Hargoth's Adventure - Day 12

27 Last Seed

I woke up in the guild hall and headed out to find the Tomb. On the way to where I thought it was, I spotted a bridge going somewhere behind the Moonmoth fort and decided to check it out. The trail going north split off going up a hill towards the bridge, so I followed it and reached the structure. Walking across it, I noticed a man at the other end and some mysterious architecture behind him. As I got closer to him, he casted a spell that summoned a skeleton and started attacking me. Not understanding what was going on, I defended myself and ended up killing him.

Why Snowy? What drove you to this?

Looking around a bit more, I found a strange door leading into the mountain and a unique lever. Pulling on the device, the door opened for a few seconds before shutting again.

Not wanting to explore further without more information, I went back down the slope and looked for the Tomb. It wasn't long before I found it near Thoronor and Edras. On entering, it wasn't long before I was attacked by a Bonewalker.

After I slew it it wasn't long before I realized that the place was crawling with Undead, not just a Hunger. Some were trapped behind doors they couldn't seem to open, but there was also a skeleton patrolling the hallway that I had to take care of.

I explored the Tomb a bit, and found some trinkets and a silver staff in containers. I hoped the family wouldn't mind a bit of a reward in return for ridding their resting place of this evil. Eventually through a doorway I found a chamber with the Hunger inside, seemingly waited for me.

I gathered all of my strength and prepared for a mighty blow, but as I struck, nothing happened. Just like the Scamp, the steel had no effect. I'm not sure if all Daedra are like this, but I'll be sure to watch out for them. Thinking quickly, I pulled out the silver staff, and luckily it worked. Apparently the special properties of the fine metal aren't limited in usefulness to just lycanthropes. It took some doing, but I smashed the beast's brains in. It had an immensely valuable helm on it that I decided to keep for my efforts. I gathered myself and returned to Balmora for my reward. Eydis paid me and told me she had no more jobs for me to do. Not wanting to find another Guild steward or do more work for Lorbumol, I decided this was as good a time as any to return to Caius and see about doing what I came here for in the first place. I'll see him first thing in the morning.

Hargoth's Adventure - Day 9-11

24-26 Last Seed

It's been a strange and draining few days. I woke up a few mornings ago feeling physically empowered.

I sold off some goods, and continuing my circuit between Balmora and Vivec, I headed towards Pelagiad to hunt down the Verethi gang. Without much incident, I reached the town, and was directed to the gang's hideout in a nearby cave.

Inside I was quickly ambushed by a female warrior, and I was dismayed by how well she held her own. I was low on potions and knew I wouldn't last long if everyone in the gang fought as well as her, so after killing her I retreated to the town. I sold some more extraneous gear to the local trader. I find it humorous how merchants immediately start wearing any quality gear you give them upon finishing the trade.

I then bought a room in the nearby inn and then crashed on the bed until I woke up several hours later, feeling refreshed.

I must have had a lot of experience built up, because what follows is a shameful cycle of defeating one or two enemies, resting to level up and restore health, and repeating. I returned to my mission, and found another foe, more easily dispatched this time.

Don't bring a knife to an axe fight. Creeping forward in the cave, I spotted another woman with a huge blade, and decided to regroup again before taking her on.

I meditated in my room, and then came back to take her down with some difficulty. That sword was insane. Two solid whacks could kill me. Moving forward, I found the first male gang member, a weakling of a spellcaster who fell on my axe. Left on the cutting room floor: I first tried using that huge sword on the next guy, but I realized halfway through him killing me that I simply wasn't hitting him at all. The sword's great, but since my sword skill was so pitiful I just couldn't use it. I had even sold my axe without realizing my mistake. Not having a save recent save before doing so, I had to go and buy back the proper weapon at a loss. Morrowind's really less forgiving than Oblivion with stuff like this. I pushed on an encountered another magic user, although this one had a nice axe and knew how to use it. I barely slew him before he did me in.

That was close. I went back to town to rest my weary flesh once again.

I entered the cave for the last time, and tracked down Verethi. He was a worthy foe, but the task was paying off in supplies and equipment even before I collected the bounty on his head. I saw Lorbumol and paid him Lirielle's debt out of my own pocket, a total equal to what I was promised for Verethi's head. I don't like this guy too much. He promoted me to Warder, and gave me a contract for a woman called Adraria. I wandered around Vivec, getting a feel for the city, and then took a Silt Strider to Seyda Neen to track down my target. She was a tax collector, and the door into their warehouse was locked. I used a magic ring I found to unlock it, but a guard spotted me. I paid him the fine, and then he wandered away as I walked into the building anyway. I don't really understand these guys. Upstairs I found Adraria, but there was another guard right in the room, and while talking to her I couldn't figure out why Lorbumol had a contract for her. I really don't like that guy too much.

Ignoring the job for now, I took another Silt Strider to Balmora and talked to Eydis, who rewarded me for Verethi and gave me another job to kill a Hunter that was defiling a nearby tomb. I took the job, and decided to rest for the night before going after the creature. I think I'm tiring of these contracts and will probably see Caius again soon.