EliteCommander

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

To let you know reganza, there are no cannons in ES. They use ballista.

The Depths of Deception

Honestly, I don't know how much longer I can wait to post.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

On the way out of the tavern, Sharee was stopped by Noelle, which would have annoyed her had she not actually been talking about something important. Sharee looked around for a few moments, then motioned for her and the Khajiit to follow her outside. She spoke in a low whisper to her to at least try to avoid anyone overhearing them. "Good. This Khajiit here says he knows where a ship is as well. He is going to take us to the docks and show us. We'll see if the one you found is the same as his. Did you notice anything else about the ship? Size, defenses, type of cargo it's using as its cover? I want every bit of information I can get before we commit to a mark. And make sure, above anything, to not draw attention to yourself if you go looking. Unless we're really lucky, we're going to have to wait in the city a few days before the ship leaves. If we are forced off the island before then, this job is as good as over."

As they started nearing the docks, Sharee stopped for a moment and looked at the Khajiit. "Lead on." She ordered.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

I approve of people doing things on their own. If something makes the main plot impossible, or messes with it, I'll mention it. I really don't want to have absolute control over everything. Characters will do what they want to do based on their own personalities. If you're dubious on whether or not a plan or idea you have will mess with things, just ask me.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"It is no problem, Sabine." Meesei responded to her. She was confident that Sabine would succeed today, but she wanted to make sure she had every advantage she could. Thorantilth had told her some about her new opponent. Since she did have some measure of combat training, the new opponent was also a hunter initiate, but a less experienced one. With the effects of the poison taken into account, it would be a much fairer fight than last time.

"Your potions succeeded this time, didn't they?" Meesei questioned between bites of her breakfast. "From what the Treeminder told me, your new opponent is a boy your age, a new hunter initiate. Thorantilth did have the chance to watch you fight last time, so he was able to judge your fighting skill. I do not believe it will be nearly as one-sided. We have a few hours before it is time, so is there anything else you wish to do to prepare, or do you just want to rest and wait?"

A few of the others woke up around the same time as well. Kaleeth had awoken shortly after Meesei, so she returned with breakfast for herself, Janius, and Leaps. She sat down next to him and gave both of them their breakfast. Of course, Leaps ended up ignoring his food and jumping straight on Janius'. Meanwhile, Ahnasha had a serving about half again as large as anyone else's. She was not even ashamed of how much she was eating anymore, though she did feel a bit guilty about how much of the village's food she was taking. She wished she could go out on a hunt to help replace it, but she knew she was in no shape for that.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

That is a fair point. Ship hulls may be wood, but they are very tough. I can't imagine getting through it would be easy, or quiet, for that matter.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Indeed, though it has a lot of potential to backfire. Whatever Noelle does would have to be pretty believable normally. Subtle illusions could not convince someone to do something too extreme, and more direct illusions that take over someone's mind could not realistically be performed on a group.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Provided they are successful, there would be two ways it could go. There is no way this plan would let them take all the skooma on the ship. They wouldn't store it all in the exact same place in the exact same room. So, if they ended up going after the same ship Sharee intends to hit, she will be very upset. If they go after a different one, she will be moderately okay with it. No matter what they do, she is going to be angry they didn't bring her in on it.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Out of this plan, Sharee could either end up very angry, or moderately pleased. The high end of the spectrum on that is kind of a lot less extreme than the low end.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

The next few days proceeded surprisingly smoothly for the pack. Sabine's injuries healed quickly, so they set the next attempt at the trial to take place in the morning, two days after the previous one. For the most part, Zharanthixil actually ended up staying in his hut and leaving the group alone, upon the order of the other two leaders. While he likely still hated the pack, he at least seemed to be respecting the authority of the others, unless he was making other plans they did not know about. The only time any of them saw him was when he sought out Kaleeth to speak to her, as she was his daughter. She did not speak much on how they were getting along, since she really did not know. He was worryingly silent about the whole situation with Janius when he spoke to her, and she was too nervous to bring it up to him. Kaleeth spent quite a lot of time with Janius, drawing them even closer than before, and making her dread their separation even more greatly. For now, though, the only difficulty she was having was justifying the potions she was taking.

As the pack awoke in the common hut on the day of Sabine's trial, Meesei took it upon herself to collect Sabine's breakfast for her. She wanted her to be as well-rested as possible for her trial, even if it was going to be much easier than the last attempt. Thoranthilth had already assured her that he has selected a fair opponent himself, and that Zharanthixil would be nowhere nearby during the trial. She sat down by her bedroll, placed the cuts of meat beside her, then started on her own breakfast. The smell of freshly cooked meat would wake her, and probably everyone else, soon.