Day 30 - Completed Forbidden Legend, Geirmund's Hall, Gloomreach, Old Hroldan, Reachcliff Cave, Reachwater Rock

Date: 7 October 2013
Start time: 10.29am
End time: 2.14pm
Total play time: 3 hr 45 min
Accumulated play time: 69 hr 29 min

It was a long weekend, so got a bit of time to play :o)

Ok what should I do? Yup will go to that Geirmund's Hall place to finish off this quest I accidentally opened up

Fast travel to the nearest spot...and then on foot of course....

Discovered Geirmund's Hall

LOL Got attacked without even noticing

A big hole in the ground

Got trapped under stair in the water and nearly drowned lol

Unlocked a door hoping to find the hints to the puzzle

Finally solved it...took so long lol

Was a bit lost...but finally figured out where to go. There is a lever hidden among some polygons lol

Ran into a boss! He keeps on shouting pushing me back...very annoying

Killed it...haya cannot pick up that item. The pointer was there but there was nothing to pick up.

Everything except the one showed by the pointer. The pointer stays there but there is nothing...haya

Will reload and do this annoying battle again

Did the whole battle again. Finally got the item...there is a note requiring reforging

Got some good loots too but now my pack is full

Even Faendel is full!

Need to throw away some stuff...so sad...:o(

At least this place is cleared

Will now go sell a lot of things...

How come all the shop keepers only have so limited amount of cash? LOL

Shops in other places are not opened

Decide to store all of them in the wardrobe in my Arch-Mage Quarter

Found some people in the College who have the cash so sold some stuff to them :oD

Discovered Gloomreach

There are a lot of those Falmers inside here

Cleared the place :o)

Discovered Old Hroldan

Discovered Reachcliff Cave

Got attacked by a bear...killed it and oh guess what? I got all the 10 bear pelts for a side quest :oD

Faendal suggests to check out the cave

How come those zombies can use shout? That's weird....

Hm there is a door I couldn't get through...will come back later

Got out of the cave and ran into more bears

Discovered Reachwater Rock

Haya don't have the key to the door...

Oh the key is just next to the dead body lol

LOL Faendal doesn't like it again. Such a wuss. After all the travelling should have more faith in me LOL

Ok got another set of doors...luckily I do have the key so no dramas lol

Removed the amulets from inventory and got attacked and killed lol

So ill prepared lol

Finally killed all the enemies and got a Gauldur Amulet

Quest completed for Forbidden Legend :o)

Also Levelled Up! Now I am a Level 27 Imperial :o)

Day 29 - Crabber's Shanty, Robber's Gorge, Folgunthur

Date: 07 September 2013
Start time: 10.30pm
End time: 12.36pm
Total play time: 2 hr 6 min
Accumulated play time: 66 hr 14 min

Got a new shitty Prime Minister in Australia. Need some therapy in Skyrim.

Hm what to do now?

Maybe will go hunt some bandits...

Discovered Crabber's Shanty

Fisherman doesn't like my dangerous magic lol

Discovered Robber's Gorge

Hm bandit chief very tough but I just use my summon and Faendal killing him from far

Killed all the others too, can go collect bounty :)

Collected bounty but pretty budget after all that LOL

OK next will investigate the Bard's College

Discovered Folgunthur

Faendal suggests there might be gold inside LOL

Hm lots zombies in this area

Levelled up! I am now a Level 26 Imperial Male!

Found a dead body with an ivory claw. Used it to put down the draw bridge

Some traps guarding a nice chest. Got it he he :oP

More traps....

Someone keeps summoning those ice thingy but couldn't see where it came from...

Ah there is a lever embedded in one of the polygons LOL

Finally killed that thing lol

Hm puzzle....

Read a book and opened a new side quest. Oh I already got one of the items. One of the other ones is in this dungeon.

Locked door...he he got the key to open it :o)

Enemies!!!!

Killed the mini boss here and obtained the item :o)

Oh learnt another word for my shout :oD

Dungeon cleared. :o)

Will call it a night :o)

Day 28 - The Break of Dawn (Completed), Movarth's Lair, Abandoned Shack, High Gate Ruins, Pale Imperial Camp, Mzinchaleft

Date: 16 August 2013
Start time: 10.50pm
End time: 0.45am
Total playtime: 1 hr 55 min
Accumulated playtime: 64 hr 8 min

Ok gonna do that cleansing thing now. Will see whether I would survive

To play safe have my fire atronach ready first

Entering the temple

Picked a lock and opened a wooden door after looting 20 gold from a corpse lol

A lever inside, so pulled it and heard some door opening sound from somewhere

Hm there is a jar with some light shining on it

Activated it and got another light beaming out...

Faendal doesn't like the look of this lol

Got attacked by a group of skeleton like things!

Ok dispatched them all. Another jar like pedestal. Activated it.

Got attacked by a ghostly thing, now know that they are shades

Unlocked another door and activated another lever....

Looted a chest with some great items :o)

Opened another door and it leads to a balcony. Faendal is impressed :o)

Stealth around the shades in the next area and activated another pedestal

Disarmed a trip wire and another activated another lever

Going over some bridges while being attacked by more shades from afar

Lucky Faendal and my fire atronach took care of them lol

Activated more pedestals...

This seems like a never ending place...

Faendal is warning me again...

Got ambushed and killed LOL

Should have listened to Faendal LOL

After several attempts finally killed all enemies and that annoying Malkoran

The corpses in this area has a lot of gold. Afterall it is all worth it LOL

Retrieved the Dawnbreaker and completed the task

Carrying too much to run LOL

Meridia is very happy and gave the Dawnbreaker to me :o)

Completed the Break of Dawn quest

Hm time to go and sell some stuff

Selling done....will continue with that ghost quest since it is dark

Fast travel to Morthal

Eh? How come it is day time here?

Haya will need to kill some time. Will go and explore...

Discovered Movarth's Lair

Of course Faendal wants to check it out

Hm lots of spiders....

Gees that Master Vampire is so strong....

Finally killed him after several attempts...

Hm the dungeon is not marked cleared but don't know what else could be done here. Killed everything already...

Will just go back outside

Discovered Abandoned Shack

Hm it's night time so would just go back to look for that little girl's ghost

Got attacked by a vampire. Killed her.

Her husband showed up and said he thought the vampire went to join the rebels...

The little girl said the vampire I killed was trying to rescue her and turn her

The husband told me to investigate someone called Alva because his wife saw her before she disappeared

Went and lock picked the house.

Found a coffin in the basement and found a journal....Oh that Movarth vampire is the person who is going to cause trouble...

LOL got caught by guards cos husband reported me. Anyway paid 15 gold to get out of trouble LOL

Need to go back to the Jarl now but she is sleeping

Haya have to wait till the morning...

Might go explore then

Discovered High Gate Ruins

Discovered Pale Imperial Camp

Discovered Mzinchaleft

Finally day light....

Will go back to Morthal now

Oh ok need go back to Movarth's Lair. I thought I killed everything inside there already?

Fast travelled back and killed Movarth for good now

Oh the ghost little girl showed up and said she is going back to her mum for sleep.

LOL my troops just arrived and are afraid to go in. So useless

Anyway I cleared that place already

Back to the Jarl and got 800 golds :oD

Might end the night on a good note!

Day 27 - Eldersblood Peak, North Cold Rock Pass, South Cold Rock Pass, Rannveig's Fast, Orotheim, Morthal, Apprentice Stone, Solitude Sawmill, Haafingar Stormcloak Camp,

Date: 09 August 2013
Start time: 8.41pm
End time: 11.24pm
Total play time: 2 hr 43 min
Accumulated play time: 62 hr 13 min

Ok will continue with that beacon thing now

Got attacked by a blood dragon and a bear

Faendal and my flame summon helped to kill him and absorbed a dragon soul :oD

Also got another bear pelt for another side quest :o)

Discovered Eldersblood Peak

Oh learnt a new word for another shout :oD

Now the frost trolls are so easy to kill LOL

Discovered North Cold Rock Pass

Will just check it out then :o)

Sneaked pass a frost troll and level up!

Now I am a Level 25 Imperial male!

Earned a trophy - Expert

Discovered South Cold Rock Pass

Discovered Rannveig's Fast

Got attacked by some spirits

They keep on saying it isn't what they want....

Trying to get to that dragon wall but fell into a trap

Killed that warlord and got out from another end

Hm need to go back and learn that shout. Must learn that shout!!!!!

Learnt a new word for peace! :oD

Discovered Orotheim

As usual decided to check it out LOL

Hm just some bandits inside. Pretty boring...the bandit chief has some good stuff though...

Ha ha jumped off a water fall and died. I thought you won't have that happening in a video game? LOL

Discovered Morthal

Hm people talked about some guy killed his son and wife in a fire and I of course agreed to look into it lol

Found the ghost of a girl and she wants to play hide and seek at night before telling me anything haya

Might as well go do something else instead of waiting

Discovered Apprentice Stone

Discovered Solitude Sawmill

Discovered Haafingar Stormcloak Camp

Discovered Statue of Meridia

Obviously Meridia is not happy with the state of her temple LOL

Gods in Skyrim are quite useless and whining LOL

Ok restoring the beacon

Haya need to eliminate foul corruptions again...

So much work to be done. Will save it for next time then LOL

Day 26 - Azura's Star (Completed), Kjenstag Ruins, Hjaalmarch Stormcloak Camp, Ustengrav, Dragonborn (Completed)

Date: 27 July 2013
Start time: 8pm
End time: 11.27pm
Total play time: 3 hr 27
Accumulated play time: 58 hr 30 min

Another work week is over, so time for Skyrim again.

Ok decided to take it back to the the Azura's Shrine

Azura said the star was corrupted by Malyn's soul or something so I have to go in to purify it. What kind of god is she if she can't even cleanse her own artefact?

Anyway agreed to help.

Shit Faendal is not here. Only me and my summon and we are ambushed by mages....

Using a lot of potions to heal cos not enough time to cast magic and need magika to summon again and again

Quite messy indeed...

Finally killed all of them and before having a chance to loot was taken back Haya! LOL

Anyway now the star is clean and it is mine to use. Something called the Black Star....

Oh Aranea is now mine to command cos Azura's gave her the last vision and she needs to find a purpose :) Nice

OK what should I do next?...

Hm maybe that beacon thing...lol again so far away.

Why do they have to be so far apart? LOL

Discovered Kjenstag Ruins

Discovered Hjaalmarch Stormcloak Camp

Oh got a new trophy - Explorer :oD

Got attacked by bandits but they are pretty low level - and one of them carries an apple pie! :oD

Discovered Ustengrav

Decided to check it out - lots of dead bodies inside. Not a good sign...

Hm the dungeon is very deep but the enemies are not particularly strong...

Oh learnt a new word on the wall :oD

He he there is a chest behind the water fall :oP

Oh some more ores to mine too :oD

Hm three stones lighting up and the gates opened....

Haya they close so quickly...maybe there is a switch somewhere....

Hm no switches around...what the?

Ok doors open when walking pass...

So I probably need to run pass them?

Haya couldn't run fast enough LOL so annoying LOL

Oh wait... that shout I learnt that can sprint forward...maybe should use that one...

LOL seems so but so out of practice with it....

After 6 times finally did it LOL. Must save first LOL

Faendal said he doesn't like the next area.

Eh why is the floor burning?

Shit attacked by huge spider...dead :oP

Must heal next time before fighting

Those floor traps are very annoying....

The next room is pretty and Faendal is impressed lol :oD

Ok there is something on the tomb thing...a note.

Need to go back to Riverwood and it seems I completed some tasks LOL

Don't even know that lol

Pack is really full. Need to sell some stuff first

Shit Adrianne Avenicci, the blacksmith got killed by a vampire!

Oh might as well just loot her stuff

Weird a courier just delivered some money to me as my inheritance...

Just reading some stuff while waiting for the sun to come out. Lots of people want to kill me in Skyrim LOL

And found out Adrianne Avenicci actually gave me that inheritance :o)

Went to Riverwood and talked to that mysterious person

Need to go kill another dragon, but before that would need to sell some stuff

Did some enchantment and sold some more stuff. Also made some potions just for selling them LOL

Took the horn back to Angrier first and then learnt a new word :o)

Got a trophy "Word of Power"

I think I will call it a night to end it on a good note :o)

Day 25 - Discovered Bleakwind Bluff, Rebel's Cairn, Azura's Star, Lost Valley Redoubt, Moss Mother Cavern, Hunter's Rest, Bannermist Tower, Evergreen Grove, Half Moon Mill, The Lady Stone

Date: 21 July 2013
Start time: 4pm
End time: 5.26pm
Total play time: 1hr 26 min
Accumulated play time: 55 hr 3 min

Been quite busy with work and life but then there is still a life in Skyrim. Just need to find time to live it.

Ok what should I do? Oh yeah continue with the side quest looking for that Legendary Scourge thing

Got out of that ruins and immediately got attached by wolves. But one hit killed by my fire atronach

Discovered Bleakwind Bluff

Got attacked by some mages immediately. My fire atronach immediately attacks while I hack them to death he he

Level up! No I am a Level 24 Imperial male!

Add point to health and save perk for later

Suddenly attacked by a leader that came out of nowhere. Only knew got sabotage when Faendal bravely fought off the enemy. Immediately went and help out!

Discovered Rebel's Cairn

Hm none of my weapons fit into this mechanism. Might need to find that weapon first and come back later....

Will go and find that Azura's Star first then

Ran into a hunter and bought a bear pelt for my other side quest lol

Discovered Lost Valley Redoubt

Got attacked by a cave bear but my atronach and Faendal killed him before he could reach me LOL

Just saw another dragon flew by!

Discovered Moss Mother Cavern

Valdr a hunter asked me to heal him and help him to recover his friends' bodies. Would just do that :o)

Got attacked by something called spriggan...

Helped him clear out the cave and he said if I need him he would be in Falkreath :o)

Discovered Hunter's Rest

Bought another bear pelt he he

Discovered Bannermist Tower

Got attacked by bandits, killed them all LOL

Read "Advances in Lock Picking by Unknown" and lockpicking increased! :oD

Discovered Evergreen Grove

Immediately got attacked by those spriggan things. Lucky they are weak against fire and the area is cleared :o)

Discovered Half Moon Mill

Eh? Another delivery from another courier? How come so randome? LOL

Discovered the Lady Stone

Ok it regenerates health and stamina more quickly. But I think I would stick with the thief levelling up ability for the time being

Discovered Ilinalta's Deep

There are lots of mages and skeletons in here.

Killed them and drowned myself while trying to unlock a door in the water LOL

Done and lost Faendal...wonder where he is...

Soldier on then...

Opened the next door...and WTF? Faendal is already in the next room? How did that happen????

Why are there so many mages in this area? LOL

Ok finally got the Azura's Star...they said I have two options what to do with it...hm...what to do?

Maybe will decide next time....

Day 24 - Wreck of the Winter War, Rorikstead, Lund's Hut, Serpent's Bluff Redoubt, Moulderling Ruins

Date: 5 July 2013
Start time: 10am
End time: 11.02am
Total play time: 1 hr 2 min
Accumulated play time: 54 hr 37 min

It's been some time...new job means less time for gaming and there are some new and old games I want to play (or continue to play): Disgaea 3, Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle, The Last o Us, Soul Sacrifice etc etc.

Too many games and too little time LOL

Will squeeze in an hour or so before my shift today

Ok will do some alchemy to learn new potions - alchemy increased! :oD

Met a woman who needs a mammoth's tusk. So happened to have one so gave it to her. Oh speechcraft increased :oD

Maybe will do a side quest or two...

Need to kill some bandits near a ship wreck.

Fast travel to the closest area.

Haya got ambushed by stupid bears and got killed. So annoying! The fire summon was so useless. Two hit and dead already

Will do it again but avoid those damn bears

Finally got to the shipwreck. LOL the bandits warning me to back off LOL but Faendal killed them before they got to my position LOL

Discovered Wreck of the Winter War

Going back to Winterhold for my bounty :o)

What's next....ok will go looking for some Legendary Scourge

Discovered Rorikstead!

Hm there is a whole cluster of locations here. Will check them all out

Gees got ambushed by a whole group of skeever! Summoned my familiar and killed them quickly

Discovered Lund's Hut

Entered the Hut a and got attacked by more skeevers. Oh Lund is lying on the bed. Looks like she is dead

Discovered Serpent's Bluff Redoubt

Got attacked by a whole bunch of enemies. Summon my flame atronach to deal with them.

Clear the area after two attempts. Just need to divide and kill when being ambushed

Went in the the Ruins - more bandits and traps. Those traps are really annoying. Lucky now I have my summon to check those out before tasting the punishment myself LOL

Found book and read it.  A new quest appeared for finding the Red Eagle's Sword

Discovered Mouldering Ruins

Got some vampires living inside there...

Cleared the vampires and the area is cleared! :oD

Need to get ready for work now...

Day 23 - Swindler's Den, Broken Fang Cave, Sleeping Tree Camp, Gjukar's Monument, Fort Sungard, Sunderstone Gorge, Bleakwind Basin, Dustman's Cairn, Hamvir's Rest

Date: 22 June 2013
Start time: 5pm
End time: 9.46pm
Total play time: 4 hr 46 min
Accumulated play time: 53 hr 35 min

Going back to work means less time for gaming....

Also need to try out "The Last of Us" for the Gameoilio site

But must soldier on in Skyrim now I am getting into it!

Ok now the College of Winterhold quest is done what shall I do?

Maybe just a few minor quest before proceeding with main quest

Now that I don't have an inventory problem with the Arch-Mage headquarters things would be easier

But first need to do some selling

Haya must be at night at Whiterun

Will do some smithing while waiting for the sun to come out

Oh people do talk about Winterhold being back to normal now. So cool

Ah I ran out of soul gems because of the last battle....

Found out can buy and sell with Adrianne, the girl working outside :o)

Discovered Swindler's Den

There is an annoying biatch inside the cave

Finally killed her and she only carries budget items >:(

And Level up! Now I am a Level 22 Imperial male!

Enemies are very strong in here

Killed the Bandit Chief, who happens to be a very strong woman. Lucky my familiar attacks from behind while Faendal attack from the front. Keep healing Faendal so he survives the ordeal in this stupid narrow corridor

Killed all the bandits in the cave but still not cleared the area. Don't know what is required...

Discovered Broken Fang Cave

Of course Faendal wants to check it out LOL

Lots of vampires in here I think I will leave that to my trustful familiar and companion :o)

Found some good items after defeating the Vampire Master and so happen an enchanter station is nearby :o)

Discovered Sleeping Tree Camp

Discovered Gjukar's Monument

Discovered Fort Sungard and got ambushed immediately. Sent my familiar and Faendal to clear the area :o)

Read "Guide to Better Thieving" and my pickpocket went up LOL

Went out from the underground tunnel and ended up else where...

Discovered Sunderstone Gorge

Lots of crazy mages in this area...

Mages after mages but then at the end learnt a new Word for Fire Breath. All worth it :o)

Ok will go back to the College to store some stuff then Whiterun to sell some stuff

Discovered Bleakwind Basin

Discovered Dustman's Cairn

Discovered Hamvir's Rest. Got ambushed by skeletons but they are now pretty easy to deal with. Also started soul trapping them too.

After smithing, enchanting and selling, Level up! Now I am a Level 23 Imperial male!

I think that's all for the day :)

Day 22 - Labyrinthian, College of Winterhold (Quest completed!)

Date: 15 June 2013
Start time: 7.41pm
End time: 11.36pm
Total play time: 3 hr 55 min
Accumulated play time: 48 hr 49 min

Now I am level 20 will attempt to continue the College of Winterhold quest

Going back to Labyrinthian to attempt the Skeletal Dragon again

Got killed 3 times and finally killed it the fourth time. That dragon was so annoying and not to mention those freaking skeletons.

Used up quite a bit of potions though :o(

Oh those spirit things show up again in the next chamber

Obviously one of their companions just went through the same ordeal as I did

Some spirit warrior showed up in the next chamber but was killed by my familiar LOL

I think it is kind of convenient to have a fire spell next to the door that needs it. But then I previously already needed fire spell, shouldn't someone who arrived here already has it?

More zombies and skeletons.

Level up! I am now a Level 21 Imperial male! Added point to HP

Got shocked by the magic trap and then sabotaged by a zombie (draugr). Killed it while healing at the same time

Learned a new spell called Equilibrium which converts HP to MP but then would kill me LOL Who in the right mind would use this?

Disenchanted a few things and Enchantment is now on 40

There is a voice that keeps coming and draining my magicka

More enemies...trolls, draugr and skeletons....

Seems like the Arch-Mage was here before seeking for something but couldn't finish the job

This place is so big...and the dungeon is sooooooo long!

Hm there are some traps around this room

Learnt a new spell - Steadfast Ward!

Freaking Daugr Deathlord so annoying. Finally killed it after two attempts.

Learnt a new shout to slow time but needs daugr soul...

Ok finally arrived at the boss room. The boss is a lot easier than I thought...he didn't even attack or counter. That's very strange. But then I got the Staff of Magnus, who am I to complain? :o)

Gees when I thought I was safe....

Weird couldn't directly fast travel to the College

Got attacked by a Cultist in Winterhold and started a new quest called Dragonborn

Used the staff to get into the College...that's why couldn't fast travel, it was blocked by magic from Ancano

Of course the next stop is Ancano

The battle is so chaotic so I just keep summoning and hide behind pillars lol

After three attempts finally killed Ancano

Tolfdir doesn't know what to do. Now need to talk to Quaranir who suddenly showed up. Of course he has a solution LOL

Now I became the Arch-Mage LOL. Suddenly I am the highest in the order rising from a student.

Got a trophy "The Eye of Magnus"

Now can use the Arch-Mage Quarters

Ah now can store all sorts of stuff in the wardrobe and also have the Enchanter thing and Alchemy Lab handy. Pretty cool! :oD

Cool learnt some new enchantments. Next time will sell all the extra stuff for cash :oD

I think that's all for today for me :o)

Three is a good crowd :o)

Day 21 - Fort Amol, Lost Knight Hideout, Ivarstead, Pine Peak Cavern, North Skybound Watch, South Skybound Watch

Date: 14 June 2013

Start time: 7.30pm 

End time: 11.44pm 

Total play time: 4 hr 14 min

Accumulated play time: 44 hr 54 min

Fast travelling to the nearest spot where the Greybeards are

Ran into a thief and neither of us is scared of each other. He attacks and I killed him LOL

Got a good armour for Faendal. Gave it to him and he equipped :o)

It's raining again...

Discovered Fort Amol!

Not very friendly mages. Better go somewhere else. Don't really like fighting mages at this stage

Discovered Lost Knife Hideout

Going to check it out.

Got attacked by thieves and bandits

Got lots of bandits in this cave. Conjuring my familiar to help out at all times!

Cleared! It was easier than I thought tbh

Got out of the cave and then got ambushed by more thieves and bandits. Skyrim surely is dangerous!

Got attacked by some wisp and a wsipmother or something like that

Killed it in the second attempt. Quite annoying enemy as it splits into several units upon dying. That's how I was killed in the first attempt. Was caught by surprise

Discovered Ivarstead after killing a troll

Went in to the Barrow to check it out and there is spirit asking me to leave this place...should I?

Decide to soldier on.

Oh a simple lever puzzle :o)

Open a door and got seriously attacked by a spirit. Working together with Faendal and my familiar and finally killed it

Wondering what's inside that room....

OK that guy is Wyndelius and he left a journal and an alchemy lab behind....

Oh ok he sets out to find something in the tomb but became a spirit inside it somehow...

Continue exploring but there is a door that needs a sapphire claw to open...don't have it....probably this is the claw Wyndelius was talking about...oh well

Went to check out the town folks at Iverstead

Oh talk to the inn keeper at Ivarstead and gave him the journal then got the sapphire claw LOL

Oh Enchantment increases simply by charging items....good one

Discovered Pine Peak Cavern

As usual Faendal wants to check it out LOL

LOL Faendal said he doesn't like the look of this again LOL

Immediately got attacked by a bear!

Oh that's all? Cleared already????

Now got that sapphire claw will go back to the Barrow.

Wow saw fishes jumping upstream! Such details!

Ok time to solve another ring puzzle.

Opened the door and soldiered on

More zombies and skeletons....

Level up! I am now a Level 20 Imperial male!

Unlocked an expert level lock! :oD

Hm another puzzle...

Solved it! :o)

Walked into a room. Faendal got locked out and can only summon my trustful familiar

Lots of zombies and skeletons....

Lure them to the gate so Faendal could help out LOL

Finally cleared the room :o)

Yay chest! Oh also a wall of words. Learnt new words....

Area cleared :o)

Continued with the journey up hill

Discovered North Skybound Watch!

Got ambushed without a reason (as if there needs to be one in Skyrim LOL)

Cleared the area with my familiar's help. :o)

Discovered Orphan Rock

Seems to have gone the wrong direction....

Oh there is a pass inside that Watch place I could go into

Cleared the bandits in the pass

Eh how come the corridors are full of spider webs? Better change over to fire magic

LOL of course there is a giant spider inside LOL

Got more bandits inside...killed them.

Oh area cleared...

Back to the "open" world

And discovered South Skybound Watch LOL So convenient

Ran into a Blood Dragon and got killed :o(

Discovered High Hrothgar. This time the Blood Dragon did not attack. Strange....

Need to go through a test with Arngeir. Done

Ok need to learn more about shouts

Learnt another word

I showed great promise as a Dragonborn he he

Learnt another shout

Oh got a trophy "The Way of the Voice"

Ok will end the session on a high :o)

Day 20 - Winterhold, Dawnguard, Silent Moons Camp, Fort Greymore, Redoran's Retreat, Greenspring Hollows, Drelas' Cottage, Labyrinthian, Western Watch Tower, White River Watch

Date: 9 June 2013
Start time: 8.37am
End time: 12.07am
Total play time: 3 hr 30 min
Accumulated play time: 40 hr 40 min

It's long weekend in Sydney, so good time to catch up with Skyrim

Ok where was I? Oh yeah need to find Savos after the last incident

Found Savos, now need to save Winterhold...why can't other people do this?

LOL one of the guys was telling me about summoning in the midst of the crisis LOL

Recruited some partners to help check out Winterhold

Got ambushed by a lot of those ice element thingies

Just keep using fire spell to attack them

Looks like one of the companions is dead but couldn't find his body. Just didn't show up after the battle at all...

Some guy told me about Dwanguard and asked me to see whether I am interested to kill some vampires

Hm still couldn't find the other companion...

Ah finally found him. How come he disappeared earlier? LOL

A courier said I got something from the Jarl but then couldn't find it in my inventory?

Reporting back to the College

Mirabelle said I need to get the Staff of Magnus now. As if it is so easy LOL

Off to that Labyrinthian place now

LOL so far away again LOL

Need to go sell some stuff first. Need more space in my pack LOL

Of course it has to be night time at the town....

Discovered Silent Moons Camp

Got ambushed! Summoned my familiar and cleared the field with trusty Faendal

Now finally day time and can go sell gears!

Sold gears and in the process Level up! I am a Level 18 Imperial male now!

Add points to Health and gonna save the perk

Discovered Fort Greymore

People aren't too friendly...asking me to back off

Discovered Redoran's Retreat

It is crawling with bandits

Haya accidentally triggered that shout thing LOL

Killed the bandit chief. Don't know what else I need to do here...

Oh the map said it is cleared...

Discovered Greenspring Hollows

Got attacked by another stupid bear

Discovered Drelas' Cottage

Discovered Labyrinthian

Got attacked by a Frost Troll immediately

Quite tough indeed.

Eh how come the courier showed up again and again no time for chatting????

LOL he got attacked and killed by another Frost Troll LOL

Found a note on the courier's body and a new place was added to the map?

Hm Faendal seems to be stuck by the side of the ledge...

Discovered the Lost Valkygg

Hm looks like I walked past the entrance already... :o/

And Faendal is still seriously stuck....

Finally resolved it by fast travelling in and out

Oh Savos Aren is here

Wow there are a lot more people showing up...

Lots of skeletons lying on the floor once you entered...

They show up again...

Learnt the water breathing spell!

Oh my god lots of enemies in the next room....

Got ambushed and killed

Ok now I see it is a zombie dragon

And Faendal is blocked...

Can't do it. Too high level One hit I am dead

Tried several times and still couldn't beat it. Will need to come back to this later. Maybe will continue with main quest for now to level up

Discovered Western Watch Tower

Oh the dragon shows up!

Yay killed the dragon! :oD

Oh absorbed a dragon's soul and got a trophy...

So I turned out to be a Dragonborn

Now need to see those Greybeards

Yay I became the Thane of the city :o)

Oh it's raining

Discovered White River Watch

Got to the Overlook and killed the boss. Area cleared but boss slid down the mountain path so can't loot LOL

Ok pack is full again. Better go and sell some stuff and learn some enchantments, make some potions and all that jazz!

Level up! Now I am a Level 19 Imperial male!

I think that should be it for the day for me :o)

My first dead dragon

Day 19 - The Eye of Magnus, The Midden, Mzulft, College of Winterhold

Date: 2 June 2013
Start time: 8.30am
End time  12.52pm
Total play time: 4 hr 22 min
Accumulated play time: 37 hr 10 min

It's raining outside. So it is a good time to play :o)

Ancano is very concerned about the Psijic Order and wants to talk to me again...

Now I need to talk to a monk called Quaranir

Oh time stops as I talked to him

That thing we found is the Eye of Magnus. And of course the Psijic Order is not to intervene and leaving me to deal with the rest. How convenient....

And I need to talk to someone else who seemed to have "disappeared"

Need to go somewhere under the College to talk to that guy

Found a book called "De Rerum Dirennis by Vorian Direnni". Read it Alchemy increased and Level up! I am now a Level 16 Imperial male!

A very icy cold and damp place this Midden place. Of course skeletons are everywhere. Sometimes don't know attacked by what but the life went down a tiny bit

Spider web and of course there is a spider. LOL

Oh that guy is a ball of light....

More riddles LOL

Oh Ancano was here before...

Lucky I already discovered the next location. Can just fast travel over :o)

Oh it was the dwarf ruins Faendal was mentioning earlier

A dead researcher. How convenient LOL

More spiders. They seem less vulnerable to fire...

I thought they are metal so vulnerable to thunder? But looks like physical attack works better...hm...

Unlocked an Adept difficulty door and Lockpicking increased! :o)

How come there is an alchemy table there among all the machines? LOL

Oh it suddenly said my weapon needs a recharge? What does that mean?

That are lots of soul gems to loot in this place :o)

An Expert lock. Can't do it LOL

Ambushed! Reloaded several times and finally pass through this one hell of a battle. Hate those chaurus and falmers. Sooooooooo annoying!

At least I level up after the battle. Now I am a Level 17 Imperial male!

Add perks to one hand weapon - 3 points added now hacking with mace causes 60% more damages

That works wonder! Can kill those annoying falmers and chaurus much faster now!

Entering Mzulft Aedrome

More falmers and sneaking around

Found a guy called Paratus Decimus talking about another guy call Gavros and some crystal

Oh he wants my focusing Crystal

So I am now following him around

Faendal is impressed with the room and the machine LOL

Ok need to place the crystal into that machine

Ok now need to heat up or cool down the crystal

Another puzzle....

Oh ok I need to adjust the lights with spells...

Then moving panels....

Ok done.

So some map shows up and Paratus is angry but then he calmed down

Now I need to go over to Labyinthian? He is going to report to his council. And I told him the had gone mad for being mad at me LOL

Oh Nerlen shows up again when I tried to leave the place. He said I am on the right path but still a lot needs to be done.

Time to go back to Winterhold

Wow came out from the mountain top

Fast travel to College of Winterhold

Oh there is a ward in the hall and some commotion. Savros and Mirabelle try to break it

Helped destroying it and trying to stop Ancano

Something happened and apparently now the Arch-Mage Savros is missing. Next mission is to find him.

Received a trophy "Revealing the Unseen"

Anyway I think I am done for the day. Sunday went pass too quickly!

Day 18 - Fellglow Keep

Date: 31 May 2013
Start time: 5:00pm
End time:  7.14pm
Total play time: 2 hr 14 min
Accumulated play time: 32 hr 48 min

Been busy with work the last few days. Finally it's Friday, got some time to spare for the world of Skyrim.

Ok should leave the tomb and my trusty friend there. After all he got an aunt to bury.

Yay day time!!!!!

Fast travelling hopefully the daylight would stay

Loading...and loading....and loading....

Haya got attacked by a bear

Discovered Fellglow Keep!

As expected. Attacked by some mages and fire elements thingy

Killed them with my bow and of course used ice magic on the fire thingy LOL

Entering the Keep!

Eh how come the place is so wet?

Spiders and mages!

Disposed of them all.

Funny the mage said we are the experimental subject and it is him who died LOL

There are so many books to be read in Skyrim...

Of course traps were being triggered....

Rescued a Blood Vampire and she killed off all the mages in the next room LOL. Convenient! :oD

Saved that jerk who stole the book. Thought of letting him rot inside there but might be useful for an additional pair of hands.

Oh that jerk got killed in the battle and he said he would help me LOL

Reloaded the game and attempted several times to finish the battle without the jerk dying. Finally succeeded. Just kept on summoning my familiar to help throughout the battle

Wanted to free the other vampire but she doesn't seemed to care LOL

Necromancers! Orthon (that jerk) is certainly useful with his fire summon and magic

More mages....

Been summoning a lot in this dungeon

Attempted the boss twice. First time Orthon got killed. But second time, the focus on summoning paid off and there goes The Caller. :oD

LOL of course it has to be night time again LOL

Will fast travel back to the College now

Returned the books to the Library now need to talk to Tolfdir

Hm got a few books that increase my skills when I read them :o)

Asked Faendal to train me in Archery and now Level up! I am now a Level 15 Imperial male :oD

Oh got a free wine from Elrid in the Inn of Winterhold :oD

Need to go sell some gears to free up my inventory space...

Done and will call it a day now :o)

Day 17 - Hillgrund's Tomb

Date: 28 May 2013
Start time: 10.27pm
End time: 11.12pm
Total play time: 45 min
Accumulated play time: 30 hr 34 min

Had a really long day today. So would just play a little bit.

Discovered Hillgrund's Tomb

Agree to help a guy to save his aunt. What kind of guy would let his aunt do the danger and then find someone to help him because he was too scared?

His aunt was of course killed

Of course all caves have to have spiders.

Level up! I am now a level 14 Imperial male! Add point to stamina. Still haven't decided how to use the perk points.

Got ambushed by zombies. Lucky my fire spell is quite good now

Another puzzle but easily solved :o)

Finished off the bad guy. He kept summoning zombies, that was very annoying. So decided to corner him and just hack him to death LOL Silly him putting up a lesser ward thinking that would avoid being hacked to death LOL

Looting all those annoying zombies for gold LOL

Hm the iron door needs expert lockpicking. Will give it a miss

Oh I could just use the key I got from the bad guy to unlock it LOL

That dude is happy and he is going to give his aunt a proper burial. Seriously should have gone in with her right from the beginning.

Ok will call it a night for today

Three is a good crowd

Day 16 - Cragwallow Slope, College of Winterhold, Onmund's Request (completed), Whitewatch Tower, Shimmermist Cave, Graywinter Watch, The Ritual Stone, Valtheim Towers

Date: 26 May 2013
Start time: 6.59pm
End time: 10.20pm
Total play time: 3 hr 21 min
Accumulated play time: 29 hr 49 min

Ok here we go again.

Might just go ahead and finish Onmund's request first

Fast travel to Cragwallow Slope

Hm a ledge but no climb button. How come? All games should have Prince of Persia mechanisms to climb and wall run

A mage sabotaged me, immediately summon familiar and killed it

Hm got Tome for Forst Bite! Yay can now learn that for free :oD

More mages haya. Oh my god too many of them!!!!

Ok I am a coward. I cleared it by running back to separate them and then take them out one by one. Not the most courageous way of doing it but a win is a win

Ok got the staff for Enthir but after I picked up a beacon, the voice of Meridia came out (which freaked me for a second) and asked me to take the beacon to Mount Kilkreath

Read "The Lunar Lorkhan by Fal Droon" and Alteration went up by 1

Ah the ledge is where the boss lair was. Haya have to make us do the long winding way in LOL

Oh Faendal is now holding two staffs after I gave him the sparkling staff. Pretty cool

And as usual he didn't jump down the ledge with me and decide to just take the long way around

Day time! Better go sell stuff before shops are closed LOL

Eh how come the shop keeper changed his outfit? So weird....

Ok sold all extra stuff can continue and fast travel back to College of Winterhold

Helped Brelyna to practice now everything is green. Not good at all LOL

Dropped all the books in my room in the College just in case I need them in the future. Oh also can recruit Onmund. But I will keep Faendal for the time being.

Ok now need to find the stolen books. Haya why are they so far away LOL

Helping Brelyna again and she turned me into an ox, a horse, and then a dog LOL

Finally became human again but now can recruit her too. Cool

Discovered Whitewatch Tower. The guards just killed some bandits, convenient loot he he :oD

Oh some soldiers of different fractions are fighting, will let them finish and then loot :oP

Discovered Shimmermist Cave

Will see whether I am high level enough for this

Oh just some skeevers

Oh new enemies calle Falmer. Killed off my familiar in one hit. Better be careful.

LOL got attacked while harvesting glowing mushrooms LOL

Lots of those crawling things

Hm the boss in this area is too high level. Two hits I am dead probably will come back later.

A pity cos I think I am almost done with this area.

LOL got attacked by mudcrabs

Discovered Graywinter Watch

The trolls are too strong inside the cave. Better back out LOL

Discovered the Ritual Stone

Got attacked by a mage. Summoned familiar and killed him

Discovered the Valtheim Towers

Bandit asked for money. Told them don't have it and they attacked. Eradicated them

Found an alchemy lab

Created Potion of Fortify Heavy Armour (White cap, Slaughterfish Scales, Glowing Mushroom)

Tired now. Will get some sleep first.

The deadly boss lair

Day 15 - Cronvangr Cave, Moonstone Ore, Narzulbur, Cragwallow Slope, Eastmarch Imperial Camp, Ansilvund, Enchanting items, Tolvald's Cave

Date: 25 May 2013
Start time: 11.05am
End time: 2.06pm
Total play time: 3 hr 1 min
Accumulate play time: 26 hr 28 min

Got my other writing and the beach done so back to the realm of Skyrim again.

Fast travel to Cronvangr Cave to check it out again but probably not high level enough

A lot of frostbite spiders...but they are vulnerable to fire, so still manageable

Need to wait till magic filled up again. Cos fire magic is really useful here.

Hm should I go into the Broodlair? Maybe save first...

Got attacked by Giant Frostbite Spider! Roast!!!!!!!!

Oh ok you can mine Moonstone Ore from this place but I don't have a pickaxe for this

Oh the area is cleared. Back to Skyrim and of course it is night time again...haya so boring!

Saw another Mammoth. Will sneak pass it.

Got attacked by a pack of wolves and a sabre cat. Nearly failed but Faendal finally turns up!

Oh arrived at an outpost that only orcs are allowed. They are talking about Malacoth

Ok that outpost is called Narzulbur

Discovered Cragwallow Slope (supposedly my destination for Onmund's request)

Discovered Mzulft. Faendal said it looks like a Dwarf ruin

Discovered Eastmarch Imperial Camp

Did some smithing but don't have the appropriate axe to do wood chopping

Discovered Ansilvund

Got ambushed by some conjurers. Freaking mages! Used my familiar against their familiars while hacking them to death!

Yay got pickaxe!

Ok Faendal doesn't like the look of that excavation site...

Got ambushed by BOTH mages and zombies. What the? My familiar got killed quite quickly too! Need to back up and heal! Lesser Ward up and hack the mage. Shield bash the zombies! So Chaotic!!!

Phew! Survived the ordeal.

Haya another wave of ambush from mages and zombies...so sick of it

Shit they killed Faendal. Need to reload.

Here we go again. Will just drink a lot of magic potion and keep conjuring my familiar to help out.

Ok one mage left, will just shield bash him and hack him to death.

Finally done. So exhausting.

At least got the tome of spark and learnt the lightning spell

Level up! I am now a Level 12 Imperial male

Found enchantment table and trying enchantment again

Finally understand I need to destroy a magic item to get enchantment to another object

Destroy a helm thing and then add it to my steel armour for better magic regeneration.

Obtained "Artificer" trophy

Also found out certain enchantment can only be attached to certain equipment...hm interesting

Enchantment also went up to 23!

Did a few more and now Enchantment is 26!

Got ambushed by zombies. Roasted them all!

Traps!

Another ambush! Survived again...just barely

Another puzzle. Solved! Reading stuff in this game is indeed helpful.

And Faendal of course have to step on the trap LOL

Entering the burial chamber

Lockpicked a gate after losing a few lockpicks. Lockpick now 23

Haya the chest inside is expert level lock. Running out of lockpicks...so annoying

More traps. This place is starting to really pissing me off....

Read "Sun's Down Book Two of 2920 The Last year of the Frist Era by Carlovac Townway" Illusion increased to 16

Lockpicked another chest and now Lockpick is 24

Ok an expert gate. I don't know whether I can do this anymore. Losing all my lockpicks

Why is Faendal always following rules instead of jumping down ledges like I do? LOL

Asked him to train me in my Archery. Now it is 25

Ok will head back since I could not go further. Which is a pity

So uneventful this time....

Got attacked by a bear again. The whole "bears don't attack unless provoked" is so bull

Well at least I Level up. Now I am a Level 13 Imperial male.

Discovered Tolvald's Cave

I think that's all for today. Pretty tired now.

Spiders are ugly so they must die in all fantasy RPGs

Day 14 - Cronvangr Cave, Mixwater Mill, Mara's Eye Pond, Morvunskar, Windhelm, Witchmist Grove

Date: 24 May 2013
Start time: 7.08am
End time: 9.46am
Total play time: 2 hr 38 min
Accumulated play time: 23 hr 27 min

Got a busy day ahead better get the craving out of the way first :oP

The loading scene said bears rarely attack unless provoked. Which was so not the case yesterday!

Wandered in the wrong direction and found a new cave

Discovered Cronvangr Cave

As usual Faendal wants to check it out LOL

And then he said he doesn't like the look of it LOL

Oh those stupid spiders are weak against fire!

But then my pack is full. So need to find somewhere to unload my additional gears first...

Discovered Mixwater Mill

Discovered Mara's Eye Pond

Ok I really need to get back somewhere and sell stuff cos even picking up mountain flower is causing issue to run

Attacked by Sabre Cat. Roast and killed it. Pack is full again....

Ambushed by wolves, but they are just easy jobs now. Pity can't pick up their pelts anymore :o(

Discovered Morvunskar

Immediately got ambushed by a bunch of mages. Lucky got my lesser ward spell

Disposed of them all!

Yay Day time again!

Met an orc who wants a good death...

Discovered Windhelm!

Discovered Palace of the Kings...but I am looking for the shops haya

Yay disposed of junks for some money and Speechcraft has increased :o)

Fast travel back to Morvunskar. Faendal doesn't like it the place. Better sneak around

Lots of traps around

Got attacked by a necromancer. Conjured my familiar and killed him LOL

Got ambushed by more mages! Got killed by a freaking ice mage.

Reloaded conjured familiar again and now this time using bows like Faendal did.

Finally killed that freaking ice mage!

Hm got a tome for Lightning Rune form the ice mage. Might as well learn it

LOL costs 263 Magic to cast it Way beyond my current level LOL

Hm found a few books in the room. Might just grab them.

Lockpicked a chest and it Lockpick increased to 21 :o)

Unlocked a Strong Box too :o)

Got ambushed my more mages

Survived the ordeal. Am just going to give all the good arrows to Faendal cos he tends to kill the enemies pretty quickly with bows and arrows

Hm more books. Maybe one of them would be useful in the future

Lockpicked a door and Lockpicking increased to 22!

Haya got killed by the guy behind the door! How come????

Reloaded and killed him! Oh he has a name called Noris the Wicked. Definitely wicked if he just attacked me behind the locked door. But how wicked could he be now that he is dead? :o)

Found Tome of Candlelight on him but I already learnt that...so useless after all that effort to kill him

Ew there is a tortured chamber inside with burnt corpses!

Haya how come Faendal always have to step on the traps?!

Left Morvunskar. Of course it is evening again...so boring

First travelled back the Windhelm. Found a Shrine of Talos and activated it. It said it cured disease of some sort. Oh the Rockjoint thing disappeared! So that's how you do it....How come there was no instruction about that? LOL

Hm also get Blessing of Talos which said time between shouts is reduced 0%...don't know whether it is useful...

Hm found a blacksmith forge

Did a bit of smithing and now Smithing increased to 19 and I Level up! I am now a Level 11 Imperial male! :oD

Met a woman gave her one gold and then asked her to train me in pickpoketing. Now Pickpocket is on 21 :o)

Oh someone called Rolff Stone-Fist does not like dark elves and called me a Dark Elf Lover because I am with Faendal. So racist!

Haya shop is closed. Might as well go somewhere else then

Going to Witchmist Grove

Don't really know what should I do here apart from looting a chest and picked up some stuff... :o/

I hate night time in Skyrim...

Oh Faendal suddenly said he doesn't like this. May head back then. Day time is here.

Done doing businesses. Will call it a day.

Day 13 - Traitor's Post, Refugees Rest, Sarcellum of Boethiah, Brandy Mug Farm, Kynsgrave, Witchmist Grove, Riverside Shack

Date: 23 March 2013
Start time: 7:15am
End time: 8:45am
Total play time: 1 hr 30 min
Accumulated play time: 20 hr 49 min (did I already spend over 20 hours on this game?)

Ok gotta prepare for an audition later today, better get the program going.

Where was I? Oh was wandering off to some where while trying to do that Onmund's request.

Discovered Traitor's Post

Haya got ambushed and that bastard killed my familiar in two hits...got surrounded and killed.

Where the hell was Faendal?

Reloaded the game. Making sure Faendal is near by.

Summon familiar...yeah you go wolvie! Killed that mage. Eh how come the bandit thug is so strong?

Run and heal...must let Faendal handle him while trying to heal.

Now back. Drank a magic potion and now using flames to roast that bastard!

Yay killed him! Now time to loot he he :o)

Gave some good gear to Faendal but he doesn't equip the steel armour. Weird....

Haya those ice wolves are sooooooooo annoying!

Killed them and LEVLE UP! I am now a Level 10 Imperial male!

Earned a trophy "Adept"

Discovered Refugees Rest

Picked a lock and found out Faendal is stuck at a polygon on top of the stairs. So funny LOL

Oh got told cannot go a certain way. So the open world is not that open after all LOL

Got attacked by an apprentice ice mage. Killed it with my lesser ward on.

Discoverd Sarcellum of Boethiah

Trying to use Pillar of Sacrifice as suggested on the screen but nothing happened...

There are some burnt corpses around....doesn't look too promising

Eh how come there is an alchemy lab in the middle of nowhere? LOL

Created Potion of Resist Shock! (Glowing Mushroom, Snowberries, Hanging Moss)

Created Potion of Resist Fire! (Bone Meal, Hanging Moss, Snowberries)

Created Potion of Restore Health! (Blisterwort, Blue Mountain Flowers, Snowberries)

Created Poison of Ravage Stamina! (Bone Meal, Thistle Branch, Touchbug Thorax)

Don't really know how to do that enchantment thing...

Anyway don't know what I need to do here. Will leave and continue with my journey

Discovered Brandy-Mug Farm

Discovered Windhelm Stables

Discovered Kynesgrave

Discovered Witchmist Grove. Got attacked by a biatch. Held up my lesser ward and hacked the witch to death!

Discovered Riverside Shack. Got attacked by a bear.

Haya it killed Faendal! Have to reload the game now.

Reloaded the game and re-attempt to kill the bear while saving Faendal's ass. He is not invincible after all. So sad :o(

Killed the bear by roasting him and hacking him with my steel mace a the same time. Faendal was raining him with arrows too.

There is a chest in the Riverside Shack

Haya wasted several lockpicks to open this chest....but lockpicking went up :o)

I think that's enough for the day need to do some work for the audition

What to do with this Pillar of Sacrifice?

Day 12 - Onmund's Request, Wreck of the Pride of Tel Vox, Bleakcoast Cave, Yngol Barrow, Hollyfrost Farm, Hlaalu Farm

Date: 22 May 2013
Start time: 4.06pm
End time: 6.16pm
Total play time; 2 hr 10 min
Accumulated play time:19 hr 19 min

Ok where was I? Oh yeah need to look for the librarian, who had disappeared from the library where I last met him

Still looking for that librarian. The target mark is so confusing...haya running around like an idiot!

Eh how come suddenly he was there???? I swear that I checked every polygon and he was not there earlier!

Hm that seedy Ancano tries to intercept me for information? Not going to give it away.

Oh the snow stopped

There is a Nirya chick who thinks she is elegant and beautiful but to be honest she isn't

Onmund asked me to do him a favour and Enthir is giving a cryptic explanation of the situation. End up he just wants me to look for a staff for him. LOL

Snowing again.

Oh my god it is sooooooo far away! This thing better pays off!

Discovered Wrek of the Pride of Tel Vos

Got ambushed by bandits. My familiar wolf killed off one of them and Faendal and I worked together to kill of the other. The bandit boss killed off my familiar with one hit but eventually killed by roasting him while Faendal rained him with his arrows :o)

Got some good armour and gave them to Faendal as a token of thanks! :o)

Just killed an ice wraith

Discovered the Serpent Stone!

Ok Time to get back to business

Got ambushed and killed by a pack of ice wolves. How come they did not show up on my radar? >:o(

Reload and found out I went the wrong direction. Need to head back.

Discovered Bleakcoast Cave. Faendal wants to check it out as usual.

Very icy. I have a feeling the levels are too high for my characters.

As soon as enemies showed up Faendal said he doesn't like the looks of it LOL

As expected. One hit kill by enemies LOL

Ok better get back to the right track LOL

Ran into another ice wraith - got killed. Annoyed... >:o<

Finally killed them after several attempts!!

Haya after all that effort, there was nothing prominent in the area they were guarding

Saw a friendly hunter

Discovered Yngol Barrow

Checking it out and Faendal reckons there is gold inside

There is something shiny and floating in the cave and they are following me

Found a dead scholar in the room. Looted him and with some notes about the place.

Gate locked - another puzzle.

Read the notes and found out clues.

Solved puzzle. :o)

Faendal is very amazed by the view (it is pretty)

Locked gate. Broke one lockpick but did eventually unlocked it.

Hm another ring puzzle...ah....solved it. Puzzles in this game are not too bad.

Ahhhhhh got attacked by a ghostly thing!

Phew! Killed it. Looting the chest. Found a book called "Song of Krormir". Read it and my two hands increased LOL This game really encourages you to read LOL

Left the barrow

Discovered Hollyfrost Farm!

Discovered Hlaalu Farm!

Ok that's all for today I reckon...

Day 11 - Saarthal, Saarthal Excavation, Azura's Star

Date: 21 May 2013
Start time: 10.25am
End time: 1.22pm
Total play time: 2 hr 57 min
Accumulated play time: 17 hr 9 min

Had a busy day yesterday so have to catch up a bit today.

Fast travel to the next destination Saarthal since I have already been there :o)

Lots of bandits and I accidentally hit my comrades. She told me she is on my side LOL Sooooo chaotic LOL

OK the companion I accidentally hit is Brelyan Maryon. She said she is from Morrowind...

After looting another inventory crisis

Upgraded my armours to steel ones.

Oh I levelled up! :oD I am a Level 8 Imperial male now.

Going to add some more points for my stamina so I can carry more stuff and use shield bash more often

The mission seems to be a bit more interesting in a way I wonder whether it is more Tolfdir's own interest than just learning practice

I need to find a guy called Arniel Gane

That J'zargo guy is really annoying.

Found 1 ancient artefact, an amulet

Haya got trapped.

Tolfdir told me to use the amulet. Equipped amulet, cast fire on that wall and it broke!

Oh a guy called Nerlen showed up in my vision and there is a warning from a Psijic order.

Got attacked by zombies. Roasted them!

Just noticed Faendal has disappeared!

Got ambushed by zombies again. Now Tolfdir asked me to press on by myself. And I don't even have Faendal with me!

How come Faendal is waiting outside? Weird....

Picked him up and now going all the way back inside.

When enemies would attack is getting a bit predictable now LOL

Was inspecting something on the floor and then it exploded. Now I know it is a trap LOL

Got ambushed again. Lucky Faendal is around. :o)

Couldn't pick up a gem in third person view. Changed to first person view - Bingo!

Hm need to solve a puzzle....

He he solved! Pretty straight forward :o)

Ok another magic trap...oh ok can use magic to destroy it. Cool!

Another puzzle. Pretty straight forward too :o)

Oh Tolfdir suddenly shows up. I hope Faendal won't leave.

LOL there is an alchemy lab in between those arrow traps

Wow what is that? A floating orb. Looks pretty but probably deadly imo

As expected. Got attacked! Killllllll!

Learnt Word of Power - Ice and Frost! :oD

Left the site and ran into some hunters. Helped them killed the enemies but they attacked me. Killed those bastards too and looted them.

Found a library in Skyrim :o) The librarian reminded me not to damage the books LOL

Using alchemy lab

Made Potion of Fortify Light Armour (Luna Moth Wing, Snoberries, Skeever Tail)

Found Savos Aren, the Arch-Mage

Carrying too much. Decided to drop my additional gears in my room LOL

Fast travelled back to Riverwood and sold a lot of stuff the Riverwood Trader after smithing. Level up! I am now a Level 9 Imperial!

It is always good that you can pay someone to speak in Skyrim and then it increases your Speechcarft LOL

Hm I got a Rockjoint effect that reduced my efficiency with melee attacks. How to lift that?

Need to talk to the Librarian

Couldn't find him. Not in the Library now. Will call it a day.

Day 10 - Learning the art of magic, Whistling Mine, Shrine of Azura

Date:  19 May 2013
Start time: 12:45pm
End time: 1.58pm
Total play time: 1 hr 13 min
Accumulated play time: 14 hr 12 min

Back from the beach. Didn't want to leave cos it is just a great day to just laze on the beach. But need to  proceed with Skyrim too, so might play a little and then go back down LOL

Ok where am I? Oh yeah got into the College of Winterfold. Seriously if I could buy a spell on the spot to pass the test, that's not much of a test. But maybe the staff members are just too broke so they would do with any coins they could earn.

Anyway need to look for the ground keeper.

Hm the ground keeper is having an argument with some seedy diplomat / advisor from Thalmor

Had a tour around the College

My dormitory looks nice enough

Going to the Hall of Elements for the first lecture with Tolfdir

Talked to that seedy guy - he is indeed seedy LOL

Joined my fellow classmates for the lecture with Tolfdir

LOL My fellow classmates do not agree with me that safety is of highest priority when learning magic LOL

Learnt the Ward spell from Tolfdir. Good to shield off those bloody mages in the future :o)

Found "Azura and the Box: Ancient Tales of the Dwemer Par XI" by Marobar Sul in my room

Got lots of interesting information from the local inn.

Paid off some debt for a guy and got a boost in Speechcraft. Generosity paid off he he :o)

Need to go to Saarthal for the practical component of my magic class but the info I got from the inn is too tempting to ignore. Will pay a visit to Shrine of Azura first then :o)

Killed some bandits, especially that bloody mage with my new found Ward spell protection he he

Roasted another ice wolf

Pickpocketed a mercenary and she is upset. Oh she decided to forgive me this time. So nice :o)

She refused to let me know what mission she is on though :o(

Discovered Whistling Mine

People inside seem to be not happy about the mine. Probably will come back later. Focus man focus!

Huh a random guy forced me to take a Greater Sword of Fear from him and demand no questions asked? That's weird... /:o|

Discovered Shrine of Azura

A chick called Aranea Ienith said that I was chosen as Azura's champion and she had foreseen my arrival. What the?

Oh there is someone in Winterhold I need to talk to for Azura. If she is so powerful how come she couldn't talk to him directly?

Oh Aranea was from Morrowind. So much references from previous games...

I think that's that for today. The beach is calling again :o)

Day 9 - Yorgrim Outlook, Fort Kastav, Stillborn Cave, Saarthal, Winterhold, College of Winterhold

Date: 18 May 2013
Start time: 5.31pm
End time: 7.35pm
Total play time: 2 hr 4 min
Accumulated play time: 12 hr 59 min

Slept too much in the day. The one hour nap became a three hour sleep.

Lost some gaming time so much catch up!

2 friends online - one of them play "Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory", the other playing "Persona 4 Arena"

Game loaded. Here we go!

I don't like night time in Skyrim. So blend and boring

Discovered Yorgrim Outlook

Immediately got attacked by skeleton but Faendal killed them before I could do anything LOL

Found some steel ingot lying around. How convenient LOL

Hm the gate needs expert skill to unlock. Probably can't do it now. Hate locked gates.

Oh found a castle

My God lots of red dots on the map!

Discovered Fort Kastav

Got killed by another nacromencer ambush

Reload and fled after several failed attempts to kill them.

Met a Bard on the road and ordered some songs

Found out I can mine some iron ores but lack the necessary equipment.

Discovered Stillborn Cave

Will check it out but seems like enemies are beyond my current level in this area...

Enemies spill stuff. Hate it! But killed them.

A very icy cave indeed

Yup certainly beyond my current level LOL

Now Faendal told me he doesn't like the look of it LOL

Got attacked by some ice wolves....survived the ordeal

A woman told me she escaped captivity and asked me to stop the bandits at Mistwatch

Saw a big stone statue thing

Got attacked by an Assassin but managed to kill it. Will loot that bastard!

LOL roasted some ice wolves with my fire magic LOL

And Level up! I am now a Level 7 Imperial!

Saw a huge building from a far. Probably my destination.

Got ambushed and killed by a whole pack of ice wolves....so sad :o(

Discovered Saarthal

Found some seal or walrus type of animals along the icy shores

Found another big statue and a book called "The Importance of Where: The Ancient Tales of Dwemer, Part III" by Marobar Sul

Activated the Shrine of Talos

Saw a group of bandits from afar. Sneaked passed them :o)

Finally arrived at Winterhold! :oD

Bought a claw from Birna for some ancient tomb.

Arrived at College of Winterhold.

Bought the Healing Hands spell and got into the College :o)

Obtained the "Gatekeeper" trophy

I think that's all for today :o)

Day 8 - Silverdrift Lair, Cooking Mama, Unknown Structure on the cliff, Forsaken Cave, Forsaken Crypt

Date: 17 May 2013
Start time: 1.08pm
End time:2.48pm
Total play time: 1 hr 40 min
Accumulated play time: 10 hr 55 min

OK lunch - checked. Laundry - checked. Cat refuses to eat dry food - checked. Told cat that according to the Vet dry food is all he gets - checked

Game loaded and get ready!

Oh nearly forgot - survived the first week in Skyrim :o)

Here we go!

Still quite a long way to College of Winterhold

Far out a troll near by. Would avoid it.

Ah found out I need to favorite an item or weapon for quick access in the game. "Favoriting" my Hunter Bow now.

A guy approaching me in the snow...

Oh he is a farmer going to join the Stormcloak Rebellion. A new quest to join the Stormcloak Rebellion  (?)

Discovered Silverdrift Lair

Got attacked by bandits! Killed those bastards!

Ok will check out this place to see what it is about.

Found a dead body inside...weird...

Oh can use cooking spit :oD Here I come Cooking Mama :oD

How come so many dead bodies here. Don't like the scene of it.

More zombie attacks!  LOL shield bashed another zombie who tried to sneak attack me to death LOL!

Found a book called "Lady Benoch's Words and Philosophy" and upon picking it up Level up!

Finished reading it. Wonder whether this would be useful in the future.

Oh got a trophy called "Apprentice"

Got attacked by a mage zombie. Hate mages. Need to kill it quickly!

Unlocked a chest.

More zombies and traps...need to find a way to get around them...I mean the traps

Success!

LOL took a helmet from a pedestal and triggered a trap. Survived the ordeal LOL

Hm looks like the way forward is blocked...should be a way to go through...where's the switch?

Hm couldn't figure out. Might leave it for now.

Back to the wilderness in Skyrim

Yay day time! :oD So beautiful!

Found a road sign. I am in the right direction to Winterhold

Ok wolf howling again. Better be careful while harvesting snowberries

As expected got attacked but killed them.

Oh there is a structure on the cliff...There is lever inside but can't access it...

Faendal just saved my ass. LOL Didn't notice an enemy sneaking behind me...haya...but thanks to Faendal

Arrived at a Forsaken Cave. Will just check it out to see what's happening.

Very frozen inside. Attacked by wolves

Lots of urns with money inside :o)

More zombie attacks as I go in further. How come so many zombies in Skyrim?

Music hasn't stop so probably more enemies aka Resident Evil style

Love the fact that the zombies carry gold as if they need it to buy food LOL

Picked up another book while under attack by another zombie

Ok the book is called "The Mirror by Berdier Wreans"

Hm the book is really boring....

Why are there so many traps?

Yay lots of silver ingot :oD

Hm supplies of potions. Better save before going through the door.

Got attacked again. Killed it!

Oh Level up! Now I am a Level 6 Imperial male!

Will increase health and ability to block.

Haya got attacked by another zombie mage. Hate them!!!!!

Got killed by another zombie mage. >:o(

Since it uses ice magic, killed it with my fire magic.

Killed another zombie and got guess what? ORICHALCUM INGOT!

Entered a room and got ambushed!

Survived the ordeal but wasted some healing potions... :o(

Oh checked out something and got the Power of Killing or something like that.

Leaving the Forsaken Crypt back into the Forsaken Cave. Back to Skyrim. Of course it has to be night time again...so boring.

I think that's enough for the day. :o)

Day 7 - Arriving at Whiterun and Dragonsearch (with a slice of alchemy and attack of the mammoths!)

Date: 16 May 2013
Start time: 8.49 am
End time: 10.38 am
Total play time: 1 hr 49 min
Accumulated play time: 9 hr 15 min

Another chilling autumn morning

Tea brewed

Continue - Loading - hm same advice as yesterday

Hm looks like need to continue with story cos both quests are pointing to the same place, or not? Will check it out.

I wish loading time for getting in and out of a place was much faster

Decide to go join the legion first in case it opens up new training and facilities

Of course will be going with my trusty companion Faendal!

Got attacked by a wolf during the broad day light. Killed it.

The place is so pretty with all the running river :o)

Hm some travellers. Wonder whether they are friendly...

Oh they are imperial soldier on imperial business and asked me to begone LOL So rude LOL

Arrived at a place called Honningbrew Meadow

Got some honey from some barrel. Nothing much. The shop only sells food products...feels like a Hunter Valley cottage shop LOL

Arrived at a farm called Chillfurrow

Found Whiterun Stable

Arrived at Whiterun

Got halted but then threw the name of Riverwood and got in he he

Whiterun is very vibrant

Arrived at Dragonsearch

Talking to the Jarl - A legion of troops is going to protect Riverwood

Completed the Before the Storm quest and opened up a new quest about Bleak Falls Barrows(?)

Ah I already have this LOL and completed the quest immediately. :oD Was rewarded immediately he he. Got a new trophy too :oD

Oh someone else sighted a dragon. LOL love the accents of the people in Whiterun

Was asked to fight the dragon with an elf but also given the right to purchase property in Whiterun! Happy! :o) - New quest Dragon Rising started

Learning about enchanting from Farengar

Ah as I expected there is an alchemist in town :o)

LOL Arcadia has hots for Farengar LOL

Asked Arcadia to train me in alchemy :o) Oh need to level up to train more :o(

Hm something I learnt in Whiterun is never ask personal questions, they all seem agitated when I do so

Using the alchemy lab. Love alchemy! I wish I were an alchemist...

Created Potion of Fortify Health! (Blue Mountain Flower, Bone Meal, Glowing Mushroom)

Created Posion of Damage Health! (Purple Mountain Flower, Red Mount Flower, Skeever Tail)

Created Potion of Resist Frost! (Thistle Branch, Red Mountain Flower, Purple Mountain Flower)

Created Potion of Damage Stamina! (Spider Egg, Skeever Tail, Bone Meal)

Hm seems like plants go well with plants mostly though with a bit of exception. Interesting...

Created another version of Potion of Fortify Health! (Blue Mountain Flower, Glowing Mushroom, Lavendar)

Must collect more ingredients. Alchemy is so much fun :oD

Alchemy increased to 17!

Hm some seedy person asked me to look for a foreign woman in Whiterun...should I help?

Made a fine steel armour. Equip!

How come it's night time already???? Time in Skyrim passes so quickly!

Haya tried to save a Mammoth and got killed by it. Sooooooo annoying!

Arrived Loreius Farm

Why is night time so long? Day light saving?

Can hear wolves howling and then got attacked...killed it!

Saw another two mammoths...won't bother them this time

Haya they wouldn't leave me alone! Gonna kill you!!!!

Finally killed them after several attempts

Exhausted. Will save and call it a day.

Day 6

Date: 15 May 2013
Start time: 1.04pm
End time: 2.38pm
Total play time: 1 hr 34 min
Accumulated play time: 7 hr 26 min

Finished lunch and watching Ellen

Cat sleeping again.

Time to continue - hm no friends online on PSN. How come?

Quite a windy autumn day outside. Cat got woken up and got excited by the falling leaves.

Loading....

Press Start - Continue with last saved game - Yes!

A tip to remind me to make quests active if I want to do those quests

Level up! Now I am a Level 3 Imperial male! 

Decide to increase stamina because noticed that blocking takes up stamina. Will increase Speech with my perk point. Probably important for later in the game to have high persuasion. Also good to get lower prices at shops :o)

Entering the door to the Bleak Falls Sanctum

Faendal seems surprised to see this place. Better be prepared.

Haya more those swinging blades things. Better save first. Faendal says he doesn't like it. Me neither mate!

The moment I crossed. Got attacked. Blocking - Blocking - Shield Bash - Kill!

Wonder whether there is a way to switch weapons on the fly? Or use magic quickly? Any advice?

Hm a key ring puzzle...Yay done! Just need to step back and take a better view of it to do it :o)

Gees the bats gave me a shock!

Faendal is amazed. So am I.

Chest!...I hate it when I need to drop things. And wassup with the chanting music. Doesn't make me feel good about going forward

Oh completed quest. Got Word of Power of something like that. Phew! Thought there was a boss batte coming.

Now need to bring golden claw back to Riverwood.

Gees indeed there is! Nearly caught me by surprise! Good old Faendal helped heaps! Lucky gave him some good steel arrows :oD

Opened a secret passage. 

Yay! Back to Skyrim. Picked up some flowers and skull on the way out.

Clairvoyance magic is so handy! Recommend this to everyone :o)

Oh ran into a hunter at a camp

Activated the Thief Stone :o)

Faendal suggested to check out a cave but then said he doesn't like the look of it once we got in.

Triggered a trap. Everyone was ok but then Faendal tripped over. Maybe should go back at this stage. After all got a golden claw to deliver. 

Haya got ambushed and killed by some rogue mages! 

Killed them the second round with lots of arrows and shield bashes! You asked for it bastards!

Looted them naked. Serves them right! The price you pay for ambushing me!

Yay! Back to Riverwood! :oD

Did some more blacksmithing while waiting for day time to arrive. 

Lucan Valerius is very grateful and gave me some gold :oD

Oh level up just by selling things???

Need some more health potions but he is not selling any....

Now I am a Level 4 Imperial male. Increased Health by 10 and also chose to make Restoration Magic 50% more efficient since I am running out of healing potions.

Also paid Faendal to train my Archery skills up to 20 :o)

Finished doing business at Riverwood Traders. Time to rest for the day :o)