» Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:53 am
14th of Sun's Dusk, Windstad Manor, Hjaalmarch, 8:00 pm
Who could have imagined the number of miles , the number of mountains and the number of forests my paws have taken me all the way from Elsweyr ? I, Babus Swain, often look back upon my life as a journey of which I was never able to predict the hazards. I still question myself sometimes as to why I have fallen in love with Skyrim, a cold, bitter and harsh land unapropriate for my kind. Is it because of the life changing friendships I have tied during my adventures ? Is it because of the secrets the ruins and dungeons hide , deep beneath the earth ? Or is it the city hanging over a rocky arc that I can see from my garden as I write those lines ? I could think and think for hours about all this, but what is done is done. My situation is stable in Skyrim, I have a family, I have a guild, I have friends I can consider as my brothers. I will probably stay in this beautifully cruel land for the remnants of my days.
But yesterday, a strange feeling has caught my belly; the same feeling I felt in my homeland shortly before I left it forever. I am still young, agile enough, and I want to enjoy those last years of vigor to continue visiting new countries. I promised my wife and children that I would not leave for too long, that I would stop by home regularly to see my cubs grow into fierce hunters , and my wife grow more beautiful as the seasons pass.
I have heard of an island not far from Skyrim that would be ideal to start off this new adventure : Solstheim. I never had the chance to visit Morrowind since Red Mountain unleashed its fury upon the continent. I would like to learn more about the Dunmer culture that has moved over there and also meet the Skaal, a tribe of Nords that I was told about in a few bard's tales. Since I have no idea of what awaits me, I have prepared a few things to be prepared for any danger that awaits me.
Of course, being head of the Thieves Guild speaks for itself; I am a quiet and clean killer . Tomorrow I will put on my Ancient Falmor Armor; I gained this cuirass during a quest that could be the stuff of taverns' legends, but that's another story.
I have taken Auriel's Bow with me, to be able to shoot at enemies , hidden far and above in a treetop or a bush. If I get detected and trouble comes along, my Dwarven Crossbow is ready to deliver death .
I have also taken a purse with 5000 septims, if ever I need to spend it .
Everything else is safe at home in Windstad Manor .
Now that I am ready, I shall go to bed, because I have to get up early tomorrow. I shall setoff to Solitude and ask for the next embarkment to Solstheim.
I shall hunt to eat; I have to keep my body fit for as long as possible, for I am conscient that one day it will wither and die .
I shall write the next entry to my diary soon .
Off to the wilds! Off to the unknown ! Off to adventure !
Babus Swain, Guildmaster of the Thieves