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  • UJON, Book Eighteen, Part Two - Pets and Plans

    Nerussa was about to try again to bring up the sload in the room, when Äelberon put his hand in her path, and indicated to be cautious. She slowed her steps, moved closer to the cliff face, and listened out. She thought she might be a little stealthier than him, but gods, maybe she should ask...
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  • UJON, Book Eighteen, Part One - of Swords and Fishes

      22nd Sun's Dusk The next thing she remembered was waking in the morning. Rumarin was already dressed, and…   “Swords? But we have the day off!”   He looked over his shoulder, and smiled at her. “Yes, but I’ve been…” he pouted almo...
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  • UJON, Book Seventeen, A Difficult Conversation Begins

      21st Sun’s Dusk   “Ah, your… Thane! You’re back!” Lydia’s Ma was apparently taking advantage of the sunny day, hanging acres of blinding white laundry – bedlinens, shirts, and… undergarments – out on the line to dry. She wrung th...
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  • UJON, Book Sixteen, Part Two - Dungeons and Daedra

      19th Sun’s Dusk   As I rather expected, the Breton girl was gone when I got back from Riftweald Manor. I was more surprised that the Bosmer had gone with her, though.   As for the Manor itself, I wonder whether it might be available for rent soon. Rather more spacious tha...
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  • UJON, Book Sixteen, Part One - Letters and Bretons

      Editor’s note the following letter, being over two centuries old, was faded in certain places, occasionally to the point of illegibility, however our experts have agreed that this is a fair rendering of the text.   12th Hearthfire, 3E433, Bruma   Linni,   You would...
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  • UJON, Book Fifteen - Cakes and Snowberries

    17th Sun’s Dusk (small hours, Rorikstead)   Well, that didn’t go as anticipated.   I suppose I know what the nightmares were about now.   Bloody shitting Oblivion.   Äelberon of Dusk is here.   Actually, Äelberon of Dusk is here, wide awake,...
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  • UJON, Book Fourteen - The Death of Äelberon of Dusk

    “Äelberon, please, try to stay awake…”   He was refusing to take the potion she’d offered him, and her healing magicks really were very basic, and only much good against injuries and burns. Not terribly useful against a raging infection of the chest. Damn Rulun...
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  • UJON, Book Thirteen - A Careless Elf Receives A Quest

      Erik the farm boy was bored. Bored of Rorikstead, certainly bored of the farm. Bored of spending every night in an inn full of farm hands and old men. He was even bored of his name. Oh, Erik was a good enough name, but it was so short, so plain. Bah! He glared into his mug of ale, ignored th...
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  • UJON, Book Twelve, Part Two: Elenwen's Hospitality

      Thalmor Dossier: The Falmer Berate (Highest level clearance only, an abridged version is available for lower levels in main record room, DO NOT view without express permission of First Emissary Elenwen). Status: Exile/Fugitive (Kill on sight outside populated areas – see Operational ...
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  • UJON, Book Twelve, Part One. Threat Level: Low

      Tsavani did not appreciate disruptions. The Thalmor were wise, had restored the moons, blah, blah, Tsavani did not particularly care. She had been offered the job on her sister Shavari’s recommendation, it paid well enough and she was permitted to visit with her caravan cousins once a ...
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  • UJON, Book Eleven, Part Two - In Which Favours Are Asked

      “Ha! Someone worth talking to at last. Tell me, how’s it going with that young Mer of yours?”   “It’s… Erm… Going quite well, I think? What? Gods, you don’t need bloody visions, do you, I bet just staring at people like that gets you a...
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  • UJON, Book Eleven, Part One - In Which A Party Is Held

    (16th Sun’s Dusk, continued)   “Vigilance, you talk to him, maybe you can convince him to chase after a hare or two?”   Lydia sighed. She’d taken the dogs out with the intention of walking over to Rorikstead to visit her family before the Thane came back &n...
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  • UJON, Book Ten - In Which An Uninvited Guest Arrives

    13th Sun’s Dusk, College of Winterhold   Finally a moment to myself. Not entirely surprised that Mercer is a duplicitous bastard, although I’ll admit the extent of it is, well, more than I expected. I woke up outside the barrow with a painful, but mainly healed, throat. Karliah wa...
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  • UJON, Book Nine, Part Two

      8th Sun’s Dusk, Solitude   Spent the night in the Winking Skeever. Slept very little, when I did drift off I woke – within minutes, I’m told, from the most horrible, unsettling nightmares. And yet I remember nothing but the vaguest details, only the feeling of terror...
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  • Unabridged Journal of Nerussa, Book Nine, Part One

      5th Sun’s Dusk “One of the guards made some smart comment yesterday about ‘conjuring him up a warm bed’… I’m starting to think a spell like that might actually be worth…” he shuddered “studying.” Nerussa screwed her eyes up, hop...
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  • Unabridged Journal of Nerussa, Book Eight

    3rd Sun’s Dusk   Two weeks. Saltar can’t get me into the Embassy unnoticed – he’s right, security’s just too tight most of the time – but he is fairly certain he can secure me an invitation to a little soirée Elenwen is planning on the 16th. He think...
  • UJON, Book Seven

    1st Sun’s Dusk (late)   We did it! It was a big blue and silver bastard, stronger than the others we’ve encountered, Rumarin passed out from its breath (it’s probably just as well I didn’t realise until after the fight, or I’d have thought he was dead a...
  • UJON - Book Six, Part Two - In Which The Inn Is Haunted

    30th Frostfall (evening) “Welcome back, gel. I hear one of the ships out of Windhelm yesterday had a gaggle of new Altmer workers, hoping to pay their way out of Skyrim… And we’ve got a new colleague, I’m sure you passed his premises on the way in? Now, we wouldn’t wa...
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  • UJON - Book Six, Part One - In Which A Shadow Passes

    28th Frostfall   The less said about Rumarin’s Brilliant Giant Plan, the better. Suffice to say he had taken the wrong bits some ridiculous story that idiot Hjoromir told him last time we were in Riverwood for fancy, and for fact. We’ve spent the past few days haring around the pr...
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  • UJON - Book Five, Part Three, In Which A Storm Is Averted

    22nd Frostfall   “Look, I…I don’t think I should say, they’re very bad men, they might kill me!”   “All the more reason to tell us, Wujeeta. Nerussa is very good at dealing with bad men, aren’t you?”   Rumarin looked encouragingly...
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  • UJON - Book Five, Part Two, In Which Archaeology Is Interrupted

    19th Frostfall (afternoon)   Well, I think I’m still not completely over the poison, but I’m definitely more myself than on Tirdas, imagine thinking an archaeological site would be tedious! Although, admittedly, I was expecting it to be rather quieter than it was. It didn&rsq...
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  • Unabridged Journals of Nerussa, The Last Dragonborn - ToC

    This story started life over on the Steam forums, with a fair bit of encouragement from Lissette of the Long-Chappers. A couple of years ago, I'd played with Arthmoor's Alternate Start mod, picking the Thalmor Agent start, where you've been sent to investigate rumours of a disturbance at Helgen. T...
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  • UJON Book Five, Part One, In Which A Resurrection Is Performed

    16th Frostfall   Rumarin was always impressed by how much Nerussa managed to carry with her. Impressed, and vaguely horrified. He’d always been taught to travel light, his parents’ theatre group had prided themselves on their ability to use two tatty dresses, a moth-eaten cape, an...
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  • UJON - Book Four, Part Four, In Which A Blade Is Uncloaked

    14th Frostfall, evening   Have been permitted a few minutes with my journal. Most frustrated to learn the date. I should be at Winterhold tomorrow for the beginning of lectures, but clearly that will not be happening. Rumarin has at least sent a message by courier explaining my absence. &nbs...
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  • UJON - Book Four, Part Three, In Which Recuperation Is Required

    11th Frostfall, dawn   Lydia was surprised to find Rumarin awake and dressed before her. He normally took great pride in staying in his bedroll as late as Nerussa would allow, then spending as long as he could get away with dithering about in his nightshirt, which, of course, just happened to...
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  • UJON - Book Four, Part Two, In Which Adults Are Idiots

    9th Frostfall   The children of Morthal hadn’t had so much entertainment in a long time. Normally life was fairly boring, chores, stupid grownups worrying about the war, that sort of thing. But for the whole day yesterday and since they got up this morning, they’d been sneaking cl...
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  • UJON - Book Four, Part One, In Which Helgen Is Revisited

    6th Frostfall I didn’t really know what to say to Rumarin about the bracelet. It’s lovely, and I keep playing with it, so I suppose he must know I like it. In any case, we picked up Lydia in Windhelm, and took the carriage to Falkreath. I don’t know why, but I felt like explorin...
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  • UjON - Book Three, Part Four, In Which A Spell Is Learned

    5th Frostfall   He’d been surprised by how well-stocked the kitchen had turned out to be. Most mages seemed to forget about boring, ordinary things like food, Nerussa being an obvious example. Lydia could usually manage to convince her to eat one proper meal a day, at least, but most of...
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  • UJON - Book Three, Part Three, In Which A Library Is Unearthed

    29th Hearth Fire   Nurelion didn’t take the news well. I feel awful, even though there was nothing I could have done, but his life’s work, fulfilled and crushed in one moment… He pushed a few coins into my hand and practically collapsed into his bed. His assistant was ...
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  • UJON - Book Three, Part Two, In Which A Little Light Is Shed

    22nd Hearth Fire   In the Ivarstead tavern, Vilemyr, I think it’s called. Finally warm again. That’s the trouble with monks, especially Nord monks, they’re quite happy to live in chilly stone halls with high ceilings near the top of a mountain. I have a new Shout. Whirlwind ...
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  • UJON - Book Three, Part One, In Which A Title Is Bestowed

    15th Hearth Fire   Spoke to Rumarin. He took it fairly well. I don’t think he’ll tell anyone else. Gods, it’s a long time since I felt as though I could trust someone, it’s strange. He actually seemed more worried about me than anything. Well, no, he was also quite wor...
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  • Book Two, Part Two, In Which Nerussa Comes Clean

    12th Hearth Fire, morning   I do not enjoy sleeping in a tent. Although the dog is quite nice to cuddle up to. I forgot to mention him, I think. Bought him outside Markarth from the stable hand. Rather a rash thing to do, but I was feeling a little sorry for myself, and he didn’t look h...
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  • Book Two, Part One, In Which Nerussa Sees An OId Face And Gets

    6th Hearth Fire   Arissa went back to Falkreath, said she had some things to do. She’s a bit less oblivious than Rumarin. He asked me on the way over to the tower whether I’d mind introducing him to the woman I met in the library at Winterhold. Apparently he’s been thinking ...
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  • Book One, Part Three, In Which A Murder Is Announced

    2nd Hearthfire   Writing in the carriage, because I need to get this down. Arissa has been learning smithing with Eldawyn up at the Sky Forge. Made a silver greatsword for Gorr, I think Eldawyn either did most of the work or knows a fortify smithing ability spell, because Gorr was impressed. ...
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  • UJON Book One, Part Two, In Which The Walls Begin Speaking

    23rd of Last Seed   Well, the inn in Windhelm is certainly more grand than the Bannered Mare, but the floors are cold and the bed is itchy. Arissa’s gone to “stay with a friend”, which I think means pass out on the floor of that dingy little corner club, so it’s just m...
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  • UJON Book One, Part One: In Which Nerussa Gets Her Name

      17th Last Seed   I’m writing this in an inn somewhere in Skyrim. Falkreath, I think they said. An Imperial woman keeps trying to attract my attention, but she can wait. Last night’s plan went well, I blundered in to the Stormcloak group and drew their attention so well t...
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  • The Unabridged Journals of Nerussa, the Last Dragonborn

    Preface to the First Edition (Abridged) By Viarmo, Headmaster of the Bards’ College, Solitude For the darkness has passed, and the legend yet grows, You'll know, you'll know the Dragonborn comes  “The Dragonborn Comes”, Trad. Just as each Bard in the land has his or her own...
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