Sadly, Arenthil, my Altmer mage (Level 12) has passed into Aetherius...
He and Lydia were returning to High Hrothgar from Ustengrav with the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller when he encountered three hostile Thalmor agents. Why they were immediately hostile, he will never know. From the "Tale of Arenthil," he passes along some invaluable wisdom.
- Firstly, dragon encounters* are a serious challenge and a load of fun. Stamina and cover are your friend, along with healing potions, summons, companions, and bystanders (especially enemies).
- Secondly, for those using the power of "Imperious," having contingency set to fire off a flesh spell as combat starts is amazing.
- Thirdly, for those using the power of "Ordinator," getting Descending Light (Rest 20 perk) will make things easier at the start of a fight.
- Fourthly, remember that ice wolves and sabre cats won't pester you if you retrieve "Voice of the Sky."
- Fifthly, enemies using ranged AOE spells are the worst. The unexpected fireball that killed Arenthil is proof of that.
- Lastly, the Greybeards will wait for you to build a campfire and sleep six hours (to slot Whirlwind Sprint) before Master Borri opens the gate! :-)
*Arenthil's fight with his first dragon encounter after Mirmulnir was simply awesome! The dragon came swooping down out of the sky without me knowing as Lydia and I neared Fort Dunstad. Suddenly, Contingency fired off Stoneflesh and Lydia exclaimed, "Where did you come from?" Then this white dragon lands right in front of us with a heavy, booming shockwave. I ran for the trees while readying my summon spell as Lydia charged. Long story short, the dragon was defeated by 1000 papercuts from Lydia, myself, summons, wolves around the area, and the bandits at Fort Dunstad. It was an epic fight that seemed to last 10 minutes.
Off to ponder my next build!
Sadly, Arenthil, my Altmer mage (Level 12) has passed into Aetherius...
He and Lydia were returning to High Hrothgar from Ustengrav with the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller when he encountered three hostile Thalmor agents. Why they were immediately hostile, he will never know. From the "Tale of Arenthil," he passes along some invaluable wisdom.
- Firstly, dragon encounters* are a serious challenge and a load of fun. Stamina and cover are your friend, along with healing potions, summons, companions, and bystanders (especially enemies).
- Secondly, for those using the power of "Imperious," having contingency set to fire off a flesh spell as combat starts is amazing.
- Thirdly, for those using the power of "Ordinator," getting Descending Light (Rest 20 perk) will make things easier at the start of a fight.
- Fourthly, remember that ice wolves and sabre cats won't pester you if you retrieve "Voice of the Sky."
- Fifthly, enemies using ranged AOE spells are the worst. The unexpected fireball that killed Arenthil is proof of that.
- Lastly, the Greybeards will wait for you to build a campfire and sleep six hours (to slot Whirlwind Sprint) before Master Borri opens the gate! :-)
*Arenthil's fight with his first dragon encounter after Mirmulnir was simply awesome! The dragon came swooping down out of the sky without me knowing as Lydia and I neared Fort Dunstad. Suddenly, Contingency fired off Stoneflesh and Lydia exclaimed, "Where did you come from?" Then this white dragon lands right in front of us with a heavy, booming shockwave. I ran for the trees while readying my summon spell as Lydia charged. Long story short, the dragon was defeated by 1000 papercuts from Lydia, myself, summons, wolves around the area, and the bandits at Fort Dunstad. It was an epic fight that seemed to last 10 minutes.
Off to ponder my next build!
