Completed DraQ strikes back: a Morrowind LP

[abnaxus]

Part LXXVII: Bazaar

Spoiler

Reporting to a based ordinator, DraQ is directed to one Fedris Hler.

actually, I still have a bone to pick with that ratty king

Near the shops DraQ picks up an interesting rumor

There’s also a lecher around, obsessed with women

Funny enough even one of the shopkeepers is whining about women

Leaving the shop, DraQ unexpectedly runs into the rumoured mad mage

you look like a sissy tbh

The mage is pathetically weak, on his body is a key to Velas manor

err I broke into that place already, maybe I should take another look

At the bazaar it’s also possible to buy trained rats and scribs

sorry, that's a bit too weird

DraQ also runs into a thirsty woman

now wouldn’t it be fun to match her with that surly shopkeeper

let’s see how it goes

In the middle of the bazaar is a stage with an eager audience

DraQ has a chance to star in the Horror of Castle Xyr

wait, I look like an Imperial when there’s also an actual Argonian in the play?

It comes down to picking the right line until the critical line

After this line DraQ is unexpectedly attacked by a thug with a Daedric weapon

lel, how entertaining

At any rate, getting every line right gets DraQ a fine amulet

Returning to Velas manor, the “real” Velas inside is not hostile at all when he should be starting an ambush

Likely because DraQ already broke into the manor, it bugged out

it doesn’t look like he has anything interesting on him anyway

well, that’s enough entertainment for today. Let’s see that Tienius guy again

Returning to the throne room, Helseth is still in hiding. Confronting Tienius, DraQ agrees to do some odd jobs

When asked whether the previous king died of natural causes, he gets extremely butthurt

what a den of vipers

 

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Part LXXVIII: Black Dart Gang

Spoiler

Remembering to help the woman in the sewers, DraQ heads to the Temple district.

DraQ is greeted by a magnificent sight, marred by the presence of a disheveled male Bosmer.

must these little turds ruin everything?

but wait, I feel kinda bad about the one I killed at the tavern, let’s keep it cool this time

DraQ obliges as much as he can but the Bosmer never stops demanding free things

DraQ gets enough of it when the Bosmer asks for 1,000,000 gold. But he doesn’t take rejection very well at all.

fek off, Gaynor

Not far from Gaynor is a Temple priestess who mercifully only asks for a donation once and gives some information on Almalexia in exchange.

Sounds like it’s prolly a good idea not to meet my ex-wife too soon considering I am technically behind her losing her godhood

There’s also a gardener around whom can be asked about the death of the previous king

it seems none of the common people are willing to say too much, maybe later I should visit Lethan manor

but for now, let’s look into that Black Dart Gang

DraQ heads inside the Temple as it’s only possible to enter the Temple sewers through the basement.

Inside is Fedris Hler, but DraQ has no business with him yet

It is impossible to meet Almalexia at this point, even if DraQ wanted to

wouldn’t want her to set her hounds on me at any rate

Through the basement DraQ enters the Temple sewers

Aside from petty enemies there’s a new enemy type here

is that a lich?

Sadly, they’re lightyears away from the Daggerfall lich

DraQ finds Variner’s ghost as instructed

it might be interesting to fight them head on anyway

In the Temple sewers is also an abandoned crypt, but the entrance is blocked off.

maybe I should return here later

The only thing to do here for now is to take out the Black Dart Gang

The lever is right on the entrance and therefore easy to miss

Pulling the lever quickly floods the area

I guess Dunmer can’t naturally breathe water?

The Black Dart Gang is thus neutralized

feels a tad anticlimactic, but let’s take a look at those darts of theirs

The darts they carry are indeed OP

maybe I should test them out on an ordinator

After looting all the darts there’s no other choice but to leave. All other passageways in the sewers are blocked.

now to head to Llethan manor

Exiting the Temple, Gaynor at least is no longer around.

The reward for removing the Black Dart Gang is a half-decent ring

In Llethan manor, a Bosmer chick spills the beans after buttering her up a bit.

well, I guess this is what Tienius wants to know

 

[Lazing Dirk]

I hope DraQ makes it through the Sewer Section™ soon. I played through Morrowind recently and forgot that was even a thing, my stats weren't as crazy high though. Where did the neat little user picture come from?

 

[abnaxus]

It's the lizard party member from PC98 rpg game Different Realm

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXIX: Informant

Spoiler

Reporting back to Tienius, of course there are more little things to do

the Temple, eh? Well I know the way

At this point it is possible to talk to Barenziah for advice. She will also direct DraQ to the Imperial in the palace courtyard

sure he’s an erudite man, but what else is there about him?

errr but really, the barbed furry dink and fukking Tiber Septim wasn’t pure fiction?

at any rate, seems he and Barenziah will be good sources of advice in what’s to come

En route to the temple, DraQ is unexpectedly accosted by some ebony warrior

who dis? Oh, it’s just Gaynor

This is an unavoidable battle… Gaynor reflects all magic and has luck over 9,000 which makes him very hard to hit

However DraQ has very high agility (boosted by Ring of the wind and Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw) and very high luck (boosted by Sunder which also fortifies attack) which can be further boosted by the “Luck of the Emperor” power

High agility and luck (plus 100 Block) also ensures Gaynor doesn’t hit very much himself

In short, Gaynor can be routinely taken down

now let me just leave your naked corpse behind

Truth be told, Gaynor’s amulet is more than decent

that was a fun distraction. Now to find an informant inside the Temple

Surprisingly a priestess inside becomes extremely compliant when mentioning Mehra Milo (Caius Cosades’ waifu)

well, this should suffice for Tienius. But who knows what he’ll want next.

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXX: Conspiritard

Spoiler

Up next, is more conspiracy chit

dude, can’t you really sort out your own mess?

At any rate, mentioning House Hlaalu to the guards, all but one don’t give a fukk

Aleri Aren eh? Sounds like womyn

these helmets are so annoying, no way to tell whether she’s cute

then again, unlike Caius I’m not a Dunmer fetishist

DraQ also finds some damning pieces of paper strewn about

we got some real geniuses around here

in any case, this should be the end of this boring running around

Next up, DraQ is sent to Llethan manor again

well, I do know the way already

The widow drank the kool-aid as well yet again there is some damning evidence around

Handwritten letter

At last, there’s some action up next

these writs look like a fun way to troll some ordinators

The writs are not really necessary, as the ones marked for death can easily be triggered into attacking

DraQ finds out the location of each by means of the friendly Dunmer priestess near the Temple

figures there’s one idiot lurking in the sewers

The first is some noble windbag

The second is some pathetic mage

The third is a beef-for-brains Nord

Well, I hope that’s the end of all the petty errands.

Tienius final errand involves the Common Tongue

I agree that purveyors of fake news deserve no mercy

even if it’s the truth

Barenziah points DraQ in the right way. It’s really a good idea to visit her as much as possible

of course, the shifty pawnbroker has to be an Argonian...

Inside the Craftman’s hall is a very conspicuous locked door

this is so obvious that it may be a trap

Inside are indeed the nasty gossips

The best way here is to deal with it peacefully

I have too much gold to spend in two lifetimes, time to start putting it to good use

The reward for this final task is King’s Oath, a unique enchanted Daedric claymore

Tienius points DraQ to Barenziah, but DraQ already talked to her many times

well, guess it’s off to the Temple next

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXI: Shrine of the Dead

Spoiler

Fedris Hler’s first quest was apparently dealing with the goblins. DraQ already completed it on his first foray into the sewers

well, that’s convenient

The second quest comes from the Archcanon and is even more annoying

Escort quests are crap but this time it’s worse since the escortee is a spineless worm

as usual, let’s park this one at the entrance and make the entire area safe first

Not only is it necessary to kill every enemy in the area, it’s only needed to find an efficient route lest the escortee gets stuck in a rock somewhere

Near the shrine are various liches that would no doubt one shot the escortee

Once the shrine is safe, DraQ returns to the entrance through the Temple Gardens

There’s a locked tomb on the way back, which DraQ (carelessly) opens

hey, what can be the harm?

There’s nothing inside, except an ominous message

at any rate, let’s first finish this shrine business

The shortest way to the shrine is through the Temple Gardens

What’s really annoying is that the chump needs to be escorted all the way back

hey dumbfukk, ever heard of Almsivi Intervention?

The reward for this is the Blessed spear, an uniquely enchanted ebony spear

me too, friend, me too

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXII: Lichess

Spoiler

Next task is to find Barilzar’s Mazed Band

sewers again, of course

However, there are some new rumours floating around as well

errr, this wouldn’t have anything to do with me opening that tomb, right

anyway, let’s go and see that priestess

After delivering some potions of cure disease to random people, the entire place gets crowded with rats

And of course, DraQ is sent into the sewers again

However, there’s also an unexpected encounter along the way

lel did this kitty take down an ordinator

Without dealing with the kitty this quest can’t be completed

well, I can easily deal with this myself

well, it was due to my mistake, let’s take care of this quickly

At the appropriate place a wall opens and unusually strong skeletons appear

Gedna Relvel can one-shot lesser characters, but DraQ is immune to most of her magic

Dagoth Ur’s Heart ring offers supreme protection against anything else

And of course, high reflect helps as well

On the lich’s corpse is the Robe of the lich

now here’s a truly suicidal item

The reward for this quest is apparently a new power

heh, now let’s look for Barilzar’s Mazed Band

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXIII: Barilzar’s Mazed Band

Spoiler

Barilzar’s Mazed Band is in a section of the sewers that was previously closed off

The area is crawling with liches

It’s best to use ranged here as the liches summon greater bonewalkers who damage strength

Barilzar himself casts a few illusion spells like 100% blind and then charges with a daedric claymore

Strangely enough, Barilzar doesn’t carry any special enchanted items

But… there’s nothing special about this at all

The true reward is an audience with Almalexia

well, it was about time

Almalexia it seems it surrounded by her Hands at all times

looks like a fun job, staring at her arse and tiddies all day

At least DraQ is rewarded by a new power as well

what could you possible want with this Barilzar thingie

Strangely enough the Hands are not ill disposed toward DraQ unlike the ordinators

At the palace, DraQ is slightly chastised for retrieving the mazed band

errr, maybe I should consult these two more often

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXIV: Return of the King

Spoiler

Next time DraQ visits the palace, there appears to be an attack going on.

There are multilegged freaks all over the plaza

strange, haven’t seen any of these in Vvardenfell

There are two types of the creatures, each drops a particular potion that shortly boosts an attribute

The statue of Almalexia also gets wrecked in the attack

DraQ reports back but is immediately sent to the same place

there appear to be Dwemer ruins in this place after all. Bizarre.

Inside however the multi legged freaks are fighting the Dwemer constructs

let them fight

The centurion archers carry very strong darts that are worth collecting

Reporting back, DraQ finally can meet the King

ah, the weasel has finally decided to leave his lair

plot? Bah, this is just another manipulative test

anyway, let’s talk to Barenziah and Plitinius first

let’s see that orc then

heh, let’s talk to Barenziah and Plitinius about this. I’m sure they’ll be very worried

bah, it seems both mother and son are putting me to the test

well, it’s an amusing distraction at least. I’m sure Barenziah and Plitinius are treating this as a joke

I’m almost tempted to do nothing to see what the milf can do

At any rate, at night there are indeed some crooks sneaking in

I hope these aren’t Royal guards in disguise…

well, I protected Barenziah. This should earn the King’s trust, whatever that’s worth

The King’s bauble isn’t really all worth that much

who knows what transgressions are next with this weaselly king

 

[hello friend]

Rewarding an argonian with a royal collar seems a little passive aggressive

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXV: Duel

Spoiler

It seems the King is still not fully trusting DraQ after protecting Barenziah

Carrot? Yeah, sounds really tough

let’s see what Barenziah and Plitinius have to say first

It’s possible to weaken Karrod by tiring him up at the tavern, but not really necessary

More importantly the date set up by DraQ worked out and he is rewarded

The Bipolar blade is a uniquely shaped weapon with an odd enchantment

Marena Gilnith is already upstairs

so you two fukked already?

Next day DraQ must fight the duel

Karrod attacks with an oddly shaped weapon

lel is that a curved sword

it seems this one refused to speak until someone beat him

At any rate the king will now fully trust DraQ and spill the beans

The dagger reward is only good for selling

I need to spend more time with my wife? But I was already planning to

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXVI: End of times

Spoiler

At this point DraQ can meet Almalexia whenever he wishes

time to dance to her tune for a while

There are more topics to discuss with her now

maybe this is related to the Sixth House

DraQ goes talk to the woman to find out Eno Romari’s location

let’s go and see what this cult chit is about

hmm, apart from the suicide this makes a lot of sense

Predictably Almalexia flies into a fury reporting back

errr mentally unstable goddesses cannot be a good thing, but I really am curious about this weather machine

The Dwemer ruin under Mournhold is larger than all Dwemer ruins on Vvardenfell combined

There are piles of ash around of Dwemer that were reading when they were zapped

The Dwemer also were working on giant centurions that were not ready in time for the battle of Red Mountain

DraQ finds explosives in a chest past a heavily secured door

this should get me into hard to reach places

Blowing up some rocks at the end of a corridor is needed to reach the weather machine

At the end of a flooded corridor is the room with the weather machine

well, that’s not something you see everyday. But how does it even work

Almalexia’s dwemer coherer is used to power the machine

There are some levers that move pictures on the opposite wall when pulled

so basically I need to pick the picture corresponding to an ash storm

Using Almsivi Intervention to return to the temple, there’s indeed some bad weather

guess this should make her happy

well, not like I have a choice but to jump at her every whim if I want to know what’s really going on

 

[Lazing Dirk]

>gloomy as fuck due to ash storms

City of light!

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXVII: The Hand that bites

Spoiler

Next, DraQ must kill a Hand

akshully I’ve been wondering how tough these dudes really are

but the important things first

DraQ returns Dwemer scrap metal for the robot arena, but something else is needed

well, I’ve a feeling I’ll be visiting those ruins again anyway

The Hand is standing around in Godsreach and immediately initiates combat after talking

butthurt detected

These Hands have inflated stats like Gaynor. And apparently some special ability that makes them very hard to kill with magic at least

But the most dangerous is their sword that damages/absorbs strength

meh, let’s drink some sujamma and keep this short

now let’s take a look at your fancy gear

As a reward DraQ gets to choose a special divine blessing

I could get used to this

 

[hello friend]

What would you get if you'd chosen the glory?

 

[NecroLord]

I really like this LP
Good work.
Really got me in the mood to replay Morrowind.

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXVIII: Trueflame

Spoiler

Next up, Almalexia calls DraQ Nerevarine

talk about being late to the party

otoh, wasn’t there a part of the prophecy that mentioned driving the outlanders from Morrowind

DraQ gets the first piece for free

well, it might be worth pursuing. Let’s talk to Barenziah and Plitinius first then

wait, don’t tell me Carrot’s curved sword is part of Trueflame

Next, DraQ heads to the Museum of Artifacts

if I donate some useless crap here I should get another piece of the blade

it seems a piece is attached to this shield… let’s see what the Orc at Craftmen’s hall can do

The Orc will also reforge the blade, but it takes two days

now how to kill two days

There’s the robot arena of course, but it’s p. boring

After two days DraQ has the unenchanted Trueflame, but even unenchanted is also p. stronk

looks like another visit to that Dwemer ruin is in order

In the area called Radac’s forge there will now be a Dwemer ghost

good thing I’m fluent in Dwemer language

DraQ already opened the parth to Norenen-dur while searching for the Dwemer weather machine

This Daedric ruin is very expansive. There’s a unique Dwemora at the heart of the ruin but there’s no need to interact with him

Levitating up leads to an area with a waterfall

Somebody threw a lot of expensive stuff down the waterfall

I only still need the right pauldron

Right at the bottom is pyroil tar

let’s add the flame to Trueflame

with the twin blades restored, I can finally be with my wife again

 

[NecroLord]

Nice.
Will you use Trueflame or continue with Sunder? Or perhaps both?
Forgot how awesome and useful Levitate is.

 

[hello friend]

I'm just gonna leave this here

 

[abnaxus]

Part LXXXIX: Clockwork City

Spoiler

DraQ returns to Almalexia brimming with expectation, but there’s yet a final hoop to jump through

"almost" doesn't quite cut it

srsly I can only get this blue balled

There’s not even time for any other talk. DraQ is unceremoniously teleported away

why did she send me straight into a sewer

The doors in the Clockwork city are opened by means of levers

heh not even Dwemer ruins have these

There are also (instakill) traps in this dungeon

At any rate the city is completely abandoned except for the weird fabricants

The place gets more sinister the deeper DraQ advances

At the end of each section is a rotating dome like structure that gives access to the next section

The second dome has an instakill trap. With insufficient speed to reach the door it is not possible to progress.

well, as a master of acrobatics jumping is father than running at any rate

Past the instakill dome are domes with levers that require at least 100 strength to be able to pull them.

The next-to-last dome has a lever that builds a bridge over some sludge

well, Sotha Sil can’t be far off now

The entrance to Sotha Sil’s dome is guarded by two giant mechanical golems. But only the one on the right is functional

The robot casts powerful shock spells and hits hard as well

heh, this one appears to have a million hp. Better chug some sujamma

With the robot down, DraQ has free access to Sotha Sil’s inner sanctum

now let’s have a friendly chat with this Tinkerer

 

[NecroLord]

What gear did you have to help against the Imperfect's massive shock damage?
Things are gonna get very serious in the next episode,I'll wager...
Also will you do Bloodmoon?

 

[abnaxus]

Part XC: the Face-Snaked Queen of the Three in One

Spoiler

DraQ enters Sotha Sil’s chamber and finds the god literally hanging around.

errr...hi?

this is Sotha Sil?

well, this is unexpected. Ded?

did whatever he’s hooked himself to overload or something

no way someone could’ve killed him, right?

I guess I need to return to Almalexia, but how do I leave here?

When DraQ turns around, Almalexia herself comes teleporting in

wife, why are you wearing that war mask?

now wait a moment

why is this happening

wait, could this be the “free the curse False Gods” part of the prophecy

wife, I must release you from your suffering

Thus Almalexia becomes Trueflame’s first victim.

Of course the flame enchantment is useless since she’s immune to fire. Her own blade is the better of the two, in fact

Almalexia has a nasty fire spell and is stronk in melee combat but with Dragonbone Cuirass DraQ is well protected

After a chaotic fight Almalexia lies ded

I guess this was the only way this could end. What a terrible waste.

On her corpse are Hopesfire and Barilzar’s Mazed Band, the only way to leave the Clockwork City

I guess I should leave her here, with her erstwhile comrade

Interestingly, the mazed band allows direct travel to Vivec as well

guess she was planning on whopping that poet’s arse after me

DraQ teleports right in the middle of Almalexia’s Hands

The Hands somehow don’t find it suspicious that DraQ popped up in their mistress’ place

errr, bye then. I think you’ll be standing here waiting for a while yet

DraQ can now communicate to everyone about the fate of the two Tribunes, but he’ll be treated like a retart or madman

heh, causing butthurt is fine, but maybe I should only report back to the important people

Leaving the Temple, unexpectedly Azura pops up

Funnily enough, back at the palace Plitinius will not believe DraQ either, unlike the King and Barenziah

DraQ is even rewarded p. well by Helseth

well, this Royal Guard armor looks p. nice, but a bit too ceremonial for my taste

guess I really need to report this to Vivec as well…

well, this is all very bitter. I need to find myself a new wife. But whom

Some time later...

 

[abnaxus]

Part XCI: Northern Comfort

Spoiler

Back on Vvardenfell, literally every NPC has a “Solstheim” dialogue option

Soysheim? Well, not like I have anything better to do

In Ald’ruhn, there’s a new Breton talking about an airship

well, the Dwemer could manipulate the weather. Flying seems like small beans in comparison

A Khajiit in Khuul can transport to Solstheim

Like in Tribunal, DraQ is welcomed by an Argonian

guess I should see what’s up at Fort Frostmoth

There’s a bunch of colonists standing around that DraQ will be involved with later

Falx Carius has some odd jobs for DraQ to take care of

At the Imperial Cult shrine, the Redguard priest is looking for his waifu

I know what it feels like to lose a wife

Talking to any guard with booze in inventory leads to new dialogue options

dry fort? Sounds boring as chit

DraQ also has the opportunity to join a new faction: the East Empire Company

I don’t need the money, but I’ve always been a trailblazer

Talking to Carius about the booze shows something fishy is going on

The priest turns out a massive hypocrite

time to remove this retart from premises

Next task by Carius has to do with smuggling

Gaea Artoria is right outside Carius’ office

this chick looks badarse, but let’s to that escorting first

During the short stroll to Raven Rock, DraQ has the chance to become acquainted with some new enemies

Dryads will rise up twice after being killed

Berserkers fight almost nekkid

hmm, I’ve a strange suspicion these silver weapons will come in handy

Enemies like wolves come in packs and respawn very quickly. Highly annoying.

On the way to Raven Rock DraQ passes two barrows, but it’s too dangerous to enter with escortees around

At Raven Rock, DraQ talks to Falco Galenus

Ebony is indeed around all over Raven Rock

On the way back, DraQ enters the two barrows called Kolbjorn Barrow and Stormpfund Barrow

There’s nothing interesting inside. DraQ can’t do anything with the stahlrim

it seems corpses surrounded by this chit at least stay ded forever

Inside the barrows are new enemies like draugr and undead doggies

it’s a gud thing the fire damage from Trueflame is highly effective on this island

Another new enemy is the fairly rare snow bear; their pelts are worth keeping

Another common enemy that respawns quickly is the Frisian hag

The reward for the escort to Raven Rock is… a stock certificate.

I’ve the feeling a lot of inane bureaucracy and pettiness are ahead

 

[NecroLord]

Always liked the Nordic Solstheim as a location.
The snowfall and glaciers of northern Solstheim stand in contrast to Vvardenfell's ash storms and swamps.
I also like that you can reach Solstheim by swimming,waterwalking or even levitating!