Raldana Star-Gazer: A Personal Journal (X. Consequences)
Posted March 2, 2015
XI. Consequences Oh, Talos and all the divines! What has happened here? Jorrvaskr has been attacked and Kodlak is dead! Aela and Torvar were still standing battle-ready on the mead hall steps with Silver Hand corpses at their feet. Where have you been!? Vilkas spat the words at me with a mixtu...
Raldana Star-Gazer: A Personal Journal (IX. More Questions Than Answers)
Posted February 26, 2015
IX. More Questions Than Answers Aela met me at Jorrvaskr's door, eager to see the stratagems I'd stolen for her. Have you been bringing the battle to the Silver Hand? I wish I could be there with you, she said, as she flipped through the pages. We've got them on the run! Yes, they do seem to know ...
Raldana Star-Gazer: A Personal Journal (VIII. Something Rotten)
Posted February 23, 2015
VIII. Something Rotten I was on my way to Riften, the closest place to Faldur’s Tooth with a friendly bed. I needed to do some planning on just how I was going to steal the Silver Hand stratagems Aela had sent me to fetch. And a good meal wouldn't hurt either. I knew nothing about Riften, and I wa...
Raldana Star-Gazer: A Personal Journal (VII. New Blood)
Posted February 20, 2015
VII. New Blood Gallows Rock lay just ahead. It was an ancient, single-tower fortress with tumbled ramparts and little left to defend. I thought I could smell the presence of living bodies within, just out of sight beyond the unguarded stone portal. That sensation was new, and unsettling. It's th...
Raldana Star-Gazer: A Personal Journal (VI. The Circle)
Posted February 18, 2015
VI. The Circle Vilkas handles most of the work assignments around Jorrvaskr, and after some practice, I could almost predict what kind of job he had for me. Today, the usual signs were missing. This time, his eyes carefully avoided mine and his tone discouraged questions. Go see Skjor. He's got...