What the...? Now I can’t say I like Sven’s mom, but still… Aravi’s vision or dream of attacking Riverwood must have really upset her. She even did the old check herself for disease, so it must have seemed very real. Argh, she gave up everything in Cyrodiil to get away from this! I hope it wasn’t a sign of continuing vampire-related stress to come. What a relief to see Kharjo acting normal after that. Also it’s always fun to hear from Orgnar.

Now Arngeir said something that ticked me off. The Blades have never served the Dragonborn? Hmm, I think that every Knight Brother and Knight Sister who wept at the feet of that stone Akatosh in the Imperial City would beg to differ! Of course by now that’s history, so who really knows. Or he may have meant in his lifetime. Anyway.

Meeting Paarthurnax next!! Very exciting! How funny that Barbus is wandering around High Hrothgar somewhere during this. Maybe one of the Greybeards will Shout at him.

@mALX: Surprise! I didn’t introduce her nightmare in the usual way! So far the Blades haven’t given Aravi anything she’s become wary of, just a minor headache from Delphine. Aravi does hold more respect for the Greybeards at this time. Thank you mALX!

@SubRosa: She had nightmares again from being near the vampires. Barbas is a nightmare, but doesn’t spawn them. Aravi’s off to meet Pasrthanax. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: It seems that moving north solved some of her problems with vampirism, but not all. Lol, a shouting match, good thing it is brief. Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: Aravi’s move to Skyrim was partially successful, she is no longer constantly fighting the disease. She still gets the vivid dreams after close contact with vampires however, and I don’t think that’s going to go away. I’m glad you mentioned Arngeir’s statement about the Blades. Thanks Grits!

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Aravi begins her climb to the Throat of the World.

TIME: 5:14

Aravi speaks with Paarthanax. (All dialog, don’t watch it all if you do not want to. I’ll summarize it with the next update.)

TIME: 9:58

I thought she might have Kharjo stay behind while she went up to talk to Parthy.

It certainly is a long way up. Those ice wraiths were expected. Good thing there were not any Wisp Mothers!

"Old and wise. It is true I am old..."
I am liking Parthy already!

I wonder why he keeps calling Aravi Krosis? Isn't that one of the dragon priests?

So Aravi is going to have fly around the sun to go back in time? Oops, this is not a Star Trek movie. Clever idea to use the Elder Scroll to traverse the wound in time which it made.

Vid 1. How very ‘Aravi’ that, after the Greybeard tells her the path ahead is dangerous, she tells Kharj to sit this one out. I think it was neat that she had to keep shouting to continue clearing the icy mist ahead. A nice and majestic moment near the summit as she pauses in awe of the view. And she meets the dragon! What a powerful ending for that vid!

Vid 2. Nice to repeat Paarthurnax’s dramatic entrance. And sure enough, a shouting match! Unlike the voicing for Clavicus and his Vile dog, this dragon sounds puurrfect - like Darth Vader, Yoda and Obi-Wan all rolled into one! So. . . as cool as Paarthurnax is, he unfortunately shares a trait so very common to those Aravi deals with: He assigns her a fetch quest! Oh well. Back to the Future. I’m so glad you included this vid – I loved it!

GAAAAH !!! This is my first time seeing Paarthanax! Both of these vids were exciting to me, I've never done the main quest at all - and I didn't know about the Elder Scrolls part, either !! AWESOME VIDS !!! Loved getting this insight into the thought behind the main questline !!

It was fun to really see Aravi work those katanas against the ice wraiths! Out in the open against the snow she showed up very well. What an awesome way to end the video!

And to start the next one! Well done.

When Paarth says “two of the dov,” I get chills. I love this part! Teaching her a Word for fire was a good way to win Aravi’s trust. At least until the whole cast-you-back-in-time idea. This video really introduces what Aravi will have to go through next. Also it was neat to have her build a fire. It made the howling wind even more real.

@SubRosa: You pointed out the line I liked from Paarthanax.
I’m not sure if he’s calling her Krosis or if that’s a word he is using. I don’t know what the meaning is. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: Since she wasn’t expecting any trouble from enemies, she decided it would be best to leave Kharjo with the Greybeards.

You got it! A shouting match! Nothing can be conveniently within arm’s reach can it? Off to find an Elder Scroll. Thanks Acadian!

@mALX: Paarthanax is so cool isn’t he? I’m glad you got to see him through Aravi’s eyes. Going to play it now? Thanks mALX!!

@Grits: Aravi had to build a fire because of a mod I’m running that makes the cold dangerous. She would have froze to death up there talking to Paarth without it. Meeting Paarth is one of my favorite parts of the game too! Not shown, Aravi had Paarth help her further understand her fire shout, so she has an extra 25% damage bonus from that shout. Thanks Grits!

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Aravi spoke with Paarthanax at length. She learned a new word of power from him, and then learned that to find the Dragonrend shout she will have to find an Elder Scroll.

When the ancient Nords fought the dragons, they did not actually defeat them. Instead, they used an Elder Scroll to cast Alduin, the leader of the dragons, to somewhere in the future.

Now Aravi needs that Elder Scroll to go back and learn the shout from the Nords that created it.

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Not knowing where to find an Elder Scroll, Aravi returns to Whiterun and does some work for the Companions.

TIME: 12:45

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GAAAAH! Where did Aravi get that Awesome beautiful cape? Loved that fight with the dragon, I finally got to see her use a shout against one! OMG, Urk! Skjor is making his move...GAAAAH!

ROFL !! Cicero, lol.

That was so cool that Aravi left the Emerald for him in thanks !! I loved this vid, and loved how Aravi's personality came through in this !!


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Aravi has a new cloak I see. It looks like the dragon did not like her sense of style however. I am really glad to be playing dragon-free games. They really are the cliffracers of Skyrim.

Wow, that new fire ball shout of Aravi's really worked wonders on that dragon. Talk about Dorito-breath! Oh look, the guards showed up just in time to do nothing.

Aravi had better be careful to keep her tail out of that big firepit!

The underforge? The Silver Hand quest? I can guess what is coming. The door to the underforge is hidden? No its not! It's pretty obvious where it is, from that door-shaped depression in the wall under the skyforge. Of course knowing how to make it work is another matter...

Oh look its the little chickpea on the roat (Cicero means "chickpea". The Romans had a very biting sense of humor). He really puts my teeth on edge. I always want to kill him on the spot. I think that farmer is right. He is guilty of something. A lot of somethings in fact. Of course there is no way for anyone else to know that.

She left the farmer an Emerald? I've got to volunteer to do something for Aravi sometime...

Whoa, dragon!! That was awesome! Yay, she Yol Toored him. Aravi looks great in the cloak! That was such a pretty shot of her face.

I love how Aravi backs away from Cicero. She can tell that he is not right! He cracks me up when Allek is with him. He once did his little clapping dance at a very inappropriate moment.

Oh, she left the farmer an emerald! Aravi is so sweet! This was a nice way to spend the rainy afternoon before… gulp. The Underforge.

Aravi has certainly come a long way. She has so much mojo now that the dragon fight went surprisingly well.

I’ll join the chorus liking Aravi’s jaunty new cape!

Cicero, eh? Sounds a bit familiar. I wonder if he is somehow related to Glarthir?

In the whole Cicero/wagon/farmer/emerald bit, every choice and decision that Aravi made was so wonderfully true to her nature. What a beautiful kitty she is.

@mALX: The cape was popular! Kharjo looks even better in my opinion with a cape over his Blades armor. All Aravi wanted to do was watch the sun rise and then a dragon attacks. I wanted Aravi to drop the coins that Cicero gave her in the farmer’s house but found that it is not allowed. You can put coins in containers, but not just drop them. Thanks mALX!

@SubRosa: The guards were actually standing on the bridge shooting arrows. Aravi was a little concerned about getting hit by one of them should they miss the giant dragon in between her and them. She heard an arrowhead striking a rock near her once, and found plenty of steel arrows in the dragon.

First chairs, now fire pits out to ruin Aravi’s tail!

As far as Aravi knows, Cicero was just a guy on the road that needed help. A strange guy that made her a little uneasy at times… Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: Aravi’s favorite shout by far is the fire breath. She needs to find the final word!

I can imagine Cicero doing his dance at many inappropriate moments. I’m wondering if Aravi’s going to tangle with that organization some more sometime.

The farmer is going to repair the wheel and put it on the wagon, sounds like a lot of work. So she gave him something for his trouble. Perhaps that wife of his will like it, or they can just sell it. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: The dragon fight was really short. I’ve actually added a mod since then to beef up the dragons some.

The capes are so cool! Kharjo looks especially good in a crimson cape with his Blades armor. You can say that about Cicero. They share quite a few similarities now that I think about it.

Those last two lines, Thank you so much!

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Aravi meets Skjor at the Underforge at night.

TIME: 7:25

I can't believe it, Aravi was able to exit the conversation! Maxical couldn't, I ended up having to load a save from before agreeing to meet with them. LOVED how Aravi kept watching the moon and then went for a healing "just in case" she was tainted by the offer somehow without her knowledge, lol. Awesome Vid!

Yikes! Aravi’s a Khajiit (as in c-a-t)! She doesn’t want anything to do with being a werewolf (as in d-o-g)! You really showed us her trepidation when she stepped into the underforge. She really and clearly wanted out of there! I was so relieved they didn’t try to force her. I wasn’t surprised she ran far away once outta there. . . . I can tell she was reminded of her vampire troubles.

Night hunting, and some time to be a cat. A mammoth! Thanks for showing me – I think they’re beautiful. I was so pleased Aravi sought some comfort in Mara. The distant wolf howls were ominous, weren’t they?

Gosh, Aravi couldn’t wait to get far away from those two! Nice catly leap over the wall. Her disquiet came through very well. It was very Aravi to seek some alone time out on the tundra. She is already a night hunter, and she doesn’t need to be made stronger by their beast blood. What a perfect time to receive a blessing from Lady Mara. The adventure videos are very fun to watch, but these character episodes are always my favorites.

Checking out Volunruud? I’ve never been past the first chambers. I wonder what’s in store for her inside!

I wonder if the magic the skyforge taps is older than Women too? Or Khajiit? Or Argonians?

There is a werewolf down there! I am with Aravi, I'd be backing up too! No thanks. Aravi is already a feline. Why would she want to be a canine?

The way Skryim handles werewolves was disappointing to me. Lycanthropy is supposed to be a curse, that transforms the afflicted into a ravenous monster who kills indiscriminately. But as is trendy in current pop-culture, they try to make them into superheros instead. The player can always control their transformations, and never just go berserk and kill at random. There are no negatives to it at all.

I don't blame Aravi for running out of there. I would too.

So now it is off to Volunruud. That is one I have actually done before!

@mALX: That must have been something they patched. She left town to be on her own for a while, and to think. She didn’t specifically go to the shrine to be healed; she just stumbled upon that shrine to Mara. Because she assisted Erandur, the priest of Mara in Dawnstar, when she touched the shrine she received a blessing. I roleplay that you have to be in a divine’s favor before you can receive blessings at their shrines. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: She absolutely doesn’t want anything to do with being a werewolf! She was more than a little freaked out when Farkas transformed on her, and then seeing Aela like that…

She always just assumed those distant howls were from the standard variety of wolf… Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: She definitely likes spending time alone when she is troubled. She has dragon blood already, she doesn’t need beast blood to be strong. I’m glad you enjoy these character episodes. They are the most challenging, but most rewarding videos to make.

Didn’t get in the door? Were you missing one of the weapons? Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa:
I wonder if the magic the skyforge taps is older than Women too? Or Khajiit? Or Argonians?
Don’t know, he only mentioned men.

I agree with you about how werewolves should have been handled. Some random transformations would be welcome, or even make them connected to the moons. Thanks SubRosa!

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Aravi enters Volunruud and finds a special locked door.

TIME: 9:09

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Books:

Heddic's Volunruud Notes

Mace Etiquette

I absolutely LOVED this dungeon, really enjoying going through it vicariously now "Aravi style!" - AWESOME VID!!!!

I love that journal at the very beginning. What danger could a few old corpses be? And a few feet away is the axe embedded in the stone floor...

I see Aravi is putting her bow to good use. I never thought of trying to shoot one of the pressure plates like that!

That was cool, bashing with the bow to gain time to change weapons. That Draugr Deathlord will be trouble though. She is one nasty customer. Oh noes, she disarmed Aravi with her first shot! I hate that. Aravi got back at her by breathing fire though.

I agree with Aravi's headshake after killing that deathlord. That was close. Ebony arrows! Those will work much better than those steel ones Aravi has.

Now with the second ceremonial weapon in hand, Aravi is off to face Evel Knevel!

Allek went in on official business, but he didn’t have to go past the very beginning side rooms. He left Marcurio at home for that trip since he was up to no good. No way was he going to explore on his own. He is a murderer, not a warrior like Aravi!

Aravi is good at spotting the not-entirely-dead. That urn was some tricky follower bait. Bump the urn, set off the trap.

Argh, disarmed!! Aravi had a snappy comeback, though. Then she ended the fight standing in a bunch of cobwebs. Ebony arrows, sweet!! Aravi has a nice bow collection.

This is a neat tomb, and it’s fun to watch Aravi conquer it on her own. I’m looking forward to what’s behind the special door. Tongue Chieftain sounds like there might be some yelling, and maybe even a Word!

A creepy dungeon. Aravi is very aware and cautious about traps and unseen dangers. She’s learned to be very cautious and prudent. Some nice one-shot arrow kills.

It looked like one of those lightning-using draugrs zapped his buddy in the back while trying to hit Aravi. Neat!

She brilliantly didn’t waste any time when disarmed. Just shouted right in that deathlord’s face! Woot!

Ugh. Any sort of puzzling stuff out to make progress, kicks my butt and I don't enjoy trying to figure it out. I’m glad Aravi had the patience to find that ceremonial axe to open the way. Very clever kitty!

@mALX: Swords and bow! Thanks mALX!

@ SubRosa: You would think a resident of Tamriel would know better than to enter an old tomb. The Deathlord was a lot of trouble. We found out the hard way that a single arrow from her can kill Aravi.

Evel Knevel I always thought the same thing! Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: Ah, I see. That completely makes sense then. Aravi’s a Khajiit so a locked door is kind of like a challenge.

Disarmed! That was a nasty surprise, but she still was dangerous! I’m actually very happy with how that part came out, it showed her quick thinking. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: She’s always been cautious, but she was even more so without Kharjo’s heavy armor to get between her and danger. Aravi recovered very well from being disarmed. She’s had practice in Cyrodiil though. The ax was hidden in plain sight. Took a while for us to figure out where it was. Thanks Acadian!

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Some screenshots of Aravi’s northern travels.

Outside of Dawnstar, on the coast. One and Two

With Kharjo, just outside the College of Winterhold.

I love the Sea of Ghosts. That first one of the coast is my favorite. You can just make out Winterhold in the distance.

Very nice! I like Two the best, with Aravi's tail neatly curled. It looks like she's having a serious conversation with Kharjo!

Brrr! Beautiful but very cold looking!

Like Grits, I love how Aravi’s tail is curled behind her.

The last one. . . just a couple of cool cats trying to figure out this magicky stuff.

Thanks so much for sharing these great screens!

These were all awesome shots, but my fave has to be #2 - not just Aravi's tail curled to the camera, but for the scenery - Awesome shots!

@SubRosa: The Sea of Ghosts sure is pretty. Thanks!

@Grits: I’ve had that pose mod for a while now, but I’m just now starting to put it to use. I love how the tail curls around too. Thanks!

@Acadian: The last one is my favorite. When this is done, Aravi’s going to want to go south for a while! Thanks!

@mALX: I took a ton of screen shots of her sitting on that rock trying to get the perfect balance of Aravi and scenery. Thanks!

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Aravi is defeated by Kvenel and then she is troubled by dreams when she returns to Breezehome.*

TIME: 12:05

*It wasn’t as hard to tell in the preview as it is in the final video, but in her dream she is a vampire.

**Short explanation of Aravi's decision in the video**

I couldn't tell she was a vampire, only that she attacked a roomful of ... urk! She fell !!! But when she returned, was that a dream too? GAAAAH! Now I'll get to see what I avoided so far, lol. This vid was AWESOME !!! Loved it !!!!

Looks like those ebony arrows will come in handy. Kneval was a tough fight when Tanit went up against him. I think I had to reload at least once. My did she slice and dice that Restless Draugr after the got hurt and had to retreat! I have never been able to strike that quickly when dual-wielding. I guess my trigger finger is not what it used to be...

So now Aravi wants to be a werewolf? I think I would have just gone back with Lydia instead. Or with Kharjo. Well, at least there are no downsides to be being a werewolf in Skyrim.

Your ability to literally show us what is going on is amazing – particularly since that is all we have to go by due to your video venue. Her wise decision to abandon a fight against Kvenel was clear. As was her trepidation in accepting lycanthropy.

I appreciate the brief explanation to help flesh out Aravi’s logic. Tragically, it makes sense for Aravi. I hope it rids her of the vampiric taint, and that the price of turning to the dog side is not too high for our kitty to bear in its stead.

Her night romp through the tundra was impressive! I must selfishly confess that I’m pleased you so brilliantly worked out a way to show us the path of the wolf in Skyrim!

That was weird, the burnt corpse looked like it was holding a scroll. What a scary escape from Kvenel the Tongue.

You really conveyed that Aravi’s decision was not made lightly. The beast blood should get rid of any lingering vampire, but she still did not seem thrilled about accepting it.

It looked like she had a good first run on the tundra, though. Poor chickens! They must be traumatized living so close to Jorrvaskr. Now we know why the Grey-Manes’ cow looks so nervous.

Aela’s comment about taking the blood of her foes must have been uncomfortable for Aravi. It was good to hear the reassurance that Aravi can control her beast blood rather than being subject to surprise transformations. Exactly as Acadian said, your ability to show what Aravi is going through is amazing. I look forward to seeing where this new path takes her.

Have you seen this mod? A Were-Panther would sound more appropriate for Aravi to turn into than a werewolf.

Explanation of the previous video:
When Aravi went to sleep, she had a dream of her vampire (the fragment of the disease that has been within her since before she left Cyrodiil, also the cause of all of her vampire nightmares) being killed by the werewolves. Werewolves are immune to disease, including vampirism. Accepting the curse of the werewolf will instantly cure all diseases and even a full vampire will be cured. Aravi decided to accept one curse to be rid of another.

@mALX: Hopefully it is now a little more clear. Aravi hadn’t turned into a vampire; only in her nightmares was she ever a vampire. The dream was symbolic of the end of the vampire problems she has had. It wasn’t very clear unfortunately. Thanks mALX! Werewolves (or I should say werecats) are a lot of fun!

@SubRosa: Kvenel outmatched Aravi and it was very close. If she hadn’t been slowed so much by the frost attack, I wouldn’t have applied the potion.

She did not accept lycanthropy to fight Kvenel, but to be rid of the vampire taint. I apologize that it wasn’t very clear in the video. I probably should have separated the two events into different videos. Lessons learned. She does actually go back to fight Kvenel later with Kharjo.

I looked at the screen shots for that mod you posted and it didn’t look like much of an improvement. I might try it. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: I’m glad the brief explanation helped you understand what happened. I’ll have to do better in the future though. Lycanthropy turns out to be a lot of fun and I’m very pleased to be able to show it. As you guessed, there is a price. Aravi will be relieved to be rid of the taint, but she may decide the price is too high. Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: I found out later that the burnt corpse is holding a scroll and it can be taken with enough maneuvering. It would have been handy.

The chickens! They were lucky Aravi didn’t want to stop running!

Aravi has control over her transformations, but she finds that she needs to let the beast out at times. It’s like a pressure that she can feel building. Thanks Grits!

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Aravi goes with Aela to combat a group of werewolf hunters.

Time: 12:36

“After Skjor charged in…” That’s when Jensa started running. She was not the brightest werewolf. A bit like Skjor.

Torture tools? Never saw those. That skeever was kind of cute, sniffing the air like the rats in Oblivion.

What an awesome fling of the Skinner guy! Whoa, Aravi seems to have embraced her beast self, but not without a cost. She did not seem happy to see those bodies she fed on.

On one hand she has Kharjo, the Blades, and the dragons, and on the other she's now a part of the Companions' fight. I wonder what she is going to do.

I loved this video! You showed a battle and internal conflict in the same one. Awesome!

The Silver Hand. Now there is a group of psychos that you do not need to be a werewolf to enjoy killing. I remember when Hrafn first came along them in their place southeast of Dawnstar. They make the Thalmor look civilized by comparison. Looks like Aravi and Aela's archery took care of business in the courtyard.

A good use of that Fear spell, combined with what I imagine was an arrow in the back from Aela. I never like using Fear spells in ES games, because it means you have to chase after the monsters to kill them. I got enough of that with necromancers in Oblivion, without using a spell. But when you have someone like Aela to shoot them down, I can see how useful it can be.

Oh, take that Charred Skeever Hide. It has a Cure Disease effect. Oh, I guess Aravi does not have to worry about that anymore.

They kill werewolves but keep skeevers as pets? What a bunch of loons!

Uh oh, there is one of those spike wall traps up ahead. I wonder if Aravi can lure the Silvers into setting it off? I love doing that. Oh too bad, they did not set it off when they ran past.

Neat, I see your cloak mod puts them on the NPCs as well.

Am I the only one who saw "Beast Form" and thought "Breast Form"?

They certainly do the werewolf transformation well. That was cool when she threw that guy across the room! The sepia tone it turns the screen might get old though.

I looked up silver weapons in the wiki a few days ago, and it turns out they do an extra 20 points of damage to vampires, werewolves, and undead. And you can still enchant them on top of that! So they are pretty impressive.

Oh yummy, eating guts.

Looks like Skjor did not make it.

Now I wonder if Aravi is having second thoughts? Was becoming a werewolf any better than a vampire?

It was neat seeing Aravi use a blade in one hand and spell in the other – a fun change.

As a fan of illusion, I like a short duration fear spell - the perfect chaser for a poisoned arrow. It can send a melee brute scrambling away just long enough to poison another arrow and draw your bow in time for him lumber back for a wash rinse and repeat.

Yikes! The feeding habits of werewolves look. . . messier than those of vampires.

Again, I’m so pleased that you are showing us how werewolves work! Aravi was doing some serious (Silver) Hand slapping. I take comfort in suspecting that she will somehow find the path to move beyond the way of the dog.

I couldn't have said it better. To me these were the two biggest impressions in this film. Aravi was Awesome as a beast, but the cost to her emotionally and mentally was evident at the end of the vid.

Awesome Vid !!!

@Grits: I wouldn’t say Aravi embraced her beast self, it just kind of took over. She has very little control when she is a beast. She was very sick after she changed back; she threw up all the meat the beast ate. Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa: I actually prefer the fear spell over the calm spell in Skyrim, it wears out fairly quickly and they come charging back into battle. Aela did well putting an arrow into that one’s back though.

Thanks for the tip on the Skeever hide. Hawk feathers are kind of like Oblivion’s mandrake root.

Aravi has some silver swords back at Breezehome. I knew they were good against undead, but I didn’t know they were that good. I tried to use a blacksmithing mod to make them upgradeable, but I couldn’t get the whole mod to work, so I just kept the weapons in storage. I can guarantee that Aravi is having second thoughts. She didn’t imagine eating people. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: Fear is good for thinning crowds too as you saw Aravi use it. It is fun to use a combination of spells and weapons. Aravi generally prefers using her swords though. With hotkeying, I’m sure you could keep someone going back and forth with a bow and spell.

When the werewolf fed, that wasn’t Aravi’s decision. That was all beast. You are right that she will be looking for a way out of this as well. Thanks Acadian!

@mALX: You are totally right about the cost. She took a risk and she knew it when she chose to accept the beast blood. She has very little control when she turns into a beast. She remembers vividly what she did as a beast, as well as the emotions she was experiencing as a beast. She enjoyed eating her prey as a beast, but it completely sickens her as a Khajiit. Thanks mALX!

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These are more screen shots of Aravi’s northern expeditions.

Aravi, alone in the tundra, warming up after a day of hunting.

Another expedition, this time onto the ice sheets to find something. She took Kharjo along.
One and Two

I love that second pic, where the light is bathing Aravi.

My favorite is the one called "One" - I picture her getting off on an icesheet in the middle of the Sea of Ghosts to come to grips with the werebeast in her.

All are Awesome shots !!

What wonderful screens. They so capture Aravi in a contemplative mode out on the tundra and ice fields. Thanks for sharing!

These are beautiful. I love the way the snow looks blurry in the first one. That has to be my favorite, even though I’m a sucker for the ones with Kharjo just being a friend.What great timing for some quiet screens.

@SubRosa: My favorite thing about that pic is the Sea of Ghosts behind her and the sky. Thanks!

@mALX: These pictures are nice and peaceful, if chilly. They do fit in well after the werewolf like you said. Thanks!

@Acadian: It fits what she’s going through now, even though this is significantly farther along in game from where we are now in the videos. Thanks!

@Grits: I really enjoy that first one as well. I can feel the solitude. She was the only soul for miles around just trying to keep warm. Thanks!

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Aravi returns to Volunruud with Kharjo.

Time: 3:01

After that she makes her way north, to a cave north of Solitude to fetch a stupid ax for a daedric lord.

Time: 8:27


The book:
Boethiah's Proving

Uh oh, when Aravi shouted at the end it showed someone other than Kharjo walking around !!! Urk !!!

This next one was something else! That dragon had a name! And that cave was URK! I was surprised there weren't more enemies in it though! Something tells me now that she grabbed the axe the place will go on red alert, lol.

Awesome Vids !!!

Back to even up the score with Evel Kneval! Excellent. There is nothing that tastes so sweet as vengeance upon a foe you were forced to retreat from earlier. I see he is still injured from their last fight too. That is interesting. I thought he would have healed up. I guess since the cell has not reset, that even the health of the surviving monsters did not as well.

Clever use of Bane of the Undead there. Especially since Kharjo was there to keep the baddies occupied while Aravi cast it. And Aravi made typical short work of that fetcher after that! I cannot believe how fast she can hit with those two swords.

That Frost Astronaut by the word wall must be a summoning. I think it expired just before Aravi shot at it. That means there must be a Draugr summoner back there.

That guy was the Boeithah cultist. That must make Aravi what, level 30? I think he is scripted to show up right after you level up. I never saw that finishing move that Aravi used on him. Kind of odd looking, even for the hollywood style fighting in this game.

Oh look, another Cliffracer dragon. I think having those things constantly appearing would drive me nuts. This one has a name at least. So it must have come out of a lair, rather than being a randomly spawning one. I think they should have just stuck with those named ones, and left the fully random ones out of the game.

I have never understood why the dragons land after you get them down to half their health. Wouldn't it make more sense for them to simply fly away to lick their wounds?

Stormcloaks on the road? I wonder what made them react so hostile? They never do that in my games.

Whew, a one hit kill on that flame astronaut. Aravi has certainly come a long way!

I was half-expecting to see the kill cam of Aravi slitting Lort's throat from behind. Not that he lasted much longer as it was!

Sorry, I forgot to post the book.

Boethiah's Proving

Wow, Aravi has excellent aim with her fire breath! That was very good timing with the frost atronach vanishing. He looked pretty scary up there. Nice, Aura Whisper is such a useful thu’um. Eep, what was that thing creeping around!! That was a horror movie moment.

The Boethiah cultist showed some poor judgment. That finishing move looks like it would be great against someone in heavy armor. Right down the neck. No surprise that Aravi was not interested in yet another daedric prince’s errands.

I love the way the dragons look on the ground. The way they walk on their wing knuckles looks quite sinister to me. With no front arms to pick up their prey, I think they sometimes land so they can use their jaws for a personal touch.

That Stormcloak lady was quite rude. For a second I thought Kharjo was going to attack her.

Nice staff! I remember Stenvar thoroughly icing Jensa with one of those. They had words. Luckily she is a Nord and had the Atronach Stone.

Plenty of adventure on the way to get that axe. These were a lot of fun!

Aravi’s been a busy cat! Nice to see her return and vanquish that foe. Was that a detect life effect she cast (or shouted?) near the end of the first vid?

A nice peaceful day of adventuring in the second vid. Well, except for the cultists, dragons, rude travelers, etc. She got the axe!

@mALX: At the end of the first one, that was just another draugr that Aravi killed in mere seconds. The cave was surprisingly small. That’s why I was thinking of just skipping that video. Nothing else happens after she grabs the ax; I just kind of ended it abruptly. Oops. Not my best video. Thanks mALX!

@SubRosa: Evel Kneval went much better with Kharjo around! I thought he’d have healed up too, that was a surprise. The dual power attack unleashes the flurry of strikes like that, Aravi’s supposed to be quick!

I don’t know what a cliff racer is like, but the dragons make for some fun fights, as long as they don’t die too quickly. I had to install a mod to make them tougher.

I don’t know why, but all the Cloaks react like that to Aravi. She didn’t join the Imperials or anything. Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: I must say, Aravi hasn’t used the Aura Whisper Thuum very much. She is generally thinking of offense when she thinks of using a Thuum. She has used it on occasion to good effect though.

A quick look at the book on the cultist made Aravi none too excited to meet this Daedra.

One of these days Aravi is going to treat those Cloaks the same way that Orc was. They were lucky she wasn’t in a poor mood.

I believe Kharjo has quite a bit of fun with the staff. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: It was a detect life Thuum. A peaceful day indeed! She got the axe, so that’s one Daedric errand done. Thanks Acadian!

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I had this done a few months ago, but it seems appropriate to share now with all the sceenshots of the cold tundra.

It was done by the same artist as the other Aravi picture. Her DA profile

I LOVE it !! Kharjo and Aravi !! Is that the same artist that does Katia? Awesome artwork !!!!!!!!