Chapter 12: Tourism In Whiterun (1/2)
After a day froe city in the far golden plains
The caravan passed side to side with White River
The hold and the city were both named after this river White River starts fro Whiterun and Windhel in it is impossible due to the waterfalls, else this journey would be really easy
I was setting in the carriage co few ot used to the fact I a notes
I could feel the road under the carriage beco smoother and better, which meant we are at a well- at the road ahead we could finally see it Whiterun City walls in the reach of vision We were at the afternoon and so ould enter the city at sunset
As planned Svidi will stay in Ysolda's house and we boys will et all the best treatment after all
But I am so happy I caa as it was modded of course
I can't remember which house mod I installed in Whiterun but I always download 'Breezehome TNF - Elianora's Flavour', Elianora (Thethe place plus, with original ood
I close the note I was reading It was about a new spell called 'Soulfire', its idea was to link the Magicka pool eapons enchantment's power reserve It would take the enchanted weapons to the next level
As the carriage stopped, the sun has already gone down Darkness will s the world soon so we said farewells to our fellow travelers and went right towards the city
Unlike the game there were many houses outside Whiterun's wall, but that was also part of the city The stables where the carriages stopped were to our right as we followed the road ahead and passed through the first gate
After it, alked and turned with the road to see a second gate that ell guarded We had to pay the tax of entering the city as we don't have the identity of a citizen
Identities are pieces of wood that are marked with the date of its issue Ysolda has her citizenshi+p pass so she was okay That sort of thing happens in each city but the security in Riften didn't exist to begin with so things was easy
Passing the second gate we headed straight to the last wooden big gate
What h sun was going down I don't re around we discovered that Jarl Balgruuf the Greater has been blessed with a third child and it was a girl, so he threw a party to the whole town
So that little sht was finally born, there is soae even on little girls
Back to present, the city has 3 areas; The Plains District is the lower level of Whiterun; it is where the cost each other The Wind District is the second level of Whiterun, and it is the horoups The Temple of Kynareth is located in the center of the Winds District, parallel to the Gildergreen Tree, an ancient tree that grew froleam Tree of Eastmarch The eastern side is the hohold was the first building in Whiterun Finally, there is the Cloud District, which is the hoonsreach
We passed the streets while looking at beautiful city, after a while we reach the market square that has been turned into a festival area
Avoiding it and heading straight to a big building That was it, est inn in Whiterun, The Bannered Mare
That was a good place for early players to stay and also a gorgeous inn In real life that wasn't e it was The number of tables inside and outside also the tavern bards and music This hat you expect from a Nordic medieval inn
We walked inside after Ysolda of course and looked around for a place to sit A uided us into the inn, the place was good and nearby the fire pit
Unlike other holds, Whiterun had 'fire pits' in every house Other holds have proper fire places, gah
Just as we sat Ysolda juirl to stop her froirl was surprised and turned around to look at Ysolda Ysolda voice was soft when she said ”Olfina?”
The girl looked at Ysolda with strange gaze that turned at once to wonder and screa, Olfina attacked Ysolda and hugged her tightly
The inn turned silent for a bit and then few people harried over The innkeeper lady and some other old wohter of Eorlund Grey-Mane, the greatest blacks as Olfina, a blonde boy said ”Ysolda frohter?”
The inn turned into uproar at once, from what Ysolda told us, Mathjar and Bryfa were her parents ned the General Goods store nine years ago
As the people realized that all careet Ysolda
Well that arm and ere invited to h
He called off the party and sat with us beside Olfina
”I am Jon from clan Battle-Born, sorry for the late introduction This is Olfina Grey-Mane and the innkeeper there is Hulda We used to know Ysolsa since way back” He introduced himself and the others, what a polite fellow
”hello” the four of us spoke and nodded, then I looked at Ysolda to introduce us
”This is Akara and she will stay with me from today onward This is Svidi and her brother Wulfur and This is also a Jon, but you can call hi ”Ah they ith me in Honorhall” Then she re sympathy for the poor little orphans, while Jon Battle-Born looked at me and said ”Another Jon? It's hard to see one of our kind these days”
”Indeed” I raised hed to each other I always liked this guy as an NPC in game
Few years from now the Battle-Born and Grey-Mane clans will have a feud, But Jon and Olfina who loved each other will re about it and reed the fate of Wulfur and Svidi How about I try to change Jon's and Olfina's? these two must be wed before 4E-201 Or they will have it hard
”So, hoell do you know this city?” I asked
”Been here all ame
”You see, I don't want to be a bother, but I heard to ood stuff about this town and we need souide
”HAHA, you found the right , all I do is training and singing” Jon's declared
”A bard you want to be? Did you join the college?” Svidi jumped into the conversation
”I as unchecked, they ue answer
”Oh!” I was taken aback He didn't want to leave because the Grey-Mane clan ht find a husband for Olfina
”Well that's one's own choice after all You said you train You are beco?” I asked hi are the closest two arts to each in Skyriht Singing for the affection of wenches and boasting on no true heart is no Nord way” Battle-Born replied with a strong voice
”Well said, truly” I acted as if I was impressed by his words and filled his tankard with uy is honorable and smart, but he's a bit lax and laid back
”So, what's the interesting stuff in town?” I asked
”You can join the Co blood these days, their place is the Jorrvaskr You can visit Skyforge if you went there too and you can see the Glidergreen in the square of the Cloud district You can go hunt in the plains or go to Old Olava for a soothsaying And finally, the inn, here old Hulda will sink you in mead if you asked” Jon made his brief introduction to the city and said ”Rest for the night and I'll show you around toreed to it, the celebrations outside cooled down Olfina took Akara and Ysolda to the castle Akara registered as a citizen and Ysolda took back the key and the title deed to her parents' house froot back Svidi ith Ysolda and Akara to that small house Me and Wulfur stayed with Jon Battle-Born at the inn drinking all night, after paying for two beds, we headed straight into dreamland
The next day, weoutside The market square was empty so it was for the better Jon Battle-Born was in the inn after breakfast and ent out the three of, 2 Jons and 1 Wulfur
[A/N: I'll refer to hi we go to the cloud district, you can see the castle froreen, the old shrine of Talos, the Jorrvaskr and Skyforge” Battle-Born listed the day's progra about how to help hiaed the two slow guys and reen square
The tree was beautiful It born frolea
I touched the trunk and I felt the sareen was like a small lake compared to the ocean
It won't be bad toabout it, I icka
Clearly not as good but not bad either Let's just reen, the shrine of Talos was the next stop
Talos statue was of a e serpent that refers to TalosLorkan How Nordic!
[A/N: I could not really understand the part about Talos and Lorkan in the lore, but all in all; Talos was a reincarnation of Lorkan aka Shezzar aka Shor then Talos used a oodlihood and replace Lorkan, correctaround the statute
”This is old Hei a hard time since the Empire banned the worshi+p of Talos yet no onenot far
”This is the te in all Skyried about the temple and how beautiful it is from the inside for a while I already knew all that
An hour later people started to walk in the streets and went through the just opened stalls
I noticed some 'Shadow Marks' carved on some shops These are some secret marks related to the 'Thieves Guild' I looked for a fence and exchanged some items and information about the city There seeether, but I need some preparations
I went back to the boys and went to the Jorrvaskr, the headquarters of the Co around and doing all macho stuff, that was it
The Jorrvaskr itself was the ramor and his five hundred companions They came from another continent named Atmora, killed the Snow Elves (Falmer) that lived here before and built that place How very american I mean Nordic
The true story that the continent of Atmora fell into civil war, people went south to a new continent and wanted to settle there Elves were never fans of Hurew in numbers faster than theramor survived and fled back to at over so he raised and aroons in an event known as the Return, then drove the Snow Elves from Skyrim and established the First Nord Ee to the Deep Elves (Dweround The Dwemer tricked them into slavery that resulted for the Snow Elves to be turned into today's 'Falmer' or some rather call the 'The Betrayed' A very uarded the Dwemer abandoned cities after the Dwemer themselves disappeared somewhere
[A/N: That was the most brife verson of the story There was more but I can't really write it all here, If I a about that senseless story we start watching the Coreenhorns)
I could see some familiar faces The beautiful to on we arrived at the Skyforge next to the Jorrvaskr It was a se onto of it On top of it was a monument of a bird whose eyes and beak were opened in flae forge that was e distance that was a little bit toonearer but Battle-Born stopped hio
I on the other hand was ie directly but there were a lot of Fire Magicka eood place toerous
When Wulfur knew that Olfina was Eurlond daughter he lost it once again Too hie uy has a si at Jon Battle-Born and Wulfur, I remembered uys should have given my corpse a proper burial, and never touched a VR headset ever again
I suys away fro the Companions, they told me that I have to stay in the city for a bit of tiuidance' for few days before they accept ed whelp'
I only have few days before the next caravan to Solitude, though Let's do that after the coe ceremony
I asked to train with the whelps for few days and they accepted it, I can use the training yard Actually, they don't ht
Jon Battle-Born lived to his faood swordsman Wulfur was a shi+eld bearer and an axe-ood too He probably learned a lot from Balimund
I showed off my bow skill to have a conversation with Aela She showed interest and coood time
Her red hair was the same as Hilda and she didn't have and paint on her face yet, whichfor a girl with a saain to the two beaten up fellows They gavebeaten up byan archery contest with a girl
Well, I auy for a reason, so don't let
We went to the inn and drank again, this night Battle-Born was too tired to walk home so he stayed in the inn
Next day was a cold The three of us walked under the cold light of day and helped cleaning the inn We met the with Olfina, Ysolda, Akara and Svidi
Coirls looked healthy and all well-rested We were raving all night after all
After breakfast we left, for the irls no matter which star-system they came frohtirls and carry all the stuff
During that time someone came to me and introduced himself with a codenaet some stuff I want from every cities' crew
I asked for some time and followed the man to a desolate alley
”So, what do you have for ar' in the city, if you hand it to that woht” The man said
”You sure she isn't some trickster old crone?” I double checked with the man
”She is the real deal I tell you She works better, the better 'Moon Sugar' she uses” The man confirmed the information
I paid him and left