Dragonborn help : V

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:41 pm

Well I have LE and decided to check out Dragonborn for the first time. I'm only level 4 and know I can't start the MQ yet, I just want to explore.

The first thing I did was activate the Earth Stone. I'm not sure what that even did. My toon kept picking at the stone and was in the animation for a bit so I backed out. Is that a glitch? How long should the animation take? Does the stone do anything without the MQ active?

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:55 pm

Miraak's controlling your mind.

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:05 am

It's just an intended animation. I would leave Solstheim before you're slaughtered.

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:41 pm

Yeah. You're a temporary zombie. It's pretty creepy.

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:48 am

Yeah I left because I didn't know if that was a glitch. How long do you stay in the animation for?

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:14 pm

When I did it, I blacked out after a while, and He started talking. You'll wake up eventually.

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:17 pm

it stays until you manually back out of it by walking backwards.

those stones play an important role in Dragonborns MQ, and after a certain point you can acquire powerful Greater Powers from them

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:41 am

Even during the MQ do you have to manually back away?

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:51 pm

What the heck happened to me then...

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:51 am

yes, at least until...

Spoiler

the people who were surrounding those stones have become Miraaks thralls. in the MQ after you get the shout "Bend Will", you will have to use it on those stones to break Miraaks control over them. In doing so you will no longer get that chisleing animation, but gain its power instead

Until then you will get that animation, and will have to back out manually

I am guessing you didn't manually go activate the stone, but entered that animation via sleeping?

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:00 pm

This.

Even the small ash cockroaches are enough you kick your ass at level 4.

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:02 am

Speaking of dragons, does anyone know if dragon priests were always skeletons? What were they like in life when they lived long ago?

» Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:48 pm

Alive.

We are much happier in eternal worship of Alduin, thank you very much mortal. Come to Valthume and I'll give you a history lesson, my treat.