Monday, August 28, 2006

31 - Alexander - Journeyman:

The journey to Anvil was indeed long, although I stopped at the Imperial City on the way, hoping to talk again with Brother Andrew. Unfortunately the temple was deserted, and none would admit to know anyone by his name. I left slightly bemused, but with nothing else to occupy me in the city I simply continued onwards.

The roads cannot be considered safe - certainly for simple citizens - for I suffered from several bandit attacks en route. Fortunately none seemed particularly capable at combat, and I am left with the feeling that perhaps the residents of Cyrodiil (or at least the low life’s I have encountered) are relatively unskilled at combat; at least compared to the Redguards of Hammerfell. I killed the bandits, finding I could now put aside my former inhibitions relatively easily – it helped that none chose to speak (beyond demanding my money).

Anvil is ringed by a tall stone wall, as indeed it seems are all such towns in Cyrodiil – a testament to its military past. The roads were quiet, with many having chosen to dwell in the safety of the towns in these unsettled times – the Emperors assassination had left many distinctly unnerved. Perhaps it was the scarcity of travellers that caused the bandits to resort to me as a target despite my clear combat abilities.

Aside from the presence of the guards, I suspect the imposing Fighters Guild building also allays civilian fears – the tall, smooth stone walls once again adorned by red banners. Azzan, the Guild head, was easy to find – the Redguard appeared to spend his days in the office on the top floor. I was issued my contract swiftly (for which I was thankful considering my long journey) – the job being to clear up a problem involving rats for one “Arvena Thelas”.

Killing rats would be a simple (if demeaning) task, but it transpired that I should protect them rather than kill them. Thelas - a Dunmar lady - appeared to keep them as pets in her basement, but something was killing them. Immediately upon entering the basement I encountered the problem – a mountain lion. It was already in the process of attacking one of the rats (a rather one sided battle), but while it was thus distracted I killed it easily - a single blow to the neck ending its life. Unfortunately the rat now appeared wild from its injuries - immediately attacking me, and leaving me with no option but to kill it.

Thelas appeared shocked to learn of the lion (I admit I was surprised myself, although I know little of the native wildlife), and tasked me with hunting down any in the area, pointing me in the direction of a local woodsman who would assist me in tracking them down.

We encountered the pride in a clearing just outside the city walls, but even after killing them it remained unclear what had drawn them into the city. Thelas, however, had a theory; her neighbour – Quill-Weave. Initially it seemed mere paranoia to me, but never the less I was duty bound to fulfil my contract, and I therefore followed Quill-Weave for much of the day. A tedious task, made all the more tiresome (albeit easier) by the fact that she spent much of her day in the Mages Guild. Despite my formidable skills in healing, I felt I could not tail her there without attracting notice, and therefore compromised by following her only after she left the building. Fortunately this proved enough, for as night fell I observed her creep behind Thelas’ house with a piece of stinking meat in her hand, which she laid behind the house.

It was obvious that this must be what had drawn the lions to Thelas’ house – perhaps the rats had been dragging the meat into the basement, and then the lions had been attracted by the scent. As Quill-Weave began to make her way back out of the garden I stepped out of the shadows to confront her, a shocked hissing exclamation accompanying the Argonian sighting me.

She explained (reluctantly) that she had been leaving the meat to draw the rats out, apparently so that the town residents would deal with them, but claimed to have had no knowledge of the mountain lions – and asked that I not mention my discovery to Thelas.

Returning to the Thelas household, I was duty bound to inform her of my finding. She was angry, but fortunately my contract was now over – although I was fairly certain it would not have allowed her to order me to attack civilians, it was never the less a relief to leave.

Returning to the Fighters Guild, I was rewarded not with promotion, but instead with a new task – to guard a shop from robbers. This task, although more dangerous than the last, proved considerably shorter - I remained in the shop until finally (at around mid-night) the thieves entered - and upon seeing me, attacked.

There were three; a Bosner, a Dunmar and a Nord. Initially I took few chances, backing up the stairway so they could not assail me simultaneously. However it swiftly became apparent that they were outclassed, and after dealing a deadly blow to the Nord I pressed my advantage, killing the remaining two in the same minute. I had no regrets – Brother Andrew was right, these three had given up their rights the moment they became criminals.

This time I was finally rewarded with promotion, to the rank of Journeyman, but unfortunately there was no further work for me here. Apparently my next guild task would be assigned in Chorrol, however I decided I would first return to the Imperial City – perhaps the Temple would now be occupied.

32 Comments:

Blogger Sam said...

I'm afraid that this entry was a little bland (or at least it reads that way to me), but I had to get the preliminaries out of the way (namely getting Vic and Alex established on the low rungs of their respective guilds).

Victoria next entry...

Monday, August 28, 2006 1:11:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good work -- keep it coming!

William

Monday, August 28, 2006 3:46:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yay, Victoria again!

-Noozooroo

Monday, August 28, 2006 8:41:00 pm  
Blogger Sam said...

Don't worry Noozooroo, Alex will get more interesting with time.

Monday, August 28, 2006 10:59:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mmmyes, It kinda read the same for me as well, Vic. But I know what you mean. A person can't be expected to be transplanted from the place he lived for most of his life without a bit of discomfort and time needed to settle into the new one.

Still, It'll be good to hear what Vic has done to amuse herself for the past couple of days.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:05:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I didn't mean that Alexander was boring, I just meant that I wanted to see what was happening with Victoria.

-Noozooroo

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:20:00 am  
Blogger Sam said...

That was part of my intention when introducting two characters (in addition to allowing me to skip boring stuff by switching character for that time period, and allow them to interact/describe each other and so on...).

Even if you had thought Alex was boring I wouldn't take offence at this stage - I need to introduce the basic character before I can begin warping it...

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:04:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Warping?

Oh the giddy feeling... How I've missed you!

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:37:00 am  
Blogger Sam said...

I'm going away for around a week on thursday, so unless I manage to fit an entry in at an odd time, or tomorrow (unlikely but possible) then the next entry won't be till late next week. I'll see you then.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:27:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now isn't that a coincidince! I'm going away from now till next monday.

Freaky.

At least now I don't have to worry about missing anything.

Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:28:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And I'm going to....nevermind.

-Noozooroo

Friday, September 08, 2006 3:24:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And I'm going to....nevermind.

-Noozooroo

Friday, September 08, 2006 3:25:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

*trumpets*

I have returned! I bring news, and spoils of war!

The news being I am officialy sane again!

The spoils include an inner ear infection! Wait a minute...

Sh*t...

Monday, September 11, 2006 10:27:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Inner ear infection...so does that mean I will be infected with an inner ear, or I will infect an inner ear, or an infection will have tea and crumpets with my inner ear?

I must solve this puzzler...but where to look, where to look...I've got it!

To Sports Chalet, AWAY!!!

-Noozooroo

They'll take YOU to the limit!

Saturday, September 16, 2006 5:16:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think Arvil Bren and Victoria have run off together!

Friday, September 22, 2006 2:21:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't even mention that heathens name here...

Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:40:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tim deserves to rot in hell.

Arvil Bren, however, deserves to feast upon the delicacies of Vvardenfell while his creator rots in hell.

Victoria is just too lazy to wake up and continue her life.

And also, Victoria (the blogger, not the Necroma- I mean sorceress) have you noticed that technically your entries are untitled?

-Noozooroo

Sunday, September 24, 2006 2:05:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't think Tim is coming back. Not really. And if he does, it won't be for long, and it won't be serious.

Arvil Bren is unfortunately over, in my opinion.

But check this out. It's cool. http://download.ifilm.com/qt/portal/2773266_300.mov

-Noozooroo

Sunday, September 24, 2006 2:24:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree with you Nooz.

Avril Bren has finished his journey. He was so close to the end, but...

Hmph.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:53:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I want to get irate and bitch Victoria out for not updating, but I know that will not bring more updates, so I'm posting this meta-bitchout instead. :)

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:27:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree, Arvil Bren is my first true obsession, followed by Frosty, gotta love him, then Victoria, then Will Syras, he's awesome due to his rather requent posts. Not to mention the insane comments, they make my day. :) But I don't think that you should blame Tim too much, he's never really come back ever since that one time, I can't even remember.... Too bad. :(

- Evil Mage

Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:47:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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-poopsm1th

Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:24:00 am  
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Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:24:00 am  
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Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:24:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

..........who the hell was that?
Poopsm1th you punk dont spam da comment section now it takes like 20minutes to scroll down

-Noozooroo

Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:26:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

did i mention that i touch myself and i ******** to victorias blogs
-Noozooroo

Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:27:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hmm..good idea Person. But you'll notice that I did when I accepted poopsmith's apology in Mindstroller's blog a few minutes after I wrote my little bit on this blog.

And in my age group, insulting people worse than they insulted you is unfortunately the only way to get them to shut up.

-Noozooroo

Wednesday, October 04, 2006 11:59:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How old are you anyway? 13? 14?

Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:11:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

12.

-Noozooroo

Friday, October 06, 2006 12:51:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Uh huh...

Friday, October 06, 2006 3:30:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What?

-Noozooroo

Friday, October 06, 2006 11:40:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

O.O

Not a thing.

Sunday, October 08, 2006 11:06:00 am  

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