@Vargr - Thanks, though Mathor's story has come to an end...
He went to Orphan Rock with Lydia in tow. His grimoire consisted of Shock and Healing (cantrips), Lesser Ward, Conjure Familiar, and Conjure Flame Atronach (used only once, as fire magic went against his beliefs toward Kynareth--frost and shock only). He had not found any illusion or alteration magic yet. Believe it or not, Orphan Rock was a cake walk. Using the Apprentice Stone (and Andromeda mod), his novice spells cost no magicka--thus he had unlimited use of lesser ward, healing, shock, and conjure familiar.
He and Lydia engaged the witches around Orphan Rock and they fell quickly to Lydia's axe and Mathor's spells. Finally, they proceeded up to the hagraven's nest. Mathor hid behind a stump and conjured roughly six familiars before Lydia caught up and started firing off arrows. Once Mathor had both a familiar and Lydia engaging her, he charged in with dual-cast shock (and, thankfully, didn't fall off the tree bridge!). The hagraven went down fast.
Now is when Mathor's "Khajiit ancestry" hit! He noticed some Nord ruins just up from Orphan Rock, so they proceeded to investigate. And we all know what curiosity did for the cat! :-) After a few bandit fights (easy) and a giant frostbite spider (not as easy), they cleared out the ruins. Mathor was now almost level 10. Sadly, upon exiting the ruins to the south, they came across a Wispmother. Mathor and Lydia quickly dispatched the wisps and proceeded to whale upon her. She promptly divided and, with ice spikes flying, brought Lydia down. Mathor fired up his lesser ward, but it was to no avail. The first ice spike that hit broke the ward and stunned him, and then the trio quickly surrounded Mathor and ended his life.
It was a fight for the ages, though! And motivated me to roll up another backstory and give the challenge another go! Now I am off to go and plan...
@Vargr - Thanks, though Mathor's story has come to an end...
He went to Orphan Rock with Lydia in tow. His grimoire consisted of Shock and Healing (cantrips), Lesser Ward, Conjure Familiar, and Conjure Flame Atronach (used only once, as fire magic went against his beliefs toward Kynareth--frost and shock only). He had not found any illusion or alteration magic yet. Believe it or not, Orphan Rock was a cake walk. Using the Apprentice Stone (and Andromeda mod), his novice spells cost no magicka--thus he had unlimited use of lesser ward, healing, shock, and conjure familiar.
He and Lydia engaged the witches around Orphan Rock and they fell quickly to Lydia's axe and Mathor's spells. Finally, they proceeded up to the hagraven's nest. Mathor hid behind a stump and conjured roughly six familiars before Lydia caught up and started firing off arrows. Once Mathor had both a familiar and Lydia engaging her, he charged in with dual-cast shock (and, thankfully, didn't fall off the tree bridge!). The hagraven went down fast.
Now is when Mathor's "Khajiit ancestry" hit! He noticed some Nord ruins just up from Orphan Rock, so they proceeded to investigate. And we all know what curiosity did for the cat! :-) After a few bandit fights (easy) and a giant frostbite spider (not as easy), they cleared out the ruins. Mathor was now almost level 10. Sadly, upon exiting the ruins to the south, they came across a Wispmother. Mathor and Lydia quickly dispatched the wisps and proceeded to whale upon her. She promptly divided and, with ice spikes flying, brought Lydia down. Mathor fired up his lesser ward, but it was to no avail. The first ice spike that hit broke the ward and stunned him, and then the trio quickly surrounded Mathor and ended his life.
It was a fight for the ages, though! And motivated me to roll up another backstory and give the challenge another go! Now I am off to go and plan...
