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• Freystein's Tale: Battle of Bilegulch I (Ch. 17)

  by Incomitatus July 17, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) The first light of dawn snaked through the trees when I awoke. A cacaophony of birdsong accompanied my dressing. This song to attract a mate, that song to mark territory, another just to greet the warmth of the sun. Birds aren't so different from men. With my gear as...
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• Freystein's Tale: Author's Interlude III (on life)

  by Incomitatus July 8, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) Hello all! I just wanted to pop in and reassure everyone that Freystein's Tale WILL be continuing. This story is very important to me both because there are readers who have enjoyed it so far and as practice for the art of writing. I find its telling to be very gratif...
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• Freystein's Tale: Revenge (Ch. 16)

  by Incomitatus April 5, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) Dappled shadows played on the road as I walked away from Hert's cabin. The warmth of the morning sun seemed to bolster my strength with every step and after an hour I turned off the road and down a worn path to find a place to eat. I sat upon a rock - after kicking it ...
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• Freystein's Tale: Rain (Ch. 15)

  by Incomitatus April 2, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) Rain was falling when I awoke. I decided that Falkreath must mean 'rain' in the local tongue while I ate a quick breakfast of stale bread and cheese. It hurt to breathe and my body was covered in itchy stinging welts. I did not look forward to walking all day in my arm...
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• Freystein's Tale: A Pet of the Gods (Ch. 14)

  by Incomitatus March 29, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) The day tried to be pleasant as I followed the road out of the dale. The blue Falkreath shield was wrapped in the matching cloak and slung over my shoulder. I'd wear them when the time came, but I preferred something less noticeable for the road. I'm not sure why I b...

• Freystein's Tale: Warrior's Rest (Ch. 13)

  by Incomitatus March 28, 2014
  As I stood in the cleansing rain it occured to me that I was carrying the ashes of one Berit. I had promised to deliver them to a priest, and I was suddenly worried that I would be deliving Berit's sludge. I ran into the smithy's covered work area and pulled the bowl of ashes out of my satchel... a...
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• Freystein's Tale: Jarl Siddgeir of Falkreath (Ch. 12)

  by Incomitatus March 20, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) I awoke early, stiff and covered in dried blood that cracked and fell off me in black flakes when I stretched. I cleaned off as best I could in a washbasin and donned my leather and chain armor. My heavy iron curaiss was a mess from the previous night's fight, and woul...
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• Freystein's Tale: Shedding Blood (Ch. 11)

  by Incomitatus March 19, 2014
  A light snow was falling as I walked west from Riverwood, but it stopped about the time I turned toward the road to Helgen. When the ruins of the fortress-town came in sight above me, I left the road and picked my way up to the northwest wall, and began circling around it as my friend Faendal had ad...

• Freystein's Tale: Departing Riverwood (Ch. 10)

  by Incomitatus March 19, 2014
  It didn't take me long to decide to leave Riverwood. That's what Dragon-Man clearly wanted me to do, and he was clearly a god of some sort. A wise man obeys the gods if he wishes to live in peace and, apparently, not be burned to death in his dreams. I decided to head to Falkreath. Alvor had implied...

• Freystein's Tale: Visitor in the Night (Ch. 9)

  by Incomitatus March 12, 2014
  The sun was already a hands-breadth above the mountains when Faendal and I exited Embershard Mine. We were both quite tired and kept our thoughts to ourselves while we trudged back to Riverwood. For my part, I was troubled by how easy the fight had been. I had a huge dent in my armor to prove it had...

• Freystein's Tale: Embershard (Ch. 8)

  by Incomitatus March 11, 2014
  Faendal and I arrived at the 'secret' entrance to Embershard Mine just as the sun sank behind the mountains. I helped the wood-alfar (will I ever get used to 'elf' or 'mer'?) into my leather and chain armor. He was smaller than me, but not by too much with the straps tightened all the way down. I le...

• Freystein's Tale: Misfits (Ch. 7)

  by Incomitatus March 10, 2014
  When I awoke near mid-day on my 18th in this world, I expected to again be hailed as a conquering hero. I was wrong. I had slain, mutilated, and placed on display a trio of bandits the night before. I had done it for these people, at the behest of their blacksmith, and now none of them would meet my...
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• Freystein's Tale: Bad Men and Little Wars (Ch. 6)

  by Incomitatus March 5, 2014
  I stayed in the inn after my conversation with Alvor, but I returned to Gerdur's house for my break-fast. I was mulling over the things Alvor had told me, and didn't want to talk to anyone. Ralof became angry with my silence. When he would not leave me alone I asked him, in my broken speech, why he ...
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• Freystein's Tale: Author's Interlude 2

  by Incomitatus March 4, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) I'd like to thank those who have been reading along and the couple of you that have left 'likes'. I greatly appreciate it. All feedback is always welcome. Now, the time has come in the tale where my use of mods will start to be apparent. I don't have anything lore-brea...

• Freystein's Tale: Like Stealing Skeevers From Bandits (Ch. 5)

  by Incomitatus March 4, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) On the morning of the 11th day in Riverwood I did not go to work at the mill. With both Faendal and I to help out, Hod and Gerdur were caught up on their orders and I had been taking the last couple afternoons to help Alvor, the local smith. Smiths were a secretive and...

• Freystein's Tale: The Idyll of Riverwood (Ch. 4)

  by Incomitatus March 3, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) The next day I awoke feeling somewhat better about my life. A good night's rest indoors will do that. After the morning meal, I followed Hod down to the mill and the next few days ran together... I chopped wood, I learned how to work the mill, I took evening swims to c...
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• Freystein's Tale: A Bed For the Night (Ch. 3)

  by Incomitatus March 3, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) Ralof and I soon arrived at a small village. He hurried over to some large device that appeared to be for sawing logs. My cousin Rolf had told of such things, in southern lands which he had raided. I was soon distracted though by the alfar... chopping wood. I could no...
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• Freystein's Tale: Escape Into Despair (Ch. 2)

  by Incomitatus March 1, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) As Ralof and I made our way through the fortress, it was not long before I found a serviceable sword. I was very pleased and couldn't wait to try it out. Battle was starting to lift my spirits. This, I understood. The give and take, the death blow, blood in the air. I...

• Freystein's Tale: Author's Interlude 1

  by Incomitatus February 28, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) Hi, um, I'm new here. Pretty much joined to try my hand at this. I keep a running 'story' in my head with every character I play and I thought I'd try writing one down for once. I've only had Skyrim since December, and the last, and only other Elder Scrolls game I've p...
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• Freystein's Tale: The Arrival (Ch. 1)

  by Incomitatus February 28, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) I awoke in a forest glade. I had not been wearing my armor in the mead hall, and Dragon-Man did not see fit to send it along. I checked to see that no one else was around and then set out to the North. There were tall mountains that way, but the Dragon-Man had said to ...
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• Freystein's Tale: Prologue

  by Incomitatus February 28, 2014
  (Return to: Table of Contents) I am Freystein Gaefumathr, and the thing you must know about me, milk-drinker, is that I am not from these lands. I am no Nord. I am a vikingr and it all began when I sailed with Thorfinn Karlsefni to conquer Vinland. We knew nothing of Skyrim, or Tamriel, or Nirn, onl...
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