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The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

The storms that night would ensure that Sagax did not get any sleep, sending the boat rocking back and forth. The cracking of lightning came down relentlessly, as if the Divines thought that they could will the ship to make haste with their aetherial whips. He was surprised that no one else was stirring, heavy sleepers indeed! Their rest would not last much longer though. One second Sagax was loitering at the end of the room, but the next it was as if he had been thrown by a Kamal. He was tossed to the side with considerable force, sending him flying to the ground; he didn't really expect such a thing to happen, so needless to say his footing wasn't the surest in that moment. He could hear someone thundering down the stairwell, shouting for everyone to get up, and that they were abandoning The Courtesan. Sagax could see water beginning to flood the ship, and at a very quick rate.

Great.

Taking no time in grabbing his gear and getting out of that watery death trap, Sagax joined the rest of the ship's inhabitants up on the top deck. The mages were freaking out, silently of course. The limping Breton lad that Sagax chaperoned in place of the Dunmer woman, as she was uninjured, looked like he was about to have a heart attack, he was so frantic. Unfortunately, the mages' inability to remain level headed proved to be their undoing. Before the rest knew it, several of them had jumped into one of the dinghies and launched into the water. They did not last long. Ironically, the Breton's injury would end up saving his life, as he was not nearly quick enough to join his ex-companions. He looked on in horror as his former friends and acquaintances were dragged to the deeps. As much as he knew that their fate was final, it did not stop him from pleading for someone to go down and try to save them. He fell silent when no one proved suicidal enough to try. As the second boat was being filled, Sagax prodded the man along and helped him into it; he was in no state to help with anything, as was obvious from his dead-man's shuffle.

The next person on Sagax's list to shove into the boat was Do'Karth. He knew just how much the cat loathed the waters, and he was probably not that good of a swimmer. Sagax, fortunately, was a good swimmer, and he didn't mind the water, so everything balanced out.

"Do'Karth! If I were you, I'd get on that boat! You would have a much better chance in it than jumping ship into the ocean, I would wager. Besides, I can actually swim." He finished with a cocky grin.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

After they both spilled their hearts out to each other, Sevine's gonna damn Do'Karth to the cold waters. Damn, son.

Karth's still got Sagax and Jorwen though

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

Cementing that Sagax is going to join Sevine in telling Do'karth to get his furry ass in that boat, as he's had firsthand experience with the cat's hatred of all liquid matter.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

You guys have fun, I'm gonna be hanging with the Salarian MVP. Maybe I'll invite Kirrahe over after he's done holding the line.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

"Oh, confound it all!" A woman's voice followed a loud thud and the sound of many small objects skittering across the floor of the Hall of Elements. Taking a few steps into the large circular room, Sagax looked over to see a Dunmer hunched over beside a toppled crate, hastily picking up the soul gems that spilled out of it. She must have dropped the crate trying to carry it to its destination. Looking up, she beckoned Sagax over. "Oh, perfect! Could you help me with this, please? I lost my grip on the crate and...well, just look around you." It was very messy indeed. Soul gems of all sizes were scattered about the room, and there was no small number of them. Sagax nodded with a smile and began collecting the furthest gems. "Oh, and if you would, please, put the largest soul gems at the bottom! Don't ask me why, it's just what Sergius told me..."

After several minutes of work, a good majority of the soul gems were successfully accounted for. There were still quite a few more to go, but the task looked much less daunting now.

"Very good, we've got most of them! We'll be able to get these out here in no time!" The Dunmer woman stood over the crate of soul gems, sorting through them all and taking a rough count.

"Hmm, I wouldn't hold your breath on that. We might have to leave those here. The boats we came in on are small, and the crate would take up a lot of room. The students and faculty here no doubt take priority in the rescue, and the fewer trips we have to take, the better, I'd imagine." With those words, the Mer looked almost disappointed.

"But...these are very valuable and expensive! We can't just leave them here!" An appeal that held no meaning for Sagax. His way of life forced him to value things based on their practicality, not their market price, and it was simply not practical to try and get everything out of the College. Certain things simply held priority; the soul gems did not. Sagax simply shrugged in response. "...well, maybe we should finish up anyway. Just in case, you know? Besides, we wouldn't want anyone to trip on these things..."

Sagax could agree with that, at least, and so he joined the woman in continuing the cleanup job.

Furor Titanicus

Confound it all! All Merasmus wanted was some quiet reading time, and instead he gets a cacophony of panicked screams and the sound of stone hitting stone. Leaning over the arm of his chair, the old man peered through an empty space in the bookshelf next to him. He could see the street outside of the store, and what he saw caused his brows to furrow. Several people running for the safety of nearby alleyways, and many more lay dead on the pavement. In the middle of the hubbub were some court mages, though Merasmus also spied a young woman with a rather sizeable polearm standing slack-jawed at the end of the road. What was all this nonsense about, and why were they being so noisy!? Merasmus rose from his seat, tossing his new book into his bag, and stormed out of the shop, the end of his staff smacking the ground below as he made his way to the warrioress; she likely saw more than he did. He would get to the bottom of this incredibly rude public disturbance!

"You! Yes you, with the axe-thing!" He yelled, eyebrows still furrowed in irritation. "What is the meaning of all of this!? Did you see how all of this nonsense started?"

Merasmus payed no attention to the mages, and they paid him none in kind. One of the mages looked vaguely familiar at a glance, but Merasmus was too annoyed to pay much attention to the robed hooligans that interrupted his relaxation time. What did interest him though was this woman. As he drew closer, he began to sense something. Power coursed through this stranger, though the source was a mystery to Merasmus. Who was she? Where did she come from? More importantly, what knowledge could she share? Of course, questions could come later. There was still the matter of those pesky scroll-scribblers to attend to.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

Playing through Mass Effect 2, going around and strip mining every planet in the galaxy, when I come across a system with a particular name.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I have explored Solveig.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

Yo, so I'm gonna be at my grandparent's house for a week starting Friday working a silt/mud filtration pump at the lake dock. Not gonna be able to post reliably during that week. Just a heads-up. I'll get a post up later today.

EDIT: Make that Saturday

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

So apparently Skyrim's getting a remaster come October.

It's barely four years old but alright I guess. As long as they actually fix shit; just prettier graphics ain't gonna make for a happy fan base.

But hey, even if there are still more bugs than a rainforest, at least it'll be free for people that own the Legendary Edition/have all of the DLC.

sauce - rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/13/skyrim..

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

*throws in his meme* :D

@POOHEAD189

Oh yes, perfectly safe job...

until the Dragonborn goes on a post-quicksave massacre, of course.