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  • Elara's Song, Chapter 18

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  • Elara's Song, Chapter 17

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  • Elara's Song, Chapter 16

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  • Elara's Song, Chapter 15

    “Still others like Fifd of New Teed, say that beneath the Pelinal’s star-armor was a chest that gaped open to show no heart, only a red rage shaped diamond-fashion, singing like a mindless dragon, and that this was proof that he was a myth-echo, and that where he trod were shapes of the first urging...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter 14

    “Welcome back Father!  I trust business is good,” Haakon greeted Aron with a wide smile at their weekly dinner.  They kept their own households in the Imperial City, though the eldest son knew he was funded completely by the extraordinary business acumen of his father.  Haakon was not completely awa...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Thirteen

    Onmund leaned against the wall of the Temple of the One, hands tucked into the sleeves of his fresh blue robes, a welcome change from the dirty olive tunic he had traveled in.  Dusky shadows enveloped him as he gazed across the street at the residence of the First Emissary of the Aldmeri Dominion to...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Twelve

    “[and Pelinal] came to Perrif’s camp of rebels holding a sword and mace, both encrusted with the smashed viscera of elven faces, feathers and magic beads, which were the markings of the Ayleidoon, stuck to the redness that hung from his weapons, and he lifted them, saying: “These were their eastern ...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Eleven, part two

    Elara walked Dorthe back to her empty home.  The little girl placed her hand on the doorknob and turned to look up at Elara. “I leave at first light, Dorthe, and you are welcome to join me,” Elara soothed, tucking a loose strand of hair behind the girl’s ear.  Dorthe bowed her head, biting her lip. ...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Eleven, part one

    “Delphine?  An inn-keeper?  I think I have heard everything now!” Esbern’s throaty chuckle echoed off the wooden walls of the porch of The Sleeping Giant.  Elara glanced at the peaceful idyll of Riverwood; the clanging of Alvor at the forge complemented the steady buzz of Hod’s mill.  The Breton cau...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Ten

    Bright sunshine sparkled off the newly fallen snow as Haakon’s Colovian leather boots crunched merrily on the path to his father’s Bruma home. By Stendaar, my head hurts.  He had forgotten how much mead a Nord could consume.  He knew Onmund felt worse due to the special something he slipped into tha...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Nine

    “You have performed well, my son,” Aron Rammligr praised Haakon, thin lips stretched over sharp white teeth, fingertips steepled over his well-polished desk.  Haakon felt one knot loosen inside, as his father seemed to be in one of his milder moods.  “So Orin’s daughter remains our major obstacle,” ...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Eight

    Bruma, Cyrodiil Haakon finished picking out tiny stones and bits of debris from the hooves of his grey steed Hrol and picked up a brush. It was an unwelcome surprise to see his father’s standard outside their mansion in Bruma, as he was still reeling from the pain of seeing Orin’s body in the Hall o...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Seven

    “[And then] Perrif spoke to the Handmaiden again, eyes to the Heavens which had not known kindness since the beginning of elven rule, and she spoke as a mortal, whose kindle is beloved by the Gods for its strength—in weakness, a humility that can burn with metaphor and yet break [easily and] always,...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Six

    Onmund slouched in the corner of the Winking Skeever, staring through the raucous crowd, his mug of mead untouched.  He was biding time until an Imperial caravan left for Cyrodiil, and trying to cope with the ramifications of who his father was. The singing, dancing, and inebriated crowd blurred as ...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Five

    Imperial City, Temple District The first emissary of the Aldmeri Dominion to Cyrodiil signed his final piece of correspondence of the evening with a flourish, precisely folded the parchment, and carefully dripped wax on the letter, sealing it with the insignia of his office.  He glanced around his s...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Four

    Markarth, Skyrim Haakon Rammligr stretched his long muscled body languorously at the table of the Silver Blood Inn.  He knew he caught the eye of every woman in the place, though his careful nonchalance would have indicated otherwise.  He did not look a day over thirty-five, though he was in fact mu...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Three

    Onmund drank in the scent of pine trees and freshly turned dirt, filling his lungs and bathing his mind in happy memories of the playground of his youth.  Not like the tense moments spent with his family.  “Da picked a damn inconvenient time to die,” Onmund observed out loud.  “Maybe Ma just needs a...
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter Two

    “[A]nd he was Pelinal the Third, though whether this was because some said he was a god guiser, who had incarnated twice before already, or that, simpler, he was the third vision given to Perrif, anon Alessia, in her prayers of liberation before he walked among the quarters of rebellion, is unknown....
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  • Elara's Song, Chapter One

    “That he took the name “Pelinal” was passing strange, no matter his later sobriquets, which were many.  That was an Elvish name, and Pelinal was a scourge on that race, and not much given to irony.  Pelinal was much too grim for that;” The Song of Pelinal, Volume 1                                   ...
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  • Bothela, Part 1, Prelude to Remembrances of Things Past

    Well, I have decided to continue off the main skeleton of my story by writing shorter entries about other characters, attempting to keep within the bounds of TES Lore, but also fleshing out some of the NPC’s that Bethesda has so amazingly created.  I also am trying to explore some other ideas in it,...
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  • Character Backstory--Elara's Journeys-Monster, Part Three

    Elara slid on the bench next to Delphine.  “Where is he?” Delphine kept her glance on her plate and responded tersely, “Do you have my proof?” Elara sighed and pushed away from the wooden table and stood up.  “Has anyone seen a very tall Nord with robes similar to these?”  Elara asked the inn loudly...
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  • Character Backstory--Elara's Journeys-Monster, Part Two

    Elara’s eyes scanned the crowded inn from the doorway, searching for Onmund’s familiar dusty blue hood.  Her eyes met those of Corpulus Vinius who motioned her over to the bar. “You looking for your Nord companion?” the inn’s proprietor asked and he added in his next breath as he saw Elara nod, “He ...
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  • Character Backstory--Elara's Journeys-Monster, Part One

    I know, I know...I said that my final post was my final post in Elara's backstory.  Yet somehow I found myself missing the writing, missing the characters.  So I have formulated a trio of entries to take me to my current gameplay impasse, due to a glitch.  I tried to do something with these three ch...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 20--Solitude and Companionship

    Wagon wheels clattered on the stone road, echoing through the silent night.    Onmund stretched out on the floor, slumped against the front of the wagon.   His hood was pulled over his eyes, but not far enough that he could not watch her.   Elara was seated at the back of the wagon, knees drawn up t...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 19--Northwatch Keep, pt 3

                    “Brother,” Thorald exclaimed in relief, stumbling into Avulstein’s waiting arms.  As the brothers embraced, Elara sat down on a nearby chair, giving them a moment before she moved in to tend to Thorald’s wounds.                  “You could always just give him a few healing potions,”...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 18--Northwatch Keep, pt 2

                   “We are here for Thorald Grey-Mane,” Avulstein demanded, stepping in between Elara and the Thalmor guard.  She sighed.  There was no controlling or even politely guiding Avulstein Gray-Mane.  Elara gave a sideways glance to Onmund, as two more guards appeared at the entrance.  Both of...
  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 17--Northwatch Keep, pt 1

    “Avulstein, could you move a little quieter?” Elara hissed through her teeth.  She was on edge, slipping through the forest on the way to Northwatch Keep.   It was eerily silent, as if Nature herself objected to the presence of the Thalmor. “This is my brother we are going to save, so I think I need...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 16--Revelations

    Elara gazed across the weathered but stately main hall. Her eyes registered the gestures of Onmund comforting a distraught Fralia Gray-Mane, but she heard no sound.  Her weary mind kept replaying the events of the past hour. The two mages had reached Whiterun, eagerly anticipating a warm meal at the...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 15--Confronting Things

    Well, some of you may know that my main quest line with Elara is bugged, so I will not be taking you through that portion of the game.  However, her mission is to find her father, and I hope that I can complete that quest satisfactorily for everyone.  I have not posted in a bit as I have tried to re...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 14--Waking Up

                    Onmund opened his eyes to an unfamiliar stone room.   He gazed at the ceiling, focusing on the precise cuts in the stone to bring him back to a sense of awareness.                 “Elara?”  he squeaked, attempting to lift his head from the pillow.                 “Hush now, no need t...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 13--Healing

    “What is it, my thane?” a gravelly voice greeted Elara as she opened the door.  Argis the Bulwark, her housecarl, was always alert and ready to meet her at the door when she arrived.  He sniffed at the sight of the guards moving Onmund’s body to her bedroom at the back of the hall.  “Please fetch Bo...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 12--Markarth and the Ruin

                    Onmund gave a long whistle.  “Dwemer built.”  He gazed up at the city of Markarth.   Sunlight reflected off the perfectly chiseled rocks, though the sunshine could not erase the shadows created in the architecture.  Warm juniper berries scented the air.  He looked at Elara, who shive...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 11--Aftershock

                       Onmund stared into the fire, exhausted and numb from the battle.  He had fought wolf packs and gone hunting in his youth, but he never had such a close brush with death.                      She could have died because of him, and that stupid slick snow.  He felt the anger at hims...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 10--Testing Ground

                   Both mages were quiet as they trudged along, observing the dawn’s light sparkle on the new fallen snow.  They had already discussed the destination of Fellglow Keep, near Whiterun, and knew it would be a tiresome journey.    They saved their breath by refraining from conversation, but...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 9--Onmund

    Elara stared at the ceiling in her room.  She desperately needed sleep, but her mind kept spinning.  She needed to speak to Onmund because the Arch-Mage was sending her away again on a mission to better understand their discovery in Saarthal.  She had not expected to be sent away so soon, in reality...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 8--Catching up

                   “Aaah, I cannot remember a finer repast,” Onmund stretched and propped his feet up on the wooden bench in the dining room.                 Elara glanced at the empty table pointedly, and grinned at her friend.  “It appears you have not eaten for weeks by the quantity of food you consu...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 7--Home, again?

                     Miles from Winterhold, the wind began to blow fiercely.  Elara shaded her eyes with her hands to shield them from the pelting of the snow.  But to her surprise, she could make out a narrow path in the snow.  It was as if an invisible tunnel kept the snow from clouding her vision.  S...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 6--Change is in the Wind

                    Onmund felt his fingertips tingle as he pulled in the magical energies around him, distilling them, discarding what was impure, and focusing them.  He raised his palms and powerful electrical current shot towards the magicked lights in the Hall of Elements.                  “Excellen...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 5--Blood and Tears

                    Elara ran.  She ran as soon as she turned north of Markarth.  She did not know where she was running to, but she had to get away as fast as she could from Markarth.  From Cidnha Mine.  From the dead body of Eltrys.  From the bodies of the Forsworn and the guards littering the streets...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 4--Good-byes

                   Elara unbuckled her armor and began to clean it.  She had just finished her report on Dawnstar’s disturbances to the Arch-Mage, who was pleased and intrigued with the resolution.  She also requested a leave of absence from the College.  Savos Aren reassured her that she was not going ...
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  • Character Backstory: Elara's Journeys in Skyrim, the land of her father, Chapter 3--The College

      The next few weeks passed quickly with lectures and lessons and practice.  The students went to Saarthal a couple more times, but encountered no more draugrs.  It seemed like all the students were looking for some sort of asylum at the college while nurturing their natural inclination and talents ...
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