#and eventually went to skyrim when it begins

[landgraabbed]

before the storm

#p #skyrim tag #here comes the booooooooy #faerin's been my skyrim main for......... nearly the entirety of skyrim's lifespan? #i played on release on a pirated copy to see if i'd like it with a nord #he was named eyvind he was a good boy and eventually he became my oblivion protag #my laptop at the time was shitty so i got it on ps3 and played with faerin #he's had many names but the last 6 years or so he's been faerin #he comes from occupied valenwood and his mother raised him alone and she was a house servant to an altmer family #he left valenwood to find a better life and became a merchant caravan guide #(while always skimming off the top) #and eventually went to skyrim when it begins

[midnightmoonkiss]

Streamer Xiao

Xiao X GN! Reader

Little fluffy messy drabble about streamer! au Xiao (:

Word Count: 1.3k

Xiao, “X_SamuraiAdeptus_X” Twitch’s resident emo boy. (That’s what his followers call him, anyway.)

He started off as a vtuber on twitch, just to dip his toes in the shit show that is streaming. Probably had some sort of demon model, definitely the type A LOT of people simped for (think that streamer Shoto). His model was def how he got his first 1k followers.

Alas! He slowly opened up more, and eventually did a face reveal, of which went viral and trended, and then just started streaming with his real face.

He always has somewhat tousled hair with dark eyeliner. His eye’s are so captivating even through the screen!

His model is still beloved in the fandom, but now it’s a joke that he’s a slayer of demons because he “killed” the demon that possessed his channel.

Yeah, most of his followers are weirdo’s in that fun creative way.

He’s actually an artist, too, draws his own Twitch emoji’s and avatar.

He supports small artists, though, often commissioning Discord server emoji’s.

The king of vibing in a dark room with nothing but a bunch of colorful LED lights everywhere to provide light, as well as the king of streaming in the dead of night (for him, anyway). Starts his streams at 9pm most days, ends somewhere around 1am. This changes sometimes, of course, but you can clearly tell he’s some sort of night owl.

He’s always playing horror games, and absolutely did all the FNAF games in a month because he never played them when he was younger. Xiao is always looking out for his inner child that never got to do this sort of stuff.

Little shit does not get scared easily, jump scares don’t get him, but Archons when he played Phasmophobia with his streamer pals, Childe, Aether, and Venti, he was laughing his ass off at how easily scared they’d all get. Sadist.

He’s definitely regarded as one of the hottest Twitch men out there, and his discord is extremely chill. People are always on VC listening to music.

Has around 2.3 million followers!

He enjoys single player games the most like Skyrim, anything fantasy, and that’s because he’s not the most competitive person. Completely chill dude.

As Xiao’s following grows, so does his revenue from Twitch, and he tries to pay the community back after every stream by donating at least a thousand dollars to a small streamer he finds and likes. He’s more likely to donate to a vtuber, though, only because he has a soft spot for them since that was his beginning too.

Now.. Xiao is EXTREMELY reserved, people barely know anything about him. They know he’s 23, they know he likes almond tofu and tapioca pudding, they know he has a pet cat he found in a dumpster one day and named him “Dumpy” and a Parakeet, but they don’t know much else? Sure they know his Twitch friend group, and that he’s probably some ~city slicker~ (just a hunch, really), but that’s not really anything.

Yes.. that’s right.. they have no idea he has a s/o, you. (or so he thinks.)

It’s not like he’s ashamed or anything, he just sees no reason to talk about it.

Also the thought of him blubbering on about you like a love-sick fool on stream makes his face explode with a fierce blush.

But you’re so supportive! You’re literally the best!

He’s never mentioned having a s/o, but chat isn’t that dumb.

They can clearly see and hear someone walking into the room and handing him food and drinks - it’s especially noticeable during his bi-monthly 12 hr streams.

You guys actually met before he became famous, before he even hit 1k followers, you met on Twitch. You were a follower. How cheesy??

God, you joined his Discord and somehow immediately intrigued him with your goofy cute self.

Late night’s staying up on voice calls with you, just chatting about games and life.

He was very easy to get along with.. after you dug your way past that reserved exterior that is.. Such a tsundere. And sure, parasocial relationships with streamers is everyone's worst nightmare, but he was the one who confessed to you!

Aha! So you weren’t a creep for liking him!

Cue the online dating for one day because one day was how long it took for both of you to realize you live 15 minutes apart and could literally go meet up.

Brings you a lego flower because it lasts longer than a real flower <3

That was around four years ago, and he fucking grew FAST. (Thanks to becoming friends with a certain someone who’s in the top 50 most followed Twitch users).

Your sweet man who’s obsessed with parakeets.

Yeah, the parakeet and cat cuddle, his apartment is crazy.

Dumpy is usually found chilling on the couch behind him during streams, and his blue parakeet, Milk, can either be found on his shoulder, head, nuzzled against his neck, or gone (with you in the next room).

Has a redeem to kiss his pets for 10k points lolol.

Dating a streamer was definitely a challenge at first, I mean their schedules are CRAZY? He always make time for you, the light of his life, but streaming was his primary source of income, so he had to pour himself into that as well.

He gets burnt out rather quickly, so it’s not uncommon for Xiao to cancel a stream a few hours before he was supposed to go live, instead opting to worm his way into your arms on the couch and watch movies. He tends to fall asleep like this, often drooling, so watch out!

He always returns to Twitch with a pep in his step! Rarely smiles though.

His streams are actually really fun and entertaining, not too chaotic but fun enough for time to melt away so quickly. He’s usually calm and collected but FUCK he rages HARD when something goes wrong, like when a cyclops beats the shit out of him in Skyrim or a monster one-shot’s him in Monster Hunter.

I’m talking yelling at the screen, breathing heavily, but unlike most dudes who rage, he does all this while going right back at it, effectively using his anger to slay whatever beast pissed him off.

Afterwards he sighs, leans back in his chair and is like, “Ugh.. sorry..NO! I’M NOT A DEMON SLAYER STOP IT!” Aggressively drinks a juicebox.

He knows you watch him sometimes though, so he does that kpop idol heart thing with his fingers just for you <3 Granted, all the fangirls and guys go wild but yeah, it’s for you.

He also likes to cosplay, so his Instagram is filled with cosplay photos that you or Venti took of him.

He has so many side jobs- modeling (thanks a lot, Venti), selling art and merch, brand deals, he’s LOADED.

His childhood friend and small streamer, Zhongli, actually helps him manage his finances since Zhongli is a history nerd accountant.

You can expect merchandise all over your shared apartment, coolest tech pieces, so many games, literal heaven. So many cozy spots too, even has a little nook next to a wide window where he likes to read.

Yeah, he’s a book worm. Has cute reading glasses too.

He’s a weeb too.. so.. anime figurines. Nothing explicit, but yeah anime figurines. Loves those chubby little nendoroid’s!

One time before a stream, you put his hair up in a bun and he just left it.

So much fanart the next day..

You were actually the one who dragged him into playing Genshin, “I wanna play games with you!” How can he say no???

Only plays if you co-op with him, but of course his other streamer friends like Tartaglia and Scaramouche notice he’s online and join too for shits n giggles. They leave him to die to the bosses, you have to go save him haha.

Yeah. He’s a Genshin noob, but at least he has the funds to be op! He’s also a quick learner, so before long he’s got a better understanding about builds and what teams work best together than you! Pissed you off a little bit and he loves it.

After every stream, you’re usually asleep in the bedroom, so he smooches you on the cheek, crawls under the covers, hugs you close, and passes out for the next ten hours.

One time, though, he got SO tired at the end of the stream that he forgot to end the stream! He thought he did! Man got up and left!

Only found out he was still streaming when he walked into the game room loudly eating cereal the next day and saw his camera light still on and blinking.

Pictures of him with messy sleepy hair, droopy eyes, oversized sweatshirt, and knee-high kitty socks overtook the internet for three whole weeks.

He’s such a cute mess.

#hnnn xiao #xiao #streamer xiao #streamer xiao x reader #xiao x you #genshin impact x reader #genshin impact streamer au #streamer au #genshin xiao x reader #genshin x reader #xiao x reader

[flycasual]

First obnoxious OC post coming in hot (and dedicated to @sadetanssija, for your reading pleasure when you have time my dear) is the one and only: Phora. My love, my heart, my murder child.

This is going to be so long I am not sorry.

As I've mentioned previously, Phora is pretty much how I befriended my fiancé(e). I went to start RPing in the elder scrolls online after dropping out of the swtor RP community for like a year, rolled up my little street urchin that I had vaguely conceived of in Skyrim, and started putting her in situations. As one does. One of those first Situations I tried to put her in wound up being completely ignored by everyone both IC and OOC because everyone had gotten drunk (both IC and OOC, we were in voice chat). Everyone, that is, except one character and one person. Enter Forvyth Deravyn, and enter Ray. We fast became best friends after that, this was sometime in 2015, and we've not stopped writing together since.

So our journey begins in High Rock with my scrawny, malnourished little street urchin, 16 years old, stealing some money off of some drunk Imperial soldiers. Particularly the Centurion. As I said, none of them notice. Except the Centurion's Dunmer accountant. So Phora runs off, thinking she's gotten away with her really rather subpar pickpocketing, to use the money to buy the first warm meal she's had in a while. But before she can get far, she is cornered by this intimidating looking man with bright red eyes.

She's fucked, she thinks. This guy caught her. He's going to turn her in to the guards, or to the soldiers, and who knew what would happen then. She'd never been caught before, never been quite that bold before. Only he doesn't turn her in. He pulls her aside, chides her for relying on something like pickpocketing when she clearly doesn't have the talent for it, and offers her help. He didn't care that she'd stolen from Tyrrean Vanarius. He'd stolen from Tyrrean Vanarius. (Honestly, to this day we joke about how stealing from Tyrrean Vanarius was a rite of passage in the ESO EU RP community. He's very robbable.) But if she was going to steal, she should do better. Take things less easily missed, more easily misplaced, and be more cautious about it. In the future she was to bring those things to him, and he would pay her for them. Much safer for her, and much more stable than anything she'd had in her life. She agreed to try this, got her warm meal, and scampered off into the night. They do this little song and dance for a time. Phora collects small things people won't search for and brings them to Forvyth, Forvyth gives her a little money. Eventually Forvyth starts feeling like a real friend, the first person in the world to take a moment and show her some kindness, to help her. She hangs around him even when there is nothing for them to trade. At this point Ray informs me that if I want to, they have a really interesting plot we could take Phora down with Forvyth, but it will be rough. It will be sad. There's more to this than it seems. I of course say fuck yes. Thus begins the whirlwind story of Forvyth and Phora, to this day my favorite RP duo.

After a while Forvyth begins to "open up" to Phora. One day he comes to her and tells her the story of the lucky old lady and her children, and their god. This god, he explains, is the reason he has a family, and if she wanted, Phora could be part of that family too. A family was all Phora had ever wanted, with all of her being. She did not want to be alone. She wanted to belong and be loved. So, despite what would be asked of her, she agreed. The way Forvyth explained it had made it sound almost understandable. Sithis was their father, after all, and a father that missed his children. He only asked that some be returned to him sooner. She went with him, did what was asked of her, and joined the Dark Brotherhood. As a result, publicly, Forvyth basically adopted her and she went to live with him in his home in Wayrest.

It never fully sat right with her, but the Brotherhood gave her what she'd been desperate for all her life. Now she had friends, had a family, had a home. She convinced herself, deluded herself, that murdering people for the Dark Brotherhood was excusable, acceptable, because it was for Sithis, and he was god, and she was just sending their souls home. But it didn't stop her from asking questions of her new brothers and sisters, like what happens to the people we send to the Void? Are they happy? Are they at peace, at home? They never had satisfying answers for her.

(Art by @sbeep)

Forvyth was different in the Sanctuary. Colder, quieter. Not the man she thought she knew. When he requested to personally train her, the others were shocked he'd even spoken. But train her he did, and over time she became a fairly good assassin, and despite everything, grew to see Forvyth truly as her father. He taught her more than to kill. Taught her to read and write. To act, to put on a front. Some of it he taught unintentionally. In the end, despite this big family she'd sold her soul to gain, only he ever really felt like it. Even with him now colder and more distant, she loved him. She'd do anything for him. Which was why she felt so abandoned, so lost, when one day while she was out on a contract he disappeared. She returned to an empty home and a letter explaining his absence. Apologizing.

My Dear Daughter Phora. His intentions all along had been to destroy the Brotherhood, and he'd wanted help. An ally inside. That was what she'd been meant to be, that was all, but he couldn't do it to her. It was too late for him, but she could still leave and live the life he could not. Wherever life may take you next, may it be a brighter place than here.

-Forvyth Sailen

Only it was too late for her too. He was her family. Her only family. If he did this, they'd kill him, and she couldn't let that happen. She stayed as long as she could, hoping to find him before the Brotherhood could, or at the very least to be there when he struck and help him. But they knew he was a traitor, and as much as she played at feeling betrayed by him too, she knew they suspected her. How could they not? Eventually she ran.

Now here is where things begin to change, due to the nature of ever shifting MMO RP. The original plan was for Forvyth to die (Ray basically made him to be a boss), I figured Phora would die with him, or not long after, and that would be that. But like, we got attached, the group we were doing DB RP with partly fizzled out, so we kept them, and we changed things.

Forvyth tried to stay away for Phora's good, but he couldn't, and Phora wouldn't have let him. He would come back and then leave, and she would search for him. This took place over years. He would try to protect her from afar, feeling guilty for doing to her basically what had been done to him. When he was gone she ended up in other Situations, found new friends. One was a vigilante who taught her to be more than an assassin, how to truly fight, and defend others so she might be able to help her father like she wanted. When they parted ways she ended up working on a ship for a while, with some Totally Not Pirates, and found herself back in the Brotherhood's sights while there. She always tried to find that feeling of family, tried at least once to do what Forvyth asked and leave him behind. She came close, made friends that she loves very dearly, but she's never found family anywhere but with him. They would, both of them, do absolutely anything for each other.

We have since stopped doing MMO RP, but we still do Elder Scrolls RP exclusively with each other. We just have our own little Tamriel in our pockets where we write whatever the fuck we want and in it these two are together again. Phora's determined to see it stay that way this time and Forvyth is finally beginning to accept that pushing her away doesn't make her safer, and it doesn't make him feel better. He can't take back turning her into this, and without him she might have been dead anyway. They have a dysfunctional little family with Forvyth's "friend" (he doesn't really do friends) Drahyr/Dryra, and a small pool of allies, but importantly they have each other and they will keep fighting until they succeed or the Brotherhood kills them.

Phora is, as one might expect, intensely and fiercely loyal, but only to a select few. Once upon a time she was a bit of a prankster, though she's partially lost sight of that in the face of all that has happened to her. It's still in there though, deep down. She also does not share food. She's been food insecure most of her life so if she shares her food with you she likes and trusts you.

There she is, my favoritest little murder child and the reason I am so attached to the "reluctant guy adopts scruffy kid and becomes the shittest dad" trope. Forvyth and Phora reign supreme in my heart forever. This is also how I was generally introduced to Elder Scrolls lore properly, I'd never fully played any of the games and so Ray showed me the world through the Dark Brotherhood of all things so I am hilariously attached to the murder cult.

#tesblr #dark brotherhood #tes online #the dark brotherhood #tes oc #Phora #I could talk about her forever I didn't even get into her relationships with Edward or Bleeds or Aeironn #or the fact that for a while she dated the daughter of that Centurion she stole from lmao #art that isn't tagged is by me btw

[thequeenofthewinter]

Goose Questions!!!

Let's go back before the beginning.

What if Dahlia had somehow ended up not in any kind of proximity to the Stormcloaks? What if she decided she was going to leave Skyrim? Would she have followed Hadvar and all that might entail? What if she hadn't been the LDB at all? :>

Dahlia AU, eh? Okay, if Dahlia had been born in some other Hold in Skyrim, I think she would have still ended up at the College of Winterhold at the very least, and if she had left Skyrim, perhaps it would be to attend the Arcane University! That would be my best guess. Okay, so if she had went to the College anyway…she still would have wanted to help, and I think which side it would be would have depended a lot on her upbringing and what she was exposed to personally when growing up. A large part of her joining the Stormcloak cause is based in her parents’ (and her own) worship of Talos along with seeing a lot of her fellow Nords dragged away for who they choose to worship. (I know this doesn’t really answer your question.) But, if she had gone to the Arcane University, she probably might have found a nice man in Cyrodiil and settled down. Perhaps she might have even see the perspective of the Empire…the Stormcloaks are diverting important resources and effectively cutting of and weakening the hand that feeds them. It’s an interesting question.

…would she had followed Hadvar…hm. Maybe, if she was the version who studied at the Arcane University, but if she remained in Skyrim, I think she still would have gone with Ralof.

And if she hadn’t been LDB at all? If she had remained in Skyrim and somehow got roped into the cart and went with Ralof…I think she would have ended up crossing paths with Ulfric eventually. Divines know that they need more mages and those experienced with Restoration.

#I hope my rambling makes any sense #thank you for the question friend #this was a VERY good one #I had to think about this for a good bit #dahlia wintersnow #winter answers asks

[gaysparkler]

Breaking my Skyrim OCs out of the vault

I've been feeling so motivated by @ourinquisitorialness to finally share some stuff about my Skyrim OCs, so here we go!!! I've been playing since like 2020, went crazy in 2021 and finished my first game then. SO HERE THEY ARE!!!

Thele Nadunevanni

Dunmer, destruction mage, Dragonborn

(art by @rennybu 💕💕💕)

Thele, not being part of one of the Great Houses of Morrowind and showing great magical abilities, was encouraged by her parents to escape to the College of Winterhold so she would be safe and so she could continue her education without fear of being either forced into service of House Telvanni, or killed.

She travelled alone through Morrowind, to Cyrodiil, and into Skyrim, where the Stormcloaks hindered her passage into Skyrim and got her arrested. When Alduin attacks, she follows Hadvar - having now a disdain for the Stormcloaks because of their involvment in her arrest - and even after it is revealed that she is the Dragonborn, her main goal is still to reach the College.

Against all odds, she meets Hadvar again, and their reunion is sweeter than she expected it to be. What unfolds is a slow, tentative, and very caring relationship that can only truly begin once the Civil War and the dragon crisis are done.

Natheneth Fernhollow

Bosmer, stealth archer

(thank you Hero Forge)

Disclaimer: Natheneth is way less developed than Thele because I didn't play much with him AHGJDSH but here's the info I have about him.

Natheneth grew up in Valenwood, learning the craft of archery, how to make his own bows and arrows, and eventually joined a ship who needed a good marksman. He travelled the seas for some time, becoming attached to his fellow shipmates, until a nasty run-in with the Blood Horkers, who imprisoned most of the crew.

After his escape, he travels all over Skyrim, working for hire, joining the Thieves Guild. He eventually meets Jarl Balgruuf in Whiterun, and becomes part of his retinue (and they perhaps, nay, definitively, kiss about it).

If you've read all of that, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have so many Thele fics that I would love to share, if there are any interested parties on here ahghakjhgkdj these characters previously only existed in Word documents and Discord DMs so it's very exciting to talk about them now, some two-three years later 💜

#thele nadunevanni #natheneth fernhollow #skyrim #skyrim ocs

[vernfernn]

i don’t think i’ve ever told anyone this but like, during one of my first Skyrim play throughs, i was working up to build Lakeview manner. Lydia was my companion for the majority of the beginning, and she followed me around literally everywhere. holding all the materials i was hoarding, fighting my battles for me (i was new and inexperienced), and generally doing all the heavy work and getting literally no reward.

and when i say holding all my materials, i mean all my materials. all my good gems. my stone. clay. other miscellaneous ingots and bs i was never gonna look at nor use. countless dragon bones, scales, cast iron pots, ingredients and potions i “may need someday”.

she followed me everywhere, fought dragons, went missing when i ran from the dragons, disappeared when i started getting the hang of the game, and i never really bat an eye until i was at the half finished house and several dragons spawned in to attack me (i always fast traveled and that kind of triggered a dragon to always spawn whenever i got to the house) and was constantly screaming for her because i was low level and had no idea what i was doing.

“LYDIA WHERE DID YOUR SWORN TO CARRY MY BURDENS ASS GO IM GETTING FLAMED ALIVE IN FRONT OF A DEAD MUDCRAB!”

anyways

she also was there for when i became thane of falkreath and followed me when i painstakingly tried to figure out who i was supposed to do quests for to become thane.

i remember going into some sort of cave to find a journal for the priest of arkay only for it to be infested with the draugr (my sworn enemies at the time because they freaked me out) and she ended up getting locked out of the boss fight.

she got stuck behind a door while i sniped those idiots from a distance and somehow did not get spotted.

anyways, after building up all the wings for Lakeview (with spotty interior decor) we went to a mine so i could get a bunch of iron because i needed nails and hinges for my basement.

we finally get home and of course—a dragon decides to attack. again.

and i’m fighting for my life here, trying not to die and reload my quick save from literal hours ago.

and lydia thinks this is the perfect time to ask to be my steward.

with fire literally raining down from the heavens, burning my character alive, i hastily say yes without even realizing what she was asking for, and go into the offensive to put down this habanero lizard and steal its soul. classic hot girl shit.

she, me, and rayya (the housecarl you get when becoming thane of falkreath) fight this damn thing and kill it within literal minutes (i felt so proud of myself for not struggling during this fight.)

me later realizing i don’t have a follower behind me anymore when i fast travel to falkreath to buy more building materials for my house. the entire time i was wondering if Lydia glitched again (she got stuck behind a wall in ustengrav before and during that fetch quest for that one priest so i decided i would backtrack once i finished buying building materials to furnish my house.)

i teleport back to my house and almost immediately see lydia walk around like she owned the place. it was then i realized she wasn’t my follower anymore, and i assumed that my game had indeed glitched so i go up to her to see what the problem is or to recruit her again.

que lydias talk screen having the options to decorate my house when i talk to her, and i realize what happened. i immediately have second thoughts when i hear how happy she is about being my Steward and i feel guilty for wanting her as a follower again. so i just leave her there along with like 15k gold to furnish my house.

i also have a housecarl as mentioned before: rayya. and as i’m playing (and marrying some lass from riverwood for the money and literally nothing else because i was DESPERATE to have the house fully furnished.)

i eventually realized it was a bit odd that there where three women living in one house under one roof along side two kids and a husky and other small creature. (it was either a rat, bunny, or mud crab i do not remember.)

que me replaying this character a several more times and keeping up the tradition of having Lydia as a steward for Lakeview and Rayya as another household member but never adopt any kids or marry again because i’m now a master at scamming vendors in the game. plus the kids were annoying, and always ungrateful, and always asking for cash or gifts (none of which they were ever grateful for).

as the years progress i grow attached to my character and start creating a small story for him because we have a lot of history and i got attached.

i’m then wondering how i would explain Lydia and Rayya.

it hits me.

lesbians.

they’re married and employed by a really cool landlord who also happens to be the prophesied savior of the world.

they simply live out their years in a big house with the best scenery and local necromancer to keep them company. once tasked to follow and guard a guy who could yell really loud, now living out in the woods with an early retirement.

now in my head they are married and live in the big ass house with a cool husky, some chickens, a cow, carriage, horse, bard, and the occasional giant on its way to absolutely murder the chickens and cow whenever he stops by. classic cottagecore—warrior—lesbian story.

que me going through the house to see if there would be enough beds for everyone.

minus the one in the wing i used to create a primary bedroom, there’s another bed for two people upstairs. in my mind that bed is theirs and they’re married

lydia kept one of my amulets of mara my first play through when i agreed to let her be my steward (she kept a lot of my stuff, and i was unable to get it back because i felt too guilty taking the one thing she seemed to like). ((also i tried pickpocketing her but failed every single time)).

i grow genuinely attached to this idea and can never keep Lydia as a companion when it comes to getting my house furnished and feel a sense of pride when i’m reuniting her with her one true love.

anyways, that’s the story of how i came to love two completely unrelated characters and no one will understand my attachment to them. i love them so much and want them to be happy.

they’re married, idc

#skyrim #tes #lydia #lydia skyrim #rayya #rayya skyrim #the elder scrolls #elder scrolls #elder scrolls oc #tes v skyrim #tes 5 skyrim #i just love them so much #i’m going to draw them someday #my computer sucks so i haven’t seen them in a while and it makes me sad :( #they’re married #gay #lesbian #headcannons #skyrim headcanon #skyrim headcanons #ship #elder scrolls skyrim #skyrim oc #skyrim character #skyrim shitpost

[umbracirrus]

Fic Author Self-Rec!

I was tagged by @throughtrialbyfire, so thank you!

I know that the rules say to tag at least five others but I'll leave things open-ended so if anyone wishes to partake and said that I tagged them please feel free to do so!

Rules:

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love!

Now, I don't have five fics posted for TES (on AO3 at least) but I have a lot of works in progress which will be completed and posted eventually. I'll mention some of these WIPs now here.

I do have an old AO3 account where I posted a lot of Fire Emblem fanfiction but I am... not the happiest with it. You are your own worst critic and all but I just. Feel cringe creeping up my spine when I look back at it all.

Anyway! To the list, under the read more 🥰

1. The Perfect Storm (AO3 Link)

AO3 description:

“What do you think will burn better? Another ballad of Mikael’s about Whiterun’s ‘assets’, or yet another letter from Ulfric Stormcloak asking for me to join him?" When the Dragonborn is facing pressure to choose a side in the brewing war, she sticks with the side which holds a special place in her heart. She picks Whiterun.

My Dragonborn Elyse/Balgruuf the Greater fic, and my main piece of writing!

It starts off a year and a half after Alduin's defeat, little over three years on from the events at Helgen, and is mostly based around Elyse getting caught up in the politics of Skyrim as she tries to establish her own life and freedom in Whiterun... all the whilst Balgruuf is trying to keep Whiterun at arm's distance from the ongoing war. Their struggles quickly begin to overlap, and they start to realise that they are stronger together....

This fic holds a special place in my heart <3

2. Purity (AO3 Link, Tumblr Link)

AO3 description:

An odd, prickly feeling went down Vilkas' spine as he watched Thea navigate towards a wall, which upon further inspection, looked to have an indent about the size of a door. The sensation made him shiver, and he had to stretch his fingers with anticipation. Sweat was also pouring down the back of his neck, a looming sense of… not quite terror, but more along the lines that something was going to go awfully wrong if he were to go any further.

A little oneshot written for my Dragonborn Thea and Vilkas as they make their way through the Ysgramor's Tomb to cleanse him of his beastblood. Hircine isn't happy with them and tries to interfere, and poor Vilkas almost loses himself in the process.

I definitely want to write more Thea and Vilkas content, though admittedly I think that it may go along the lines of a series of oneshots as opposed to a long fic like The Perfect Storm.

3. The still unnamed prequel to The Perfect Storm (Tumblr link for chapter 1, the only posted chapter to date)

This is the story of how the parents of my Dragonborn Elyse met and got together, in short!

Ingja Frosthand, a brash Nord and a somewhat prominent member of the dwindling population of Winterhold, has a hunting accident and is rescued by Edwyn Verne, a Breton conjuration student from the College of Winterhold... who may or may not have actually been the unintentional cause of her accident.

4. Work In Progress vampire Dragonborn fic (Tumblr link to posted WIP)

Iduna, a former Vigilant of Stendarr turned vampire, has the unfortunate timing of being in Helgen when the World Eater attacks. She has to grapple with having not just one, but two unwanted and unescapable burdens...

I only started this WIP last week, but I'm very happy with it! It's one of my first fic ideas which isn't based around a romantic relationship, but rather Iduna trying to come to terms with what she is in contrast to her original ideals in addition to what she must do.

5. Hero of Kvatch/Martin Septim fic (Tumblr link to posted WIP)

This is based on Aelia's process of grief after forming a relationship with Martin just to lose him within days of finally seeing a future for herself by his side - leading up to the point that her grief turns her to madness... madness to Sheogorath... and finally back to Martin.

It's something which I have been slowly chipping away at in the background, and will post when it is all completed as opposed to when parts of it are completed.

#i'll use my writing tag because this is related to that soooooo #meg has done some writing #There was a lot of WIPs which I could have used but I knew that I just had to mention Edwyn and Ingja as well as Aelia #so i had them; the 2 ao3 fics; and that left me with just one to pick from many WIPs!!! so settled on iduna :) #i could've also used the short oneshot of Miraak seeing the stars for the first time after leaving apocrypha but I forgot about it until no

[coyotevallie]

what do you think jedidiah and yvonne’s friendship would have been like during college, particularly when sydney was comatose?

!!!!!! okay so this one im gonna do less evidence baded more interpretation bc like i think this is something that will be explored more Later so like obviously idk for sure . but from what i understand of how they talk about it it seems like yvonne and jedidiah first came to be friends probably through a good deal of effort on yvonnes part since jeddie obviously was scared of them in the beginning i doubt he was the one initiating the friendship . and i think it seems like they spent a lot of time together since yvonne references trying to bring jedidiah to parties a lot, and i also think it was usually just the two of them since joshua asks if he knows this story (implying theres at least Some yvonne and jeddie stories he doesnt know), yvonne doesnt seem at all as close to sydney as they do to jedidiah, and they dont really seem to have other mutual friends thatr referenced . i think they used to just hang out and play video games and joke around a lot - they strike me as the kind of friends who spend tons of time together and consider each other best friends but dont really emotionally open up to each other that often, just bc both of them seem to struggle with talking about their feelings at times (except w joshua on yvonnes end) and yvonne doesnt seem to know abt how jeddies relationship to sydney reallt works. but i do think jedidiah opens up to yvonne more than most ppl!! theres a bit of evidence for this (yvonne refers to jeddie as not having been Openly stressed out in ages which implies hes been stressed out before in private) and i also just think it makes sense given how willing jeddie is to open up to yvonne. and even if they dont open up as much they still get along well and enjoy each others company!! i think yvonne also helped jedidiah open up somewhat - definitely not Fully obviously but i think they were a large part of jedidiah growing less sheltered, trying new things and generally becoming less of the EXTREMELY sheltered college jeddie thats scared of dyed hair. i think yvonne was a good influence on him, yk? pushed him out of his comfort zone in a way that sydney isnt always able to do necessarily due to the weirdness of their dynamic, sydneys pushes of jeddie to get out of his comfort zone tend to go too far and make jeddie uncomfortable whereas yvonnes seem to do more to be helpful - say what u will abt the skyrim dance scene but he definitely did loosen up and have fun lol

when sydney was comatose is trickier so thisll be more fuzzy since that whole timeline confuses me but based off of what yvonnes said about jedidiahs last year of college . my basic interpretation of yvonne and jedidiahs friendship at that time is that i think jedidiah began to start falling apart at the seams a little bit and began pushing people away and avoiding people and yvonne just sort of backed off a little because they werent totally sure what to do or say . yvonne references wanting to do a better job of helping jedidiah sooner than they did back then and yvonne seems to struggle with communicating with people sometimes - i think they didnt know what to say to jedidiah or how to help, and eventually things got so bad that there was nothing To do to help at all bc things just wouldnt get through to him even if you tried your best to help . i think yvonne and jedidiah largely get along due to their difficulty with emotional expression but i also think that became a major Flaw in their relationship as things went bad becaus i think jeddie couldnt ask for help an dyvonne couldnt bridge the gap

#jedidiah martin #yvonne marley

[incorrectskyrimquotes]

Celesta was considered a genius, but she had to relearn more magical elements. This gives her a unique advantage and insight, but it's frustrating for her when she doesn't pick it up right away. She has always been brilliant at magic, but there were different elements in her day. She has gifted kid syndrome.

But that's the thing. When the Elder Scroll Experiment went wrong, and she was a casualty, she was technically still young. Sure, she was kind of sent forward in time/her spirit was tied to the blackreach sun, and therefore she's one of the oldest people on the planet... but she's still college aged. She's an adult sure but like, fresh adult. I'm actually not sure how old the College students are meant to be.

Anyways, what turns out to be the best possible thing for her is her fellow students. Especially J'zargo brings a lot of balance to how seriously she tries to take herself and how shy she can be. But Onmund and Brelyna are right there for her too. The four of them do the College questline together.

I like to think at some point when Eryn is running around trying to get in touch with everyone who owes her a favor, Celesta does get to meet Gelebor. But the tragic thing is, he still would have been born hundreds of years after her. But, still, it's so good for her to know that she isn't the last one. Just, perhaps, the last one of her own era.

That said, Gelebor still speaks natural Falmeri.

She also does get to meet Brynjolf at some point (likely through Eryn or Enthir) who very excitedly tries to speak Falmeri to her. And she very very gently tries to explain that reading a language and speaking it are two very different skills.

Speaking of Eryn, they're kind of friends. They've run into each other before. All the Ancano unpleasantness had already happened by the time Eryn went to the college for help with the elder scroll (and to improve her own magic). They get along, at least, which is much more than Eryn and Opal lmao.

Celesta eventually gets to use her more diplomatic skills to very good use as she becomes sort of a liason from the college to skyrim. She also begins teaching the "ancient" elements, the ones she already knew.

[rohirric-hunter]

So the full story of my dip into Oblivion on Sunday:

I open the game. It informs me that it will detect my hardware and set the graphics accordingly. It fails to detect my hardware and sets the graphics to medium. I play with the character creator a bit, opting to play as an orc woman, whose name I put far too much time into deciding and then promptly forget. It had a G and a D in it, though, so we'll call her Grodnak. Last name pending, since I know there are Conventions to orcish last names in Elder Scrolls but I can't remember what they are.

As soon as I gain control of my character, I begin grabbing every single item that isn't nailed down, as is only correct when playing Bethesda games. Once I have picked up everything that I can, I begin to jump around the cell while the prisoner on the other side goes on his surprisingly lengthy diatribe. I had heard of this, of course, but didn't expect it to be this long. This is when I discovered the first glitch/exploit, completely on accident, roughly 13 seconds into playing the game, which gave me like 4 or 5 levels on my acrobatics skill.

The game continues. During the first encounter with assassins, I immediately jump forward to grab the sword from the first guard to die. I successfully pick up the sword, and it immediately vanishes from my inventory. I spend the entire fight running around desperately trying to find my sword. After the fight is over and the Emperor and his guards depart, the sword magically appears in my inventory again, except I am now carrying two swords. I guess the game decided to apologize for taking it away.

Too little too late, as in the next room I am awarded with a bow, and I simply do not possess the self-control to not use a bow in a video game where it's an option. After that I encounter my third glitch, which, to be fair, I had heard about in advance, namely the two non-hostile rats that you can sneak around to level your sneak skill. Personally I believe that Bethesda intentionally puts sneak leveling exploits into the intros of their games. I only level my sneak skill three or four levels this way before moving on.

Next I discovered another way that Oblivion differentiates itself from Skyrim: when overencumbered in this game, you cannot move at all. I approve of this, personally, as I have more than enough patience to slowly walk to wherever I want in Skyrim and as a result always get way too much gold way too quickly, eliminating challenge from the game. In this moment, however, I am faced with too much challenge, as I cannot figure out how to drop items from my inventory. I eventually have to google it.

(It was also around this point when I found the keybind menu and swapped the interact key, spacebar by default, and the jump key, E by default.)

The rest of the intro goes quite unremarkably. Baurus seems a good sort, if maybe a little bit too trusting of the convicted criminal who he left alone with the Emperor and then came back to find the Emperor dead and said criminal holding the Amulet of Kings. Yeah there was a dead assassin there too but I genuinely, non-sarcastically, do not see what that has to do with my likelihood of being involved. Oh well, it's a video game and the plot must move on.

After getting assaulted by outrageous amounts of DLC, which, unlike in Skyrim, you cannot outrun by running away from the Courier, I make my way out of the sewers and enter the Imperial City, intending to unload some of the garbage I was carrying for a little starter coin. Unfortunately it was the middle of the night and everyone was closed, so I asked the nearest guard about inns. He told me the bloated float was in a bad neighborhood and my roleplaying mind said, "Sounds cheap," so that's where we went, despite the fact that I rather suspect every inn in the game costs the same amount.

I knew there was a questline associated with this inn but I didn't expect it to trigger just by going to bed. I also accidentally started bribing the bouncer for no apparent reason and failed so badly at it that he won't talk to me at all now.

Once I murdered a bunch of brigands and then took another sleep, I made my way back into the Imperial City and finally unloaded all the garbage I was carrying for about ~250 gold. That bookstore owner sure likes me now, even though I sold him *checks notes* a broadsword, a goblin staff, a bunch of loose bones, dishes that I definitely didn't steal from the imperial prison, and a not insignificant amount of rusty weapons and armor, and not a single book. I have no idea what he's going to do with that.

Anyhow, I decided my next move would be to go to Bravil, since the brigands said they had a safehouse there and I thought if Bethesda showed a little more interest in continuity than they did in Skyrim I might loot it for more starter coin. I headed out to the stables to see if I could buy a horse. This launched me into the infamous horse armor DLC, wherein I discovered that the stable owner had eaten all of her horses -- the more she denied it the more clear it became that she had eaten them -- and also didn't want to give me horse armor for some reason. After a very long and awkward conversation, I managed to bully her into giving me a horse for free. Where she got it, considering she had eaten all her horses, I'm not sure, but upon exiting the stable a new horse had materialized out of thin air, including armor. I named it Twilight Sparkle II (Twilight Sparkle I being my first horse in Skyrim, who I accidentally stole from some hunters and then got killed out from under me by a frost troll). I mounted her and rode away quickly, eager to get the poor thing away from any indiscretious stable owners who might eat her.

This was the point at which I opened my settings and manually set all the graphics settings to high, which transformed the game's appearance from "LotRO on the lowest graphics settings" to pretty respectable for a game from 2005, and overall quite enjoyable to look at. As long as you don't look any NPCs in the eyes too long.

Unsure of who I could trust, I decided I needed a place for my horse to live far away from anyone who would try to eat her, so instead of turning towards Bravil, as was my original plan, I shuffled through all the DLC I had previously ignored and set my sights on Frostcrag Spire. The ride there was nerve-wracking. Wolves tried to eat my horse. Imp-things tried to light my horse on fire. Bandits tried to shoot my horse. Why does everyone in Oblivion hate horses? I eventually arrived at Frostcrag Spire and while it did not look hospitable for a horse it had the benefit of being very far away from everyone, and therefore very far away from horse-eating fiends. I then headed in to get my character a well-earned nap, only to discover that Frostcrag Spire does not by default come with a bed. Disgusting. What is the state of the housing market here? Outrageous. They expect me to provide my own bed. Ridiculous.

Anyway that's the point at which I logged off. It was a very fun experience, all things told.

#snowy plays oblivion

[grimweaver]

Skyrim Dragonborn story and asks thingie that @lucien-lachance tagged me for a long time ago. I tag... um... I dunno lol Ethaniel LaChance is the son of Malkhai (Ale'Zandre) LaChance, The Hero of Kvatch, and Lucien LaChance, the Speaker of the Dark Brotherhood. Prior to the events of Skyrim, his wife and children were murdered by a Thalmor mage he could not identify, and Malkhai had gone missing. Hungering for revenge, and sure that the Thalmor had something to do with his mother's disappearance, he was determined to hunt the Thalmor down to the very last one, and save his mother if his suspicion about their involvement in her disappearance was correct. He managed to slay quite a few very powerful and skilled Thalmor, but there was one mage that proved to be too powerful for him-- he was defeated, strung up, and sent out to Helgen to be executed. ((blablabla--dragon showed up, "oh my there are dragons coming back to Skyrim--aaah!"--fire, blood,death, escape blablabla))

He's had the Blood of the Wolf since conception, but never considered becoming a full-fledged werewolf until the Companions' tantalizing promise of power that could give him the extra edge he needs to defeat his sworn enemies.

Soon after Ethaniel and Aela become lovers. Though Ethaniel becomes the Harbinger, though he always went to Aela for her advice before making big decisions for the Companions.

A voice begins to call to Ethaniel, usually at night. He dismisses it as the wind whistling through cracks in the home. Eventually, it gets the point he cannot ignore it any longer. He doesn't tell Aela that he is hearing a voice, just says he feels a calling to the north. He thinks he recognizes the voice-- but it couldn't be! He's been dead nearly two-hundred years! (no, I'm so not taking this from Frozen 2! This happened in my head before that movie existed!)

The voice leads him to a house in Windhelm, where he finds a boy named Aventus, doing some weird summoning ritual. He thinks Ethaniel's the Listener and tells him he wants an abusive woman at an orphanage killed. Ethnaiel, having soft spot for kids, does this for him (Blablabla, past the okay but kind of bleh parts of the questline, bla blabla) is reunited with Shadowmere, and then... given a scroll that summons an assassin spirit from the Void that Astrid does not name. She just says he was a great legend of his time (Player does some internal screaming and fangirling because she knows... AAAAAAAAAAH!) But Ethaniel, not realizing who the spirit is, is not anxious to summon him. He saves it for a time he might need help.

Ethaniel returns to Whiterun, tells Aela and the kids they adopted (Lucia and Aventus) that he has restored his family home in Falkreath (Not the Falkreath home you are thinking of, the one I made in Creation Kit that is still a WIP like everything else I ever started!), so it is safe and comfortable for them to live in. During the move, they are attacked by Thalmor. There are so many of them that Ethaniel thinks this is the best time to summon that "Spectral Assassin" (more internal fangirly screaming). The Spectral Assassin makes a dramatic appearance-- the entire area is ignited with red Void fire, which only consumes Ethaniel's enemies and doesn't even singe a hair on his or his family's body. Out from a portal leaps a human figure that wastes no time slicing and dicing through the Thalmor, like it was personal... BECAUSE IT IS EHEHEHEHEHEE! Then, when everything clears, Ethaniel approaches the spectre. He can make out the details of the spirit's face as he gets closer, and when he thinks he recognizes him he is moved to tears. "Father??" He cries The spirit smiles, nods, then says "I live... again." (AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!) There is no mistaking. Though many imperials of his time sounded like him, for some reason, his had a distinct, gravely purr. It rolled like thunder, and had the power to chill as it turned bones into jelly.

"It is you! It is you!! FATHER!!" And they hug! AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! Not many huge story bits I can think of past this point, except they do find Malkhai and all three of them destroy the Thalmor embassy. Ah, quality family time! Oh, and yes, there's the rest of the DB questline and the main questline, he says "screw you" to the Blades for asking him to kill his dragon friend, they kill Alduin, the end Wait, there is no end, cause Skyrim keeps going ON and ON and ON

Asks:

1. Favorite Tavern: Dead Man's Drink in Falkreath.

2. Favorite Drink: Hot white chocolate with orange/cranberry cream

3. Travel Companion: Lucien LaChance ("Da"), Aela ("

4. Wealthy or not?: Yes, but he doesn't flaunt it in any way, and most of it is spent on the home and warrior stuff.

5. Worships the Aedra or the Daedra?: Daedra, specifically Hircine.

6. Biggest Fear: Death of a loved one.

7. Pet Peeves: Snobbish and racist people.

8. Do they like being dragonborn?: Yes

9. Favorite faction: The Companions

10. An object of sentimental value: The enchanted black cloak that belonged to his father before he passed (the second time). It has a powerful quieting spell that helps him sneak around undetected, and it will not reflect any light so it's always pitch-dark-- very useful for hiding.

11. Hobbies: Cooking, woodcarving, leatherworking, singing, and playing the lute.

12. Favorite city: He hates cities. He prefers small villages, within heavily forested areas, like Falkreath.

#skyrim #lucien lachance #the elder scrolls #the elder scolls skyrim #storywriting with a head cold which feels like I had one imperial stout

[blossom-adventures]

Jaina!

Under the read more is more information about Jaina, her family and her history

Portraits of Jaina done by LavenderElf and Sneaksandsweets

DOB: 17th Hearthfire 4E165

DOB: 17th Hearthfire 4E165

Gender: Female

Race: Nord/Dunmer

Appearance: Jaina is 5foot 10inches with long black hair that she keeps in a bun or braid, she has reddish-brown eyes and there is a slight point to her ears because of her half-elf blood

Occupation: Dragonborn & Companion

Factions: College of Winterhold, Companions, Thieves Guild & Stormcloaks

Jaina and her twin brother - Tal’theran - were born in Tel Mithryn to a Nord mother and Dunmer father (her father died 2 months before she was born). When her mother - Helena - had recovered from the birth she returned to her family home in Whiterun, where the 3 of them lived with Helena’s cousin, Jarl Balgruuf. When Jaina was 3 her mother remarried an Imperial called Xander Tullius (who is the younger brother to the Military Governor of Skyrim, Jasper Tullius) Helena and Xander had 4 daughters and adopted an Altmer boy who was living at Honorhall.

When Jaina was 17 she went to the College of Winterhold and spent nearly 2 years there before joining the Companions, where she remained, as well as doing a couple of odd jobs for the Thieves Guild, until she was captured at Darkwater Crossing and took to Helgen for execution.

While in the Companions she became a werewolf, something she didn’t want but had no control over her fate, as time went on she became used to it, although she is very reluctant to change into her form, she finds it harder to control her temper because of her Lycanthropy too.

Her siblings are (with their partners):

Brother - Tal’theran - married to a Nord called Cathryn

Sister - Talia - in a relationship with Ralof

Sister - Cassandra - in a relationship with Brynjolf

Sister - Ellandra - in a relationship with Vilkas

Sister - Madeline - in a relationship with Farkas

Adopted Brother - Haldir - in a relationship with a fellow high elf called Ellinora

When she is training with the companions she get trained the most by Skjor, who takes her under his wing, the pair became very close and he sees her almost as a daughter to him, she’s fine with that, with her biological father dying before she was born she finds comfort in paternal relationships, she has a similar relationship with her stepfather and her mother’s cousin

Her biological father was a Dunmer called Tal’theran (of whom Jaina’s twin brother is named after) who worked as a mercenary for most of his early life, meeting and becoming very good friends with fellow mercenary Teldryn Sero, while adventuring across Morrowind he met and befriended the Telvanni wizard, Neloth, doing several jobs for him, little is know of his history, the only people who know it are Teldryn and Neloth themselves. Tal and Teldryn travelled to Skyrim several times, doing jobs for Jarls and Kings due to their reputation. While in Whiterun he met and fell in love with Helena, cousin to the young Jarl Balgruuf, the couple married and settled in Tel Mithryn. While Helena was carrying his twin children, Tal did more jobs to make sure his growing family were never without money, while on a job with Teldryn they were ambushed by people from his past, despite their combined skill, Tal was killed and Teldryn was badly injured. Teldryn - despite his injuries - managed to get Tal back to Tel Mithryn, where he was buried.

When Jaina was a student at the College of Winterhold she spent some time studying at Windhelm with the Court Mage there, while she was living at the palace Ulfric Stormcloak returned from Markarth, the pair didn’t have the best of starts, with the new Jarl insulting her skills with a sword. After nearly 18 years the pair meet again, in Helgen. Once Jaina becomes Dragonborn they meet again and this begins their friendship and eventual romance.

Art done by Sneaksandsweets

She’s a Spell-sword, using her inherent magical abilities (from her father) specialising in fire and healing magic, her many years with the Companions have made her incredibly skilled with both one and two handed weapons, she wears light armour because she finds leather armour far easier to move around in compared to things like steel

Jaina is a skilled alchemist and healer as well as a talented smith, she spends her free time reading, she studied history at the college of Winterhold and has a small understanding of ancient Nordic

Her most frequently used shouts are Fire Breath and Summon Durnehviir, using the old Dragon as a way of travelling across the country as well as making a good friend out of him, she often summons him for a conversation if she needs to talk to someone

#blossom rambles #skyrim #skyrim fanfiction #dragonborn #oc: jaina #blossom’s oc

[unseelie-grimalkin]

So, your girl, who has been in Skyrim a sum total of a month, and has attended maybe 2 lectures and has done a lot of independent study and one-on-one study with the Restoration instructor...is now the Arch-Mage. She's considered the most politically powerful mage in all of Skyrim and is in charge of all the mages.

Yeah, she's confused too.

So, last time, we ended up with the recounting of how Triona killed her third dragon, the technical second one to attack her college in particular.

So with everything settled ("settled"), Triona sets out to the Labyrinthian, which she's never fully heard of before this point in the investigation, but the only context she's ever given for it is that the previous Arch-Mage had some history with it, giving Mirabelle (his second in command) the torc to allow entry to it (and before you mistake this as actual wearable jewelry as I did, this thing is huge and more meant to be one of those pull-only door handles for an ancient ruin).

So the Labyrinthian itself is a huge, sprawling ruin in the middle of the mountains. As you explore, you actually find it used to be an ancient city, way, way back in the day.

But as Triona explores, all she finds are the ghosts of the past (watching her now-dead Arch-Mage, in his youth, help spur on his fellow students to study a dangerous ruin...something that feels extremely poetic about that, given Saarthal in her life leading to his death). And before she can really start to unpack the implications, well-

She gets to a large, open cavernous room where there are armed skeletons and then...out of a huge burial mound in the middle, an undead dragon rises.

As is the case for many a Triona timeline variant, she wonders why her life is a constant, dangerous punchline.

Now, here is where something narratively interesting happens (as a result of Skyrim glitching):

Triona ran out of healing potions in this fight, but as she did so (hiding behind a pillar to avoid skeleton archers and the undead dragon's ice breath), she instantly clicked some magical knowledge into place to know the Sun Fire spell, aka one of the few Restoration offensive spells that exists that specifically damages undead and the undead alone.

Her enemies in this room are all undead.

She is a Restoration expert.

With Sun Fire in both hands, curling in her palms and around her forearms, Triona cleans the room in a matter of minutes. Where before her Firebolt spell was struggling to do any damage to the undead, all of her time and devotion into healing arts, understanding how life flows and ebbs, suddenly it matters in a way that saves her life and, ultimately, the world.

(I cannot even BEGIN to describe how stupid happy this glitch made me, it's so narratively poignant and so on the nose but so fucking good that I'm keeping it, this is canon to this AU now)

She continues down, following the ghost of someone she sort-of-knew, but not quite (he's always been distant; she dealt more with Mirabelle than him, with his main interaction with her being when the Psijic representative was around and him marveling over if they did anything wrong [manners-wise]. A...possible mirror moment to Triona, because she would've wondered the same thing? Hard to say) as she watches them all die one by one in the undead dangers of this tomb (undead dangers she's dealing with alone, where they had six). Eventually, she pieces together that the previous Arch Mage had killed the remaining two of his companions and enthralled them to keep something sealed.

And that something? Has been whispering to her this whole time, assuming she is the previous Arch Mage come back to finish what he started. Well, it started in a language she didn't know, but then progressively swapped over to Common the deeper she went, taunting "Savos" and how "he" didn't have what it took to finish the job.

And then...eventually, the voice realizes Triona isn't Savos Aren. It assumes that she's just a lackey he sent (which, not wrong) and taunts her with the knowledge that she has no idea what she's facing in this dungeon (also true) because the Arch Mage didn't tell her (if he did, the voice assumes she wouldn't be here).

But this guy isn't anticipating something of hers in turn: her impromptu prototype of Sun Fire.

So, with both parties having something secret against the other, they eventually meet in the deepest chamber of these dark, ancient, undead ruins:

In one corner, Triona enters, the room, golden fire ready in her palms and along her arms, spotting the two enthralled ghostly mages holding her opponent captive.

In the elevated side of the room, in a blue, glowing bubble of magic, something between a draugr (rotted flesh), a ghost (floating), and something recognizably at one point human (facial expressions, intelligence, voice) stares back at her. and she can feel that, all those times in the descent that she's felt her magicka drained? That's been this thing the whole time. This monster, apparently the nightmare creature of who used to be considered the most powerful mage in Skyrim.

And in its hands? The bloody fucking Staff of Magnus.

She kills the thralled ghosts, freeing this monster so that she can kill it and take the Staff of Magnus out of its skeletal hand.

I lost track of how long the fight was. Even with Sun Fire, it felt like forever, mainly because Morokei has a couple spells at his disposal that make fighting him a pain: Lightning Cloak, so you can't melee easily (not that Triona ever does melee, understand; she doesn't have the training for it), Greater Ward that eats your spells, Chain Lightning (just a pain in general), and Ebony Flesh (which gives him more armor; Mage Armor but make it different tiers).

But when he was dead, Triona spat up some blood on his body and then healed herself. She picked up the Staff of Magnus and just...while she knows the history of it (an ancient artifact that could power any mage but would leave the hands of any who got too powerful and threatened the balance of magic in the world), it all just...feels like a stick to her. A powerful stick (with her Restoration training, she can feel how it affects the health and magicka of life around her, capable of draining both should she will it), but...was it worth every life lost for it?

And she couldn't find an answer because she didn't have the luxury of time. She left the way she came, but before she could truly leave...Ancano's toady is there. And he thinks he can pick her off and measure up to the Literal Ancient Dragon Priest she just beat the snot out of. If he had been smart, sprung an ambush on her, and taken the Staff, that might've worked. But he's a High Elf agent of the Thalmor: he's gotta gloat about his superiority. And while he's not Clan Direnni, it all really shakes out the same, doesn't it?

With that hiccup out of the way, she rushes back to the college. She uses the staff to eat through the barrier of sheer magic and swirling force that Ancano had put up (barely having time to mourn Mirabelle's death) and get into the main hall.

Ancano has lost his marbles. Truly has, at this point. The Thalmor, in the years Skyrim is set in, is all about the Aldmeri Dominion taking over all of Tamriel and taking it from the Empire's hands. And...well, blowing up the world with a giant magical eyeball isn't really it, chief. Ancano is a character for whom we don't get too much information, but his MCU-esque weird heel-spin is...well, it's sure Something to Behold.

Triona teams up with Alteration Instructor (and, honestly, the only instructor to really...watch out for the college students and not focus solely on research or wait for students to approach them) Tolfdir to take out Ancano.

Compared to the fight with Morokei, Ancano...folds like paper. There's not much to be said: the Staff of Magnus trivializes this fight, and you have to use it for the main fight mechanic of separating Ancano from the Eye of Magnus, so he's even damageable at all.

And right after he hits the floor, the Psijic Order shows up. Declares that mankind isn't ready for something like the Eye, says they'll take care of it, and then...declares Triona to be the new Arch-Mage and leaves.

Triona looks at her teacher. "You surely don't think that's right, do you?"

"No, no, I agree." He smiles kindly at her. "You'll make an excellent Arch-Mage."

And it all kinda blurs from there, with clean-up, with being given the key to the Arch-Mage quarters, with everything. And she sits in her new office and she just. She's just kind of baffled, really.

But here's the thing: even with this new title, nobody lets her make any decisions. She tries to talk people into a memorial service, but everyone is too busy with their research. She tries to set up better safeties, for the students and for everyone, and Tolfdir says she doesn't have to worry about it. And, really, everyone is treating Tolfdir like he's Arch-Mage, even though he's supposed to be her second in command.

So, the first thing she does once she comes to her senses again is take off the musty Arch-Mage robes, swaps them for Master Restoration robes, gets herself a new hooded scarf, hides the Staff of Magnus, and she just. Leaves.

#tríona in skyrim

[jenniferdiazisatransgirl]

So I’ve recently been replaying New Vegas and I’ve admittedly got a bit bored of it for the time being. Don’t get me wrong, it is a game I love but I have been playing it a lot lately.

Interesting random fact though, before starting HRT I used to game like constantly. Like it was really hard to get me to be bored of a game. I could play the same game for days or weeks on end and not get bored. When I started HRT though, I stopped being able to do that. Like I still love video games but my interest shifted more towards reading books and watching TV. Not sure if anyone else who is trans has a similar experience to this when they started HRT?

But yeah, that was a bit of a tangent. I was basically writing this post with the intent of saying, I always play Fallout and The Elder Scrolls on the normal difficulty setting. Survival which was first introduced in New Vegas just always scared me. Which brings me onto something, I should tell you how I got into Fallout.

So basically, back in 2008 I wanted a PS3 with GTA IV for Christmas. GTA is one of my favourite video game franchises and as a kid it was pretty much the only thing I’d play. I never really strayed away from the games I knew and loved. And that was GTA. I did get The Sims eventually but that was kinda one of those rare exceptions. My Mum couldn’t find a game bundle that contained GTA IV though, so she got me a PS3 that came with Little Big Planet, Fallout 3 and Resistance. Her plan was, I trade the 3 games in to get GTA IV. I’d been brought up not to trade in presents though, so gave each game its fair shot. I hated Resistance so that went in the trade pile, Little Big Planet was fun so I kept it and well Fallout 3. Here’s the story.

Basically, I set up my character and quite enjoyed the character customisation. Beyond The Sims, i hadn’t really experienced something like that and loved that aspect. I loved the dialogue options and feeling like I had a say in the conversations and then I left the vault and things went downhill.

The compass confused me so I got instantly lost and had no idea where I was going, I got attacked by a giant ant and well I just ran. I stumbled on those train tunnels the vampire people who’s name escapes me lived in. I hung there for a bit but then ventured back out and bumped into Lucky Harry. I spent like several in real life days following this dude round the map. I then ended up at Big Town and hung there a bit too scared to leave the place.

I did in time get the hang of playing Fallout and honestly, playing a game where I was terrified due to my lack of skill was actually pretty immersive to the point it was kinda fun.

The point I am laying out here is I wasn’t that good and it took me a while to find my feet in Fallout, so the survival modes scared me cos it would mean finding my feet all over again. I also found Fallout New Vegas way more challenging than I did Fallout 3.

I got Fallout 76 back in 2018 though and with it being a multiplayer game, you don’t get to select your difficulty level and you are playing in what is effectively Survival Mode. It took me some time, but I did begin to get rather good at playing Fallout 76 and it changed my play style. On my replay of New Vegas, even though I’m doing normal mode, I noticed I am using some of what I picked up in 76 in that and I have found this play through far easier. Like I can pretty much 2 shot deathclaws in New Vegas now. Last time I played I was a lot of shotting deathclaws 😂 It took me so long to kill them 😭

It’s taken 14 years but I think I am finally ready to make the games more difficult for me. So tomorrow, I’m gonna boot up Skyrim starting a new game where I play in Survival Mode and I’ll likely do the same with Fallout 4 and New Vegas at some point 😊

I don’t know if anyone will be interested in any of this but hey, enjoy 😊

#my life #trans woman #transgender #gta #GTA IV #Fallout 3 #Fallout New Vegas #Fallout 4 #Fallout #The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim #The Elder Scrolls

[maraleestuff]

Grass: What’s the biggest change you’ve made in your WIP since you started it? Metal: What’s the hardest part of writing for you?

Hi, Eze! Thanks so much for the ask 😊 I’m always happy to gush answer questions about my writing.

Grass: What’s your biggest change you’ve made in your WIP since you started it?

Ooh boy I have several wips that I’ve been bouncing around, but this post would be super long if I listed every single one, so I’ll cover the biggies. *Note* I ended up covering multiple changes lmao

First for my wip, Descendant (since The Guiding Star has been getting a lot of my attention).

It started out very bare bones: my protagonist, then named Leigh Orythala, was imprisoned for having magic in a nonmagic regime. An assassin cult started targeting the Queen, and the Queen pardoned Leigh, tasking her with rooting out the cult before allowing herself (Queen) to be captured. I don’t entirely remember the relevance of Descendant to the story—the notes I had for the concept didn’t cover that.

As for the changes…Leigh Orythala was changed to Eirian Orythe (though I’m still weighing whether to give her a surname). I still have a cult/ conspiracy for Eirian to root out, but instead of being pardoned, the Queen Aurelia—or Queen-to-be, in the current concept—secretly helps Eirian escape to investigate/ clear her name. I’ve also added a Magical University, where Eirian will investigate the conspiracy and study/ practice her magic in earnest. I can’t say much more without spoiling (I want to gush about it so badly tho) …but I will say that Aurelia isn’t as well intentioned as she seems.

The other WIP I want to mention is Forged in Fire. I still haven’t made a page for it yet, but it’s a Skyrim fanfiction that follows my Dragonborn Artemis through her adventures. This one’s been a wip of mine for a long time (a few years now, I think) and is arguably the one that has gone through the biggest changes—and yet it kind of came full circle?

It started out with my Dragonborn, Alessandra, in hiding as a blacksmith—technically a jewel smith, as I had her craft wedding rings. The original title was When Darkness Falls; it was meant to be a metaphor, a “you can only see the light when darkness falls” sort of thing. (Forged in Fire is also meant to be a metaphor for the struggles that Artemis goes through—and a reference to Artemis as a smith.)

Artemis went through several names after Alessandra—Sage, Artemis Fairyn, Vyriana “Vyri”—but eventually I came back around to Artemis, an archer as well as a smith. She does have an alias—Vyrkaire, as I couldn’t quite let go of the “Vyr”. I like the sound. Though some details have shifted, her background remains the same: half-Snow Elf, in hiding (from those who killed her mother), and making a quiet living as a smith.

Metal: What’s the hardest part about writing for you?

Finishing a long term project/ one with multiple chapters. I have the most fun brainstorming, creating characters, finding perfect moments for plot twists, and daydreaming scenes—but I’ve still yet to see through writing them to completion.

But baby steps, of course. My current draft of The Guiding Star is around 10,000 words (still need to write act three). Descendant is about 6,000 words (at the end of act one). And Kosma is around 5,000, still in the beginning act.

#ask game #ezestreet #wip: descendant #wip: forged in fire #it’s after midnight so hopefully this is coherent #gushing about my wips #I have plot twists/ points I want to gush about but it’ll spoil my wips #the struggle is real #writing #wip ask game

[aethuviel]

Does anyone else have a character in Skyrim (or elsewhere) that you love so much you want to play them all over again, from scratch?

Well I have Qualin Velendas.

Started for real in late 2019, he was my first character where I actually played Skyrim as a roleplay game. I had previously gone through 35-45 levels each with an Argonian, a Khajiit, and an Altmer (plus 14 boring levels with myself as a Nord), but I didn’t get builds or backstories or motivations, I just played it as a game. And while I loved that, coming up with a real build and character made it 100 times better.

I actually came up with Qualin because “I wanna play a bad guy”, Daedric armor, all the evil choices. But I truly suk at playing evil characters, so looking at the neutral-chaotic, good-evil chart, Qualin ended up being a true neutral in the end. Pretty much the most evil thing he’s done, is kill Degaine because he was a rude a-hole. And then he kills all the other beggars because he thinks they’re pathetic. But he’s kind not cruel to others, undyingly loyal to his people, and would never harm a child.

I did also do the Oblivion Walker achievement with him, but if I played him again, I wouldn’t do it because it’s... so gross and so not lore-friendly. (He would definitely not do the Molag Bal, Namira, Mehrunes Dagon and a few other quests.)

Here’s something I wrote a few weeks ago when asked what your character worships, and I got a bit ahead of myself:

My Dunmer Qualin is a follower of Boethiah, though he does pay respects to all the good Daedra.

He left Morrowind for Cyrodiil as a youth, disillusioned with life and without a goal, he traveled around doing odd jobs. Eventually, despising theft but enjoying fighting, it turned into a life in the fighting pits. He was good at it, far from the biggest or strongest but he made up for it with speed, agility and technique.

This went on for some years and he went down a spiral of mental and spiritual decay where he became extremely cynical, nihilistic and nearly suicidal. He thought he could throw himself into extreme danger likely to end with his death, as either passive suicide or giving him a reason to carry on. Neither happened, and he stagnated.

Beginning to wonder what it was all about, he started questioning everything he had been taught, and began delving into the darker side of magic and spirits. Thinking that if he's going to die young, he might as well go big - he went to Skyrim to search of whispers of Daedric artifacts. Later, he joined the Dark Brotherhood, fulfilled all their contracts, then killed the rest of them (sorry, Nazir), as he saw them as too corrupted and too in love with pure killing for its own sake.

It was due to this history, and his subsequent adventures in Skyrim, that he came to understand Boethiah's teachings about mortality being a struggle and test to overcome. He fully believes everyone is responsible for their own lot in this world and for making their own choices (no sympathy for the beggars from Qualin), solidified again by how he arrived to Skyrim owning nothing but rags (vanilla start in Helgen), but less than a year later, was a well-known "hero".

That's why he follows Boethiah. I say "follow" rather than "worship", because unlike Azura and many others, Boethiah does not care for adoration, she only cares for those who show strength and fight to victory.

When starting this character, I had planned next to nothing, but I thought he needed a wife on the “darker” side. I thought of Muiri and Jenassa, and soon realized the little alchemist girl was definitely not for him. (Besides the fact that he doesn’t like humans.)

Shortly into his stay in Skyrim, he met a fellow Dunmer while in Whiterun.Her name was Jenassa, and after the first two Nord companions had frustrated him, he hired her as a mercenary. To start off, he had no intentions with her other than to hire her skills as an archer, to watch his back and help him on his ventures.

But soon, the two found they greatly enjoyed each other's company, and often spent all night up by the campfire, talking for hours about anything they could think of.

After a month or so, Qualin found he had grown quite fond of her, and on one occasion, they were inside a Draugr-infested dungeon, when Qualin was disarmed and thrown into the wall. The powerful Draugr then went for Jenassa, and was about to strike when Qualin jumped in front of her, risking his own life without a thought of anything but her life. They defeated the Draugr, and left the dungeon with life and limb intact.

They did not speak of it, but Jenassa was understandably struck by the irony of why he would risk his life to save his bodyguard. Her hardened exterior began to melt for him just a little, and she found herself more and more attracted to him, while Qualin was ignoring her. He cared for her, but he certainly wasn't looking for any of that company now.

Eventually, after a couple of months traveling together, Qualin pondering his choices and future carefully, he plainly proposed to her one day while in Riften, and they were married.

After this follows many more months of adventures around Skyrim, and five years later, they had a son, Vaelin (Jenassa was never really sure about this mothering-thing, but he convinced her). At this point, they lived on Solstheim, but traveled back and forth occasionally to their second home in Falkreath hold. Seven years after Vaelin, they had a second son born on the road through Skyrim, named Tilanos. Another five years after him, they had their last child and only daughter, Taluri, also born on Solstheim.

(Qualin also takes in an orphan Dunmer child at some point just after marrying Jenassa, but I’m not sure if it should be Terlan and Felana or Ashur.)

Perhaps not the most lore-friendly, but I have this idea of him giving himself up to the Morag Tong after destroying the Dark Brotherhood. The two factions are sworn enemies, which made Qualin a target while in Morrowind (but the MT are supposed to have a policy of letting a target go after evading them), but he regretted his choice in joining the DB, and after destroying them for good, offered his services to the Tong instead, if they would have him.

As for war and politics, he loathes the empire and wants independence for Morrowind, but realizes all the same that they’re all a bunch of squabbling houses who can’t get stuff done for centuries. “We’re a shitty, dysfunctional family, but still family”, sums it up for him.

He couldn’t be dragged into Skyrim’s civil war kicking and screaming. Obviously he would never fit in with the Stormcloaks, but he also doesn’t want the Empire anywhere near Morrowind.

He basically loves stealth, fire and fighting, the love of his life is Jenassa and his homeboi is Teldryn, who he first met while on his “honeymoon trip” to Solstheim just after marrying Jenassa. Also he has a massive library containing every book in Skyrim.

#Skyrim #Skyrim character #Skyrim OC #Dunmer #dark elves #Jenassa #Teldryn