Thanks for the offer, but I'm not sure that she would be terribly good company...

I've another amusing Skarsgard update for you all. I shan't tell you the details of The Sleeping Mare at Pell's Gate (1.5/5) or Faregyl Inn (3.5/5) since they aren't that interesting compared to what happened at the Inn of Ill Omen, and it will be too long otherwise.

Skarsgard http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l528/Lady-Mara-2/Skarsgards%20Quest/InnofIllOmen1.jpg in the evening, just as the sun was setting, after a hard day of http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l528/Lady-Mara-2/Skarsgards%20Quest/Wilderness1.jpg At first, he didn't think there were any patrons, but as he headed upstairs with a beer, he stumbled upon http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l528/Lady-Mara-2/Skarsgards%20Quest/InnofIllOmen3.jpg They got chatting, and across the course of the evening and many more beers, became good friends.

It seemed the proprietor downstairs had had a few drinks as well- he'd opened all the bedroom doors, declared the beds as free and taken off his own pants, left with just a shirt and apron covering his bits and pieces! Skarsgard and his new friend Forrester found this hilarious in their drunken state, and ended up going outside for http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l528/Lady-Mara-2/Skarsgards%20Quest/InnofIllOmen7.jpg Forrester actually said to Skarsgard at one point, "Shhh, you're scaring the deer!" (Forrester didn't hit the target once in 3 hours, he kept hitting the tree. I think he really was drunk.)

I left them to their own devices for a while and picked up again in the morning, when I found Skarsgard helping Forrester punch a deer to death in a nearby pond, as Forrester had lost his bow. It was unclear if the pair had had any sleep at all, or if anything had happened between them. Skarsgard wouldn't tell me, instead telling me to give the Inn of Ill Omen 4.5 out of 5!

Now he's off in the direction of Bravil, after http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l528/Lady-Mara-2/Skarsgards%20Quest/InnofIllOmen4.jpg (for now) to Forrester, who said to him, "If you ever get into trouble, come find me."

Rather a successful evening, wouldn't you say?

I surely would. And I agree, that Forester is adorable!

Caius has been completing some contracts for the fighter's guild. He's been in the guild for quite some time, but has only ever done a few contracts. He's made quite a name for himself over the past few weeks!
He's just finished clearing an Alyeid ruin, and is on his way back to Anvil. He misses Anvil - it's his home, it's where his friends live and, as far as he's concerned, it's the greatest city in Tamriel.

That Forester didn't fare well in Kara Whey's little corner of the TESiverse. She came upon him, too late, struggling with a bear. He died before she could get to him. There were several dead daedra near the open Oblivion Gate; he had obviously survived a fierce fight before being attacked by the bear.

Indeed! Their midnight antics had me in stitches. It will be hard to beat the Ill Omen!

My decrepit avatar and Vilja ... their mounts, donkey, and tame-wolf remain at Weye ... have just entered the Arcane University compound in search of an ever-elusive ingredient for Vilja. Being mid afternoon they might or might not formally dine at an Imperial City eatery. Nothing else is planned for the day. On second thought, they might go ahead and turn in taxes-due collected at Drunken Dragon if not too late.

Their return from the Inn was largely uneventful. Lots of wolves, a few bears and boars, a rat, several bandits, a marauder. That was the extent of it.

Vilja being unhappy with sleeping arrangements in the Dragon, they spent the previous night at a campsite just behind Bartholm.

-Decrepit-

Kara Whey left Miscarcand, carrying a large stone. She had an opportunity to test her Illusion skills on the zombies in the ruin, and has learned that undead are more than willing to fight for whoever commands them.

Haven′t seen an update on your decrepit crusader and Vilja for some time, thanks for stopping by

Lothran has, due to too much mead one night at Olav′s (thanks Lady-Mara), lost quite a few hours. What he thought was his life turned out to be a long dream in a drunkard′s haze. And he who sworn not to drink again after getting thrown in jail! Well, that′s it. From now on no booze whatsoever!

Lothran, in JAIL?!?! And by the sounds of things, the BRUMA JAIL?! I feel for Lothran, I really do! I wonder if Cyrodiil has its own AA?

Edit: ignore my previous edit!

Kara Whey is alive and resting at Cloud Ruler. As a Blade, she naturally returned there. She had nowhere else to go.

Baurus is dead. Jauffre is dead. Many Blades are dead. Martin is...gone...

Chancellor Ocato said something official-sounding to Kara, after the final battle, something about a Champion. She wasn't really listening.

So many dead. Martin...

How best to celebrate Oblivion's sixth anniversary than with a new character?

First male character in a while:

Reebok gro-Letis, Vegetarian Orc Archer. Reebok was inspired by a recent conversation about playing without magic. He uses no magic, no enchantments, no potions, and doesn't believe in the Nine, so shrines and chapels are out. He does eat veggies (he'll use Mandrake Root to cure disease, for instance.)

Reebok wears light armor and carries an axe in addition to his bow. He's an old fellow, with thinning gray hair. He's something of a self-taught scholar; his ambition is to someday own a fine house, and fill it with a great collection of books. He's had the same ambition for forty years, and is so far still living out of a bag. He has come to Cyrodiil; he hears that there are riches to be found in the old ruins there.

@glargg
gro-Letis? I like it

It's a bit of comic relief for me. I've had two serious characters in a row (both of whom are continuing in a part-time way), and I need a change.

No, the time he was in jail I was referring to was in the beginning of the game (tutorial). He has seen the inside of a cell after that too, but only because of quests.

Oh, thank goodness! I guess I was a little tired when I read your post or something, haha!

On my way to Bruma from Chorrol

Lord Drad’s backyard borrowing a few vegetables from his garden.

Baa took the day off from closing Oblivion Gates to celebrate her favorite pagan holiday, the Vernal Equinox. (A close second is Ground Hog Day.) Being the sprite she is, she thought she would gather some of the local flora to decorate her home in Skingrad for the occasion. Of course, also being a practical girl, what she gathered she can later use to make one of her poison potions.

Oh, and yesterday she found another Ring of Vitality in one of those Oblivion World ‘Punished’ things. That’s at least her third copy.

My decrepit avatar and Vilja arrived in Cheydinhal mid afternoon, completing a patrol of the Blue. They have been in the city only long enough to have delivered mercantile packages to representatives of two separate business concerns. They have no other commitments in the area so will likely return to Weye posthaste after gulping down a quick meal at a local eatery.

The previous evening they dined in Talos Plaza District. They of course slept in their comfy ... and separate ... beds at Weye Manor. Their morning was spent in the Imperial City turning in gathered taxes-due, paying their respects to Martin Septim at the Temple of the One, and accepting assignments for the upcoming trip to Cheydinhal.

As usual Wolfgang and Groucho accompanied them, though they entered neither IC nor Cheydinhal.

As to the patrol itself, the Blue housed its quota of outlaws and a minotaur...nothing they couldn't handle with ease.

-Decrepit-

WAIT. Sorry. Um, why just a 1.5 at Pell's Gate? I at least wanna know your logic (sorry, I'm a little fascinated, here). And while you're at it, why a 3.5/5 at Feregyl Inn? I want a detailed report!

Suuure

Alright. At Pell's Gate he wasn't made to feel very welcome. There was nobody in the Tavern and the proprietor refused to sell him a bed. If it weren't for her fine and varied selection of meads and beers, Skarsgard would have given her establishment an even lower mark. He wasn't too happy about the bed- he'd had a hard travel from Skingrad and had to camp in the wilderness that night.

The Faregyl Inn would have achieved a 4/5, if it weren't for the excellent time Skarsgard had at the Inn of Ill Omen. (He originally gave it 4, then asked me to revise it later.) He made friends with the owner, who was delighted to give him a room to rest in for the afternoon. She had literally baskets of meads, wines and beers for him to sample. Skarsgard also helped out a khajiit woman who was mourning the loss of her precious potatoes. He was only too happy to return them, and she whipped up a batch of potato bread for him. http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l528/Lady-Mara-2/Skarsgards%20Quest/FaregylInn4.jpg
It was a lovely inn, but sometimes all Skarsgard wants to do is get roaringly drunk and have a good time with someone attractive, and the Inn of Ill Omen happened to provide him with this. He'll definitely be back to the Faregyl though, to visit his new friends.

Thank you Mara. I think a couple of my characters (the not-so-snobby ones) actually liked Pell's Gate, but I know what you mean. Theyr'e not very accomodating there. Not much atmosphere, either. But I learned from UESP that if you pick the lock on the upstairs door on the far left, the bed actually can be slept in...and I believe there's an open-topped sack (which means no respawn) so we can store stuff there safely. But it kinda svcks if your character is not trying to commit a crime just to have a place a to sleep. I feel ya.

One of the things my characters all like aabout Pell's Gate is it can be really helpful when it comes to potions. It's a convenient place to find a Cure Disease or an Invisibility potion, without needing to trek all the way into the IC. The downside is the lady sells us stuff, but she won't offer any money if we want to sell her stuff.

...so I know what you mean.

The Inn of Ill Omen rocks. I like the Nord patron who runs the place, who jokingly lets us know "it's a bad name for an Inn, but the sign costs money" or whatever he says. Eradi~Kate uses the IoIO's basemant as a hideout, too.

I think Skarsgard was more concerned about the lovely http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l528/Lady-Mara-2/Skarsgards%20Quest/InnofIllOmen7.jpg (Look at Skarsgard grinning all over his face! I was so lucky to take that picture at the right time!)

It's southwards to Bravil next. I don't think there's another wilderness inn until halfway to Leyawiin, where there's the cheese museum to explore at Border Watch.

Etta has arrived at the Priory of the Nine, and has "proven herself worthy" to wear the armor. She now heads north, in search of a pair of boots.

Reebok gro-Letis has found his way to Chorrol. He has heard that the Fighter's Guild is hiring, if you've got the stones for it. Reebok has plenty of stones. (Not much brain, but never mind that!)

Influenza (an Altmer Apprentice Botanist) is wandering around in the Great Forest, harvesting mushrooms and flowers. She has barely survived several wolf attacks. She tends not to notice enemies approaching, since she goes about crouching and peering at the ground for plants. She has an iron sword and an iron bow, and she knows which end of the arrow to apply to the string, most of the time, when she's paying attention. It's a good thing that she knows how to make poisons!

Edit: Update on Influenza. I restarted the character, with a change of skills. She kept insisting that she didn't know which end of the arrow to apply to the string, and she didn't want to know, and she wasn't about to mess with that dirty old iron sword. This often happens with my characters. I don't do the "get-to-know-you" tutorial before picking skills (alternate start mod), so sometimes I misread who the character wants to be.