever get used to seeing so much death.
The sun was settting when we stopped in a small mining settlement called Darkwater Crossing. A woman there named Annekke talked to me, and told me that she used to be an adventurer too until she settled down and got married. She even found the mine that the town was later built up around. She asked if I could do her a favor, and take care of a bandit that she had seen going back to his camp when she was out scouting recently. I said that I would, in return for a place to sleep for the night. She agreed, and even got us something to eat and some soap so that we could bathe in the river nearby. According to Jenassa's map, we had passed the bandit hideout on the way here, not too far away. We could go and get them in the morning, then continue heading to Ivarstead.
I looked out at the land nearby while Jenassa was laying out her gear near the bedrolls they had loaned to us. It looked familiar, and I remembered meeting those soldiers near here, up on a hill, nearly a month ago. I guessed that Darkwater Crossing must have been the dwellings that I had seen in the distance, before I ran into those soldiers and got captured alongside them.
On the way to the bedrolls, I met another Dunmer, a man named Sondas. He told me about working in the mine, and said that the ore dust was causing people to get sick. He was going to send a letter to Windhelm for aid, and I offered to take it there for him. He thanked me, and told me to deliver it to a man named Quintus in a shop called the White Phial. He also told me about the town, and how dangerous the falls nearby were. A man named Derkeethus had been swimming near them looking for fish, but no one had seen him in a long time. I took his warning to heart, and decided to have my bath close to the shore.
We had a nice dinner of fried fish and vegetables, and talked to the local miners. Everyone in town was so kind, even the storm cloak soldiers wandering around guarding it. A young girl living there kept asking us about our adventures. I told her as much as I could, leaving out the parts about having to kill so many people who had tried to kill me. She was still young, and didn't need to be having nightmares. I just hoped I wouldn't have any tonight.
I had a nightmare again last night, though it didn't wake anyone up but Jenassa this time. The dragon from Helgen came after me for killing the one outside of Whiterun. I woke up just as he was flying down at me with his mouth open, ready to eat me alive.
We headed out after breakfast. The odd men from before were still there just inside the gate. One stopped me and told me that they were looking for a Redguard woman, and would pay me for any information. They said she was a fugative, and was likely not using her real name. They didn't tell me anything other than that, not even why they were looking for her. Before they left, they said I could find them in Rorikstead if I had any information. They suspected that she was in Whiterun for some reason.
I asked one of the locals if they knew how to get to High Hrothgar, they said that the easiest way was to go to a village called Ivarstead and walk up the steps, unless I preferred climbing a mountain. I followed the sign outside of town, and soon we were on our way.
Found another of the stones that glow when you touch them, just off the road and on a small hill. A woman there attacked us, raising some nearby skeletons from the dead to help her. I could see why she liked it there though, there was a nice view of the surrounding land.
We found Valtheim Keep, not too far from Whiterun, and managed to find a sword matching the description that Amren had given us. I decided to take it back to him, since I didn't know when we would be back near Whiterun. The bandits there were very difficult, but Jenassa and I fought them off. With help from my flame atronach of course. I also wanted to sell off most of the things we'd gotten there, so our journey to Ivarstead would be easier.
On the way back, a woman in rags ran up to us, asking for help. She said she'd been kidnapped by some bandits at a place called Mistwatch, but she had managed to pick the lock and escape and now had no idea where she was. I offered to help her get to Whiterun and showed her which direction it was in, but she said she'd be ok now that she knew where it was. I followed her anyways, just to make sure she'd get there safely. She stopped at the farm near the stables outside of town and helped them pick crops as if she knew them. I shrugged and we headed into town, thankful at least that she was somewhere safe.
Amren was overjoyed to get his father's sword back, and was surprised that we'd managed to defeat all of the bandits who had it. In return for getting it, he taught me his father's favorite sword and shield technique. It was early afternoon, so we decided to head out again and get as far as we could before nightfall.
I didn't see the woman in rags when we left town. Maybe she went somewhere else? I just hoped she was ok, Skyrim wasn't a very pleasant place sometimes.
A Khajiit attacked us on the road, before we got to the standing stone on the hill. I defended myself but stopped when he fell to the ground and yelled "Mercy!". Jenassa shot him with her bow, killing him. I asked her why, and she said that he would have just attacked us again when our backs were turned. And she reminded me that he just attacked us without provocation. Still, I felt bad for him, and wondered if he had thought that we were bandits or something. I guess it didn't matter now. I wondered if I would ever get used to seeing so much death.
The sun was settting when we stopped in a small mining settlement called Darkwater Crossing. A woman there named Annekke talked to me, and told me that she used to be an adventurer too until she settled down and got married. She even found the mine that the town was later built up around. She asked if I could do her a favor, and take care of a bandit that she had seen going back to his camp when she was out scouting recently. I said that I would, in return for a place to sleep for the night. She agreed, and even got us something to eat and some soap so that we could bathe in the river nearby. According to Jenassa's map, we had passed the bandit hideout on the way here, not too far away. We could go and get them in the morning, then continue heading to Ivarstead.
I looked out at the land nearby while Jenassa was laying out her gear near the bedrolls they had loaned to us. It looked familiar, and I remembered meeting those soldiers near here, up on a hill, nearly a month ago. I guessed that Darkwater Crossing must have been the dwellings that I had seen in the distance, before I ran into those soldiers and got captured alongside them.
On the way to the bedrolls, I met another Dunmer, a man named Sondas. He told me about working in the mine, and said that the ore dust was causing people to get sick. He was going to send a letter to Windhelm for aid, and I offered to take it there for him. He thanked me, and told me to deliver it to a man named Quintus in a shop called the White Phial. He also told me about the town, and how dangerous the falls nearby were. A man named Derkeethus had been swimming near them looking for fish, but no one had seen him in a long time. I took his warning to heart, and decided to have my bath close to the shore.
We had a nice dinner of fried fish and vegetables, and talked to the local miners. Everyone in town was so kind, even the storm cloak soldiers wandering around guarding it. A young girl living there kept asking us about our adventures. I told her as much as I could, leaving out the parts about having to kill so many people who had tried to kill me. She was still young, and didn't need to be having nightmares. I just hoped I wouldn't have any tonight.
26th of Last Seed 4E201
Last night was one of the strangest nights of my life. We managed to defeat the dragon, thank the gods that he wasn't the same one from Helgen. After he fell, we got closer to make sure he was truly dead, and he started burning. Irileth ordered everyone to get back, in case something bad happened. We moved away from it, but as he burned strange lights came towards me, surrounding my body. It was like that wall in the barrow, only it felt more powerful. I got so dizzy that I had to crouch down for a bit to keep from falling over. When I looked up, everyone was standing around me looking at me strangely, and nothing was left of the dragon but his skeleton. The guards kept saying I was something called a 'dragonborn', someone who could kill dragons and steal their power. Irileth told them they should trust in their strength instead of myths and legends. They said I could try something called shouting to prove it, and suggested I try it. I did, and what looked like a strong ball of wind came out, knocking a few of the guards off balance. I apologized to them, but they seemed more excited about me being a dragonborn and getting to kill a dragon with me. One told me he was even proud to be my battle brother. Irileth said she was taking command at the watchtower for now, to get things cleaned up. She asked if I could head back to Whiterun to let the jarl know what happened.
We were nearly back to Whiterun when a sound like thunder came down from the sky, and the ground shook. We also heard a voice say "do vah kiin" and more thunder. Jenassa just shrugged her shoulders when I asked what she thought it was. I wanted to go straight to the inn, but I figured that the jarl would still be awake, waiting for news about the dragon. Hopefully Farengar would have some sort of salve for these burns.
Some strange men were arguing with one of the guards just inside the gate. I didn't stop to see what was going on.
The jarl was still awake, and I told him about the dragon. He told me that I was apparently a dragon born, since the noise we had heard outside of Whiterun was a summons. Some men known as the Greybeards were summoning me to their monastery on top of the Throat of the World, known as High Hrothgar. He also said he had been there once, and mentioned there being seven-thousand steps to the top. He also mentioned that I should hurry there, since you weren't supposed to refuse their summons. In return for me helping to kill the dragon, he named me the Thane of Whiterun and gave me an axe to serve as my badge of office. He also assigned someone named Lydia to be my house carl. She was waiting near the door to Dragonsreach, and I asked her what a thane was and what a house carl was. She explained that a thane was someone of great importance in a hold, and that if I were to commit a crime, I could tell the guards who I was and they wouldn't arrest me. As my house carl, she told me that she was sworn to protect me and all I owned with her life. She didn't seem too enthusiastic about it though, most likely since the jarl had ordered her to do it. I thanked her, and told her that I appreciated her nonetheless. I also told her that since I didn't own much that I could manage to guard it myself. She nodded and said that she'd stay here at Dragonsreach for now, and if I ever needed her I could find her here.
We went to the inn for dinner and some rest. I wondered if my muscles would ever stop being sore.
The sun was setting by the time we woke up. I wasn't too surprised, since we had gone to bed in the early hours of the morning. We both decided to just stay at the inn and relax with a nice meal, then rest here for the night before trying to go anywhere. I wondered who the Greybeards were, and why they lived on top of a mountain. I asked Jenassa, she she shrugged and said that perhaps they just didn't like visitors. We would need to get more supplies in the morning. According to Jenassa's map, we had a long way to go to get to their monastery. I hoped that we wouldn't run into any more dragons on our trip, and that maybe after we went to see them, I could finally go to Winterhold to the mage's college.
Last night was one of the strangest nights of my life. We managed to defeat the dragon, thank the gods that he wasn't the same one from Helgen. After he fell, we got closer to make sure he was truly dead, and he started burning. Irileth ordered everyone to get back, in case something bad happened. We moved away from it, but as he burned strange lights came towards me, surrounding my body. It was like that wall in the barrow, only it felt more powerful. I got so dizzy that I had to crouch down for a bit to keep from falling over. When I looked up, everyone was standing around me looking at me strangely, and nothing was left of the dragon but his skeleton. The guards kept saying I was something called a 'dragonborn', someone who could kill dragons and steal their power. Irileth told them they should trust in their strength instead of myths and legends. They said I could try something called shouting to prove it, and suggested I try it. I did, and what looked like a strong ball of wind came out, knocking a few of the guards off balance. I apologized to them, but they seemed more excited about me being a dragonborn and getting to kill a dragon with me. One told me he was even proud to be my battle brother. Irileth said she was taking command at the watchtower for now, to get things cleaned up. She asked if I could head back to Whiterun to let the jarl know what happened.
We were nearly back to Whiterun when a sound like thunder came down from the sky, and the ground shook. We also heard a voice say "do vah kiin" and more thunder. Jenassa just shrugged her shoulders when I asked what she thought it was. I wanted to go straight to the inn, but I figured that the jarl would still be awake, waiting for news about the dragon. Hopefully Farengar would have some sort of salve for these burns.
Some strange men were arguing with one of the guards just inside the gate. I didn't stop to see what was going on.
The jarl was still awake, and I told him about the dragon. He told me that I was apparently a dragon born, since the noise we had heard outside of Whiterun was a summons. Some men known as the Greybeards were summoning me to their monastery on top of the Throat of the World, known as High Hrothgar. He also said he had been there once, and mentioned there being seven-thousand steps to the top. He also mentioned that I should hurry there, since you weren't supposed to refuse their summons. In return for me helping to kill the dragon, he named me the Thane of Whiterun and gave me an axe to serve as my badge of office. He also assigned someone named Lydia to be my house carl. She was waiting near the door to Dragonsreach, and I asked her what a thane was and what a house carl was. She explained that a thane was someone of great importance in a hold, and that if I were to commit a crime, I could tell the guards who I was and they wouldn't arrest me. As my house carl, she told me that she was sworn to protect me and all I owned with her life. She didn't seem too enthusiastic about it though, most likely since the jarl had ordered her to do it. I thanked her, and told her that I appreciated her nonetheless. I also told her that since I didn't own much that I could manage to guard it myself. She nodded and said that she'd stay here at Dragonsreach for now, and if I ever needed her I could find her here.
We went to the inn for dinner and some rest. I wondered if my muscles would ever stop being sore.
The sun was setting by the time we woke up. I wasn't too surprised, since we had gone to bed in the early hours of the morning. We both decided to just stay at the inn and relax with a nice meal, then rest here for the night before trying to go anywhere. I wondered who the Greybeards were, and why they lived on top of a mountain. I asked Jenassa, she she shrugged and said that perhaps they just didn't like visitors. We would need to get more supplies in the morning. According to Jenassa's map, we had a long way to go to get to their monastery. I hoped that we wouldn't run into any more dragons on our trip, and that maybe after we went to see them, I could finally go to Winterhold to the mage's college.
25th of Last Seed 4E201
It was nice being around friends again. Sigrid fed us breakfast, and even gave us some soap to use. We both went out to the river, and went far enough away from Riverwood so that no one would spy on us. It took a couple of hours to get the smell of draugr off of us and our clothes and gear. Jenassa cleaned and sharpened her weapons as we waited for everything to dry. I made a few more notes in my journal and practiced some of my spells. Jenassa asked me why I stop to write in this book so much, and I told her that it was to help me remember things that I had learned during my travels, and to keep up with my memories.
We stopped at the trader in town before heading back to Whiterun. I wanted to see if he had any spell books. When we walked in, he was arguing with a woman who I learned was his sister. She was trying to get him to go after someone, but he was against it.I asked what had happened, and he said that some thieves had broken into their store, but they only stole one thing: a solid gold ornament, in the shape of a dragon's claw. I reached into my bag and pulled out the claw from the barrow, asking him if it was his and explaining where we had gotten it in case he thought we were the thieves. He thanked us both and rewarded us with six-hundred septims. I bought a couple of spell books from him, a frostbite spell, and a lesser ward spell. I also bought a ring to fortify your magicka energies, and sold him all of our unwanted spoils from the barrow. I talked to his sister, Camilla, and she said that they had come here from Cyrodiil. She and Lucan, her brother and the store owner, had come here after the Great War ruined everything. I felt bad for them, but I was thankful that they had made it here safely. We said our goodbyes, and they welcomed us to come back anytime we were in town.
On the road back to Whiterun, we ran into a man that looked very sick. He said he was one of the afflicted, and that he would have been dead if not for the protection of Peryite. It seems that their leader here had lost his way, so he was fleeing to High Rock to avoid the wrath of Peryite. He told us that we should look for someone named Kesh at Peryite's shrine if we wanted to know more. The shrine was far to the west, so it would probably be a long time before we ever got near enough to it to see what was going on. I asked Jenassa her opinion on it. She said that Peryite was a daedric lord, and that he was most likely dangerous. But, usually daedric lords rewarded mortals who aided them with unique artifacts, so it might be worth the risk.
We spent a few hours in the market after we got to Whiterun, buying more supplies. I also turned more iron into gold to make more jewelry, in case I needed to sell any. We stopped by Arcadia's too, and she let me use her alchemy lab to replenish our potions.
The sun was starting to set by the time we made it up to Dragonsreach. Farengar was talking to a woman when we got to his rooms. She was wearing a hood, so I couldn't see her face very well. He was happy to get the dragon stone, and the woman seemed impressed that I had managed to get it. I was going to buy more spell books from him, but Irileth ran in and interrupted, saying a dragon had been sighted nearby and we needed to come with her at once. Farengar seemed excited, but I knew better. I had seen what a dragon could do in Helgen. A guard who had come in with her told us about seeing the dragon, and that he ran as fast as he could to warn everyone in Whiterun. He had spotted him near the western watchtower. After telling the guard to go rest, the jarl ordered Irileth to get some men together. The jarl then turned to me and asked that I go with Irileth to help fight the dragon, since I had more experience with them than anyone else here. I didn't bother telling him that I had been wearing rags with my hands bound and running for my life in Helgen, so I didn't really qualify. He also said that he hadn't forgotten my helping Farengar, and said that I could buy a house in the city now. He also gave me some boots. I sighed and followed Irileth out of Dragonsreach, dreading what was to come.
We stopped near the main gate and Irileth gave a rallying speech to the four guards that were to go with us. One of them kept expressing doubt and fear, but became more optimistic by the end of her speech. I only hoped that this was not the dragon from Helgen. A whole group of imperial soldiers and mages couldn't bring him down, and there were only seven of us going to fight this one. Hopefully I would get to see the sun rise tomorrow.
It was nice being around friends again. Sigrid fed us breakfast, and even gave us some soap to use. We both went out to the river, and went far enough away from Riverwood so that no one would spy on us. It took a couple of hours to get the smell of draugr off of us and our clothes and gear. Jenassa cleaned and sharpened her weapons as we waited for everything to dry. I made a few more notes in my journal and practiced some of my spells. Jenassa asked me why I stop to write in this book so much, and I told her that it was to help me remember things that I had learned during my travels, and to keep up with my memories.
We stopped at the trader in town before heading back to Whiterun. I wanted to see if he had any spell books. When we walked in, he was arguing with a woman who I learned was his sister. She was trying to get him to go after someone, but he was against it.I asked what had happened, and he said that some thieves had broken into their store, but they only stole one thing: a solid gold ornament, in the shape of a dragon's claw. I reached into my bag and pulled out the claw from the barrow, asking him if it was his and explaining where we had gotten it in case he thought we were the thieves. He thanked us both and rewarded us with six-hundred septims. I bought a couple of spell books from him, a frostbite spell, and a lesser ward spell. I also bought a ring to fortify your magicka energies, and sold him all of our unwanted spoils from the barrow. I talked to his sister, Camilla, and she said that they had come here from Cyrodiil. She and Lucan, her brother and the store owner, had come here after the Great War ruined everything. I felt bad for them, but I was thankful that they had made it here safely. We said our goodbyes, and they welcomed us to come back anytime we were in town.
On the road back to Whiterun, we ran into a man that looked very sick. He said he was one of the afflicted, and that he would have been dead if not for the protection of Peryite. It seems that their leader here had lost his way, so he was fleeing to High Rock to avoid the wrath of Peryite. He told us that we should look for someone named Kesh at Peryite's shrine if we wanted to know more. The shrine was far to the west, so it would probably be a long time before we ever got near enough to it to see what was going on. I asked Jenassa her opinion on it. She said that Peryite was a daedric lord, and that he was most likely dangerous. But, usually daedric lords rewarded mortals who aided them with unique artifacts, so it might be worth the risk.
We spent a few hours in the market after we got to Whiterun, buying more supplies. I also turned more iron into gold to make more jewelry, in case I needed to sell any. We stopped by Arcadia's too, and she let me use her alchemy lab to replenish our potions.
The sun was starting to set by the time we made it up to Dragonsreach. Farengar was talking to a woman when we got to his rooms. She was wearing a hood, so I couldn't see her face very well. He was happy to get the dragon stone, and the woman seemed impressed that I had managed to get it. I was going to buy more spell books from him, but Irileth ran in and interrupted, saying a dragon had been sighted nearby and we needed to come with her at once. Farengar seemed excited, but I knew better. I had seen what a dragon could do in Helgen. A guard who had come in with her told us about seeing the dragon, and that he ran as fast as he could to warn everyone in Whiterun. He had spotted him near the western watchtower. After telling the guard to go rest, the jarl ordered Irileth to get some men together. The jarl then turned to me and asked that I go with Irileth to help fight the dragon, since I had more experience with them than anyone else here. I didn't bother telling him that I had been wearing rags with my hands bound and running for my life in Helgen, so I didn't really qualify. He also said that he hadn't forgotten my helping Farengar, and said that I could buy a house in the city now. He also gave me some boots. I sighed and followed Irileth out of Dragonsreach, dreading what was to come.
We stopped near the main gate and Irileth gave a rallying speech to the four guards that were to go with us. One of them kept expressing doubt and fear, but became more optimistic by the end of her speech. I only hoped that this was not the dragon from Helgen. A whole group of imperial soldiers and mages couldn't bring him down, and there were only seven of us going to fight this one. Hopefully I would get to see the sun rise tomorrow.
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