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Character Build: The Keeper of the Vigil

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  • Joe
    Member
    June 9, 2016

    A woman who was a leader of the Vigilants of Stendarr, she made a commitment to the daedra prince Meridia and was kicked out of the Vigil because of it. The keeper is an expert with one handed weapons as well as an expert in the arts of the shield and restoration and uses these to leave the undead or any abominations in ashes

    Lets attack that wanderer they thought, thought I couldn't burn them alive they thought

    Race: Breton, I found the magic resistance useful against vampires who mainly use destruction.

    Stats: 2/2/1: The Build relays heavily on restoration so having more points into magicka than stamina is more useful.

    Stone: The Mage stone to boost restoration and then the Lord stone for the extra armor rating and magic resistance.

    Skills: One Handed,  Block, Restoration, Two Handed, Light armor, enchanting 

    Shouts: Elemental fury so you can get in and out before they have one swing

    Equipment: Ancient Falmer armor minus the crown, Dawnbreaker, Auriel's shield(my new favorite shield), amulet of Stendarr.

    Spells: Stendarr's aura, Vampires Bane, Grand healing, Circle of protection.

    Recommended Quests: Dawnguard, Dragonborn, Destroy the Dark Brotherhood, Main Quest, Imperial legion. The man who cried wolf, The wolf queen awakened, The blessings of nature, The break of Dawn

    This build requires a lot of restoration (I started leveling it up at level 10 using the giant method) to use against the undead which is the main enemy you will be facing, you will first start by casting Stendarr's aura to damage the undead that come to close or sneak attack you from behind then its up to you on what to do, switch to your shield to bash some skulls or do you burn them to a crisp by switching to vampires bane.  Dawnbreaker is also great for the explosion that has a chance to heppen when killing undead that makes the undead in the area flee, not to mention dawnbreaker and vampires bane is a deadly combo against undead.

    Auriel's shield is the living people that want to rob you or just kill you, the shield is fun just to see them rag doll across the room when power bashing them with a shield fully charged. The Dawnbreaker can still be used against the living because the fire damage is still very useful for dealing extra damage to those you hit. Bashing with with your shield is great for the chance to disarm the living or undead you encounter because if you are quick you can stop them from picking up their weapon by taking it from the ground. Another spell I used for this build was circle of protection for retreating into the circle to prevent undead from reaching you while you can heal yourself or cast vampires bane to deal sun damage in the safety of your circle.

    Some Roleplay tips: She doesn't hate the Vigilants of Stendarr or attack them unless of course they throw the first swing

    She is seeking forgiveness from Stendarr by doing good deeds around Skyrim

    She doesn't use any followers as she doesn't want innocent people to be hurt by her enemies,

    She wears a mask when seeing Tolan at Fort Dawnguard as she doesn't want to cause violence and need to kill him

    Hmm an assassin sent from Bloodlet Throne, you will regret giving me your location vampire

    One Handed: To use Dawnbreaker to it's best, the perks you want are blades man maxed out to get more critical damage and arms man maxed out. You don't want savage strike because while she hates the undead she isn't brutal enough to take off their heads.

    Block: You have two options for shields, one is for vampires and the other is for the living. This skill is for bashing, disarming enemies so they are left defenseless and slowing down time when they are foolish enough to power attack you. The main perks are quick reflexes, block runner, and disarming bash.

    Light Armor: If there is one thing she likes to be agile while someone is slowed down by heavy armor, the main perk is unhindered so your armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down so your always on your toes.

    Restoration: Burning the undead to a crisp, healing yourself during combat and laying down circles of protection against the undead all in one school. The main perks are Expert restoration, maxed out recovery for increased magicka regeneration, and avoid death to stay alive should your health fall past a certain point once a day.

    Dawnguard: After getting kicked out of the Vigilants this was here main objective because she still wanted to hunt the undead so she left for another group that wants do do the same, You won't hate Serana or act like an ass to her because she knew she was forced to become a vampire.  

    Dragonborn: After being attacked by Cultists she went to Solstheim and saw that the people were under control by something, she later learns it's Miraak and vows to free the people and save Solstheim from Miraak's reign.

    Main Quest: Alduin is a threat to Skyrim so after killing the first dragon and finding out she was Dragonborn she would hunt him down like a hawk and won't rest until he's dead. She won't hate the Greybeards or The Blades until she is told to kill Paarthurnax because of the help he gave her.

    Imperial Legion: Skyrim will truly be free from the elves with a united empire, She believes that that the Stormcloaks are missing the bigger picture that the empire won't fight against the elves should Skyrim become independent. She hates seeing the people suffering under the elves but she thinks they will have to wait until the empire gets it's strength back to fight the elves.

    The Break of Dawn: She wants the weapon to slay all undead before her, after finding her beacon she would be guided by Meridia to retrieve her weapon and slay the undead in her name. 

    The Blessings of Nature: She is still loyal to the divines and still likes to help out those who need it, hearing about the Glidergreen and how it's affecting the temple of Kynareth in Whiterun she helped out and this will help level up your restoration.

    The Man who cried Wolf: Visiting the Blue Palace and hearing about strange things happening near Wolfskull cave she helps Falk investigate the cave and learns that necromancers are trying to summon Potema, knowing the danger of having her back on Tamriel she rushesto the cave to stop that from happening.

    The Wolf Queen Awakened: She helped out with stopping the ritual to summon Potema and learning that she is still a threat to the city of Solitude she rushes to make sure Potema doesn't get her full power and save Solitude

    One vampire down, who's next?

    I would like to thank Dragonborn for the awesome banners and advice for my build

    Thanks for Reading

  • Member
    June 9, 2016

    Check for typoes, but otherwise great job.I knew as soon as I opened the page DB helped you out with it.

  • June 9, 2016

    Was this in the Workshop before?  I feel like maybe I saw it there, but I should pay more attention to that place.

  • June 9, 2016

    Well Joe, you know I think it's a good build with a kind of unique take on the Vigilant character. So it's a definite +1 from me

    By the way, I did up that Perk Spread you wanted, luckily I changed it when I saw you took out Two-Handed and added in Shield Charge  

  • June 9, 2016

    A bit befuddled still as to why a Vigilant of Stendarr would even make a commitment to a Daedric Prince, even Meridia, but ignore me on that and you said she sort of went rogue, so... there you have it. That's just me being me. The presentation is well done and I always enjoy heavy use of the Restoration tree. The banners have  cool look to me. 

  • Member
    June 9, 2016

    I'm pretty sure it was

  • Member
    June 9, 2016

    Good build. Check for types and punctuation. Still a plus 1

  • Joe
    Member
    June 9, 2016

    Yeah it was

  • June 12, 2016

    I like how this came out. Good work joe. 

  • June 12, 2016

    I think its a pretty clever roleplay angle. If Isran is any indication, the Vigil isnt for everyone.