And here it is. The massive, bulging, juicy fruit of our labor has blossomed like the tentacle explosion from Miraak's robes.

Shin and Kaiser, I've had an amazing time working with you both on this build, and I certainly hope to do it again! Kudos to you, Shin, for the amazing write up. I'm glad you joined us after all :D. And Kaiser, for suggesting Miraak's robes and pointing out that bardic knowledge affects the explosion.

Thanks also to everyone who's commented with such high praise, and most importantly, thanks to the hosts for hosting this contest!

More than once? (I won't tell if you don't ;D)

Thanks, IceStella! I was surprised at how much fun this was to play... it's a bit out of my comfort zone for the types of characters I normally play, but when Kaiser and Kael came up with the idea, I knew I had to give this a shot... glad I did :D

Thanks, DB! I slipped off the edge of my seat wondering when we were going to release it as well xD

You and Ely had me anxiously waiting and wondering as well ;D

Thanks, Phil! :D

In this case Kael and Kaiser own that brand of insanity. That list of items pretty much came from them... I just tagged along for the ride. Not gonna lie, when Kael and Kaiser get together some pretty cool things happen xD

BTW--there's always a need for a shout out for the lore guys, and the info you gave us really helped us fine tune our focus and direction ;D

Thanks for the kind words, Chris (though I think we bot know your AoW build belongs in this contest ;D)!

T'was a pleasure and a privilege (especially now that I know the experience has prompted the following sentence: "The massive, bulging, juicy fruit of our labor has blossomed like the tentacle explosion from Miraak's robes." 

I'd have walked on hot coals in order to have heard that xD

This is awesome. This might be my favorite build I've seen on the site, yet alone in this contest +1 from me.

What an awesome thing to say! Thanks, Teej! :D

Dang, I had a big comment about love and hate and the true meaning of friendship but it was eaten. So instead I'll leave you with this: it was sweet working with you Kael and ShinJin! You guys are a rad team. Also to everyone commenting, thank you. Thank you to the hosts as well for putting on such an amazing contest.

Don't be surprised to see Kai'thanJin again...

Bring dat! ;D