Official Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Discussion Thread

"Turdas, 11th of Heartfire, 4E 201

After arriving in Skyrim several weeks ago, it seems like my journey still has a long way to go. My trip to the College of Winterhold (in hopes that the Arch-Mage will be able to figure out what those jealous bastards of House Telvanni did to me) came to a halt almost immediately. During an Imperial raid on the Stormcloak faction, I ended up being knocked out and apprehended. Perhaps I should have fought back, but with my magic being limited, I feared that I would only make the situation worse. How much worse could it have been, though. As it turns out, even though they didn't have me on their lists to be arrested, much less punished, they still were ready to put my head on the chopping block after executing another prisoner. Before I could meet my demise, a large black dragon attacked sending Stormcloaks, Imperials, and myself scattering. As a favor to the village that took me in, I warned the Jarl of Whiterun about the threat and I ended up assisting in the killing of a different dragon shortly after. I absorbed some sort of essence from the creature and the soldiers called me Dragonborn. I was summoned by a reclusive group called the Greybeards and I learned a great deal from them. Turns out I absorbed the dragon's soul, and learned some of the Dovahzul, or dragon language.

I've since slain several other dragons, and with each soul I absorb and word I learn, I get more powerful. My Thu'ums gain more power and become more varied, and strangely enough some of my old spells are returning. This is what's put my trip to Winterhold on hold. After an encounter with the leader of what's left of the Blades, I've agreed to help Delphine in her investigation into the dragons' return. Learning more on this subject may help to understand the sporadic return of some of my former power. I must exercise caution, though. My spells seem stronger than before and has already put some allies at risk, including the accidental death of Meeko, a fierce dog I was fond of. I dismissed my housecarl, Lydia in the aftermath, and have given her run of my house in Whiterun. As Thane of that hold, I will still have to make appearances there, but I'm currently residing in a small castle I found near a giant encampment. It has all the space and facilities I could ask for to explore my both my new and returning powers. Having a giant in the vicinity should keep the grounds free from bandits and others.

I'll see where this investigation with Delphine leads, but for now I'm still a shell of my former self, not able to utilize the higher level spells I mastered long ago. The Thu'um helps (to a small extent) to make up for the loss and may be the reason for the erratic return of some spells. I'll learn what I can, and then resume my journey to the College. I fear I'll need all the power I can muster in the conflicts to come, despite trying to help out the people of Skyrim, I've almost been executed, and have been attacked by vampires, dragons, assassins from the Dark Brotherhood, and cultists that follow a being named Miraak. Certainly this can't be the fabled Miraak of legend: the first Dragonborn, but no matter who it is, he represents another potentially dire threat to all life. Then there is still the possibility that House Telvanni watches and pursues me. They've managed to limit my power somehow, so I doubt they're happy about me being Dragonborn. I'll update this journal, should I continue to survive.


Kelek Wolfsbane"

Cool!

You're the highlight of this thread Raj. Missed ya.

I'm completely ignorant of mods. I have PS4, how do I get them?

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