I'm just posting some screens again.

I just liked her expression in these two:
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Aravi and Vilja have a minor disagreement.

That first one is excellent!

The last one of the argument makes me want to add the caption "Who Farted?"

Thanks for giving us Aravi’s stats and such.

Aravi’s getting very good at smiting foes with her poisoned swords. Glad she got that vampire killed. Nice to see Nerussa! You did a nice camera job gently showing Aravi sleeping in her wood elven nightclothes. I was hoping she would have a good night’s sleep (silly me).

Wow! That nightmare was very effective – everything that terrifies all wrapped together! I was in awe of your creativity and can only imagine how you did all those effects!

Like Grits, I was so relieved to have some normal chatter between Aravi and Vilja. How nice that Vilja made a cure disease ‘pote-tshun’ and for Aravi to give her a strawberry. I can certainly see why the poor kitty wanted to leave the inn.

I love seeing the clocks you have in Aravi’s game!

Oh, and the screens in your latest post are fabulous! Aravi is so pretty!

I love the screens! My favorite is the first/top one - what an expressive face Aravi has !!!

I love them! Aravi is so pretty. And she has quite a glare!

@SubRosa: Thanks! That headless corpse was the big glitch I was talking about. I have no idea why that happened but I’m glad I still had the recorder going. I was getting ready to reload my save up in the bedroom.

Vilja looks like the perpetrator. She’s pretending to not see Aravi glaring.
Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: I hadn’t planned for the headless Aravi to come in, but when she did I had to use it! I guess that was my Halloween episode.
Yeah Vilja’s voice was welcome, because with the storm it seemed like she had woken up in the nightmare still.

She can glare but not as well as Lildereth!

Thanks Grits!

@mALX: I’m glad I warned you about the nightmare!
Vilja’s potion was Very useful. Aravi was delighted that Vilja made something useful!
Aravi kept remembering her nightmare in there, and she really wanted to leave because of that. The storm outside kept her inside though.
Nerussa doesn’t seem to care for guests that just crawled out of the sewer lol.

I wish I had got a closer screen of the expression she had in the second one. She changed it really fast though.

Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: Welcome back!
Towards the end of the sewer adventure, Aravi started applying poisons to each of her swords and then switching so she can apply multiple poisons to an opponent. That was to make up for her mistrust of herself with a bow.
Heh, she normally wears something to bed, but that night she was just too tired to both changing into something. It was much easier to just dump everything on the floor and go right to bed.
Thanks on the nightmare. I don’t even know how some of those effects happened.
It’s times like that when having Vilja around makes all the frustration Aravi has with her worth it.

Thanks Acadian and thanks on the screenshots!
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Aravi leaves the Imperial City behind and heads west to Chorrol with Vilja.

TIME: 7:12

That was a beautiful walk. The sun shining through the trees was so pretty, and walking into Chorrol at sunset with the lights in the windows and the mountains still visible behind just can’t be improved upon.

But the best part was Vilja and Aravi’s conversations. It’s so fun when Aravi answers her! I had to laugh at Vilja’s cat comment. I think she was just teasing after she told Aravi she was cute.

A very enjoyable walk in the sun, and perfect timing for Aravi’s state of mind. I noticed that she didn’t hesitate to use her bow on that spider! That one was quite realistic.

OOOh, Aravi answered her "Yep !!!!" I love that !!!

Vilja's line was hilarious !! I finally got to hear Vilja say it in action !!! Love that line !!!!

Oh, I'm glad Aravi used her Bow!!

Beautiful sky in this vid !!

GAAAAH !! Aravi said "Yeah, Ok ... Whatever..." I love it !!!!

Oh, and the "Oak and Crossier" - a meeting with Miss Buffy perhaps?

Great lines of dialogue in this Awesome vid !!!

Vilja’s absolutely right that Aravi’s rather cute! Argh! Then that crack about being allergic to cats!

What a beautiful journey. I really agree with Grits and mALX here. The scenery was beautiful and it was such fun when Aravi actually responded to Vilja’s comments. This was just the nice break that Aravi needed. And it was so good to see her use her bow!

And they finally made it to the Oak & Crossier! Buffy’s been waiting there for them with a bottle of you-know-what for just the longest time! Screenshot

@Grits: Chorrol’s my favorite city in the game. I love the look of it and the surrounding countryside.

I’ve neglected my little voice mod so I made sure I worked in a few lines on the road. That cat comment has come up twice before, but this was the first time Vilja actually said it while I was recording! My favorite line by far. I always laugh when she says that. Aravi took the cute comment as a compliment. She turned to give Vilja a smile, not to glare or roll her eyes (as she usually does).

Thanks Grits!

@mALX: That little “yep” always sounds so cheerful. I love Vilja’s cat comment too! So funny!
With the bow, she didn’t want to get any closer to that spider than she had to. She wishes Vilja wouldn’t charge it because it’s a spider! Don’t touch it!

Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: Aravi’s a cute Khajiit. Vilja’s cat allergy comment earned her a glare, but Aravi’s heart wasn’t in it.

The sewer left Aravi physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted. Her little trip to Chorrol does her a lot of good.

Oh, sorry it took Aravi so long to get there!I bet that bottle of you-know-what is almost empty by now. That’s fine Aravi doesn’t drink much.

Thanks Acadian!
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Aravi joins Buffy by the fire.

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After spending the night at the Oak and Crosier, Aravi and Vilja set out for some nearby waterfalls to relax.

TIME: 6:33

!! Added previous post to this one so it's not missed.




SubRosa linked me to a set of armor over on the BethSoft Forums. Aravi tried a few on. What do you think? Should she wear a set? Should Vilja wear a set?

Aravi in the chain mail version

Aravi in the standard version (quite skimpy, if Aravi does wear some, it will not be this version)

Vilja in the chain mail version, Aravi in the standard

Aravi in the red chain mail version, Vilja in the white/blue version

I’m so glad Aravi and Buffy finally got together by the fire for a time.

Those armors look very nice, but honestly I must confess I’m a bit partial to Aravi’s elven cuirass and green greaves. Of the new ones, I think the red with mail set looks best on her – you know, given her hair color and all.

What a nice showcase this vid was for a couple of your mods. The see through windows early on were fabulous. Then the water at the Black Rock Cavern falls was beautiful.

I’ll bet Aravi feels better now after a nice bath and swim. She even washed her clothes! What a neat jump from the top of the falls. She really needed this.

Jumping off the waterfalls, woo hoo!! That is a Nord approved activity. Oh, and it was also handy to wash Aravi’s gear. That water is so beautiful, and I love that you can even see the moss on the rocks. What a nice way to spend a sunny day in the Colovian Highlands.

Good grief, when Vilja said “I’m freezing,” and she was standing there in the water in her gown, I was rolling. Perhaps she was clowning around to cheer her friend. She certainly wasn’t being ditzy. She and Aravi have really become close friends, they were very sweet together.



Hmm, the armors might be a little flashy for Aravi’s style, but maybe she’s ready for a change. As great as they look on her, I still like her old set better. Vilja does like her velvet gowns, maybe she wants some bling on her armor. My favorite of them is the red set.


Great screenshots of Buffy and Aravi by the fire!

Uh oh, I see Aravi picked up poryphic homophobia from those vampires.

I agree with the others about that leap off the waterfall. That was amazing!

As far as the armors go, to be honest, there is something funky with the lighting in the pics you took, that makes it hard to really tell what they look like. I did notice that Aravi was wearing the single greave versions. There are sets with two greaves. Although come to think of it, you might have to open the construction set to change the meshes. I wound up redoing them all from scratch when I reinstalled the mod the other week.

I would think that the black and red would go well with Aravi's hair, and the silver mail version work for Vilja. Granted, Aravi's elven armor looks good on her too. So I suppose it all depends if you want a change. Like you, I never had a use for the original version. It is way to skimpy, like 95% of the other female "armors" out there.

@Acadain: I think the general consensus was ‘don’t change Aravi!’ I like the silver mail set but Vilja looks better with it than Aravi does.
Sorry to have kept Buffy there so long, I hope she enjoyed her extended stay there. I’m sure she met some of her other friends.
A bath and a swim was just what she needed. She feels like she’s almost back to normal.

Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: I actually thought of Jerric after she took that jump!
Lol! Aravi didn’t think of that! [Vilja being a clown] If it was to cheer her up, it worked. Aravi plunged back in just because she knew Vilja would have to go with her!
Aravi will remain in her old armor set. She looks good in them already anyways.

Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa: That disease seems to be reoccurring in Aravi without any help from vampires. It makes me kind of nervous because it’s been happening more frequently.
That jump was fun and I’m happy everyone seemed to enjoy it.

I thought that you were right about the armors so I took some alternate screens and have them posted below. The original black and red armor that Aravi wore in the first set has been replaced. That other set was so shiny that it looked white when it should have been black. I was only able to find the single greave versions. Those were the only ones available in the Best Defense. I don’t know if the other versions are sold elsewhere or what. I do not want to mess around with it in the CS though. If I break something, then I’ll have very little time to make it right.

Thanks SubRosa!

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SubRosa said that the lighting was poor, and I think that perhaps ruddy firelight is a poor choice to show off outfits. So I took more screens in the journal which seems to be the best lighting on demand.

Here is the standard version of the “armor.”

Here is the chainmail version.

Here is a slightly different red chainmail version.

And here is Aravi trying the chainmail version with her green greaves.

I caught this face while taking screenshots.

I think Aravi will stick to her normal elven cuirass and green greaves, but how about Vilja wear the silver chainmail version? She looks pretty good in it.
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After their relaxing swim, Aravi and Vilja explore the Chorrol countryside.

TIME: 7:57

I have not had time to watch the video yet, but those screens look fantastic! I think the black and red looks much better on her than the other two. It complements Aravi's own natural coloring better, IMHO.

I think to get more than the single greave (and it looks like single pauldron) versions, you have to use the construction set to edit the meshes the cuirass and greaves use. The ones they are using have an "L" in their name. I imagine for "Left". I replaced all of those instances with meshes without that "L" in the name, and I get armor that looks like this and this. It just depends on which version you like better.

Ok, watched it. Black Rock Caverns! I made the mistake of going in there once with a 2nd level character, whose only offensive spell was a 5 point Absorb Health. Aravi made the right decision in going out again!

I loved Vilja's remark about the bandits always being in the same old places!

A giant spider! Ewww! Use your giant flyswatter spell! And then the summoned scamp shoots Vilja! Now that was priceless!

Oh, I like it better in these pictures, less contrast between the mail and the plates. Vilja will look great in the chainmail version, the blue stones will match her eyes. Of course, Aravi should get the nearly-naked version for special events. She could enchant it with a frost shield to keep her safe and warm, like her hunting cuirass. Then she’ll have something to wear when Vilja criticizes her outfit!


I love the little head shake when Aravi leaves the cavern. Not worth it! From Vilja’s comments it sounds like she might be having bad dreams of Aravi dying and leaving her all alone in some dungeon. Maybe new armor is a good idea!

Oh my gosh, I can just imagine Aravi flying onto that rock when she saw the spider. When Aravi shot her scamp, I nearly spit out my tea! Do NOT mess with Aravi’s friend!

Those mountaintop views are fabulous. I just get a blue haze, so it’s great to see the landscape. Cloud Top in a lightning storm right next to a fried body is not the best place to be. Another wise tactical withdrawal from Aravi.

What a fun ramble around the countryside.

When you get that haze, open up the console and type in: FW 38EEE. That forces clear weather. You should be able to see a lot further.

Fabulous screens! I agree with your assessment. The silver with chain looks great on Vilja, and keep Aravi in her normal elven or perhaps the red chain.

How comforting to see Aravi exercising some prudence. With her newfound fear of shooting humanoids with her bow, perhaps exiting that cave was wise.

I’m with Grits on the scamp. I was both delighted and laughing to see Aravi loose an angry arrow into the stupid little Daedra!

Do you think I’m fat in this outfit?

As soon as they get to the Oak & Crosier, Aravi sends Vilja in by the fire to talk with Buffy. Attagirl, Aravi. Talk to the nice calm Talasma and let the two blondes jabber away.

Just a wonderful vid. Good friends, wise choices, beautiful countryside and a nice inn to spend the night.

Lucky thing Vilja gave Aravi that "Cure Disease" potion, Aravi needed it right away! Vilja is the one that perpetuates the rumor about blondes being ditzy, ROFL !! Uh oh, Aravi's got another disease.

Vilja standing IN the water with her dress on and saying she is cold was hilarious, lol.

Really loved this vid, some much needed quiet time after all Aravi has been through with those nightmares.

I like the first screen armor on Aravi ... is Vilja's hair different when she puts on the armor or is that the helmet? Looks like she let her hair down !! Lol.

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Uh oh, here is some new screens with different armor !!! Hold on, the stuff I said above goes for the first set of screens you posted. Below is for the second set of screens :

Aravi's expression looks like she wishes you'd make up your mind, ROFL !!! Vilja did look good in that armor. If Aravi chooses armor - I liked the first screen on the first post of screens you posted best.

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Next vid:


Hey, why did Aravi go in Black Rock and then leave it? Could it be because she already met the Resident Ghost from it over at the Fortress? Lol.

What beautiful scenes from the top of that mountain !! Maxical is very much a ridge-runner, she always has been. (something she may get from me, lol).

I liked these last two vids. It seems like Aravi and Vilja are getting along much better - possibly because Vilja has been sober and so sweet lately !!

Awesome vids !!!

Great vids. At first I didn't like the voice mods but then I saw what the character looked like and thought it fit perfectly. Aravi is pretty brave for fighting vampires. But I suppose thats because the disease is cured easier on pc. I'm stuck with the crappy ps3 port . Good job!

@SubRosa: I have to agree with you, the black and red does look better on her. I think she’ll keep her old armor though. It was a fun experiment and Vilja has some new armor now. What I liked best about the Silverlight armor was that it kept a reasonable bust size. So few armors do that.

That actually sounds very easy to do. I wonder if I can just use TES4Edit to modify the armor.

Aravi was curious about the Caverns right up until she saw it was occupied, likely by bandits. With her new reservations about using her bow, she decided to leave rather than continue.

Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: She’ll definitely have to enchant the nearly naked version with frost shield if she’s going wear it. I think she will hang onto the set now that you mention a case that she could wear it.

In the cavern she realized she wasn’t ready to fight yet. I’m very glad she decided to turn around and enjoy the countryside instead.

Aravi shares that hatred of those damn things with me. Then the scamp… that was priceless like SubRosa said.
She wanted to sprint down the mountain when the lightning started!

Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: Aravi shall remain in her regular armor. Vilja will have a shiny new set to wear though!
She’s still very uncomfortable about shooting people with her bow, but as you saw, gross spiders and stupid daedra are fair game.

Oh no, Vilja’s started the “Am I fat?” phase again.
I think Vilja could out talk even Buffy! Watch out!

Thanks Acadian!

@mALX: She needed that potion so fast! Aravi thought it was funny too seeing her standing in the pond getting her dress all wet. I’m glad you liked it, Aravi need some time out in the sun and away from all the death and darkness.

When Vilja wears the armor she wears the helmet. So no, her hair doesn’t change.
I just liked how her eyes were looking to the side instead of looking straight ahead in that one screen.

She didn’t meet the ghost from the fort, but she was still uneasy about fighting humanoids. Plus she came out to Chorrol to get away from death.
Aravi loves hiking up those mountains too. Now if only the weather will behave.

Thanks mALX!

@Feralikazam: Hello!

I’m glad you saw how the voice fit. I tried it because I was sick of having a silent character. It took a little time to get used to and now I love it. Of all things Aravi could have done, I don’t know why she decided to fight vampires. It’s no easy task, because even when the vampires are dead the fight isn’t over. She gets terrible nightmares, and the disease becomes more difficult to get rid of. She hasn’t become a full blown vampire yet, but she has had a few close calls.

Thanks for stopping by!

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The quest Aravi receives from the Order.

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Aravi and Vilja leave Chorrol after Aravi has a scare.
TIME: 3:48
They arrive in the Imperial City. Aravi doesn’t feel good.
TIME: 7:32

Uh oh. Sick again? This is not good! Good choice on the strawberry vs. sweetroll, since Vilja is worried about getting fat.

Holy smokes, Aravi’s really si—Oooh, silver belly chain, nice! – sick. Is she getting the disease without being exposed now, or maybe it’s just coming back? Yikes.

Aravi’s little head shake when Vilja trotted off to lead the way somewhere was hilarious. I had a feeling she was um, not going to follow Vilja. She was kind of in a tough spot, either let Vilja lead or deal with her pouting on top of everything else.

It’s a nice day for a walk to Cheydinhal. I hope that blonde woman doesn’t show up somewhere along the way, that would be disturbing. (The one who said Aravi looks like a vampire, not Vilja.)

I don't think Aravi fits in with the people of the city anymore! Not when she scaring people by looking like a vampire! Cure Disease potions don't seem to be getting rid of the porpyhic homophobia either. This looks bad. Bad enough to head out into a thunderstorm, that mysteriously vanished as soon as she stepped out the door of the inn! Go to love Oblivion's weather in separate cells.

Don't you ever get tired of listening to Aravi gasping all the time? It sounds like she cannot control herself around Vilja! I would get rid of that mod in a second.

Buffy's Apartment looks really nice! I especially liked the touch of the statue of Mara on the mantle and the Mage starsign tapestry.

Oh no! Now people are beginning to think Aravi is a vampire! Time to leave Chorrol. She really wasn’t comfortable in The Imperial City either. And I vividly remember why she shook her head and bypassed the Wawnut Inn. How horrible for Aravi to have such awful memories of Nerussa's inn. Gosh, I know that Teresa's memories there are ever so much nicer!

I’m glad Aravi found some comfort by staying at Buffy’s apartment. As you can see, there is plenty of room to share. I was relieved to see, the next morning, Aravi stock back up on cure disease pote-tshuns (that’s Vilja-speak) and some root of the man-drake. What fun to put Vilja in the lead. Love Aravi’s little perfectly-delivered head shakes.

After the fireside chat between Buffy and Aravi the other night up at the Oak & Crosier, then reading that parchment detailing the horrific events near Cheydinhal, Buffy is very concerned for Aravi’s physical and emotional state. She and Superian rode straight to Harlun’s Watch. Tracking of clues led her south by southeast to the likely lair of those foul vampires. She cleared outside and will stay there on watch until Aravi arrives - Screenshot

As ever, KC, I am in awe of how your mastery of this media allows Aravi’s beautiful personality to burst from the screen.

Holy crap! I freaked out right away when the Khajiit said Aravi had frightened her - then when the other girl said that - GAAAAH !!! The other girl had a message about vampires, did you see what she had to say and just edit it from the vid? She is not a regular NPC either, could have something to do with the mod.

Oh, I like how Aravi shook her head when she saw the Wawnut Inn - I don't blame her !!! Looks like she's given Vilja the slip, lol. I agree with Grits too, I laughed when Aravi shook her head and then took her time leaving - the feeling was that Vilja may be leading herself to the surprise destination. Also agree that it was better than listening to sulking and pouting if Aravi had said any other answer, lol.

The second vid worried me a lot - not only did Aravi have the vampire disease again even without sleeping - but she was darting around quickly like vampires do !!! URK !!! Awesome Vids, and kind of cliffhanging with that second one !!! Glad she bought more cure disease and mandrake root !!!

Jerric is on his way through Cheydinhal. He’s stopping for a well-balanced meal.

Artemisia is trying to get there, but it looks like she will be delayed.

@Grits: The vampire disease has been coming back on its own for a while now… just not that fast before.

Vilja was in one of her moods again on the way to the Imperial City. She was constantly asking Aravi loaded questions. Aravi was glad to be rid of her for a while.
Silver belly chain just for you.
Nice screen of Jerric! I was expecting a few more bottles though. Maybe they are all on the floor already empty?

Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa: It must have been a joke or typo, but I must correct you, Aravi doesn’t have homophobia!!

The disease keeps reoccurring. She has had to keep a good supply of mandrake or potions to keep ahead of it, or else wake up as one of them.
Aravi actually waited over by the fire for the storm to die out and kept away from the others in the room. I edited out most of it for time. I should have left more in though.

I like the fatigue mod, but yes sometimes the gasping gets annoying. She had a lot of drain fatigue effects on her due to the vampire disease.
Looks like Artemisia really got sidetracked. That red Silverlight armor looks like it fits in around there in the Deadlands.

Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: That was the first time people have actually been scared of Aravi. She was terrified too.

She would have stopped at the Wawnut Inn, but you understand why she looked for lodging elsewhere. Buffy’s apartment was perfect. She was lucky Buffy was out of town and they let her inside again.
Vilja was in a bad mood again. Aravi let her go off to who knows where and waited for her to show up again outside the Imperial City.

I thank you and Buffy for your concern for Aravi. She feels much better knowing Buffy’s looked over the area already. Buffy and Superian are looking great as usual.

Thanks Acadian and thanks for the wonderful compliments!

@mALX: Aravi thought the inn keeper was acting strange, but didn’t really think a lot of it until the other woman said something. Aravi didn’t ask her about vampires she was too ready to get out of there.

That woman may be involved with a quest later on in that mod.

I’m glad you very much understand why Aravi slipped away from Vilja. You know exactly how rude she can be. Aravi had some nervous energy in anticipation of this next quest. That’s why she’s been darting here and there.

Thanks mALX!

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I try to keep my episodes under ten minutes and usually go for less than that as well with my quick posting pace, but I could not get this one any shorter.
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Aravi and Vilja arrive at Fort Naso, where they suspect the vampires have made their home.
TIME: 7:31

Aravi finishes them off.
TIME: 5:06

I loved how you ran that free cam back to the entrance where Aravi and Vilja were !!! Vilja looks really cool in the new armor !! GAAAH! Aravi missed the chest and the coffin for loot !! Boy did your Patriarch have better loot than mine did, lol.

That Dremora scared me, I couldn't figure out where it could have come from !! Was it a conjured thing or a vampire?

GAAAH! The vid ended before I could see the other vampire's loot !! Lol.

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Holy cow, that place was filled with them! I was surprised Aravi didn't get another journal entry saying she had gotten them all, is it possible there were more in there? That vid had me holding my breath right from the start !! AWESOME VIDS !!!!!


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Maxical heard that Aravi was following a lead about a sect of gross vampire perverts holed up in Ft. Naso.

Hoping to learn more about Aravi's vampire killing tactics, Maxical volunteers Alix the Mouse to help Aravi so she can observe Aravi's methods.



Maxical ran to the top ledge to watch while Alix took care of the wolves:


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"Hey Alix, look what I found on this skeleton up here!"



Maxical & Alix found an unfriendly...GAAAAH! What's that on Maxical's back? Be careful Alix !!!!

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Alix is quaking as Maxical makes her first kill with the bow she found on a skeleton outside the Fort !!!


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That's a malapropism of mine. Whenever I see poryphic hemophilia, I think poryphic homophobia. There is more than a little Lady Rugdumph in me!

Vilja looks great in her new armor. It really does suit her. I see she has a nordic axe as well. I installed Real Swords - Nord a long time back just to get that for a character.

Very cool fly through of the dungeon when the girls first entered! Although I have to admit I was a bit dismayed when Vilja asked if Aravi knew of a cure for vampirism... Just out of curiousity, can Vilja get infected by vampirism? My initial thought would be no, since as far as I am aware it is basically a scripted process that only effects the player character. But I don't know how much Emma has put into the mod.

How nice of Vilja to just stand there and watch while Aravi took on Sahida on her own! I think Emma has fixed that in her latest version of Vilja, but adding a spell that makes her fight. Oops, I saw you use it later on. Looks like Imoen was right about that vampire witchhunter. Her blade did indeed cut her down to size!

I see what you mean about Aravi not using her bow much anymore. She had a few opportunities to put it good use here. Like making a first strike against Sahida, or that vampire archer at the beginning of the second vid.

A fun and interesting technique of giving us a pre-tour of the fort by disassociating the camera from our heroines. Vilja’s armor looks great – on Vilja. I’m happy Aravi kept her elven however.

The Matriarch fight! Superb thinking by Aravi to use a silence poison. Argh! Why was Vilja just standing there?!?

Eeep! Buffy wet her greaves when that Dremora charged her from nowhere! Like mALX, it took me a moment to realize it was a summon. Then we found out it came from that vampire Witchhunter. But at least Vilja jumped back into action. Because Aravi wisely silenced that Matriarch, the fight with the Witchhunter was actually the harder fight!

Oh my! Aravi went down hard to that one arrow from the Acrobat – what an archer! And that Spellsword was no slouch either. And a couple of wolves too! So glad Aravi called on a scamp to help and that she had Vilja with her.

“Aren’t you horribly afraid of those vampires? I am,” said Vilja. The small elf on my shoulder (with wet greaves) was squirming and vigorously nodding her agreement here.

I’m so glad Aravi got her sword back. Every time she went into her inventory, I was afraid she was going to poison her foes with Red Hair Dye.

Argh! While Aravi was fighting that Scout, Vilja got another case of ‘I’ll just stand right here and let my furry little friend get pummeled.’ At least she finally stepped up, even tossing in a ‘Leave her alone!’. Loved the punch Aravi gave that dead Scout!

What a heart pounding blast both these vids were! Thank you KC. Beautiful job.

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Maxical with a bow!?! I surely hope she was aiming directly at Alix when she shot to ensure he would be completely safe from her arrows!

I’m so hoping that Artemisia can finish up with that pesky Oblivion Gate stuff and join the gathering of friends at Fort Naso. And of course no such affair would be complete without Jerric!

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Buffy took some notes and pictures at Fort Naso:

Well, I hated to kill a bear, but he attacked Superian. I can be as much a mother grizzly as any bear when it comes to protecting my mare. You should be safe out here now, my precious girl. Screenshot1

Scouting the vampires’ lair. Screenshot2

The best way to kill a vampire is to convince another vampire to do it for you. Illusion means never having to run. Screenshot3

A Patriarch! Lay one hand on my friend Aravi and you’re vampire dust! Screenshot4

EDIT: Oh I'm so glad that Jerric and Lili made it! Grits and I were posting at the same time it seems. Wonderful screens, Grits!

Vilja looks great in her new armor. She’s much easier to see in the dark. Aravi does such a good job not hitting her. That under the wolf swooping camera opening was great!! And then Vilja asked about a cure. Aravi looks fierce! We don’t usually see her face like that.

LOL, when Aravi left the Patriarch’s chamber, I thought, oh no! She didn’t show mALX the loot from the coffin!! Vilja picked a nice time for a little break while Aravi fought the matriarch! Then she redeemed herself right away against the surprise dremora. He came in so fast, it looked like he was on a skateboard.

Oh, that was scary when Aravi got knocked down by the arrow and run over by the wolf while Vilja stood there watching! It got pretty hectic for awhile. I love the shot of Aravi, Vilja, and the scamp standing amongst the bodies.

I really thought Aravi would use her new bow against that Vampire Scout, but she crept all the way up with her blade. And Vilja watched again, strike three. She’s too sexy for fighting in her new armor. Oh wait, she redeemed herself again. I love it when she tells the bad guys to leave her friend alone.

Aravi’s toughness and determination really show here. She just keeps getting it done.

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Jerric and Lildereth made it to Fort Naso to support their friends already at work. Lildereth asked Jerric to guard the door, since there’s no such thing as two Nords sneaking around in the dark.

Jerric stopped by Harlun’s Watch first to get directions and check on the bitten folks. Anyone need healing? No, are you sure?

Since Buffy’s up top, Lildereth said I should take the low ground. As usual.

She’s just naturally curious.

Lildereth finds a shadow.

And a light.

I should mention that Lildereth was especially careful to watch for her tailed friends throughout.





ETA: Ninja’d! Woo hoo, great shots of Buffy! Perfect aim with that spell! She doesn’t need chameleon with that black armor. I bet the Patriarch never knew what got him.

LOL, I didn’t think about hiding that bow and those arrows from Maxical. Maybe it’s a good thing that the biggest target stayed outside. I would love to see Alix take on those wolves! I bet there was some squeaking. Maxical got one with the bow!! Nice. I hope Alix’s nerves recover.

Well, Artemisia finally got to Fort Naso. Better late then never I suppose.

Everyone else had already left. Only this fella was left behind.

Still, the locals were friendly enough.

@mALX: Glad you liked the intro to the dungeon, I wanted to do something different without showing too much of the enemies inside.

I’m sorry mALX, I edited out most of the looting. I was pressed to keep those videos as short as I could and they still went way over.

The Dremora was a nasty surprise. He was conjured by the witch hunter vampire.

That mod basically places a boss enemy in the ruins it sends you to. Once the boss is dead, the mission is considered successful.

Now I was about to say Alix vs wolves was my favorite screen, but Maxical with a bow?? And she didn’t hit Alix?? And she killed an enemy with it?? WOW!

Thanks mALX! So glad you made it out to Fort Naso!

@SubRosa: I suspected it was a joke. Lol!

Vilja does look great, I’m happy you directed me to that mod. Even though it didn’t work for Aravi, Vilja greatly benefitted from it.

Vilja cannot be turned into a vampire, nor can she catch any diseases. I’ve never had to deal with her catching any anyways. I do not have the new version installed though. I’m still on the last version of Vilja.

I don’t know if you saw those episodes, but Aravi accidentally killed two adventurers with her bow and since then, she’s not used her bow very much, and never on a humanoid. Eventually she’ll learn to trust herself again.

Glad Artemisia made it! That’s one lucky skeleton if he was overlooked by everyone else! The deer are nice, Jerric definitely wasn’t around if they are out.

Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: The white-blue of it really suits Vilja doesn’t it. Much better than the ranger style armor did.

Aravi was about to just use damage health poison, but she noticed the robes and decided this Matriarch would cause less trouble if she couldn’t cast. Poor Buffy! That Dremora was a nasty surprise for Aravi too.

I don’t know what the heck happened when she blocked that arrow, there just must have been a lot of force behind it that Aravi didn’t expect. While that was going on, I was having thoughts about Teresa’s latest episode and was silently urging Aravi to get up RIGHT NOW.

@ Buffy’s agreement with Vilja

Buffy’s screens are magnificent as well! I love the one of her casting some illusion at a distant glow in the dark. It sure is strange not being able to see everything.

Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: I should have used that as an opening more often, it was popular! I’m glad you liked Aravi’s look, though I thought she looked a little nervous when Vilja asked her about a cure. Thanks for reminding her that the only known cure is death.

Aravi handled the matriarch pretty easily on her own, maybe Vilja was just keeping out of the way and letting Aravi finish her.

That fight with the scout got really crazy, I kind of lost track of the recording and lost some of it. It was too good to toss out though. I’m glad I kept it.

Yeah Vilja wasn’t going to help until Aravi called for it against that scout. He was very strong even with the weakness poison.

Glad Jerric and Lildereth made it in. Where was Darnand though? I bet he is still at camp with a book in hand.
I think my favorite screen of yours is the one with Lildereth checking out the chest. Just curious.
I’m happy to hear she kept a watch for my Khajiit.

Thanks Grits!

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Here's a screen I took recently. It has nothing to do with today's episode. I thought it was quite pretty though.

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Aravi goes to the Newlands Lodge to rest. Not the nicest place in town, but she can’t sleep in the same building as Falanu’s mother.
TIME: 4:49

Aravi revisits Fort Naso in a nightmare.
TIME: 3:49

Newlands was busy. And it was mean of Aravi to do that. Even if Raynald was in her room.

I was just wondering what happened to Vilja after Aravi's fight with the Acrobat. Flinched when I saw her there. At least it is just a dream.

I did miss those episodes. There is just too much to do IRL for me to keep up with everything here. I had to stop reading several other stories completely. I have had the same thing happen with those orc adventurers. There is no way to tell who they are until you get close enough for the name to show up on your hud. So they just look like any other bandit or marauder.

The Newlands was packed! And what was Guilbert doing in her bedroom! I guess he was hoping for some tail. Aravi certainly sent him packing.

They win, yikes! That was one furious battle with the vampire acrobat! The entire thing was frantic and on the edge of your seat. Oh noes, they got Vilja!

Darnand regrets that he could not join the party at Fort Naso. Since Aravi’s illness has been coming back so quickly, he has been researching a cure for vampirism. He is deeply discouraged, as he has found nothing.

Abiene suggests that Aravi come to stay with her in Chorrol for one month of daily treatments to fully rid herself of the disease. Understandably, that might not suit Aravi’s schedule. An alternate plan would be a trip north. Abiene believes that the colder climate will stimulate Aravi’s natural immunities, perhaps bringing about an end to the re-infections.

Lildereth says the best way to avoid infection is to USE YOUR BOW.

Jerric went back to Newlands Lodge, I’m happy to see that Aravi missed him. He demonstrated incredibly bad timing, if you can see who's walking in the door. Here’s his note from prison:

Guess who they blamed.

SubRosa, It looks like Artemisia upgraded her bow again! That’s a nice picture with the friendly deer. They have faces!



Cheydinhal Video: Guilbert was clearly overwhelmed by Aravi’s silver belly chain to the point where he abandoned his manners completely. Really, that nod toward the door should have been enough of a hint for him. When Aravi went to her inventory, I knew exactly what she was going to do. Eye of Fear, baby! And don’t let the door hit you. I think that Newlands Lodge might go on Aravi’s No Stay list. First the beastfolk remark, poor Guilbert acting completely smitten, and then the nastiest bed ever. That place is definitely best for just brawling. It is amazing that with a little camera move, you can show us exactly what Aravi is thinking!

The Nightmare: Aravi trying to heal Vilja was so incredibly sad. That was the worst dream yet. Poor Aravi.

That screenshot is very pretty, with all of the shades of red.

@ Everyone - I don't think anyone could have been as shocked as me when Maxical actually hit someone with a bow and arrow !! (And didn't hit Alix once!)

@ Acadian - that bear does look like it got awfully close to Superian !!! Great screens !!

@ Grits - Hey, why was Jerric stuck outside? No wonder he can be found brawling in bars if he isn't allowed to get out his energies in the dungeons, lol. And yes, really bad timing, lol. Loved these screens !!

@ SubRosa - Artemisia is gorgeous, I love that hair !! I agree with KC, that shot with the deer is Awesome !!

@ KC - Love that screen !!

URK !!! Aravi ... frightening the brother? Can she get in trouble for that? That bed looked positively frightening, lol. I'd have had to pick the smaller bed, it looked a LOT cleaner.

Aravi's nightmare was horrifying...bless her heart. I freaked when I saw Vilja down and not getting up with the healing !!! That was awful, and very sad.

Awesome vids !!!

Great screen, KC!

Cheydinhal. By Mara, Aravi surely needed that bath at the beginning to wash off the. . . Fort Naso. Like Grits, this time I too was oddly enthralled by that belly chain! I think her handling of Guilbert was sound. She gave him the ‘look’ and head nod as a warning, then ‘encouraged’ him to leave. It is not illegal to use a demoralize effect and Guilbert will be no worse for wear in a minute – if he even remembers it. I agree with both mALX and Grits, that the big bed was . . . nasty. Perhaps a frost spell to fumigate it first may have been a wise precaution? Oh, did I miss something her: It looked like Aravi checked herself before bed and noted the dreaded vampire disease. Then she took a cure poison potion instead of a cure disease potion (or mandrake root).

Nightmare. Wow, that acrobat was tough! Once the fight was over, as soon as Aravi started with the erratic head moves, I knew she was in a panic looking for Vilja. And what a terrible nightmare to see the death of her friend! I’m just so glad it was a dream.

Grits: Great screen of Jerric! Bad timing is right! Where is that Daedroth-summoning Breton when you neeeeed him?!? I know, I know, researching a cure for corprus, er I mean vampire disease. I think both Lildereth and Abiene offer great advice for Aravi.

@liliandra nadiar: Maybe it was mean. She was tired though.
Aravi’s had some awful dreams but this is one of the worst ones she has had.

Thanks for stopping by!

@SubRosa: There were a couple of them in the sewer system. Aravi was expecting vampires and shot them both. She was devastated when she found out she just murdered two people.

Aravi was in no mood for games with hopeful and/or drunk men. She had a small smile when he ran from the room like that though.

Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: So Darnand was hitting the books. Thanks to both Darnand and Abiene for their effort and suggestions. Aravi’s still not comfortable with her bow yet, and the disease comes back with or without contact with vampires now.

Jerric’s getting acquainted with the city guard I see!

Guibert was overwhelmed by something; he needed some help out the door. The belly chain you think it was? Did the marker in her spell slot tip you off? She tried a more gentle spell first but he was unfazed (probably still fixated on Aravi’s midsection). Then it was time for the heavy duty stuff!

She was tired so the state of the bed didn’t bother her as much as it should have. The other inn has that scary woman staying in it, and the mages guild was too far of a walk. The beast folk comment though… Aravi does not appreciate being called a beast! Especially by a Dunmer!

Thanks Grits!

@mALX: I didn’t think she would, but to be safe, I made a save before she did it. There were no guards stomping in her room while she was asleep so, no she didn’t! With the bed, I’m assuming those were holes in the bedspread and NOT stains… ugh. I think the mages guild hall will be Aravi’s choice in Cheydinhal if she ever gets back there.

Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: The belly chain has captured you too!
Good thing there never are any guards posted on the walls, or else Aravi would have had to go well out of her way to bathe.

Guilbert needed a little encouragement out the door since he was in her room and she wasn’t going to sleep in there with him hanging around. That would almost be as bad as Vigge

She took the right potion, it was just the last one and the one right below it in her inventory was a cure poison.

That bed was terrible looking but she was tired and those holes in the bedspread (yes they are holes, I said so) weren’t going to bother her too much when she wasn’t going to use the covers at all anyways.

Thanks Acadian!

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Aravi wakes up from the nightmare and assures herself that Vilja is still with her. Then they both leave for the Imperial City. Vilja tells Aravi to meet her in the Merchant's Inn while Aravi goes to the Order of the Virtuous Blood and tells them to find another person.

TIME: 6:11

Vilja says goodbye and leaves to save her sister.

TIME: 4:51

Oh, Aravi!! I know she was mortified, but I was in hysterics. Now she is really never going back to that inn! That was such a sweet look she and Vilja gave each other on the inn steps.

Oh good grief! Beware what a Nord thinks won’t hurt “much.” That was a lovely thing Aravi did for her.

What a touching farewell with Vilja. I love how you showed us Aravi’s thoughts after she left. The Wawnet Inn is a reminder of all that Aravi has suffered. My favorite moment is that long look at the Jeralls. Too many memories of Vilja at home. Perhaps a fresh start somewhere new.

It was funny to hear Vilja prattling on before Aravi could even get out of her bedroom door. She certainly likes to talk! She says that Aravi's outift does not become her? But that was her birthday suit! I bet Guilbert would not mind her walking around naked all the time!

Vilja wants blood, right in the middle of Aravi doing a big quest against vampires, and continually finding herself infected with vampirism? I think she ought to hammer a stake though that Nord's heart!

Wow, Vilja is gone? I had no idea she was scripted to eventually leave. Poor Aravi is all alone now! Maybe one of the Jermane brothers will volunteer to keep her company though...

I noticed that after Aravi stepped out of the Float, the screen went all blurry, and afterward her fatigue is lower. I think she got vampirism again there.

Aravi was blinking away tears there.

I just noticed I screwed up the effects. No whiteout should be there. I guess I missed it in my review.

SPEW !!! She thought Aravi should change her outfit, and Aravi was naked, ROFL !!! That is like every girl in the world's WORST nightmare, to be out in public and suddenly find they have forgotten their clothes !! Hilarious beginning, I loved it !!!

Oh poor Aravi !! Seeing her go through the house looking at the signs Vilja left behind - the wine goblet, the dresses - very sad !! Awesome Vids !!

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Poor Aravi! Too concerned about her nightmare of Vilja’s death to even pop some clothes on before checking on her friend.

I agree with Grits. That was a sweet thing Aravi did for Vilja.

The goodbye was sad and beautiful. What a perfect job you did of capturing Aravi’s emotions. Tears, looking around like a lost kitten, staring at the mountains, wandering around her now too big home, even crying at the sight of Vilja’s dresses and putting one on. Poor thing!

Aww... Poor Aravi. Waking up from a nightmare about loosing Vilja only to have her say she's leaving and not coming back.

@Grits: I almost changed the beginning, but seeing your reaction to it makes me glad I didn’t.
The first time I gave Vilja the final ingredient, I was so confused at what had happened. Aravi was actually out for quite a while, I cut out a lot.

Thank you Grits! That was one of the most difficult episodes I’ve made. Nothing was going right.

@SubRosa: I was confused too! What’s wrong with her birthday suit?
Vilja asked for blood I was thinking more like her blood might be dangerous to handle.
As I said before I used a blur effect to show tears. That whiteout sneaked in however, I’m not sure how that happened.

Thanks SubRosa!

@mALX: I’m glad you liked it, it was a much needed light hearted moment I think. It was very sad to see the signs of Vilja around the house. Constant reminders of someone that you will never see again.

Thanks for helping me through this set of videos!

Thank you mALX!

@Acadian: I thought the sequence with the final ingredient was very sweet. I’m glad you agree.
She really misses Vilja. I’m not sure why she put on the dress but it just felt like the right thing to do.

Thank you Acadian!

@ liliandra nadiar: She dreamt of losing Vilja only to lose Vilja.

Thank you liliandra nadiar!
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I just want to point out that there is an option to have Vilja stay with you and it’s very heavily pointed to in the dialog with her and that guy with the odd voice. That just wasn’t part of Aravi’s story.

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Aravi leaves for Skyrim.

TIME: 6:51
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I made this one too. It doesn’t really involve Aravi, it’s just a little farewell to Oblivion.

TIME: 4:07

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. That was sad how she went through the mansion and left things behind, like the crystal ball, and the key upon the steps. Then that gaze up at the Jerall Mountains to the north. It is so strange to see Aravi walking alone. Then that long, final look back from the mountain top.

The Peace of Akatosh was an excellent vid too. It reminds me of the promo video for that Morrowind retexture mod that was making the rounds last summer. MGE? Or was it something else? I loved the sun setting in the ocean beyond the Ayleid ruin.

BWAAAAA !!! That was so sad ...

What will Aravi do with those dresses? I thought she was leaving them in the house (in case Vilja returned or something.


OMG, you absolutely have to post that second vid. It is like she walked to all the places she and Vilja had been together, plus it seemed to be a goodbye to Oblivion. I love this one as much as any of my faves of your films before. AWESOME !!!!


I wanted to thank you for sharing Aravi in Cyrodiil with us, and hope to see more of her as she reaches Skyrim.