In that first pic, Kharjo has this look on his face that says: "This one is going to marry that one someday."

Aravi looks happy in the archery pic. Kind of a creepy happy, but happy!

Hot springs, aaaaww! Warm volcanic sands will do.

I love the archery one the best, though. Wow, what an expression, and earrings!! Very nice!

These are great!

What a beautiful shot of A&K in the hot spring!

Yup, I like that armor Aravi’s got.

The archery shot is my fave. Leave it to Grits and I to notice her new bling (earrings). The cool expression on Aravi’s face, perfect timing right after release of her arrow, the hauntingly lit sky and clouds – just beautiful!

@mALX: I was surprised and not at the same time that the archery pic was your favorite, if that makes any sense. The hot springs picture is my favorite, just because of the way Kharjo is looking at Aravi. Thanks mALX!

@SubRosa: I totally agree with you on that hot springs pic. Happy? Now that I look back at her face, she kind of does… Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: And I thought the hot springs one was going to be the most popular! Maybe I should have posted that other one! Yep, she’s got her earrings on! Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: She was shooting at some necrodudes in that last pic. I really like the look of the earrings now. I think Khajiit ears were made for ‘em. Thanks Acadian!

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Aravi leaves Kharjo in Whiterun and goes hunting on her own.

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Who was that man standing by the fire? Did Aravi talk to him? Is Aravi getting cold now (still)? Is that why she stood by that fire? I absolutely LOVE the stamina panting breathing!

I can no longer read the place on the screen where it tells the enemy she is facing - GAAAAH !!! That was AWESOME !!! She sure showed them !!! That lady said "you're as good as dead" as Aravi was tearing her throat out, ROFL !!! What a great camera angle you got on that !!!!

URK !! She killed a poor horse !!! GAAAAH !!! She took down a Mammoth bare handed !!! This vid is AWESOME !!! GAAAAH !!! I love it !!!!!!

Holy Crap !! She just killed a Whiterun Guard !!!!!! I was surprised she ran by the hot springs instead of washing the blood off.

The end - her pulling to a stop, breathing hard, and then the other wolves howling - that couldn't have been more perfect !!! Totally Awesome Vid, this is up in my all time fave vids !!!!!

That looks like the smuggler's den next to Whiterun. I like how when you open the chest, the rest of the bandits show up. Ancasta found that if you frenzy one of them, the other bandits appear just as if you opened the chest. Then if you open the chest after they are all dead, even more appear!

Whoa, she nearly got killed by that bandit mage!

It is weird how her invisible feet still glow from the muffle spell.

Ahh, so its wolf time. I suspect Aravi may have been planning on that all along, since she did not take Kharjo with her.

I wanted to laugh when that last bandit said "Your as good as dead!" as Aravi was ripping her throat out!

Wow, she even killed a mammoth!

She's declared war upon Whiterun too!

A nice night hunt into a beautiful sunrise. Then more night hunting. I could hear your fatigue mod in Aravi’s breathing! Then she put on her blue cat feet of stalking and went up to that cave. Ouch, a bit of a retreat is in order to heal up. How neat that we can see her by those blue feet when she’s invisible!

Uh oh! Bring out the big dog! I was so afraid she was going to kill the horse that went with the bandit wagon. I was relieved that it had run off. Eeep! Poor horse. Oh noes, even the mammoth went down. Wow!

After dispatching the bandits like dog food, Aravi's killing spree that spared neither beast nor guard was sobering and really drives home the indiscriminate downside of being a werewolf. What a cool surprise as she transformed back into our kitty while running. When she stopped to contemplate things under the night sky with the backdrop of howling wolves, it was very haunting.

As ever, your composition choices of what to include and how much were spot on. Great job!

Wow, this was an awesome video! What a ride from Aravi’s solitary night hunt on the plains until sunrise, to the brush with death against the bandits, and then the werewolf going completely out of control!

That guy beside the road looked like a skooma dealer. If he was, I’m sure Aravi scared him too much for him to want to share her fire. Aravi can really move with her bow drawn, nice! That was a fun hunt.

Wow, that smuggler mage nearly ended her!! Excellent strategic repositioning. Even in such dire straits, the little glowy feet were adorable. Had Kharjo been along, I’m sure the retreat and then wolf it option would not have been on the table.

Ah, the sweet taste of bloody revenge. Oh no, horsey! Oh no, mammoth! Oh no, GUARD!!

What an awesome werewolf rampage! The beast is a real danger to Aravi, as well as to Whiterun’s finest. Did Aravi get the upper hand and run away before she killed the guards? It looked like the one she mauled had a shred of life left, and since she changed back while she was running, it made me think she might have gained some ground on the beast. That was tremendous, she sprinted until she couldn’t run another step. As Acadian said, that was a haunting moment when she looked back at Whiterun with the wolves howling.

This is a great video, definitely a favorite!!

@mALX: Grits got it, he was a skooma dealer. Aravi leaves them alone but doesn’t associate with them. Khajiit already have a bad reputation with that.

The wolf tearing out the throat is one of the ‘kill cams’ you can get in wolf form. Yeah, the wolf followed that poor horse. I totally didn’t see the mammoth or the guards though. That was kind of scary. She didn’t actually kill the guard, she sent him flying and he fell out of the tower, barely survived. The springs weren’t hot by the way. Very chilly. Glad you liked the ending, that made my day! Thanks mALX!

@SubRosa: That’s the place. Aravi’s learned that she needs to be farther away from civilization when she lets the wolf out. The way I play it, she can technically choose when and where she turns, it’s just that the longer she goes without transforming, the more she needs to transform. I also play it like the wolf is almost a totally different entity. That might be Aravi’s wolf form, but Aravi herself has very little control over it. It is a hungry beast that wants nothing more than to feed.

I did laugh when the bandit yelled. Who does she think is going to avenge her?

I had to save before the wolf launched itself at the mammoth. I had no idea how that was going to turn out. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: I thought it was so cool (and cute! ) that you could see her blue feet running away.

I knew you weren’t going to like it that the wolf followed the horse, but that’s what it did when it was done eating bandits. It probably wasn’t very noticeable, but she started to turn back while she was attacking the guards, which is why she was able to pull away. I’m happy you liked the end as well. Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: I’m sure if Kharjo was with, the retreat wouldn’t have been needed. He’s that awesome! I thought the glowing feet were adorable too.

You are completely right about the wolf being totally out of control. Aravi learned something very important from this really close call. Those guards would have killed the wolf had she not started to transform back. None of the guards were killed, Aravi wouldn’t have forgiven herself if that happened. She didn’t actually gain ground as you said, she just started the process of transforming back while she was attacking. At that point, something in her mind told her that this was very wrong and she was able to tear herself away and run. I’m very happy you liked how I ended the video. Thanks Grits!

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Through flames. Anyone know where she’s at? Hint: it’s somewhere in Riften!

Examining a nightshade at an abandoned alchemist’s shack

Talking with a wise traveler

Are you ready?
Light!

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"Through flames" - my guess is the Rataway !!! I love that screen, great shot of Aravi's face !!! "Are you ready" was my second fave - LOVE that armor !!! All great shots, those two blew me away !!!


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Do I know where Aravi is in that first screen? Of course, silly! She’s right next to Karjo!

The nightshade look nice in Skyrim.

I love the colors in that ‘Talking with a wise traveler’ screen.

And Aravi has her ‘kini top on! Woot!

The alchemy shop in the Ratway! I love their fireplace.

Great to see Aravi is enjoying the relative warmth of the Rift. The colors and light in these are beautiful!

Are You Ready has to be my favorite. I just love how the firelight shines on her. Hmm, still two tents I see. Kharjo is a real gentleman!

I never would have guessed that Through the Flames pic. I do love the art style of those ancient, decrepit bricks. The Midden is like that too. It gives you the impression that the place is incredibly old, and falling apart.

Maiq! I love the colors and shadows in that pic. He is a lot more interesting in Skyrim than Oblivion. He usually would not talk to my Oblivion characters at all. On those few occasions I was able to actually find him. He turns up everywhere in Skyrim!

That last pic was my fave, with the colors of the night sky, and Aravi bathed in the firelight.

@mALX: Grits got it, it’s the alchemy shop in Riften. I love that armor too, it’s a modded set and it fits the game perfectly. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: Lol! You are right of course; she’s not often very far from him. The Rifen area is nice and warm, so Aravi will get plenty of time in her ‘kini top! Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: You got it! I didn’t even know that place was there until recently. Aravi and Kharjo shared one big tent for a while, but it weighed 30 lbs! The little tents weigh 10 lbs each so they are using them. I’m happy Aravi and Kharjo are finally getting down to the Rift! Thanks Grits!

@SubRosa: I love Maiq! I just plain prefer Skyrim’s Khajiit over those in Oblivion. When I play Oblivion again, it’s going to be difficult going back to those Khajiit. I wonder if someone will mod the Khajiit to look like Skyrim’s? I can dream.

I found that the Shout the Greybeards teach you to get to the top of the mountain will change the weather wherever you are. Aravi triggered those beautiful auroras. Thanks SubRosa!

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When Aravi talked to the leader of the Greybreards, Paarthanax the dragon, he told them that they would need an Elder Scroll to learn the shout to defeat Alduin. Aravi and Kharjo are making their way back to Skyhaven Temple to ask one of the Blades, Esbern, where they might find an Elder Scroll. They get side tracked at a mine.

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Ah, the Sinkhole. I sort of remember that one.

So a regiment is going to come and clean it out? Perhaps Richard Sharpe and his Chosen Men of the 95th Regiment?

Dawnbreaker. Aravi certainly has picked the right tool for this job. Those Draugr are easy to see even in the dark, thanks to their glowing eyes.

Whoa, that was weird how Kharjo just appeared in front of her. I guess the game finally decided to teleport him closer after Aravi went down into the pit.

Whew, those Draugr Scourges were tough to take down!

That Death Overlord almost got Aravi! He took at lot of killing to put down.

Oh darn, there is another one of those pesky dragons. But in the end, there can be only one.

Neat, Kharjo is going Two-Axes now.

Aravi and Kharjo do a good job clearing that mine of undead. Then a surprise dragon! Kharjo really has a tough job holding those dragons by the nose (and teeth) while Aravi rails the tar out of them from the sides. I guess he can’t complain that she never takes him somewhere warm.

Still loving Kharjo's cape!

I wonder if it's scripted to have a dragon encounter when you come out of the sinkhole. Had one on two different characters and the Aravi did herself... Hmm...

I see Aravi didn't fall for the obvious lever trap, good for her!

Silly kitty needs to let the big and heavily armored kitty go first.

Oh, I remember this place! Jensa and Stenvar went through not long ago, and they had a dragon attack afterward, too! When Stenvar jumped down like Kharjo did, he got a little taste of Jensa’s steel. Oops.

That hawk sound at the beginning while the guy is telling Aravi that the mine is closed is what I’ve been hearing for days in my garden. The baby hawks have fledged, and they’re in the trees right by the house crying all day! If I didn’t have headphones for the video, I would have thought that was coming from outside.

Kharjo’s cape did look especially cool in this episode, as did Aravi’s when we could see it. Very cute when Aravi seemed to think, what does the third lever do? No, spikes! Don’t try it.

Oh, that Death Overlord was tough! When he came through the mist and I could see those tall horns, it made me nervous. Then Aravi out-Shouted him!! Awesome! Very scary when she has to break for a healing spell with so little health. Tripping over a deer skull might be fatal at that point! Ebony war axe, score! Maybe Kharjo could use a backup.

That fire dragon was beautiful! When it lashed its head like that, I thought it had Kharjo!! He gets right in those jaws with his axes.

All this happened between walking down one hill and up another. Just a little stroll through the Reach. A fun side trip to watch!

Your Draugrs are a LOT more powerful than mine, that must happen at higher levels - whew !! I've never been in this mine, not sure if I've found it yet! (it may be one of the 15 I've missed, lol). OOH! A ring called "Hands of Death !!! Never mind, it was "Ring of Deft Hands." ROFL !!! I went back and paused the vid, ROFL !!!

That dragon looked like it had Kharjo in his mouth and was shaking him like a rag - then suddenly it had ice shards sticking out of it and I knew Kharjo had made it through, lol.

Awesome Vid !!! I have to find that pit !!

@SubRosa: If Richard Sharpe was en route, he’s going to be disappointed!

Dawnbreaker put on a good show I think. It would have been nice if Aravi had a silver sword, but this was before she stared carrying one. Instead of teleporting him, I like to think that he finally got the courage to imitate Aravi’s leap down. Kharjo going dual axes was a neat surprise for me. Thanks Subrosa!

@Acadian: Your comment about someplace warm made me laugh. Poor guy gets that unpleasant job, but at least he’s well protected to do it! I totally agree with you on the cape, it look awesome on him with that armor. Thanks Acadian!

@liliandra nadiar: Welcome back! I think you are right about the scripted event, judging on the other posters and our experiences. Aravi knows she should let Kharjo go first, but she still feels protective of him. Lol. Thanks liliandra!

@Grits: Poor Stenvar! Aravi probably would have smacked him too, he’s the creepy guy right?

The capes look so cool, especially with Kharjo’s heavy armor. Yep, she avoided the poke this time! I was proud of Aravi when she took his shout head on and sent him flying with her own! I think everyone thought the dragon had Kharjo, I certainly did. Thanks Grits!

@mALX: Aravi is getting fairly high in levels. When you do the main quest you are almost guaranteed to go past that place unless you take the carriage to Markarth and travel from there, and even then you might hit it. Hands of death! what would that ring do? Sounds like it could be cool! I think one of the unfortunate guards was shook and thrown, thanks goodness it wasn’t Kharjo! Thanks mALX!

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Aravi talks with Esbern at Skyhaven Temple and learns where she needs to go from there. Then while traveling she’s drawn into a fight with the forsworn.

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I let the Hagraven go, she ran ahead in the crypt and took down all the enemies except Petra - great loot !!! The fight was too dark for me to see what was going on, but I LOVED the frenzy spell Aravi used to wear Petra down first !! Awesome vid !!

Whoa, what happened to Esbern's voice when he was telling Aravi to go to the College of Winterhold? Was that the voice fix that I remember floating around when the game was first released, because of a bug with his voice files that made the main quest impossible to finish?

Blind Cliff Bastion. It sounded like Aravi was hocking up a giant spit when she used that aura shout!

Petra and Melka. I can understand Aravi shaking her head. She sounds like she is looking for her... precious... Still, she can be handy in a fight.

She shoved her sword right up that Forsworn's butt!

There is Petra. A little Frenzying never hurt no one. Except that forsworn that Petra killed... Uh oh, here come the fireballs. How did she get down on the ground level? Well, no matter, Aravi made short work of her once she got those twin blades out, as always.

I thought I was hearing things wrong so didn't bring it up, lol. That was an odd voice change there, lol.

That scene up on the mountain after talking with Esbern was epic. The music sounded the wonderful music from Oblivion!

Gollum (from ‘The Hobbit’)! “Prittie! Let me out kind, kind meat!” The ole headshake was just the right answer methinks!

I’m so glad Aravi can see her world as pink glows now!

I was so sure the curious cat would activate that third handle in the row of three, even after the door was opened. I was wrong!

I bet she was out magic-gunned by that Petra. Aravi was really wise to not try and trade spells, opting for what she’s best at. Steel to flesh FTW!

Another wonderful KC production!

That was a beautiful day at Sky Haven Temple. I love how the mountains look with the mist. It was neat to hear Esbern talking about his dream.

Ugh, Hagravens. Melka didn’t do a very good sales job, calling Aravi “flesh” and “meat.” Oh, Petra jumped down and went after Kharjo! I couldn’t tell, was that a decapitation?! It made me think of what Vilja used to say, “You leave my friend alone!” Aravi charged in like Savlian!

Aravi's versatility was really on display here. Figuring out the traps, stealth, Calm, a little well-timed Frenzy, archery, and then two blades for the finish. Yay!

@mALX: Aravi wasn’t comfortable with letting someone that was safely locked in a cage out when they were referring to her as ‘flesh’ and ‘meat.’ The Khajiit night eye isn’t perfect, there are times where it is too bright to use and almost too dark to not use. Thanks mALX!

@SubRosa: I don’t know why his voice was different, but it didn’t break any quests.

Aravi didn’t trust the hargraven. Better to leave her in the cage than to have two hargravens to worry about.

Withdrawing the sword I must admit did look pretty awkward… I think that was meant to be in the lower back, but Aravi is smaller than a normal Khajiit. Her hands clip into tables and such when she’s using furniture.

I was rather proud of Aravi’s quick work on the final hargraven. Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: I love that scene too! She was up there quite a while after she talked to Esbern, it was so peaceful.

If you want someone to help you, don’t make them feel like food! Aravi already knew what that third lever did, so no need to pull it.

I think even trying to trade arrows with Petra would have ended poorly, and Aravi quickly closed in to do what she does best. Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: I think Aravi would like to join them up on that mountain. The area is just beautiful. Unfortunately, the blades are treating the Dragonborn like a foot soldier and sending her off to collect more stuff. I feel like the hierarchy has been inverted.

You are absolutely right about Melka, she had a very slim chance of getting out of there at the start, and she destroyed that too with her wording. It was not a decap, it was a stab of some type. I loved your mentioning of Vilja and Sav. Thanks Grits!


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Aravi and Kharjo have been in the Rift as of late. They’ve explored quite a bit of territory over the course of a week (in game).

In the northern reaches of the Rift, on the border of Eastmarch. High Hrothgar and the Throat of the World are visible. Windhelm, a city she’s yet to visit, was in view also, but not in that picture.

Farther south, they found a large cave to explore. Inside, they were attacked by six bears at once. Aravi’s fast blades and Kharjo’s strong armor allowed the two of them to come out unscathed, and Kharjo seems to be surprised and thrilled.

Taking a day out of exploring the more dangerous areas, Aravi swims in the warm waters of the lakes and rivers west of Riften.

Sometimes a fight is unavoidable, and while she was exploring the woods near the bank of the river, she and Kharjo had to drive off some of the wildlife.

Her day of exploring and swimming ended with a chilly rainstorm near Ivarstead. Kharjo has spotted the inn. There are warm fires and friendly faces inside.

These two are my absolute faves in the set, and I can't pick one over the other between them - All Awesome shots though !!!

And GAAAAAH !!! Aravi has a posing mod !!!

I love the grey colors in the Kharjo and bears one. He rocks that ebony armor! And Aravi swimming! She looks like she’s having a blast.

But my favorite is the rainy one with the torches. It really looks like Kharjo has just turned his head to suggest the inn.

Great screens! Love Aravi sitting atop that mountain. And Kharjo looks so good in that heavy armor! Oh and the swimming one is so neat. Wow, what a great capture getting Aravi with an arrow halfway between her quiver and bow!

The last one at night is amazing. Whether Aravi realizes it or not, A&K are a beautiful couple.

Like the others, I love that second pic, of Kharjo grinning in his ebony armor. He looks like just caught a tuna in the nearby water!

Aravi looks happy in her swimming pic. A very cleverly framed shot too I might add, as it still leaves everything to the imagination. One of the things I like best about version 1.6 is that they got rid of the green fogging underwater, and now you can see crystal clear.

That mid-loading pic is so neat! I have never seen that before.

@mALX: Good choices. I love the way those two turned out. Yep, there’s been a posing mod out for a while now. Thanks mALX!

@Grits: I think that picture of Kharjo is one of my favorite screenshots of all time. The thing Aravi misses most about Cyrodiil is the warm water! Glad you like the torches screen, I liked the lighting. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: I was expecting the archery one to be your favorite, but I should have known better! Thanks Acadian!

@SubRosa: He does look like that in the second pic!

Aravi loves swimming, cat stereotypes aside. Part of how I got that picture was I zoomed the camera way out so it was still above the water before freezing the scene. It looks slightly different that way, and I think it makes looking up at the surface from below very pretty.

I hadn’t seen that loading animation like that before either. That was an exercise in timing. Thanks SubRosa!

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Aravi and Kharjo start making their way to Winterhold, but don’t get very far before running into a problem on the road. So much for resting at the little town.

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If Aravi has tiger blood (and not in a Charlie Sheen kind of way) then it would make sense that she likes the water. My Freya does not especially like water, but she does not mind it either. She will sit on the rim of the tub when I take a bath and her tail will fall into the water. She does not bat an eye. Or she will stand directly under me as I dry off, with water dripping all over her, and not move an inch.

I love how with 1.6 you can be underwater and look up to see the mountains and trees through the water. That is one of the coolest things of the newest version.

Looks like Aravi found Karthwasten, and the good old Silver Bloods. I hated them the moment I met them. One of the things I like about the mine quest is that you can either go in and kill everyone, or you can talk the mercs out of there. However you want to play it.

She Fus'ed him! That really did have me laughing out loud! Aravi does rock! Well, that did not take long. What is that weird spell with the red effects that Aravi was using? Was that a fear spell? It looks like it blows up, which has me confused.

That was a weird fight on the road past Dragon Bridge. Was that a Stormcloak that ran past? I ran into one of those Wood Elf baddies who summons a flame astronaut with Andraste a few nights back. Where Calm does not work, trust your Ebony Bow!

Am I the only one who sees the name Morthal and thinks Morthal Kombat!!!

I always liked Jarl Idgrod's outfit.

Simple pleasures – I was struck by hearing a fly buzzing around a couple times; how neat!

I agree that Aravi rocks! After her first opening fight, I liked how she used Kharjo and they worked for a time as a classic tank / archer-mage team.

Nice shooting by A&K vs that wood elf.

Oooh! An arson/homicide whodunit for Agent Aravi to solve!

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Loved the mine mini-quest !!!

That is so odd that the man on the road just said "Wood Elf" !!!! Was he really an enemy?

What the heck Jarl is that? I've never even heard of her !!!

I noticed your natural cold reaction mod in action, that was pretty cool !!

This was a very interesting vid - I love the radiant quests in this game! Awesome vid !!!

This is so cool, King Coin. You truly capture the images of Aravi and her escapades through Skyrim. I honestly was able to look at the other images as well and I love it. Kharo and Aravi=lovers? I loved the confrontation between the nasty bird-women, the Hagravens.

This one I like too. I enjoy the fact that Aravi is not your regular slay everyone and destroy everything type of person we sometimes come across. She's too cute and modest for that.

I always think of Khajiit catlike qualities as more tigerish than housecatly, so Aravi’s swimming seems perfectly natural to me!

Wow, Aravi knows how to stand up to a bully! Atar was dealt with, all right. I’ve read that the advanced Illusion spells have an area effect, but I could not have imagined how Frenzy looks when you cast it. That is really neat. Like Acadian said, Aravi and Kharjo’s teamwork was a delight to watch.

I’m surprised that flaming Stormcloak didn’t get involved in the road faceoff. That was some good shooting.

Ah, Morthal. It’s polite to check in with the Jarl, but they always have something that needs doing! I like Jarl Ravencrone for some reason. Maybe it’s her very cool outfit. I think of this quest whenever I find a burned out house somewhere. Lots of sad stories to tell. I like how you started this one at the end of the video. I'm already looking forward to what happens next!

@SubRosa: What kind of cat is Freya? She sounds adorable!

Aravi intended to go in there and talk them out, but when he threatened her like that, she lost her temper. The spell was supposed to be a fear spell, but I screwed up and it was frenzy.

I think it was a stormcloak that ran past. So much for the proud Nord warrior getting rid of the elves. A flame astronaut! Thanks SubRosa!

@Acadian: The buzzing fly was introduced by a mod. I’m glad you liked it, I use it for the same reason you liked. I didn’t realize it at the time, but you are right, they worked as the classic team that time. Thanks Acadian!

@mALX: The wood elf was an enemy. Aravi’s been attacked the most by that enemy, but she’s been attacked by a high elf, an imperial, and a Breton. I think the wood elves still have something against Khajiit after their wars with each other. Thanks mALX!

@LL: Thanks! Kharjo and Aravi are not yet lovers, but they are about as close as they can get without being lovers. Aravi is slow to accept a mate due to some past experiences, but she’ll come around eventually. I’m glad you think she’s cute, I think Skyrim Khajiit are perfect! Thanks LL!

@Grits: She was not in a good mood that day, she wanted to talk them out of the mine, but when he threatened her, she lost her temper. I thought she had Fear ready, not Frenzy, so that’s why it wasn’t very effective. Oops.

This one turns out to be a very interesting quest. Thanks Grits!


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Aravi goes to the burned house and finds someone still there.

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Just a note about the ending, Aravi finds the door locked and decides to come back at another time rather than breaking in. She’s diplomatic!

Freya is a high-tech computer cat. She is also ninja kitty, wild barbarian cat, writing kitty, and Lazor Cat!

I have never understood where Bethesda got the atronach name. It looks like astronaut to me. So that is what I always think.

So Aravi is going to investigate the burned down house. It's a ghost! Given all the horror movies/games whose main villain is a little girl, she is not exactly a comforting figure.

I see Aravi has really built up her Illusion tree. Taking that Ranger perk for archery will be a big help though. It always annoys me that the player character is the only one in the entire world who moves slowly with a drawn bow.

That was a simply lovely view of the night sky when Aravi went back looking for the little girl ghost.

And Aravi found a not so little girl! The big boom shows that she was vampire.

Now I guess it is time to go search Alva's house. Yep.

GAAAAH !!! I LOVE this vid !!! I'll have to find and do this quest when I play next, AWESOME !!!! Great vid !!!

And Agent Aravi continues to sleuth the whodunit! Gosh the game did a nice job with the ghost girl. This is a very neat quest so far!

On the subject of the atronachs, it does sound a little space age-ish; I would have expected the term golem.

For SubRosa – so nice to see some more snappies of your beautiful black and white familiar!

I like this quest a lot. Aravi is a great choice to solve Morthal’s mystery. I can really imagine her quietly talking to the townspeople. Little Helgi’s appearance is quite a surprise. She has great lines. Shiver-inducing but not too specific.

Clues! Wow, Dawnbreaker says: undead! That was neat. How funny, Aravi didn’t break in! She really is awesome. After all, she's been entrusted with uncovering the truth, and that is not a licence to bust down the door and start swinging steel around.

I liked the tune that bard was playing, and the night sky was beautiful! In all of my hours, I have only seen the blue and purple aurora once. Good catch!

Gosh, I really like this video!

@SubRosa: Kitty! Freya is cute! Thanks for sharing!

At least in this one, the little girl isn’t the antagonist. The idiot came running up the hill and found the vampire and his babbling drowned out what the little girl said. I did that one a couple of times and he interrupted each time. Thanks SubRosa!

@mALX: It is an excellent quest, I had a lot of fun with it. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: I’m glad that the little girl wasn’t the evil one like SubRosa mentioned. I had a lot of fun with this quest. Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: You are so right! I wasn’t expecting a ghost in the house, and you know something terrible happened to the little girl, but she doesn’t understand. Aravi tries to be diplomatic when she can, but she finds in this next video that the house is never unlocked. Thanks Grits!


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Aravi tries to get into Alva’s house again.

9:15

Alva’s Journal


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I wrote this scene to take place after this video and before the next. Because it was pretty short (less than 800 words), I decided to pair it with a video instead of posting it on its own.

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“I want to do this myself.”

“You can’t, this one will not allow it!”

Aravi looked at Kharjo, her eyes wide ears perked forward in surprise, then her ears flattened and she narrowed her green eyes. She stated in a firm, clipped tone: “I will do this myself. You can either stay here” she pointed at the table they were seated at in the Moorside Inn, “or you can return to your caravan” her finger pointed to the door.

Kharjo ignored her ultimatum and pressed on: “You can’t take an entire clan of vampires by yourself. This one does not care if you hunted them in Cyrodiil. You do not know how many there will be in this cave! This one goes with you. You can’t force him to wait here while you are devoured! ”

“You will not follow me.”

“And why not?” he demanded, his voice rising again. “This one has fought vampires at your side before. Why is this any different?”

He saw Aravi cast an annoyed glance around the inn. His outburst must have attracted attention. Kharjo didn’t care.

“Because you will be killed if you go along. If not in the fighting, then when it ends. You will be infected with the disease. A small dose is easy to cure like any other disease but you will be infected many times over and a spell or potion will not be enough to save you.”

“This one will accept that risk like before.”

“I will not. This is different. There is an Ancient here; a vampire of enormous power that has lived hundreds of years.”

“What of you? You plan on suicide?”

“I know how to fight these monsters. I’ve destroyed clans like this before in Cyrodiil without help and this time I have Dawnbreaker” she said referring to the magical sword she received from a Daedric Lord, Meridia, which is especially potent against the undead.

Kharjo was doubtful, but he continued to his next point. “And then you will catch the disease and turn into a vampire.”

Aravi said in a quiet voice, “my blood will not allow the disease to take hold.”

Confusion, then realization swept through him. “Dovakiin?” he asked in a whisper, conscious of her preference to keep it secret.

“Yes. It protects me from the disease. I cannot be turned into one because of it.”

Kharjo looked down at his armored hands flat on the table. The ebony that encased them might as well have been wool for what good it did him against this foe. It wards off blows better than anything he’s worn before, but these particular vampires did not need to touch him. They could rip into his blood and consume it from a distance, unimpeded by his heavy plate armor. It frustrated and scared him. Almost as much as the small Khajiit woman sitting across from him, wearing nothing stronger than leather, going to fight them alone. His hands were clenched and he forced himself to relax.

“You shouldn’t go. Even if you can’t be turned, they’ll still kill you. You are the Dragonborn, you already have to kill dragons, leave this nest of vampires for someone else.”

“Who else is there? Those guards? That ridiculous Nord claiming to be the best warrior? You saw his equipment.” Her ears were flat again.

“This one does not know!” he said in exasperation. “Don’t go.”

Aravi didn’t say anything. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Then Aravi started to get up.

“Don’t go” Kharjo said and grabbed her hand.

Aravi paused, gave his hand a small squeeze, and then slipped from his grasp. Kharjo didn’t move. When he heard the door open behind him he said “If you do not come back, this one will go get you.”

He almost thought she had left before he heard her speak.

“Thank you.”

The door closed.

Kharjo looked at his moon amulet, given to him by his mother when he was just a cub. Stolen by bandits and recovered by a stranger in an unexpected act of kindness. He’d offered his service to this stranger. She’d taken it. As they traveled she took something from him without either of them realizing it. He felt a dull pain in his chest with each heartbeat. He sat alone for what felt like hours, the Nords giving him a wide berth when they passed his table. He had no idea how much time passed since she left, but he felt it was too long.

He got up and went to her.

Aww, but they make such a cute couple.

And here we start with Alva the hottie seductress of men. A pity we cannot marry her in the game, though I found her history and Movarth's influence quite fascinating. That was an epic battle with the forest dragon in the video( I didn't even realize they had those ). Kharjo seems to have a true relationship with Aravi and seems genuinely concerned about her safety, and she is in turn is brave to face the vampires at his chagrin. This will be interesting.

Let the hunt begin!

Refreshing to see two khajiiti friends brave the fangers!

2 dragons! Looks like she only got one though.

The new journal format makes it hard for my (blind bat) vision to see what spell Aravi used on that guy after she broke into Alva's house, or see his status. Was he an enemy? Did she assault him? I thought it was funny how she scurried downstairs right after that.

LOVED the journal, thank you for including that as a link - that tells a whole lot, lol. Awesome Vid!

I didn't know the Dovakin could not get vampirism !!

OMG, this write was HUGE !!! You captured Kharjo's personality so well, and all Aravi's cat-like ear and eye positions. I absolutely LOVE this chapter you wrote !!! Kharjo's heart - Awesome Write, KC !!!!!!!!!

Great vid. A surprise dragon fight – and two of them! I wonder what happened to the second one. . . unless Aravi scared it so badly it turned into a mudcrab.

So Alva is a vampire. That journal was pretty damning. Poor Aravi. . . she thought she left all that behind in Cyrodiil.

And a written bonus! You really capture the Aravi and Kharjo we know and love so well with your words. Their concern for each other comes through loud and clear. Superbly done!

That cat webcomic is so true!

A dragon attack on the city! I was not expecting that. I never see that kind of thing in my games. How many arrows did Aravi put into that thing? Twenty? Finally that thing is on the ground. Now that Aravi has her swords out, this will not take much longer. There can be only one...

That was kind of funny in the next scene, when the two guards were gawking over the dragon's skeleton!

A good use of the Calm spell in Alva's house. Riddick Eris just did this same quest, and she used her daggers instead...

I actually read the story part first. It looks to me like Aravi is planning on going all werewolfy in the vampire's lair to me. It also looks like Kharjo is becoming quite attached...

Whoa, two dragons! I do enjoy a nighttime dragon fight. What kind of Shout do you think it was using? I’m sure it was not fun for Aravi to have them blowing up around her, but they looked really neat! That was very close at the end. Yikes!

That was kind of Aravi to Calm Hroggar while she was gathering clues. Turns out he’s a victim, too. Jarl Ravencrone does not mince words.

I love the scene with Kharjo! As Acadian said, their characters and feelings for each other came through beautifully. I was so pleased to see how much Kharjo respects Aravi. He had all of the right arguments, but of course she went anyway.

So, I think it’s her beast blood that will keep the vampire disease away, even though she said it’s the dragon business. I wonder if Kharjo is going to see a wolfy surprise at the lair.

She has his heart!!

@LL: Thanks. Eventually Aravi and Kharjo will couple, but that needs some more time.

The forest dragon was added by a mod I’m running that both strengthen the dragons and puts some new ones in the game. I think Kharjo’s had his eye on Aravi for a while now, but that’s the first time I was really able to demonstrate his feelings for her. Thanks LL!

@mALX: The other dragon disappeared sometime during the fight with the first.

The guy in the house was hostile and Aravi used a calm spell on him. I’m not sure if she incurred a bounty doing any of that or not. The jarl didn’t seem to mind.

I’m glad you enjoyed the written portion and that my novice efforts are readable. Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: The second dragon must have flown off. I wonder if it was Alduin making an appearance… Aravi’s definitely not escaped the vampires. It seems that where ever she goes, there will always be the blood sucking parasites.

And thank you for your kind words on the written portion. I’m happy it came out as well as it did. Thanks Acadian!

@SubRosa: That attack was a surprise! I don’t know how many arrows she used, but I’m not as good a shot in Skyrim as I was in Oblivion. Aravi’s better than that. Whenever you down a dragon all NPCs nearby always run over to it to gawk.

You said it twice before I believe. “Someday I’m going to marry that girl.” Thanks SubRosa!

@Grits: I have no idea what that shout was, but I’m sure it was one that is unique to that mod I’m using. That was really close, which is why Aravi usually goes for the side or the wings. She felt badly that she was breaking into Hroggar and Alva’s home, so that’s why she was careful to calm him. If someone busted into her home at night, she’d react poorly too.

I’m so glad their feelings came through, that is what I was and am most nervous about when writing. It’s easy to just write, but not easy to cultivate those emotions. Aravi was decided before she went to Kharjo so he was bound to lose that argument. Thanks Grits!

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Aravi goes to Movarth's cave to deal with him and his followers. Alone.

10:09

Dear gods, was that Kharjo at the end? Holy Crap !!! That scared the crap out of me, BUSTED !!! URK !!! Totally AWESOME Vid !!!! Holy Psijic Crap what a vid !!!!! Awesome !!! Now I'm scared for Aravi when Kharjo finds her, Urk !!!! Oh SH__T !!!!!

I see the posse got there before Aravi. The brave posse. Well, not exactly brave.

Ugh, spiders. I have modded them out of my game. I found skeevers in that first room instead.

That is what I expected. Aravi is going to use her Breast Form against those vampires. Wow, how differently this plays out compared to how I just did it with Eris. Where she sneaked through and backstabbed them all one at a time, Aravi just goes all balls furballs out and eats them!

"You're nothing!"
Slap, slap, slap!

And Kharjo arrives to view the carnage. Good thing he did not get there a few minutes earlier!