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TOC A Dance with Daedra (ADwD)

• Exuro

  

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  June 14, 2015

  Overview

  A Dance with Daedra begins with the trials of a teen, Amari, as she strives to break free of the fate the Greater Daedra weave about her, but without knowing their motives,a perceived move towards freedom may only be another step further into their web. Her journey is entwined with that of the Dragon Born's path through the aftermath of Alduin's Fall and the mysteries of her family, thought long dead and buried. In her search for answers and freedom, she discovers what it is to be human and that limits are meant to be broken.

  Her only hope is that the rivalry and pride of the Daedra exceeds even that of man's. If she can play them against each other, she just might survive this Dance long enough to discover the truth behind the ploys of the one who started it all: Hermeaus Mora, The Demon of Forbidden Knowledge.

  Caption: The girl was drawn by YurikohYamaky. Hermaeus Mora screen shot was done by NDC880117. Merging the images and tonal changes were done by me.

  Warning: Chapters may contain graphic violence or descriptions, profane language, and/or mature themes.

  Table of Contents

  Profiles

  Arc I: Survive

  Chapter 1: Camp Follower

  Chapter 2: Memories

  Chapter 3: Today's Special

  Chapter 4: Ill Omens

  Chapter 5: Best Laid Plans

  Chapter 6: Shouts in the Wind

  Chapter 7: Daybreak

  Arc II: Freedom?
  

  Chapter 8: Silver Tongued

  Chapter 9: A Silent Night

  Chapter 10: The Edge of Light and Darkness

  Chapter 11: Tales by Fire Light

  Chapter 12: Confessions

  Chapter 13: Boiling Point

  Chapter 14: Divine Intervention

  Chapter 15: Broken Tower

  Chapter 16: Road to Markarth

  Chapter 17: Twenty-Five to Life

  Chapter 18: Weakness

  Chapter 19: Rivalry

  Chapter 20: Strength

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  Arc I & II Recap

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  Arc III: Attainment
  

  Chapter 21: Shadows and Dust

  Chapter 22: The Hunt

  Chapter 23: New Dawn

  Chapter 24: Ipseity

  Chapter 25: The Dragonborn Comes

  Chapter 26: The Winking Skeever

  Chapter 27: House Hunting

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  Short Stories

  A.D.W.D. Pilot: Paths Divergent

  Breakfast, A Vitus and Friends Tale

  Retirement, A Vitus and Friends Tale

  Shipwrecked

  Hybrid - Chapter 8 (Main TOC)

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  Note: the pilot takes place somewhere in the middle of the story and contains spoilers. Of course by time I reach the time the pilot takes place the story may have become something completely different.

  I appreciate any advice or criticism people have on my work, so don't worry about offending me, even if you're blunt. I'm just doing this for fun, but I'm always looking to improve.

  Overview

  A Dance with Daedra begins with the trials of a teen, Amari, as she strives to break free of the fate the Greater Daedra weave about her, but without knowing their motives,a perceived move towards freedom may only be another step further into their web. Her journey is entwined with that of the Dragon Born's path through the aftermath of Alduin's Fall and the mysteries of her family, thought long dead and buried. In her search for answers and freedom, she discovers what it is to be human and that limits are meant to be broken.

  Her only hope is that the rivalry and pride of the Daedra exceeds even that of man's. If she can play them against each other, she just might survive this Dance long enough to discover the truth behind the ploys of the one who started it all: Hermeaus Mora, The Demon of Forbidden Knowledge.

  Caption: The girl was drawn by YurikohYamaky. Hermaeus Mora screen shot was done by NDC880117. Merging the images and tonal changes were done by me.

  Warning: Chapters may contain graphic violence or descriptions, profane language, and/or mature themes.

  Table of Contents

  Profiles

  Arc I: Survive

  Chapter 1: Camp Follower

  Chapter 2: Memories

  Chapter 3: Today's Special

  Chapter 4: Ill Omens

  Chapter 5: Best Laid Plans

  Chapter 6: Shouts in the Wind

  Chapter 7: Daybreak

  Arc II: Freedom?
  

  Chapter 8: Silver Tongued

  Chapter 9: A Silent Night

  Chapter 10: The Edge of Light and Darkness

  Chapter 11: Tales by Fire Light

  Chapter 12: Confessions

  Chapter 13: Boiling Point

  Chapter 14: Divine Intervention

  Chapter 15: Broken Tower

  Chapter 16: Road to Markarth

  Chapter 17: Twenty-Five to Life

  Chapter 18: Weakness

  Chapter 19: Rivalry

  Chapter 20: Strength

  ---

  Arc I & II Recap

  ---

  Arc III: Attainment
  

  Chapter 21: Shadows and Dust

  Chapter 22: The Hunt

  Chapter 23: New Dawn

  Chapter 24: Ipseity

  Chapter 25: The Dragonborn Comes

  Chapter 26: The Winking Skeever

  Chapter 27: House Hunting

  ---

  Short Stories

  A.D.W.D. Pilot: Paths Divergent

  Breakfast, A Vitus and Friends Tale

  Retirement, A Vitus and Friends Tale

  Shipwrecked

  Hybrid - Chapter 8 (Main TOC)

  ---

  Note: the pilot takes place somewhere in the middle of the story and contains spoilers. Of course by time I reach the time the pilot takes place the story may have become something completely different.

  I appreciate any advice or criticism people have on my work, so don't worry about offending me, even if you're blunt. I'm just doing this for fun, but I'm always looking to improve.

• Sotek

  

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  June 28, 2015

  I've added two tags to your TOC. ADwD, Exuro Have a look to see if you want to add any others. Don't forget your tags as you'll only hurt yourself in the long run.

  Have a think about adding a picture to your TOC later on to spice it up a bit so it's more eye catching.

    Sotek.

  I've added two tags to your TOC. ADwD, Exuro Have a look to see if you want to add any others. Don't forget your tags as you'll only hurt yourself in the long run.

  Have a think about adding a picture to your TOC later on to spice it up a bit so it's more eye catching.

    Sotek.

• Exuro

  

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  June 28, 2015

  Done and done.

  Done and done.

• Sotek

  

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  June 28, 2015

  That is one cool picture. It matches the title perfectly as well.

  That is one cool picture. It matches the title perfectly as well.

• Exuro

  

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  June 28, 2015

  Thanks! It was fun putting together.

  Thanks! It was fun putting together.

• The Long-Chapper

  

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  June 28, 2015

  That peechur is awesome. 

  That peechur is awesome. 

• Exuro

  

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  June 28, 2015

  Thanks! I just read your other comment, maybe I'll make another cover with a Disney princess theme of her skipping through the woods surrounded by necromantic forest critters. 

  Thanks! I just read your other comment, maybe I'll make another cover with a Disney princess theme of her skipping through the woods surrounded by necromantic forest critters. 

• The Long-Chapper

  

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  June 29, 2015

  That would be even more awesome. And then play Disney music in the background. If Amari starts using dinglehoppers to comb her hair though...

  That would be even more awesome. And then play Disney music in the background. If Amari starts using dinglehoppers to comb her hair though...

• Exuro

  

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  August 22, 2015

  Woot! Finished the 1st arc for my story. The end of chapter 7 marked 50 pages, which is a good milestone for me, although I have written a report about concrete that was  25 pages longer...

  There will be a hiatus before I post the next chapter. I want to take this time to review my writing as a whole and flush out my outline. There are certain points I want to happen in the story and I want to make sure they are setup and foreshadowed well.

  I have also been neglecting a lot of great stories on this site and have much catching up to do. I am working on some drawings as well, but I lost my stylus and am waiting for my new one to arrive.

  Woot! Finished the 1st arc for my story. The end of chapter 7 marked 50 pages, which is a good milestone for me, although I have written a report about concrete that was  25 pages longer...

  There will be a hiatus before I post the next chapter. I want to take this time to review my writing as a whole and flush out my outline. There are certain points I want to happen in the story and I want to make sure they are setup and foreshadowed well.

  I have also been neglecting a lot of great stories on this site and have much catching up to do. I am working on some drawings as well, but I lost my stylus and am waiting for my new one to arrive.

• The Long-Chapper

  

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  August 22, 2015

  It's always great when a first arc is completed and 50 pages is solid, solid, solid.   Especially when they are 50 quality pages.  Bleh, lol, I feel like that will never happen with me. It's completed over at Steam Forums, but not here. Book 1 is nearly complete there, but I get tired sometimes and school is looming. Usually after the first week of classes I settle in and then get creative again. 

  I like your story a great deal. Very interesting tie to Hermaeus Mora and the aftermath of events in Skyrim. So many of the Dragonborn protagonists are a stone's throw from becoming just that and I like the characters you've created. 

  It's always great when a first arc is completed and 50 pages is solid, solid, solid.   Especially when they are 50 quality pages.  Bleh, lol, I feel like that will never happen with me. It's completed over at Steam Forums, but not here. Book 1 is nearly complete there, but I get tired sometimes and school is looming. Usually after the first week of classes I settle in and then get creative again. 

  I like your story a great deal. Very interesting tie to Hermaeus Mora and the aftermath of events in Skyrim. So many of the Dragonborn protagonists are a stone's throw from becoming just that and I like the characters you've created.