Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[s1mplehumar]

Im doing this ride solo.

Bleh. Companion = more loot. 'Nuff said.

[emwearz]

They get in my way more often than not I find. If I have them, then great, but I am not going to go out of my way to load a save in which they did not commit suicide.

[MrPopo]

So I have two companions I switch between, one is my housecarl and the other is my wife. Both of them have a bow they like to use, but they'll switch to melee if necessary. So they mostly stay out of the way. Also, companions have logic so that if you hit them once or twice in a heated melee they don't get mad.

[Ack]

Meh, I still don't trust AI enough to use any of the companions.

So what do you guys think of the "boss encounters" hidden in some of the tombs? I've come across some pretty interesting fights off the beaten path, as well as some really nasty undead.

Also, a dragon will lose to a couple of cave bears. At least that's what I think happened. I pissed off a pair of cave bears and while hiding on a rocky outcropping had a dragon show up and start blasting me since I was out in the open. I hopped off and booked it down to a clearing to fight the dragon, only to discover that the bears were right behind me. So I jumped into a nearby shack, which happened to be inhabited by an extremely pissed off wizard. So I ran and hid from him upstairs for a few minutes to let my health regen and then booked it back outside. And there lay the corpse of the dragon, next to the corpse of one of the bears. I had to flee because the angry wizard followed me, but once I made it away from him, I circled back and watched for him to go back inside so I could get my dragon soul. That bastard looted the bear corpse though.

[darthmunky]

So what exactly is the history of this game, anyway? I know that Oblivion took place 200 years before and that there's some kind of Elvish empire that's taken over the Redguards' homeland, but what all has happened with the Empire? And what happened to the Blades? I saw something pop up on a loading screen, but I didn't get the chance to read it.

Well, I know SOME random events that happened within those 200 years, get ready!

At the end of the Oblivion crises, The 4th era began. Red Mountain erupted and destroyed Vvardenfell, Vivec went missing, the Argonians invaded and took over mainland Morrowind, Solstheim is no longer part of Skyrim and is now Dunmer territory. Black Marsh secedes from the Empire; it is soon followed by Elsweyr. The Thalmor (an old sect of power-hungry elves) seize control of the old Aldmeri Dominion (Valenwood and the Summerset Isle) and start The Great War with the Empire. The Great War ends with the Concordat of White Gold. The Concordat is a peace treaty between the Empire and the Thalmor. The treaty is noted to have given the Thalmor free reign to stamp out the worship of Talos throughout the Empire. The High King of Skyrim is assassinated by Ulfric Stormcloak at Solitude. The Nords of Skyrim engage in a civil war.

[MrPopo]

At the end of the Oblivion crises, The 4th era began. Red Mountain erupted and destroyed Vvardenfell, Vivec went missing,

More specifically, the Ministry of Truth fell out of the sky since Vivec was losing his phenomenal cosmic powers after the Nerevarine destroyed the Heart of Lorkhan, and the impact of that big chunk of rock is what erupted Red Mountain. Presumably, Vivec either died in the blast or just disappeared, as now he's just a regular Dunmer.

[darthmunky]

I hope in Skyrim or a future TES game, we find out what exactly happened to Vivec. Also, I always thought he was half dunmer, half altmer due to his two-face style look, two skin tones.

[o.pwuaioc]

I have seen more ads for Skyrim here in NYC than I have for all the other games combined (granted I didn't live in NYC then).

[CFFJR]

Darthmunky, have you picked all of that up from in game lore? I had no idea that the Argonians had conquered Morrowind. Interesting.

On another note, I'm curious to know the ultimate fate of the Nerevarine and the Champion of Cyrodiil. As far as I'm aware it hasn't been specified just what happened to them later in their lives. Even the in game book detailing the Oblivion crisis stops talking about the champion in favor of Martin, which is understandable, but doesn't sate my curiosity.

Also, I would've been here talking about the game, but I've been far too busy playing it to the point of unhealthy obsession. Sorry.

[darthmunky]

The Nerevarine went on an expedition to Akavir and has not been heard from since. Akavir is a landmass east of Tamriel. The two continents have a history of animosity towards each other, with Akavir invading Tamriel several times in the past and Tamriel invading Akavir at least once. Much of what is known about it in Tamriel is acknowledged to be incomplete or inaccurate.

As for the Champion of Cyrodiil, the last we heard of him, he became the new Sheogorath, Prince of Madness.

And to answer your other question, I got some of this info from the Elder Scrolls games over the years, and the rest just from reading on the TES wiki. There's also two novels that tell what happens between Oblivion and Skyrim.