So for those of you following my dilemma over To Blog or Not To Blog. I've decided to write a story blog. One issue I've come across is that I haven't ever gone to the dark side of Skyrim. Necromancy to be specific. Unfortunately that is one of my opening scenes. I'll give you a cut n' paste version of my scene layout.
The air was stale, thick with a cool dampness. There was no natural light that could penetrate the thick chamber walls but there was nothing that could keep these particular magics out. The brazers lit with a flourish of flame and a rush of light swept through the stone croft. A dull blue life crept across the floor spreading out like a fog as it seeped into the lifeless. Their eyes - a glowing blue - opened once again and the seals were broken on the tombs as the each of the decorated stone covers fell away to the floor with a bang. Strings of matted hair lay pasted to the boney flesh of their long faces, scarred by time. Their complexion was a pallid gray. Their words they spoke were of the old tongue and came unintelligible through their gaping maws. But they knew what to do just the same.
So here the scene is set. With the return of Alduin, so comes the return of the Dragon Magics to Skyrim. The Dragon Priest Acolytes have been awakened from their slumber to serve their old masters and the first thing they must do is perform rituals to resurrect the Dragon Priests they serve.
And here in lies my issue. How to write a resurrection ritual being performed by drauger who speak the old tongue and are, for the most part, aggressive reanimations themselves?
I'll take any advice I can get. All I know so far is that there are urns and embalming tools at my disposal. Unfortunately I haven't discovered a blood bank in my travels that the drauger could utilize.
Thanks in advance,
Lucid.
So for those of you following my dilemma over To Blog or Not To Blog. I've decided to write a story blog. One issue I've come across is that I haven't ever gone to the dark side of Skyrim. Necromancy to be specific. Unfortunately that is one of my opening scenes. I'll give you a cut n' paste version of my scene layout.
The air was stale, thick with a cool dampness. There was no natural light that could penetrate the thick chamber walls but there was nothing that could keep these particular magics out. The brazers lit with a flourish of flame and a rush of light swept through the stone croft. A dull blue life crept across the floor spreading out like a fog as it seeped into the lifeless. Their eyes - a glowing blue - opened once again and the seals were broken on the tombs as the each of the decorated stone covers fell away to the floor with a bang. Strings of matted hair lay pasted to the boney flesh of their long faces, scarred by time. Their complexion was a pallid gray. Their words they spoke were of the old tongue and came unintelligible through their gaping maws. But they knew what to do just the same.
So here the scene is set. With the return of Alduin, so comes the return of the Dragon Magics to Skyrim. The Dragon Priest Acolytes have been awakened from their slumber to serve their old masters and the first thing they must do is perform rituals to resurrect the Dragon Priests they serve.
And here in lies my issue. How to write a resurrection ritual being performed by drauger who speak the old tongue and are, for the most part, aggressive reanimations themselves?
I'll take any advice I can get. All I know so far is that there are urns and embalming tools at my disposal. Unfortunately I haven't discovered a blood bank in my travels that the drauger could utilize.
Thanks in advance,
Lucid.
