Canthiss and Lydia- a tale of Skyrim

Thanks Azriel. Im glad folk are enjoying it.

OK Illia. Here's your first proper chance to go on a mission that will be part of the Dragonborn legend, thats my legend just to be clear, but you'll probably get a mention, as a sidekick, or in the foot notes or something.
Anyway, we have to escort this old archeologist bloke and his, noticably female, apprentice to a cave so he can look at a wall.
Why?
Well I dont know, I only started listening when it got to the bit about me.



Anyway its not far, just over there, through this perfectly charming landscape.



Oh that's just typical! The bloody Forsworn have only gone and built their camp right under the secret cave entrance.  
Right pay attention Illia! Sometimes it pays to be a bit quieter. Sneaky does it, and not say psychotically hurling magic about screaming like an orgasming banshee.
Now like this.



Nice and quiet, sneaky, sneaky.



Hah! Got you!



What do you mean he must have been deaf?  
Lets just get this archeologist into this cave so we can find out more about me.
Yes that is important!  



Right old man, you are sure ths is the right place?
And its secret, therefore not full of enemies and monsters waiting to tear our faces off?
Right then, lets go in.



-pssst- Illia? Is she staring at me? Feels like she is staring at me.



Aarrgh!



Ah bugger!



Have at you, you bastard! Oh yeah! Dragonborn rules over undead!



Oi you! I thought you said this place was as a secret and empty?!  



-CRACK-THUMP-

Ah, looks like we woke someone up!  Maybe he will be in a good mood after a long sleep?



Um, hello, sir. I trust you slept well?



 Or maybe you got out of the wrong side of the crypt!



Right old man, this wall better be worth it, those dead guys take ages to kill! Again!  



You know Ive been thinking, if its my destiny to defeat the dragons, and I succeed, which I will because I'm Canthiss, hero and legend, it occurs that once its done, I'm kind of out of a job.
I mean what does an ex-Dragon slayer do if he's defeated all the dragons?
Milk-maid?!   
Hey Illia, don't stare, but is that woman watching me again? I think she fancies me.  
What are you laughing at?   



Well old man? What you found?
The defeat of Alduin, blah, blah, Blades, ancient heroes, come on get to me!  
Wait! What was that about the Lord of Time and a box?
Oh no! I'm the hero of this tale.  
So what happens to me?
What do you mean ultimate sacrifice?  
Are you sure that's not just a miscarving?  

I so love it when you skip thru your mind with these little ideas of yours   so funny !  

Ok Illia. According to those archeologists I have to talk to the Jarl's of Skyrim and get them to stop fighting each other. No, I hadn't noticed either but apparently there is a civil war going on. Does explain why I keep running into Imprials and Stormcoaks knocking the shit out of one another however, I thought it was just a local sport.  
Anyway we will start in Whiterun.
Don't kill anyone!



Right I'm going to talk to the Jarl of Whiterun. You stay here in the main hall- and don't cause any trouble! Got it!

(one hour later)

 



What did you do? They are fighting each other and you?
A frenzy spell? What does that do? Puts everyone into a psychopathic killing frenzy, of course it does.  
Right lets just quietly slip away and try to look nonchalant.



OK, that's the alarm gone up in the Keep. Just stay calm and hope we don't run into any guards.
Ah Bugger.  



OK, plan B. Leg it!



-Wheeeeeeee-ooooooooo! Wheeeee-ooooooo!-

Hey! I know that noise! Look Illia- over there, next to the cow.



I knew it- its that magic box!  



Lydia!   What do you mean bugger?  
I'm afraid this is bad timing for a reunion. We have the entire guard complement of Whiterun chasing us.
I'm not getting in that box! Are you mad, its tiny, and wooden.
Hold on, what am I saying. Me, Dragonborn, squeezed in a tiny box with two hot chicks.    
I'll be right behind you.  



Ah shit! Its bigger on the inside!  

The interior is made of stone. But of course!

Its the Gothic Wallpaper- as used in 4th and 8th TARDIS interiors for the Cloister Room (where the warning Cloister Bell is located)





Alternatively its the Chamelion Circuit screwing up some more- instead of matching the exterior to Skyrim its matched the interior instead!

{{{Gone back to Skyrim, and as my pc is suitably more beefed up than it was previously been setting it up to look pretty.
I decided against an ENB simply because there was always something I really disliked about whichever one I tried, too much bloom, ridiculous sunglare, or something, so instead opted for a combination of lighting mods, climate mods, dynavision for depth of field (not on in all these pics) and Imaginator for tweaking saturation/contrast ect

Whiterun on a rather grey and gloomy morning-



'Dem bones, Dem bones...



Blood on the Snow



Camping trip!





I think Sofia may be 'taking care of business' in the long grass!



Talking of the lovely, rather naughty always fun Sofia



Posing pouch at the ready (and yes I did go find a kilt mod, I have standards you know!












I may do another playthrough thingy if anyone is interested, but with at least some vid this time, which means you will hear my dulcet tones, you might even understand some of it! }}}}

"dem bones, dem bones"
Go on, give a snippet of your dulcet tones Petty, then I can stop imagining all sorts

{{{love me some Al, he is so quick on his feet and one of the best with audience participation. As to which one of his Scots am I, I suspect probably the cow with the cough }}}}

{{ Rather than start an all new thread for it figured Id plop this here.

Part one of my Skyrim VR let's play. Visiting my least favourite place in all of Tamriel (because why not start on something that makes me crabbit!).
The idea here is rather than most let's play which are an hour long I thought I'd try to do it all bite-sized, with an aim to have no episode longer than about 10-15 mins, ideally 10 or less. And to remove all the faffing that is usual with such games, stat managing, levelling, hunting through inventories for items, looting etc.

Because of how it captures the VR view I recommend watching in full screen.

Anyway hope you enjoy part 1 and stay about for the rest. }}

{{Shamelessly bumping this as all going well ep 2 will be uploaded tomorrow as I have a night off And whilst I'm being shameless, if you do give it a watch and enjoy it do please give it a like (not for my vanity but for how Youtube works.) }}

Done, and done!

By the by, I know your Youtube channel is mainly for computer games, but have you thought of turning one of your Tolkien-related rants into a video? Perhaps in response to the forthcoming show, when scandalous details begin reaching us.

{{ Thanks Forest- appreciated  Hope you enjoyed it, ep 2 is slightly delayed as my night off was rather miscalculated, I did have one but the miscalculation was in thinking my Better Half was at work that night, when in fact she was off too and for some reason thought I should better spend my time in her company than in VR. The unfathomable minds of women!

As to a crabbit vid rant, well the thought has certainly occurred to me on Tolkien adaptations and on Who, but I do not consider myself a natural speaker, I dont enunciate well (as you may have noticed) and the accent is a problem too. Maybe when I get more used to it through doing these sort of videos I might give it more serious consideration. }}

Great Vid

I like the accent, and understood you well enough!

I rather enjoyed that, especially the touch of world-weariness in the narration.

Everybody hates their voice. Well, except for actors and other media professionals. I've realized part of their talent must be a lack of self-loathing, an acceptance of how outer reality melds with inner reality.

especially the touch of world-weariness in the narration.- Halfy

{{ I'm actually really like that! }}

Trust me, we can tell! lol

{{ Can't stop the crabbit! }}

{{Next one should be up towards end of week- plan at the moment is to put up two per week and see how it goes. }}

{{ Episode four is currently outputting from the editor and will be uploaded tomorrow, just to let you know. }}

{{ Part Four- the problem with being the Dragonborn is sometimes you have to do the day job! }}

{{{ Bumping this again because ep 5 is in the editor and will be going up Sunday or Monday. And because think Ive only got like 5 views on the last one (But thanks to those who are watching and liking- thank you indeed }}

{{ As an accompaniment to this, for anyone who wants to know more about the world Skyrim is set in, then here is the playlist for probably the best, most digestible and entertaining Lore vids on the subject.
Shoddycasts legendary Elder Scrolls Lore series.
It wont add a huge amount to watching my stuff, but you will pick up on some extra things like places, people, or deities I might mention, or other characters might which can enrich the experience, in much the same way knowing a little Tolkien lore can enrich Lord of the Rings.
Oh the quality and production values also quickly go up with every video, so if it seems little rough in the prologue dont let it put you off. }}