Elder Scrolls Quest: Gold Coast Edition #1

>>372372
dunmer

>>372377
Dunmer, eh? What're ye good at, then? Fancy the sword or bow, maybe something else?

>>372379
Magic. We specialise in alteration, illusion and restoration.

>>372388

You stand at the gates to Anvil, all of your worldly possessions sold to pay for what you've bought to supply your adventuring lust.

Your Inventory:
Robes of Fortified Magicka - Increase Magicka by 6 points.

Wand of Open Novice Lock - Allows the wielder to open any Novice Lock.

Six days rations.

Bedroll.

3x Torches.


Current Spells:

Muffle [TIMED] - Muffles the caster’s footsteps, allowing them to move about more quietly. 2 Magicka.

Candlelight [TIMED] - Conjures an orb of magical light that floats around the caster. 1 Magicka.

Mend - Heal a tiny, but pervasive amount of damage. All paper-cuts, small bruises, and minor fatigue removed. 2 Magicka.

Magicka fully regenerates after a full rest.

CURRENT MAGICKA:

12

Base: 4
+2 Dunmer
+6 Robes of Fortified Magicka
There is a road sign that tells you directions to the nearest cities.

Kvatch is the closest by only being a half-days travel. Skingrad is a days travel away.

However, you have heard rumours of a few Ayeleid ruins deep in the forests that lay untouched for hundreds of years.

What is your next action?

>>372391
Hm. First check for local rumors at the tavern.


Oh, we need a name. I'm voting for Elona Abgrall.

>>372392
You head to the tavern, and sit yourself down at the table. It's around mid-day so the tavern is somewhat empty, although there are a few mercenaries chatting about.

The only real rumour of value is that the Count is looking for someone to accompany a voyage to the isle of Stirk, as it has been out of contact for a few months now. The two mercenaries complain that the job doesn't pay well.

Aside from that, nothing of note aside from gossip rumours about the Blacksmith cheating on his wife with the local Alchemist.

(( Elona Abgrall is the name for now, unless others contest it. ))

>>372396
Okay. Let's go to the Ayleid ruins. Do we posess any special talents or proficiencies? Instruments, lip reading etc.?

>>372397
Aside from your magickal talents..

You are able to speak Dunmeris, and Common.

The rest are up to you to decide.
You head out of the city gates, and walk in the general direction of the Ayeleid ruins. A few minutes out of the city gates, and you notice a Bosmer with an overturned Caravan. He seems very distraught.

>>372400
Talk to the bosmer.

>>372401
You walk up to the Bosmer, and ask "What's wrong?"

He responds, frantically. "My shipment! Some Nords came and knocked it over, and walked away! LAUGHING! Can you believe that! I can't life this by myself, how am I going to get it into Anvil before the shops close!? WAit, can you help me lift it, please? I don't have much on the way of payment, but you'll have my gratitude!"

>>372372
>The Civil War in Skyrim has ended with a Stormcloak victory due to the intervention of the Dragonborn.

FUCKING DROPPED!

>>372405
(( Boy, I just flipped a coin. Don't get salty. ))

>>372404
Ignore the bosmer scum and continue on your way. He doesn't have a way to pay you, so why care?

>>372408
You walk away from the Bosmer, who continues to lament his stock. You continue on your way to the Ruin, when you finally see the white stones of the top of the ruin. The foliage is thick, but you could swear you see something moving about around the entrance.

>>372411
Investigate the supposed movement, but try not to get close.

>>372413
You notice an Altmer, writing down in her journal. She wears yellow robes, and has a small dagger strapped to her side.

>>372417
Come in 'peace'. Try to talk to her. She has a weapon, which we don't have.

>>372425
You approach her, calmly, and ask her if she's enjoying the ruins.

Her eyes dart to you, nervously. Her hand twitches to her weapon, but stops once she realizes you mean her no harm.

"Yes.. I am. Have you come for the same reason I have?" She asks, her hand still gravitating to the hilt of her sword.

>>372425
Second

>>372426
let's the the shit outta the ruins with our new altmeri waifu

>>372434
>let's the the shit
i meant to say loot everything

>>372439
"Yes, I'm here to see what I can delve up in the ruins. Looking for some help? It always helps to have a partner in dangerous ruins like these." You respond to her.

The nervousness in her body vanishes and she returns a light smile. "I'd gladly like the help. To be honest, I was afraid of going into these ruins by myself. You look like a mage, what sort of magic do you specialize in?" She asks.

>>372441
tell her and ask for her profession

>>372445
"I specialize in Illusion, Alteration and Restoration. What about you? What do you do?" You respond, crossing your arms.

The Sun is about half-way to setting.

>>372447
man, i meant in a more friendly way. put that frown away and a smile on.

>>372450
"I specialize in illusion, Alteration, and Restoration." You smile back to her, before offering up another question. "What about you?"

She responds with another smile. "Destruction and Conjuration. My name is Silana by the way."

The sun is about half-way to setting.


(( Forgot her response, oops. ))

>>372454
>two low level mages exploring an ayleid ruin in the night
what could possibly go wrong. let's do this shit.

also, are we a girl or a boy?

>>372458
(( We're a girl. ))

"Alright, well, sun's setting. So, we'd better get a move on, or camp out." You say.

"Let's head in, I don't think anything is in there." She says, standing by the door. "Do you want to go in first, or should I?"

( We're a girl. )

>>372459
>go in first
i really hope you don't make her sacrifice us to whatever daedra she's worshipping, op.

>>372434
Well, hopefully she's as much of dick as we are, so that we match well.

>>372461
(( No promises. ))

You head in first, and are greeted by complete darkness. Silana follows in after you.

"Pretty dark in here, you got a light? All of my destruction spells are frost related."

>>372459
"I've got a muffle spell, so I could do a little scouting. But we should stay relatively close.

>>372464
do we have an infravision spell. if not do a candlelight.

>>372467
(( Nope. Just Candelight and some torches. ))

You close your eyes for a moment before a ball of blue light appears in your hand and gently floats above your head. You estimate this will last about ten minutes before expiring.

The newly illuminated surroundings are much like you'd expect. Abandoned and barren.

There are three passageways, each branching off from the room you are currently in.

Two of them have shut doors, while the third's door has been smashed in.

Silana whistles. "Gee, don't want to run into whatever caused that. Where to, glorious leader?"

>>372470
Look around for a button, a switch, and maybe some casks/chests
Casks have/had loot in them right?

>>372470
pick a closed door at random, check for traps before opening, check the other if it's locked.

also, was that door smashed from the inside or from the outside?

>>372470
We'll try the door furthest on the left that's not smashed in.

>>372470
Oh yeah, and is the Hero of Kvatch still widely known or a thing at all?
>>372473
>check for traps before opening, check the other if it's locked.
>also, was that door smashed from the inside or from the outside?
Second these

>>372475
that fucker went of and became sheogorad, remember?

>>372477
Well yeah, but is he still talked about? I imagine there would be like some kind of statue of him in the IC, considering he kinda sorta saved everyone from Dagon.

>>372473
(( Hero of Kvatch died ages ago. Still a legend. Has a holiday and everything. ))

The door appears to be smashed inwards, from the direction you're currently standing.

You motion to one of the closed doors, and walk over to it, careful to look for traps. Silana is not so careful and just runs over to the door. She pushes the door inwards, and turns to you with a big smile. "Easy!"

Right as she says this, you hear moans from down the hallway of the door you just opened.

>>372479
Ready up, cast muffle on ourselves and Silana

"So, that sounds like zombies, and you use frost? Close the door?"

>>372482
>>372481
(( Waiting for a third person to choose one of these options. ))

we can use the staff to smash heads, right?

>>372487
It's not an ideal weapon, and Silana's not got a good spell either.

This is obviously a fight that will be a lot harder than it has any business being. Unless it's only one zombie, we could easily get killed, being a squishy mage.

And even if we don't, we'd probably get diseased because the frost spells won't kill them from afar, and we can't cure those yet.

>>372494
why do you think that silana's spells are useless? all we know is that she does in destruction and conjuration

>>372481
second this

>>372481
You cast Muffle on yourself, and Silana. She shuts her eyes and holds her hand up in the air, purple wisps flowing around her hands.

From the ground, a rip opens, and a skeletal hand pulls the rest of it's body out. A skeleton clad in cheap, rusty armor, with a cheap, rusty axe stands in front of you.

From the hallway, comes a lone zombie, ambling towards you, Silana, and Bones McRusty.

>>372497
Because she told us she uses frost, and these are probably zombies. Undead in generally typically take very low damage from frost damage.

>>372506
oh, right. i flew over that one.

also, can we heal McRusty with that restoration magic or would that be counter productive?

>>372504
Ok, shwew, it's only one. Let Bones McRusty tank the charge, then whack it with whatever we've got.

>>372504
Get ready to cast Mend on someone, we healslut now

>>372517
(( Since the majority of options seem to center around letting Bones McRusty do all of the work. ))

Silana commands Bones McRusty to charge forth, which he does. He hobbles forward, and sinks his axe into the Zombie's face, which does little to nothing as the zombie slaps at the Skeleton with it's one good hand.

The short battle is all in all really sad, and depressing. As Bones simply just dismembers the zombie without an incident.

Silana turns to you, obviously about to make some sort of comment, when you hear something akin to footsteps coming down the darkened hallway.

Silana groans, and calls Bones back to her, ready to defend against whatever else is coming down this hallway.

>>372523
mend rusty's bruised face

>>372530
You use Mend on the undead Skeleton.

He loses his lower jaw.

MAGICKA LEFT: 7

>>372532
wait, it does damage to undead? yay. tell mr. Mcrusty that your sorry and prepare for whatever is coming

>>372537
Well, and what we have learned applies to our lives today, that we should use mend on enemy zombies.

>>372537
You apologize to Bones. He hisses, knowingly.

Silana readies a spell in her right hand, but you are greeted by an.. odd sight.

A Redguard, in full armor, running as if for his life down the dark hallway. Upon seeing you, he immediately holds his hands up.

"WAIT! WAIT! I'm peaceful I swear!"

You can plainly see the massive pack that he carries. Something glows from within it's depths.

>>372547
ask what he's running away from. if it's ghosts, we should get the hell out of there, too.

>>372547
Ask him whats wrong, while signaling to Silana to inspect his pack if she can get close enough.

>>372560
"So, You're not going to believe this. It's a Minotaur. And I maybe stole it's shiny thing. And maybe it's trying to find me." He says, Silana blinks once.

The Minotaur moos very loudly in the depths of the hallway.

Bones McRusty hisses.

>>372565
i kinda want to be friends with the minotaur. are you gonna do the everything wants to kill you routine from the elderscrolls games?

>>372565
(( I guess you'll have to find out. But, I'm going for the lore side of things, so you can befriend most sentient things. ))

>>372576
well what are our speech skills like?

>>372580
>>372571
I'm liking where this is headed. There are no-assholeic/friendly Dreamora/Deadra right?

>>372580
(( Average. We aren't going insult someone's entire race in a single sentence, if that's what you're asking. ))

>>372587
alright, persuade the blackguard to hand over the shiny thing. then give it back to the minotaur to become friends with it.

>>372587
Are we skilled enough to talk down a minotaur?

>>372585
(( Sure. You just have to find them. ))

>>372592
(( That depends on you guys. ))

>>372591
Second this

>>372591
"If you give us the.. whatever it is you stole from the minotaur, we'll make sure it doesn't follow you." You say, Silana nods and puts on her best smile to help convince the man.

He frowns and shakes his head. "Nope, I worked too hard to get this thing. I'm selling it as soon as I get out of here." He starts to walk towards you, aiming to leave.

>>372614
blind him with a candlelight in his face and knock him out.

>>372621
>>372614
And bonk him on the head with our staff, just knock him out, nothing serious enough to kill him.

>>372621
(( We have a wand, not a staff. ))

You move the light into his eyes, as Bones McRusty bonks him on the head with the flat of his axe. He goes down like a sack of potatoes.

Silana quickly retrieves the shiny thing, which just so happens to be a Welkynd Stone. The Minotaur rushes up.

It's a hulking, beast of a thing. It stands a foot taller than you and Silana, and has an axe about as long as you.

"GIVE SHINY." It yells at you. It smells awful.

>>372633
do we have a staff?

I thought we didn't have a weapon.

>>372642
>it talked, great!
give it back, tell the minotaur to become friends

>>372645
it's a wand of open novice level locks

>>372651
>>372642
Second, ask if it wants to be friends or has anything it wants us to do.

>>372659
>>372651
You give the Welkynd stone back to the Minotaur, who stares at it with happiness. He turns to you and speaks.

"Me thank. Me name Mori. Name after big hero." He swells with pride of his name.

"My name is Elona, and this is Silana." Silana waves as you mention her. "Do you want anything of us? Or maybe want a reason to leave this ruin and come adventuring?" You ask.

You were never really good at convincing people to do things, but you hope that since this Minotaur is as dumb as a box of rocks, that maybe it'll be easier to convince.

It thinks for a moment. You could swear you saw the smoke from the gears grinding in it's head. "Me help you in ruin. Lots of yellow armored things. Me crush." He nods once, exhaling air from his nose, in true bull fashion.

>>372666
(( Also, I might move to my phone in a bit, I'll let you all know when I do. ))

>>372666
>yellow armored things
The guys from Knights of the Nine? Does this mean we can become a Holy Crusader on a mission from the Gods?

>>372668
guys, what shall we do with that guy on the flor now?

>>372674
Drag him outside maybe?

>>372680
okay, but loot him first?

>>372685
>>372680
You and Silana go through the mans bag and find nothing more than some more rations, and another bedroll. The sword on his hip is an elven shortsword, but his studded leather armor is a bit too heavy for your tastes.

Mori watches the hallway for you. He still smells like shit.

Bones McRusty stands beside him. He's reattached his lower jaw.

>>372699
great, leave that guy be and go on exloring the next door

>>372707
You leave the Redguard on the floor, unconcious.

You, Mori, Silana, and Bones make your way to the door that hasn't been opened. Mori proceeds to kick it in. Much like the one that was opened when you got there.

On the other side, resides three reanimated suits of elven armor. Mori shouts "YELLOW THINGS!"

>>372731
What are our surroundings? Anything we can use to our advantage?

If not, let Mori make mincemeat of one of the armors, send Bonesagainst the second and hope Silana has any useful destruction spells for the third

>>372742
Your surroundings are literally an empty room, with one side of the hallway collapsed. The armor was just standing in there.

Mori bats one of the armor sets against the wall like a club. Bones attempts to smack one of the armors, but gets crushed underneath a large hammer. Silana shoots an ice spike at one of the armor sets, and it's helmet goes flying, and the rest of the set crumples.

Mori then proceeds to club the third with his fist.

Alright everyone, I'm calling it a night. I've gotta get some sleep before work.

I'll end up starting this again when I get home, so be on the lookout.

The summary of today's actions:

Elona struck out as an Adventurer, selling her earthly possessions to buy what she needed to start her new life.

A dunmer mage of Alteration, illusion and restoration, she has a Wand of Open Minor Lock, Robes of Fortified Magicka, Six days rations, a bedroll and three torches.

On her way out of the city, she encountered a distraught Bosmer Merchant, whom she proceeded to ignore and walk to the Ayleid ruin she had set out to find.

She encountered Silana, an Altmer Mage of Destruction and Conjuration. Together, they went into the ruins together, encountering a lone zombie, a redguard, and a Minotaur.

After a series of events, the zombie was dead, the Redguard was unconcious, and the Minotaur(named Mori), was helping the two Mages clear out the rest of the ruin when they ran into three animated suits of armor. With the help of Silana's skelton, Bones McRusty, they dispatched the three skeletons.


That's where our story lets off, and I hope to see all of you later tonight. Cheers.

>>372805
Cya then friend.

>>372372
>The Civil War in Skyrim has ended with a Stormcloak victory due to the intervention of the Dragonborn
Excuse me, but it's obvious that in TES VI, we'll be told that a dragon break occured and that both sides won the civil war, resulting in chaos.

>>372805
Can we please take the redguard's shortsword?

>>372805
Also, anything else he obviously looted from the ruin. He can keep any of his stuff other than the "we need to be able to protect ourselves" tax.

>>372805
Alright, ladies and gents. It's time to resume. Let's do this.

>>373084
>>373087

After the conflict with the armored skeletons, you head back over to the Redguard, who is now regaining consciousness. He raises his head to you, blinking slowly.

"Wh-.. What happened?" He asks, rubbing where Bones clonked him on the head.

File: d570ccc49abe86c020e3b66141866ac3[1].jpg (11KB, 236x295px) Image search: [Google]

11KB, 236x295px

>>375761
we already took all his crap, op. don't make me read all through the thread again, just to prove myself right.

>whatever are you talking about? hahaha
also, can we take that skelletons elven armor for ourselves? pack it up and let mori carry it, if we're too weak. and search the room for anything else valuable

>>375821
"My head.. OH SHIT A MINOTAUR!" He immediately gets into a fighting position, only to realize his sword is now on your belt.


The Elven Armor is decrepit, old, and probably useless. From what you can tell, you could probably get a half decent price at the shops in Anvil for it.

>>375829
>hey mori, that's the guy who stole your shiny. want to smash him?

>>375845
This, followed by:

"Unless he wants to apologise and give us a reason not to turn him into human jam?"

Ruthless and practical, not straight up evil.

>>375829
Convince him that stealing the shiny saved his life, and everything else taken was a "saved your life" tax

>>376141
>>377687
Combine these.

Hello?